The Priest and the King 01 The King's Favor

Open your mouth carefully.

"...Let me petition the king again... In order not to cause more trouble to everyone..."

"oh--"

A mocking sound sounded from the corner of the corridor.

"Isn't this interesting... What's wrong with 'I'...?"

Everyone present shrank as if shivering.

Pushing away the priests, and stepping on leisurely steps that seemed to be threatening, King Luo Gang walked straight towards Sae Sha.

The trembling all over could not be stopped.

"...King...King...why...he is here..."

Because it was dinner time, all the priests gathered in the restaurant in the basement, no wonder no one heard the sound of the flying dragon's wings... Even so, it was too terrifying.Someone is actually hiding in the sacred Great Temple... Even if it is a king, this behavior is too pretentious.

The king glared at Sae Sha and threatened.

"This is my country. Where and when I want to stay, you don't care."

"……But……"

Because the king came so suddenly, not only Sae Sha, but also the priests all lost their voices in astonishment.

Sae Sha suddenly noticed that the King's vision was different from before.

He stared at Sae Sae with a strange expression, as if he saw something he missed very much.

"……what……"

Sae Sha screamed in surprise, pressing her fingers to her lips.

……mask……

Because it is in the temple, so there is no mask.

Sae Sha felt the blood rushing up to her cheek.Because since entering the temple, he has never shown his true face in front of the king.

"...I'm sorry...I'm sorry..."

Saesa tried to cover her face with her sleeve without thinking, but her wrist was caught by the king's strong palm.

"Don't cover it! Who allowed you to cover your face!?"

The chest touched a hard object... Only then did Sae Sha realize that she was being embraced by the king.

There was a roar like thunder above his head.

"Priests, borrow a room! No one is allowed to come near! I want to talk to Saesha alone!"

Is it because of weak legs?Sae Sha found that she couldn't even stand up straight.

Even the consciousness of wanting to resist is about to go away.

"...the king... I..."

"Shut up!"

The king still hugged Xisha tightly, and his roar was like thunder.

"Also, elders, you really dare to hide it from me."

The restaurant was suddenly full of panic.

"What's the matter, didn't I say that young priests are not allowed...? Is this place safe enough!? I really want to chop off all of your heads immediately!... How dare you... These four years..."

As expected, Sae Sa still couldn't understand his roaring words.However, the elders seemed to understand it clearly, and all of them mumbled their excuses.

snort.The king sneered.

"It seems that I am not the only one who is crazy. You are not surprised."

"My king, we all think that we have adopted the best strategy. Indeed, we were not wrong to hide that matter from the king, but there is no place that can protect Sasa-sama better than this great temple. Please be careful."

Hearing the elder's words, the king just snorted.

"Stop talking! In fact, you don't plan to let Sae Sae go! It's very pleasant, seeing me go crazy to the point of vomiting blood... How about it, it must be funny? Do you want me to ask you for it several times? I just want to temporarily deposit it , as long as I can get it back, I don’t care if I have to crawl on the ground, and I don’t need the throne. I should have said that at the beginning.”

The king's tone was terrifying.

It was so terrifying that even the usual rude and violent roar was nothing.

Although she did not understand the meaning of the dialogue between the two parties, Sae Sae could not continue to remain silent.

"Everyone, please calm down. If there is something wrong with me that offends you..."

The king's gaze slowly shifted to Sae Sha.

Because of the darkness in the king's pupils.Ling Sae interrupted her words.

"Come here, Sae."

Then, there was a loud slam of the door.

It was not the door of the restaurant, and I seemed to be taken to other rooms.

The moment she realized the situation, Sae Sha was in a mess, she pushed the king away without even caring about etiquette, and wanted to rush to the door.

"Sassa!"

But after only a few steps, he was grabbed by the wrist.Saeya knocked hard on the door panel.

"Don't run away from me!"

Contrary to the strong tone, the king's pupils were as dark as the night.

"...don't let me...treat you roughly!...why...you want to run away...!"

Looking at the deep night eyes that seemed to be sucking people in.

But abruptly reminiscent of pain.

...he has become a perfect man...

Four years ago, when he left his side, he still had a youthful air, but now he has grown into a dazzling man.

The height that must be looked up to, like the body of a carnivorous beast, compared with Sae Sa, who is judged as lovely and pitiful by people, is almost like an adult and a child.

