A major incident has occurred!!
The soldiers in the castle are moving around in a flurry. Judging by the situation, something serious has happened. Some even look as if they have resigned themselves to death.
"Awaited One! You’re here!! Please, you must flee!!"
The King of Shamcats came running. He, too, looked extremely flustered.
"Flee?"
"Yes! This place is dangerous! Please escape immediately!!"
The King of Shamcats was in such a hurry that he didn’t even have time to explain. That alone made it clear that the situation was dire.
"What about you all?"
"I will lead the soldiers and evacuate the citizens. At last, the burden on my heart has been lifted. Why was I even considering fleeing at the cost of my people? A king... is supposed to protect his people."
The King of Shamcats spoke with a certain tranquility, as if he had accepted his fate.
"That spirit is admirable! I will lend you my strength! What happened?"
I’m confident I can handle most things! I don’t think I can do everything, but if it’s for the sake of the fluffy ones, I’m willing to push myself to the limit!!
"Awaited One… I truly appreciate your sentiment… but a massive tsunami has occurred. This country will be destroyed. Please, at least you must escape."
A massive tsunami… That time, it was truly terrifying. But now, we should be able to handle it better.
"It’s fine. We’ve dealt with this before. Have all the soldiers focus on evacuating the people. The tsunami is my… our responsibility."
"Awaited One……"
The King looks like he’s about to cry, but this isn’t the time for that, so I ignore it. I take out the Circlet of Wisdom from my bag and equip it. Huh? There’s a black mist in the tsunami... The Circlet of Wisdom, thanks to my modifications, has become a convenient item that allows me to zoom in freely on anything within a thousand-kilometer radius.
After confirming the general location, I give my orders.
"Alright, let’s split up! Rinka and Mary, purify that magic-looking mist! Given the timing, there’s a high chance evil is involved! Niisama and Dirk, support me! Pochi and Nex, you two standby to clean up anything I miss!"
[Understood!!]"That’s enough already!!"
First, Rinka and the others attempted purification, but they soon returned, looking troubled.
"It’s no good. Everyone’s anxiety is strengthening the magic, so even if we purify it, it revives instantly."
"Hmm…"
Even if we want to remove their anxiety, there’s no way anyone can feel safe when a tsunami of this magnitude is approaching.
I might be able to intimidate the magic and make it retreat, but if I do that, purifying the land afterward will be a hassle.
"Rinka, even if you go all out, it’s impossible? What if you use seduction or something?"
"No way! My body belongs to Lavita-kun! Besides, with this scrawny body, seduction is impossible! And we haven’t even done anything yet!!"
I was joking about the seduction, but she let some unnecessary information slip. I don’t need to hear about your bedroom matters.
"You see, even if we purify it, it just revives~ We have to do something about everyone's anxiety first, or it’s impossible~"
Mary gave me a serious response.
"In other words, we need to do something or present something that will reassure everyone… How about Knight Valkyrie?"
"Absolutely not!! And the people of Shamcats don’t even know about that!"
Knight Valkyrie is a local hero, so it wouldn’t mean much here?
"No, no! If you deliver a speech in that divine form, wouldn’t everyone feel at ease!?"
"Rosarin."
My brother spoke to me very softly and gently. His smile was so full of compassion that it was terrifying. I had a bad feeling.
"……………… Yes."
"There’s no time. What would be the most effective way…? Rosarin, you know very well, don’t you?"
I could feel him telling me to stop whining and just get on with it. I already knew, but I really didn’t want to do it!!
And then, an idea struck me. That’s it! As long as I’m not the only one standing out, it’ll be fine!!
"Dirk, lend me Rosie-kun."
"Alright."
Rosie-kun… Dirk’s ring. "Okaasan, did you come up with something bad? You have a really sneaky look on your face," the ring said.
"I don’t think it’s bad. At least, not for me."
And then, the two rings began to glow.
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