I, Hiccuped Migga, became the king of the Kingdom of Migga.
--I became king by killing my father and brother and overthrowing them. But my path as king has not been smooth.
There are forces that do not recognize me as king. That is natural. There is no such thing as a country where all people are unified by the same ideology, and the king of a country has to listen to so many different ideas. The pressure of being a king is heavy, and I am not without anxiety about the future.
--But even so, I am not alone. There are people who care about me and stand by my side. That alone is enough to make me feel that I can do my best as a king.
Nina returned to the kingdom of Fairytorov after coming here once to conclude a treaty.
The next time Nina will come here will be for my wedding. There is an opinion in this country that since I am no longer a prince with a low claim to the throne and I am now king, I should not be the fifth princess of the kingdom of Fairytorov, a princess of low status, but a woman of higher status as a regular queen.
But I ...... would rather have Nina by my side than a woman I've never seen before. I'm a king now, so I'm not in a position to be so selfish. ......
The most important thing to remember is that you can't be too selfish.
But I also have a strong feeling that it's not right for me to be so happy,......, after all the things I've done because my father ordered it.
In the first place, making Nina a queen means that if I fall, she will fall too,....... I'm already a king, and I've come to a point where I can't stop. I'm not going to hesitate.
--I will not hesitate to do so.
The time to stop and turn back is long gone. All I can do is just keep going.
Your Majesty, there is someone who wishes to have an audience with you.
One day, I heard such a report.
I was a bit skeptical because the report came from a beastman and not through the formal channels. However, upon hearing the story, I immediately decided to meet her in secret.
It was the knight who had sent me to the girl who might be the godchild, and the merchant who had accompanied me. Those who had gone to the godchild more than a year ago, but whose whereabouts were unknown after that.
I don't know if they were able to meet with her in the end, but if they came back here, I had to see them.
It has been a long time. Hiccup-sama--I was surprised to hear that you have become king. Congratulations.
The beastmen and dragonmen had brought them inside the royal castle.
You may make yourself comfortable."
I look at them as I say this.
They did not look exhausted. It seemed to me that they had reached their godson.
We were able to reach him. The child is safe and sound, and is spending time with various tribes. The fact that Master Hiccup has become His Majesty means that there is little chance that any more of the races with whom the child is close will be in trouble.
"The races with whom the godson is close, are they beastmen?
'Besides that, there are also elves, flying races, and a race of humans with tattoos on their faces who were chased away from the Migga Kingdom, aren't there?
I was surprised to hear this report.
I knew that Kamiko was with the beastmen. I was certain that if he was a godson, he would be able to survive in the dangerous forest. Still - I didn't expect him to be adding more and more familiar species like that.
After all, this country must think about its treatment of different races in order to avoid the displeasure of the godchildren. --The most important thing to remember is that the people who are not in the position of being able to do anything about it are the people who are in the position of being able to do anything about it. No, but ...... it would be better not to tell people that the godson is living in the forest until he comes out in the open.
If he is not, foolish people might start trying to get hold of him.
"In the village of Kamiko, there is also a cat beastman living there,...... but the village where the cat beastman was originally from was attacked by the Migga Kingdom, and many of its residents fell into slavery. The village of Kamiko hopes to somehow free those slaves."
"...... That's not what I wished for. I don't intend to leave the people who were forced into slavery as they are. I want to free them, but the fence that made me king is too big, and I was wondering how I should move. If you are willing to take them to the godchild, that would be better. We are trying to make life easier for the different races enslaved in this country, but ...... there are too many people who look down on the different races in this country.
Frankly, I don't wish that Kamiko is trying to free the slaves. Even though he is a king, not everything is free. If we force him to do it badly, we do not know when the nobles will revolt against us.
I thought that the freed slaves would have a healthier life under the divine son than in the kingdom of Migga.
It may still be difficult to achieve my goal as I want.
--But I am moving forward, little by little, with the help of those around me.
--The king and those who visit him
(There was a visitor to the prince who became king.)