《The Incompetent Prince Who Has Been Banished Wants To Hide His Abilities》 CH 1 ¡°Seventh Prince Noah. You are hereby stripped `of your royal status. Get out of here!¡± This is the Kingdom of Geta Niga. Among the six continents of the west, this is a fairly large kingdom. My father ¡­ the king of this country is sitting in front of me. To my dad, I said ¡°Yes Father! As you command!¡± ¡°¡­ Hmm? Noah ¡­ Did you mishear? You¡¯ve just been stripped of your right to succeed the throne?¡± ¡°Yes!¡± ¡°Huh? yes¡­?¡± This country has a hereditary system of succession. However, it also has a strange custom. That is, all princes have the right to succeed the throne. For aristocrats, the eldest son usually takes over the house. The same is true for other royalty, the firstborn has the right to become king. That¡¯s normal. But here all the princes have the right to become king. It¡¯s designed so that when the king retires a new king is nominated. And I¡¯m one of those princes, Noah, the seventh prince. Right now, my father has deprived me of the right to succeed to the throne, that is, I am no longer a prince. ¡°Why don¡¯t you feel depressed ¡­? Why don¡¯t you ask why you were banished?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right! That¡¯s right!¡± Next to his perplexed father is [Dava], a blonde boy with a sly look. Dava is the sixth prince, my big brother. However, Dava and I are twins. ¡°Noah! Hmph, it¡¯s natural for waste like you to be banished! Because ¡­¡± I say it before Dava says it. ¡°Because of the other day¡¯s appraisal ceremony, isn¡¯t it? It¡¯s a ritual to confirm your skill at the age of 15, and I was judged to be [incompetent]. I get it. I¡¯m incompetent in a world where skills are absolute. I¡¯m the shame of the royal family.¡± I explain to my dad and Dava fluently. Well, I was judged to be incompetent with no skills, so I¡¯m being banished to hide their disgrace. ¡°Oh, so you do know!¡± Dava says with a hateful smile on his face. On the other hand, I also smile and say. ¡°Okay, so it¡¯s decided that I¡¯m being deported, but father, if you kick a prince out, bad rumors will start, right? What will you do about that?¡± My father, whose eyes turned black and white {TN: It basically means he started panicking}, cleared his throat and said. ¡°Noah. I¡¯m not a demon, so I¡¯ll give you a territory.¡± ¡°Huh, territory?¡± ¡°Yes. I¡¯ll give you the [Carter territory]. From today on, you should call yourself Noah Carter.¡± ¡°Noah Carter ¡­ the lord huh¡­ Is it a reasonable place?¡± I¡¯ve never heard of Carter territory. It¡¯s probably a countryside territory. In other words, banishing me would cause problems, so they¡¯re sending me away as royalty, and appointing me as lord of the countryside. ¡°Pugyahaha! Serves you right Noah! You¡¯ve been relegated! You¡¯ve lost your right to the throne!¡± Dava makes fun of me with a wicked smile. Well, that¡¯s that I guess. ¡°But what¡¯s with the smug look on your face? On the other hand, Dava doesn¡¯t seem to like my reaction. Well, he was probably expecting me to cry and beg. ¡°Oh, it¡¯s a shame I can¡¯t succeed the throne, I would have loved to be king. I wanted to be king. ¡­¡­ that¡¯s fine right?¡± ¡°What¡¯s the hell is fine!? You¡¯re making fun of me to the very end!¡± Dava pulls out the sword on his hip. ¡°Hey, Dava! Stop! Don¡¯t kill him!¡± My father gets alarmed and tries to stop him. Well, that¡¯s natural. If a son kills another son right in front of the king, he would be accused of not having control. ¡°Be relieved father¡± But that answer didn¡¯t come from Dava. It came from me. ¡°He can¡¯t kill me with this.¡± ¡°Shut up! Dieeee!¡± Dava has the skill of sword saint (Kensei). Sword Saint, the title of the strongest swordfighter in the kingdom. I avoid the sword swung down at Godspeed with a paper-thin margin. ¡°What!?¡± The tip crashes into the ground. ¡°Just because you got a fake sword saint skill, you think you can beat me?¡± I just told the facts plainly. However, Dava trembles with that alone. Well, I didn¡¯t mean to say it with murderous intent¡­¡­well, it¡¯s fine. ¡°Okay father, I¡¯ve troubled you for 15 years! From now on I¡¯m Noah Carter, and I¡¯m going to spend the rest of my life as a remote lord!¡± Snap! I snap my fingers and disappear from the scene. ¡°Impossible!? Transfer magic!? The lost ancient magic¡­ How could he..!?¡± My dad was saying something, but it doesn¡¯t matter to me. Ah, this frees me from unnecessary things. I¡¯ll live freely! CH 2 I was banished from the royal family safely, and I was riding in a carriage to the Carter territory. ¡°Noah-sama, are you fine with this? ¡»\ There is a [white cat] on my shoulder. ¡°What, [Laurie]?¡± This white cat is called Laurie. It¡¯s like my squire¡­ I lay down on the sofa in the back of the carriage and had time to spare. ¡°Because, Noah isn¡¯t really incompetent at all, right? ¡»\ The next instant, Laurie jumped from my shoulder to the ground. Paa¡­¡­! And it turned into a woman with big breasts and white hair. This person wearing a maid outfit is a figure that the cat had just transformed into. ¡°Hey Laurie, did you forget my splendid retirement plan?¡± ¡°No, I remember it¡­but I can¡¯t understand it properly.¡± ¡°Well, I can¡¯t help it. I¡¯ll explain it again. Sit down.¡± Laurie sits next to me. I get up and explain. ¡°Sure, I¡¯m not as incompetent as you say.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. You¡¯re the strongest sage who reincarnated twice, right? I know you very well, yes, very well.¡± This woman named Laurie is actually a demon goddess who was sealed in the forbidden library. When I was bored in the castle, I found a forbidden book, and while I was reading it, this demon attacked me. So I defeated it and made it my disciple. ¡°Magic power enough to defeat a demon. And¡­.the sword skills that overwhelm your brother Dava, who has the skills of a Sword Saint¡­.you got them by experiencing two lives¡­So to speak, you¡¯re a reincarnated sage. ¡± I¡¯ve died twice and have been reincarnated twice. The reason is unknown. But for some reason I was talented. Due to my magical talent, I served the royal palace as a sage. Due to my talent for swords, I went to the battlefield as a Sword Saint. ¡°Why did such a hero end up like this for the third time?¡± ¡°That¡¯s so rude of you. Well, of course? Because¡­.¡± I take a deep breath and say. ¡°It¡¯s because labor is shit!¡± Laurie¡¯s eyes turn black and white. {TN: Here it means she was surprised} ¡°Because! Whether you¡¯re a sage or a sword saint, when you¡¯re powerful, you¡¯re going to get into a lot of trouble! You¡¯ll get grudges you don¡¯t want to buy, and you¡¯ll be forced to kill monsters you don¡¯t want to kill. I¡¯ve been a hero twice, and I know now! Labor is shit!¡± ¡°You¡¯ve been through a lot¡­.there there.¡± Laurie hugs me and caresses my head. ¡°Thank you, Laurie. You have good boobs. Keep up the good work as a healing maid.¡± ¡°Uh¡­I can¡¯t believe the demon of the forbidden library is being a servant to a child¡­¡± ¡°What, you don¡¯t like it? Then I¡¯ll turn it off?¡±* ¡°I¡¯m sorry! I don¡¯t want you to erase it!¡± This demon is Zako (a weakling) from my point of view, but she¡¯s been released! If that¡¯s the case, it¡¯s natural that my surroundings will become chaotic. When someone unravels the seal, the search for the culprit will begin, and the search for a hero will also begin, to find someone who can defeat the culprit. ¡°Well, I won¡¯t erase it. If I do, they¡¯ll be able to tell that I¡¯m capable.¡± ¡°Ah, um¡­¡± Fearfully, Laurie held up her hand. ¡°what is it?¡± ¡°Does Noah-sama [think] that he really isn¡¯t competent?¡± ¡°Hmm, what a fool¡­you¡¯ve seen how incompetent I¡¯ve been in this lifetime, right?¡± I was 1 year old when I defeated the demon Laurie. For the next 14 years, this Laurie had been watching me. What does she think? ¡°I¡¯ve tried to pretend to be incompetent all day, every day. I can¡¯t use magic, I can¡¯t use my sword. My head is bad. And, in the skill appraisal ceremony, I twisted the result with magic and made the judgement come out as [incompetence]. Yes, it¡¯s perfect.¡± ¡°Oh, you know, Noah-sama. I¡¯ve been wanting to tell you this for a while, you¡¯re actually¡­¡± That was the time. ¡°Hey, Laurie. Stop the carriage.¡± ¡°What? Why?¡± ¡°Unless you want to die¡± I use floating magic to jump out of the window. Something falls from the sky while making a noise. Dogaan! The ground explodes with a loud noise. ¡°Hongyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!¡± Laurie is inevitably hit by [it]. ¡°Lava¡­? Was there a volcanic eruption¡­?¡± A huge mass of lava hit my carriage. ¡°Did she die?¡± ¡°Noah-samaaaaaaaaaa! ¡»\ Laurie, a white cat, crawls out of the lava and comes to me. Oh, by the way, the carriage was driven by magic, so there was no coachman. ¡°I almost died! ¡»\ ¡°Don¡¯t be stupid, you¡¯re alive.¡± ¡°Please say something before the attack comes.¡± ¡°I told you didn¡¯t I? You¡¯re quite funny.¡± ¡°No, it¡¯s still strange because you dodged an attack that fast with float magic, an advanced magic, before anyone else could! ¡»\ ¡°Ha, that¡¯s funny. In the days when I was living as a sage, even a child could use float magic you know?¡± ¡°No no no no! That was a long time ago¡­. Noah-sama! The enemy! ¡»\ Laurie says in panic. ¡°I know.¡± I look back. There was a giant turtle. ¡°Gaaaaaaameeeeeeeeeee!¡± It was so huge that I had to look up. He carries a mountain on his back. ¡°Is it a volcanic turtle?¡± ¡°Eh, it¡¯s an S-rank monster! Why is this here! ?? ¡»\ Laurie trembles as she hugs my neck and sways. ¡°What are you scared of? Even though you¡¯re a demon.¡± ¡°You have a power seal on me! ¡»\ ¡°Oh, that¡¯s right.¡± It would have been troublesome if she got noticed, so I had to seal the demon. ¡°It¡¯s strange to seal a demon, but¡­..that¡¯s not the point right now! What are you going to do, Noah-sama? The opponent is S-ranked¡­..a monster of the highest rank! ¡»\ ¡°Huh? S rank?¡± What is she talking about, this snake woman? ¡°This is¡­.¡± Hururuuuuu! While making a noise, the volcanic turtle drops a fountain of lava at us. I create a silver sword with [Creation Magic]. Shukon, and I swing my sword down. Then, the fountain of lava disappeared¡­. ¡°Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh! ?? huh? It¡¯s gone, it¡¯s goneee! ?? ¡»\ ¡°Of course it¡¯s gone. I cut it.¡± ¡°No, no, no! How is it possible to erase a fountain with a single swing of the sword??? ¡»\ ¡°Well, that magic, you can erase with a single swing, right?¡± ¡°I can¡¯t do it! Please don¡¯t think of me as a Sword Saint! ¡»\ ¡°No, but in the days I lived as a sword saint, this turtle was C rank. It¡¯s a level that even a mid-level adventurer could defeat it?¡± ¡°Like I said! That¡¯s because that¡¯s the time you when were alive! This is a different place from the time you lived in¡­.a future world! ¡»\ I wonder if that¡¯s the case, but¡­.well, I guess the noisy turtle should be erased for the time being. ¡°Gameeeeeeeeeeeee!¡± The turtle rains down a huge fountain of lava. I put my right hand forward and activate my magic. ¡°Annoying.¡± A huge fireball is released from my hand. It wiped out the surrounding trees, the fountain of lava shot down, and the entire turtle. ¡°What did you just do¡­? No way¡­maximum magic¡­? ¡»\ ¡°What? What are you talking about? You think I used top-level magic?¡± I say with a sigh. ¡°It¡¯s just a [fireball].¡± CH 3 It was just a while ago when Noah erased the volcanic turtle. A village in Carter¡¯s territory, [Ain¡¯s village]. [Lista], a village girl who lives in the village of Ain, was trembling with the villagers. ¡°Again¡­the monsters are rampaging¡­¡± Lista. She was a busty girl with dull blonde and fluffy hair. She is trembling, of course, because a monster had appeared. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. This village is protected by the [warding art] that was once applied by the [heroes of old]. There¡¯s no way it will be destroyed.¡± ¡­¡­Yes, this Carter territory. It is also known as the [Underworld] territory. There is a reason why people call it that. In Carter¡¯s territory, there¡¯s a demon forest called [Abyss Wood], the forest of the abyss. The monsters that live here have terrifying power. In order to prevent the people living there from being troubled, a hero who once visited here, put up a ward to protect them from the monsters. ¡°That¡¯s right! With the hero¡¯s barrier, we¡¯re all safe!¡± ¡°Yes¡­that¡¯s right. It¡¯s okay, isn¡¯t it ¡­¡± Lista looks up while trembling. Beyond that, there was a turtle carrying a huge volcano on its back. The eyes of the turtle and Lista meet. ¡°Hiiii ¡­!¡± The turtle then released a fountain of lava from its back. ¡°Oh, here it comes.¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay! It won¡¯t break¡­right, right!?¡± Crack¡­¡­! Cracks appeared in the sky above the village. ¡°Oh no! The barrier that has protected the village for generations is on the verge of breaking!¡± The villagers were terrified and in despair. The turtle continues to release the lava fountain from its back during that time. ¡°If nothing is done, the barrier will eventually collapse. What should I do¡­?¡± Seeing the gloomy faces of the villagers, Lista decides. ¡°I will be the decoy!¡± ¡°Lista! No!¡± She intended to use herself as bait and attract the volcanic turtle. The village chief did not allow it, but Lista¡¯s resolve was firm. ¡°I love you all so¡­.I want to protect you.¡± ¡°Lista¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry!¡± Lista goes out of the village barrier. The volcanic turtle spots the fresh human bait that has popped out and chases after her. ¡°Hah! Hah! Hah! Hah¡­!¡±¡¡Lista desperately tries to move away from the village. However, the other side has a huge stride. The turtle would soon catch up with her. ¡°Ah..!¡± Lista tripped and fell. Then the volcanic turtle approached her. ¡°Everyone in the village¡­.I¡¯m sorry. But, I¡¯m so tired¡­.¡± I really wanted to create more distance between us. But¡­.it¡¯s too late. The volcanic turtle was about to attack but then¡­. Bikun! The turtle¡¯s body stiffened greatly. ¡°Eh¡­? What¡­?¡± The turtle¡¯s body is trembling. Earthquake? No, no¡­.it¡¯s afraid. ¡°Is there something¡­.that the terrible monsters that live in the abyssal forest are afraid of?¡± Yes, at this timing, the carriage carrying Noah was approaching the forest. The S-rank monster volcanic turtle was afraid of [something] that was riding in a horse drawn carriage, releasing a terrible magic power and fighting spirit. Instantly I realized. There is a monster over there. Of course, the volcanic turtle was also aware of the existence of the demon goddess from the forbidden library. But there was something more dangerous than that. That was the one it was wary of. ¡°Gaameeeeeeeeeeeeeee!¡± The turtle ignores Lista and attacks the carriage. ¡°No, person in the carriage! Run away!¡± However, the carriage is crushed by the attack of the volcanic turtle. ¡°That¡­¡± But, something came out of the flame. Red cloak. White, shiny shirt. Black slacks. It has a noble atmosphere¡­.a dark-haired boy. I wonder if his height is about 170cm. A long body and unkept black hair. At first glance, he looks like a sloppy nobleman¡¯s son. But¡­.his eyes were as sharp as birds of prey. He slashed the attack with his sword and then extinguished the volcanic turtle with fire magic. ¡°¡­¡­¡­No way, right? With a single blow¡­?¡± ¡±Petan¡±, and Lista makes shiri mochi on the spot.{TN: means she fell on her backside} Then¡­ she saw it. Standing over the flame, holding out his right hand¡­.the figure of a nobleman. ¡°Oh, wait, please!¡± He jumped up softly and disappeared into the sky. ¡°¡­.Why, did you help me?¡± Lista¡¯s chest throbs. ¡°Wow¡­.what an amazing person. Helping me, a stranger, and leaving dashingly without asking for a reward, isn¡¯t he like the ancient heroes?!¡± In Lista¡¯s eyes, the figure of the mysterious young man who helped her a while ago and his extraordinary power were clearly seared. ¡°Who on earth¡­huh? Something is falling¡­?¡± Lista goes closer. There was a white cat. ¡°Mukyuu ~¡­Noah no Aho. I¡¯ll kill you later¡­¡± The demon, Laurie, fainted. The mental shock was so much, that it let go of its consciousness. Noah didn¡¯t notice his companion who fainted when dropped, and left with float magic. Well, for Lista who doesn¡¯t know the situation¡­ ¡°Huh, the cat talkeeeeeed!¡± It was perfectly natural to be so surprised. CH 4 I was banished to become the lord of Carter territory. I¡¯m in the most prosperous place in the territory, the lord¡¯s mansion. ¡°Hahaha! Great! Great! Mountains! Forest! The countryside is great!¡± I was expecting to see a museum, but it exceeded my expectations. ¡°And a haunted house! Damn! Nice!¡± There was a ramshackle mansion there, not exactly a lord¡¯s mansion. It was full of holes, and the garden was full of weeds. There was a place that looked like the site of a fountain. By the way, there was no water running. ¡°I don¡¯t think anyone would come to a country lord¡¯s mansion like this. I¡¯m sure I¡¯ll have a great time. Right, Laurie?¡± Shhhh¡­. ¡°Ah? Where are you?¡± No matter how much I call her, she doesn¡¯t come out. In fact, she wasn¡¯t even on my shoulders. ¡°No way¡­I dropped her¡­That¡¯s¡­¡± My confidant who accompanied me for 14 years¡­ ¡°Well, whatever!¡± That¡¯s when it happened. ¡°Yokuneeeeeee (No it¡¯s not!) ¡»\ Boom! Something came down from the sky. It was a white dragon. ¡°Oh, Lowry. You¡¯re here, I¡¯m sorry.¡± ¡± Noah samaaaaaaah! How dare you leave this maiden behind huhhhhh? ¡»\ This white dragon is the true identity of the demon goddess Laurie. By applying my sealing technique, her magic power was limited to the size of a cat. This woman broke the sealing technique out of anger, became the original dragon, and came here. ¡°What are you angry about?¡± ¡°What do I mean to you!?? Am I not an important subordinate who¡¯s been with you for 14 years? ?? ¡»\ ¡°Well¡­.¡± ¡°Well! ?? This¡­.I can¡¯t forgive you today! I¡¯ll beat you to death! ¡»\ ¡°Whoa.¡± I release just a little of my magic power. Roar¡­.! And a large amount of magic power rises to poke the sky. ¡°Uhiiiiiiii! ¡»\* When the dragon trembles, and falls to the ground in a prone position. ¡°I will not defy Noah-sama! I will not go against Noah-sama! Never!¡± ¡»\ ¡°¡®I see. Keep being my apprentice from now on.¡± And that¡¯s how it¡¯s done¡­. ¡°Wow, that¡¯s amazing¡­¡± ¡°Huh?¡± I heard someone¡¯s voice. Looking closely, I saw someone clinging to Laurie¡¯s tail. ¡°Such a big dragon gave into you just by looking at it¡­.¡± ¡­¡­ Why? Somehow, I have a very unpleasant feeling. When the woman descended from her tail, she said to me. ¡°Lord-sama¡­!¡± She hugs me head-on. Mugyu! Smells good! So soft! No that¡¯s not it. ¡°Who are you¡­.¡± I push the woman away. ¡°I¡¯m Lista! My name is Lista, from the village of Ain! I¡¯m the village girl you saved earlier!¡± Ha¡­!?? I¡­saved¡­her !?? What¡­what the heck is going on!?? ¡°Noah-sama. This girl was attacked by the turtle a while ago. So, she said with sparkling eyes that you saved her.¡± ¡­¡­ha!?? Haaaaaaaaaaaa!?? What should I do?¡­.I saved the village that was attacked by the turtle?? Does that mean she saw me using magic and sword skills! ¡°By the way, the village of Ain is a village in Carter territory.¡± (Laurie) ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­you mean?¡± ¡°Congratulations. It means that on your first day of appointment, your people found out about your abilities, Noah-sama.¡± Lista looks at me with glittering eyes. ¡°Thank you! You saved the territory from the volcanic turtle and are followed by a dragon¡­.new lord¡­.no, savior sama!¡± Hmmm, I see, I see¡­ ¡°¡­.They¡­¡± ¡°They?¡± ¡°They knowwwwwwww!!!!¡± What should I do? This is bad, this is really bad¡­ ¡°My people know I¡¯m not incompetent, you lizard!¡± In a fit of rage, I kick Laurie, who¡¯s in a prone position. ¡°Oh, that! I¡¯m afraid you have to take back your words, Noah-sama.¡± ¡°What! Say your will within 10 seconds! Yes, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1!¡± ¡°The people in the castle have known that you¡¯re capable for quite some time now! ¡»\ ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­what? Laurie, what did you say? ¡°Like I said! You¡¯ve done a lot of things you weren¡¯t even aware of them. ¡° ¡°Um, like¡­?¡± ¡°There was a time when a horde of monsters attacked the capital, right?¡± ¡°Oh, yeah¡­I killed them because they disturbed my sleep.¡± ¡°You were seen by the knight captain and the knights that were on the scene. ¡»\ ¡°What!? It was night¡­.I hid myself with concealment magic!?¡± ¡°You were sleepwalking at that time, and your concealment magic was incomplete.¡± ¡°What did you say!?¡± Other than that¡­Laurie continues. ¡°Noah-sama, you were making rather competent moves. There are quite a few people who know about it. But, neither you, your father nor your pack animal brother were aware of it. ¡° Oh no! ¡°Could it be, my dad, my pack animal brother¡­and I, are maybe¡­the same kind?¡± ¡°Well, if you consider how you all miss important details, the three of you are one of a kind.¡±* On the other hand ¡­ the village girl Lista, who had been left unattended, says to me with a smile. ¡°Welcome to Carter territory! New lord! Everyone has been waiting for you to come!¡± AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! Oh no¡ª¡ª¨C! ¡°Oh, you know Lista-kun¡­I¡¯m really incompetent¡­right?¡± He looked at her with a twinkle in his eyes. However, Lista smiles and says. ¡°I see! Clever hawks hide their claws¡­truly great people are humble. How forthright! As expected of Noah-sama!¡± ¡°Yes, at this moment, Noah¡¯s plan to retire in comfort fell apart brilliantly. You can¡¯t be incompetent, as expected.¡± How did this happen? Aaaaaaaaaah! CH 5 My name is Noah Carter! I¡¯ve been a hero twice, and now I¡¯ve been reincarnated as the 7th Prince! I¡¯ve been playing the role of an incompetent prince, determined never to work again! However, the people of my exile territory have found out about my abilities, and it turns out that I hadn¡¯t been able to hide them before! What should I do!? I went into the lord¡¯s mansion of Carter territory. ¡°It¡¯s depressing¡­.¡± The first thing I was shown was the lord¡¯s room. I thought it would also be a mess, but the interior was surprisingly solid. ¡°Excuse me.¡± It was a white-haired old man who opened the door and came in. ¡°Who are you?¡± ¡°¡­Che. You¡¯re just as rude as they say.¡± The old man murmured. ¡°Excuse me. My name is Sebastian, I am the chief butler who has served the Carter family for generations.¡± ¡°Huh, butler. You mean the head of the servants?¡± Sebastian is an old man of about sixty, dressed in a suit. A sharp look is directed at me. ¡°I¡¯ve heard rumors¡­.that you are a shame to the royal family, an incompetent and stupid prince.¡± Sebastian laughed at me. There was a clear contempt for me in his eyes. ¡°Hey Sebas-san! You¡¯re being rude!¡± Lista, who has been tagging along for some reason, raised her voice. Why are you here? By the way, Laurie is on my shoulder pretending to be a cat. ¡°The new lord is a kind and wonderful person who has protected us!¡± No I¡¯m not. On the other hand, Sebastian snorts mockingly. ¡°What nonsense. Seeing him like this, he doesn¡¯t seem to be motivated. Will he even work properly?¡± Hmm? By any chance, this old man¡­ ¡­Does he hate me? ¡°The only person I recognize as my lord is the former lord, Munoda Carter!¡± ¡°Munoda? He wasn¡¯t incompetent even with that name.¡± {TN: Munou means incompetent} The cat pokes in, I ignore it. I see I see. To this old man¡­.the former lord is better! A young man like me is the type the butler wouldn¡¯t want to submit to! ¡°I don¡¯t recognize you as lord, Noah-sama.¡± ¡°Sebastian¡­.!¡± I jumped and gave him a hug. ¡°Thank you! I love you!¡± ¡°What¡­¡­?¡± I say while nodding my head: ¡°You¡¯re right, I¡¯m not fit to be the lord of this little shit. Yes, I¡¯m the incompetent prince. I¡¯m not good enough to be in charge of a proud territory that you¡¯ve served for generations, right?¡± ¡°Uh¡­yes, you¡¯re right sir!¡± Sebastian and I agreed. ¡°Somehow this situation¡­¡­Well, I understand how you feel. Noah wants to be considered incompetent, so your interests are in agreement with this old man who wants to kick you out.¡± That¡¯s right, Laurie-kun! 100 points! Alright, I can see it now! The first villager, Lista, found out about my abilities. But this old man had turned his gaze of doubt towards me from the beginning. Then, there is no way to avoid not using it! I have to use this old man to let the people know that I¡¯m incompetent! ¡°Noah-sama¡­is that okay? Keeping this man close?¡± Lista tilts her head and asks. ¡°Oh, of course. He¡¯s been serving this territory for generations, which means he knows exactly what¡¯s going on. There¡¯s no harm in keeping him at hand. My regards, old man Sebas.¡± ¡°Hmm! Don¡¯t get me wrong, kid. I¡¯m not trying to play nice with you!¡± ¡°Yeah, let¡¯s get along.¡± For future purposes. ¡°I¡¯m telling you, I¡¯m not trying to be friends with you!¡± ¡°Well, this is a turbulent beginning.¡± ¡ï In the hall of the lord¡¯s mansion. For the time being, I decided to give the servants some advice. ¡°Hey, everyone, show your respect. I¡¯m going to introduce you to the new little bastard¡­.our lord.¡± Grandpa Sebas says to me with a hint of hostility. Good, say more. You¡¯re in charge of telling people that I¡¯m incompetent. ¡°Hello, hello.¡± I¡¯ll do my best to play the frivolous kid. ¡°I¡¯m Noah, the incompetent prince who came here after being banished from the royal family. I am the incompetent prince.¡± The servants are baffled by my greeting. ¡°Hah¡­! It¡¯s as if you can¡¯t even take care of yourself properly, you incompetent prince.¡± Grandpa Sebas makes a fool of me. ¡°Thank you!¡± ¡°That¡¯s not a compliment!¡± The old man¡¯s face turns bright red. Don¡¯t be shy. Now, on the other hand¡­. ¡°That¡¯s the new lord¡­?¡± The servants were naturally confused. Perhaps they had been informed in advance that I would be coming. But they must not have been expecting this. Well, well, well, they¡¯re already thinking negatively of me, aren¡¯t they? However, I need to show off more incompetence. ¡°Noah-sama, you¡¯re thinking stupid things again, right? ¡»\ Laurie, who was on my shoulders, looked at me in a stunned way. By the way, she¡¯s speaking through thoughts. ¡°What a fool you are. I¡¯m trying to figure out how I can show my incompetence.¡± I also speak with my thoughts. ¡°Yes¡­that¡¯s right! Restructuring! The boss who fires people who look capable. That is incompetence.¡± ¡°Well¡­how do you know who looks capable? ¡»\ ¡°What? Obviously, you look at it.¡± I look around at the servants. ¡°Hey Sebas, that one, that one, that one¡­¡± I point out the servants one by one. Ten in total. ¡°Fire them all.¡± ¡°What!? What are you saying so suddenly?¡± Sebas fumes. ¡°You currently pointed out the talented executives who have supported this territory!¡± Good, I knew it! My intuition is clear. ¡°Huh? What¡¯s wrong with that? They¡¯re planning in their hearts to get in my way.¡± I want to make an incompetent move. A talented guy is just annoying and will get in the way Fufu¡­I will be disliked as a useless prince who has expelled his subordinates for unreasonable reasons! ¡°¡±¡±¡±¡±¡±How did you know!?¡±¡±¡±¡±¡± ¡°What¡­¡­?¡± Both Sebas and widened our eyes. On the other hand, the servants I pointed to¡­.suddenly unmasked and transformed. They were¡­. ¡°Huh, demons!?¡± Yes, it was the demon tribe that were there. ¡°Impossible!? Why are the demons in this territory¡­¡± Sebas was surprised. What? Why are you surprised? It¡¯s okay for there to be demons. I was wondering why the demons were disguised as humans. ¡°Damn! They know our plan!¡± ¡°The plan to hide in the human world and gradually invade!¡± ¡°The child found out!?¡± ¡°Wow, they¡¯re revealing the plans themselves. Are they stupid?¡± Eh, that¡­? Are demons treated as villains in this era? ¡°I told you, Noah-sama, that you were reincarnated in the future, and the situation is different from the past.¡± Oh no, really? Then¡­ ¡°You¡¯ll be thought of as a great lord who saw through the conspiracy of the demon tribe at once.¡± Now I¡¯ve done it, aaaaaah! ¡°What the hell¡­the servants who have served for a long time¡­were demons¡­¡± Sebas falls to his knees in dismay. On the other hand, the demons were upset. ¡°What, what will we do¡­?¡± ¡°That prince¡­is no ordinary prince¡­¡± ¡°Can we challenge him¡­?¡± For the time being¡­Anyway! Let¡¯s cancel the dismissal! Yeah, then I won¡¯t be treated as competent as it is. ¡°Ah, gentlemen. I¡¯ll take back what I said earlier.¡± I looked at the demons and smiled at them. ¡°Let¡¯s get along from now on, huh¡­?¡± I smiled. ¡°¡± Hiiiiiiii! ¡°¡± The demons were frightened and ran away. Huh? Why!?? ¡°Well, if you look at it, it only looked like they were being threatened.¡± Seriously!? why! The demons ran away in tears. ¡°Well, uh¡­¡± What should I do after this ¡­ Then ¡­ ¡°That¡¯s amazing, Noah-sama!¡± Lista, who was watching the whole thing, said with her eyes sparkling. ¡°To see through the demon conspiracy and drive away those evil demons just by glaring!¡± Lista looks at me with glittering eyes. ¡°It¡¯s completely the eyes of a believer, this child¡­¡± Laurie is pulling me too! Then¡­ ¡°Wow, that¡¯s amazing¡­.!¡± ¡°The new lord is exceptional¡­!¡± The remaining servants also began to have the same eyes as Lista. ¡°I will follow this person!¡± ¡°Me too!¡± ¡°I¡¯m sure Carter¡¯s territory will develop further!¡± Yes Yes! The servants nodded with a sense of conviction. ¡°You did it, Noah-sama, you have more followers!¡± ¡°Hey, stop it!¡± I don¡¯t need followers! ¡°Ku¡­! Certainly, the former lord Munoda was unaware that the demons had entered as spies¡­¡± Grandpa Sebas says regretfully. ¡°But, I don¡¯t approve of you! I don¡¯t approve of you at all!¡± Grandpa Sebas thrusts his finger at me. ¡°That¡¯s the spirit! Good luck Sebastian! You¡¯re all I¡¯ve got!¡± ¡°No, why are you supporting me!¡± ¡­This is how I arrived at my new territory. CH 6 I, Noah Carter, have ended up as a lord in the middle of nowhere for some reason. I was planning to retire comfortably because I was thought to be incompetent. ¡°Noah-sama! We have finished cleaning the mansion!¡± In the lord¡¯s room, Lista, dressed in a maid uniform, says with a smile. I don¡¯t know why but it seems that she has decided to work for us. I said I didn¡¯t need her, but she pushed me to accept it, saying, ¡°I¡¯ll need human resources because we¡¯ve lost people.¡± This girl scares me. ¡°Oh, I see¡­.thank you. I didn¡¯t ask for it though.¡± I didn¡¯t order the servants to clean at all. However¡­¡­. [You can¡¯t live in such a shabby looking mansion as the new lord! Let¡¯s clean and repair it!] Lista gathered the servants and started cleaning. ¡°Noah-sama, you¡¯ve been exposed to some dangerous people, haven¡¯t you? Said the demon goddess, Laurie, while yawning in the form of a cat. No, it¡¯s true¡­.what¡¯s with this girl¡­.you don¡¯t have to do what I didn¡¯t ask for. ¡°So, Noah-sama, what should I do next? Please tell me anything!¡± Lista leans forward, with her glittering eyes. ¡°No, no¡­.nothing in particular. Yeah, you don¡¯t have to work so hard.¡± I don¡¯t feel like working anyway. ¡°I see¡­! That¡¯s right!¡± Lista¡¯s eyes glitter even more. What¡¯s right? ¡°[I, the lord, will make everyone happy, so the people of this territory don¡¯t have to work so hard]¡­.that¡¯s it right¡± What did you hear and how did you interpret that?¡­. ¡°Aren¡¯t this child¡¯s ears clogged¡­.Well, they say that love is blind. she interpreted it in a positive way.¡± I don¡¯t need that, seriously¡­ ¡°By the way, Noah-sama¡­I have one request.¡± ¡°What, what is it?¡± ¡°Actually, I want you to do something about the barrier of my village.¡± ¡°Hmm¡­barrier? What barrier?¡± It was at that time. An old grey haired butler came in. My only ally, Sebastian. ¡°As expected of an incompetent prince! To be appointed to this place without knowing the circumstances of the territory!¡± ¡°Oh, so you think so too, Sebastian?¡± ¡°Why are you¡­.! Well, it¡¯s fine¡­.I¡¯ll explain it to you.¡± Sebastian spreads the map on the desk. ¡°Here, Carter territory is next to [Abyssal forest, Abyss Wood], which is a vast forest where monsters run rampant.¡± ¡°Hmm. The Abyssal forest¡± Part of Carter territory is in the Abyssal forest. In addition, most of the city is adjacent to the forest. ¡°Well, that¡¯s bad, isn¡¯t it? If there is nobody who can fight, this territory will be destroyed in no time at all.¡± For me, it¡¯s all good, but considering the fact that it hasn¡¯t been destroyed yet, there must be some way to prevent it. ¡°In our city, there¡¯s a barrier given to us by an ancient hero.