"You guys..."
I was speechless at the absurd situation.
"Moiya, Moni!"
Grand Duke Joseph waved cheerfully at the two.
"Ow? Why is a child among all the adults?"
Moiya waved excitedly at Grand Duke Joseph, whom she hadn't seen in days, but when she saw my still frozen face, she quietly lowered her hand.
"Did you... intentionally let go of the Galaco you were holding?"
I asked.
"No, I don't think so."
"Probably."
Moiya and Moni raised their hands in unison and answered with innocent faces.
I narrowed my eyes and looked at them questioningly, and their red eyes slowly rolled back as they spoke again.
"Actually... the people the Galaco took were Silver Hairtail and Red Head, so I only waved, right, Moiya~?"
"Should I catch them again? But they're already in the Galaco's stomachs, right Moni~?"
The two seemed extremely worried that I would scold them.
At that moment, something fell from the sky with a thud.
“This, this is what His Majesty wore!”
A garment that appeared to be Emperor Adrian’s uniform fell in front of the Tebello Empire’s knights, and at the same time, a tattered, unrecognizable piece of cloth fell towards us.
“This... is the color of Roxana’s dress,”
I said, picking up the piece from the floor.
Silence fell again for a moment.
Moiya and Moni, perhaps sensing my anger, let go of their mutually clinging hands and each took a deep breath in the air, their heads bowed.
Even more astonishingly, a dozen or so adult wyverns were hovering in the air behind Moiya and Moni in the same posture.
“We greet you, Master!”
The wyvern leader called out, and the adults behind them also greeted me.
It was as if they were seeing a loyal army.
It's undeniable that wyverns are more useful and powerful than most armies.
That's probably why wars between continents broke out over their possession.
The wyverns' loyalty to me seemed to have greatly stimulated Hetor's soldiers and the knights of the Tebello Empire.
One by one, they assumed the same posture as the wyverns and stared at me.
The sight of them made me chuckle in disbelief, then shut my mouth.
Then, I heard the adult wyverns waiting in the sky whispering, "Your master seems very angry. What should we do?"
Linel reassured Moiya and Moni on my behalf.
"Kids, your master is not angry."
"Your Majesty, did we do well?"
Moni asked with a grin. He glanced at me and replied,
"Hmm, well, I'm not sure about that. Her identities have been revealed, so it's a bit of a headache."
Linel glanced at the soldiers and replied.
Then, Moiya covered his mouth with one hand and asked loudly,
“Why don’t we just gouge out all their eyes, Moiya~?”
Moiya’s voice boomed out loud, despite his hand covering his mouth.
The soldiers all flinched.
Commander Macrom, who had regained his sight less than ten minutes after being cured of the curse, looked the most shocked.
“Do we have to go around plucking them out one by one? Ugh, it’s taking too long, Moni~.”
Everyone was shocked to see the two wyvern cubs, who looked so cute but were uttering such terrible things.
Moni, who was whispering to Moiya, was also loud, causing the soldiers’ spears and swords to point at the two cubs in a defensive stance.
“Get down,”
Hetor shouted to the soldiers.
The soldiers followed orders, but still remained vigilant against the wyverns.
“Your Majesty, what should we do with the knights of the Tebello Empire?”
Hetor asked him.
The word “deal with” followed by “how” made the knights of the Tebello Empire tense up.
"We should keep them alive. If we have witnesses from our side, the Tebello Empire's people and other nations won't believe them."
Everyone nodded in agreement with Linel.
"However, it would be best to keep them on your ship until we reach the Pasha Empire. Since you said you've set up a detention facility here, that would be better."
"Yes, Your Majesty, we will do so."
Hetor answered him, nodding lightly to his soldiers, who quickly bound the Tebello Empire's knights.
"Good. We shouldn't be doing this here. Let's go across first. I think we need to have a meeting about this situation."
Linel pointed to the Lapion Empire's ships with the sword he was holding.
"Your Majesty, can't we just talk here?"
Moni asked, raising her hand.
"I'm so cold, I don't like having meetings outside."
He responded solemnly, then chuckled.
"Everyone, go to the Valley of Death for now. I'll call you back soon."
I calmed myself down and looked up at the wyverns, ordering them.
"Master! Please don't scold the great elders too much,"
The captain said, pleading with me.
If I hadn't seen Moiya and Moni poking the captain in the ribs from both sides, I would have been moved by his words.
"Yes, and we were trying to stop the fight between the two elders and the Galacos, but we ended up killing the Galacos too."
The large creature followed suit and continued its complaint.
"Don't worry and go back,"
I said with a slight smile to the adults.
Then, the large wings began to flap and move all at once.
