Chapter 22 Negotiation ~~
Slaying the dragon, symbolizing gold coins and glory.
This is the ultimate goal of all knights, the ultimate dream of every mercenary...... But it is also because of this, the literal ultimate, shows what a terrible creature dragons are.
Just as Ultraman fights the little monsters, it will always be Ultraman who defeats the little monsters, and no one will think that it is the Earth Self-Defense Force that is like a miscellaneous soldier. In other words, whoever shouts this sentence on the street will definitely be treated as a psychopath.
However, at this moment, it is the king of a country who shouts this sentence, and if you compare it to the kind of character who shouts 'Ultraman hasn't appeared yet?' every time a monster appears.
"Your Excellency, please join our dragon-slaying army!" said the king, as if to increase his momentum, and slammed the table in pleading.
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Hawkers, whether you can increase the momentum or not, your ears are not deaf, and you don't have to repeat it a second time. Tifa pondered another question. "I don't think the meager strength of two people is very important to the military. He shook the spoon in his hand and expressed his opinion.
At the mention of this, the king's face was also a little embarrassed.
"In fact, a few days ago, the country was in civil strife, and many of my loyal generals were wounded and could not go to the battlefield. However, the army must have a good general to take the lead. So, you guys, you're the most suitable person at the moment!"
If you are so wounded that you can't go to the battlefield, who can you deceive! If you don't retire like this, this task is not to suppress bandits, but to slay dragons! Which general dares to take on this kind of work without doing anything, and he doesn't know how he died in the end!
Guessing the intentions of those old fritter generals at once, Tina was fiercely disdainful in her heart. "Is it really possible? My sister and I have no experience in leading soldiers. And is it appropriate to hand over military power to a stranger?"
"No, don't worry about that. My father's generation was a bandit, and I didn't know anything about leading soldiers or anything like that, after all, as a general, as long as I could fight, it would be fine!" the king bared his teeth and gave a confident thumbs up to Tina. "As for the strangers, this is not true, you are the benefactors who saved my daughter. Moreover, I believe in the words of the sages of the day!" The civil strife of the past few days was solved with the help of a passing sage. The king had no reason not to believe the savior's proposal.
"We have the right to refuse. Without giving the king a chance to say anything else, Tina bluntly refused.
"The price is negotiable~~" Blinked, the king made a gesture of money.
β...... How much?" "Hey, is this starting to shake?"
"Sister!"
"Ahem, I'm sorry, occupational disease~~" Tifa spared his cheeks in embarrassment.
"Why, aren't the two Excellencies not interested in slaying dragons?"
In fact, after the king released the news, the number of people who signed up enthusiastically across the country was quite large.
"May I ask you why you have to slay dragons, and although I have heard rumors of evil dragons recently, I guess they haven't hit you yet?" Tifa asked.
"I'm embarrassed to say that. The king reluctantly returned to his seat. "Truth be told, because we are small countries, we have formed alliances in order not to be ravaged by the big powers, and the country that has recently been attacked by the evil dragon is one of our members of the United Nations. In other words, it is the responsibility of the United Nations.
"But what if you can't beat it when you send troops over?" no matter how many ants there are, it is impossible to eat lions, the same way. No amount of army can crush the dragon.
"Hah...... It doesn't matter how this is, the point is, my country has already expressed its attitude~~" Holding his beard, the king smiled indifferently.
Two sisters: "......"
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Tifa (tangled): "Do you want to say yes?"
Tina (firm): "Resolutely no, it's too dangerous. β
Tifa (touching his chin): "But according to reliable sources, following the army, we were able to find the missing dean and complete the mission. β
Tina: "If the route is the same, then you can complete the mission even if you don't follow the army." β
Tifa (still hesitant): "But with the army, you can manage the food." β
Tina: "......"
Tifa (raising his index finger): "And, even if you can't beat it, can't you run away?"
Tina (serious face): "Sister, do you really think clearly? After agreeing to this matter, then you will be responsible for the whole army, and we can escape, but what about the soldiers? Do you have the courage to shirk the life and death of the soldiers?"
Tifa: "......"
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"Still won't agree?" saw the silence of the two sisters after their discussion. It seems that such an ending has been guessed. The king put on a strange expression. "To be honest, I can't believe how powerful a pair of underage girls can be. Since he is a top student in the academy, it is easy to defeat a bandit who has not studied magic. If you two can defeat the bravest warriors of our country and win, it means that your strength is really strong, and I am wrong. If you fail, I will not force you. Correspondingly, I will give you a certain reward for saving my daughter. What do you think?" suggested the king with his chin propped up in his hands.
"Yes!" replied my sister...... When the time comes, it's okay to pretend to lose.
"Heh~~" At an angle that the two of them couldn't see, the corners of the king's mouth raised a curvature...... Therefore, ginger is still old and spicy.
Young man, it's still too tender.
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PS: Suddenly inspiration came, the first update tonight, and there will be a second soon, don't lie to you~~