Royal Mob Takes It All

I would like to take on the duties of Princess Leia’s personal guard.

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It was the king who broke the silence that had probably been surprised at my statement.

“… Hmm, Gustav.
A reward, a job, you say? And you offer to escort Leia?”

“Yes, as you say.”

Yes, if you are Princess Leia’s bodyguard by profession, you can stay by her side for a much longer time than when you are a mere guard.
Furthermore, since you can protect the princess from the Demon King’s army at all times, you can prevent a situation from developing into an elopement end between the hero arc and the princess.

Well, I can’t just blurt out my true feelings like that, so I have to talk about the positive side of the story.

“Because, judging from the way the monster who just called himself Barzeph spoke, there is a possibility that minions of the Demon Lord’s army will continue to come and try to kidnap Princess Leia in the future.”

“Hmm.
That monster did indeed say such a thing, didn’t he, …?”

“Yes.
So if something like today happens again, if there are not enough soldiers near the Princess to resist the Demon Lord’s army, His Majesty and the Princess will be worried.
I think I can buy enough time for the princess to escape to a safe place, even in an emergency.”

“Mm-hmm.
That’s a great help.
I will definitely leave you in charge.”

“Thank you, Your Majesty.”

“But, is that all?”

“When you say only that, you mean….”

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I see.
I guess he’s saying that he’s worried about me just being his escort.
It is true that Barzeph who attacked earlier, was a strong boss character.
If you don’t know the setting of the Three Hevanly Demons and others, you can’t help but think that there are many other monsters like Barzeph.

“Then, I have one more thing to add.
Could you give me the authority to strengthen the guards?”

“Authority to strengthen them, you say?”

“Yes.
The authority to strengthen the armed forces! That is to, the authority to have the Guards trained.”

The king and Morgan-san, looked at each other.
Mmmm, did he perhaps get offended by my request, which was indeed too much overstepping the bounds of authority? I wonder if they will understand if I explain it to them politely while taking precautions.

“Your Majesty, considering today’s incident, I think allowing monsters to easily invade the throne is not a good situation for national defence policy.”

“…..
Mm.
That is true.”

“It is necessary to increase the strength of each of the guards by steadily defeating the monsters.
However, if you do it carelessly, there will be casualties, so I thought my combat experience might come in handy.
If we train in the way I’m going to instruct, I think they can raise the skill level of all the guards in the royal castle in a relatively safe manner.”

I hope this explanation has given you the impression that I am not seeking power, but am suggesting it with the Royal Castle’s best interests in mind.

“I see.
If you say so, Gustav, I will leave the training to you.”

“Thank you, Your Majesty.”

“Yes.
But a sudden reform would cause confusion.
The first step is to experiment with a unit under Morgan’s direct control.
Is that clear, Morgan?”

“Yes, as you wish.”

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Morgan-san agreed.
Good, good, I’ve got to think about the content of the training, which is something I’ve never done before, and that’s a problem for me.
But if I succeed in this, I should be able to relax and enjoy my life with the princess.
Kukuku.

At any rate, the princess I’m protecting is basically at the far end of the castle.
What if the entire castle’s training level was raised so that guards other than me could fight off the Demon King’s Army’s minions? I can stay by Princess Leia’s side without having to fight!

Hmph, what a perfect plan.
It’s terrifying to think that I’ve been such a good schemer.

“So is there anything else, Gustav?”

“Yes, anything else ……?”

“Mm.”

The king, and Morgan, and the princess, all looked straight at me with a twinkle in their eyes, as if they expected something from me.

Eh? What else? Is there something else you still need?

“S-Sorry, Your Majesty.
I can’t think of anything else at the moment.”

“….
Really?”

“Yes, I’m sorry, Your Majesty.
I’m just trying to be diligent at the moment, I suppose.”

“Oh, yes.
Then, mmm, well, good.”

Earlier, I called myself a schemer, didn’t I? I take that back.
I had no idea what the kings were expecting from me.
What the hell was that?

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“I’m sorry I called you out of a rest, and even more sorry you had to fight at such state, Gustav.
Have a good rest again.”

“It’s fine, thank you for accepting my advice.”

I bowed and left the throne room.

Ah, I feel like I did something wrong at the last minute.
I thought things were going so well.
But I feel like I’m earning a positive aspect by defeating the minions of the demon king’s army, so I’m sure that in terms of likability, it’s a plus.

I was regretting that I should have studied a little more about conversing with superiors in my previous life!!

So I was completely oblivious to the king looking at me admiringly behind me, and to the existence of the princess who was giving me an enthusiastic gaze.

~ In the throne room where Gustav left off.

“Hm…… utterly, how selfless he must be.
Gustav.”

At the king’s words, Morgan also nodded deeply.

“Yes, indeed.
Gustav is not asking for money, land or position.
And that’s not all.
What keen powers of deduction! And he also has very good problem-solving skills.”

“Mm…… absolutely.”

“Truly, what a generous heart.”

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The King and Morgan looked at each other and chuckled, as if they had just been hit by one.

“Phew, totally.
It’s so ridiculous that I was wondering with you until just now how to ask Gustav, who just finished a life-threatening battle with the gargoyles, to become a personal guard of Leia and train the guards.”

“Haha, exactly.”

“Maybe that’s why the people of this castle call him a hero.”

“Yes, I’m sure they did.
A man like that will eventually be written in the history of the country.”

The kings let out a sigh of admiration, then looked at Princess Leia, who was quiet with blushing cheeks and grinned.

“Leia, you have fallen for a good man.”

“Ah, Father?”

“Oh, well, well.
Then, Your Majesty, we still don’t know how the matter of defeating the Demon King will turn out, so why don’t you give Gustav-dono a title first?”

“Well, I don’t know if Gustav would want that, so there would be fewer obstacles between him and Leia.
I’ll think about it.”

“Oh, Fatherrr! Don’t make fun of me, both of you!”

For the first time in a long time, gentle laughter echoed in the throne room.

(TL: Looks like King is not going to keep his words with our Hero-sama.
But looking back, he never truly did say it by his mouth that he will give his daughter, did he?)