The two cubs seemed to be preparing to sneak between the adults and fly away.
“Moiya, Moni. You two, follow me.”
We crossed the ship and descended to the cabin where the secret meeting room was located.
Grand Duke Joseph wanted to stay with the two wyverns, but for now, he sent Melanie to Bellos’s cabin, where she was being treated.
Grand Duke Martins also attended the meeting.
Hearing that Emperor Adrian and Roxana had fallen prey to Galaco, Grand Duke Martins said with a look of great regret.
“I missed such a magnificent sight,”
“Sorry to interrupt you during the meeting.”
If it weren’t for an urgent matter, she wouldn’t have come.
“What’s the matter?”
I approached her and asked, feeling something unusual.
“I have urgent news to tell you...”
Sharon answered, catching her breath.
“Tell me, Sharon.”
“Um... Her Highness Melanie...”
Melanie’s name left Sharon’s lips, and my nerves were on edge.
I was worried that the abdominal wound from Roxana might have caused a serious injury.
At first glance, it didn't seem serious, so I was relieved...
I quickly looked at Hetor.
Hetor's face had already turned ashen.
"Why Melanie?"
I urged him again.
"Her Highness is, is..."
Sharon stuttered, and Moiya blurted out,
"Ugh, she's dying?"
I was speechless at the absurd situation.
"Moiya, Moni!"
Grand Duke Joseph waved cheerfully at the two.
"Ow? Why is a child among all the adults?"
Moiya waved excitedly at Grand Duke Joseph, whom she hadn't seen in days, but when she saw my still frozen face, she quietly lowered her hand.
"Did you... intentionally let go of the Galaco you were holding?"
I asked.
"No, I don't think so."
"Probably."
Moiya and Moni raised their hands in unison and answered with innocent faces.
I narrowed my eyes and looked at them questioningly, and their red eyes slowly rolled back as they spoke again.
"Actually... the people the Galaco took were Silver Hairtail and Red Head, so I only waved, right, Moiya~?"
"Should I catch them again? But they're already in the Galaco's stomachs, right Moni~?"
The two seemed extremely worried that I would scold them.
At that moment, something fell from the sky with a thud.
“This, this is what His Majesty wore!”
A garment that appeared to be Emperor Adrian’s uniform fell in front of the Tebello Empire’s knights, and at the same time, a tattered, unrecognizable piece of cloth fell towards us.
“This... is the color of Roxana’s dress,”
I said, picking up the piece from the floor.
Silence fell again for a moment.
Moiya and Moni, perhaps sensing my anger, let go of their mutually clinging hands and each took a deep breath in the air, their heads bowed.
Even more astonishingly, a dozen or so adult wyverns were hovering in the air behind Moiya and Moni in the same posture.
“We greet you, Master!”
The wyvern leader called out, and the adults behind them also greeted me.
It was as if they were seeing a loyal army.
It's undeniable that wyverns are more useful and powerful than most armies.
That's probably why wars between continents broke out over their possession.
The wyverns' loyalty to me seemed to have greatly stimulated Hetor's soldiers and the knights of the Tebello Empire.
One by one, they assumed the same posture as the wyverns and stared at me.
The sight of them made me chuckle in disbelief, then shut my mouth.
Then, I heard the adult wyverns waiting in the sky whispering, "Your master seems very angry. What should we do?"
Linel reassured Moiya and Moni on my behalf.
"Kids, your master is not angry."
"Your Majesty, did we do well?"
Moni asked with a grin. He glanced at me and replied,
"Hmm, well, I'm not sure about that. Her identities have been revealed, so it's a bit of a headache."
Linel glanced at the soldiers and replied.
Then, Moiya covered his mouth with one hand and asked loudly,
“Why don’t we just gouge out all their eyes, Moiya~?”
Moiya’s voice boomed out loud, despite his hand covering his mouth.
The soldiers all flinched.
Commander Macrom, who had regained his sight less than ten minutes after being cured of the curse, looked the most shocked.
“Do we have to go around plucking them out one by one? Ugh, it’s taking too long, Moni~.”
Everyone was shocked to see the two wyvern cubs, who looked so cute but were uttering such terrible things.
Moni, who was whispering to Moiya, was also loud, causing the soldiers’ spears and swords to point at the two cubs in a defensive stance.
“Get down,”
Hetor shouted to the soldiers.
The soldiers followed orders, but still remained vigilant against the wyverns.
“Your Majesty, what should we do with the knights of the Tebello Empire?”
Hetor asked him.
The word “deal with” followed by “how” made the knights of the Tebello Empire tense up.
"We should keep them alive. If we have witnesses from our side, the Tebello Empire's people and other nations won't believe them."
