Volume 27 - Interlude 3 - Amenity In the Dark
I woke up in my spacious bed in the castle of Vernia, rattling the bones in my neck and scratching my back. It's fine to live an elegant life without the need for an alarm clock, but I'm feeling rather overwhelmed.
「Your Majesty.」
The one who came in with a difficult look on his face was the Guard captain, Lancelot. He's been loyal to me, the king, for now――but I have a feeling that if I'm lazy, I'll be scratched in my sleep someday. In the meantime, I'll straighten my posture.
「What is it?」
「Ha, I'm sorry to bother you on your day off. I have some political matters to report.」
「I think it's fine to use Serina or Saki for that, but ...... is it a case that needs to be done by me?」
「Yes, the other two can already be handled by the two of them, but I thought I'd bring the other one to Your Majesty's attention.」
「Let's hear it.」
「First of all, a concocter named Sequoia tried to steal the castle's alms bread, and I've fined him and the officials who tried to sell it to him.」
「Bread? He's a concocter and he's having trouble eating?」
「Yes, well, it's a special bread you can get in the dungeon. It's very popular for making old people a little healthier, but there's a limit to how much you can have.」
「I see. Well, if he's an old man with money, let him have it. He's got a name, and he's got a lot of tricks up his sleeve.」
「Ha, His excuse is that the boy did it on his own and he doesn't know anything about it, so he seems to be a very slippery man.」
「What? He's got enough money to hire apprentices, but he tried to illegally obtain the bread for charity? That's just plain greedy.」
「Indeed. I'm going to go to his office and give him a hard time about his employer's responsibility and education policy. In another case, a man who had a bunch of Big Snakes in the city had one of them escape, and we're having our soldiers search for such a monster.」
「Any idiot who brings such a dangerous thing into the city should be put to death. What if the kids get eaten?」
The safety of my precious beautiful loli is my top priority.
「Ha, The only thing is, the guy seemed to have bought it from a store.」
「Then destroy that whole store.」
「Ha! As for the last case, oi, you can come in.」
Lancelot called out towards the entrance of the room, and a small merchant walked in. The merchantman with a pasted-on smile,......, but no matter how you look at it, he's obviously a dward.
「Thanks for this, hehe. It's an honor to meet you, Your Majesty the Wise King Alec.」
He's been rubbing his hands together like flies from the start, rubbing his sesame seeds.
I couldn't help but glare at Lancelot.
He seemed a little embarrassed and shrugged his shoulders lightly.
「So, what do you want, make it quick. I'm busy too.」
「Right, actually, the "Amenity New Angel Town Plan" that the Hero Serina-sama had proposed――」
「What is that incomprehensible plan? What exactly are you planning to do?」
「Ha, I'm sure it's a grand plan. ...... What I'm proposing this time is a large object, or decoration, in the park. I'm thinking of decorating the park with them so that the people of the city can enjoy its appearance.」
「Hmm.」
In short, it seems to be a plan to make the city more comfortable. It's a sign of incompetence that they're so focused on the appearance and not the content. It's just the kind of policy that a sparkling JK would come up with.
「Well, if Serina gives you permission, that's fine, but a park is a place where children play too. Be sure to pay proper attention to maintenance and safety.」
「Understood, ohhhh, you are indeed a wise king. I'll do as you wish.」
「Then you can leave.」
「Ha!」
「No, wait, I changed my mind.」
I decided to take Letty with me to supervise the installation of the object in the park.
A week later, a huge object, complete with the golem, was completed in the middle of the park.
It was an undulating green earthen pipe, which children could walk through and play in.
「Okay, Letty, here's the money I promised.」
「Ohoo, one gold coin. Thank you so much...」
The dark blue alchemist held up the gold coin with both hands and looked truly happy.
I'm sure she could easily make a million gold if she used alchemy to create some items, but...... She sometimes seems to like the secular penny-pinching job that Saki does.
「But, Alec, if you're looking for surveillance cameras in the park, you could have used the soldiers' quarters instead of here.」
Letty said.
「No, I was in command and supervision. I want to see this through to the end myself.」
I say, with my beautiful eyes.
「Hmm, that's weird. Well, I don't care as long as I get paid. Now, if you touch this crystal ball and put your magic into it, it will become a surveillance camera just like you ordered.」
「Yeah」
After Letty left with a little leap of faith, I sat down on a chair and gently put my magic into the crystal balls lined up.
It showed a group of children who had already begun to play in a clay pipe in the park.
「Tsk, Oh, man. I should have banned the male kids. Well, it doesn't matter now.」
I leaned forward to get a better look at the crystal ball when I spotted a little girl in a miniskirt entering the clay pipe.
The innocent little girl, unaware of what was going on, crawled on all fours over the camera, defenseless. I could see her passing in real-time from the close-up low angle. The inside of her skirt, her thin thighs, the white cloth, this is so much fun. - Ahem, there is no other system that can confirm safety as this one.
I smiled in my mind as I watched the children playing.
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