¡± Lista nods and continues. ¡°In order that we who live here may not be frightened by the threat of demons and monsters, the hero was merciful enough to place powerful barriers around each village and along the main roads leading to the outside world.¡± ¡°Ah¡­.that¡¯s right.¡± Is that the sign of magic I felt on the way here? I see, the barrier was put up to ward of demons and monsters. So they were safe. ¡°But in recent years, cracks have been found on the barrier, in various places.¡± Sebastian pointed to the villages on the map. ¡°Why so suddenly¡­.¡± Lista tilts her head. What is she talking about? ¡°Well, even if it¡¯s a powerful barrier magic, it will break if the supply of magic power is cut off. I had that feeling when I came, the barrier had deteriorated a lot over the years and it¡¯s only natural that it will break¡­what¡¯s wrong with you guys?¡± ¡°Ah, Noah-sama, you¡¯ve done it again¡± ¡°Huh, did I do something?¡± Then Lista¡¯s eyes sparkled and she grabbed my hand. ¡°As expected, Noah-sama! You can see through the mechanism of the ancient hero¡¯s barrier technique!¡± Huh? What? Is that such an amazing thing? ¡°Kuh¡­.! Even if I went to the court mage to investigate it, the mechanism of the barrier and the cause of the breakage were completely unknown¡­did this prince see through it?¡± Sebastian looks frustrated. Wait, what!? ¡°The mechanism of barrier art is in basic magic education right?¡± ¡°Like I said, Noah-sama, this is the world of the future since you were a former sage. It¡¯s been declining in various ways.¡± Tha, that¡¯s right!!! ¡°You¡¯re too stupid, this prince¡­.the rumors are serious, It¡¯s troublesome to have such power while being an idiot ¡­¡­Gueeeee!¡»\ I silenced the rude demon goddess with magic. ¡°Noah-sama, you¡¯re not only strong, but you have knowledge as deep as the ocean! Amazing! As expected of Noah-sama!¡± ¡°Oh no¡­It¡¯s not that much of a big deal, is it?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. He¡¯s just a fool with power¡­ ¡»\ Lista bows her head¡­! ¡°Please, Noah-sama! My village¡­.could you fix the barrier in Ain¡¯s village!¡± ¡ï It is said that the village of Ain was the first village that the heroes of the past saved when they came to this territory. That¡¯s how it got its name. The village of Ain was adjacent to the abyssal forest. ¡°Lista, what¡¯s up with that uniform?¡± The old man, who seems to be the village chief, rolled his eyes when he saw Lista¡¯s appearance. ¡°Village chief! Listen, the new lord will fix the broken barrier!¡± ¡°Oh my! That young man over there is the¡­.lord?¡± The village chief looks at me, and he looks at me with suspicion. Well, if such a young man came to me suddenly, I would be suspicious. ¡°It¡¯s Noah Carter, the incompetent prince. So, is this the barrier?¡± I point above my head. Something like a rainbow-colored membrane covered the village. However, there are cracks and holes in some places. ¡°Yes. The number of broken parts has been increasing lately, we¡¯re in trouble¡­¡­.¡± From the look on the village chief¡¯s face, I¡¯d say he¡¯s in serious trouble. The villagers were also somewhat tired. They must be staying on guard duty without sleep. How inefficient. But¡­..it¡¯s convenient. ¡°Can you do something about it?¡± ¡°Yes, I¡¯ll take care of it!¡± Don! I hit my chest. ¡°Absolutely, positively! 100%! I, the incompetent prince, will fix the barriers and bring peace to everyone! Hahaha, you guys must feel like you¡¯re on a big ship!¡± ¡°¡±¡±Oh¡­¡­!¡±¡±¡± Not only the village chief, but the other villagers also pay attention to my behavior. Fufu, it¡¯s a great idea. ¡°What are you thinking, Noah-sama? ¡»\ Laurie bends her head close to my head and converses with me using thoughts. ¡°You want to pretend to be incompetent, but you¡¯re acting so confident that you can fix it.¡»\ ¡°Idiot. It¡¯s an incompetent move too. Look, think about it. You¡¯re so confident that you¡¯re going to fix it, then what happens if you fail? The greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment. People will spread rumors that I¡¯m incompetent! What do you think?¡»\ It was the perfect plan. ¡°Ah, yes, yes, that¡¯s right. It¡¯s perfect. So? What exactly are you going to do to fail? ¡»\ ¡°It¡¯s easy. they¡¯re in trouble because there¡¯s no barrier, right? Then¡­¡± I grinned and put my right hand forward. I close my five fingers as if to grasp space. Then, when I twist it¡­ Pariiiiiiiin! ¡°¡±What the¡­!? ¡°¡± Lista and the others peeled their eyes open and shouted. ¡°The barrier is broken!?¡± The villagers look astonished. This is good! ¡°It¡¯s not easy. I was going to fix it, but I broke it in the process. It¡¯s funny. I thought I could definitely fix it with this method.¡± ¡°You, I can¡¯t believe you broke the terrible barrier that the heroes put up for centuries, in an instant. I¡¯m glad I¡¯m not your enemy.¡± Aside from the noisy demon goddess. Fufu¡­I broke the barrier. With this, they will surely think that I¡¯m incompetent. ¡°Please don¡¯t misunderstand, everyone! This is a dare!¡± ¡°What!? Lista-san!?¡± Lista showed a very serious expression to the villagers. ¡°This is what the lord wants to say. How long will you rely on the relics of the past, such as the wards of the heroes? I¡¯m here now. I, Noah Carter, will show you how to defeat the demons. There¡¯s no need for wards, that¡¯s what he¡¯s saying.¡± ¡°What the hell!?¡± The voices of the villagers and mine were completely synchronized. What are you talking about! ¡°Love is blind, isn¡¯t it? It¡¯s always a mess¡­¡± No, really! ¡°¡±Li, Lista ¡­ Is that it, I can¡¯t believe it ¡­¡±¡± ¡°That¡¯s the idea!¡± Then the villagers say with smiles of joy. ¡°Yes, our lord will defeat the monsters.¡± ¡°Otherwise he wouldn¡¯t have broken the barrier!¡± ¡°How reliable our new lord is!¡± How can they be so sure!? ¡°There¡¯s no decent person around Noah-sama¡­¡­.¡± Hmm¡­¡­. But not yet. With this, if I fight the monsters and lose, they will surely think I¡¯m incompetent¡­! ¡°Noah-sama is so strong that he can even defeat the boss of the territory around here, the volcanic turtle!¡¡The monsters in the Abyssal Forest will only take a moment!¡± Hmm? Hmmm? ¡°Oi¡­.Lista? What do you mean?¡± ¡°Yes? What is it?¡± ¡°Oh, no¡­ about the volcanic turtle¡­.¡± ¡°Yes, it¡¯s that volcanic turtle. It¡¯s the boss monster that controls the western region of the Abyssal Forest.¡± Huh, the boss is that weak!?? ¡°No no no, S-rank is usually strong, isn¡¯t it? ¡»\ A monster that will die from beginner magic [Fireball]!? ¡°No, you¡¯re the only monster that can do that¡­¡± That¡¯s¡­.that¡¯s stupid. The level of monsters has also dropped!?? I didn¡¯t realize it had gone this far ¡­¡­. And then. ¡°Hey! Listen, everyone!¡± A young man with a bow came calling from the Abyssal forest. ¡°Village chief, who is that guy?¡± ¡°He¡¯s from this village and an adventurer¡¯s son. He is in charge of thinning out the monsters in the forest.¡± The adventurer says, breathing hard¡­ ¡°The monsters are retreating!¡± ¡°¡±What!?¡±¡± The villagers and I synchronize again. What¡¯s going on? ¡°It¡¯s because the volcanic turtle is gone! Their boss is gone, so the small fry around have also left!!¡± ¡°I see¡­¡­.well, that¡¯s natural. There¡¯s a monster nearby that can take out their boss in one hit, so they¡¯ll run away.¡± (Laurie) Who¡¯s the monster! Goddamn it, he¡¯s in my way! I want to kill him! ¡°No, it¡¯s you.¡± ¡­.Well, whatever¡­ ¡°As expected, Noah-sama!¡± Lista grabbed my hand and looks at me with glittering eyes. ¡°Not only did you save us from the threat of demons, but you also defeated the volcanic turtle expecting this to happen!¡± No, I just defeated the volcanic turtle because I thought it was annoying¡­ I didn¡¯t even know it was the boss around here¡­ ¡°And you also saved Lista! You¡¯ve overcome three difficulties with a single action! It¡¯s amazing¡­..what an amazing lord you are!¡± The village chief shouts exaggeratedly. The villagers kneel before me, tears streaming down their faces. ¡°We will all follow you till death! Young lord!¡± ¡­¡­Huh. How did this happen? CH 7 At that time when Noah was showing off his abilities. Meanwhile, there was chaos in the royal palace. ¡°What? Tell me again!¡± During the king¡¯s audience. The king questions the kneeling Chancellor. ¡°The other day, the knight captain [Diva], resigned¡­.¡± ¡°Diva!? Why did the strongest knight in the kingdom quit!?¡± ¡°That¡­.perhaps again.¡± Again, yes, again. ¡°Noah¡­.it is because of him again!¡± ¡°Yes, the other day, the chief court mage said. [There¡¯s no meaning in the royal palace without Noah]¡­. perhaps Diva is the same.¡± The king scratches his head. Many people have resigned from the royal palace since that other day. Knights, maids, civilians¡­.etc. And the big ones, the girl who is the chief court mage. And the strongest knight Diva. I lost two cards that are precious to the royal family. The reason is [Noah¡¯s absence]. ¡°It seems that they were evidently close friends with Noah.¡± ¡°Damn it! I didn¡¯t hear that!¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t hear about it either.¡± The consequences of disparaging Noah as an incompetent prince and not taking an interest in him are starting to take their toll. ¡°Your Majesty. It¡¯s a considerable loss. We lost two precious cards, and the knights and mages are quitting to accompany them.¡± ¡°What are they doing!?¡± ¡°Well¡­¡± ¡­¡­The king doesn¡¯t know. A large number of talented human resources from the kingdom are now rushing towards Noah [Carter¡¯s territory]. That aside. ¡°Your Majesty, concerning Noah¡¯s case¡­.do I have to bring him back?¡± The king glared at the Chancellor ¡°What? Are you saying that my decision to kick Noah out is wrong!?¡± ¡°No, never!¡± ¡°Then you¡¯d better not talk about bringing Noah back! That¡¯s right! He¡¯s incompetent, I threw him out! I¡¯m always right in my judgment!¡± The King will deeply regret not bringing Noah back here. Cause as time goes by, the Carter people will understand Noah¡¯s greatness and will not let him go. Right now, only the village of Ain and those who work in the lord¡¯s mansion know about Noah¡¯s abilities. But eventually all the people in this domain will know what he is capable of. It was then¡­ ¡°Your Majesty, please excuse me.¡± During the audience, a beautiful woman walked in. ¡°Oh, Miss Saradias. How is the Duke?¡± Saradias von Graham. They are among the 3 great aristocratic families in this kingdom. Saradias, Sarah is the daughter of the Duke of Graham. For the royal family, the relationship with Graham is a partnership that they want to continue for a long time. ¡°Your Majesty, the King, I am here to cancel my engagement.¡± ¡­¡­There was a moment of silence. ¡°What!? You¡¯re breaking your engagement!?¡± The king was so surprised at how sudden the event was. Meanwhile, Sarah bows her head and was about to leave. ¡°Hey, wait! Miss Saradias! Wait!¡± He hurries to keep her. ¡°I¡¯m Noah¡¯s fianc¨¦e.¡± Noah, why do I keep hearing the name of the incompetent prince I just banished!? ¡°Oh, but Noah has been banished from the royal family. Your next fianc¨¦ would be Dava!¡± ¡°No, I don¡¯t like it.¡± ¡°What!? No?¡± ¡°Yes, there is no way I would marry such an ordinary man.¡± ¡­.Sarah was also one of those who understood Noah¡¯s overwhelming ability. ¡°I was engaged to him and dedicated myself to pass on his genes to his offspring.¡± Then, she says, as if to spit it out. ¡°I don¡¯t want to be defiled by such a pack animal. I¡¯ll rather cut my neck and die than be forced to do it.¡± ¡°Well, there¡¯s that¡­but Dava has the skill of the sword saint, isn¡¯t he a promising stock¡­?¡± As the king, he did not want to give up his connection with one of the three families, so he desperately tried to persuade Sarah. ¡°No matter how good your skills are, it doesn¡¯t make sense if the owner is an ordinary man. A pearl to a pig, its rotten treasure.¡± And after replying, Sarah blushed and said. ¡°Noah-sama is different. I¡¯ve never seen anyone who has such great power without relying on skills¡­? Oh, Noah-sama¡­? I can¡¯t wait to meet you.¡­? ¡± This woman, like Lista, was also a follower of Noah. Then what happens¡­.? ¡°So, I¡¯m going to break off this engagement. I¡¯m going to Noah¡¯s place.¡± She said what she wanted in a one-sided manner, and was about to leave. At that time¡­. ¡°Wait, wait! Sarah!¡± Noah¡¯s brother, Dava, came into the King¡¯s chamber. ¡°You¡¯re lying about breaking off our engagement, right!? Please, tell me it¡¯s a lie!¡± ¡­.Dava was in love with Sara. It¡¯s no wonder. She had beautiful sapphire hair, large double pupil eyes, and large, well-shaped breasts. Her family background, her appearance, her abilities, all of them made her a first-class woman. Dava wanted Sarah badly. That was why Noah, her fianc¨¦, was in the way. ¡­¡­However. ¡°It¡¯s not a lie. I belong to Noah. I have no intention of surrendering myself to you.¡± ¡°Oh, that¡¯s¡­! Wait! Please reconsider, Sarah!¡± The crotch of Dava was squeezing¡­ ¡°Trash!¡± Sarah kicked up as hard as she could. ¡°Oh, Dava! Are you okay!?¡± The king rushes up. Dava trembles while holding down his crotch and sweating profusely. ¡°Don¡¯t try to touch me again. I¡¯ll crush it next time.¡± Sarah says, with a snort. ¡°The seeds of an inferior prince like you is worthless, but if you value your balls, don¡¯t ever show up in my presence again. Goodbye.¡± Sarah goes away dashingly. All that was left was the father, who was stunned, and a pack animal brother who was holding his crotch and unable to stand up. ¡°Why did this happen?!¡± ¡­.Needless to say, it was oddly at the same time that Noah was screaming. CH 8 I¡¯d done it again, and I was in the lord¡¯s mansion with my head in my hands. ¡°Damn! Why does everything keep backfiring on me! I¡¯m cursed, aren¡¯t I!?¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t you just give up and become a serious lord? ¡»\ Laurie, the demon goddess in the form of a white cat, says while stretching on the desk. ¡°I don¡¯t want to die! I want to live a comfortable and safe life! Damn, this time. This time, I¡¯m going to make an incompetent move¡­!¡± Knock Knock¡­¡­. ¡°Excuse me, Noah-sama.¡± ¡°Oh! Sebastian! I¡¯ve been waiting for you!¡± He is Sebastian, the butler, who is now my only ally in this territory. He is the only one who despises me for my incompetence. ¡°So, what can I do for you?¡± ¡°This is your first task as lord. I¡¯d like you to take this.¡± Work, damn. Well, I¡¯ll have a look at it. ¡°Construction of a broken village?¡± ¡°Yes. Carter¡¯s territory is constantly under attack by demons and monsters. The wards of the heroes have prevented this to a certain extent, but the buildings in the villages where the wards are broken have suffered considerable damage.¡± According to the report documents, there were quite a few villages that had been damaged by monsters. It seems that it was only a matter of time before the barriers were broken. ¡°So, what do you want from me?¡± ¡°I need you to fix the broken villages.¡± Well, if I use repair magic, it¡¯s one shot. But, I¡¯m not going to use it¡­not at all. ¡°I¡¯ll ask you, why? ¡»\ Laurie talks using her thoughts. ¡°What if people knew I could use that kind of useful magic?¡¡It¡¯s a pain to have to fix this and that every day. ¡°I suppose.¡± Meanwhile, Sebastian says with a sinister smile. ¡°I¡¯m sure you¡¯re aware of this, but we don¡¯t have any money in our domain. We have no human resources that can defeat monsters, and as a result, we¡¯re constantly running out of money to repair human damage and buildings.¡± ¡°Then, I¡¯ll fix the broken buildings¡­but, if we wanted to call the Commerce and Industry Guild to fix the buildings, we can¡¯t?¡± ¡°Yes, that¡¯s right. What should we do, Noah-sama?¡± I¡¯m sure Sebastian wants to make it difficult for me so I¡¯ll tell him that I can¡¯t do it. But¡­oh, sweet, sweet, Sebastian-kun. I clear my throat. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll get someone to do it.¡± ¡°What!?¡± Sebastian is puzzled by the unexpected answer. ¡°Are you sure? Can you get people without using magic or money? ¡»\ ¡°Just you wait and see. I have a secret plan.¡± I look at Sebastian and say. ¡°I¡¯ll be gone for a while. I¡¯ll leave it to you in the meantime.¡± I wave my hand in the air and leave the place. Laurie jumps on my shoulder. ¡®Noah-sama. If you honestly say, ¡°I can¡¯t do this,¡± they¡¯ll think you¡¯re incompetent, right? ¡»\ ¡°You¡¯re third-class, Laurie. Don¡¯t you understand?¡¡There are two types of incompetence: the incompetence that says it¡¯s impossible before it¡¯s done, and the incompetence that gets carried away and says it¡¯s okay and then fails. The latter is more incompetent right? ¡»\ ¡°Hmm¡­well, that¡¯s right ¡»\ Laurie nods her head. I leave the lord¡¯s mansion and ride the carriage. ¡°So, what exactly are you going to do? Can you get someone without using money? ¡»\ I¡¯m not watching out for anyone, so I¡¯ll go back to normal conversation instead of using my thoughts. ¡°A great man once said, if you don¡¯t have bread, you can have cake. If you don¡¯t have human resources, just get some.¡± ¡°Would you like to go back to the royal capital and ask an acquaintance? ¡»\ ¡°You idiot! If I go back to the royal capital and ask people I know, that will raise my reputation!¡± ¡°Huh? Then who will you bring? ¡»\ ¡°It¡¯s about time¡­I wonder. Laurie-kun, do you know the promise of traveling by carriage?¡± ¡°Promise? What is it? ¡»\ That¡¯s when it happened. Neighhh! Clank! ¡°The carriage stopped? Why¡­¡­? ¡»\ ¡°The correct answer is¡­¡± The door of the carriage is swung open. ¡°Oh, Master. You¡¯re looking good, aren¡¯t you?¡± A group of ruffians surrounded the carriage. ¡°Look, people are coming from over there.¡± ¡°Aren¡¯t they bandits? Well, it¡¯s part of the journey of a noble.¡± ¡°Right? See, if I bring back scum like bandits, I won¡¯t have to work, right?¡± A man who seems to be the leader of the bandits, has blood vessels swell between his eyebrows. ¡°What nonsense have you been talking about alone since a while ago!¡± ¡°What? Oh, I¡¯m talking about this situation. Well¡­¡± I lightly put my hand forward. ¡°If you¡¯re kidnapped quietly, I won¡¯t take your life¡­..? What? What are you doing?¡± ¡°Forehead, flick.¡± At that moment, the bandit leader¡¯s body is blown away. ¡± aahhhhh!¡± He flew through the air and slammed into the ground. ¡°What the heck¡­? Our leader! Our leader flew through the sky!!¡± I get off the carriage with ease. ¡°Is it magic? ¡»\ ¡°No way. It¡¯s just a Forehead flick. I just strengthened it with my fighting aura.¡± It is a technology that takes in natural energy and converts it to kinetic energy. ¡°No, only masters of martial arts can do it, right!?? ¡»\ ¡°What? Even a baby could have done this in my previous life.¡± ¡°You should have learned by now! ¡»\ Now, I look around at the bandits. Then, I snap my fingers and say. ¡°Just sit there quietly if you don¡¯t want to die.¡± After a moment of silence, then¡­ ¡°Fuck you!¡± ¡°Go fuck yourself!¡± The bandits rush to me. ¡°Oh dear, what a bunch of idiots. He¡¯s a fool, but he¡¯s got power. ¡° Laurie decided to strangle him later. ¡ï Soon after, I returned to the lord¡¯s mansion with the bandits. ¡°This is so many¡­alone¡­?¡± In front of the building, Sebastian was surprised to see me. ¡°My new acquaintances are the ones who will do everything.¡± They¡¯re bandits after all, and they¡¯ll do anything as long as they get paid. I¡¯m not wrong. ¡°I¡¯ll leave the construction to these guys.¡± ¡°But how can you entrust the repair of your people¡¯s homes to these strangers¡­¡± Oh, Sebastian is trying to get in my way. I won¡¯t let that happen. ¡°Why, do you doubt the people I have chosen for you?¡± I look around at the bandits. ¡°Look. Look at their eyes. See how motivated they are?¡± ¡°I¡¯m sure they¡¯re motivated because they are bandits looking for money, right?¡± ¡°I believe these guys can do it.¡± I¡¯m sure they¡¯ll make a mistake and ruin my reputation. Then¡­ ¡°Ugh¡­.gusu¡­.oohhh!¡± The leader of the bandits suddenly burst into tears. What? ¡°Oh, sir¡­..you¡¯re going to give us a chance to get rehabilitated¡­..¡± He¡¯s crying like a baby. The other bandits were also crying. Seriously, what is going on? ¡°Thank you¡­.sir. This job will be taken by Pentar, the former head of the commercial guild!¡± The bandit leader takes off his upper body clothes. Stunning muscles peeped out from under his clothes. The others also took off their clothes at once and showed off their muscles. ¡°You saw through us, that we had lost our jobs and fallen to becoming bandits, and you gave us a job, Noah-sama!¡± No, no, no! How did this happen!? I thought they were bandits, but, they¡¯re actually carpenters! I didn¡¯t know that! ¡°Ah, look Noah-sama. Those carpenters have the same follower eyes as Lista.¡± You¡¯re right, their eyes are sparkling. They¡¯re all cloudy! ¡°We will do our best to meet our master¡¯s expectations!¡± ¡°Oh no¡­ no need to try so hard¡­¡± ¡°You bastards! Let¡¯s get to work!¡± ¡°¡± Let¡¯s get to work! Woooooooooo! ¡°¡± The former bandits disappeared from the spot at tremendous speed. ¡ï One hour later, in my room. ¡°Ku¡­! No way, I didn¡¯t think they were carpenters¡­.¡± At the last minute, Sebastian grinds his teeth. ¡°But! Having carpenters alone won¡¯t solve the problem! There are a lot of problems in this territory, such as food and security!¡± At that moment. ¡°Lord-sama! You have visitors.¡± When he opened the door¡­ ¡°¡± It¡¯s been a long time, Noah! ¡°¡± The people who were there are, my fianc¨¦e, the knight captain, and the chief court mage. ¡°Oh, you guys, why¡­?¡± ¡°We were just making a path when we found these people who had business in our territory. We decided to bring them here!¡± Sarah, my blue-haired fianc¨¦e, approaches me with a smile. ¡°It¡¯s been a while, Noah-sama.¡± ¡°Yeah¡­Sarah. What brings you to the middle of nowhere?¡± With a smile, Sarah says. ¡°Of course, I came to help you, Noah. We, the Duke¡¯s family, and the Knights and Mage Divisions who accompanied us along the way, will also assist Noah-sama ? ¡° Uh, oh no, no! And then. ¡°As expected of Noah-sama!¡± ¡°Whoa! Lista! Where did you come from!?¡± Lista, who appeared before I knew it, told me, with her eyes sparkling. ¡°I can¡¯t believe you know so many people! As expected of Noah-sama, you have a great network of people! With this, I¡¯m sure the territory will develop quickly!¡± Also, Sarah must have a big business association. If there are knights and mages, the security will develop¡­ Oh, this¡­? This is, maybe¡­? ¡°Did¡­did I do it again?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. Noah-sama, you made a competent move. ¡° Again! I¡¯ve done it again! Aaaaaagh! CH 9 For some reason, the Kingdom¡¯s talented Knight Captain, the Chief Court Mage, and my fianc¨¦e, from a great noble family, came to my territory. ¡°Um! Noah-sama! It¡¯s an honor to meet you again!¡± Diva, a female knight with a nice ponytail. ¡°No, I wonder why you¡¯ve come here.¡± ¡°I heard that Noah-sama has been sent here to help the people suffering from the damage caused by monsters and demons!!¡± ¡°No, I was simply banished for being incompetent¡­¡± ¡°I admire your noble spirit, Noah-sama! I, Diva, have come here to be of service to you, even if it¡¯s only in a small way!¡± ¡°Listen to what I¡¯m saying¡­¡­..¡± On the other hand, a petite woman with an eye patch and a witch¡¯s hat says¡­ ¡°¡­¡­Hello, my kinsman. I am Liza, dweller of darkness, I have come to help.¡± Bam¡­! She strikes a cool pose¡­ ¡°Hey, Liza. What brings you to this place? You hate the countryside, don¡¯t you?¡± This woman is a court mage, but she was originally from the town of [Myokou] in the countryside. ¡°Well, that¡¯s because¡­Noah-sama is gone¡­¡± ¡°Huh? What did you say?¡± ¡°What? Nothing! I like the name, underworld territory. It sounds dark. I¡¯m not here just because of Noah, not by a long shot.¡± ¡°Oh, really?¡± Liza puffed up her cheeks and kicked my legs. What¡­¡­? ¡°A knight with no brains and a chuunibyou witch? The number of troublesome people has increased, Noah-sama.¡± The white cat, Laurie, yawns and says without being concerned. ¡°Go home! This isn¡¯t a place for people like you!¡± We don¡¯t need talented people! Lista had already brought a lot of talented people to Noah! As expected, those who are talented also have talented friends! ¡°I can¡¯t accept that! I want to help you!¡±* ¡°Kuku¡­I¡¯m not going to leave here until I¡¯ve taken you in as my ward, Noah¡­..¡± It¡¯s no good, they¡¯re not going home¡­ Damn it¡­! ¡°If they are not going to leave, I¡¯ll change my mind. I¡¯ll use these guys to make an incompetent move¡­! ¡°What are you going to do? ¡»\ ¡°It¡¯s decided¡­it¡¯s a duel!¡± ¡ï We arrived at the entrance to Abyss Wood, a forest of abyss adjacent to the Carter domain. Me, Diva, Liza, and.. the gallery. ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve heard that Noah-sama is planning to duel the Knight Commander and the Chief Court Mage.¡± ¡°By ¡°duel,¡± do you mean two against one?¡± ¡°No, it looks like it¡¯s different¡­¡± ¡°Seriously. I¡¯m curious!¡± The people of Ain¡¯s village are gathering. . ¡°Then I, Saradias von Graham, will serve as the judge.¡± My blue-haired fianc¨¦e, Sarah, stands between us and says. ¡°The rules are simple: enter the Abyssal Forest, defeat the monsters within the time limit, and return with their corpses. The winner is determined by the strength and number of monsters you¡¯ve killed. If you fail to hunt down the monsters, the game will be forfeit, so don¡¯t worry.¡± We nodded at each other. ¡°Then¡­the match has started!¡± Bam¡­! We entered the forest and split into three ways. ¡°Uoooooh! [Zantetsu]!¡± Diva lifts the large sword from her back with one hand and swings it with a bang! ¡°Wow! The trees in the forest of the abyss are being knocked down!¡± Liza raises her cane. ¡¸¡¾Purgatory Fireball, Nova Strike¡¿¡¹ ¡°This time the maximum magic!? These two are amazing!¡± Alright, those guys stand out in a good way.* ¡°What about Noah-sama?¡± ¡°He just strolled in without doing anything¡­¡­¡± I don¡¯t need a flashy performance. All I want is an incompetent move. That¡¯s all. ¡°What? What do you intend to do to make yourself look incompetent this time? ¡»\ Laurie asks from above my head. ¡°Simple. I¡¯ll just get one monster that looks weaker than theirs.¡± I look around and look for monsters that look as weak as possible. ¡°The weakest monster¡­like? ¡»\ ¡°That¡¯s right, the weakest of the weak monsters, of course, is the slime, it¡¯s decided.¡± No monster is weaker than that. ¡°But there aren¡¯t any slimes¡­¡­.what¡¯s going on¡­?¡± ¡°There should be plenty of slimes in the grasslands. But, you¡¯re right, I haven¡¯t seen any. ¡° Well, killing the volcanic turtle must have had an effect and the slime monsters ran away. And that¡¯s when it happened. ¡°Pikyu!¡± ¡°Oh! There it is, a slime!¡± A vulnerable looking monster about the size of a human head appeared. ¡°Oh yeah, this is it. I¡¯ve been waiting for this weak-looking monster.¡± ¡°That? Noah-sama, isn¡¯t there something wrong with the color of this thing? Have you ever seen a golden slime in your life? ¡»\ Indeed, slime with a golden glow is rare¡­ ¡°It¡¯s not that rare. When I was a sage, there were many of these different colored slimes.¡± ¡°Oh, I understand. I can see the future development.¡± Laurie is convinced by something. ¡°But how do you defeat a slime? Noah-sama is too strong, you¡¯ll probably just vaporize the slime, right? ¡»\ ¡°What?¡± I have a dead slime in my hand. ¡°You¡¯ve already defeated it? How did you do it? ¡»\ ¡°It¡¯s obvious that I used [instant death magic].¡± ¡°No, instant death magic¡­isn¡¯t it the great magic of darkness! There¡¯s no one in this world who can do such ritual magic alone, it is only activated after 100 famous magicians gather to perform the ritual! ¡»\ ¡°Well, it was essential to learn in my time.¡± Well, I don¡¯t use it that much because it consumes a lot of magical power. When magical power decreases, you become dull. ¡°¡±Hah ~~~~~ Well, it¡¯s okay. It¡¯s a good thing no one can see you¡­¡± ¡°Oh, that¡¯s right. Do you want to go home quickly?¡± I used my transference magic to quickly return close to the entrance area. As expected, if I transfer to the people waiting at the entrance, they¡¯ll see my ability. ¡°But, where are Diva and Liza, are they dead¡­¡± ¡°Well, the monsters near the entrance are running away because Noah defeated the volcanic turtle, and there are no monsters unless you go all the way to the back, right? ¡»\ That¡¯s right. ¡°I¡¯ll get some sleep. Wake me up later.¡± ¡°Taking a nap in the forest of death and the feared abyssal forest¡­Really, this person is too amazing¡­¡± ¡ï ¡°Noah-sama, it¡¯s time to wake up. It¡¯s time for the game to end¡­¡± I was awakened by Laurie and returned to the entrance. ¡°Lord Noah is finally back!¡± The people of the territory show an expression of relief. ¡°Noah-samaaaaa!¡± Lista, the maid, hugs me with tears streaming down her face. ¡°I was worried! Diva-sama and Liza-sama came back, but they didn¡¯t show up so easily¡­¡­so we thought you might have died, gusun( crying, sniffling sound).¡± Lista cries¡­ All right, I¡¯ll take advantage of it. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Lista. I¡¯ve been struggling to fight the monsters. It took me longer than I expected¡­¡­¡± ¡°I see, they¡¯ll ask what kind of strong enemy you¡¯ve been fighting and you say here, it¡¯s a slime, that¡¯s your strategy.¡± As expected, Laurie, you understand well. This is the [Noah-sama, why are you having trouble with a slime?] Strategy. But, why is Laurie looking with such cold eyes? ¡°So, Noah-sama. Where are the monsters you¡¯ve defeated?¡± ¡°Oh, Sarah. I¡¯ve defeated¡­.this monster!¡± I take out the slime stored in the subspace and show it to everyone. Everyone¡¯s eyes open wide. Yes¡­That¡¯s right, this is the slime monster that I told you I struggled with. They must be surprised¡­ However¡­¡­. ¡°¡± ¡°Amaziiiiiiiiiiing!¡± ¡°¡± Contrary to my expectation, the people of the territory¡¯s eyes were shining. ¡°As expected of Noah-sama! Noah-sama is amazing!¡± What is this? ¡°Mmm! Noah-sama, you¡¯re the one!¡± ¡°Kukuku¡­.Noah-sama, you¡¯re the best. I didn¡¯t expect you to catch the [King of Gluttony, Slime King].¡± Knight Captain, Diva, and the Mage Master, Liza, said that as if they were impressed. Eh, the king of gluttony? What¡¯s that? ¡°Kuku¡­.One of the super-powerful kings of monsters. With such a small body, it could easily swallow 1000 old dragons, it¡¯s the king of gluttony.¡± ¡°Huh, really¡­? Seriously?¡± Oh, crap. Could it be¡­. Sara nodded and said¡­. ¡°Noah wins this match!¡± ¡°That¡¯s great, Noah-sama!!¡± Diva smiles and pats my back. ¡°I could only defeat about 10 old dragons!¡± ¡°Kuku¡­I killed five¡­!¡± ¡°No, these guys defeated the old dragons like they were snacks! The old dragons are SS rank! These guys are also good! ¡»\ Laurie¡¯s voice is distant. That¡¯s right, because¡­ ¡°¡±Waaaaaa! Noah-sama is truly amazing, uuuuu!¡±¡± The people of the territory and Lista are raising a great cheer while shedding tears¡­.. ¡± Noah-sama, you¡¯re so strong! Even though both the knight and the mage are strong, they¡¯re far inferior to you! Noah-sama is amazing!¡± I look at Lista with her glittering eyes and think. ¡­¡­Ah, I¡¯ve done it again! CH 10 One afternoon, in the dining room of the lord¡¯s mansion. ¡°Huh¡­Is it just this?¡± On the table were bread, soup, and more. Because it¡¯s a grand table, the poor meal stands out. ¡°I can¡¯t fill my stomach with this¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡­¡­¡± The maid, Lista, bowed her head apologetically¡­ Then the door opened and a white-haired old butler walked in. ¡°It can¡¯t be helped, after all, our territory is out of money.¡± ¡°Well¡­¡­ that¡¯s right. Until recently, the village was threatened by monsters.¡± ¡°Exactly. The rewards for adventurers. Our territory is short of money for adventurer¡¯s rewards, village repairs, and so on¡­And there¡¯s nothing to make money with.¡± ¡°There¡¯s not even anything that could be considered a specialty huh?¡± I took a bite of the bread and sipped the soup. Yeah¡­I¡¯m not a bit hungry. But, okay, I¡¯ve got an idea. ¡°Are you going to make an incompetent move, idiot? ¡»\ I step on the cat that was lying under the table¡­ It screams like a monster. ¡°So, Master Noah, how do you, as the lord, plan to solve this problem when you are short of money?¡± Sebastian says with a grin. It seems he thinks it¡¯s impossible. ¡°You can have the strongest vassals, but without money, you can¡¯t make a living in your domain. You can¡¯t even make gold with magic by yourself.¡± No, you can. It¡¯s easy to create gold. Well, I won¡¯t do it, though! I¡¯ll be busy! ¡°I¡¯m sure you¡¯ll find it easy¡­¡­Gueeeee.¡± ¡°Hmm, that¡¯s right¡­¡­I¡¯ll tell you what I¡¯ll do¡­¡­The answer is¡­nothing! ¡¹ ¡°Huh, you won¡¯t do anything?¡± ¡°Of course not.. I¡¯m not a god, I can¡¯t create money, I can¡¯t have knights and mages without the money to hire them. If I don¡¯t, they¡¯ll go on strike and leave us sooner or later.