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Chapter 391: How It All Began
Chapter 391: How It All Began
“Okay, once again….”
“Let me take off my mask.”
The other ninjas that Koujiro and his companions brought with them were given medical attention and rest, while only Koujiro, Outei, and Kagerou gathered at Mr. Chieftain’s house to talk.
Outei and Kagerou took off the masks that had been covering their faces all this time and revealed their true faces…huh?
“Hmm?”
That face……
“Hmm? What’s wrong?”
Outei …… he looks like… “that person’s” older brother……
“Is there something on our faces? Or are you just falling for me? Too bad. Like I said before, I’m this man’s wife ?.”
Kagerou… a beautiful black-haired woman… if “that person” grew up some more, she’d look like this……“So, about what we were talking about earlier, this Outei…… is it correct that he is the younger brother of Umashika, the current king of Japone? There are rumors that he eloped or something.”
While I was stunned by their faces, Espie asked for confirmation.
That story involved me, Slayer, Larou’iph, Mr. Chieftain, and more……
“Ah, Norja dear, hush now, if you would. Sir Earth and the others are speaking on matters most grave. Let them be, aye?”
“Grrrrrrr! Gar!”
“Kyaa! Peace, peace! Do not thrash so! Ah, look, a sweet. My Pai pie is most delicious, I say!?”
“Uu~?”
Norja, who would start acting out when separated from me, was in the corner of the room being soothed by Amicus.
In the midst of such a group, Outei suddenly nodded in response to Espie’s question with a serious look on his face…..
“Indeed. My birth name is Japone Outei. I was the second son to my father, the former second prince of the previous king, Japone Meikun.”
At that moment, I felt an aura of majesty and dignity emanating from his entire body, different from when we met outside.
Apparently, he’s the real deal.
“Hmm~, so I heard that you eloped, but that doesn’t mean that you disappeared or anything like that……”
“Mm-hmm. Up until about twenty years ago, Kagerou here…… was from a prestigious ninja family with a long tradition of serving the Royal Family, and was also an attendant to a certain person, but one day, that certain person was kidnapped by Kagerou…… she reverse ra…… no, pushed him down……….. eventually they became lovers, and Kagerou became pregnant.”
What!? Just now, whenever Outei said something, Kagerou next to him had a very scary smile and went “Nfufu…”. She looked a bit like Sadiz……
“Even though she was merely an attendant, I was forced to impregnate the next head of one of the most prestigious families in Japone…… bearing a child…… and since I was the second prince and my brother was already set to be the next king, my father, who was the king at the time, said to a certain someone… ‘Take responsibility not as a member of the Royal Family but as a man! If Kagerou, the next head of the family, can’t be welcomed as a bride, then you’ll be adopted as a son-in-law! You are banished from the Royal Family!’…… like that…… I was kicked out of the Royal Family and married into Kagerou’s family as a son-in-law.”
Outei told a rather outrageous story with a wry smile.
It certainly sounded ridiculous.
The King, who is the father of the prince, would banish his son in such a ridiculous way… I mean, is that really okay?
?Hmm…… I never knew such an event occurred…… tis just like Meikun though……?
However, Tre’ainar seemed to be convinced by what was said and was laughing.
Was the King of Japone at that time really like that?
“Ufufufu, and so I ended up marrying this man, gave birth to a son and a daughter, and lived happily ever after……. I did it, but…ha~”
Next to Outei, Kagerou was smiling shyly…… but then he immediately sighed and held her head.
“Then, our son and daughter started wandering around the world saying cheeky things… Meanwhile, the situation in Japone is getting worse and worse, and we’re even being targeted by the current king… day in and day out”
First of all, that’s the problem.
We now know how Outei and Kagerou got together.
The question is, why were these two being targeted by his own brother, the King?
But it was for a very simple reason.
Hmm? A ninja household, a son and daughter wandering around… hmm? …Hmm?
“My brother, who became King…… Umashika was drowning in greed and power, imposing heavy taxes and making the people suffer, and even spending the harvest on his own personal affairs, doing whatever he pleased.”
“We couldn’t just ignore it either, and Mikado Ji-san tried to reprimand him and ease the situation, but… the outrage could not be stopped. Budget allocations were squeezed, military spending was cut… warriors were leaving the country in droves… the ninja warriors in particular were treated poorly.”
“That’s true. Our son and daughter also left the country because they didn’t want to serve the current Royal Family or the country in such a situation…… Well, I thought it would be a good experience to see the world, so I didn’t stop them myself.”
“But before long, the patience of some of the warriors and citizens reached its limit… and so… a rebellion broke out.”
“And among the rebels, there was talk of deposing King Umashika and making my husband, Outei, who was popular among the people, the new king.”
“Then, when King Umashika heard about this…….”
I see. Once we got the general idea of what happened, we were able to make some sense of it.
In other words……
“Hmm~…… Basically, the people were angry at the foolish king and wanted Outei to be the new king, but the foolish king got angry and decided he wouldn’t let that happen, so he tried to kill his own brother… and then, Grandpa Mikado and Koujiro…….”
“Yes. Mikado Ji-san and I tried to put a stop to all that, but we got fired…… Moreover, the King, who had always despised Mikado Ji-san, threw him in prison…… And then, at that time, Mikado Ji-san told me to protect Otei Danna. It wasn’t that he wanted to make him king, but rather that if he died, the entire nation wouldn’t be able to stop… That’s what happened.”
Espie was pretty harsh, but that was the gist of the story, so Koujiro nodded with a wry smile.
Certainly, he seemed to be a terrible guy, who even I think is a “foolish king”.
So that’s how Outei realized he had been targeted and ran away.
But that’s only half the story.
“So…… I understand that you were being chased by warriors on the King’s orders…… Shitnei… From what I heard from Brother and Espie, he called himself Shitnei Bockmati, but why is that man and his organization involved in this? Moreover, at that time, even the Imperial and Demon Realm investigation teams were attacked……”
Yes, what we don’t know yet is exactly what Slayer just asked.
Why is such an organization involved, and even Uncle Ben and Norja?
However, Koujiro also had a slightly troubled expression on his face……
“Honestly, we didn’t expect the investigation team to be attacked, but Shitnei’s organization has indeed been infiltrating the Kingdom of Japone for some time now. Originally, they had a personal relationship with a Daimyo of Japone named Osanasuki…… Well, Osanasuki died in an accident recently, but the girl that Osanaski was courting has now become the favorite of King Umashika and has been taken into his chambers… and the introduction of the girl has also led to the King’s private dealings with Shitnei’s organization.”
When Koujiro spoke, Outei and Kagerou’s eyebrows twitched slightly and it seemed as if they were a little sad.
And then……
“That girl is still …… she’s the same age as you…… Earth Lagann…… and she is…… also a friend of …… a certain girl.”
Saying this, Outei bit his lip.
About the same age as me? The king’s favorite? Chamber? “Chamber” means “that”, doesn’t it? Outei looks to be in his late thirties or so? His older brother. And a girl about my age?
It’s kind of disgusting……
?Child. More importantly, about Outei’s daughter…?
Ah, yes. Tre’ainar was right, we have to make sure.
“Hey, Mr. Outei…… your daughter…… could her name be—”
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