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ShangriLa Frontier Chapter 369 Part 2

ShangriLa Frontier Chapter 369: It’s the Dress That Makes You Look Fancy Part 2

「Yes, that’s right…… You did a splendid job out there, Sanraku. Quite outstanding, indeed. Now, please do forgive me for not being able to reward you properly at the current moment.」

「Please, think nothing of it. After all, peace is only possible when there is a just and capable king to rule his people. And if such an AI is…… I mean, what I meant to say here was…… if there is such a virtuous king right in front of me, it is only natural for me to want to save him.」

「I see…… I am truly blessed to have such good people around me.」

「Thank you for the words of such praise.」

「However, this won’t do. This won’t do at all, Sanraku. If I don’t give you a reward of some kind for all that you did for us, I would be unable to look my ancestors in the eyes when I finally go and join them in the afterlife. Besides, there is a saying that circulates in the Einvurus royal family for generations: “You cannot put a price on dreams”…… This will have to wait until I am able to take my rightful place at the throne, but the reward will be yours for sure. Now then, Sanraku, please tell me: what is it that you want?」

「There’s…… Ekhem, please excuse me. What I wanted to say here is: my only wish is for a country where the blades of the Avengers is not needed at all. However, I do believe that this s not the kind of answer that you are looking for, Your Majesty. Well, in that case……」

The blade. No, the kneeling half-naked man declared the following words, with seriousness resonating within his voice.

There should be no need for the blades of the Avengers. However, if the royal family would be to use such a blade to bring peace to the kingdom, being part in this process is enough of the reward for me.

Once I said that with little to no hesitation, both the King and the Princess looked at me with a mixture of both admiration and respect. Surely, it was not the kind of answer they were expecting to hear here.

「…… Yes, what a splendid wish it is. Very well, then. I hereby swear upon the Three Gods that I shall do my very best to bring my country back on the right path, and to never again go off of it.」

Then, there was a temporary silence between the King, the Princess and the Avenger. Then, Princess Aphilia tried to open her mouth and say something, but at the same time Sanraku stood up, as if to prevent her from speaking.

「Your Majesty, please don’t say anything. Anything more than what was already told here is nothing but a fantasy that will never come true.」

「Sanraku-sama……」

Seeing that Princess Aphilia was on the verge of tears made Sanraku’s body tense for a moment. However, he then clenched his fists as to cut himself off from any regrets he might have, and turned his back on the royal pair, his white cloak fluttering.

「We are those who respond to small wishes. I’m sorry if it might sound rude, but power struggles are not something we want or will get involved with.」

「In that case……! No…… Very well. I understand……」

Said the Princess, even though there was a deep sadness in her eyes. She realized that there was no way in which this lone swordsman would be convinced.

The aura surrounding him was way too intense. But it was the truth: the only reason why Sanraku decided to rescue the King and the Princess was because of Saint Iristella’s request. It was her, at the time, small wish that was granted as of this moment.

Therefore, agreeing to cooperate with them further here would be like spitting in the face of his past self.

So in response to that resolution, Princess Aphilia decided to keep her own wished locked inside of her own heart and to not voice them.

「But still…… Don’t forget this. We are still of Einvurus blood. And I am sure that there will be times when other blades will be shaken for the peace and prosperity of the people of this…… No, for the sake of the people of this continent as well!」

「…… Yes!」

「In that case…… Please, I beg of you. Please, lead the Einvurus family towards a better, brighter future.」

Having said all that, the bird-headed Avenger quietly left the room without saying anything else. The pair that was left in their chamber did not try to stop him, but instead looked at one another with the eyes in which the flames of determination started to light up.

「Aphilia, my dear daughter. If there is one thing I would want to spare you from in this life, it is the horror of having to go against your own kin. But still……」

「No. No, Father, this certainly will not do. Aphilia…… I must keep on moving forward as well. And besides…… We absolutely cannot allow my brother to do whatever he pleases any longer.」

「I see……」

Between this Father and Daughter, no more words needed to be said. However, instead of words, what was exchanged between the two of them were the passionate gazes filled with determination.

「Hee? Sanraku, I had no idea that you are so good at this role playing business. Think that I will be able to do it like that one day?」

「Geh, were you evesdrooping, Techiko……?」

「That sounds awfully like Hachiko, so I would like you to give it a rest.」

「Ahh, right, sorry about that, Techiham.」

「Dude! You are so doing this on purpose, aren’t you!?」

「Ahh…… So tired……!」

Actually, my plans originally included that I was supposed to go to the Crystal Scorpions Cliff after that little role playing action, but truth to be told it managed to tire me so much that I scrapped that idea for today. What I need right now is sleep, not more action.

「Haah, holidays are the best! You can sleep until noon and no one is going to bust your balls because of that!」

Huh? An e-mail? I wonder who might have sent that? I highly doubt it would be Pencilgton or Katsu, since nowadays we usually contact via SNS, so there was no need for them to use e-mail anymore. Besides, if Pencilgton wanted to contact me like this she would risk her real identity as Towa Amane being compromised, so…… Yeah, from who it might be?

「The sender is…… Whoa, seriously!? Takeda-san!?」

And the contents here are…… Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! No way, no way, no way, no way!!!

「Wow, that’s sick…… It should be here next week…… No, maybe even faster? Maybe it will be here the day after tomorrow?」

You can’t get something like that even when playing ShanFro!? How awesome is that!?

Subject: My Recommendation
From: Takeda Green Beans
To: Sanraku
Body: Sanraku! Sanraku! I have managed to obtain two packages of something really nice on my business trip to Zimbabwe! The constents are pretty great, so I’m sending you one package to try for yourself!
Let us enjoy the world of phantom shitty games to the fullest!

And with that, the festival was about to begin.