¡± ¡°Oooh! That¡¯s right! Even Noah-sama can¡¯t do anything about this!¡± ¡°Yes, that¡¯s right!¡± ¡°Hahaha¡± ¡°Hahaha!¡± ¡­¡­Sebastian and I laugh at each other. Seeing that scenario, Laurie sighed in dismay. ¡°I see, Noah-sama wants to quit and Sebastian wants to get rid of him.¡± I got up. Laurie gets on my shoulders. ¡°Where are you going?¡± ¡°I¡¯m going for a walk¡± ¡°Huh! A walk?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll be home for dinner. Well then.¡± I waved to Sebastian and left. Laurie looked up at me curiously. ¡°Where are you going, even though walking isn¡¯t your usual pattern? ¡»\* ¡°¡®The forest. I¡¯m hungry, so I thought I would find some food to eat locally.¡± ¡°By the way, you¡¯re not going to go get food for your hungry subjects huh?? ¡»\ Perhaps¡­¡­.eating a delicious meal alone while everyone else is hungry¡­¡­.seems incompetent, doesn¡¯t it? ¡°It¡¯s like an incompetent or corrupt lord. I¡¯m sure it will end up being pointless though.¡± ¡ï We arrived at the adjacent Abyss Wood. I proceed alone into the depths of the forest. ¡°Is there anything good to eat here? Like mushrooms? ¡»\ ¡°You idiot. There are better things to eat than that.¡± I arrived at a cave at the foot of a cliff. The sound of the wind reverberating in the cave is echoing. ¡°What is this place? ¡»\ It¡¯s a nest of the¡¸Red bear Bloody bear] ¡°Red bear? ¡» ¡°Yeah. A monster. It¡¯s a bear, but it lays eggs. And they¡¯re delicious¡­¡± Even if you roast it, boil it and sprinkle salt on it, it tastes as good as any fine cuisine. Just thinking about it makes me drool. ¡°But if it¡¯s a nest, of course there¡¯s a bear, right? ¡°Oh, I guess.¡± ¡°Well, I¡¯m sure you¡¯ll be fine even if you encounter it. Noah-sama is insanely strong after all.¡± ¡°What? I won¡¯t encounter it.¡± ¡°Why not? ¡»\ ¡°Because of this. [ Fireball¡¿¡¹ I shoot my magic towards the entrance to the cave. ¡°Next, I¡¯ll block the entrance with dirt.¡± I touch the ground with my hands. Then, the earth rises up and seals the entrance. ¡°The monsters inside will be annihilated due to lack of oxygen. The eggs are baked nicely and you can get a delicious omelet.¡± ¡°Wow, you¡¯re amazing, Noah-sama. The way you did it was unbelievable.¡± ¡°That¡¯s cause efficiency is my priority. Well, let¡¯s get going.¡± I unsealed the entrance and went inside. I cool the ground with ice magic and proceed to the back. ¡°Yes, red bear egg! So Delicious!¡± ¡°Noah-sama¡­..please give me some too!¡± ¡»\ ¡°No way, this is all mine, Fuhaha!¡± ¡°Demon! Devil! Evil lord! ¡»\ ¡°Oh, that¡¯s pleasant.¡± I picked up a baked egg, peeled the shell and ate it. It¡¯s an egg, but it tastes as juicy and rich as a piece of high-class grilled meat. ¡°Ku¡­! Fine, stingy prince. I¡¯ll find a red bear and eat the meat.¡± ¡°Aye, aye, have a good time.¡± ¡­¡­Well, red bear meat is stringy, so it¡¯s not very tasty. I crouched and ate the eggs. And then it happened. ¡°Noah-sama, dot good! ¡»\ ¡°What? What¡¯s going on? Is there something deep in the cave?¡± ¡°Yes! It¡¯s a vein of ore! And it¡¯s mithril! ¡»\ ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­What? Vein? Mithril?¡± ¡°Anyway, come here! ¡»\ I was guided by Laurie and proceeded to the depths of the cave. The place where the wall originally seemed to be was destroyed by my magic. Behind it was a magnificently beautiful vein of brilliant blue silver. ¡°Seriously¡­¡­?¡± ¡°Mithril is a luxury item, isn¡¯t it? If you sell it¡­it will fetch a great amount of money. ¡° Oh, that¡­? This¡­by any chance, did I do it again¡­? ¡°This solves your money problem. Congratulations.¡»\ ¡°Yeah. Let¡¯s blow it up!¡± ¡°What? Why do you want to waste it like that!? ¡»\ ¡°Because if they find out, it¡¯ll be like I did something good again! Yes, I¡¯ll blow it up!¡± That was the time. I turned around and saw them. ¡°¡± What¡¯s this! ¡°¡± Looking back, there were people from the village of Ain. Ugh! Why? Why are these people here? And of course, Lista is there too. ¡°Master Noah! I heard from Sebastian-sama that you went out, so I was looking for you with my friends, and we found you here!¡± ¡°Oh no, she¡¯s a stalker! ¡»\ I agree! But that¡¯s not the point right now¡­ ¡°Noah¡­it¡¯s amazing! This is Mithril, isn¡¯t it? And¡­So much!¡± ¡°What? I don¡¯t think it is¡­¡­.it¡¯s iron, right?¡± ¡°No! This is Mithril! No doubt!¡± Lista turns her eyes to me as bright as the vein. Not only her but also the people of the village of Ain¡­they looked at me with respect. ¡°As expected! You felt heartbroken at the sight of your people suffering, and then went into the dangerous red bear den alone to dig for veins in secret¡­¡­! As expected of Noah-sama!¡± ¡°Wow, this woman is amazing. She said ¡°as expected¡± twice in one line. Her respect meter is already over the limit.¡± The rest of the village seemed to agree with her, and they were all talking about how great and impressive I was. ¡°What¡¯s wrong? What caused the previous explosion¡­what is this!?¡± Sebastian also heard the commotion and came to the cave. ¡°Kuh¡­! Noah-sama¡­did you know about the existence of this from the beginning¡­What a horrible guy!¡± No¡­um¡­well¡­ How did this happen? CH 11 One morning, sometime after the discovery of the mithril silver vein, In my bedroom. ¡°It¡¯s kind of noisy outside.¡± Laurie gets off my shoulder and sits down on the window frame. I walk up to it and look out the window. There were dozens of carriages parked outside the mansion. ¡°Whose carriages are those? There¡¯s a lot of them.¡± ¡°Kuku¡­they¡¯re here¡­! I¡¯ve been waiting for this!¡± ¡°Ah, are you trying to be silly again¡­? ¡» ¡°Shut up. Those are the merchants I called for.¡± ¡°What? Merchants? What¡¯re they doing here, in such a strange countryside? ¡» ¡°I tipped them off that mithril silver had been found in our territory, and the merchants flocked here to take advantage of the lucrative business.¡± Mithril is a precious ore. It¡¯s a valuable ore that can be used as a weapon or as a material for magic tools cause it conducts magic power well. Mithril silver, which produces such convenient items, is coveted by merchants. ¡°But Noah-sama, what¡¯s the benefit of leaking this information to them? Your fianc¨¦e, Sarah, also has a trading company, so wouldn¡¯t it be more profitable to entrust the Mithril to her? ¡» ¡°Ha-ha! That¡¯s the point, Laurie-kun. My strategy this time is named [Let¡¯s join hands with a villainous merchant and do evil] strategy!¡± ¡°You¡¯re trying to be incompetent again¡­.it will backfire anyway¡­¡± ¡°Come on! I¡¯m going to find a merchant in the crowd who looks particularly dangerous, and I¡¯m going to work with him! That¡¯s how I¡¯m going to damage my reputation.¡± ¡°Haah¡± ¡°What¡¯s with the random, ¡°haah?¡± ¡°No, nothing really. I know you¡¯re going to team up with bad guys to do bad things, but will that really be enough to make Lista and the rest of the people disappointed in you, Noah-sama? ¡» ¡°That¡¯s the point, you can¡¯t be a half-hearted villain. I want to be part of the kind of evil that will make people lose their minds just by hearing about it. So, I have to carefully select the greatest villains.¡± ¡°Is there such a thing as a great villain?¡± ¡°Well, watch this. I¡¯ve got a good eye.¡± ¡°I wonder what you see with your clouded eyes¡­?¡± ¡ï The interview to find villainous merchants has begun. One by one, the merchants were called into the lord¡¯s room. ¡°I¡¯m going to start the interview. Hey, Sebastian, call the first one.¡± ¡°Very well, sir. Entry number one, [Choine-sama].¡± The man who came in was about 30 years old. He is well dressed and always smiling. ¡°It¡¯s nice to meet you, Master Noah. I¡¯m¡­¡­¡± ¡°Yeah, go home.¡± ¡°What!? Why?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t like your face. Get out of here. I don¡¯t have time for this. Go home. You¡¯re not good enough.¡± Choine gritted his teeth and turned to leave. As soon as the door is slammed shut, Sebastian mockingly says. ¡°Oh, Noah-sama, what foolish thing are you doing? That person was the guildmaster of the [Golden Crow Trading Company], a large trading company that is well known throughout the continent¡­¡± ¡°Oh, I didn¡¯t know that.¡± ¡°How unfortunate, how could you let such a talented person go? You¡¯re not capable of being lord after all!¡± Ah, this is good. If I just get rid of the merchants like this, it will lower my reputation. I¡¯ll be like a stupid lord who got rid of talented merchants. Kuku¡­good, I can find bad merchants while damaging my reputation. The guy who came up with this strategy, maybe he¡¯s¡­a genius? ¡°Yes, in a way, Noah-sama is a genius. In the reverse.¡± ¡°Shut up! All right, Sebastian, bring in as many people as you can! I¡¯ll interview them all. I¡¯ll see what I can find out¡­¡­with my eyes!¡± After that, I continued to interview the merchants. I kept interviewing merchants like [Zenryo], [Yuai], [Hayward Daisuki], [Love and Peace], and so on. I kicked out one merchant after another as they came by. ¡°Noah-sama, you¡¯re indeed a prince of incompetence, to turn away so many talented and famous merchants based on first impressions without a proper interview.¡± ¡°Seriously? As expected Sebastian, you have a good eye.¡± ¡°¡±Hahahahahaha!¡±¡± ¡°These guys actually get along with each other, don¡¯t they¡­¡­? ¡» After a few hours of chasing the merchants away like that, the sun was setting. It was getting dark when [he] arrived. ¡°The next one is the last one, Noah-sama. Just¡­..¡± ¡°What? What is it?¡± ¡°The next one is¡­¡­a merchant, who has a shocking appearance, so I thought I¡¯d give you a warning.¡± ¡°What do you mean by shocking look? Bring him in quickly.¡± Sebastian nods and calls the merchant into the room. Hm, until the end, no one could match my taste. I guess I raised the bar too high, huh? I¡¯ll just have to compromise a little and call the merchants again later While I was thinking. ¡°Excuse me¡­¡± ¡°Hired¡­¡­!¡± The moment he walked in. It hit me. This is exactly the kind of person I¡¯ve been looking for! ¡°Huh¡­Noah-sama¡­I¡¯m sorry but this person, he¡¯s a human being but he looks like a goblin!¡± ¡°You idiot! It¡¯s true that his skin is green, the exposed skin is bumpy with boils, his ears are pointy, and the appearance of the man¡­¡­is exactly that of a goblin! I like that!¡± ¡°Eh?¡­what?¡± ¡°You¡¯re hired! Please get along with us!¡± I looked again at the guy who had just walked in. He¡¯s a little short in height. It¡¯s hard to tell what gender he is. He¡¯s wearing pants. But Laurie is right, he¡¯s probably human, but his appearance is completely goblin. So to speak, a goblin merchant. I can tell. He¡¯s such a heinous looking thing. He must be a famous master of evil in the underworld! ¡°What¡¯s your name?¡± ¡°Well, it¡¯s [Sabrina]. [Sabrina Echigoya]¡­¡± ¡°Echigoya! That¡¯s a nice name!¡± I don¡¯t know why, but it sounds like the name of a villainous person! The name and looks are good¡­feels like a villain! ¡°I¡¯ve been looking for someone like you! Very good! Especially with such a nice face!¡± ¡°Ugh¡­sniff¡­wow, yes ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡± ¡°Oh, no, I can tell Noah-sama did it again.¡± ¡°This is the first time I¡¯ve been told something¡­¡­.like this¡± I don¡¯t know why, but the goblin merchant began to shed tears. What¡¯s wrong¡­? I wonder if merchants cry with joy when they find a new valuable thing! Oh yeah, Mithril silver is worth gold! ¡°Noah-sama¡­I¡¯ll do my best for a pure-hearted and kind person like you¡­!¡± ¡°Oh, that¡¯s right! I¡¯m looking forward to it!¡± ¡°Yes, I¡¯ll definitely do my best to meet your expectations!¡± Thus, I decided to team up with the goblin-looking merchant Sabrina Echigoya. Kuku¡­Okay, finally my incompetent move seems to work! ¡ï Later. In my office. ¡°As expected, Noah-sama!¡± ¡°What¡¯s the matter, Lista, why are you suddenly in a hurry?¡± ¡°It¡¯s this morning¡¯s paper! Look at this!¡± This morning¡¯s paper that Lista had is spread out on the desk. Laurie and I look into it. ¡°It¡¯s all about the merchants¡­! The dark merchants of the underworld were caught one after another¡­.wow!¡± ¡°[Choine] [Zenryo] [Yuai] [Hayward Daisuki]¡­and more. These are all the guys Noah interviewed and turned away.¡± ¡°As expected, Noah-sama! You have protected us from the evil hands of unscrupulous merchants!¡± Lista¡¯s eyes sparkle. It¡¯s like the Milky Way. Well, it¡¯s too dazzling¡­but my eyes are cloudy! ¡°Oh no, this is bad! If the villainous merchants were caught, that means the goblin merchant was caught too! My plan is doomed!¡± ¡°But, Noah-sama. Sabrina Echigoya¡¯s name isn¡¯t in the paper.¡± ¡°What?¡­certainly. I see¡­as expected, Echigoya is a big villain that couldn¡¯t be caught by knights¡­Kukuku! Echigoya, you¡¯re crazy.¡± And then. ¡°Oh, that¡¯s right. Noah-sama. You have a visitor. It¡¯s a very beautiful woman.¡± ¡°A beautiful guest? Hmmm¡­well, let her through.¡± ¡°Excuse me, Noah-sama! Oh, I wanted to see you!¡± What came in was an incredibly beautiful girl. She had long emerald green hair. She had pure white skin like virgin snow. Slender limbs and a well-groomed face. ¡°Who¡¯re you?¡± ¡°Oh, I¡¯m Sabrina, Noah-sama!¡± ¡°Seriously!? That goblin merchant became such a beautiful girl!? ¡» It¡¯s no wonder Laurie is surprised. She¡¯s 180 degrees different from the goblin-like merchant I saw at that time. ¡°It¡¯s thanks to the skin cream Master Noah gave me as a token of friendship! Thanks to that, my cursed body completely healed and came back to normal! Thank you very much!¡± ¡°I see, you gave it to her on the way home as a skin-beautifying cream. But this is more like transformation.¡± ¡°Well, that¡¯s right¡­so, you¡¯re a woman?¡± ¡°What? No, I¡¯m a man.¡± Hah!? What is this? This beautiful girl is¡­a man!? ¡°Well, with that goblin look, we couldn¡¯t tell his gender. But¡­even though he looks like a beautiful girl, he¡¯s a man.¡» ¡°Thanks to lord Noah, I have confidence in myself! I, the [Ginpo Ginou Shokai] President, [Sabrina Echigoya], will devote all my heart and soul to developing Noah¡¯s territory!¡± ¡°Ginou¡­? Something¡­sounds familiar¡­¡± ¡°It¡¯s the world¡¯s top super famous and superexcellent commercial guild.¡» What!?? Huh, a good guild!?? Lista¡¯s eyes sparkle ¡°As expected, Noah-sama! How amazing, to be able to see a talented merchant with true brilliance, regardless of how he looks!¡± ¡°You¡¯re the first person who ever complimented me on my looks, and you even cured my skin disease¡­¡­I can¡¯t thank you enough! I¡¯ll never forget it!¡± How could this be¡­I thought he was a big villain, but he¡¯s a beautiful boy with excellent abilities¡­ Why¡­.is it like this¡­.. CH 12 One night. I sat down on my bed, waiting for someone to come. Laurie, the white cat lying by the window, asks me a question. ¡°What are you waiting for, Noah-sama? ¡»\ ¡°A whore. I had Sabrina arrange for one.¡± ¡°A whore? Why do you need one again?¡»\ ¡°This is just another one of my incompetent moves, Laurie-kun.¡± ¡°Calling a whore? ¡»\ ¡°That¡¯s right! A lord who indulges in women is incompetent, isn¡¯t he?¡± ¡°That¡¯s why you asked that young man to prepare a whore? ¡»\ ¡°That¡¯s right. It¡¯s a perfect strategy to lower Sabrina¡¯s opinion of me and also to ruin my reputation by indulging in womanizing. It¡¯s a perfect plan.¡± ¡°Well, no matter how much Noah-sama uses this strategy, you can¡¯t actually progress by pretending to be incompetent and then exposing your true ability.¡± ¡°That¡¯s enough. Well, I wonder what kind of girl will come.¡± ¡°You¡¯re in a good mood aren¡¯t you¡± ¡°No, no. I just want to call a whore and sully my reputation. After that, everything else is secondary, I¡¯m not looking forward to it.¡± ¡°Hai, hai. Then, I¡¯ll be going outside so as not to disturb you. ¡° Laurie jumps out of the window. I was left alone, waiting for the prostitute to come. Sabrina said, ¡°I-, I understand. We¡¯ll prepare the best whore!¡± He said. The best whore. I wonder what it¡¯s like? I¡¯m a man too. I also have sexual desire. I¡¯m surrounded by fanatical Lista, brainy Diva, white cat Laurie and there aren¡¯t any women around that makes me want to hold them. And, that¡¯s when it happened ¡°Huh? The light went out¡­.¡± Before I knew it, the magic light in my room was out. Well, that doesn¡¯t mean I can¡¯t see inside the room. I can use sensing magic. Even though I can¡¯t see them, I know someone¡¯s there. So¡­¡­. ¡°Oh, you¡¯re here. Welcome!¡± ¡¸£¡£¿¡¹ I hugged the child who came from behind. ¡°¡­How did you notice Yonah-chan?¡± ¡°Did you say Yonah-chan? I¡¯m Noah. Nice to meet you.¡± Even in the dark, with sensing magic, I can see the child in my arms. She¡¯s a bit tanned. With pure white hair and cute red eyes,¡­.. but. ¡°This is the best whore¡­.?¡± After all, her body is like a child¡¯s. I think she hasn¡¯t even reached the age of 10. Well, she felt soft when I hugged her. But she¡¯s still a kid Sabrina. You just sent me a random girl. What did you mean by ¡°the best whore¡±?. ¡°Kids aren¡¯t my thing! Well¡­so what do you want to do? Do you want to do it with me?¡± ¡°¡­Ah. Yonah won¡¯t lose. Die!¡± Yonah slithered out of my arms like a snake. Oops, she has a pretty flexible body. She tried to hug me again with the movement of a snake. It¡¯s quite passionate. However¡­¡­. ¡°You¡¯ll never get a man that way.¡± ¡°You avoided Yonah¡¯s move again¡­..??¡± I hugged Yonah¡¯s little body. I don¡¯t have any interest in doing it with a kid. But she came here for work. I¡¯m not motivated, but¡­well, I¡¯ll have to deal with it for a while. However, she moves like a fish in a jittery manner. ¡°Let me go! Fool! Idiot!!¡± She pushed me away, She swung her fist quickly. But ¡­ ¡± How are you able to dodge a soundless, deadly blow to your vitals?!?¡± ¡°I already saw that move coming. Don¡¯t think you can get away from me.¡± However, she¡¯s a pretty strong woman. She¡¯s been trying to attack my vital points with precision for a while now. But I predicted all of them and I twist my body to avoid them. At first I thought I¡¯d forgive her, but¡­ My patience was at its limit. I flip Yonah around and put my index finger on her back. ¡°Huh, I can¡¯t move at all¡­..my center of gravity¡¯s¡­.restrained¡­ I can¡¯t move¡­.Wow, amazing.¡± ¡°You can¡¯t do it, can you? You¡¯re getting paid to do this, but you¡¯re not doing your job.¡± Probably this girl, Yona, is a rookie whore, who is paid but doesn¡¯t want to entertain men. In other words, she¡¯s third rate. ¡°¡­Ugh, gus¡­.waaaah!¡± ¡°Oh, hey, don¡¯t cry all of a sudden.¡± ¡°Yonah¡­..gusu¡­¡­work, fail¡­¡­no good¡­¡­Yonah, Yonah¡­¡­is a waste with nothing to show for it except for work¡­¡­I have to work, but I¡¯m no good¡­¡­.¡± I guess it hasn¡¯t been long since she made her debut as a prostitute. And yet, she still takes pride in her work. She¡¯s a serious girl. Even if she¡¯s a third-rate whore who can¡¯t entertain a man for the money she¡¯s paid. I guess she was proud of being a third-rate whore. ¡°Hey, it¡¯s okay. You don¡¯t have to work.¡± ¡°Huh¡­? What do you mean?¡± ¡°You know, work is something you don¡¯t have to do.¡± ¡°Huh, is that so¡­.?¡± ¡°Oh yeah. In the old days, humans were monkeys. They didn¡¯t have any work to do at that time. But in the process of evolution, they developed extra wisdom. The harmful effects are work and money. But¡­¡­you don¡¯t need to work and pay if you don¡¯t need to.¡± Yonah sits upright in front of me and earnestly listens to my words. Well, that¡¯s it. Yeah, I¡¯ve got a lot of playtime left. I¡¯m just killing time. I can¡¯t hold such a little kid. I make some random conversation with Yonah. There¡¯s no particular meaning. But ¡­ ¡°Yes! You¡¯re right! Work is¡­..shit!¡± ¡°Yeah, yeah! That¡¯s right, work is shit! So you understand Yonah-kun. You¡¯ll probably be a big shot in the future.¡± ¡°Thank you, Noah-sama!¡± Yonah hugged me. It¡¯s not my hobby, but well, the other person¡¯s a kid so it can¡¯t be dangerous. ¡°Thanks to you Noah-sama, Yonah is enlightened. I¡¯m quitting my job. I¡¯m not going to work as an assassin anymore.¡± ¡°Oh, I see.¡­huh? Assassin¡­? Quitting your job¡­? What do you mean?¡± And, it was that time. Crack! The window glass breaks with a loud bang. It was the Knight Commander Diva who came in. ¡°Noah-sama!¡± ¡°Whoa! Diva! Oh, You can¡¯t come in through the window!¡± ¡°We¡¯re in trouble! Noah-sama, I have information that the legendary assassin [Yonah the Silent] is targeting Noah-sama¡¯s life!¡± ¡°The Legendary Assassin¡­.? Yonah the Silent¡­¡­?¡± What¡¯s that¡­¡­? I mean, hmm, Yonah? The assassin is¡­¡­no way? ¡°She¡¯s a killing machine that¡¯s) disposed of hundreds of dignitaries with her own hands. It¡¯s said that no martial artist has ever been able to challenge her. I heard from a reliable source that such a dangerous assassin will soon be coming for your life¡­Noah-sama, who is that child? ¡° ¡°Yonah is Yonah! Work, assassin.¡± ¡°That¡¯s her!? I can¡¯t believe the legendary assassin is such a child. And¡­¡± Diva looks at me and Yonah. Yonah is hugging me and rubbing her cheek. I have a very unpleasant feeling¡­. ¡°Wow! Noah-sama! I can¡¯t believe you were able to tame that legendary assassin! That¡¯s amazing!¡± ¡°Oh, no, I¡¯m not taming¡­¡­huh?¡± ¡°No. Yonah, is enlightened. I¡¯m now going to be Noah-sama¡¯s slave.¡± ¡°Oh! To change Yonah¡¯s heart, the one who is feared as a killing machine!¡± Diva turns her sparkling eyes on me again. Yonah also had the same eyes¡­. ¡°Rumor has it that suggestion is used to force child assassins to kill targets! Perhaps this child too. She probably didn¡¯t do it of her own volition. To unravel that allusion and make her change her mind even more¡­! How kind of you!¡± ¡°Noah-sama, you¡¯re so kind!¡± Not again! I screwed up again! Oh damn, damn, damn! How did this happen! CH 13 On that day, the seventh prince Noah was absent. An important meeting was being held among the leaders. In the meeting room of the lord¡¯s mansion. ¡°We will begin the meeting. I am the chairperson, Sarah, Noah-sama¡¯s fianc¨¦e. The agenda is¡­Noah-sama.¡± Gathered here is Lista, representing the people of the territory. The Knight Captain Diva, the Chief Mage Liza and Yonah, the assassin. And¡­¡­. ¡°I don¡¯t know if it¡¯s a gathering of leaders or just a bunch of fanatics¡­¡­¡± The demon goddess, Laurie, sits by the window and watches over the meeting. The leaders¡¯ expressions were stiff while only one of them looked stunned. Sebastian, incidentally, was not present. Lista looks over at them and says. ¡°As you all know, Noah-sama has been holed up in his room since the other day.¡± ¡°Oh! It¡¯s been a week¡­..It¡¯s never been like this before!¡± ¡°Yonah is worried about Noah-sama. I wonder if he¡¯s hungry¡­?¡± Noah¡¯s absence. It cast a shadow of anxiety on the people of his domain. On the other hand, only Laurie knew the truth. ¡°No, you know. It¡¯s just that he¡¯s a recluse and a lazy bum.¡± [I¡¯m not going to do anything anymore! Anything I do will backfire! Then I¡¯ll stay indoors. I won¡¯t work at all!] Noah has been withdrawn for the above reasons. ¡­Only Laurie knew the truth. The people of the territory and the leaders are not aware of this. They don¡¯t know. That¡¯s why he¡¯s withdrawn. They try to think of the reason. ¡°Kuku¡­.You guys are stupid aren¡¯t you? How could you not know what Noah, my ward is thinking¡­¡­?¡± ¡°What the hell Liza! Do you understand Noah-sama¡¯s thoughts?¡± ¡°What!? Of course! I¡¯m a dark wizard. There¡¯s no reason I don¡¯t understand ¡­ I¡¯m dark ¡­.¡± However, no one knows his true intentions, including Liza. (Excluding Laurie) As they were pondering, Sarah smiled. ¡°Oh¡­it seems that I¡¯m the only one who understands Noah-sama¡¯s intentions¡­¡± ¡°What!? What¡¯s his intention!?¡± ¡°Noah-sama¡­.is thinking about the future of this territory.¡± Sarah makes a big mistake. Laurie was dumbfounded. That¡¯s not the case. But¡­the faces of the people of the territory are bright. ¡°Surely!¡± ¡°No, he¡¯s seriously not thinking about the territory at all¡­¡­.¡± ¡°But. Sarah, what exactly do you mean by thinking about the future?¡± Lista is right. From their point of view, Noah is the supreme lord. He¡¯s always thinking and acting in the best interest of the people of his domain¡­ But they are mistaken. Yes, he usually thinks that way so he wouldn¡¯t bother to retreat indoors But Sarah misunderstood. ¡°Maybe Noah-sama¡­.is planning a large-scale operation.¡± ¡± What do you mean large-scale operation? ¡° ¡°¡­Capture of Abyss Wood. In other words¡­the subjugation of the Demon King. ¡° ¡°¡± ¡°¡± Subjugation of the Demon King!? ¡°¡± ¡°¡± ¡°No no no no, what the heck is that!?? ¡»\ Sarah nodded and took out her wand. Applying the magic of light, she pulls out a map of the Abyssal Forest above the conference room. In the depths of the vast forest, the words [Demon Kingdom Keravnostia] was written. The Demon Kingdom. In other words¡­the country ruled by the Demon King. ¡°As you all know, this world is divided into the world of humans and the world of monsters across the forest of the abyss.¡± ¡°I know! The brave heroes have attacked many times in an attempt to defeat the Demon King, but the monsters of the Abyssal Forest are too strong to attack!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. In other words, the abyssal forest is actually the territory of the Demon King¡­.In this way, Carter territory which is adjacent to the forest is always under the threat of the Demon King.¡± ¡°I see¡­! I understand Noah-sama¡¯s plan!¡± The leaders, including the Knight Captain Diva, understood what Sarah was saying. In other words, as long as there is a Demon King, there will be no peace of mind for the people of Carter territory. So, Noah-sama will cut off the source of the problem. She thinks that he can defeat the demon king¡­¡­. With a thud, Lista, the representative of the people of Carter, said and collapses on the spot. ¡°Oh¡­what¡­how kind of you¡­Noah-sama¡­Noah-samaaaa! Uuuuuuu.¡± ¡°Damn¡­..my dark kinsman¡­.gosh¡­.I didn¡¯t know¡­..you were thinking about such a thing alone¡­¡­¡± ¡°Noah-sama is amazing. He¡¯s cooler than a snowman.¡± (Yonah) ¡°No, no, no, why is that the case? Maybe he doesn¡¯t even know that the Demon King exists!? ¡»\ Laurie¡¯s prodding, however, did not reach the ears of the people gathered there. Among them, a story had already come out that Noah is the supreme lord who is fighting a lone battle in order to defeat the Demon King. In the midst of all the grand misunderstandings, only Laurie was calm. ¡°First of all, if he really wanted to defeat the demon King, wouldn¡¯t he do it right away? That person is uselessly strong after all? ¡»\ ¡°Yes, that¡¯s right. Noah-sama has all the power in the world¡­.but he doesn¡¯t want to attack.¡± ¡°I see! You¡¯ve got some deep thoughts there!¡± ¡°No, I think he¡¯s just avoiding trouble¡­¡­¡± The people pondered. If Noah is thinking of a plan to defeat the Demon King, what is his reason for hiding in his room without carrying it out? Only Laurie understood that what he was desperately thinking about was incredibly futile. ¡°Oh! I¡­I understand!¡± ¡°Is that true, miss Lista¡± ¡°Yes! Noah-sama is thinking of the people of the land. In other words, when he attacks the demon kingdom alone, his territory becomes defenseless in the meantime!¡± ¡°¡± That¡¯s it! ¡°¡± In other words, what if he leaves the territory defenseless while he¡¯s away and monsters and such attack it during that time¡­¡­ In order to save his people, he must leave them behind and go into enemy territory. It¡¯s because of this anguish and conflict¡­.that he cannot attack. ¡°Damn it! I regret it¡­.! We are¡­a burden to Noah-sama! ¡¹ ¡°Hmm¡­Noah. You think we¡¯re baggage¡­You¡¯ve got some guts¡­¡± ¡°Wow, these two fools, the swordsman idiot and the magic idiot are getting motivated¡­ ¡» The flames of motivation dwell in the eyes of Diva and Liza. They are determined. ¡°While Noah-sama is away in the Demon Kingdom, I, Diva, and the Knights will protect the people with the will to die!¡± ¡°Huh¡­please don¡¯t be silly you fool. It¡¯s up to this Liza and the Mage Corps to protect Noah-sama¡¯s precious people¡­?¡± ¡°What! It¡¯s swords and shields that protect the people, hence the knights! It is we who are of service to Lord Noah!¡± ¡°Any physical attack is meaningless in front of magic. A mage is what Noah-sama seeks.¡± Bumble-bumble¡­¡­! And sparks fly between the knight Diva and the mage Liza. But in the end, they¡¯re just competing to see who can be more useful to Noah. It was such a stupid reason. And the fact that Noah didn¡¯t expect them to do that, not even for a millimeter, made it too sad. Well, Lista who was watching such a drama¡­ ¡°Wait a minute, you two. Do you really believe¡­..Noah-sama would think that?¡± ¡°Oh, oh! Could it be that Lista the fanatic cooled down and realized Noah-sama isn¡¯t actually thinking about anything¡­?¡»\ ¡°Isn¡¯t Noah-sama encouraging the leaders as well as the people to defend the territory themselves?¡± ¡°I take back what I said before, she didn¡¯t notice one bit!¡± Lista is saying. It isn¡¯t good for the people of the territory to just be protected by knights and mages. They themselves had to become stronger. ¡°If the people don¡¯t get stronger, Noah-sama won¡¯t be able to go to the Demon Kingdom without worry!¡± ¡°No, he doesn¡¯t want to go to the Demon Kingdom in the first place¡­¡­ ¡»\ ¡°¡± I see! ¡°¡± ¡°Is this territory full of idiots!? ¡»\¡± Sarah nodded deeply. The other leaders and Lista, the representative of the people of the territory¡­ They understood (misunderstood) Noah¡¯s thoughts 100%. ¡°In conclusion, Noah-sama has dared to stay indoors. He is preparing to invade the Demon Kingdom, while at the same time encouraging his people and subordinates to be independent and grow.¡± ¡°What deep thoughts he has! As expected of Noah-sama!¡± ¡°Kuku¡­we must live up to the expectations of Noah-sama, my kinsman, Diva.¡± ¡°Oh! Knight and Mage, we¡¯ll join forces and train the people of this territory! For the sake of Noah-sama and this land!¡± With a crunch, Diva and Liza clasp their hands stiffly. Sarah looks around at everyone. Her eyes sparkle. It was out of respect for Noah. On the other hand, her eyes are burning. To live up to Noah¡¯s expectations. ¡°Let¡¯s do our best, everyone. For the sake of our beloved Noah-sama!¡± ¡°¡±For Noah-sama! ¡°¡± ¡°Wow¡­this is going to be outrageous¡­I have to let Noah-sama know¡­! ¡»\ Laurie ran out of the conference room alone and went straight to Noah¡¯s room. Knock knock. ¡°Noah-sama! This is terrible! Your people are getting out of control! If we don¡¯t do something soon, it¡¯ll be too late! ¡»\ ¡°Shut up! I¡¯m a recluse! Don¡¯t talk to me!¡± ¡°Good grief! You don¡¯t know anything at allll! ¡»\ TN: He¡¯s probably cursed at this point. CH 14 One day, after a month has passed since I became a recluse. While I was reading comics in my pajamas in bed¡­ ¡°Laurie. Get a change of clothes. We have a guest.¡± ¡°Huh? A guest? How do you know? ¡»\ ¡°Eh? You can tell by the feeling of their magic, they¡¯re a 100 kilometers away now.¡± ¡°I can¡¯t detect magic power from 100 kilometers away!!!! ¡»\ ¡°That¡¯s no good Laurie. You¡¯re a demon goddess and you can¡¯t even do that?¡± ¡°You¡¯re a freak! You¡¯ve got to realize that! ¡»\ After a while. A gray-haired man with glasses came into my room. ¡°It¡¯s a pleasure to meet you. My name is [Outside].¡± ¡°He seems like a sharp guy. He¡¯s a bit handsome.¡± ¡» ¡°Well? What does the demon race want?¡± ¡°¡±ha¡­¡­£¿¡±¡± Laurie and Outside widened their eyes for some reason. Huh, why are they so surprised? ¡°Impossible! ¡­¡­ How could you see through a cloaking technique involving a mythical ancient magic artifact?¡± ¡°How did you see through a great concealment that even I, the demon goddess, can¡¯t feel!? ¡»\ ¡°Well, you know. I can see it in the air.¡± ¡°¡®I don¡¯t know that!!!''¡± Outside exhales. ¡°Well, that¡¯s alright. Lord¡­¡­as you say, I¡¯m a demon. But, I¡¯m a special grade demon.¡± ¡°Hah.¡± ¡°Why aren¡¯t you scared?¡± ¡°No, I don¡¯t know anything about you, even if you¡¯re special class. So, what do you want? I¡¯m¡­ busy?¡± ¡°This guy even though he¡¯s been a NEET for one month¡­ ¡»\ Oh come on. I¡¯m busy being a hermit. ¡°So, let¡¯s make this quick. Lord, I would like the Carter clan and the demon clan to join hands.¡± ¡°Uh¡­you mean an alliance?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± According to Outside. The demons have been thinking about invading the human world for a long time. They wanted a base to use as a stepping stone. Until now, due to the demon-warding barriers of the heroes of old, they couldn¡¯t come and go freely (except some). However¡­¡­. ¡°For some reason, the barrier broke the other day. I thought this would be a good time to come here¡­.¡± ¡°This guy doesn¡¯t realize that it was Noah-sama who broke the powerful barriers of the ancient heroes. ¡»\ Laurie speaks through thought. Ha-ha, I see. He¡¯s an idiot. But, hmmm¡­.an alliance with the demon clan. Kuh¡­.I¡¯ve got an idea! ¡°You¡¯re going to make another incompetent move? You never quit do you?