Chapter 404: The Queen Who Asks About the Heroes

"Speaking of that how are the other three?"

The Queen asks as if remembering. What kind of humans were summoned and how they are living she had no interest. Rather eyes went to political movement involved in the summoning and she had forgotten what kind of humans are summoned.

"The three heroes every day properly keep what they are ordered and are living. And at night when given women they are greatly glad and gnawing on the women I hear. They talk satisfied it is a dream-like life I hear."

"Women?"

"Yes. Giving palace maids I felt problems would occur later so I had them taken to a brothel. Then from the next day they started saying they want to go again and as they wish since then every night they are taken."

"Haa..."

"They grew used in an instant and now I hear there are women they favor too."

"That is fine but is influence not coming out on the study side?"

"Yes, that already they are striving at study without problem I hear. They are doing study and training in the knight order but even in seated study without sleeping they properly sit and receive lessons I hear. Training is still the same as amateurs but they hold something that shines I hear from the one in charge. Anyway an impression of excellent pupils who do what they are told as told."

"Is that so, that was good."

The point of being hooked on the brothel bothers her but if they are seriously throwing themselves into study let it be good the Queen thought. Being hooked on a brothel would not be a rare thing in men of about that age.

"Then the three of the men seem no need to worry."

"If they grow smoothly it is fine. Then what I am concerned about..."

when the prime minister started saying the Queen blocked

"What will you do about the woman? Even left alone nothing advances, does it?"

"That is so too but if the woman does not come out of the room and does not hear what anyone says there is nothing to be done."

The prime minister says as if spitting.

"Is there anyone who met that woman? For example Lady Isabel?"

"No, Lady Isabel does not do that kind of thing at all. In the first place about the heroes too she seems not to hold that kind of interest. When the summoning ended she became as if a possessing thing fell and came not to talk of that at all."

The Queen was inwardly amazed. Is it not Hero Summoning her own son led and did. Not cleaning up after that what will they do. There the Queen resolved.

"Is that so... then shall I meet that woman once?"

"Ha? That woman is?"

"Of course the summoned woman."

"But that woman does not come out from the room and does not lend an ear to what anyone says..."

"Therefore I go to meet her!"

"Your Majesty yourself going to meet is too much fear! Let us bring that one."

"Bringing by that kind of force that woman grows even more stubborn and we cannot hear talk properly, is it not?"

"... it may be so. But does that one have worth enough Your Majesty goes to meet in person?"

"That cannot be known without meeting. In the first place what is that woman’s name?"

Asked by the Queen the prime minister tilted his head. He cannot remember. He feels he heard. When he asks the one beside that one checks documents

"Takamoto Konoka I hear."

"Hoh, there is a surname?"

"Asked of the heroes in the heroes’ world even commoners have surnames I hear."

"Is that so. Then it is fine."

Hearing that far a doubt welled in the Queen.

"Prince Green what does he intend to do with that woman?"

"Well how is that? Before the summoning rite was performed if a saint was summoned he seems to have told close aides he would make her a wife."

"Well he already has a legal wife and side wives exceeding five in number, yes? Did he intend to make her a side wife?"

"A, no, somehow he seems to have intended to make her the legal wife."

Again the Queen was amazed

"The current legal wife was surely the finance minister’s daughter, yes? Even so did he intend to change the legal wife to the saint!"

"Yes. It seems it was so."

Hearing that the Queen puts a hand on her forehead and looks up.

"What a fool... no, excuse me, please make the words now not heard. But if he changed the legal wife it becomes crushing the finance minister’s face and does he not understand turning the finance minister into an enemy?"

"There is the reason Prince Green is Prince Green."

"Haa..."

The Queen had thought Prince Green a plain ordinary human. That now she understood he is a fool who does not understand even that simple thing. Is it fine to make this crown prince?

"Your Majesty, sorry to return the talk but that Prince Green and the Duke of Vélez are drawing near and are on familiar terms. At the summoning rite too he was present and with His Majesty the King they were talking looking very friendly."

"Is that so..."

The Queen speechless. Of all things ones who must not stick stick. Like draws like is a true thing the Queen thought. What should be done about this? Not yet any harm and if simply being friendly there is nothing to put a mouth in. But when imagining in the future Prince Green becomes crown prince and becomes king thinking the Duke of Vélez takes upper position together is a bad joke she thinks.

"Um, Your Majesty?"

To the Queen sinking into thought the prime minister calls timidly. Hearing that the Queen returned to herself.

"Understood. That now there is nothing that can be done, yes? Sending excellent ones around Prince Green and making a close-aide group would be necessary. Prime Minister, please keep it in mind."

"That of course I will do so. Your Majesty, there is one more head-hurting talk."

"What is it?"

"Lady Isabel toward Your Majesty being absent from the summoning rite said the Queen being absent from a great event of the country would be a problem, or? That kind of rumor is flowing."

"Well. Did Lady Isabel say that kind of thing?"

"It is not certain. Perhaps it may be a thing flowed from the second prince’s faction."

"There is that kind of thing too..."

The Queen disappointed at foot-dragging inside the inner palace. It is every time too so she decides to ignore it. If made a problem she can only say it was official duty and she went out by the king’s order.

"Now Prime Minister, is that all?"

"That is so."

"Then let us go meet the summoned woman!"

"Eh, will you truly go?"

"I am serious."

"Surely even met a result may not be obtained."

Told again by the prime minister she came to feel even going empty-handed is useless. Simply because there is interest going to meet and if returning having an unpleasant feeling not going is better. In the first place that woman has no relation to the Queen. Whether that woman dies or goes missing it is none of her business. Only going as is she came to feel she would be abandoned before one notices. No she can hold conviction. One day suddenly expelled from the royal capital and end. After that whatever becomes no one knows the ending can be seen. Even saying Hero Summoning it is like calling convenient tools from another world. If that tool is judged unusable there is no hesitation to discard. Surely Prince Green and the other related ones think so too.

"Without thinking of a means that can break the situation and going."

Even told by the prime minister nothing floats. Told and trying to think she came to feel it is no good. At that time it flashed in the head.

"Let us take Robbie!"

"Robbie? Ambassador Marie?"

"That is so."

"But taking that kind of child can he do something?"

"He is very good at entering a woman’s bosom. Therefore he may do something! Let us ask Robbie!"

Summoned Konoka Takamoto will be thrown whole to Robbie.

The Queen thinking she thought of a very good thing

"Prime Minister, call Robbie at once! Earlier even a little is better! That child should be free."

says smiling. The prime minister who heard that while noticing the Queen’s way of calling Robbie has changed from before without putting it out

"Understood. I will arrange at once. When a reply comes I will contact Your Majesty."

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