The king called in a hoarse voice.

"... Saesha..."

He feels very painful now.

Even though he firmly grasped Sae Sae and said something that seemed to be threatening, the pain still overflowed from his body.

Or, is it the pain in my chest?

Sae Sha's eyes cannot be separated from those dark pupils.

"...I have nothing to say to you... I just met you in the palace..."

"At that time, someone was in the way!"

"...But, the king..."

The corners of my eyes are so hot.

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I don't even know what I want to say.

...It's so hard to meet alone...I really want to talk to you like before...

There was a sound close to sobbing in Sasa's heart.

That might be his truth.

"You...why are you in this place. What are you thinking?"

King Luo Gang's voice sounded as if he was about to cry blood in grief.

The sound of his own response was intermittent until it was about to disappear.

"...Because...the king ordered...that's why I'm here..."

King Luo Gang's expression turned to astonishment.

"Haven't you heard...? Don't you know...?"

"what do you know?"

ha!King Luo Gang laughed loudly.

"I actually asked a stupid question. No one is on my side. Everyone is tearing me apart from you. — just trying to drive me crazy to death!"

King Luo Gang's tone changed drastically.

"Then, I can finally speak directly to you personally."

King Luo Gang told in a voice that sounded arrogant and whimpering.

"—Come back, Sae. Go back to the palace, come back to me."

Sae Sha opened her eyes wide and stared at King Luo Gang.

What a... cruel person.

He didn't know at all... how much pain Saesha would have to endure just for his words.How far is he going to play with the priests and the people?

"Such a thing is impossible. As a king, you should know it all too well."

"This has nothing to do with impossibility! You...I...you..."

Seeing the king hesitate to speak, Sae Sha's heart festered and festered.

...to say such cruel words...

Sasuke's tone couldn't help but harden.

"Because...don't say you forgot! You took the initiative to alienate me and send me to the temple? ——The day I was 15 years old was the day I was going to fight for the first time!"

Although it was just a small battle with neighboring countries, it was an extremely grand first battle for Saesha.

After finally growing up to be 15 years old and qualified to join the army, Saesha immediately applied to join the Knights in accordance with her childhood dream.

It is his ideal to protect the king like his father and die for the king.

Father worshiped the previous king.But from the moment they met, in Sae Sha's heart, the king was "King Luo Gang".

However, Saisa is both the son of God and the king's friend, so the reactions of the people around her are complicated.

Whoever dares to injure a single hair of Master Xisha will lose his head, it's so scary...——There are endless slander like this.

As a result, under Sae Sa's ardent expectation, she finally got permission to join the team, but she could only stay in the rear.

"But……"

After undergoing training, Sae Sa, who was looking forward to the day of the first conquest—dreams and hard work were all denied by King Luo Gang before going to battle.

He sent an emergency envoy to the barracks where he was about to set off to issue an order: Saesha must not go to the battlefield to fight.

Not only that, but also suddenly granted forbidden color to Sae Sha, ordering him to enter the temple as soon as possible.

Saesha was in despair...going to the temple alone.

The king in front of him looked quite embarrassed.

"……That is……"

"So, please don't say you forgot! I... want to protect you so much! With the determination to protect you even if my strength is insufficient... I am indeed inferior to others in my sword skills, but I only have bow skills It is second to none in the team, and even the military advisers appreciate it! ——But, on the eve of the battle, you only forbid me to go to the battlefield! I cried and begged, but it was useless...!"

The king's eyes wavered.

He wanted to speak a few times but he hesitated to speak.

"You once blamed... my appearance... why I have rainbow hair and rainbow pupils. I'm just... an ordinary person who hopes to help you."

Saisa said in a trembling voice.

"I... hate you so much, king. I'm very sorry... for saying so many unreasonable things... please forgive me..."

This is my sincere words.

Since the day when I was ordered to go to the temple four years ago, I have kept the words in my heart.

said the king blankly.

"Have you... always looked at me like this...? You said you hate me... Is it true...?"

Sae Sha was also at a loss.

Because it was the first time I saw the king's expression of pain.

...why...you have such an expression...

Kings are not actors.He can't do that kind of perfunctory behavior.

Saeya felt a pain in her chest.

...There must be some reason.it's me