¡»\ ¡°Shut up! This time¡­¡­no, this is the finale! ¡»\ ¡°Finale? What do you mean? ¡»\ ¡°Look, here¡¯s the plan. We¡¯ll be joining forces with the demons, right? So, this territory will be controlled by the demons. So what happens to the head of this territory? ¡»\ ¡°Well¡­won¡¯t you be on the demons side? ¡»\ ¡°Yes! I¡¯ll retire from being lord. All I have to do is use transference magic to get out of here. If only one person escaped, the captors won¡¯t be so free that they¡¯d chase after me, right? ¡»\ ¡°Eh, well¡­..you¡¯re just going to give all your people to the demons? Won¡¯t that hurt your conscience? ¡»\ ¡°They¡¯ll be prisoners of war, they won¡¯t get killed. I¡¯ll help them escape via transference magic when the time is right¡±. Alright, I¡¯ve Laurie isn¡¯t interested. Now I just need to negotiate with this gray-haired demon. ¡°You¡¯ve been thinking about this for a very long time.¡± ¡°Yeah, right. Well¡­.Outside-kun. You guys want my territory.¡± ¡°Yes. As a stepping stone to advance into the human world.¡± ¡°Is that so¡­?¡± ¡°So¡­? What is it?¡± ¡°It¡¯s a quid pro quo on your part. I¡¯m offering you my territory. What are you going to give me in return?¡± ¡°Outside was Pokan. {TN: means staring blankly or open mouthed} Laurie, on the other hand, keeps pulling. ¡°Ah, you¡¯re negotiating with a demon ¡­¡­, and it¡¯s a special grade, special grade!.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t care. As long as it¡¯s a negotiation, it should be a win-win situation, right? ¡»\ Outside trembles. There were¡­..veins popping on his forehead for some reason. What¡¯s he so mad about? Scary. ¡°You, a human¡­.against me, a special grade demon¡­I can¡¯t believe you¡¯re making demands. This is the first time I¡¯ve been mocked like this.¡± ¡°Huh, I¡¯m not making fun of you¡± Isn¡¯t it natural that negotiations are supposed to be a mutually beneficial process? What¡¯s this guy doing, trying to make a profit all by himself? Eh, is he really trying to keep all the benefits for himself¡± Is this guy an amateur negotiator by any chance? It can¡¯t be helped. ¡°Go home. You¡¯ll never get this territory.¡± He should go home once, I¡¯ll ask him to come over again with his boss and we¡¯ll set up another negotiation. That¡¯s what I meant, but¡­.. ¡°¡­.It seems you don¡¯t understand your position.¡± ¡°What don¡¯t you understand? Aren¡¯t you getting enough calcium?¡± ¡°Let me tell you something! Right now¡­..the villages in your territory are all occupied by my men!¡± ¡°Huh. Occupied?¡± ¡°A total of 10,000 high level demons brought by me have already been placed in all of the villages scattered throughout this vast territory!¡± Outside says with bloodshot eyes. Did he take a dip in the pool or something? ¡°Eh! a large army of 10,000!? Noah-sama, it¡¯s terrible! The negotiations were a lie! Actually, he was going to subdue us from the beginning! ¡»\ ¡°Well¡­¡­so? ¡¹ It doesn¡¯t make sense to bring that many subordinates. It¡¯s a negotiation. This guy¡¯s too lacking in the brain department. I told you to go bring your boss. Hmmm, he¡¯s no good. I wonder if Outside¡¯s boss is also having a hard time. ¡°Damn¡­..! This guy doesn¡¯t lose his composure when his own lovely people are being held hostage¡­..! Why? Why are you so relaxed?¡± ¡°Well¡­.¡± It¡¯s not like they¡¯re actually cute. These people are scary. And, it was that time. ¡°¡±Noah-sama!¡±¡± Entering the room was Diva, the female knight, and Liza, the mage. ¡°Noah-sama! We¡¯ve subdued the demons!¡± ¡°Kukuku¡­.the entire 10,000, I submerged them in darkness ¡­¡± ¡± Impossible, that¡¯s crazy!?¡± Outside slumped to the ground on the spot. Meanwhile, Diva and Liza stand in front of me, weapons at the go. ¡°No, you¡¯re lying! Ten thousand demons! There¡¯s no you humans can defeat them!?¡± ¡°Kukuku¡­.then why aren¡¯t the demons deployed to the lord¡¯s mansion rushing in, stupid demon.¡± ¡°Damn¡­! Well¡­ surely¡­then¡­¡± ¡°Mm! We, the Knights, the Mages and the people worked together to drive out the demon army!¡± What, huh? Eh!? No, well, I understand Diva and Liza okay? But the knights and mages were few in number. There¡¯s no way they could defeat 10,000 enemies. ¡°Don¡¯t be silly! There¡¯s no way¡­.you could do that!¡± ¡°Noah-sama, you¡¯re totally saying the same thing as the enemy side right? ¡»\ Diva explained, her chest out with pride. She said that they themselves trained the people of the territory. They were strong enough to be able to compete with the demon race¡­¡­ She talks about it like she¡¯s proud of it¡­ I¡¯m scared! What kind of people can fight demons!! And you raised them? It¡¯s my first time hearing this! ¡°I told you.¡± ¡»\ ¡°Damn it¡­.! Noah Carter! So that¡¯s it!¡± Outside stands up and glares at me with hostility. ¡°It was all a trap set by¡­.you, wasn¡¯t it?!?¡± ¡°What? No¡± ¡°¡±Exactly!¡±¡± Liza and Diva struck a cool pose, each with a smug look on their faces. ¡°This is all a plot by Noah-sama to lure the demons out by pretending to be harmless!¡± ¡°And you¡¯re the idiot who fell right into the trap¡­.!¡± ¡°What the hell! Damn! Noah Carteeeeer!¡± I guess I panicked because Outside came rushing at me. No, I¡¯m panicking! Well, it¡¯s okay¡­ For the time being, they seem to be having a misunderstanding. Yeah, that¡¯s it. There¡¯s still room for negotiations! It¡¯s just that my stupid people have conquered the demons! I haven¡¯t killed him! Yes, we haven¡¯t killed him, so there¡¯s still room for negotiation! ¡°Diiiieee!¡± ¡°Well, just calm down, okay?¡± I swiftly go behind Outside as he attacks and lightly pat his shoulder. ¡±Aaaaahhh!¡± And with a loud noise, he fell to the ground. ¡°Huh? Why!?¡± ¡°Noah-sama, that¡¯s what happens when you shoulder-pat someone at that speed, they fall to the first floor¡­¡­¡± There¡¯s a human-sized hole in the ground. I looked in through the hole and saw Outside lying like rags on the first floor. ¡°The power and speed that surpasses a special-grade demon¡¯s¡­Noah Carter¡­you monster¡­¡± Gakun! And Outside fainted. ¡°He¡¯s dead.¡± ¡°¡±As expected of Noah-sama!¡±¡± Liza and Diva cheer behind me, as I¡¯m stunned. A loud cheer came from the magic tool that Outside was holding. ¡°It seems that the lord has defeated the boss! ¡»\ ¡°Great! As expected of Noah-sama! ¡»\ ¡°Our strongest lord! ¡»\ ¡­¡­Um. Well, this¡­what kind of situation is this. ¡°He saw through the conspiracy of the demons, set the trap for the enemy and subdued them brilliantly¡­Isn¡¯t he a great lord? ¡»\ ¡°What is this! Do I look like a competent lord!?¡± ¡°It¡¯s not like that, but that¡¯s what they think. Look at their eyes.¡± ¡°Damn! Look at their glittering eyes!¡± Liza and Diva kneel before me. ¡°Noah-sama! As you instructed, your people have now evolved into strong soldiers who will surpass the demons!¡± ¡°Kukuku¡­my kinsman. The preparations¡­ are they in order?¡± ¡°Preparation!? What the hell!¡± ¡°Eh? For the war against the Demon King, right?¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t say thaaaaaaaaat! CH 15 It was around that time that Noah subdued the special grade demon. In Keravnostia, a demon kingdom located deep in the Abyss Wood of the Abyss Forest. ¡°What did you say? Outside¡­was killed¡­?¡± The Demon King¡¯s castle, the audience hall. Sitting on the throne was a young girl of about ten years old. She had long red hair and black horns. She has an old-fashioned way of speaking that doesn¡¯t suit her smooth, flat body. ¡°You¡¯re right, Demon King¡± Yes¡­this child is the current Demon King [Hildegard]¡­Hilde. It was her subordinate, the demon [Czerni], who reported to Hilde. He was a demon in his twenties, with short blue hair. ¡°Czerni¡­¡­are you serious? Outside is a special grade demon with the highest level of strength among us, you know?¡± ¡°Your Highness, Hilde. There is no doubt about it. Besides, the 10,000 troops he led were erased by the Lord of the Carter territory.¡± ¡°I see¡­ I see..¡± Hilde returns to her throne and smiles¡­.. ¡±Uwaaaaaan, w w what should I do?¡± Hilde hid behind her throne, trembling and shaking. Her appearance was very unlike that of a demon king. It can¡¯t be helped. She is still young. ¡°I can¡¯t do this! Father! Help me!¡± ¡°¡­¡­Your father has passed away. Is that not why you, the incompetent one, are now standing at the top?¡± ¡°Hey, Czerni! Did you just call me incompetent!?¡± ¡°Aren¡¯t you¡­..the incompetent demon king¡­¡­the incompetent king Hilde-sama?¡± Czerni looks down on the demon king with frosty eyes. ¡°You¡¯re indeed a direct descendant of the former Demon King. However, you¡¯re not as powerful as he was and could not unify the Demon Kingdom. This is why powerful special grade demons, like Outside get carried away and do as they please.¡± ¡°Noooo¡­.I can¡¯t help it! I¡¯m a¡­..half-demon¡­¡­¡± Half demon. In other words, half human and half demon. Hilde is not completely of the Demon King¡¯s blood. Therefore, she is ridiculed by some powerful demons. ¡°¡­¡­Well, it¡¯s worth pointing out that you¡¯re still trying your best to play the part of a demon king, trying to maintain the dignity of your dead father.¡± ¡°Czerni!¡± ¡°¡­Even while being limited by those demons with power¡± ¡°Czerni!¡± Hilde jumps into her subordinate¡¯s chest. ¡°I¡¯m doing my best¡­!¡± ¡°¡­All right, all right, poor Demon King. You¡¯re not much of a talker and you¡¯re a recluse but the fact that you¡¯re trying so hard to act like a demon king is just so pathetic and wonderful.¡± ¡°You¡­are you making a fool of me?¡± ¡°¡­No way. I won¡¯t do that to the Demon King.¡± Czerni said without any change in his expression. ¡°¡­¡­but what can I do? The new lord of the Carter territory is quite troublesome.¡± ¡°Mmm¡­¡­yes, it¡¯s bad. Honestly, he¡¯s too dangerous. He can kill a volcanic turtle with one blow, secretly raise his people to become strong warriors and even defeat a special grade demon himself¡­¡­¡± Huh¡­Hilde sighs. ¡°This is bad¡­..I can¡¯t win.¡± ¡°¡­.That¡¯s right. if you were to be attacked, the Demon King¡¯s head would be sent rolling with just one fingertip.¡± ¡°Hiiiiiiii! I¡¯m scared, Czerniii!¡± ¡°¡­But, you¡¯re not the only one who¡¯s afraid, the other powerless demons are even more scared.¡± Demons were never a monolith. Not all of them are powerful and have a grudge against humans. That may have been the case in the heyday when the former demon king was alive. But now¡­it has declined a lot since then. The situation is such that the number of demon children who don¡¯t know about war is increasing. The only people who were making a fuss are the old-timers like Outside, who are not satisfied with a peaceful world. ¡°It¡¯s okay if it¡¯s peaceful. Let¡¯s all stay indoors and read comics. Why do they want to fight humans?¡± ¡°¡­..It¡¯s probably because there are a certain number of people who can¡¯t forgive the former Demon King for losing to a human.¡± ¡°That¡¯s not it¡­I¡¯m just scared of fighting.¡± ¡°¡­.Yes, it¡¯s not only you, but the powerless demons as well.¡± Outside took only belligerent demons who wanted to harm humans. Now, all that remains in the demon kingdom are pacifists, low-ranking demons with no power. ¡°¡­According to the information, the lord of the Carter territory seems to be preparing for war.¡± ¡°Noah Carter¡­¡­the best and brightest lord who rebuilt the tattered Carter Territory in a short time.¡± ¡°He¡¯s a man who excels in martial arts, magic and tactics and is trusted by his subordinates¡­. a man who was born to stand above others.¡± ¡°How did such a stong guy end up as a lord of a rural area like this¡­.?¡± ¡°¡­..I¡¯m certain he¡¯s going to attack us sooner or later.¡± ¡°Mmmm¡­¡­¡­Aaaahhh. No! No! No! I hate this!¡± Hilde lay down on the ground and waved her arms and legs in a fluttery motion. Czerni sighs at the sight of the demon king. ¡°I don¡¯t want to diiieee! ¡­but¡± ¡°¡­¡­but?¡± ¡°¡­¡­I won¡¯t be able to face my late father if I don¡¯t do anything here.¡± I¡¯m the daughter of the demon king, even if I¡¯m rotten. I have a duty¡­.to protect the weak demons. ¡°Hey, Czerni, what if I challenge the lord of the carter territory?¡± ¡°¡­you¡¯ll die, surely.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right¡­Well, would he protect the demons in exchange for my life?¡± ¡°¡­¡­does that mean you¡¯re willing to give up your own life and appeal for the protection of the demon race in return?¡± Hilde nods weakly. Other than that, there¡¯s no other way for the demon race to survive. ¡±Noah Carter is powerful enough to destroy a country single-handedly¡± The army he has raised is the most powerful army in the world. If we challenge such people head-on, we¡¯ll inevitably be destroyed. In addition, now that Outside has picked a fight, it¡¯s certain that the other side will come to destroy us sooner or later. The time to make a decision¡­.is now. ¡°¡­¡­Czerni. Let¡¯s go to Noah.¡± ¡°¡­¡­Understood¡± Hilde¡¯s little body was trembling. She was prepared to die. I will give my life and declare our surrender. That is¡­.my duty as the king of the demons. ¡°¡­it¡¯s fine, Hilde-sama¡± ¡°Ugh¡­fuguu¡­yeaahhh!¡± ¡­¡­Thus, the demon king Hildegard and her subordinate Czerni went to Noah Carter to seek the protection of the demons. ¡ï ¡°Why did the Demon King come here alone?¡± In Noah¡¯s room, the lord¡¯s mansion. Noah Carter, the dark-haired boy in the chair, was holding his head for some reason. Noah and the white cat were in the room. Only the Demon King Hilde and her servant Czerni were present. But outside, strong female warriors, wizards, a hot-eyed woman named Lista and scary soldiers, are keeping a close eye on them. Indeed, this is the enemy¡¯s territory. Hilde asked for a meeting with Noah and then revealed that she was the Demon King. Then his face turned pale and he exclaimed. ¡°I wonder why trouble always comes from the other side. What do you think, Laurie-kun?¡± ¡°Hint, your usual behavior¡± ¡°Shut up!¡± Noah tugged on the white cat¡¯s cheek and shook it vertically. ¡­¡­Hilde shook her head at the sight. ¡°¡­.hey, Czerni. Is this really the Noah Carter I¡¯ve heard so much about?¡± ¡°¡­Yes, there¡¯s no mistake¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t the rumors say that he¡¯s a great saint of valor and character?¡± ¡°¡­Yes, but he¡¯s kind of different from the rumors.¡± Noah, on the other hand, scratched his head. ¡°Damn it! This is what I get for trying to get rid of the fanatics before they start rioting! What? Am I under some kind of curse that binds me to this place?¡± ¡°Oh, uh¡­¡­Noah?¡± ¡°What the hell is it!¡± Scary. But don¡¯t be frightened here. I came here to protect the demons. ¡°What I want is peace¡­¡­¡± ¡°Oh, so do I.¡± ¡°Oh, well¡­..Noah. I¡¯ll dedicate my life to you. So please¡­.forgive me¡­..¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Noah glared at me. I guess¡­¡­my life is not enough. That¡¯s right. The demon king is evil and the demon tribe has repeatedly fought with humans¡­¡­so to speak, we¡¯re enemies. If such an enemy begs for his life, there¡¯s no way that humans will let him off the hook¡­¡­ ¡°I don¡¯t want it.¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­Eh? What now?¡± ¡°I said I don¡¯t want a kid¡¯s life.¡± Noah was genuinely saying at this point that he did not want Hilde¡¯s life which was being offered. He didn¡¯t have any ulterior motives and did not know why the Demon Lord came here in the first place. Hilde¡¯s determination to have the demon tribe protected in exchange for giving her own life¡­¡­ It was not transmitted to Noah at all. Rather, it was more like, ¡°What¡¯s this guy doing here out of nowhere, trying to die?¡± He was shaking his head. However¡­¡­. ¡°Noah-dono¡­gusu¡­how¡­how kind¡­¡± ¡°Huh? Eh? What? What¡¯s wrong? You suddenly started crying¡­¡­¡± Hilde slumped to the floor and began to wail. ¡°You won¡¯t deprive the Demons of their future. They¡¯ll all be¡­.protected¡­.you¡¯re actually saying that¡­.¡± ¡°What¡­¡­?¡± ¡°Uuuuu¡±¡­Noah, you¡¯re just as wonderful as they say! Noah-donoooo!¡± In other words, Noah was impressed by the Demon Lord¡¯s determination and he unconditionally forgave the demon people and took them under his protection. That¡¯s how the Demon Lord interpreted it. ¡°Eh, protection? What are you talking about¡­?¡± ¡°¡± As expected of you, Noah-samaaaa! ¡°¡± Boom! The door opens and the people of the territory come in. ¡°I can¡¯t believe you¡¯d show mercy even to your enemies!¡± ¡°You couldn¡¯t take the life of a child!¡± ¡°You let bygones be bygones and help the weak and vulnerable!¡± ¡°¡± Noah-sama is the best lord in the world! ¡°¡± ¡­¡­Already, the level of respect from the people of the territory was not only at a maximum but had swung over the meter. ¡°Noah-sama! Thank you for this! I¡¯ll never forget it! We, the demon tribe, will come under your command and work for your territory! In addition to that, new residents¡­.the demon king and demon tribe were being added. ¡°Eh? Laurie¡­..this is¡­.what?¡­.why am I supposed to accept the demon king and the demon tribe?¡± ¡°Well¡­I wonder? ¡»\ Czerni, on the other hand is calmly looking at this funny situation¡­¡­. ¡°There¡¯s nothing but idiots here. It¡¯s really funny.¡± He was laughing to himself, with his belly in his arms. CH 16 My name is Noah Carter. I was exiled from the royal family as an incompetent prince and arrived in a remote land. I was excited about the slow life that was about to begin. However, before I knew it, the residents easily found out that I was capable. In addition, dangerous people gathered under me one after another¡­ The Demon King and the demon tribe joined in. ¡°Why? Whyyyy!¡± In the office of the lord¡¯s mansion. I was holding my head and screaming. ¡°Why did the Demon Lord come from the other side and become my subordinate before I even realized what was happening.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t you think you should resist Noah-sama? The current demon king is just a child.¡± The white cat Laurie says while slacking on the desk. Damn it! I want to be a cat, too. ¡°Ku ku ku¡­Laurie-kun. Not yet. My incompetent move is yet to come.¡± ¡°Yes, yes. So, what are you going to do this time? ¡»\ ¡°Well, look at this. They¡¯re sealed envelopes that just arrived for me.¡± ¡°Which one of them¡­.Letter of Intent?¡»\ ¡°I¡¯ve been challenged to a duel by a group of demons who don¡¯t like the fact that the demon king is now under my command.¡± There are three sealed letters. All of them were from the special grade demons. The demon race is divided into ranks based on power. It seems that the highest level of classification is the special grade. ¡°So you¡¯ll accept the duel? ¡»\ ¡°Of course! Here¡¯s the plan, it¡¯s the ¡°Noah-sama, I¡¯m disappointed that you¡¯re actually weak!¡± plan. It¡¯s a good strategy.¡± ¡°Wow¡­it¡¯s going to fail in seconds.¡± ¡°Shut up! Look, these are demons who are frustrated with me. If I fight them in front of my people and lose, they¡¯ll be surprised that I¡¯m actually weak enough to be defeated by demons and I¡¯ll be able to retire from my position as lord! That¡¯s how it works.¡± ¡°Why doesn¡¯t this person learn that all his actions backfire¡­geez! ¡»\ ¡°This time¡­I¡¯ll prove that I¡¯m an incompetent prince! They¡¯ll say they overestimated me! I¡¯ll lose with all my might!¡± ¡ï In the backyard of the lord¡¯s mansion. Three special grade demons were gathered in front of me. ¡°Fufufu¡­ Is this the kid who wants to be our king? ¡»\ ¡°Huh? He¡¯s just a kid! ¡»\ ¡°¡­.stop laughing¡± What does each one look like? Grass turtle, fire monkey, water penguin Something like that. Their names are¡­ Green turtle. Red Monkey. Blue penguin. It seems. ¡°Such uncreative names ¡»\ ¡°But they¡¯re pretty good right? At least they¡¯re stronger than that idiot Outside from the other day.¡± ¡°But they¡¯re not strong opponents for Noah-sama are they?¡± ¡»\ ¡°I can beat them in my sleep, I have no intention of winning though.¡± The monkey seems to be motivated enough already. On the other hand, the gallery (the people of the territory) surrounded me with their arms clasped. ¡°Noah-sama, it¡¯s all right¡­¡± ¡°You can do it! Noah-sama can¡¯t lose!¡± ¡°Exactly! If it¡¯s Noah-sama, it¡¯s 100% certain that he¡¯ll win.¡± Thank you for raising the losing flag, my people. ¡°I, Sarah, will serve as the referee¡± My fianc¨¦e, Sarah, is standing in the middle. I approached her and put my hand on her shoulder. ¡°Hya ?, Noah-sama¡­?¡± ¡°Sarah, I¡¯ve got something to tell you when this fight is over.¡± ¡°Eh¡­that¡¯s¡­in front of everyone¡­?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll win. I have something to tell you when I win.¡± ¡°Yes! I believe¡­Noah-sama will win!¡± Okay, if I¡¯ve planted so many losing flags, I can lose! I look towards the special grade demons. ¡°Come at me, demons. You¡¯re up against¡­.Noah Carter, Lord of Carter Territory!¡± ¡°Then¡­let¡¯s begin!¡± Well, let¡¯s see what they¡¯ve got. In the meantime, I need to pretend to fight, appropriately. I can¡¯t let people think I lost because I wasn¡¯t motivated. I¡¯ll make it look like I¡¯m really trying, then I¡¯ll lose. That¡¯s it. I release a little bit of my magic power. ¡± Ugggggggggggghhhhh¡»\ The Green Turtle dropped to his knees on the spot and spewed out vomit! Huh? Why!? ¡°What¡­a huge amount of magical power¡­both in quantity and quality¡­a level that exceeds even that of the Demon King¡­!? ¡»\ ¡°Eh? You¡¯re kidding¡­ at this level?¡± I usually control the amount of magic I use. Even now I haven¡¯t even released 1%, so why is this guy falling down? The Fire monkey¡­Red Monkey says with a cold sweat. ¡°Kekeke¡­ it¡¯s obviously a bluff!¡»\ ¡°That¡¯s right! Don¡¯t be intimidated by appearances!¡± ¡°Whose side are you on Noah-sama? ¡»\ The monkey spews flames from its body. It¡¯s using the propulsion of the flames to come at me. Oh yeah! That¡¯s exactly what I wanted! ¡°Flame Legs Blaze Kick!¡± ¡»\ The Monkey unleashes a leaping kick at me using the propulsion of the flames. Here it is¡­¡­! ¡°¡®Gwaaaaahhhh!!''¡± ¡­¡­Huh, what? Why is the monkey screaming, not me? I couldn¡¯t explain it, but somehow the monkey was flying in the air. It spins around and falls on its face. ¡°I can¡¯t tell what happened. It was so fast!¡± ¡°Yes, but Noah-sama did something.¡± ¡°Wow! Noah-sama, I can¡¯t believe you can counter at that speed!¡± No no no no. What, what happened? ¡°Noah-sama, you dodged the opponent¡¯s attack at a tremendous speed and hit it with a counter attack right? ¡»\ ¡°Counter? No, I didn¡¯t do that. I just dodged the attack right before it hit me, using minimal movement because I didn¡¯t want to get hurt. ¡»\ ¡°When you dodged, your arm collided with him. It was probably a reflex. You¡¯re a martial arts expert and you can counter an attack as easily as breathing. If you counter at that speed, he¡¯ll be blown away.¡± Oh, shit! I¡¯m just doing what I always do! Because¡­..when an attack comes, you usually counter it, right!? It¡¯s a required skill! Just like when you throw an apple and it falls to the ground, when an attack comes, you counter it! ¡± I don¡¯t know that! ¡»\ Damn! Well, okay¡­..there¡¯s one more opponent left. ¡°¡­Is it my turn?¡± The Blue Penguin is the last stand! Please! You decide it! Enough! just unleash a big magic bang and I¡¯ll go down like a sore thumb! This is it! Let me finish it! ¡°¡­My ultimate magic¡­! Take this, [Absolute Zero Casket]!¡± The penguin opens its mouth and a blizzard of cryogenic temperatures runs from it. It freezes the earth in an instant. ¡°Fu¡­Fuhahahaha!¡± Yes, that¡¯s it! That¡¯s what I was hoping for! Now I¡¯m going to get blown away¡­¡­ ¡°Guaah¡­aaaahhhh! ¡»\ ¡°Huh¡­!?¡± The opponent¡¯s ice magic was reflected, freezing it in an instant. ¡°What was that just now? ¡­the magic¡­was repelled¡­.! Is it a magic reflex!? No, it¡¯s an attack reflex parry! ¡»\ ¡°Eh? No¡­..I haven¡¯t done anything¡­¡­I just laughed¡­¡­¡± ¡°You defeated extreme magic with just your breath when you laughed. Such ¡­..substandard¡­.monstrousity.¡± Eh, hey? Hey, wait, Penguin? It¡¯s frozen and silent? ¡°What¡­I haven¡¯t done anything yet? ¡°Noah-sama has lived two previous lives, so your current opponents are defeated without putting up a fight. After all you¡¯re amazing¡­¡± ¡°Ahhhhh! Why are these guys so weak!?¡± I had heard from Laurie that the overall power level of this world was declining. However, I never expected it to be so weak¡­! No, crap¡­I was going to lose¡­did I win? ¡°¡±Whooaaa! That was awesome! As expected from Noah-sama!¡±¡± The people shed tears and shouted with joy. Crap, I knew it! ¡°Noah-sama is strong!¡± ¡°You killed three special-grade demons in an instant!¡± ¡°After all, Noah-sama is the best Lord in terms of Valor.¡± ¡­¡­ Can¡¯t I even pretend to be incompetent by losing? How weak the demons of this world are! Hah, how did this happen?! CH 17 One day. In the lord¡¯s mansion, I was struggling with the ever-increasing workload. ¡°Noah-dono, I have something to ask of you¡­¡­¡± ¡°Hilde¡­¡­do you want me to do any more work for you¡­¡­? Haah¡­¡­?¡± Piles of documents that needed approval were stacked on my desk! The other day, the Demon Lord and the demon tribe joined our ranks. The more people we have, the more things we¡¯ll need. Buildings, food, and much more¡­ The small miscellaneous affairs are taken care of by my excellent secretary, my fianc¨¦e Sarah and my fanatic Lista, who is surprisingly good at her job. But I have to be the final judge. Hence, the mountain of paperwork that accumulates. ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡­¡± ¡°Damn. So? What¡¯s the matter?¡± ¡°Actually, I was hoping you could help me with the miasma.¡± ¡°Miasma? What¡¯s that?¡± ¡°It¡¯s a poisonous gas that¡¯s spreading throughout the land of the former Demon Kingdom in the depths of the Abyssal Forest.¡± Here¡¯s a quick summary of the Demon Lord¡¯s story. Their territory is polluted with a gas called miasma. The demons are somewhat resistant to it, but for humans, it¡¯s a completely poisonous gas. The Carter Territory and the Demon Kingdom have now merged and humans will be coming and going as well. However, with the miasma enveloping the Demon Kingdom, ordinary people are having trouble getting in. ¡°Why don¡¯t you just avoid going in there?¡± ¡°But if we don¡¯t¡­¡­there won¡¯t be enough places for the population to live. The miasma isn¡¯t a very good environment for demons either. ¡°Oh, I see¡­¡­so the demon tribe wanted a human land that wasn¡¯t covered in miasma.¡± I¡¯m totally over this¡­¡­. Why is it that troublesome things come in one after another¡­? What? Am I cursed? ¡°You must have done something wrong in your previous life, right? ¡»\ ¡°How rude! In my previous life, I was someone who beat up about 99999 bad guys. Shouldn¡¯t I be considered a hero? ¡»\ ¡°That¡¯s the cause, isn¡¯t it? You¡¯ve got a lot of grudges¡­..¡»\ Well, anyway. Miasma¡­Hmm. Alright! ¡°Noah Carter will solve this problem for you!¡± ¡°Really! Oh yes! Thank you¡­Noah-sama! You¡¯re so kind!¡± ¡°Why? What¡¯s your true intention? ¡»\ ¡°Use the miasma to make an incompetent move! ¡»\ ¡°You never give up, Noah sama¡­..I think you should stop doing that¡­¡­It¡¯s going to backfire anyway.¡± ¡°It¡¯s going to be okay! I¡¯ll succeed this time! I¡¯ll be an incompetent lord from now on!¡¡Hahahaha! ¡»\ ¡°Ah, he¡¯s setting a flag again¡­¡­.¡± ¡ï I was riding on the back of a white dragon, flying above the abyssal forest. This dragon is the true form of the demon goddess Laurie. I was one year old when I beat up the demon goddess that was sealed in the forbidden book and made it my apprentice. She seals her power and usually looks like a cat. This time, I had to go on a long trip, so I broke the seal. I can fly too, but it¡¯s a hassle. ¡°To think that even a great demon goddess¡­.is just a gopher, I can¡¯t face my people like this.¡± ¡°What? You don¡¯t like it? Then I¡¯ll erase it.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t! I love being a gopher! ¡»\ ¡°Good¡± ¡°By the way Noah-sama, where are you going now and what are you going to do? ¡»\ I unfold the scroll over Laurie¡¯s back. It is a map of the entire Demon Kingdom that Demon King Hilde had. ¡°I heard that the miasma is thickest near the Demon Lord¡¯s castle. I¡¯ll investigate there.¡± ¡°Do you want to check it out? ¡»\ ¡°No, I want to expand the damage.¡± ¡°Hey¡­! You said you¡¯d fix it!! ¡»\ ¡°Idiot! If I solve the problem, I¡¯ll be treated like a competent person again!¡± All I want is to be looked down upon as incompetent. To see the look of disappointment from the troublesome people of the territory. For that reason, success is outrageous. Failure is what I want. ¡°The miasma has so far only appeared in the area around the Demon Kingdom. What would happen if we spread it to Carter¡¯s territory?¡± ¡°¡®No, if you do that¡­..Carter territory will be an uninhabitable land¡­.No way¡­.¡± ¡°Yes! Carter¡¯s territory will become uninhabitable. That means it¡¯s no longer a fiefdom and the lord will no longer be in charge!¡± ¡°You¡¯re the worst! You¡¯re an asshole! ¡»\ ¡°What? You have a problem with it? It¡¯s only harmful if you inhale it for a long time, it won¡¯t kill you instantly.¡± ¡°But the residents will lose their homes¡­? ¡»\ ¡°Then they can just go live in another territory and I¡¯ll just retire as a lousy lord who caused more damage¡­.. Isn¡¯t that perfect?¡± After a while. We arrived at the Demon King¡¯s castle. ¡°Uup ¡­ I feel bad¡­.and the air is stale¡­¡­¡± Laurie, now in her white cat form, sits on my shoulder and says. I look around. Indeed, it was always filled with purple gas. ¡°Where¡¯s the source?¡± ¡°Um¡­.are you okay Noah-sama?¡±¡»\ ¡°No problem at all.¡± ¡°This guy isn¡¯t human, is he?¡­. As expected of Noah-sama.¡± I explore the area around the castle. However, I can¡¯t find anything that seems to be the cause. Like a poisoned swamp or a polluted river. In fact, the further into the forest I went, the more the miasma seemed to fade away. ¡°The miasma seems to be thickest around the demon king¡¯s castle.¡± ¡°Is there a source in the castle? ¡»\ ¡°Or they¡¯ve got the castle covered so the source can¡¯t be found.¡± ¡°I see¡­.there¡¯s something like a miasma pool in the basement of the castle.¡± ¡°Exactly. then it¡¯s easy isn¡¯t it?¡± THen I use levitation magic. Standing above the castle. ¡°Ah, uh¡­.what are you doing? ¡»\ ¡°I¡¯m going to blow up the castle.¡± ¡°Huh!? Ah, um¡­why? ¡»\ ¡°There¡¯s a miasma pool under the castle, right? If we tear it down, all the miasma that¡¯s been building up will come out all at once.¡± ¡°Eh¡­.Noah-sama, are you serious? ¡»\ ¡°Of course! What do you think I came this far for!¡± ¡°I¡¯m the one who carried you¡­¡± Oh, well. I¡¯m just trying to achieve my goal. ¡°So how would you destroy it? Just like you did with the volcanic turtle using fire magic? ¡»\ ¡°I¡¯m not going to do such a troublesome thing. I just have to destroy the building. A finger snap will do the trick.¡± ¡°What¡­¡­? Finger¡­¡­snapping¡± ¡»\ I put my right hand in front of me. Then I snap my finger. Snap¡­! Boom-boom! ¡°Ehhhhhhh! it really blew away!? ¡»\ ¡°Okay, we¡¯re good to go.¡± ¡°What did you do Noah-sama? ¡»\ ¡°What? I snapped my fingers and then I used the natural vibration wave to destroy the building.¡± ¡°Vi.. vibration..? I don¡¯t know what you did¡­but it¡¯s not magic.¡»\ ¡°Well naturally. Normally, you don¡¯t need magic to destroy a building, right?¡± ¡°Please learn that Noah-sama¡¯s normal is not normal¡­..¡»\ Well, at any rate, the castle has now been destroyed. More miasma than ever will spew out from the miasma pool below. If left alone, the miasma would spread with the wind and Carter¡¯s territory would become an uninhabitable land. ¡°Noah wins this time! Let¡¯s go home, Laurie-kun!¡± ¡°Huh¡­.? I don¡¯t feel like I¡¯m suffocating anymore¡­..am I imagining things? ¡»\ ¡ï ¡°As expected of Noah-sama!¡± A few days after returning from the Demon Kingdom. Hilde, the former demon king came to my room with a smile on her face. ¡°What is it? Hilde.¡± ¡°The miasma is gone!¡± ¡°What? The miasma is gone? What do you mean?¡± ¡°The source of the miasma was the Demon Lord¡¯s castle where I lived!¡± After I destroyed the castle¡­.. Apparently Hilde had taken her men to investigate. As soon as she entered the country, she noticed that the miasma that had been there before had disappeared. Fragments of the broken castle revealed that a spell had been placed on the castle. From this, they found out that the miasma had not been accumulating in the basement of the castle, but that the Demon Lord¡¯s castle itself had been the source of the miasma. ¡°Wow¡­! Noah-sama is amazing! You were able to see the true nature of the miasma, which has been unexplained for centuries in one shot!¡± ¡°Uh, no¡­¡± ¡°And to destroy the castle built by the First Demon Lord in an instant! It¡¯s amazing!¡± ¡°Uh, um¡­..