BXBX NOVEL Chapter 86: Taking the Most Powerful Seat in the Kingdom ②
Chapter 86: Taking the Most Powerful Seat in the Kingdom ②
Translated by AmaLynne
「Sam!」
「Lise-sama!」
As Sam rushed to his family, all of the Walker Countesses, led by Lise, Sinatra, and his son came toward him.
Everyone greets with smiles.
Sam felt warmth return to his bleak heart.
However, there was a shadow overtaking Lise and her family from behind.
―――It was Günther Ignaz.
He dashed past Lise as fast as he could, hugged Sam first, and began spinning him around in his arms.
「That’s Sam! He’s my husband! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!」
Lise, who had extended her arms to hug Sam, was stiffening because the pervert had gotten to her first.
The family members stopped in their tracks with indescribable looks on their faces.
Sam trembled with rage in Günther’s arms.
「Why the hell are you first!」
「Really!」
Sam head-butts Günther in the arm, and Lise punches Günther in the back of the head with her fist.
But that didn’t stop the perversion.
「As his wife, I have every right!」
「I told you! You’re not my wife!」
「Fufufu, you’re just as shy as Ur. That part of you is cute, too.」
「Ack, creep, gross! You really don’t hold a candle to me, you!」
Sam was annoyed and kicked him as hard as he could when Günther’s arms started to touch his chest and buttocks.
Günther pulled away from Sam with a happy cry of「ah-humph.」
Erica quickly caught him and locked her arms around him.
Sam, freed from the pervert, clears his throat loudly.
Lise coughed as well.
And then,
「Sam!」
「Lise-sama!」
The redo began.
Lise hugged Sam’s body tightly.
「L-Lise-sama.」
The body warmth and sweet smell of a woman of her age make Sam feel a bit of a doozy.
It was impossible not to get nervous when a beautiful woman like Lise hugged him.
Unaware of the boy’s struggle, the excited Liese spoke up quickly.
「That’s amazing! What is that magic? I didn’t even know you could do that! And while you’re at it, can you cut off the pervert, too?」
「I’d like to cut him off if I could.」
The two laugh at each other.
Delight and Fran approached them.
「I can’t believe it. No, I thought you could beat Albert in hand-to-hand combat, but I didn’t think you’d win so easily.」
*Pan Pan*, Delight pats Sam on the back in a good mood.
「Ur discipline has become the most powerful wizard in the kingdom. I couldn’t be happier.」
Delighted Delight had a few tears in her eyes.
「Delight-sama, have you been relieved of your melancholy?」
「I guess it’s arrogant of me to think,「If I want to do it, I can」. Thanks, you did a great job. I need to follow your example and move forward.」
「Please let me know if there’s anything I can do to help.」
「Thank you. But I’ll be fine.」
Delight suffered for a long time after his defeat and humiliation in front of the crowd by Albert, but the defeat of the source by his beloved disciple Ur’s discipline should have been a catalyst for moving forward.
There is no one to haunt him anymore.
The rest is up to Delight.
「Congratulations, Sam-kun. I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping to clear my father’s name.」
「I’m fine. It’s for my sake too.」
「No. I’m grateful too. It’s a relief to know that I won’t have that man following me around anymore.」
「I’m sure you’re right. Albert is no more. Delight-sama and Fran-sama, please forget about that guy and live a new day.」
「Yes, I will. Thank you so much, Sam-kun.」
Like her father, Fran had tears in her eyes.
For years, Albert had insulted her father and followed her around.
She was relieved to know that he would no longer harass her.
「Sam! Well done!」
「Master! Madam, Erica-sama and Alicia-sama too!」
Everyone in the Count Walker family smiled and came to Sam’s aid.
Günther, who had escaped Erica’s restraints, was with him again.
「It’s a wonderful result. I can’t find any other words to describe it. I’m sure Ur would be pleased that Sam has been recognized by His Majesty.」
「Yes, really. My daughter must be delighted.」
「Thank you very much, Master and Your Ladyship.」
Sam bowed his head to the Count and Countess, who were pleased as if they were his own.
「Hey, Sam! That’s great! I mean, you were so strong! What kind of magic did you use!」
「Thank you, Erica-sama. It’s a mixture of magic and skill.」
「What’s that? I’ve never heard of that!」
「I’ll explain it to you next time when you’re calm.」
「I promise!」
「Of course.」
Erica is also excited to see the magic she has never seen before.
Sam knows exactly how she feels.
Even Sam couldn’t sleep at night because she was so excited when Ur taught him so much magic.
Sam is looking forward to the time when we can talk about magic with her later.
「Oh, um, Sam-sama, I’m so glad you’re safe.」
「Thank you very much, Alicia-sama.」
It was Alicia, the third daughter of Count Walker’s family, who approached timidity.
She is not very good with men, so Sam doesn’t have much contact with her regularly.
They have been together at tea parties, but their conversations have been the fewest among the sisters.
She is not good at fighting, let alone bloodshed, due to her quiet nature.
Therefore, Sam can only be thankful that Alicia took the trouble to come and watch the duel.
「N-No, I’m embarrassed to say that I didn’t understand what was going on.」
「Alicia has nothing to be ashamed of. Not to brag, but I could barely see either.」
For Alicia, an amateur in combat, let alone magic, the duel between Sam and Albert seemed to be over before she knew it.
She seemed ashamed that she didn’t understand anything about the fight, but that was okay.
Sam did not want the gentle and quiet Alicia to understand that he had taken her life, even though he was a man like Albert.
As if to comfort Alicia, Günther patted her on the shoulder as if he were her brother.
「It’s not something to brag about! Well, I didn’t see anything either! I mean, how much more so that Günther couldn’t see it!」
「To be honest, I’m pretty sure that if Sam had unleashed that slash, it would have cut me in half, warding me off.」
「Oh, my goodness, I’ve heard so much about you. Sam, the next time Günther does something perverse to you, cut him.」
「We forgive you!」
「Oh? I’ve never done anything perverted in my life.」
「No self-awareness!」
Lise and Erica say such things to Günther, and Alicia cringes in annoyance.
It was a lively scene that showed the ease with which they had known each other since childhood.
(I didn’t have any childhood friends, so I’m a little envious of Lise and the others.)
Looking back, Sam’s life in the Barony of Reinbach was so gray that he did not even have friends.
The only conversations he had were with his maid, whom he loved like a sister, and the butler who acted like his father.
His real family consisted of his violent younger brother, his overbearing mother-in-law, and his father, who had no interest in his children.
(I wonder what that family is doing now. Well…I guess they are happy now that I am gone, but I don’t care because I have nothing to do with them.)
Reminded of the past, but that’s all.
Now there are people who accept him as family.
Sam truly believes that he will cherish the precious relationship that Ur left behind.
(Ur, first of all, I became a court wizard, the most powerful wizard in this country. I’ll keep running until I reach the most powerful in the world.)
It was when he was expressing his feelings to his late beloved mentor.
「Your Majesty the King! It’s an emergency!」
「―――What is?」
A soldier rushes up to the king, who is about to return to the palace, and kneels.
(What is it? Emergency?)
The soldier, who is breathing unevenly, must have been in a great hurry to get here.
His loud voice causes the hall to quiet down and become tense.
Sam and the others waited for the soldier’s words.
The next moment.
「Dragon is coming toward Royal Capital!」
He heard words he couldn’t believe his ears.