Everyone nodded in agreement with Linel.
"However, it would be best to keep them on your ship until we reach the Pasha Empire. Since you said you've set up a detention facility here, that would be better."
"Yes, Your Majesty, we will do so."
Hetor answered him, nodding lightly to his soldiers, who quickly bound the Tebello Empire's knights.
"Good. We shouldn't be doing this here. Let's go across first. I think we need to have a meeting about this situation."
Linel pointed to the Lapion Empire's ships with the sword he was holding.
"Your Majesty, can't we just talk here?"
Moni asked, raising her hand.
"I'm so cold, I don't like having meetings outside."
He responded solemnly, then chuckled.
"Everyone, go to the Valley of Death for now. I'll call you back soon."
I calmed myself down and looked up at the wyverns, ordering them.
"Master! Please don't scold the great elders too much,"
The captain said, pleading with me.
If I hadn't seen Moiya and Moni poking the captain in the ribs from both sides, I would have been moved by his words.
"Yes, and we were trying to stop the fight between the two elders and the Galacos, but we ended up killing the Galacos too."
The large creature followed suit and continued its complaint.
"Don't worry and go back,"
I said with a slight smile to the adults.
Then, the large wings began to flap and move all at once.
The two cubs seemed to be preparing to sneak between the adults and fly away.
“Moiya, Moni. You two, follow me.”
***
We crossed the ship and descended to the cabin where the secret meeting room was located.
Grand Duke Joseph wanted to stay with the two wyverns, but for now, he sent Melanie to Bellos’s cabin, where she was being treated.
Grand Duke Martins also attended the meeting.
Hearing that Emperor Adrian and Roxana had fallen prey to Galaco, Grand Duke Martins said with a look of great regret.
“I missed such a magnificent sight,”
He said, though he would have been terrified if he had actually seen it.
I glanced at Grand Duke Martins and quietly chuckled.
“Empress Roxana and Emperor Adrian died without trial. What should we do, since they died without being dethroned or deposed?”
Prince Norton asked Linel with a serious expression.
“Will their deaths be treated as accidents?”
Grand Duke Martins also asked.
“They will pay for their crimes. Their deaths do not erase their sins.”
"But Your Majesty, is it possible?"
"We must make it possible. The truth remains unchanged."
He continued, taking my hand under the table.
"The key is to make Prince Calvain of the Pasha Empire and Emperor Katria of the Delroy Empire understand."
His gaze landed on Prince Norton.
"I'm sure he'll make a wise decision, your brother."
Prince Norton said with confidence.
"I hope so. Besides, many will testify to the crimes committed by Empress Roxana and Emperor Adrian, so it will be difficult to record an honorable death."
"But Your Majesty, I think the revelation that Her Highness Zelda is a Wyvern Lord is a bigger problem than the deaths of two criminals."
Bellos, who had been quiet, spoke.
"If we don't show any threatening behavior by deploying Wyverns, other countries won't attack first."
He replied with a cautious voice.
I shared his thoughts.
"Well, do you have anything to say, Moiya?"
Moiya, who had been quietly sitting on my lap, jumped up onto the table and raised his hand.
“Speak.”
Linel, who had been scratching Moni’s wings, grinned and allowed her to speak.
“We don’t have to hide anymore?”
“That’s better for you to answer, Zelda.”
He deferred the answer to me.
Moiya and Moni looked at me with wide, expectant eyes.
“Yes. You don’t have to transform.”
I said to them with a smile.
Everyone on board had already witnessed the wyverns obey me, so there was no need to hide anymore.
“And thanks to you, we were able to minimize the damage from the Galacos today. Thank you.”
Perhaps not expecting such praise, Moiya and Moni scratched each other’s heads awkwardly.
“Yes, well done. I’ll give you some sausages as a reward. Stiane, you need to go to the kitchen.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
As Stiane, who had been standing in front of the guest room door at Linel's direction, stepped out, Moiya and Moni, excited, began to dance the shoulder dance.
"Since you're a first-class contributor, I suppose I should consider a knighthood."
Linel followed suit, his shoulders creaking with a blank expression, and laughter erupted here and there.
"Your Majesty, can I really walk around proudly now?"
Moiya asked again, personally correcting his shoulder dance.
“Didn’t your master already answer? Why are you asking me again?”
“Everyone knows what a cold body says, and everyone thinks Your Majesty’s words are the best, so I’m asking.”
“...Yes. You can walk around confidently. But you can’t breathe fire whenever you want.”
At Linel’s stern warning, Moiya and Moni stopped dancing and slumped their shoulders, muttering, “We’re just corpses without fire...”