¡± Hilde says, sobbing and kneeling down. ¡°The destruction of the castle of the demon tribe, our symbol, was also an expression of your intention to break free from the spell of the past and lead the demon tribe from now on! As expected of Noah-sama, you must have had deep thoughts!¡± Oh no, the Demon Lord¡¯s trust in me has increased! Why!? Why are my moves backfiring one after the other! ¡°Don¡¯t you think the grudge theory of the previous life is being proven? I think you should be purified Noah-sama.¡± How did this happen? Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!! CH 18 One day. At the lord¡¯s mansion. Sabrina Echigoya (the beautiful man), a former goblin merchant arrived. ¡°Noah-sama. Actually, I need to discuss something with you.¡± ¡°What the hell¡­¡­ Please give me a break already¡­¡­¡± With the miasma cured, the Carter territory¡¯s domain expanded at once. This has doubled the workload as more things are needed. ¡°Actually, I was wondering if you could mass produce the lotion you gave me the other day.¡± ¡°Lotion ¡­¡­? Oh, the one Noah-sama gave you as a souvenir. It cured your goblin-like appearance.¡± ¡°What are you going to do with that mass production?¡± ¡°Actually, we are flooded with orders from female customers all over the country.¡± Sabrina said. Originally, Sabrina had a terrible appearance. He was cured of that and his customers were asking him how he did it. When Sabrina mentioned lotion to them, they said they¡¯d love to have some! And the orders are pouring in. ¡°The fact that Sabrina-chan has become beautiful is the best advertisement of all.¡± ¡°Why do these wives want lotion?¡± ¡°A woman always wants to look beautiful, Noah-sama. If this is the lotion that fixed my bumpy skin, it¡¯s only natural that women who want to get younger skin would want it.¡± Anyway, it seems that everyone wants the lotion that I properly made. (Hm¡­I see¡­Okay, I¡¯ll use this.) ¡°It can¡¯t be helped¡­¡­Give me three days. I¡¯ll make something even better than the lotion I gave you.¡± ¡°Really? Thank you very much! I¡¯m sure the customers will be very pleased!¡± ¡°Uuu ¡­..dazzling¡­.he¡¯s a good merchant who¡¯s genuinely trying to meet the needs of his customers¡­¡­ And you, Noah, what are you thinking? ¡» ¡°Of course it¡¯s to ruin my reputation by making and selling a lotion that doesn¡¯t work at all and getting a lot of complaints! ¡» ¡°It¡¯s so refreshing to see how unfazed you are¡­well, I¡¯m sure you¡¯ll fail this time too.¡» Thus, I decided to make a new lotion for my new incompetent move. ¡ï I came to the forest near the mansion. The white cat, Laurie is on my shoulder. ¡°Now, let¡¯s get to work.¡± ¡°Cosmetics¡­ Isn¡¯t it usually made in a place like a laboratory?¡± ¡» ¡°Idiot! What I¡¯m going to make now is just a random lotion with no effect, so it doesn¡¯t matter.¡± ¡°A random lotion¡­.what are you going to do? You don¡¯t even have the ingredients.¡± ¡°Huh? It¡¯s everywhere. All over the place.¡± I thrust my hand into the subspace and pull out a bottle from inside. A potion bottle. I¡¯ll put the lotion in this. ¡°What good is a bottle if there¡¯s nothing in it? ¡» ¡°I¡¯m going to make it¡­¡± I hold one hand up in the air. Then, a small ball of water forms on my palm. ¡°Water magic? ¡» ¡°Yes. It collects moisture from the atmosphere and creates water. Elementary magic that even children can do today [Water Ball].¡± ¡°What are you going to do with a water ball? ¡» ¡°Put it in the bottle. Yes, it¡¯s done.¡± ¡°No¡­ as expected, that¡¯s a little¡­¡± ¡°Do you have any complaints?¡± ¡°Yes I do! It¡¯s just water! It¡¯s fake! ¡» ¡°Ha-ha! I told you, Laurie, I¡¯m trying to ruin my reputation. I¡¯m just selling water under the guise of lotion! I¡¯ll be getting complaints from all over the country! I want that evil lord fired! That¡¯s how it¡¯s going to go, I¡¯m sure!¡± ¡°But¡­¡­you¡¯ll be causing trouble for Sabrina, the salesman, right? ¡» ¡°I¡¯ll have them advertise it as Carter¡¯s Lotion. I¡¯m the only one who¡¯ll be in trouble and Sabrina is the victim. It¡¯ll ruin my reputation even more, won¡¯t it?¡± ¡°I see¡­¡­ As expected of Noah-sama. You have no problems with being the lowest of the low.¡± ¡°Shut up! Now, let¡¯s make it¡­.yeah, let¡¯s see, I¡¯ll make about 100,000 bottles lightly.¡± I use earth magic to make the containers and water magic to make the lotion. One after another, at high speed, the fake lotions are completed. And they are stored in the subspace. ¡°Um¡­..Noah-sama. Are you aware that you¡¯re doing¡­¡­something dangerous? ¡» ¡°Kukuku¡­Of course. It¡¯s fun to do bad things¡­¡­¡± ¡°No, you know¡­. it¡¯s not just that¡­..ugh, never mind. Noah-sama, do your best!¡± ¡°Yeah. I¡¯ll do my best to ruin my reputation. Aim for banishment! Ha-ha-ha!¡± ¡°Ha¡­this guy, he doesn¡¯t realize that he¡¯s doing amazing things¡­¡± ¡ï Later, in my room. ¡°As expected, Noah-sama! You¡¯re an amazing person after all!¡± ¡°What¡¯s the matter, Sabrina¡­..you came barging in¡­..¡± Sabrina, a former goblin merchant, came over with a smile on his face. I have a bad feeling about this¡­¡­ ¡°The cosmetics you created Noah-sama have been a huge hit all over the country!¡± ¡°Huh!? It¡¯s a hit?¡± ¡°Yes! We¡¯ve been receiving happy reports from women all over the country!¡± Sabrina brings a letter and hands it to me. Apparently, it¡¯s a letter from his customer who used Carter¡¯s cosmetics. ¡°My skin looks about 30 years younger! Whoever made this is a genius! ¡» ¡°Not only does it heal my acne, but it also clears up my burns! It¡¯s amazing!¡± ¡» ¡°I drank the lotion by mistake, but from that day on, I¡¯ve been super energetic! My stiff shoulders, back pain and everything else have healed! It¡¯s too amazing! ¡» ¡­¡­what¡¯s going on? It¡¯s just water!? ¡°Noah-sama. I forgot to tell you. The water you created was made with your magic, wasn¡¯t it? ¡» ¡°Oh, what about it?¡± ¡» ¡°The water that was created by your magic was also given your magic power. That¡¯s why it¡¯s not just water, but magic water. That¡¯s why it was good for both beauty and health. ¡» ¡°What does that mean¡­.?¡¡I intended to make just water, but I was making magic water? ¡» ¡°That¡¯s what I¡¯m saying. Yes¡­Noah-sama.¡± What a mess¡­. Even something I made at random is considered amazing here! ¡°You¡¯re amazing, Noah-sama! It¡¯s amazing that you made the bottles and cosmetics all by yourself with magic!¡± ¡°No¡­ it¡¯s not that great¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be modest! It doesn¡¯t take an ordinary amount of magic to make enough lotion for 100,000 bottles! It¡¯s a feat that can only be done with an extraordinary amount of magic power¡­.. It¡¯s wonderful!¡± ¡°Huh, Eh¡­¡­isn¡¯t it normal?¡± ¡°And subspace storage is a lost ancient magic that no one else in this world can do! I can¡¯t believe you have such an amazing magic Noah-sama!¡± ¡­¡­ What the hell. A random act that I did with the intention of damaging my reputation backfired¡­¡­ They¡¯re now sure I¡¯m a great wizard! ¡°No, no¡­.. I¡¯m really not that big of a deal¡­¡­¡± ¡°You can do so many great things and yet you are so humble! You¡¯re the best lord¡­with all your talents, abilities and personality Noah-sama!¡± I¡¯ll be affirmed no matter what I do! How did this happen!? CH 19 One day. I went to the abyssal forest, I was slacking off. I was lying down by the lake. I apply gravity magic and float a bit. The white cat, Laurie, was also curled up on my stomach. ¡°Noah-sama~. Are you sure it¡¯s okay to slack off?¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay¡­¡­ Oh, the weather is also good today¡­¡­ Laurie, A day like this is the perfect day for sabotage you know.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t agree with you, but it¡¯s definitely a nice day.¡± And, it was that time. Whoosh, whoosh¡­¡­. ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡± Whoosh. Whoosh. Whoosh. ¡°Ah¡­ shut up already.¡± ¡°What¡¯s that sound? ¡» ¡°I don¡¯t know, but it feels artificial. Okay, let¡¯s check it out.¡± I got up and headed for the abyssal forest. When I push through the trees ¡­ ¡°Come on! Ha! Chorya!¡± ¡°¡­¡­ Is that a child? ¡» ¡°Yes. She seems pretty young.¡± She¡¯s probably about ten years old. She¡¯s a little girl with braided pigtails and round glasses. She swung the sword in her hand. ¡°Hey kid. What are you doing?¡± ¡°¡­..¡± ¡°Huh? What¡¯s wrong?¡± ¡°No, no¡­nothing. I can¡¯t believe¡­I couldn¡¯t sense your presence¡­¡± The kid with the glasses mumbled. Is she a kid from a village around here? But she doesn¡¯t seem to know me¡­ isn¡¯t she a citizen of this territory? ¡°Well, whatever. Hey, kid. What have you been doing? You¡¯re bothering me.¡± ¡°Oh no. I¡¯m sorry about that. My name is Julianne. I came to this forest on a training trip. ¡°Hmm. A training trip.¡± ¡°She¡¯s carrying a sword on her back, so I guess it¡¯s sword training¡­.. But I wonder if her parents would allow their child travel alone¡­¡­.¡» At any rate, I found out that she was a kid from somewhere else. And she said she was in the middle of training. ¡°You¡¯re up to something again.¡± ¡°Of course. I¡¯m thinking of cheating this girl with some incompetent move.¡± ¡°Noah-sama¡­.. It is better to stop making incompetent moves, the exorcism isn¡¯t over yet¡­¡­¡± Because I defeated evil people in my previous life, there was a grudge against me, and as a result, everything I do will backfire. That is Laurie¡¯s reasoning. ¡°Hey, Julianne. You¡¯re training with a sword, right? Since you¡¯re here, I¡¯ll give you a lesson. ¡°Oh! Is that okay?¡± ¡°Oh¡­.. leave it to me. I have a bit of confidence in my sword skills.¡± Laurie asks above my head. ¡°So, how do you plan to make an incompetent move? ¡» ¡°It¡¯s called the ¡®I¡¯m not mature enough to deal with a kid¡¯ strategy. I¡¯m going to beat this little kid to a pulp.¡± ¡°Wow¡­you¡¯re so immature.¡± ¡°I¡¯m going to break her confidence to the point where she¡¯ll never be able to hold a sword again. That¡¯s how I¡¯ll lower my reputation with children. ¡» ¡°But¡­Hmm¡­ I¡¯ve seen this child somewhere before. I wonder where¡­? ¡» ¡ï I decided to have a mock battle against Julianne. ¡°Noah-sama, what are you going to do about your weapon?¡± ¡°Uh¡­? This is enough.¡± I picked up a fallen tree branch. It¡¯s about the length of an arm, just right. ¡°I can handle your weak sword with a tree branch. Come on, come on.¡± Julianne nods and closes the distance towards me. ¡°Ya! ¡» ¡°You¡¯re too slow.¡± I dodge Julianne¡¯s slash and strike her on the back of her neck. With a crunch, she fell face-first to the ground. ¡°Oh, come on, is it over already? You¡¯re weak.¡± ¡°No, Noah-sama¡­¡­this kid was fast enough too. Is she really just a child? ¡­¡­? ¡» ¡°That¡¯s amazing, Noah!¡± Julianne gets up and her eyes sparkle. ¡°What body movement! I can¡¯t believe you¡¯re an amateur!¡± ¡°Hah! What¡¯s with your superior attitude? Come on, girl, show me the results of your training.¡± ¡°Yes¡­! Ha! [Autumn rain barrage]!¡± Julianne held up her sword and unleashed a series of blows at me with tremendous speed. kinkin, kinkin, kinkin¡­¡­! ¡°What? Noah-sama, you¡¯re taking out all of those amazing blows with just a stick! Wow¡­..! ¡» ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you? Is that the extent of your training!¡± ¡°Ku¡­! This¡­!¡± Kink, kink, kink¡­..! ¡°Come on!¡± ¡°Haaaaa!¡± I flicked her sword hard with the tree branch. Julianne lost her balance and was blown into the air. She adjusted her posture in the air and landed. ¡°Hahahahaha! That¡¯s all you got, Julianne!¡± ¡°What an amazing person¡­.. My swordsmanship is too dull as it is¡­..!¡± ¡°It seems your long training was meaningless! Now go home to your mother!¡± ¡°Wow, Noah-sama looks good as a villain¡­.But then again, that child is something else¡­..¡± Julianne gritted her teeth and readied her sword. She breathes in deeply¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­. ¡°Noah¡­..this is the ultimate strike that I have mastered over a long period of time.¡± ¡°Hah¡± ¡°This is a technique that I developed to destroy demons¡­.. It¡¯s not a technique that ordinary people can receive¡­..¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want to hear it, come on!¡± ¡°I understand. Haaaaaaah!¡± A golden aura erupts from Julianne¡¯s body. It¡¯s an aura of a degree that it shakes the trees of the forest and makes the heavens and the earth tremble. ¡°Noah-sama it¡¯s dangerous! If you take it head-on, you¡¯ll die! ¡» ¡°Maybe. That¡¯s why I¡¯ll take it¡­.head on! Come on, amateur!¡± ¡°Uoooooooo! ¡¾Sun Light Holy Sky Attack¡¿Take thi- Bugya!¡± Bechin! Boom! ¡°This guy¡­you attacked while little Julianne was preparing her special move¡­.! Even though you said you¡¯ll receive it head on! That¡¯s terrible! ¡» ¡°Hahaha! It¡¯s her fault for taking it so literally! You¡¯re so naive, Julianne!¡± ¡°That was dirty¡­! ¡» ¡°Shut up! There¡¯s no such thing as a fair game. No matter what you do, you just have to win.¡± I smiled triumphantly at Julianne as she collapsed. ¡°Are you done yet, Julianne.¡± ¡°Ugu¡­ Uu¡­¡± ¡°Hah, Noah-sama, you¡¯ve wronged that child. She¡¯s going to tell her mother.¡± But this must have made her think I¡¯m not mature enough. Okay, this kind of activity starts with a steady step. If I get a complaint from her parents, my reputation will be¡­.. ¡°Wow, amazing! You¡¯re too amazing!¡± Julianne holds my hand with her eyes shining. ¡°What brilliant swordplay! And your theory on swords¡­¡­!¡¡Yes¡­.. I was wrong. You have to win the battle, and you have to win first¡­.. !¡± ¡°Oh, ohh¡­ eh, you¡­why aren¡¯t you dented?¡± ¡°It¡¯s true that my pride was hurt¡­but! I was smitten by your excellent swordsmanship.¡± ¡°Oh, you like it?¡± She nodded, and Julianne clung to three of his fingers on the spot. ¡°Please make me a disciple!¡± ¡ï ¡°Noah-sama!!¡± Hilde, the Demon King, came rushing into my room. ¡°Hey, Demon Lord, shut up¡­¡­¡± ¡°Noah-sama! Why is that girl here!?¡± ¡°What? What do you mean by that girl¡­?¡± ¡°My nemesis¡­ [Brave]!¡± ¡°Huh? Brave? I don¡¯t know where¡­¡­¡± The door opens and Julianne comes in. ¡°Noah. Good morning!¡± ¡°Oh no! It¡¯s Julianne the Brave!¡± The demon King Hilde begins to tremble¡­¡­ No¡­.eh? What did you just say ¡­¡­? ¡°Ah! I remember now! Noah-sama, this Julianne is the chosen one! Julianne the Brave [Hero]! ¡» ¡°Huh? You¡¯re a hero! You¡¯re so weak!¡± ¡°It¡¯s just that Noah-sama is too strong! The only thing that can stand up to the Demon Lord at the moment is the best holy swordsman¡­¡­and that¡¯s the hero.¡» Well, seriously¡­¡­. Compared to the hero before reincarnation, I feel that the level has dropped considerably¡­. ¡°That¡¯s why it shouldn¡¯t be compared to your previous life¡­ ¡» ¡°Heeeey! Noah-sama! Helpmi!¡± (said in english) Hilde gets behind me and starts shaking and wobbling From this girl¡¯s point of view, She¡¯s a self-killing entity. Moreover, Hilde is weak. She is much weaker than Julianne. ¡°But Noah, I¡¯m surprised, that I am! I didn¡¯t think you had a Demon Lord under your command! I¡¯m impressed, that I am!¡± ¡°Well, she¡¯s my subordinate, or my younger sibling, or¡­.. What? You want to kill her?¡± ¡°Heeey! Help me!¡± Hilde is trembling behind me. But Julianne shakes her head. ¡°No way! I¡¯ll be working with my master, Noah, and his students, I can¡¯t kill her!¡± ¡°Oh! Oh, good! That¡¯s right! I¡¯m saved! Now the biggest threat is gone! Thank you, Noah-dono! You¡¯re the best!¡± ¡°But to think that both the Demon Lord and the hero are both surpassed¡­.Noah is the best after all!¡± ¡­¡­Ah, that? It¡¯s funny, I¡¯m supposed to be¡­. hated for being a jerk to children. Isn¡¯t it backfiring again? I don¡¯t know why this is happening¡­¡­! CH 20 The incompetent prince Noah took a brave man as his apprentice. One day, not long after that. Sebastian, the head butler of the Carter family, sighed to himself while doing paperwork. ¡°Hah¡­¡± ¡°Mr. Sebastian? What¡¯s the matter?¡± Lista, the girl who works as a maid and is a resident of the estate, nodded her head. ¡°No¡­sometimes Lista. Do you think this territory is better than it used to be?¡± ¡°Of course it is! Thanks to Noah-sama¡¯s coming, I can live my days without being frightened by the demons of the forest!¡± ¡°I see¡­ I guess so ¡­¡± ¡°No matter how much we pleaded with him, the former lord Munoda would not accept our pleas, saying that monsters should be left alone and that we had the wards in place¡­¡­ Oh, I¡¯m sorry!¡± ¡°No¡­¡­it¡¯s fine. Thank you. Go back to your work.¡± Lista bowed her head apologetically several times and left the room. Sebastian remembers what she said earlier. Carter¡¯s territory is adjacent to Abyss Wood, the Abyssal Forest. The people of the territory lived in constant fear of monsters. But the former lord did not try to solve it. They relied on the barrier of the heroes and dressed down the defence costs as it was. ¡°The people seem happier now than they did in the past¡­¡­ Is this all the achievement of that little boy¡­..?¡± With Noah¡¯s arrival as lord, the land developed in a frightening way. At the time of Munoda, I thought the land was just going to slowly perish¡­¡­ At that time, Lista came out again. ¡°Mr. Sebastian, you have a guest.¡± ¡°Me, a guest? ¡­¡­ Well, let him through. ¡°Hey, Sebastian! Long time no see!¡± ¡°! This is¡­Munoda-sama!¡± The man who entered the room was a fat, bald man¡­ He was the former Lord Munoda Carter. Technically, he is no longer a lord, though, so he is just Munoda. ¡°Well, well, well! It¡¯s been a long time! I hope you¡¯re well?¡± ¡°Well¡­..it¡¯s not so bad.¡± It had been a while. I sit down on the couch, in front of Munoda. ¡°Sebastian, I have one favor to ask you.¡± ¡°What do you want to ask for¡­?¡± ¡°Let¡¯s team up me and get rid of the current lord¡­.Noah Carter.¡± A sudden proposal from the former lord. Noah¡¯s expulsion. That was¡­.what Sebastian should have wanted. However¡­. ¡°Ah? What¡¯s up, Sebastian¡­.? I was hoping you¡¯d get on board with this quickly?¡± ¡°Oh, uh¡­..well, that¡¯s good! I¡¯ve been having trouble with that little boy myself!¡± ¡°Right? This land of Carter has been protected by me and my father for a long time. In other words, my bloodline is the rightful lord of this place, right?¡± ¡°Well, of course! That¡­..incompetent prince doesn¡¯t belong in¡­.. this land!¡± ¡­..While saying that, I remember Lista¡¯s smile. In addition to that, you can see the citizens laughing outside the mansion¡­¡­ Noah Carter does not deserve this place¡­..Could it really be true? It¡¯s not that I feel that way. But still, Sebastian did not approve of Noah. ¡°Well, Master Munoda. How do you intend to get rid of the little bastard?¡± ¡°You just have to prove that the kid is incompetent. So use this.¡± Munoda pulled out a small vial from his pocket. There is a poisonous purple liquid inside. ¡°It¡¯s a special potion that, when mixed with drinking water, causes severe diarrhea, vomiting, and dizziness.¡± ¡°¡­¡­What are you going to do with this?¡± ¡°You know that river near the village of Ain that¡¯s used for drinking water? ¡­¡­mix this poison in there.¡± ¡°What!? What are you talking about!?¡± Sebastian couldn¡¯t help but react at the horrible suggestion from Munoda. The man is asking him to poison the water in the river that the people drink in order to get rid of Noah. ¡°If you do that, the people in your territory will be harmed!¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay. It¡¯ll just give them a stomachache. They¡¯re not going to die.¡± ¡°But¡­..the lord himself is disturbing the peace of the people he is supposed to protect¡­¡­¡± ¡°Oh? What, Sebastian, you can¡¯t listen to me? Huh? You¡¯re the chief butler who has served my family for generations, right? My lord orders are absolute, right?¡± If the former lord were to walk around the village, it would indeed be suspicious. But Sebastian would be able to mix the poison into the river without raising suspicion. ¡°My people are suffering from an unexplained illness. Get rid of the incompetent lord who can¡¯t do anything! Then I¡¯ll take the vacant chair, and I¡¯ll be able to rule this land as I did before.¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡± ¡°Hey Sebastian, would you help me? Unlike Noah, you¡¯ve served by my side for many years, and I think that I¡¯m a more suitable lord¡­ wouldn¡¯t you agree?¡± ¡­¡­ Indeed, for many years, Sebastian has served with Munoda, and his father. I know exactly what kind of person he is. ¡­.But at the same time, I also know what Noah Carter has done. Which one is more worthy of being a lord? Such a thing¡­¡­. ¡°¡­Munoda-sama. Please give me some time.¡± ¡ï That night, I received a potion bottle from Munoda. Sebastian was worried in the lord¡¯s room. I thought to myself as I cleaned up the papers that Noah had left untouched. ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡± Certainly Noah has a lot of useless parts. He had an arrogant attitude, a demeanor that was not motivated, all of it is very unbecoming of a lord. ¡­¡­But with his arrival, this territory has seen further development. Lista and the rest of the people were all laughing. The threat of monsters has been eliminated. The city, which had been in shambles, was reborn because of the talented people that Noah brought with him. The Seventh Prince Noah. I¡¯m familiar with that name and the bad rumors. This is what Sebastian thought when he learned that Noah would be coming to this place for the first time. I have to protect the people. He couldn¡¯t stand to see his people suffer any more because of incompetence. ¡­¡­Yes, in Sebastian, there is a genuine desire to protect the people he loves. ¡°I¡¯m not lying about my desire to get rid of Noah¡­¡­ But I can¡¯t¡­.hurt the people of my domain.¡± And that¡¯s when it happened. ¡°Hey Sebastian, what are you doing?¡± ¡°Noah-sama!?¡± Noah came in through the window. ¡°You¡¯re working again? You like your job.¡± ¡°Shut up!¡­.. What are you doing up at this hour, Noah?¡± ¡°I went for a little walk near the village of Ain¡± ¡­¡­ This lord slacks off as soon as you take your eyes off him. After all, he¡¯s not fit to be a lord. ¡­¡­ ¡°Well, I was swimming in the river and I found this guy.¡± He said. Oh no. ¡°What!? No, Munoda-sama!¡± Munoda collapsed with the whites of his eyes showing. In his hand¡­he held the same bottle that Sebastian had. ¡°!? What, there were two poison bottles¡­¡± The bottle was already empty. Perhaps after parting from Sebastian, Munoda was secretly trying to poison the river by himself. ¡°He mixed poison in the river. It pissed me off, so I beat him up.¡± ¡°But the poison¡­.what did you do?¡± ¡°Ah? It¡¯s supposed to be purified, right? What a nuisance.¡± ¡­¡­ Sebastian was in tears when he heard it. This man¡­Noah. He used the magic of purification to protect his people from the poison¡¯s clutches. So that the people of the territory do not suffer from disease. ¡°What, what¡¯s wrong¡­¡­?¡± ¡°No¡­I was wrong¡­¡± Sebastian straightens his back and bends at a right angle. ¡°Noah-sama, please forgive me for all the times I¡¯ve been rude to you!¡± ¡°Oh, hey¡­..what¡¯s up all of a sudden?¡± ¡°I was wrong¡­¡­ You are the rightful lord of this land, Noah-sama¡­..¡± Regardless of his attitude, he has improved the lives of the people of his domain, and most importantly¡­¡­. He purified the poison to protect the people of his domain. His appearance is worthy of protecting and ruling this land¡­¡­ ¡­..However. Sebastian was mistaken about one thing. About the reason why Noah purified the poison. He was simply annoyed that Munoda had interfered with his river activities. That¡¯s why he beat up Munoda, the cause of the problem, and magically fixed the river that was contaminated by the poison. It was just a stomach upset, and he just cleaned the place where he swam. In other words, he didn¡¯t have the slightest intention to help his people. However, from Sebastian¡¯s point of view, Noah exterminated the evil man who mixed poison and tried to torment the people of his domain. That¡¯s how it was reflected. ¡°I pledge allegiance to you, lord Noah. I will work with all my might for you and your beloved people!¡± ¡°What? Wait! Mr. Sebastian! Loyalty¡­¡­ No, no, no, no!¡¡You¡¯re supposed to hate me!¡± ¡°I can¡¯t hate you when you act out of concern for your people!¡± ¡°What!? What¡¯s wrong with you, Sebastian!? Did you hit your head?!¡± ¡­¡­From Noah¡¯s point of view, he did not want Sebastian to change his mind. If it were before. Noah wants to leave this land. Sebastian wants to get Noah out of this land. The interests of the two were aligned. But due to the misdeeds of the previous lord, Sebastian had approved of Noah. ¡°Thank you for your concern, Noah-sama. You are indeed the best lord who cares for his subordinates.¡± ¡°You hit your head, didn¡¯t you? Come on, wake up!¡¡Sebastian! You¡¯re all I¡¯ve got! Oh, Sebastian!¡± ¡­¡­ Thus, the number of people who swore allegiance to Noah increased again. CH 21 One day, sometime after Noah Carter took the hero as his apprentice. At the royal palace, I was currently receiving a report on the current situation from the hero. ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡­..Julianne. I¡¯m not sure I understand your story¡­¡­¡± In the audience hall, the king was intensely puzzled when he heard the report from the hero, Julianne. What she told me was the shocking truth. In other words¡­¡­. ¡°Are you saying that Noah¡­that incompetent prince defeated the Demon King¡­?¡± ¡°Your Majesty the King. That is a mistake, that is¡± ¡°Oh! That¡¯s right! There¡¯s no way that stupid son can defeat the Demon Lord¡­¡­!¡± ¡°Lord Noah has taken the Demon Lord under his wing. He promised me that the demon race would not harm humans. Thanks to Noah-sama, that I do. After all, that man is wonderful¡­..!¡± ¡­¡­ There was a certain respect for Noah in Julianne¡¯s eyes. Is she telling a dream story, this girl? I doubted that at first. However, it is true that the frequency of demons is decreasing (not to zero. There are those that don¡¯t agree with the demon lord¡¯s idea) The report that Julianne brought had a ripple effect on his subordinates who were also present. ¡°It¡¯s a lie ¡­ Noah-sama is the Demon King?¡± ¡°And I hear that the Hero has become a disciple of Noah.¡± ¡°I told you so! Noah-sama is an amazing person¡­..¡± Noisy¡­¡­. Noisy¡­¡­. ¡°Then¡­.Julianne. Why have you come here?¡± ¡°I have come to¡­¡­ to report on the situation and to ask for my leave today, that I have.¡± ¡°Leave¡­?¡± ¡°Um. I will now train as his disciple in Noah-sama¡¯s territory.¡± Julianne took off the holy treasure sword she was wearing and placed it there. It is a sacred sword that was once used by ancient heroes to defeat the Demon King. The kingdom had lent it to Julianne. The return of the holy sword, that is, means that the hero will leave the hands of the king. ¡°Well, that¡¯s a problem, Julianne!¡± The king panicked. However, the hero didn¡¯t seem to understand why the king was panicked. ¡°Listen, Julianne. In addition to the important task of defeating the Demon Lord, you also had another role to play as the foundation of this kingdom!¡± ¡°Even if you say that¡­¡± ¡°The holy hero who defeated the Demon Lord. The kingdom that chose you. With you, our country will have a long period of peace.¡± In other words, they are trying to make the prestige of the royal family known for a long time by keeping the hero who saved the world at hand. But such things were of secondary importance to Julianne. All she wants is for people to be at peace. ¡°I would love for you to stay in my country!¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but I have to decline.¡± ¡°What, what did you say!? Why!?¡± ¡°As I said earlier, I would like to go to Carter¡¯s territory where Noah is and train there. ¡­¡­ I was inexperienced.¡± Julianne met Noah, the best swordsman in the Abyssal Forest. He has a fluid swordsmanship and a steel-like mentality. And above all¡­that thoughtfulness. ¡°He surpassed me in every way. He was kind enough to see that I was a hero and pointed out my inexperience¡­¡­ The Demon Lord must have been attracted by his kindness and joined as his subordinate. That¡¯s what¡­..Noah is!¡± The hero was completely infatuated with Noah. She had the same eyes¡­¡­as Lista and the other residents, who had no doubt that Noah was an amazing person. ¡°Well, wait! You¡¯re a hero! You must stay in this country as the hero who defeated the demon King!¡± Use the hero for publicity. That was the king¡¯s intention. But that¡¯s just something the king decided on his own. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but I¡¯m not cut out to be a hero. I¡¯m an ally with the Demon King, I can¡¯t beat him.¡± ¡°No, you can¡¯t! The Demon Lord must be defeated! The Demon Lord is evil! He must be destroyed as evil!¡± The king receives a great deal of aid from other countries. This is because the Demon Kingdom and this country are adjacent to each other. They receive money from other countries for being the first to suffer damage from the demon king and the demon race. ¡­¡­ Conversely, if the evil entity known as the Demon Lord were to disappear, there would be no reason for them to receive assistance. Furthermore, if the demon king was not defeated by a hero chosen by the country, but by an incompetent prince abandoned by the country¡­¡­ It was inevitable that his ability would be questioned as he had expelled such a talented person from the royal family, not to mention that he would not be able to take credit for the country¡¯s success. In other words, the king wants the hero to defeat the Demon King for the benefit of his country. ¡°It¡¯s a good thing you¡¯re friends with the Demon Lord!¡¡Julianne, approach the Demon Lord right now and kill him!¡¡Use this sword to kill him from behind!¡± ¡­¡­But Julianne became¡­.. angry when she saw such dirty ways of the king. Zu¡­¡­! And the magical power and aura of anger are emitted from her body. With a thud, the king and everyone else in the room fell on their knees. ¡°¡­¡­ Didn¡¯t I just say that I¡¯m an ally of the Demon Lord?¡± ¡°Ah¡­ oh¡­¡± ¡°I would never kill a friend. You think it¡¯s a lie? ¡­ I¡¯ll never go against that person¡¯s path!¡± The hostility emanating from the hero was real. In her eyes, the king was the enemy. ¡°If you want to defeat the Demon King, you can do it yourself¡­.However, Carter territory has the best lord in the world. I don¡¯t think he¡¯ll let his people get killed.¡± Julianne snapped back and left. ¡°Oh, hey! Wait! Hold on!¡± ¡°I won¡¯t wait¡± ¡°Hey! Please! I don¡¯t want you to leave now, hero! If you don¡¯t defeat the demon king, I¡¯ll be in trouble!¡± ¡°So why don¡¯t you do it yourself¡­¡­ Oh, yes. I¡¯ve heard that your son has been given the skills of a sword saint. It would be better to leave it to him¡­¡­Most likely.¡± Julian stops and gives us a serious glare. ¡°If you¡¯re going to turn on us, we¡¯re not going to stand idly by.¡± Then, the hero left. Everyone in the room was unable to move. ¡°What should we do¡­Your Majesty the King¡­¡± And, it was then. ¡°Father!¡± Bang! The door opens, and Noah¡¯s brother¡­ Dava enters the room. He was listening to the conversation outside the room. ¡°Father! Leave it to me! I¡¯ll definitely defeat the Demon Lord¡­..!¡± His eyes were full of self-confidence. Dava has the skill, sword saint. He had been given the strongest sword skills of anyone from the heavens. But¡­. ¡°¡­Dava. I¡¯ll give you an order.¡± ¡°Ha! Anything you want!¡± ¡°Noah¡­bring back that idiot who was banished!¡± ¡°Huh! ¡­¡­Yes? Eh¡­¡­!?¡± Dava looks at his father with a shocked expression on his face. ¡°Are you insane? Why would you do that?¡± ¡°Just get Noah back here now! That¡¯s an order!¡± ¡°No! If I¡¯m going to defeat the Demon Lord, I¡¯ll do it myself¡­¡­¡± ¡°Shut up!¡¡Get the hell out of here! If you disobey my orders, Dava, you too will be banished from the royal family.¡± Giri¡­and Dava grit his teeth in regret. It was as if his father had admitted that his¡­¡­ brother was more capable. Thus, on his father¡¯s orders, Dava went to the Carter Territory¡­¡­to Noah. CH 22 One day after Noah Carter was banished from the royal family. Noah¡¯s older brother, Dava, was riding in a carriage and heading for Carter territory. ¡°Hurry up, you piece of shit! Hurry up and get to Noah!¡± ¡°Yes, Dava-sama. What on earth are you in such a hurry for?¡± The Coachman driving the carriage asked curiously. ¡°It¡¯s Noah! It¡¯s to bring him back, damn it!¡± ¡°Oh, Noah-sama¡­? Why at this moment¡­?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know, damn it! It¡¯s my father¡¯s orders. He wants me to bring him back!¡± Dava was uncomfortable with his father¡¯s orders. The order to bring Noah back. That¡¯s because Noah is excellent, apparently. Indeed, there are many things that Dava can think of. After Noah left, numerous dignitaries quit. The Knight Commander, the Chief Court Mage and Noah¡¯s fianc¨¦e, Sarah, have also left the royal palace. Apparently, Noah was much loved and when they found out that he was gone from the castle, they left the castle that day. In this way, one after another, dignitaries came in search of him, saying, ¡°Noah-sama is not here, where is Noah-sama?