My childhood friend the hero was genuinely angry

4 – The Hero’s Childhood Friend (4)

When I first arrived in the kingdom, I couldn’t help but be very nervous.

I didn’t know the man wearing the crown in front of me.

I once visited Alprada Kingdom during a warrior party. In the first place, since the warrior party was to travel around this continent and fight demons, I had met the king of Alprada Kingdom.

‘Haa… Are you going to be kicked out of the door again?’

So I had no choice but to sigh. At that time, I was welcomed because I was a wizard of the warrior party, but somehow it is different now.

Now I was just a criminal expelled from the empire. You won’t be welcome like back then. I couldn’t help but think.

Seeing that the king came in person like this in the first place, there is no choice but to have a bad feeling.

What could be the reason for coming to the door like this? Of course it’s to get me out.

Well, is there any kingdom that welcomes a wizard banished from the empire? It would be right to just leave without hearing.

I had no choice but to turn around. It was one of the good choices to just go back before being criticized.

“Ah… No, where are you going. Mr. Xerath? You’re welcome. You must be tired from coming a long way. Please come to our country and have a good time.”

However, as I turned my head, King Alprada hurriedly ran towards me.

Then they warmly welcomed me into their kingdom. And that wasn’t all. He was being treated as a benefactor who saved the country.

It was a situation where they treated me extremely well over drinks and delicious dinners.

‘Hmm… Isn’t it normal for a wizard who has been banished from the empire to be treated badly?’

However, in this situation, I had no choice but to be a little hesitant. Of course, I have saved kingdoms in the past. As a member of the warrior’s party, he has the experience of protecting this kingdom from demons.

But even so, I am now a criminal of the Empire. He was a man who had nothing good to do with. I didn’t know how you would welcome me.

Of course, I think I can be repaid for saving the country, but as expected, I feel uncomfortable.

‘I’m grateful for this kind of treatment…’

I do feel very grateful to the king for treating me like this.

I thought I would never be welcomed, but the king welcomed me. It is also a state guest level of hospitality.

Of course, I couldn’t help but feel grateful. I honestly think I want to live in a kingdom like this to welcome me to this level.

‘Are you saying something you don’t mean to say?’

However, I thought that this illusion might be false. No matter how much he thought about it, it would be a nuisance for me to be here.

When I thought that, I thought it was right to leave. I’m sure the king wants me to leave. I’m sure he would think it was a nuisance for me to be here like this.

For that reason, I had no choice but to speak to the king a little weakly. I mean, I made up my mind to leave.

Standing up quietly, I thought of leaving this kingdom and going to Master. I’ll listen to what Master says, but if I ask for forgiveness, Master will accept me.

“Hey, I’m leaving soon. Please don’t mind me too much.”

“Oh no… What the hell do you mean by that? Could it be that our hospitality was not enough…?”

“No. The hospitality was too good. But my status…”

“What are you talking about, Xerath-nim!!! I don’t know what to do with just the fact that Xerath-nim is in our kingdom. Please stay as long as you like. Xerath-nim’s status doesn’t matter at all.”

However, the king said as if he really didn’t want me to leave.

The king staring at me as he holds my hands together, in his eyes it seems he really, really wants me to be here.

Is it smoke…? Or are you serious? To be honest, at this point, I couldn’t even understand his intentions.

“… Uhm… I’ll get it first.”

“Yes…! Mr. Xerath. Oh, thank you.”

But having said that, I couldn’t leave for now. Because it was an act of disrespect. So I decided to stay here for a while. If there’s a problem, it won’t be too late if you leave right away.

I think it would be okay to just wait while I’m here, ready to leave at any time if the people of the kingdom don’t want to.

In the meantime, I think I’ll just have to live my life in return for letting me stay like this.

“hahahaha… Mr. Xeras. Don’t drink quickly. The wine in my kingdom is special.”

“Ah… Yes… I’ll have a good drink then.”

