I, Hiccuped Migga, spend each and every day in fear.
The cat beastie was trying to help the captives by becoming the bad guy and integrating himself into human society. He sacrifices himself in order to help those same captives. I truly respected him for deciding to go down that road, even if he himself was turned into the enemy.
He - Dascha - told me that he wanted to help even if he himself was rotting away.
There are many beastmen slaves in this Migga kingdom. This is because of the proximity to where the beastmen live, but there are also other different races besides the beastmen who have been reduced to slavery. One of the dragon tribe captured by my brother, the fourth prince, is still a slave. He is the only dragon slave that I know of, but there may be others in the country. I have not had much contact with that dragon tribe who is a slave of my brother. It is too dangerous to do so.
To begin with, I am the seventh prince of the Migga Kingdom, a position of low status, even though I am royalty. Considering that I am the seventh prince, there is a good chance that I will be executed if my actions go against my father's orders and are exposed. At best, I would be banished, at worst, executed. Or would I be imprisoned and tortured? It is precisely because of this fear that I must move cautiously.
I cannot die just yet. I can't die like this without accomplishing my goal. --I will act according to my will as best I can.
Although there is a high possibility that my doom awaits me in the future, the die has already been cast.
But still, how should I act? How should I do it? Thinking about it is exhausting, but even so, I feel more "alive" than I did when I simply listened to my father's orders without thinking.
I was like a doll or something, just doing what I was given to do without thinking. After meeting Nina and talking with her, I finally decided to move on my own will.
No matter how much of a tightrope walk it was, I was determined to follow through with this will.
You don't know if you got to the godchild or not?
Yes, I do. Sadda-sama of the Venetian Chamber of Commerce said he would send us news as soon as he reached the child, but we don't know what is going on at the moment.
I see. ......
The report made me wonder if the beasts I had sent out and the people under my command would actually make it to the shrine.
You can never know if the event you take action on will succeed or fail unless you try. For example, even if the godchild were alive, I don't know if he would make it to the destination. It would be nice if they could get there. If they were not able to reach him and all of them died, it would be painful to think about.
Sadda of the Venetian Chamber of Commerce had said he would send some news as soon as they arrived. I'm not sure if the Venetian Chamber of Commerce is our perfect ally after all. ...... I thought I could cooperate with the Venetian Chamber of Commerce, and that's why I decided to send them with us to the shrine. I also thought that if we went with the Venetian Chamber of Commerce, there would be advantages in terms of supplies and so on. --I hope it goes well. And I hope that they will be able to live in peace after arriving safely to their godchildren.
The existence of a "godchild" is influential, for better or worse. Even if he were alive, he is far away from the Kingdom of Migga, but there is no guarantee that he will not influence the Kingdom of Migga and Fairytorov in the future.
-When that happens, if the godson appears in this land again, will I be doomed? I, who killed the wolf beastman as a result - because I would be nothing but a hateful opponent to the godson. But - even if such an outcome awaited me, it might not be atonement for my sins, but I would still continue to act.
I should probably also gather up the beasts who are being treated as prostitutes." I'm going to start collecting in that direction little by little, even though it might make ...... think I'm a color maniac. It would be a bad thing to do to my fiancée, Nina. ......"
Then ...... you'll have to evaluate ...... Mr. Hiccup's reputation.
That's fine. The best way to do this is to get a good idea of what you're looking for. A little bit of bad press won't change anything. I would also like to do something about the beasts that Dascha is successfully collecting. ......
When I thought of a way to gather the beasts who are treated as prostitutes, it seemed more natural to gather them even if they perceive me as a color maniac. It would be more convincing to those around me that the Seventh Prince, after having tasted beastly women, decided to gather beastly prostitutes. I decided to act that way even if I myself would get a bad rap.
I see. Then, I will do as Hiccup-sama wills.
I am sorry for the trouble I have caused you. I'm sorry for the trouble I've caused you. Thank you for following me. You've been a great help.
Indeed, if what I am doing were to be exposed, even those under my command would be punished. But I was truly thankful that they were still with me. I am blessed. --I am blessed because they are the reason I am able to do what I do.
--The prince and the tightrope walker.
(The prince is acting on a tightrope. (The prince is walking the tightrope. He is moving of his own volition. (The prince is walking the tightrope of his own will.)