¡±, and when they learned of his banishment, they left. From Dava¡¯s point of view, he was very disappointed that his brother, whom he had looked down upon, was being appreciated. Then, his father ordered him to bring him back. ¡°I really didn¡¯t want to! I was so frustrated! But¡­.those were father¡¯s orders. You must bring Noah back as soon as possible. I have to¡­.if I don¡¯t¡­.¡± Dava shuddered. If he couldn¡¯t bring Noah back, he would be exiled as well. He wasn¡¯t willing to recognize his brother, but he was even less willing to disobey orders and be stripped of his princely title. If that¡¯s the case, he¡¯d better push his feelings aside and bring Noah back. ¡°We¡¯ll be arriving in Carter territory shortly¡­¡­ What the hell is¡­¡­!?¡± ¡°What¡¯s up¡­¡­eh?¡± ¡­¡­Dava doubts his eyes. What should be there is an abandoned village. Abyssal Forest, Abyss Wood. It is a forest of death, overrun by vicious demons. Carter territory was a dying land that was abandoned there¡­¡­ It should be¡­¡­ ¡°But why is there a fortified city here?¡± It was a city with a magnificent outer wall, right in front of them. ¡°I don¡¯t know¡­¡­. I just know that Noah did something. Damn it! He¡¯s cheating¡­¡­! I¡¯m going to ask him directly what kind of cheating he¡¯s been doing!¡± Dava gritted his teeth and went to the lord¡¯s mansion. There was a lush lord¡¯s mansion with a beautiful garden. Dava steps forward, opens the door and sees his brother Noah, the lord. ¡°Hey Noah!¡± ¡­.There was a boy lying like a dead man in a pile of documents. He is the younger brother, Noah Carter, the incompetent prince who has been hiding his abilities. ¡°What¡¯s¡­this¡­my pack animal brother. What are you doing here?¡± ¡°Who¡¯s a pack animal, you rude bastard!¡± Dava goes to his brother and grabs his shoulders angrily. He pulls out a piece of parchment from his pocket and thrusts the imperial order at him. ¡°Father¡¯s orders! Noah, I¡¯m taking you back to the royal family!¡± ¡°Take me to¡­.. my parents¡¯ house¡­¡­?¡± Noah shakes his body with a purr¡­¡­ ¡°Oh. It¡¯s very annoying but¡­¡­.Bugya!!!¡± Noah hits his brother straight in the face with everything he¡¯s got! ¡°Bugeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!¡± The fist, strengthened by magic power, plunges into Dava¡¯s face and blasts him out through the wall. ¡°What are you doing¡­!¡± And that¡¯s when it happened. ¡°Sir, are you okay¡­?¡± The beautiful village girl¡­..Lista looks with concern. ¡°¡­¡­¡± Dava admires her beauty. It was also beautiful to see her relieved. ¡°Do you have something to do with Noah-sama?¡± ¡°Oh, I came to bring him back ¡­¡± Lista¡¯s body trembles. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± ¡°Hey, everybody!¡± Lista suddenly raised her voice. ¡°It¡¯s bad! Noah-sama is going to be taken away!¡± That was the moment¡­. Doh doh doh! With a cloud of dust, a large number of local residents rushed toward the Dava. In no time at all, Dava was surrounded. ¡°This is bullshit!¡± One of the people says with an angry expression. ¡°We can¡¯t give up our lord¡­¡­ Noah-sama!¡± Among the people were the knights who left and other important figures. ¡°Noah-sama is the saviour of the village! If you¡¯re going to take him¡­.I¡¯ll not forgive you!¡± They all pull out their wands and guns from their pockets. ¡°Ordinary commoners are armed¡­what¡¯s this¡­!?¡± Then, Noah landed softly on the ground. ¡°Noah-sama!¡± ¡°Get out of the way!¡± Noah puts his anger into his fists. ¡°¡­¡­.¡± Flames of anger welled up from Noah¡¯s body. ¡°You¡¯re coming to pick me up? It¡¯s too late.¡± The iron fist of anger plunged into Dava¡¯s face again. ¡°B-GYAAAAHHHHH!¡± Dava flew away, spinning in circles. ¡°You¡¯re too late! Because of your late arrival, a lot of people have already found out that I¡¯m capable and now I can¡¯t back out, you bastard!¡± ¡­¡­ So, Noah Carter, exiled as an incompetent prince, is a lord of a remote land. Helps the people, judges the wicked and protects the people from monsters¡­¡­. He was to go down in the history of the Carter realm as the most benevolent lord in history. ¡°Stop it! Give me a breaaaaaaak!¡± TN: This is the end of volume one. CH 23 One day, sometime after I had gotten rid of my pack animal brother. In the office of the lord¡¯s mansion. ¡°Noah-sama, we¡¯re in trouble!¡± ¡°¡­¡­.What¡¯s wrong Lista?¡­¡­¡± I was lying dead in a pile of documents. The more my territory developed, the more incompetent I move, the more work came my way for some reason. ¡°There¡¯s a huge carriage in front of the building and a beautiful woman!¡± ¡°Beautiful woman ¡­¡­? I don¡¯t know, but let her through.¡± A little while later. ¡°Hi, Noah, long time no see!¡± ¡°Huh? mother¡­.¡± The one who came in was my mother¡­¡­ in other words, the Queen. She always has a smiling face. ¡°Your mother is¡­¡­? You¡¯re the current king¡¯s wife!?¡± ¡°Yes~. I¡¯m Yuno von Gaeta-Nyga. Nice to meet you.¡± Laughing softly, my mother shakes hands with Lista. Lista¡¯s eyes were black and white. I know how you feel. My mother is very frank with the commoners, so she doesn¡¯t feel like royalty. ¡°Mother, what brings you to such a remote place?¡± ¡°Ah, Noah-sama, You use honorifics with your mother? ¡­¡­ Geez. ¡» I squeezed Laurie the white cat and sat down on the couch. ¡°I came to see Noah-chan. I heard from Dava-chan, but I don¡¯t really understand.¡± ¡°Pack animal brother¡­.You¡¯re always giving away unnecessary information¡­.¡± ¡°I came here to see how Noah-chan works. Sorry to barge in on you like this.¡± ¡­¡­Hmm. Apparently, the Queen had come to see if her seventh son was being a good lord. ¡­¡­ This could be an opportunity. Laurie, who is laying on the sofa, says in a dumbfounded tone. ¡°Noah, did you come up with another foolish incompetent move¡­..?¡¡It¡¯s useless¡­¡­. ¡» ¡°Shut up. It¡¯s different this time. It¡¯s too late for incompetent moves.¡± ¡°What do you mean? ¡» ¡°In other words. I¡¯ll try to show my mother how competent I am and appeal to her.¡± ¡°Huh? If they find out you¡¯re competent, everything you¡¯ve done will be for nothing. ¡» ¡°Think of it the other way around. What if my mother finds out that I¡¯m competent here? What if she finds out that I¡¯m too good to be left here in the middle of nowhere and gives me a formal order to return to the palace? ¡» ¡°I see¡­¡­what¡¯s that? Didn¡¯t your Brother Dava come to bring you back the other day? ¡» ¡°Well, I guess so¡­¡­. I got a little emotional at the time. When I thought about it more calmly, I realized that I should have left at that time.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. If the Queen, who is the parent, directly asks for Noah-sama to be taken home, the people might give him back because she¡¯s worried about him.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right! You know what I mean Laurie-kun ~ ¡± I lifted Laurie up from the cushion and patted her head good-naturedly. ¡°By the way, Noah-chan, I was wondering if I could observe you at work~¡± ¡°Of course! Look at me, I¡¯m working so hard!¡± ¡ï I¡¯ve come to Abyss Wood, an abyssal forest adjacent to Carter¡¯s territory. The levitation magic makes me and my mother float. ¡°Mother, have a special seat to see your son at work!¡± ¡°Oh, my goodness~¡­¡­ well~¡­¡­ this is ¡­¡­ amazing¡­¡­¡± Mother widened her eyes, even though she hadn¡¯t done anything yet. I wonder what that means¡­¡­. Oh well! ¡°Noah-chan, what are we going to do now ~?¡± ¡°My people have informed me that a horde of monsters is coming our way.¡± The Abyssal Forest. This place was considered to be a terrifying monster world where powerful monsters roamed and no one could enter. Recently, roads and other facilities have been developed and the monster¡¯s dwelling place has been relegated to the back. But they¡¯re not completely gone. ¡°Oh, my. That¡¯s horrible. What are we going to do about that horde?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll make them disappear in an instant!¡± ¡°Noah-chan alone¡­¡­against a horde of monsters?¡± ¡°Yes, let me show you the power of Noah Carter¡­..!¡± However, I¡¯m not going to give it my all. ¡°Why? ¡» ¡°It doesn¡¯t make sense to destroy this planet, right? ¡» ¡°¡±How much power do you have to destroy a planet? ¡­.Noah¡¯s full power¡­ ¡» ¡°What, who said you can¡¯t destroy a planet without going all out? ¡» ¡°You¡¯re the Demon King! No, It¡¯s possible with you being the Demon King! ¡» Well¡­ I won¡¯t overdo it, but I want to show off my competence in a flashy way¡­. After all, this is probably it. I raise my hand above my head. A huge magic circle unfolds. ¡°Infinite Meteor Shower, Meteor Swarm!¡± Thousands and thousands of magic circles unfolded above our heads. The meteorites poured down from there. Only the monsters, with their glittering tails trailing, are crushed with pinpoint accuracy. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz ¡­¡­! ¡°It¡¯s like an infinite shooting star raining down on the earth¡­¡­.Oh my, Noah-chan can use such a wide range annihilation magic.¡± ¡°Well, the opponent seemed weak and this rudimentary magic is enough for cleaning garbage.¡± ¡°No, this isn¡¯t rudimentary magic¡­.¡± Soon after, the meteorites stopped. The hordes of monsters below us were eradicated by the magic I had unleashed, every last one of them. ¡ï After eradicating the monsters, I descended to the entrance of the forest. My Mother kept her eyes down and made a gesture as if she was thinking about something. ¡°What do you think, Mother? Do you understand me now?¡± ¡°Yes. I understand very well now.¡± ¡°Of course! Let¡¯s get me¡­¡­¡± ¡°Noah-chan is an outstanding person who is indispensable to this territory.¡± ¡°Oh yeah, I¡¯m indispensable to this territory¡­¡­yeah, yeah, Huh!?¡± While I was surprised, my mother was smiling at me. No, it¡¯s essential¡­¡­.! ¡°Mother, what are you talking about? You¡¯re leaving your brilliant son here in such a strange countryside!¡± ¡°That¡¯s because~. Unless it¡¯s Noah-chan, No one can be the lord of this monster-ridden forest.~¡± My mother¡¯s eyes open as she looks at me. When they were closed, she was a laid-back mom, but by opening her eyes a little, she became sharp. ¡°Your talent will shine only in this territory. If you stay in the swamps of the Royal City, all your brilliance will fade away.¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡± And that¡¯s when it happened. ¡°¡± ¡°¡± Noah-samaaaaa! ¡°¡± ¡°¡± Lista and the rest of the people came pouring in. Speaking of which, the village of Ain was near here. ¡°As expected of Noah-sama! You used magic to bring down the stars and defeat a horde of monsters! You are truly divine! You¡¯re a god!¡± The eyes of Lista and the people of the land sparkled. Ah, it¡¯s too dazzling¡­ No, it¡¯s no good! ¡°Eh, Eh~? Did I do something ~? I didn¡¯t do anything at all ~?¡± ¡°The moment you realized that your mother wouldn¡¯t take you to King¡¯s Landing even if you did something competent, you switched to an incompetent move¡­¡­.¡± ¡°No! We¡¯ve been watching Noah¡¯s exploits with our own eyes!¡± The people nodded their heads vigorously. ¡°Noah-sama floated in the air and the moment he held up his hand, the stars began to fall! It was like a page out of a myth! That¡¯s Noah-sama for you!¡± ¡°No, no, there¡¯s a slight possibility that the stars just happened to fall when I held up my hand¡­¡­.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be so modest! Since you can handle super high magic like floating in the air, it should be easy for you to make stars fall!¡± Eh!? Levitation magic was such an advanced magic!? ¡°Noah is amazing ~ In addition, there¡¯s been no one who has been able to use the extreme magic of no attribute [Infinite Meteor Rain] ¡­¡­ since the heroes of the past. It¡¯s really amazing ~¡± ¡°Your mother¡­ definitely knew what she was doing, I¡¯m sure of it.¡± Laurie nodded with an expression of conviction. What do you mean!? ¡°Probably to make Noah-sama¡¯s competence even more known, she pretended as if to bring him back and made him do a competent move. ¡» ¡°What the hell! What a schemer my mother is!¡± ¡°Rather, Noah-sama is a¡­Geez! ¡» ¡­¡­Anyway. In front of the people and my mother, I have made a competent move! Damn it! How did this happen?! CH 24 One day, it was raining heavily. My room, in the lord¡¯s mansion. ¡°Aching~¡­¡­ boiling~¡­¡­ dull~¡­¡­¡± ¡°It¡¯s definitely hot and humid ¡­¡± I say, plopping down on my desk. Laurie was also stretched out on the desk. ¡°I¡¯ve got a lot of paperwork to fill out and the rain is killing me¡­¡­Ahhh!!! This sucks! Damn it!¡± ¡°But, despite everything¡­ It¡¯s great that you do your paperwork properly, isn¡¯t it, Noah-sama?¡± ¡°Huh? What¡¯s going on all of a sudden?¡± ¡°If it¡¯s such a bother, why don¡¯t you just throw it all and run away? Use transfer or whatever. If you don¡¯t do that, it means you¡¯re taking some responsibility for this job.¡± Pon. ¡°Laurie, you say some good stuff.¡± ¡°Huh? ¡» ¡°Yeah, I don¡¯t have to carry everything! I can run away if I don¡¯t like it!¡± ¡°Noah-sama!? ¡» I took out a piece of parchment and wrote a quick letter. ¡¾I¡¯m going out. Don¡¯t look for me okay. Don¡¯t ever look for me.] ¡°There we go!¡± ¡°What are you going to do? ¡» ¡°Isn¡¯t it obvious? Throw everything and run away!¡± ¡°What? You¡¯re running away? ¡» ¡°You¡¯re right! I don¡¯t have to do the work of a lord entrusted to me by my father! There¡¯s no shame in running away!¡± ¡°Hey, what about the people? ¡» ¡°I don¡¯t care!¡± ¡°You¡¯re the worst! ¡» ¡°Farewell, you madmen! I¡¯m going to drop everything and run away! I¡¯m going to call it the [Throw everything you don¡¯t like into the trash!] This way, I can kill two birds with one stone and ruin my reputation!¡± ¡°You¡¯ve just set a new record for the lowest! Give me back the praise I gave you earlier! ¡» I peeked out of the room and looked around. All right, no sign of anyone in the vicinity. ¡°I¡¯m going to get out of here while I still can. Come on, Laurie.¡± ¡°I really like it here¡­.¡± ¡°By the way, if you stay here, you¡¯ll be partly responsible for the lord¡¯s departure, so you¡¯ll be questioned by the people and then tortured¡­¡­.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll follow you! ¡» Thus, I threw everything away and left the territory. ¡ï Fly in an instant with transference magic. I decided to stay the night in a nearby town. ¡°It¡¯s great not to have to work~¡± ¡°Noah-sama~ Is a bit irresponsible after all.¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay. I was actually going to live a carefree life in a small town, but now they know I¡¯m competent¡­¡­¡± ¡°Oh dear, what are you going to do now¡­¡­? ¡» I¡¯m lounging on the bed with the white cat Laurie. ¡°From now on¡­I wonder. I think I¡¯ll go to my sister who married into the empire. I lost my job and want her to feed me.¡± ¡°It¡¯s refreshing to see how useless you are¡­¡­.¡± ¡°Shut up. I¡¯ll write a letter right away.¡± I lie down and write on a piece of parchment. Laurie sighs at the contents of the letter. ¡°Your older sister who married into the empire, you mean [Meishen]? ¡» ¡°Yes. The third princess [Meishen], my sister. The fianc¨¦e of the next emperor. She should be able to provide for me.¡± I finished writing and rolled up the parchment. With a snap of my fingers, the parchment changes shape. Eventually, what used to be paper turned into a pure white bird. ¡°Breathing life into inanimate objects¡­.. Noah-sama¡¯s magic is amazing. It¡¯s impossible even for a demon goddess.¡± ¡°Right. Ah¡­¡­but it¡¯s raining outside. I don¡¯t want my letter to get smeared by the rain.¡± ¡°We¡¯ll wait until the rain stops? ¡» ¡°We don¡¯t have time to wait that long. I¡¯ll do something.¡± I open the window. Ah¡­¡­!¡¡The wind was blowing hard and the raindrops were pouring down incessantly. ¡°There¡¯s a big storm outside, what are we going to do about it¡­¡­? ¡» ¡°I¡¯m going to do this.¡± I light a small fire on my fingertips. It¡¯s only about the size of the tip of a fingernail. I threw the fire toward the rain cloud with a whiff. It becomes a small bullet and heads for the sky¡­. Eventually, it disappeared into the rain clouds. And the rain clouds disappeared in an instant. ¡°Fah!!? The storm stopped¡­¡­ in an instant! What did you do!? ¡» ¡°Well, it¡¯s only vaporized?¡± ¡°Such a thick rain cloud, with such a small fire? That¡¯s impossible! The rain should¡¯ve destroyed it! ¡» ¡°Laurie-kun. Fire burns when there is oxygen. There is oxygen in the water of raindrops. If you use that, you can spread the fire even with a flame of that size.¡± ¡°Well, I don¡¯t know what you¡¯re talking about¡­..but I do know that you¡¯re an amazing person.¡± ¡°Good, the rain has stopped. Bird, make sure you send a letter to my sister in the empire.¡± I throw the letter that I brought to life out the window. The bird fluttered away into the clear sky. Now all I have to do is wait for a response. ¡°Laurie, I¡¯m going to bed.¡± ¡°Are you sure? If you stay here too long, the people might come after you, looking for Noah-sama.¡± ¡°No, no. I told them not to look for me.¡± ¡°I wonder if they will stay obediently¡­? ¡» ¡°And they don¡¯t know where I am. It¡¯s absolutely 100% impossible to find me, no matter what.¡± ¡°Well¡­that¡¯s right¡­ but umm¡­¡± I don¡¯t know what Laurie is worried about. But the people can¡¯t find me anyway. ¡°I¡¯ll relax for a while until I get a reply from my sister Meishen. Good night.¡± ¡ï ¡°Good morning, Noah-sama!¡± ¡°Huh!? Lista¡­!?¡± When I jumped up, there was a village girl with a simple face¡­ Lista, a citizen of Carter territory, stood there with a smile on her face. ¡°Heee! Why? Lista, why!?¡± Looking around, I realize. This is¡­.Carter territory, this is my room! Why am I in Carter territory when I¡¯m supposed to have left¡­.? Huh! No way¡­¡­! ¡°Laurie! You sold me out!¡± ¡°No, it¡¯s not that. While Noah-sama was sleeping, Lista-chan suddenly came to the inn ~¡± The white cat sitting beside the bed shook its head, purring. This white cat! No one knew my whereabouts other than her! ¡°You¡¯re right, Laurie-chan. I, Lista, am the one who found Noah-sama!¡± ¡°How did you ¡­¡­?¡± ¡± Noah-sama. As a matter of fact, did you know that your becoming a lord has bestowed a boon gift on your people?¡± ¡°What? A boon gift?¡± ¡°Well, I¡¯ve heard that when a small monster joins the ranks of a strong monster, it¡¯s given new skills and magic.¡± I know that too. The Demon King is like that. But¡­¡­is it possible to happen to humans? ¡°You see, Noah-sama is like a demon king, so the same phenomenon may have happened, right? In fact, from Lista-chan, I feel the same magical power as Noah-sama.¡± Apparently, I was unknowingly powering up the people and Lista¡­¡­ ¡°My boon gift is [Lord Sensing]. It is an ability that allows me to sense Lord Noah¡¯s location no matter where he is!¡± ¡°¡®Scary!''¡± Rattling¡­.me and Laurie hugged each other and shouted. I¡¯ve always thought this woman was outrageous, but she¡¯s getting stalker-ish! ¡°Now I can feel Noah-sama even when I¡¯m on the other side of this planet! It¡¯s great!¡± ¡°It¡¯s nothing but the worst for me!¡± ¡°I see, Lista-chan was able to determine Noah¡¯s position with her [lord sensing] ability and carried Noah-sama to this point¡­what a fanatic¡­¡± Then, the people of the territory came in. They were from Ain¡¯s village. ¡°Noah-sama! Thank you!¡± ¡°Thanks to you!¡± What¡¯s it now!? One thing after another! ¡°Noah-sama was going to stop this heavy rain!¡± ¡°Huh¡­? What do you mean?¡± Lista smiles and pulls out the note I left behind from her pocket. ¡°It says, [I¡¯m going to do something to prevent this heavy rain from flooding our territory. But don¡¯t follow me because it¡¯s dangerous. That¡¯s because you¡¯re more important than anything else]!¡± ¡°That¡¯s a hell of a translation¡­I just had a bad day and I had to go to a ton of places¡­.¡± ¡°That¡¯s Noah-sama!¡± ¡°He¡¯s so kind!¡± ¡°Our lord is a very good man indeed!¡± It seems that Lista and the people of the territory misunderstood my actions in running away as heroic behavior to protect the territory¡­¡­! What the hell! ¡°How did this happen?!¡± CH 25 One day. A letter was sent to the lord¡¯s mansion. In my room. ¡°Noah-sama, who is this letter from? ¡» ¡°It¡¯s from my sister, Meishen.¡± ¡°The sister you sent a letter the other day. The one who married into the empire right?.¡± ¡°Yes. Let¡¯s see¡­¡­. What¡¯s this, she said, ¡®I¡¯ll come see you soon¡¯. Arrival date¡­.. is today.¡± My sister came all the way from the Empire to see me. That¡¯s because I sent a help call to my sister the other day. ¡°It all went to waste in the end though.¡± ¡°No¡­wait, Laurie-kun. This may be¡­a chance.¡± ¡°Chance? ¡» ¡°Ah. This letter said she and her husband are coming to Carter territory.¡± ¡°Her husband¡­¡± ¡°My sister is married to the emperor¡¯s son, the prince.¡± ¡°Hmm¡­.Is the prince coming too? So? ¡» ¡°Yeah, let¡¯s kidnap the prince.¡± Bwaa¡­! Laurie blurts out. ¡°Hey! Kidnapping? What are you talking about! ¡» ¡°It¡¯s the usual incompetent move. Listen, what would the parents think if I kidnapped the Emperor¡¯s son?¡± ¡°They¡¯d be pissed off, of course. Worst-case scenario, it could be a war¡­¡­.¡± ¡°Yes! Then the emperor¡¯s soldiers will come pouring into Carter¡¯s territory! If they¡¯re successful, the territory will be destroyed! Once the territory is destroyed, there will be no need for a lord!¡± ¡°Hey! That¡¯s really bad for the citizens of the territory¡­¡­¡± ¡°They have the Knight Commander Diva, the Mage Commander Liza and the people with boon gifts aren¡¯t going to die so easily.¡± ¡°Even so¡­it¡¯d be a nuisance to your territory ¡­¡± ¡°That¡¯s good. It¡¯s okay if Lista and the rest of the people are disgusted by the fact that I¡¯m a stupid lord who senselessly went against the emperor¡¯s prince. Either way, it¡¯s delicious.¡± ¡°Wouldn¡¯t it be better if you used some of your wiles for the well-being of your people¡­¡­? ¡» ¡°You idiot! If I do that, I¡¯ll get more respect and I¡¯ll never be able to quit!¡± ¡°I feel like you¡¯re already plunging head first into a bottomless pit¡­¡­.¡± ¡°Shut up! Anyway¡­¡­my policy is now set. I¡¯m going to kidnap my sister¡¯s spouse, the prince!¡± ¡ï I went outside the lord¡¯s mansion. A certain part of Abyss Wood, the Abyssal Forest. I knew that my sister¡¯s magical power was approaching using magical power sensing. ¡°Alright, let¡¯s kidnap him ¡ï¡± ¡°Noah-sama, you shouldn¡¯t do that. Kidnapping is against humanity, you know. ¡» I¡¯m magically levitating in the air. On my shoulder is Laurie, the white cat. ¡°No, I¡¯m not going to kidnap and put myself in a bad situation. I¡¯m just doing a little kidnapper imitation.¡± ¡°What¡¯s imitation? ¡» ¡°I mean, like attacking a carriage and putting the prince to sleep, that kind of thing. I can¡¯t hurt my sister, you know.¡± ¡°Huh? Noah-sama, the carriage is coming over here.¡± ¡°Oh, you¡¯re here! Let¡¯s see.¡± I use my far-sighted magic to look deep into the forest. A carriage carrying my sister¡¯s magical power was running towards us. ¡°Target confirmed! Haha, we¡¯re going into operation now!¡± ¡°It¡¯s better to abandon the kidnapping plan¡­right? Noah-sama, aren¡¯t there a lot of people there?¡± ¡°Huh? ¡­ Certainly¡± There¡¯s only one carriage. But there were several horses surrounding it. ¡°And the carriage looks kind of rushed, doesn¡¯t it? If you¡¯re carrying the prince and his fianc¨¦e, shouldn¡¯t you move more slowly? ¡» ¡°You¡¯re right. I don¡¯t know. The horses around the carriage are probably escorts. ¡° ¡°Escorts¡­..I wonder?? ¡» ¡°Oh, you¡¯re so annoying. You should just shut up and watch the brilliant performance of this great actor, Noah-sama!¡± I move at high speed from the air and land in front of the carriage. I used wind magic to create a flashy landing. ¡°¡±Whoa ahhhh!¡±¡± The carriage stopped. The [escorts] who were around were blown away. ¡°Who are you¡­!¡± A man who seems to be the leader of the escort asks me. He¡¯s protecting the prince, probably a knight. ¡°Aren¡¯t they a bit out of character for knights? ¡­¡­ Maybe they¡¯re not knights at all¡­¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯m Noah Carter! I¡¯m here to take all your important stuff! Ha-ha-ha!¡± ¡°Noah-sama is a complete villain ¡­¡± The guards flinched when they saw me. Their equipment is poor and I hardly feel any magical power. Oh, come on, that¡¯s not very good for a prince¡¯s escort. ¡°Well, life is precious¡­.What do you want?¡± ¡°Oh, I¡¯ll take the Prince ~¡± ¡°Something¡¯s not quite right here¡­¡­.¡± While the guards were frightened, the leader shouted angrily. ¡°Yeah, go to hell, you bastard!¡± ¡°If I could. Here, I¡¯m going to snap my fingers.¡± Thud¡­..! ¡°What!?¡± The guards were lying on the ground. The leader¡¯s mouth was hanging open at the loss of his men. ¡°What the hell! What did you do!¡± ¡°What? I just knocked them out.¡± ¡°How did you do that!?¡± ¡°I used wind magic to deprive them of oxygen.¡± I could have used magic to blow those bastards to smithereens. But we were in the middle of the forest and behind us was the carriage in which my sister was riding. I couldn¡¯t hurt her, so I decided to use a humble solution like this. ¡°I deprived them of oxygen, causing pseudo oxygen deficiency and knocked them out.¡± ¡°What a delicate magical operation¡­and it¡¯s amazing how you did it without chanting.¡± ¡°Huh? You don¡¯t usually use the lame word chanting, do you?¡± ¡°When has your normal ever been normal? You need to learn a little! ¡» Now all that remains is the leader. Honestly, I could have knocked this guy out too, but I wanted to leave one of them alone. ¡°What are you doing? Did you lose your mind? ¡» ¡°Of course not, it¡¯s a messenger. We have to leave at least one of them behind to inform the Empire that the prince has been kidnapped.¡± ¡°Oh, yeah, that¡¯s right ¡­¡± The leader is trembling. ¡°It¡¯s a monster¡­¡­¡± ¡°Hahaha! That¡¯s right, the lord of Carter Territory is a vicious lord! Tell that to your superiors.¡± I raise one finger. The oxygen I just stole is converging on my fingertip. ¡°Well, come on!¡± I converge, releasing the compressed wind. The leader was blown into the sky by a strong wind. ¡°Remember me!¡± I nodded to myself as I looked at the leader who had turned into a star. Good, now you can go back to the empire and tell them that the prince has been taken away. ¡°No, I don¡¯t think he¡¯s going to the Empire¡­¡­.¡± ¡°Huh? I don¡¯t get it. Well, whatever. Now, I¡¯m going to take the prince away.¡± I approach the stationary carriage. I open the carriage. ¡°Ha-ha! Noah-sama is here! If you want to live, you¡¯d better do as I say!¡± Inside was a beautiful woman in a dress¡­sister Meishen. And there is one child, shivering in the arms of his older sister. ¡°Yes? Where¡¯s the prince?¡± Then the trembling child looked at me and his eyes lit up. ¡°Thank you very much, Noah-dono!¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­What?¡± The child clung to my waist and began to rasp and cry. ¡°I thought I was doomed¡­.. but Noah-dono saved me¡­ ¡­¡­¡± ¡°Well, uh¡­¡­sister, what does this mean?¡± Sister Meishen¡¯s eyes fluttered. My sister nodded, as if she understood the situation. ¡°Noah. Thank you. You saved our lives.¡± ¡°Huh? Saved¡­?¡± ¡°We were attacked by a group of bandits on our way here.¡± ¡°Ah!!! bandits!?¡± ¡°Yes. After all, they were dressed like knights. ¡° In other words¡­ you mean? So, I saved the prince who had been attacked by bandits¡­how can that be? ¡°Oh, no!¡± The prince turns his glittering ¡­¡­ eyes on me. Oh, I know those eyes. I know it well ¡­¡­. It¡¯s the same eyes as Lista and the others¡­¡­. ¡°Thank you for saving our lives! After all, Noah-dono is a kind and amazing person, just like Meishen said! You¡¯re the best!¡± ¡°Ah, that¡¯s too bad. You¡¯ve supposedly saved the prince. It¡¯s impossible to have a war with this!¡± ¡°Ahhh!!!! Why is it always like this!?¡± CH 26 Sister Meishen, who married into the empire, has come to the territory with her husband, Prince Garcia, who is five years old. In my room. ¡°Noah-sama! Noah-sama! please teach me magic!¡± Prince Garcia gets on the desk and looks at me with sparkling eyes. ¡°Ever since you rescued him from the bandits, he¡¯s been a fanatic of yours.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want any more trouble.¡± ¡°Noah-sama! Noah-sama! I want to be a great wizard like you.¡± Ah, well¡­.why do I have to go through one hassle after another¡­. And that was when it happened. ¡°Noah-sama! We¡¯re in trouble!¡± ¡°Oh, Sebas-san¡­¡­what¡¯s the rush?¡± Sebastian, the old butler who recently had a complete change of heart, comes into the room, sweating profusely. ¡°I have word that bandits are pouring into the territory!¡± ¡°Ah, bandits!?¡± Sister Meishen, who was in the room, shouted with a blue face. ¡°But¡­.. Noah drove the bandits away¡­..¡± ¡°It¡¯s probably revenge. They¡¯re leading a large army of bandits towards Carter territory.¡± So, the leader of the bandits I blew away is here to return the favor. Tch¡­¡­! I should¡¯ve taken him out. ¡°What are you going to do, Noah-sama? The prince is here and bandits are attacking us.¡± ¡°Mm¡­..Yeah. Okay, I¡¯ve decided!¡± I stand up. ¡°Sebas-san¡± ¡°Ha! It¡¯s time to prepare for war! I¡¯ll call on Knight Commander Diva and Mage Commander Liza immediately¡­..¡± ¡°No, that won¡¯t be necessary.¡± ¡°What!? You don¡¯t need them!?¡± ¡°Yes¡­¡­ you all should stay here.¡± I put on my cloak¡­ and stood up. ¡°I¡¯ll go alone.¡± ¡°Oh, no! That¡¯s absurd! If you go alone and you die¡­. that¡¯ll be¡­¡± I smile and say. ¡°I¡¯ll leave everything else to you Sebas-san¡­..please take care till I get back.¡± ¡°No, Noah-sama ~~~~~~~~~!¡± Sebastian cries as he slumps on the spot. I don¡¯t like the sight of a good old man crying. ¡°Prince Garcia, you must stay here with my sister. You must never leave the palace.¡± ¡°Okay, Noah-sama¡­ Be careful!¡± I nodded and left the building alone. Laurie the white cat followed me from behind. ¡°So what¡¯s your true intention? ¡» ¡°An incompetent move using bandits.¡± ¡°You¡¯re a real piece of work! ¡» ¡°Of course I am! I want people to think I¡¯m incompetent! I want to retire in comfort!¡± The white cat Laurie, pounces on my shoulder. ¡°What exactly will you do with the bandits? ¡» ¡°Let¡¯s go and get caught¡± ¡°What!? You¡¯ll get caught!? But you can annihilate the bandits with a snap of your fingers.¡± ¡°Of course, you know there¡¯s no way I¡¯m going to be defeated by crap like that¡­..but what do you think would happen if I got defeated there?¡± ¡°Well¡­..you went there with all that coolness and got beaten¡­..¡± ¡°It¡¯ll be so lame. In other words, Noah-sama, who was so excited was a useless lord who lost to bandits. The people¡¯s trust in me will fall. The prince will also be disappointed.¡± ¡°Hmm¡­I wonder if that¡¯ll happen¡± ¡°With my IQ of 500,000, high-performance brain, that¡¯s my calculation.¡± ¡°Master Noah¡¯s IQ of 5 is a good place to start¡­¡­ Oh no, don¡¯t pull on that~~~~! ¡»* Well, whatever. [Noah-sama, you were so cool earlier but got caught by bandits easily ¡ï] Strategy, it¡¯s a decision! ¡ï I came to Abyss wood, the Abyssal Forest The presence of the enemy was known through magic sensing. I determine the enemy¡¯s position while drifting in the air. ¡°Noah-sama, what are you going to do now? ¡» ¡°I¡¯ll just go to the enemy general, beg for my life and tell him ¡®I¡¯ll give you my people, but you have to spare me¡¯.¡± ¡°Do you play some kind of sport that records the lowest, Noah-sama? ¡» ¡°Shut up. But the bandits, all of them have too little magic power to be distinguished from each other¡­.Oh, is this him?¡± In the group, there was one with a slightly higher amount of magic power. I fly towards him. ¡°Good.¡± Squish! ¡°Squish¡­? What¡¯s that weird sound I heard¡­?¡± We were in the middle of the forest, surrounded by a group of bandits. Damn it. ¡°Huh? What¡¯s going on around here?¡± ¡°Noah-sama. Down, down.¡± ¡°Down¡­¡­eh?¡± There was some kind of crushed piece of meat under my feet. What¡¯s this¡­..? Oh well. ¡°Ah, so you¡¯re the bandits? The undesirable bastards that want to invade my territory?¡± I smirked. I¡¯ll have to act the part of a useless lord. The type of lord who doesn¡¯t know what he¡¯s capable of, but he¡¯s still a hothead. ¡°¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡± ¡°¡± ¡°Good grief¡­¡­ you dared to attack when I, Noah Carter, was here¡­..¡± I snapped my fingers (for no reason). I feel like that¡¯s better. ¡°Don¡¯t think¡­¡­ You¡¯ll make it out of this place alive¡­¡­¡± So, my scenario is that I try to cut corners here and make a challenge and end up getting beaten. Phew¡­..as planned¡­. What a smooth scenario. I think I could be a first-rate novelist. ¡¸¡¸¡¸¡¸ I¡¯m sorry! ¡¹¡¹¡¹¡¹ ¡°Huh¡­..? What?!¡± ¡°The bandits are disarmed and they¡¯re all on their knees.¡± The white cat sighs above my head. ¡°I have no intention of going against Noah-sama!