I glanced at Grand Duke Martins and quietly chuckled.
“Empress Roxana and Emperor Adrian died without trial. What should we do, since they died without being dethroned or deposed?”
Prince Norton asked Linel with a serious expression.
“Will their deaths be treated as accidents?”
Grand Duke Martins also asked.
“They will pay for their crimes. Their deaths do not erase their sins.”
"But Your Majesty, is it possible?"
"We must make it possible. The truth remains unchanged."
He continued, taking my hand under the table.
"The key is to make Prince Calvain of the Pasha Empire and Emperor Katria of the Delroy Empire understand."
His gaze landed on Prince Norton.
"I'm sure he'll make a wise decision, your brother."
Prince Norton said with confidence.
"I hope so. Besides, many will testify to the crimes committed by Empress Roxana and Emperor Adrian, so it will be difficult to record an honorable death."
"But Your Majesty, I think the revelation that Her Highness Zelda is a Wyvern Lord is a bigger problem than the deaths of two criminals."
Bellos, who had been quiet, spoke.
"If we don't show any threatening behavior by deploying Wyverns, other countries won't attack first."
He replied with a cautious voice.
I shared his thoughts.
"Well, do you have anything to say, Moiya?"
Moiya, who had been quietly sitting on my lap, jumped up onto the table and raised his hand.
“Speak.”
Linel, who had been scratching Moni’s wings, grinned and allowed her to speak.
“We don’t have to hide anymore?”
“That’s better for you to answer, Zelda.”
He deferred the answer to me.
Moiya and Moni looked at me with wide, expectant eyes.
“Yes. You don’t have to transform.”
I said to them with a smile.
Everyone on board had already witnessed the wyverns obey me, so there was no need to hide anymore.
“And thanks to you, we were able to minimize the damage from the Galacos today. Thank you.”
Perhaps not expecting such praise, Moiya and Moni scratched each other’s heads awkwardly.
“Yes, well done. I’ll give you some sausages as a reward. Stiane, you need to go to the kitchen.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
As Stiane, who had been standing in front of the guest room door at Linel's direction, stepped out, Moiya and Moni, excited, began to dance the shoulder dance.
"Since you're a first-class contributor, I suppose I should consider a knighthood."
Linel followed suit, his shoulders creaking with a blank expression, and laughter erupted here and there.
"Your Majesty, can I really walk around proudly now?"
Moiya asked again, personally correcting his shoulder dance.
“Didn’t your master already answer? Why are you asking me again?”
“Everyone knows what a cold body says, and everyone thinks Your Majesty’s words are the best, so I’m asking.”
“...Yes. You can walk around confidently. But you can’t breathe fire whenever you want.”
At Linel’s stern warning, Moiya and Moni stopped dancing and slumped their shoulders, muttering, “We’re just corpses without fire...”
Knock, knock.
“Sausage! Huh? No?”
At the sound of a knock, the two quickly flew to the door and cheered, but it was not Sausage who opened the door, but Sharon.
“Sausage! Huh? No?”
At the sound of a knock, the two quickly flew to the door and cheered, but it was not Sausage who opened the door, but Sharon.
“Sorry to interrupt you during the meeting.”
If it weren’t for an urgent matter, she wouldn’t have come.
“What’s the matter?”
I approached her and asked, feeling something unusual.
“I have urgent news to tell you...”
Sharon answered, catching her breath.
“Tell me, Sharon.”
“Um... Her Highness Melanie...”
Melanie’s name left Sharon’s lips, and my nerves were on edge.
I was worried that the abdominal wound from Roxana might have caused a serious injury.
At first glance, it didn't seem serious, so I was relieved...
I quickly looked at Hetor.
Hetor's face had already turned ashen.
"Why Melanie?"
I urged him again.
"Her Highness is, is..."
Sharon stuttered, and Moiya blurted out,
"Ugh, she's dying?"
"...How do you know that word?"
Sharon, startled, asked Moiya.
Sharon, startled, asked Moiya.
"Oh? Sharon, do you think the only word we know is 'sausage'?"
"You think we're so ignorant, don't you~? The real ignorance is right there,"
Moiya muttered, pointing at Hetor, who had stood up.
"What happened to Melanie?"
Hetor, losing his composure, shook Sharon's shoulders violently.
"Look at him. T-that... He's shaking people like they're clothes."
"And his voice is really loud."
Moiya and Moni glared at Hetor and shook their heads.
"Hetor, calm down. Sharon, speak quickly,"
Linel ordered, pulling Hetor away from Sharon. Sharon staggered dizzily, but raised her voice.
"Her Highness Melanie is pregnant!"
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