The atmosphere of the festival has already matured. It was quite a fun festival, drinking, talking, and drinking while talking about every detail.

So the festival came to an end at night, and I rented a room at an inn and stayed for a while.

Of course, in the process, the king somehow didn’t want me to stay at an inn. He was the king who was trying to take me to the royal castle, but I stubbornly refused.

No matter how much it is, living in the royal castle as soon as you come from this kingdom is quite burdensome for me as well.

“Ugh… You’re a little drunk. I need to get some rest now.”

Well, it seems like it was a fun day in its own way. You can rest a little bit now.

I was about to lie down on the bed thinking that, but somehow I had no choice but to stand up again.

Smart.

“Hello, Mr. Xerath.”

The door to the inn where I was resting opened. And a woman greeted me.

A woman in a beautiful dress with slightly wavy brown hair, her pale yellow eyes twinkling as if silently waiting for my answer.

At first glance, she has fair skin, and she looks really elegant. I know who I am, this woman with an absolutely unusual appearance.

It was Lucy, the princess of Alprada Kingdom.

“…?”

But why is he entering my room?

I was a little taken aback.

# # #

The members of the warrior party are all talented.

A warrior party of 4 people, each one boasts monster-like abilities.

A party of warriors who saved countless kingdoms while wandering the continent, no one did not know the majesty of these people.

‘Zerath of the Warriors’ Party, he is indeed a great man.’

But among them, Xerath, the wizard of the warrior party, is even more special.

He knows a lot of magic as a wizard of the warrior party. Also, the knowledge he has is colossal. His knowledge was unbiased, and he had so much to learn.

Every kingdom that listened to Xerath’s advice immediately enjoyed a better life than before. Everyone enjoyed a more comfortable and happier life than before.

So, if you are a monarch who wants to run the country well, he is a very coveted talent. It was a situation where everyone was anxious to recruit him.

But I couldn’t. Because he belonged to the strict empire. He also belonged to the warrior party.

I couldn’t take such a man carelessly, and even if I did, it was absolutely not something I could handle.

Because of that, I was like a pie in the picture. Countless lords just stared at it, salivating.

‘It’s a heaven-sent opportunity. I have to recruit them somehow.’

But that man has now come to his kingdom. Even in the state of being banished from the warrior party.

Of course, this was a great opportunity. It was an opportunity to acquire outstanding talent because of the stupid mistake the empire had made.

That’s why the King of Alprada Kingdom had absolutely no intention of wasting this opportunity. A pumpkin rolls in whole, and kicking it is for a foolish ally. The King of the Alprada Kingdom desperately intends to recruit him.

“Did you do everything you were told to do? Chief of guards.”

“Yes. Your Majesty. I’ve done everything. I told the princess to go to where Xerath is.”

“Good. Good job.”

The king set up a strategy. It is a strategy to make the wizard of the warrior party his son-in-law.

Fortunately, the king has a daughter who just happens to have not married yet. She was also a very charming daughter.

It would be unthinkable to give such a cherished daughter to a strange man, but Xerath is different.

He was a talent worthy of entrusting to his daughter, both in terms of his ability and personality.

“Please, I hope something happens.”

“Something will happen. The princess is the most beautiful woman in our kingdom.”

I plan to keep his daughter and Zeras with him for the operation. It was a car that had already told the story to the princess by ordering the chief of the guard.

Go to his inn right now, that is. By now he should have probably arrived.

‘If the two of you get married, it wouldn’t be bad to hand over the throne to him.’

What happens when a man and a woman are in the same room? Perhaps an unwanted accident may occur.

The ‘unwanted accident’ that the king wanted so much, the king was hoping that the accident would happen.

Xerath, who will marry Lucy in the future. If that happens, I plan to hand over the throne of this country to Xerath.

Peace and prosperity will surely come to this kingdom. He can trust and entrust this kingdom to him.