¡± ¡°Please, not my life! Please don¡¯t kill me!¡± The bandits are desperately begging for their lives. Eh, why!? I haven¡¯t done anything yet¡­ ¡°Noah-sama, down, down. You¡¯re stepping on it.¡± ¡°What¡¯s with this piece of meat?¡± ¡°It¡¯s probably a monster and judging from the amount of residual magic power, it¡¯s a pretty high level monster.¡± ¡°What? No way! It¡¯s a monster and it only has a little bit of magic power like that!?¡± ¡°It¡¯s been a while since you were here and the level of the monsters have declined¡­..the amount of magical power has also decreased. Perhaps these bandits hired a monster as their bouncer.¡± ¡°And then I killed it easily¡­..so, what? Could it be¡­.I¡¯ve done it again?¡± ¡°Congratulations, you¡¯ve broken the record for the most screw-ups, Noah-sama.¡± ¡°Aaahhh! I¡¯m screwed!¡± The bandits are trembling. No, no, no, if my people see me like this, I¡¯ll be¡­¡­ ¡°¡±As expected of Noah-sama!¡±¡± ¡°Where the heck did you come from!¡± Behind me, the fanatic Lista and other armed members of Ain¡¯s village appeared. ¡°That¡¯s great, Noah-sama! How daring of you to take on those bandits all by yourself!¡± Knight Commander Diva applauds with tears in her eyes. ¡°Phew¡­¡­ Moreover, you didn¡¯t use force, but words to convert the bandits. You¡¯re a sweet guy¡­¡­¡­that¡¯s my kinsman. He is a man of great capacity.¡± Liza, the Mage Commander, applauded admiringly. ¡°Not only are you strong, but you also have a compassionate heart! Did you see that, Prince Garcia!?¡± Prince Garcia was being carried in Lista¡¯s arms. ¡°You¡¯re so cool! You¡¯re the best, Noah-sama!¡± Ohhhhhh, the people¡¯s fanatism has gone up again, in addition, the prince¡¯s favourability was also raised! ¡°Noah-sama, you¡¯re very cool.¡± ¡°No, no! Why is this happening?¡± CH 27 One day at the lord¡¯s mansion. ¡°Work¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­..¡± ¡°What¡¯s wrong, Noah-sama? ¡» ¡°I can¡¯t finish my work.¡± I put my head on the desk which gets buried in a pile of papers. The white cat Laurie, poked at the pile of papers with its tail. ¡°Isn¡¯t there even more paperwork?¡± ¡°I can¡¯t help it! The bandits have become part of us and the number of residents have increased again. More people means more work¡­ah, this is the worst.¡± ¡°Well, it¡¯s all your fault, so I guess you¡¯ll just have to live with it.¡± ¡°Ah! I¡¯m so stressed! Laurie! Give me a little paw poke!¡± ¡°No way! I¡¯m a girl, even though I look like this. I don¡¯t let men touch me easily.¡± ¡°¡­..Do you want some sardines?¡± ¡°Mmm ~? I can¡¯t help it ~ ? I¡¯m special ~ ?¡± While giving Laurie sardines, I touched her paw. But paw pads are not enough to relieve my pent up stress. Well, what should I do now¡­and that was the time. ¡°Noah-sama!¡± Ban! The door is opened energetically. It was Garcia, the prince of the empire, who came in. Silver hair and silver eyes. White skin and a noble face. ¡°It¡¯s just like the royal family, isn¡¯t it? Unlike Noah-sama¡­¡± ¡°Hello, Prince Garcia¡­ and my sister.¡± Sister Meishen also comes in. ¡°Noah-sama, please come and join us today!¡± ¡°This child is also a fan of Noah.¡± ¡°Ah, I¡¯m sorry. I¡¯m busy.¡± ¡°Ah¡­ is that so ¡­¡± Prince Garcia¡¯s shoulders slumped in disappointment. I don¡¯t even sleep well enough¡­¡­but seriously, I don¡¯t have that kind of time. ¡°Noah, I have a request for you as well. Would you please train Prince Garcia ?¡± ¡°Sister¡­¡­?¡± Sister Meishen looks like she¡¯s in dire straits. I wonder what it is¡­¡­. The white cat Laurie sits on my head and talks to me with its thoughts. ¡°I¡¯ve been wondering for a while, Noah-sama, why is Garcia-sama already married at the age of five? Isn¡¯t that too early? ¡» ¡°Well, that¡¯s true. He¡¯s not old enough to have an heir, but it¡¯s worrisome getting married out of the blue. If he¡¯s a fianc¨¦, then so be it. ¡» ¡°Does Garcia-sama have any special circumstances? ¡» ¡°I don¡¯t know what¡¯s going on in the Empire¡¯s side¡­..but hmm¡­¡­¡± The emperor¡¯s son is in my house. This¡­How can I not use it? ¡°Prince Garcia. I¡¯ve changed my mind. I¡¯ll train you.¡± ¡°Eh!? Really!¡± ¡°Ah! Follow me¡­! I¡¯ll teach you some real magic!¡± ¡°Yay!¡¡Yay!¡± I leave the mansion with Prince Garcia. Laurie, who is still on top of my head, asks me. ¡°You¡¯re not going to use this child to make an incompetent move, are you? ¡» ¡°Yeah, that¡¯s right. ¡» ¡°Hey! You¡¯re trying to abuse such an innocent child¡­your conscience doesn¡¯t hurt!? ¡» ¡°Not at all, not even a little.¡± ¡°What a scumbag prince you are¡­¡­ I didn¡¯t know the same royal family could be so different.¡± ¡°Shut up. Okay, let¡¯s do it. I¡¯ll call it [I¡¯m not mature enough to deal with children] strategy! ¡» ¡°Wow, that¡¯s a simple strategy¡­..mostly in the name of teaching magic and using it to make Prince Garcia cry and lose your favour with the people, right? ¡» ¡°That¡¯s right, you know exactly what I mean. Do you understand me now? ¡» ¡°It¡¯s time for you to understand that the heavens have decreed that all of your actions will backfire¡­..¡± ¡ï We came to the back of the lord¡¯s mansion. The grassy ground is spread out. ¡°So, Prince Garcia. Let¡¯s start with the basics of magic, the manipulation of magic power.¡± ¡°Magic manipulation¡­?¡± ¡°It¡¯s the basic technology to move the magic power in your body freely. If you can¡¯t do this, your magic won¡¯t be as powerful.¡± ¡°I see, I¡¯ll do my best!¡± The prince says, sniffling with great enthusiasm. Kukuku¡­ You¡¯re playing right into my hands. After all, innocent children are easy to fool¡­..! ¡°There¡¯s a virtual organ that generates magic power in the navel. It¡¯s like drawing magic power from there and circulating it throughout your body.¡± I open my hands and release a little bit of the magic I have inside. Goo¡­¡­!¡¡and magic power blows out from my body. ¡°Hyah¡­..!¡± ¡°That¡¯s dangerous! ¡» The prince is blown away by a surge of magical power. Laurie transformed into a white dragon and caught the prince. ¡°How can you be so serious with a child? ¡» ¡°Wow¡­.this is a tremendous amount!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be silly. I¡¯m not even close to being serious yet, have I?¡± ¡°No way¡­¡± Fufufu, Prince Garcia seems to be dented. In fact, I¡¯m not even 0.0001% sure I¡¯m serious yet. I am a sage and my magic power is nearly inexhaustible. It¡¯s a strategy to break his confidence by showing it off. ¡°Go ahead, try it, Prince Garcia.¡± ¡°Yes! The bottom of my navel¡­.Gununun, it¡¯s so hard~¡­¡­¡± ¡°Um, Noah-sama? Isn¡¯t magic manipulation a pretty advanced technique? ¡» Laurie says, looking up at Prince Garcia. ¡°What? That¡¯s not possible. I can do it like I breathe.¡± ¡°That¡¯s because you¡¯re a reincarnated sage! It¡¯s hard for a normal human to handle magic power! Unlike monsters and demons, humans are not strong enough to handle magic.¡± ¡°Hmm. It¡¯s a good thing, too. If magic manipulation is a difficult skill, there is no way Prince Garcia can do it¡­..¡± ¡°I got it!¡± ¡°¡® Huh¡­!?''¡± Go-ooh! Magic power blows out from the prince¡¯s body That¡¯s about the same amount of magic I just showed him a handful of minutes ago. ¡°Wow, that¡¯s amazing! Somehow this magical amount! ¡» ¡°But ¡­¡­ Aww! I don¡¯t know how to stop it!¡± The amount of magical power that blows out from the prince¡¯s body gradually increases. ¡°It¡¯s not good! If nothing is done, his body won¡¯t be able to keep up with the magic power he¡¯s releasing and it¡¯ll explode! ¡» ¡°I can¡¯t help it!¡± I go through the storm of magical power and approached Garcia. I wiggle my fingers and gouge out a blow to Garcia¡¯s stomach. ¡°Kaha¡­!¡± Crack¡­¡­! ¡°A crack? What¡¯s that sound¡­..?¡± The storm of magic that had been blowing out subsided and Prince Garcia slumped on the spot. Sister Meishen and Laurie hurriedly approached. ¡°Your Highness, Garcia!¡± ¡°Prince! Oh no! Noah-sama, you really shouldn¡¯t raise your hand to a child! ¡» ¡°Shut up. I just messed with the magic circuits.¡± ¡°Magic Circuits¡­..?¡» ¡°It¡¯s a pathway for magical power. It was about to run out of circulation, so I just tweaked it a bit.¡± ¡°Yeah, I don¡¯t really understand¡­Does that mean that you have improved the circulation of magical power in his body? ¡» ¡°That¡¯s what I mean.¡± Ugh¡­¡­and Prince Garcia wakes up ¡°Your Highness! Are you okay? ¡­¡­¡± ¡°Yeah¡­I¡¯m sorry Meishen¡­¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay¡­..as long as the you¡¯re safe¡­..¡± ¡°¡­¡­Huh? I feel kind of light¡­¡­¡± Well, whatever. Now my sister would¡¯ve seen that I¡¯m a useless and unmanageable lord! If this gets through to the Imperial side¡­.. I¡¯m sure they¡¯ll protest and demand that I be removed from my position as lord! Well, I¡¯m looking forward to it! ¡ï Later on, in my room. ¡°Thank you, Noah!¡± ¡°Whoa!? What happened Prince Garcia¡­..? My sister too¡­¡­¡± They come into my room with a smile. Prince Garcia seemed to be looking better than ever. Sister Meishen tells me with tears streaming down her face. ¡°Noah, thanks to you, His Highness Garcia¡¯s illness has been cured!¡± ¡°What¡­¡­? Hey, were you sick?¡± ¡°Yes¡­.. His Highness was born weak for some reason and was told that he wouldn¡¯t live long. The doctors said it was probably a disease, but they didn¡¯t know the cause¡­¡­¡± ¡°I see¡­¡­so you got married at the early age of five. Because you don¡¯t have long to live.¡± (Laurie) ¡°A mysterious disease¡­ not sick anymore¡­Ah!¡± One thing that came to mind was Garcia¡¯s poor performance. Magical power failure. The prince was born with a narrow magic pathway and was prone to malfunction. ¡°I see, the cause of the illness was the bad circulation of magic power. So, when Noah-sama tweaked the magic pathway, the path of magic power became better and as a result, the disease was cured and he became healthy.¡± ¡°Ah, seriously¡­¡± ¡°Noah, you have identified and cured the cause of the prince¡¯s illness that even the best doctors in the world could not find! I¡¯m impressed!¡± ¡°Thank you very much, Noah-sama! I¡¯ll never forget this favour¡­..!¡± Oh, that¡­? It¡¯s funny¡­¡­ that I¡¯m trying to be less likable with the kid, I was trying to lower my favorability rating¡­¡­. ¡°The emperor will like you and you¡¯ll be able to spread your abilities to the world. Good for you, Noah, you¡¯ll have more followers.¡± ¡°Haah¡­ How did this happen!?¡± CH 28 One day in Carter territory. In my room, there was Prince Garcia and his wife, Meishen nee-san. ¡°Uh¡­..sister. I think I heard you wrong. What did you just say¡­¡­?¡± ¡°The Emperor wants to see you.¡± ¡°I really want you to meet my dad!¡± ¡­¡­ I hold down my eyebrows. Again, another ?????? nuisance! ¡°Why would the emperor want to come here? ¡­¡­ Ah, stop, don¡¯t pull my tail.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not doing any such thing.¡± Sister Meishen smiled and shook her head. ¡°Don¡¯t be modest, Noah. You¡¯ve cured the emperor¡¯s son¡­.in other words, His Highness Garcia of his illness.¡± ¡°I see¡­ the doctor didn¡¯t understand Prince Garcia¡¯s illness, so he gave up. Then, you cured his disease. As a parent, he¡¯s supposed to give thanks at least once.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want it! He shouldn¡¯t come here!¡± This is just another pattern where the people are impressed that Noah is being thanked by the Emperor! I know! ¡°Even Noah learns¡­¡­ Geez.¡± ¡°No, I didn¡¯t do anything important and I can¡¯t believe that the emperor will take the trouble to visit me here¡­¡­¡± ¡°Father said he¡¯d love to meet you!¡± ¡°¡­¡­ Between you and me, the current emperor loves His Highness Garcia very much. That¡¯s why you, who saved him, is being treated like a saviour.¡± I see ¡­ How do I refuse¡­ No, wait¡­ ¡°Noah-sama, are you going to politely decline?¡± ¡°No, wait. Prince Garcia, tell the Emperor that I would very much like to see him too.¡± ¡°Really! I did it!¡± The prince jumped around. Huh¡­..this/ innocent little guy. Without knowing that he is being used ¡­ On my shoulder, Laurie, the white cat, speaks to me through it¡¯s thoughts. ¡°Noah-sama~. Are you¡­..? ¡» ¡°Yes, I¡¯ll use this to make an incompetent move.¡± ¡°Ah¡­¡­I knew it¡­¡­so what¡¯s the plan this time? ¡» ¡°[I¡¯m a corrupt lord who collects annoying fees from the emperor!] Strategy! ¡» ¡°The worst things as usual¡­Ah, stop, you can¡¯t do that to my tail!¡± Prince Garcia jumps around innocently and my sister smiles. I explain the outline to Laurie. ¡°I saved the Emperor¡¯s precious son this time, so it¡¯s only natural that I should be rewarded for it, right? ¡» ¡°Well¡­.. you¡¯re a benefactor. He¡¯ll reward you in some way. As the Prince¡¯s parent that he is.¡± ¡°That¡¯s where I come in. I¡¯ll request for a lot of money! Asking for Mining rights would be nice too. I¡¯ve heard that the empire is rich in gold.¡± ¡°Eh¡­..you¡¯re dealing with the Emperor. It would be rude to be so greedy¡­¡­¡± ¡°If they think I¡¯m rude, that¡¯s okay because it makes me look like an incompetent lord. If the other side gives me the rights to mine obediently, they¡¯ll think I¡¯m a greedy and bad lord.¡± ¡°Use that wisdom for the peace of the territory¡­..¡± At any rate, let¡¯s get this operation underway Come now, Your Majesty. ¡ï A few days later. His Majesty the Emperor came to Carter¡¯s territory. In the reception room. A great old man with white hair sits in front of me. ¡°He¡¯s the current emperor? ¡» ¡°Yes. Emperor Madukas. He is 60 years old. He rules the Madukas Empire.¡± ¡°He certainly looks dignified. Unlike some stupid prince¡­.aah. ¡» I smile while crushing the rude white cat. ¡°Welcome, Your Majesty. You¡¯ve come a long way to such a strange place¡± ¡°That¡¯s all right. I came here today to thank you for treating my son. I think it¡¯s only polite that I come to you myself.¡± ¡°Wow, you have a huge heart. You¡¯re really different from Noah-sama, Dava-Niisama and the idiot king, aren¡¯t you?¡± The annoying white cat stomps away under the chair. Now let¡¯s start the¡­..negotiations. ¡°I am very grateful to you. I want to reward you with something¡­.. Let me know what you want.¡± ¡°Then your Majesty¡­I won¡¯t hesitate.¡± I put my feet up on the table and say with a pompous grin. ¡°I want money. I also want you to give me your gold mine¡­¡­the Gold Dragon Mine.¡± Fufu¡­How about this attitude! I feel like a shitty lord! ¡°You usually feel that way a lot. ¡­¡­¡± ¡°What¡­Gold Dragon mine¡­.?¡± Emperor Madukas says with his eyes widened. ¡°¡±Wow, he¡¯s angry. Noah-sama is in trouble. If you suddenly ask him to give you money with that attitude, it¡¯ll be rude and you could be beheaded.¡± ¡°I¡¯m the one who saved his precious son¡¯s life. He can¡¯t kill me. Moreover, there¡¯s no way he could cause a scandal outside the Empire.¡± ¡°You¡¯re wise for nothing, Noah¨Csama.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t add the word ¡®lowest¡¯ to the end of the word, stupid demon goddess.¡± After a moment of silence. The emperor says as he squeezes out. ¡°Do you really want¡­..the Gold Dragon Mine?¡± ¡°Yeah. I¡¯m not going to take anything else. What do you want to do? I¡¯m not going to force you to do anything ~?¡± And that¡¯s when it happened. Polo¡­and His Majesty the Emperor shed tears. ¡°Hey! What¡¯s wrong with this guy, he suddenly started crying! ¡» ¡°Ah, I don¡¯t know¡­..what¡¯s going on¡­¡­.¡± Emperor Madukas wipes his eyes with a handkerchief. ¡°Noah¡­..Noah-dono. You¡¯re a great guy, after all.¡± ¡°¡® Huh!? ¡®¡± The emperor was ¡­¡­ laughing. And in his eyes, I could see a certain respect for me. ¡°Wh¨C what happened all of a sudden¡­.¡± ¡°Knowing the plight of the Gold Dragon Mine, I can¡¯t believe you dared to ask for it¡­..¡± ¡°Plight? Is there something wrong with the mine?¡± ¡°The gold dragon mine in my Madukas Empire¡­is currently occupied by a dragon.¡± ¡°¡®Occupied by the dragon!?''¡± I haven¡¯t heard that! ¡°It¡¯s a very powerful dragon, the biggest problem for our country that even the elite of our empire have been unable to challenge¡­¡­ with their armies. Do you intend to find a solution to the problem¡­¡­.?¡± No no no no! I don¡¯t know what that is! This is the first I¡¯ve heard of it! ¡°As expected of the rumored leader of the Demon Forest. Not only did you save the life of our treasure, Garcia, but you¡¯re also going to save our country¡­¡­¡± ¡°Noah-sama is amazing!¡± Prince Garcia, who was silently listening behind me, gives me a respectful look. ¡°After all, you¡¯re a great lord, a great leader, a great hero!¡± ¡°Hmm. Garcia is right. I knew you¡¯d be great¡­¡­¡± Oh, the emperor and his son¡¯s favoritism is going up! I didn¡¯t want to do that! ¡°You can¡¯t pull out of this one. Good luck, Noah-sama, now let¡¯s kill the dragon.¡± How did this happen!? CH 29 I went to the empire and ended up killing the dragon that occupied the mine. ¡°How did this happen ¡­¡­?¡± We were in the Gold Dragon Mine of the Empire. It¡¯s a place where you can literally get gold, but since the dragon had taken up residence it¡¯s been difficult to work in this mine I went there and got rid of it. ¡°Hmm¡­I¡¯m depressed¡­ Why do I have to solve the problems of a neighboring country if I don¡¯t feel like it?¡± ¡°Then why did you accept the offer, Noah-sama¡­?¡± ¡°Because of the incompetent move, of course!¡± ¡°Are you really that stupid, Noah-sama ¡­..? Oh, no, don¡¯t touch my stomach like that!¡± I¡¯m at the entrance of the mine. The mine path which is open towards the mountain surface, which leads to the back. ¡°So Laurie let me explain the plan.¡± ¡°Would you like to go get rid of the dragon?¡± ¡°No. They expect us to kill the dragon and come back with a big smile on our faces. I¡¯ve already confidently told Prince Garcia and the Emperor to leave it to me. Now all I have to do is fail.¡± ¡°Huh. ¡­¡­ But you can defeat the dragon with just your pinky poke, right?¡± ¡°You idiot. What are you talking about?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, you¡¯re dealing with a monster dragon and you can just poke it with your finger.¡± ¡°I can kill it with my breath.¡± ¡°You¡¯re more of a monster than I am¡± At this point, our plan is to go down into the mines now, see the dragon¡¯s face and come back with a good beating ¡°Now let¡¯s go and slay the dragon (farce)!¡± ¡ï With the white cat Laurie on my shoulder I walked down into the mine. There were trolley rails laid out that seemed to be used by the workers. ¡°It¡¯s surprisingly intact.¡± ¡°It¡¯s not like it¡¯s a dungeon, of course it is maintained to get gold.¡± ¡°Dungeon ¡­ Hey Noah-sama. The dragon is here, right? Does that mean that other monsters will also come?¡± ¡°Maybe it¡¯s a dungeon because of the magical power of the dragon. Well, it¡¯s just a dungeon, even if a monster appears, it¡¯ll just be a low-level small fry.¡± A [cow] monster appears to block the road. ¡°Hey! This guy is dangerous! Noah-sama ¡­ ¡° I snapped my fingers. At that moment, the cow burst from the inside and died. ¡°Eh! Noah-sama, what did you do!? ¡° ¡°Eh, finger snapping. Haven¡¯t you destroyed an object using natural frequency? That¡¯s what I just did.¡± ¡°But that doesn¡¯t mean you can kill this guy with a single finger snap.¡± ¡°What? You can kill all these small fry with a finger snap.¡± Looking down at the cow monster beef chunks. ¡°There were plenty of monsters like this in my days.¡± ¡°Like I said the level is literally different between the time when Noah-sama¡¯s previous life and the present time! Look, this cow monster is¡­?¡± ¡°We¡¯ll talk later. The enemies are coming out in packs.¡± Cows, wolves and other weak-looking monsters are pouring in. ¡°It¡¯s a monster parade! It¡¯s the kind you see in dungeons sometimes, where the monsters come rushing in formation! What are you going to do, Noah-sama?¡± Yes, finger snapping. Gushaaaaaaaa! ¡°¡­¡­ No way. I can¡¯t believe a bunch of those monsters were wiped out in an instant¡­¡­.¡± ¡°Look, I¡¯m going Laurie. I don¡¯t have time to worry about small fries. My purpose is to get rid of the dragon.¡± ¡°I¡¯m glad he doesn¡¯t have any ambition. If Noah-sama became the Demon King, humanity would surely be destroyed.¡± After a while. We arrived at a place that looked like a large hall. In the back of the hall, there was a huge monster, shining gold. ¡°Baoooooooooooooh!¡± ¡°There it is! It¡¯s a powerful dragon!¡± Laurie is trembling on my shoulder. Dragon, huh? ¡°It¡¯s so scary! its magic power is comparable to that of a demon god, it¡¯s a powerful dragon!¡± ¡°Hey ¡­¡­¡­.. Laurie. Are you an amateur?¡± ¡°Eh? Why are you so calm in this situation? ¡­¡­ Oh no! The dragon is about to release its breath at us!¡± ¡°Baooooooh!¡± An extremely large bolt of lightning shoots from the monster¡¯s mouth. A breath clothed in purple electricity which didn¡¯t hit us. ¡°Eh! How come it didn¡¯t hit us!? ¡° ¡°Well, that¡¯s thanks to my anti-magic barrier.¡± ¡°What a powerful barrier to extinguish the intense breath of the dragon!¡± ¡°Hmm? It¡¯s like etiquette when you¡¯re going out, it only takes a second.¡± ¡°How long did you stay in the land of Shura in your previous life?¡± Well, whatever it is. ¡°Laurie. That yellow guy ¡­ is not a dragon.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be silly! No matter how you look at it, it¡¯s a dragon! It shot its breath at us!¡± ¡°Hey, you can¡¯t even see through the¡¾Mimicry¡¿ even though you¡¯re a demon. Look at it closely.¡± I used creation magic to make a sword. I swung the sword lightly. At that moment, my opponent fell down and collapsed. ¡°What did you do now?¡± ¡°Well, I just cut it about 10,000 times.¡± ¡°Eh, 10,000!? I couldn¡¯t see it because it was too fast! ¡° ¡°You¡¯re a demon and you can¡¯t track this with your eyes, you should eat blueberries.¡± ¡°Gosh, you monster prince.¡± ¡°Hey Laurie! Look. See that monster carcass I killed, there isn¡¯t any blood on it?¡± ¡°Yeah¡­¡­ Oh!¡¡It¡¯s true! And it¡¯s a living thing but it¡¯s not bleeding from the cut surfaces¡­.¡± I approached the monster¡¯s corpse. Poked the meat mass with the tip of the sword. It had a squishy, jelly-like elasticity. ¡°It¡¯s a slime.¡± ¡°Slime?¡± ¡°Yes. A high level slime has the power to mimic other monsters. It¡¯s not a dragon.¡± ¡°Wow, ¡«¡«¡«¡«, Noah-sama, you¡¯re amazing, you saw right through that.¡± I dropped my sword and stretched out. ¡°Now, let¡¯s go and find the dragon.¡± ¡°Hmm? What are you talking about, Noah-sama¡­..?¡± ¡°That¡¯s why I¡¯m here, to find the dragon that lives in this mine. Don¡¯t you remember? I¡¯m here to meet and lose to the dragon.¡± ¡°No! Isn¡¯t this the dragon? The one the Emperor was talking about, the one that took over the mine!¡± ¡°No! I told you it was a slime. How can it be the dragon?¡± The emperor wanted me to slay the dragon. This is a slime that was mimicking a dragon, which means it is a fake dragon. ¡°There are real dragons, aren¡¯t there? The ones with teeth, unlike these little bastards.¡± ¡°No¡­.. Noah-sama. I think you¡¯ve probably already completed your mission.¡± ¡°No way. Look Laurie, I¡¯m going to find the dragon and lose quickly then go home.¡± ¡°Eh¡­..?¡± But after that, no matter how much I searched, I couldn¡¯t find the dragon. I went to kill the dragon, but I didn¡¯t get to kill it! And I went to the emperor, thinking that I have done an incompetent move. Finally, the incompetence move was a success! ¡ï Later, at my mansion. ¡°Noah, I give my highest gratitude.¡± His Majesty the Emperor was bowing down in front of me, tears streaming down his face. ¡°What? What¡¯s wrong with you all of a sudden¡­¡­? Did I do something wrong ¡­¡­?¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t you kill the golden dragon that settled in the Golden Dragon mine!¡± ¡°See. That¡¯s why I told you the slime that mimicked the dragon was the monster his Majesty was talking about.¡± ¡°That¡¯s impossible!¡± The Imperial Army couldn¡¯t handle such a small fry!? ¡°Noah, you also destroyed every single one of the powerful monsters in the mine!¡± ¡°Hey, was there even a powerful group of monsters in the mine?¡± ¡°The first monster that was a Minotaur, an S-rank monster. The monster parade that followed were all S-ranked.¡± Laurie communicated via thought as though she was amazed. Such an idiot! ¡°Those small fries are S-rank!?¡± ¡°Oh, this one is more of a monster. I¡¯m sorry, that was rude to the real monster.¡± Eh¡­what? I mean¡­what? In other words ¡­ something Not only did I defeat the dragon, but I also wiped out the powerful monsters that lived inside the mine? ¡°In addition, you returned the mine to the empire the other day. ¡­¡­ How very nice of you, Noah-sama.¡± ¡°Oh, no¡­ because, you see, I didn¡¯t accomplish anything and I only returned it to you as an apology.¡± ¡°In fact, what you actually did was that you heard that the empire was in trouble, so you quickly set out to kill the dragons, defeated all the monsters that were inside and walked away without receiving any reward.¡± ¡°What¡¯s that, the hero of some legendary tale?¡± His son Prince Garcia¡¯s eyes sparkled as if they were filled with galaxies. ¡°Noah-sama! You are, after all, the great Hero Lord!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, Garcia. He will be remembered as one of our greatest heroes for generations to come.¡± Oh, I¡¯m getting even more respect from the emperor and his son! I thought I was doing an incompetent move! ¡°Why is this happening?¡± CH 30 The seventh prince Noah made a big success, while at that time. Noah¡¯s brother, the Sixth Prince Dava, was in the woods on the outskirts of the royal capital with his companion. ¡°Damn! Noah stands out more than me!¡± The reason why Dava was angry was that Noah was active in various places. His younger brother¡¯s feat was roaring outside Carter¡¯s territory. He prevented a catastrophe and bravely confronted the bandits¡­ And recently not only did he cure the prince¡¯s illness, but he also eradicated the dragon which was a great matter of concern within the empire. The more active Noah was, the angrier Dava was. What¡¯s even worse was that every time Noah¡¯s reputation goes up, his father the king would insist that he bring his brother back. ¡°Noah is better than Dava¡± Dava happened to hear that his father said so in his absence. He couldn¡¯t bear it, so he came to the forest to establish his martial arts skills. ¡°I¡¯m amazing! I¡¯ll prove it!¡± ¡°Dava-sama are you really going to the forest? It¡¯s dangerous.¡± His servant worriedly says so. Dava glared at him sullenly and raised his voice¡­ ¡°Shut up! Don¡¯t order me! I¡¯ll do it if I say I¡¯ll do it!¡± ¡°But the monsters in the forest are so strong ¡­¡± ¡°You are talking to me so rudely knowing that I have the skills of a Kensei?¡± Dava turns to his servant with the intent to murder him. His servant¡¯s body trembled. ¡°You¡¯re fired. Get the hell out of here.¡± ¡°oh no !¡± The servant clings to Dava while crying. ¡°I was just worried about you so I advised ¡°¡­ Dava also became angry with the other escorts in the same way. ¡°You¡¯re all fired! You¡¯re fired!¡± ¡°What? Oh, no. ¡­¡­!¡± ¡°Shut up! That¡¯s my decision and anyone who disobeys me will be beheaded!¡± The escorts that were fired had blue faces, dropped their shoulders low and return to the city. The rest of the guards shook their bodies and shut their mouths so as not to upset Dava. ¡°Hmmm! Fools. I¡¯m the strongest. I¡¯m a Kensei, remember? And yet, it¡¯s always Noah, Noah, Noah! It¡¯s disgusting!¡± Dava was absolutely confident in his skills. ¡°Kensei¡± is a title for the strongest swordfighter, also a skill that allows you to acquire the strongest swordsmanship. He firmly believed that he was chosen and was born great with the strongest powerful skill of Kensei. ¡°I¡¯m better than my incompetent younger brother who has nothing like that.¡± That¡¯s why he thought he¡¯d defeat the monsters in the forest to prove it¡­ ¡°Wait you monsters of the forest! I Kensei will eradicate you!¡± ¡ï ¡°Help me! Help me! Help me!¡± Thirty minutes later, Dava was desperately running through the woods, shedding tears. ¡°Huh Huh, Damn it! Sorry I didn¡¯t listen. I didn¡¯t know that the forest monsters are so evil.¡± The first monster he encountered was the White Wolf Fang. It was a D rank monster, something that a mid-level adventurer would never lose to. Of course, Dava got on his feet and defeated one white wolf fang. But at the time of its death, it summoned its fellow monsters. The white wolves formed a pack and attacked. Dava was completely frightened in front of a group of monsters with murderous intentions. As a result he fled disgracefully. ¡°Dava! Please wait!¡± The escorts are out of breath as they ran away with Dava. They managed to escape the white wolves somehow. ¡°Are you injured Dava-sama?¡± Dava hits the escort on the cheek. ¡°Am I injured!? Kensei has the strongest power, I can¡¯t be injured!¡± Dava looks angrily at the fallen escort. ¡°You are fired, also your fellow escorts too!¡± ¡°Dava-sama, we can¡¯t afford to do that now! We have to run away first!¡± ¡°Shut up! Don¡¯t tell me what to do¡± ¡°Oh!¡± ¡°It¡¯s the monsters! Damn, they have caught us!¡± ¡°We are surrounded!¡± Both Dava and his escorts looked around. A pack of white wolves surrounded them around. ¡°Damn ¡­! Damn!¡± Dava¡¯s hands trembled. My power is the strongest. But why is my body shaking!? He thought he wouldn¡¯t be scared of such small fries as he has strong power. However, the moment those terrifying fangs turn their gaze on me my body trembled. ¡°Retreat! All of you will become a decoy for me to escape!¡± ¡°¡­¡­.¡± ¡°After all, you all are just commoners; you¡¯re not worth much if you die.¡± One of the guards silently brushes Dava off his foot. The other escorts nodded and turned to Dava. ¡°[Stay down]¡± ¡°It¡¯s the skills of paralysis!¡± The escort set a frosty gaze at Dava. ¡°If you want decoys, be one yourself.¡± ¡°oh no!¡± The white wolves attacked Dava and his escorts all at once. The escorts joined forces and managed to escape from the spot. ¡° wait! Wait! Oh please don¡¯t leave me!¡± Dava was left alone and was shedding tears continuously. But the escorts didn¡¯t look back. The white wolves are interested in the flesh of Dava lying on the ground, unable to move. ¡°I¡¯m the Sixth Prince! I am a treasure of this country! you can¡¯t just abandon me!¡± When one of the escorts stopped and coldly said¡­ ¡°The treasure of this country is Noah-sama, the seventh prince.¡± ¡°Ah¡­.?¡± ¡°Noah-sama certainly has a bit of a character, but he¡¯ll never behave as lowly as you, to sacrifice the lives of others to save yourself.¡± Then, he said the decisive words. ¡°You can¡¯t even reach Noah¡¯s feet. Worst incompetent prince.¡± ¡°¡­¡­ Incompetent prince.¡± This was the derogatory term given to Noah. ¡°I¡¯m not! I¡¯m not!¡± Although denying that he is not incompetent, this situation now shows that he is a useless person. Although he has great power, but he was afraid of low-ranking monsters and tries to sacrifice his allies without hesitation. The incompetent prince is Dava. ¡°No oh! I don¡¯t want to die! Save me!! The white wolf bites on Dava¡¯s arms and legs. His screams echoed in the woods. ¡ï After that, he managed to escape with his life. But by that time, Dava had become tattered both physically and mentally. ¡°That¡¯s not true¡­ I¡¯m¡­. different¡­ I¡¯m¡­¡± Late night in the forest. Dava was trembling, sandwiched between the roots of a giant tree. He curled up his body so that he cannot be found by monsters. ¡°I¡¯m not incompetent. It¡¯s Noah¡¯s fault¡± It was at this time it happened. ¡°Oh, are you in trouble?¡± Suddenly, Dava looks up. There was a mysterious person who completely covered his body with a black cloak. ¡°Who are you!?¡± ¡°I have come to make a wonderful proposal to you.¡± ¡°A wonderful proposal?¡± ¡°Yeah! I want you to be stronger and powerful. I¡¯m going to give this to you ¡­¡± In his hand was a vial of black liquid. ¡°This is a dark superhuman potion made by the strongest wizard who mastered magic, called the Dark Sage Noir long time ago.¡± ¡°Noir, the Great Sage of Darkness? Superhuman potion¡­?¡± ¡°Yes. If you drink it, you will instantly get the power of darkness and you will have great power. It is one of the magical potions made by the great sage Noir.¡± It is a dubious potion no matter how you look at it. ¡°If I drink it, I can make Noah beg for mercy, right?¡± ¡°Yes, of course it is endorsed by the wise man.¡± After moments of hesitation Dava picked up the superhuman potion. The moment he sipped it, ¡°Woooooooooooo!¡± The power of darkness springs up from his body. ¡°It¡¯s an amazing potion! The Great Sage Noir!¡¡What a wonderful potion you¡¯ve made!¡¡I don¡¯t know where you are but thank you!