Chapter 80 – The First Prince’s Lie
I held Skor’s hand as she sleeps on the red slime cushion.
“Well then, I’ll be going. I wish we could go together, but…”
I thought it would be okay to touch Skor while she was asleep at this moment――I tried to touch her golden hair…but.
At that moment, Skor opened her eyes with a flutter.
She seemed to have revived.
“…Rusty-san. Good morning ――huh”
“Ah…sorry. I was just about to stroke Skor’s head”
“Kyu~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~…”
Her eyes rolled around and she fainted again!! I don’t think she can move today anymore. She’s probably tired. Sometimes rest is necessary. I’ve decided. Skor needs some rest.
“Alfred, take care of Skor. And Havamar too”
“I understand. Please be careful, Rasty-sama”
“Yeah. If it comes to it, use the “Golden Broom Goltblum” to sweep away the enemy”
“Leave it to me. I will defeat any enemy with this strongest weapon and demonstrate my abilities to you.”
Alfred and I exchanged a thumbs up. We’re in sync — it’s time to set off. Alright, let’s head to the dungeon.
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I left the house and turned to Eduardo. From her hair to her toes, she was almost “lime green”. Her skin was incredibly pale, like that of someone from a snowy region. Even though it was considerably hot, she looked at me calmly without a drop of sweat.
“Eduardo, I want to introduce myself again”
The other person is a great sage. If she is the legendary person, she should be knowledgeable about me and the state of the world. As we will be working together from now on, I thought it would be best to show respect first.
“I understand. Let’s hear it”
“You may already know this, but I am Rasty Vermilion, the former third prince of the Dvorak Empire. I was known for being incompetent and had been holed up in the castle for the past few years. But now I have been exiled by my father…the emperor. It was terrible, but now it’s different.”
“Is this an uninhabited island located outside the territorial waters of the Dvorak Empire?”1TN: This is what I got as the translation. But this got me really confused. Original text:「このドヴォルザーク帝国の領海外にある無人島ですか」- I think she was just informing him. But because how the sentence was said or structured, I think Rasty interpreted it as Eduardo asking him about it.
“That’s right. Putting aside the issue of territorial rights, I am currently embarking on island development. Eventually, I plan to establish an island nation that is stronger than the empire.”
Eduardo, who showed understanding, smiled slightly. …Oh, this is a good response.
“It’s interesting. The world is constantly moving and changing. It might be nice to create history together.”
“Oh, you understand?”
“Yes. However, Rasty-sama, you have a slight misunderstanding.”
“Huh? A misunderstanding?”
“Yes, this uninhabited island is ‘outside the territorial waters of the Dvorak Empire’. I mentioned it earlier as well.”
E? Eh–!?
I rewind my memory a little.
Then, I realize that I had overlooked Eduardo’s words. She did say, “This uninhabited island is located outside the territorial waters of the Dvorak Empire.”…!
Seriously!?
“Wait a moment. The idiotic first prince, Wagner, said it was within the territorial waters of the Dvorak Empire. Was that a lie?”
“That’s right. Wagner is that kind of person. Rusty-sama should understand it the best.”
That’s right, both d*mn brothers were trash. So, this island doesn’t belong to anyone… Despite that, Wagner claimed it as the territorial waters of the Dvorak Empire. It’s too selfish, or rather tyrannical.
He lied so blatantly to take it away from me. Wagner, you’re such a piece of sh*t… But I’m glad I found out the truth. From now on, I can proudly say that it’s “my island”.
Also, I need to level up the uninhabited island to ‘1000’ and quickly establish a nation.
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