¡± So Dava was empowered up by the elixir made by the Great Sage Noir, He is heading towards Carter¡¯s territory for revenge. CH 31 Noah¡¯s elder brother, the seventh prince, received an item called the ¡°Dark Superhuman potion¡± from a mysterious person. Few hours later above the Abyss Wood around abyssal forest adjacent to Carter¡¯s territory Dava was magically floating in the air. He now uses magic that is considered higher in this era He was a sword saint(Kensei) that had no magical skills, so it was unusual for him to be able to use magic. What makes the impossible possible is nothing but the effect of the elixir he took last night. Dava raised his hand. A black ball of fire appeared on his palm. ¡°Dieeeeeee¡± A black flame flew from his swinging hand and ignited the forest. At that moment with a violent explosion the trees in the forest as far as the eye could see burned all at once. ¡°Ha-ha! This is amazing! ¡° His hands tremble with joy. He trembles because of the tremendous power of the magic he used for the first time in his life. At this time, a huge turtle monster raised its head up while making a loud noise. It¡¯s a volcanic turtle. An S-ranked monster that Noah killed instantly before Even if a monster dies once, it can still come back to life. This monster which was burrowing deep under the earth when it heard the commotion and surfaced ¡°Gameeeeeeeeeeeee!¡± A volcanic bomb is fired from the back of the turtle, a bomb of a terrifying size flies toward Dava. Degaaaaaaaaaaaaa! ¡°Gameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!¡± ¡°Hmm ¡­ what are you proud of?¡± Dava was unharmed despite being attacked by the S-rank monster A black flame was covering his body. He does look like a black flame monster when viewed from a distance. ¡°This is! Power is overflowing inside me. In this case I can do this all day¡± Dava bends his finger towards the sky. Gooooooooooooooooo! A pillar of black flame extends toward the heavens. The flame extinguished the volcanic turtle without a trace¡­ ¡°Ha-ha-ha! That was awesome!¡¡One punch and an S-rank monster disappears this is exactly what I¡¯ve been looking for¡± Dava who became a flame monster laughs loudly in the air. That¡¯s when it happened. ¡°Huh¡­! who¡¯s that guy?¡± The villagers in Carter¡¯s territory heard the noise and came out of the village. The village where the people of this territory live is protected by the mage leader Liza who built a barrier to protect them. At this point there was no damage to the territory. But under the eyes of Dava, the villagers outside are out of the barrier. And Dava laughs wickedly. ¡°It¡¯s Noah¡¯s territory people.¡± ¡°¡­¡­.¡± In front of the evil magic power released by Dava, the villagers were terrified and could not move. ¡°Kukuku ¡­ I¡¯ll hit them with this black flame, I¡¯m going kill his important territory ¡­ Gehya, Gehyahyahyahya! A Universal feeling due to having a strong power and above all due to the side effects of the dark superhuman potion Dava was already losing his sanity. ¡°Save me us Noah-sama!¡± ¡°Hahaha!¡¡Die!¡± He Swung his arm wrapped in flames. The black flame spread over a wide area. At that time as he tried to burn the people of the village. ¡°Stop it!¡± Click¡­! The spreading flame was drowned out in an instant. ¡°Noah-sama ah ah ah ah!¡± The territory people shed tears of joy. In the air a black-haired boy wearing a red cloak, Noah Carter appeared. ¡°Noaaah! I have been waiting for you!¡± Dava was ready to kill Noah. Noah, on the other hand was shaking his shoulders in anger. ¡°Hey ¡­ what the hell are you doing?!¡± Boom! And his body overflows with magic power. ¡°Wow, that¡¯s amazing. You¡¯re angry at the bad guys who prey on the weak. It¡¯s like the main character of another work! What happened, Noah-sama!¡± The white cat, Laurie is observing the situation on Noah¡¯s shoulders. But Noah was so angry that he couldn¡¯t hear Laurie¡¯s words. ¡°Only you ¡­ I can¡¯t forgive you!¡± ¡°Huh ¡­! Try it, Noah hahahahah!¡± Dava holds his right arm over his head. A huge lump of flame appeared. It was even more powerful than the bomb that killed the volcanic turtle. Oh!!! Noah received a blow that could have been mistaken for a huge meteorite. But¡­.. Span¡­..! ¡°What the¡­.!¡± ¡°Wow, Noah-sama, you erased the huge meteorite with a single swing of your sword.¡± Noah¡¯s right hand is holding a sword. ¡°How fast ¡­! Damm¡± Noah approached Dava before he knows it. And tore his body of flame into pieces. Dava¡¯s flaming body was cut with a sword and shown. ¡°What a skill of swordsmanship displayed by Noah-sama.¡± Noah lands on the ground. Dava¡¯s body lying down however was being regenerated by a black flame. ¡°Noah I understand I¡¯ve lost this fight.¡± He became stronger after taking the secret medicine made by the ancient wise man [Dark Noir]. Although he was doped but he was still no match for Noah Dava was keenly aware of the difference in the ability of him and his younger brother. Noah stands silently with his sword in one hand. ¡°Kill me I should have died Noah¡± Dava closes his eyes and was ready to accept death. Shukon ¡­! Noah was about to slash Dava¡¯s body as it was supposed to be. However, he noticed Dava was in his original human form. ¡°Wow, awesome ¡­ the sword surely cut the human body, but the other person is alive. He healed the physical abnormalities¡­ ¡° ¡°Oh! As expected of Noah-sama! What a sword technique, but Noah-sama why don¡¯t you kill this undeliverable thing!¡± All the villagers who gathered on the spot were angry. Yes even though there was a barrier and the damage was zero, it would have been dangerous if Noah didn¡¯t come ¡°You should have killed him immediately!¡± But Noah smiled at Dava. ¡°Oh, I¡¯m glad you are safe¡± Is it a mistake? His younger brother just said, ¡°I¡¯m glad you are safe.¡± ¡°Can you forgive me Noah?¡± Dava hugged Noah and shed tears. ¡°I¡¯m sorry Noah, I¡¯m sorry!¡± Dava was completely defeated this time. His younger brother was not only had great skills, but his personality was great as well. He hits the pinch of the territories and defeats his enemies. Not only that, he forgives the mistakes of his enemies, he has a big heart. ¡°Eh! That¡­.! looking at you now, you¡¯re my pack animal brother..? Eh¡­why?¡± I don¡¯t know what happened, but Noah was surprised. ¡°Thank you! Noah! Thank you! You are the king¡¯s vessel! You are an excellent person who is suitable in becoming the next king!¡± Dava shouted like that shedding tears. ¡ï Yes, it¡¯s my turn. The night of the day that Dava came,I was thinking in the bedroom of the mansion. ¡°Noah-sama, what was that?¡± The white cat Laurie came to me. ¡°What was that ¡­?¡± ¡°It¡¯s unlike Noah-sama to protect the people of the town from the enemies transformed by dark magic and forgive them. I thought it was a different work for a moment. ¡° Huh¡­ Laurie, I don¡¯t seem to understand what you mean. ¡°Do you know what this is?¡± ¡°Potion bottle?¡± ¡°Oh it¡¯s the potion that Dava drank; it seems he got it from a suspicious person, He said it is a dark superhuman potion made by the dark sage Noir.¡± ¡°The Great Sage of Darkness ¡­ Noir? Noah, eh ¡­? No way ¡­¡± Huh ¡­¡­. ¡°It¡¯s me, Aaaah!!!!¡± I held my head and shouted. ¡°It¡¯s me in my previous life!¡± ¡°So it was you Noah-sama who made this suspicious potion?¡± ¡°Yes, it¡¯s embarrassing¡± I squirm on the bed. ¡°It¡¯s embarrassing? What do you mean by that?¡± ¡°You¡¯ll understand if you hear it. Who the Dark Sage was, what¡¯s the Dark Superhuman potion of the darkness is? It¡¯s too dumb! Ah! ¡° When I was crying, Laurie said as if she was amazed. ¡°You made it yourself and named it. What are you talking about?¡± ¡°Hmm! It¡¯s a long time ago when I made this! When I had a young spirit. It¡¯s a past I wanted to bury in the darkness! Yet some idiot¡­!! ¡° ¡°Treating the magical potion that exerts such power as black history ¡­¡± When I was writhing, Laurie came next to me. ¡°Huh? Then what? You just helped your brother Dava by chance?¡± ¡°I felt the presence of a potion I made a long time ago! I was in a hurry to get there, but then my black history was unashamedly made public, so I had to get rid of it¡± ¡°Then you weren¡¯t trying to help? You were trying to erase your shameful black history from the world¡± ¡°Ah¡­Some people have seen it already¡­Ahhh¡­ I¡¯m embarrassed.¡± Lourie sighs ¡°I¡¯m so relieved, I thought you were helping your older brother who had fallen into darkness¡± That was the time. ¡± Noah-samaa! ¡°¡± ¡°Geeeh Lista!¡± When I didn¡¯t want to see anyone. Lista, the last person I wanted to see just came in ¡°I heard! You saved the heart of your brother who fell into the darkness!¡± ¡°Ahhh! It¡¯s different from what you think, oh!¡± ¡°The people of the territory were talking in tears! What a beautiful brotherly love!¡± ¡°That¡¯s a misunderstanding!¡± ¡°No, it¡¯s not a misunderstanding!¡± ¡°Pack animal brother!¡± Among the villagers Dava was disliked! Moreover he has the same eyes as the fanatic Lista! ¡°My brother is the best!¡± ¡°Ah! This is always awful!¡± Just by trying to bury my black history, my followers have increased again. Laurie says with a bitter smile. ¡°Yeah, Noah-sama the number of your followers will increase.¡± ¡°Why is this happening? Aaahh!¡± CH 32 One morning a while after the incident with Dava ¡°Hmm ¡­ I feel depressed.¡± I got up from the bed and sighed alone. The white cat, Laurie, is sleeping next to me, curled up in a ball. She was originally a demon god, but now she¡¯s like a pet. ¡°I can¡¯t eat any more of those bonito flakes¡± I envy the cat that was sleeping carefree. I got pissed off and pull on her cat whiskers ¡°Gyan! What are you doing?¡»\ Laurie said, baring her fangs I don¡¯t care what you say, but weren¡¯t you a demon god? You¡¯re totally acting like a cat. ¡°It¡¯s bad for you to sleep carefree¡± ¡°Huh? Was there any emergency? I¡¯m sorry if that was the case ¡­¡± ¡°No, it¡¯s because I¡¯m suffering from sleep deprivation and you¡¯re sleeping soundly and carefree that¡¯s why I¡¯m annoyed.¡± ¡°I Apologize for that.¡»\ After a while¡­ I yawned and went to the office. ¡°Good morning Noah-sama!¡± As soon as I get into my office and sit on a chair, the old butler and a maid come in with smiles on their faces. ¡°You look great today, Noah-sama!¡± ¡°Oh thank you Lista¡± Lista is the maid She was originally a village girl, but she became a believer because I helped her by chance ¡°I love the ennui on your face.¡± ¡°It seems it¡¯s because I¡¯m just lacking some sleep.¡± ¡°What! You can¡¯t sleep at night because you¡¯re thinking about the future of our territory, Noah-sama you are a great Lord!¡± Every time I say something, every time I do something, Lista¡¯s eyes sparkle at me.. it scares me. ¡°Noah-sama this is today¡¯s decision document.¡± Zun! Sebastian the old butler leaves a large pile of documents in front of me. Piles and piles of paperwork that I haven¡¯t even gotten rid of yet, and then there¡¯s more paperwork..! ¡°Noah-sama would be able to do this kind of work with ease!¡± ¡°This person used to be a mean old man until a while ago, he is now completely a believer and a terrible Noah believer too.¡»\ I don¡¯t remember making up this Noahism The two left the room, leaving only me and Laurie ¡°Oh¡­ it¡¯s so hard every day¡­..¡± ¡°Well, with all this work, I guess you deserve it.¡± ¡°What? Did I do something?¡± ¡°Everything you do backfires. Isn¡¯t it better to seal off the incompetent moves for good?¡»\ The Incompetent move in other words means the strategy to make me look incompetent so that I can lower the trust of the people and get out of this devil¡¯s land of Carter¡¯s territory. ¡°I wish you had given up and worked as a competent lord.¡± ¡°Idiot! If I do that, I¡¯ll be working until I die. I want to retire comfortably, I want to retire early and comfortably.¡± Because I was so busy in my previous life and I don¡¯t want to work again. ¡°I will continue to make incompetent moves, aiming to be an incompetent prince!¡± ¡°Yes, it¡¯s always a wasteful effort, so what are you going to do this time as well?¡± ¡°Oh I¡¯ve already set the stones rolling¡± It was then that there was a knock on the door ¡°It¡¯s been a long time, Noah-sama!¡± ¡°Oh Sabrina I¡¯ve been waiting for you!¡± ¡°Oh, isn¡¯t that the Sabrina merchant who used to look like a goblin, but thanks to Noah-sama, he¡¯s now a smooth-skinned person?¡»\ ¡°Who are you explaining to?¡± Sabrina comes up to me, his cheeks red and squirming, and says ¡°Noah-sama, I¡¯m sorry I couldn¡¯t meet you.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it, you¡¯re the head of a big trading company, you¡¯re bound to be busy. ¡°Noah ¡­! Uh ¡­ how kind ¡­ I like ¡­ I want you to ¡­¡± ¡°What did you say?¡± ¡°Oh no, Noah-sama, oh no, you have to cover your asshole¡­.. Geez!¡± ¡°Oh no, Noah-sama, you have to protect the hole in your ass ¡­¡»\ While squeezing the white cat like a rag, I smiled wickedly. ¡°By the way, Sabrina, are you ready?¡± ¡°Oh, yes! ¡°OK, let¡¯s go¡­!¡± I stood up and wore a red cloak. ¡°Noah, where are you going dressed up like that! Battle again?¡± ¡°I¡¯m going to a brothel¡± ¡ï A brothel, in other words is a sex store. A brothel is a place where you can pay money to have sex with girls. ¡°When did you establish a brothel in Carter¡¯s territory?¡± We arrived at a certain town in the territory. There was a magnificent brick building there. ¡°I asked Sabrina to build a luxury brothel for the residents¡¯ use!¡± ¡°What¡¯s in your mind now?¡»\ ¡°Of course it¡¯s to make people think that Noah-sama is the best at playing with women!¡± ¡°I see, so that¡¯s why it¡¯s such a gorgeous looking building¡± ¡°Moreover, using Sabrina¡¯s kneading, we created the strongest brothel that gathered the best whores from all over the country!¡± ¡°Well it¡¯s like a stupid idea to waste money just for your own enjoyment.¡± ¡°Alright Sabrina, let¡¯s go¡± I cringed and hugged Sabrina, who was blushing and squirming next to me ¡°Lord Noah, I¡¯m just¡­¡± ¡°You¡¯re red. What are you, a virgin? Don¡¯t be shy let¡¯s have some fun.¡± ¡°Noah-sama ¡­ Maybe Sabrina-chan¡¯s shy about playing with the whore sisters, right? ¡»\ Laurie said something incomprehensible, but I ignored it. I enter the hall with Sabrina. ¡°Welcome Lord, I¡¯ve been waiting for you.¡± When I entered, a beautiful Madam greeted me immediately. ¡°I have been assigned as the manager of this brothel, my name is Madame Elysion.¡± ¡°Oh Madam it¡¯s nice to meet you¡± Madam and I shake hands. ¡°Well ¡­ let¡¯s get into the main subject right away.¡± ¡°Yes I will prepare a young lady immediately, Please tell me if you have any request.¡± I grinned and told Madam. ¡°Bring everyone.¡± ¡°What¡­ all of them?¡± That¡¯s right, I¡¯m aiming to be a vicious lord. A sumptuous feast! This is what a stupid Lord looks like! ¡°The idea is already stupid ¡­ Oh, let¡¯s make the tail like that! ¡»\ ¡°But, Noah-sama, that¡¯s a little¡­.¡± ¡°What is it? Can¡¯t you hear my orders?¡¡Just go and get everyone, all of them okay?¡± Madame bends her neck. But it looks like she¡¯s noticed something. ¡°I¡¯m clever. I¡¯ll get them ready now¡± ¡°Oh, Sabrina, you¡¯re second.¡± ¡°Yes! I understand. ¡­ I¡¯ll clean my ass up!¡± ¡°Is Sabrina a cat ¡­?¡± ¡°Ah? You¡¯re a cat, Laurie. What are you talking about?¡± Anyway this will spread fast to give me bad reputation. I built a luxurious brothel in vain and hugged all the women in the newly built brothel what a waste of money. As the worst lord, bad rumors will spread to the territory. I¡¯m looking forward to it ¡ï Later in my room ¡°As expected of you lord Noah¡± ¡°Fah!?¡± It was Sabrina and Madam who came in, the two of them were standing in front of me with their eyes shining. ¡°What¡¯s it all of a sudden madam?¡± ¡°Thanks Noah for today, you cured the epidemic of the prostitutes.¡± ¡°What epidemic?¡± Madam says. It seems that a mysterious illness was spreading among the prostitutes recently. It seems that it was the same at the brothel run by Madam. That day, the madam was resting a prostitute who was not feeling well. But¡­¡­. ¡°Thanks to Lord Noah¡¯s healing magic, she¡¯s completely cured of her illness! It¡¯s amazing! ¡°Oh, Noah-sama, did you use healing magic?¡»\ Laurie was surprisingly naive and said, ¡°I¡¯ll be waiting outside by myself,¡± and went out the window before I could even begin. So I talk to laurie through my thoughts. ¡°Well, I used healing magic before playing.¡± ¡°What?¡»\ ¡°STD control measure, a lot of prostitutes have venereal diseases, that¡¯s why I always use a cleansing spell before I do it.¡± ¡°You can prevent venereal diseases with magic¡­ so you didn¡¯t have any intention of helping the Sick girls?¡± ¡°Of course¡­ I don¡¯t want to get a venereal disease.¡± Oh that¡­ but this¡­ ¡°As expected, Noah-sama!¡± Her eyes sparkle. ¡±you went out of your way to help the suffering prostitutes and healed them with your magic.¡± ¡°Oh¡­ it¡¯s a misunderstanding again! What? It¡¯s strange, right? I did it because it seemed to be the worst thing I could do as a Lord. ¡°Noah-sama I am deeply touched because prostitutes are always despised but you have been merciful to us. it¡¯s the first time we are meeting a great Lord like you.¡± ¡°Madam, you¡¯ve joined Noahism too!¡»\ ¡°No oh, why is this happening again?¡± CH 33 One day in Carter territory I was in my room. The Old Butler Sebastian and my fianc¨¦ Sarah Diaz came visiting ¡°Noah-sama, there are actually two problems.¡± ¡°Hmm¡­ two problems?¡± First, Sebastian said ¡°Well, our territory is currently facing a serious labor shortage.¡± ¡°What? There is a shortage of manpower, why?¡± ¡°More and more people are visiting Carter territory because of Madam Elysion¡¯s brothel.¡± Apparently Madame is the number one person in that industry. She is said to have become famous for having a brothel run by her and with a tremendous amount of beautiful women. ¡°As a result, the number of male customers visiting the territory for the brothel is increasing.¡± ¡°If the number of customers increases, there will be a need for more inns and restaurants. But the current situation is that there aren¡¯t enough facilities and manpower to accommodate the increasing numbers of customers.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right Noah-sama; the people can¡¯t handle it alone.¡± ¡°And I can¡¯t even get people to help us. I don¡¯t have any connections or contacts. If a nobleman would back me up, well, that would be different.¡± But that doesn¡¯t mean I don¡¯t have an idea. My fianc¨¦e, Sarah Diaz. She¡¯s the daughter of Duke Graham. If her family would back me up, the problem would be solved. But Sarah is currently running away from home and she came to stay with me. ¡°She¡¯s such a brave girl to abandon her home to come after such a prince. But if she ran away from home, won¡¯t her father be worried?©¼\ The white cat Laurie, nodded on the desk. ¡°Noah Actually, the second problem is my grandfather.¡± ¡°Your grandfather?¡± ¡°I was found my grandfather and he told me to Come back home.¡± ¡°Why does an old man come out looking for you? Isn¡¯t it your father or mother who is supposed to come out in this kind of situation?©¼\ ¡°Sarah¡¯s parents are dead. The current Graham family is being run by her grandfather.¡± ¡°Hmm ¡­ Isn¡¯t he an increasingly difficult person? Noah-sama, let¡¯s take care of Sarah-sama more. Why are you playing with a woman in a brothel? ¡° I was squeezing the white cat¡¯s stomach with my hand as she said something unnecessary. ¡°If the Duke of Graham wants you to come home, I guess you should go home, right?¡± ¡°No! I have dedicated my body and soul to you Noah-sama! And I have no intention of leaving this place!¡± That was the time it happened. ¡°Laurie duck!¡± ¡°Eh?©¼\ I felt a sense of urgency and with a bang, I pulled away from the desk I was sitting on. At that moment, the office desk was sliced in half. ¡°Fungyaaaaaah! ¡»\ Laurie evaded it in the nick of time. ¡°What the hell was that?¡± ¡°Noah Carteeeeeeer!¡± The wall of the room slid down and what appeared from there ¡­¡­. ¡°Oh, grandfather!¡± ¡°Sarah¡¯s grandfather!??¡± A slender old man was behind the wall with a sword held firm in his hand. With a look of anger on his face, he strides across the sliced wall and enters the room. ¡°Did he just try to kill you in the room from the other side of the wall! ?? Damn! What is this guy! ¡»\ ¡°Grandfather that¡¯s terrible, what if you killed Noah¡± Sarah cautions her grandfather the Duke of Graham as he enters. The Duke of Graham looked even more delirious, but then his expression quickly tightened. ¡°My darling Sarah, if you stay here, you¡¯ll die! Come let¡¯s go home¡± ¡°The Duke of Graham seems to love his granddaughter very much. So he¡¯s not going to give his precious granddaughter to this scumbag prince. Oh, no, don¡¯t touch my stomach look like that! ¡»\ Well, trouble keeps showing up. But I wish the Duke of Graham would take Sarah away with him. ¡°No! I love Noah-sama! I have no intention of leaving his side until I die!¡± Sarah removes the Duke¡¯s hand, came next to me and hugs me tightly. ¡°No, it¡¯s okay, go home¡± ¡°Noaaaaah! You!!!!!!¡± When the Duke came in front of me, he points his sword at me. ¡°Fight me and if i win, I¡¯ll take my granddaughter home¡± Ah, that¡¯s annoying¡­ No, wait, maybe I can use this for an incompetent move I stood up and looked straight at the Duke of Graham and said. ¡°AlrightI¡¯ll accept the challenge! For the sake of my beloved Sarah, I¡¯ll make sure I win!¡± ¡°Ahhhhh? Noah-sama?¡± Laurie, watching the exchange, sighs as if she was amazed. ¡°So, you¡¯ll make an incompetent move¡»\ ¡°Yeah, incompetent move¡± ¡ï I came to the backyard of the lord¡¯s mansion. The Duke of Graham was shirtless. And I was the one he¡¯s up against. ¡°Noah-sama, what are you going to do? ¡»\ Laurie sits on Sarah¡¯s shoulder and talks with her thoughts. ¡°Beat up the Duke of Graham thoroughly and show no mercy to such a frail old man, that¡¯s the Strategy.¡± ¡°Wow! Isn¡¯t that too serious! The other party is your fiance¨¦¡¯s family¡»\ ¡°Shut up, If Sarah hates me with this, it¡¯ll be killing two birds with one stone.¡± ¡°Well, it¡¯ll be beneficial for Sarah to be released from the curse of this lousy prince ¡­¡± Hey white cat I¡¯ll remember that later. ¡°Let¡¯s get started old man; I¡¯m not going to go easy on you, okay? I can¡¯t afford to lose.¡± ¡°Oh¡­.! Noah-sama¡­¡­ you¡¯re so passionate about me! How lovely!¡± ¡°Sarah, wake up. He is just a piece of trash in human skin. ¡»\ On the other hand, the Duke of Graham seems to be full of motivation. ¡°I¡¯ll not give my lovely granddaughter to this scum! You have a beautiful lady named Sarah and you¡¯re busy playing around in a brothel? I¡¯ll kill you!¡± ¡°It sucks, doesn¡¯t it? Okay, let¡¯s do it, Duke!¡± In this way, a single combat between me and the Duke of Graham begins. The duke is holding a sword in his hand. ¡°Let¡¯s begin Noah!¡± A golden aura emitted from the body of the Duke. Boom! Then he kicked the ground and rushed in at the speed of the sound. ¡°Hey ¡­! ?? already¡­¡­! ¡»\ ¡°Dieeeeeeee!!!!!!!¡± Boom! Suka¡­ ¡°husband¡± ¡°Gunu! Avoid it!¡± Boom! Boom! Suka! ¡°That old man is also dangerous, but Noah-sama, who is able to deal with all of that by a thin margin, is amazing. ¡­¡­¡± ¡°You little bastard!¡± Duke Graham takes a big step up and swings his sword down at me. I pinched the sword with my finger and stopped it. The ground around me sank. ¡°What a heavy blow! ¡» ¡°It¡¯s amazing how you stopped it Noah-sama!¡± ¡°oh, what¡¯s wrong, old man? You can¡¯t beat me like this, can you?¡± ¡°Haaa! It¡¯s stuck!¡¡What the hell is this power?¡± The Duke desperately tries to pull out his sword. ¡°Hey, deco pin¡± (forehead flick) ¡°Ugyaaaaaaaa!!!¡± When the Duke of Graham was blown away, he made many rotations in the air and fell to the ground. ¡°Grandpa!¡± ¡°Sarah! It¡¯s dangerous, come back¡»\ Sarah rushes to the Duke of Graham who is lying on the ground. ¡°Noah! The match has already been decided!¡± ¡°No, it¡¯s no good.¡± ¡°Why?¡± I need to be more humiliated and hated by Sarah. ¡°It¡¯s not like this, Grandpa. ¡­¡­huh?¡± Then the Duke of Graham laughs invincibly. ¡°Well, you saw through it, didn¡¯t you?¡± ¡°Eh oh! Of course¡± I don¡¯t know what it is, but I¡¯d be embarrassed if people knew I don¡¯t know about it, so I pretended to know it. ¡°Sarah, my sweet grandchild stay back¡± ¡°But grandfather!¡± ¡°This man is worthy of my all-out effort to defeat him.¡± The Duke stands up casually. ¡°Nuuuuuu!¡± ¡°Wow, oh! The Duke¡¯s muscles have doubled and he looks like a tough warrior! ¡»\ He emits a stronger aura than before. ¡°Somehow this old man is not an ordinary person! ¡»\ ¡°Let¡¯s go Noah!¡± ¡°Come on grandpa!¡± ¡°¡± Woooooooooooooo! ¡°¡± ¡ï The next day ¡°As expected, Noah-sama!¡± ¡°Huh?¡± My fianc¨¦e Sarah and her grandfather, the Duke of Graham are in front of me. The Duke is wrapped in bandages. Because I beat him to a pulp I thought that Sarah would hate me for it ¡°Well done, Noah. You have defeated me, a former sage of the sword(Kensei).¡± ¡°What! You¡¯re an ex-Kensei!? ¡° ¡°That¡¯s right. my grandpa was a sacred Kensei two generations ago.¡± Oh really, is that so? Even though he was so weak? ¡°Hmm. ¡­¡­ Noah. You have seen through me, haven¡¯t you? I¡¯m a former Kensei. That¡¯s why you didn¡¯t go easy on me. Isn¡¯t that right?¡± No, I was simply going to beat you up to make Sarah hate me. ¡°And I could feel your love for Sarah from your sword.¡± ¡°Noah I love you? ¡° Sarah puts her eyes on me and hugs me in her arms. Eh, why do I feel like exploding? ¡°Isn¡¯t it like a cool knight who boldly challenged a former Kensei to win the love of his beloved fianc¨¦?¡± That¡¯s not exactly what it was! ¡°Noah. I approve of you. I will allow you to marry Sarah and I promise that the Duke of Graham will fully support the Carters territory.¡± ¡°Oh, this will solve the labor shortage, won¡¯t it? Good for you, Noah-sama..¡± ¡°That¡¯s not good¡± ¡°I¡¯m so proud of you, Noah! How can you solve two problems at the same time? ¡­¡­ Haha ¡­¡­? I knew my eyes were right. You are the best lord ¡­¡­ and my best husband hands down¡± ¡°Why did this happen?¡± CH 34 One day. At the lord¡¯s mansion where I live ¡°This is difficult work¡­ Laurie-mon.¡± I put my cheeks on the desk and touched Laurie¡¯s paws. ¡°Who¡¯s Laurie-mon? I¡¯m a proud demon god. I want you to respect me properly.¡± ¡°Says the cat that is hung up on dried sardines and is letting me touch her paws.¡± There was a knock on the door That¡¯s when Laurie used the chance to run away. ¡°Excuse me¡± ¡°Oh Hilde, What¡¯s wrong?¡± Hilde, a little girl with horns, comes in. ¡°Actually, there¡¯s a problem that I want you to solve immediately.¡± ¡°Oh, that¡¯s strange. I want you to get rid of this pile of documents as soon as possible. Burn it.¡± ¡°Noah-sama, you shouldn¡¯t make fun when someone is in the middle of a serious conversation with you ¡»\ Hilde explains the problem. ¡°Actually, it seems that we have a serious food shortage now.¡± ¡°Ah? Why is that?¡± ¡°Well, that¡¯s because the brothel is so big now¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°Yes! The brothel made by you is very popular! We are in trouble because there are a lot of people here and there!¡± ¡°Madame¡¯s shop is thriving well. As expected, erotica saves the world ¡­¡± It¡¯s good that the number of jobs created has increased, but it means that the number of people who need food to eat has increased also. ¡°Are you still receiving support from Sabrina¡¯s company and Sarah¡¯s grandfather?¡± ¡°There is a limit to how much food we can get from outside. It would be nice if we could be self-sufficient in food production ¡° ¡°Can¡¯t we?¡± ¡°Um ¡­ there are lands in the abyss forest, but there are limits to the numbers of places where we can cultivate the fields.¡± According to Demon King Hilde, lands are dying in the abyssal forest, especially in the territory of the Demon Kingdom. Even if you grow crops, the soil contains poison. ¡°Even though the number of people has increased, will people have to starve and die? Noah, can¡¯t we do something about it please ¡­¡± It¡¯s a pain in the ass. If you don¡¯t have bread, why don¡¯t you just eat cake? ¡­¡­ ¡°How do you make cake when you don¡¯t even have crops? ¡»\ ¡°With a little bit of magic¡± ¡°Don¡¯t treat yourself and the general public the same way¡­..¡± Well a troublesome problem has come¡­. Damn it! One after the other¡­¡­. ¡°Okay. I, Noah Carter will take care of this problem for you.¡± ¡°Oh! Noah-sama! You¡¯re so reliable!¡± ¡°Hmm ¡­ Tell the other guys that I will solve all the food problems! Let¡¯s go Laurie!¡± I picked up the white cat by the neck and went out of the window. ¡°Hai hai, Noah-sama¡± ¡°I haven¡¯t done anything yet!¡± ¡°Anyway, you¡¯re trying to make an incompetent move and it¡¯s going to be amazing this time¡­¡»\ When I let go of my hand in the air, Laurie falls down. Katsu ¡­¡­! As she shines, Laurie in the shape of a white dragon comes in front of me. ¡°I¡¯ll die!¡»\ ¡°You won¡¯t die, you¡¯re a demon.¡± Anyway, I decided to make an incompetent move this time using this food problem. ¡ï When we came to a certain place in the forest of Carter¡¯s territory. In a relatively open place ¡°So this is the field?¡± ¡°The soil is kind of dry, isn¡¯t it?¡± The field spreading in front of me was cracked, probably because it lacks nutrition. ¡°Laurie try and lick the soil a little bit¡± ¡°Okay ¡­Pero(lick), this is potassium cyanide ¡­ Why are you trying to kill me?¡­ Ah, ah! I¡¯m going numb ¡­¡­ numbness ¡­¡­ help me!¡± ¡°I see. The poison is contained in the manure of monsters polluting the soil.¡± I analyze the soil while Laurie twitches around ¡°Puah! I managed to detoxify myself¡­ Noah, that was mean! ¡»\ ¡°You¡¯re fine aren¡¯t you. Now, I know the cause. All I need to do is quickly ¡­¡­ Summon.¡± I raised my right hand and shouted. A magic circle appeared on the ground. What came out of it was a spirit whose whole body was made of water. ¡°U -Undine! Isn¡¯t it the great spirit of water!¡± ¡°Oh my buddy! Right?¡± Undine was trembling and rattling¡­ ¡°No, Noah-sama¡­ That reaction is not that of a good friend. What did you do? ¡»\ ¡°Yeah, I beat her up in a previous life. She got carried away and caused a flood.¡± ¡°You¡¯re amazing, you can beat up a great spirit. ¡­¡­ Poor guy, she made a deal with a demon¡­.. Me too.¡± Laurie and Undine nodded as if they are in agreement with each other. ¡°Let¡¯s get this over with. Hey Undine, Wash this field down with a lot of water¡± ¡°Okay Noah!¡± Undine nods to me and spreads her hands. A large amount of water overflowed from a water source in a remote place and washed down the fields. ¡°Fungyaaaaa!!!!¡± ¡°Oh, I forgot to take her.¡± I avoided the flood with flight magic, but Laurie was on the ground, so she was washed away by the flood. ¡°Well, it¡¯s okay, I guess.¡± ¡°No It¡¯s not! ¡»\ The white cat changed to a white dragon again and she came back to my side. ¡°Noah, what are you doing? There¡¯s a big flood in the field!¡± ¡°I told you it was an incompetent move. It¡¯s called the [just wash the poison away with water] strategy.¡± The field was soaked with water so it couldn¡¯t be used and the farmers will accumulate hate for me. ¡°If they hate me for it and say, ¡® look at what he has done to us!¡¯ my liking will drop ¡° ¡°Noah ¡­ I think it would make everyone happy if you clean up the fields with purification magic without doing such a roundabout thing.¡± ¡°Shut up! Alright, that¡¯s it. Good work, Undine. You can go home now.¡± The Great Spirit breathed a sigh of relief and disappeared like a smoke. Laurie said, ¡°Let¡¯s go for a drink sometime. I¡¯ll listen to your complaints,¡± she said, as if they had become friends. Well. With this, my purpose has been achieved! The field was flooded and unusable with damage over a wide area. My mischief and denunciation are inevitable. Kuku ¡­¡­ The day has finally come when my reputation will be ruined! ¡ï Later in my mansion ¡°Noah-sama! As expected! Thank you!¡± ¡°Huh ¡­!? What happened again?¡± Demon King Hilde smiled and came into my mansion. ¡°It¡¯s wonderful! The poison in the field was washed away by the magic of the Great Spirit of water!¡± ¡°What do you mean by that? ¡»\ White cat Laurie opens her mouth and asked ¡°Undine, the Great Spirit of Water. The water she invoked contains a purifying effect. It has cleansed and purified the polluted soil, transforming it into a splendid, nutrient-rich fertile field!¡± ¡°That¡¯s a lie, oh, crap!¡± Undine you bastard! So you had that kind of power hidden away. ¡°But Noah-sama, you¡¯re really good. No one has been able to make contact with the Great Spirit since the days of old. What kind of amazing ritual did you perform?¡± ¡°Blackmail, assault, Noah suspect¡± ¡°Oh! You¡¯ve brought her to her knees with force! That¡¯s amazing! As expected of Noah-sama!¡± ¡°Oh no, Noah-sama. This little girl is also a believer.¡± More than that. Eh? I¡­ I¡¯ve done it again? ¡°Thank you Noah-sama! This will grow the crops and solve the food problem! Thank you!¡± ¡°Oh damn it! Undine, i¡¯ll remember this!!!!!¡± ¡°Oh, hello, Un-chan?¡¡Yes, you¡¯d better run. Noah is very upset right now. No, no, don¡¯t worry about it, let¡¯s go out drinking again.¡± ¡°Ah, why did this happen again? Ahhhhh!¡±