The Strongest Dull Prince’s Secret Battle for the Throne

Chapter 174: A Favor

I am surprised that you are still here.

A few days after I returned to the imperial capital with Elna, I headed back to the city where Rostocks citizens and the villagers evacuated to.

Leos and his men are still taking care of refugees but what was surprising was that Egor was still in town.

Dont say that. I am already old. A fight like that would tire me.

I see.

I dont buy that.

The oldest SS-rank adventurer is a man who wanders the continent. Its very rare for such a person to stay in the same place for a long period of time just because he is tired.

Speaking of which, Miss Celestial Princess was angry you know. She was saying, [What is he thinking leaving me here!?] earlier.

Ah, Ive completely forgotten about her.

Since she is your client you should have taken her with you. It will be troublesome later you know.

Shes always troublesome so it wouldnt be a problem even if she gets slightly more annoying.

Egor cheerfully laughs at my words.

As I was chatting with Egor, Sonia entered the room.

Ojii-san. Its lunchtime.

Oh, sorry for the trouble. Elf young lady.

Sonia was surprised by my presence but she immediately collected herself and placed Egors meal on the table.

Thinking that she might bother us, Sonia bowed and silently left the room.

So you stay here because you are happy to be served by that girl huh?

That is one of the reasons.

Hmph, seems like you have taken a liking to her. Its rare for you to stay behind for someone like this.

If Egor is a perverted grandpa who likes the company of young girls then the people at the guild wouldnt have so much trouble tracking him down.

This grandpas hobby is helping people. Thats why he kept wandering around the continent. It is rare for him to stay behind for a specific person.

That Egor is now here for Sonia. Maybe if Clyde was here, Sonia would have been scouted to the Guild already.

Its my duty to help those who ask for help. But.even after the Spirit Turtle was subjugated, that girl still seems like she asking for help

Do you know about her circumstances?

I havent asked. I dont think that she is willing to tell me.

With an SS-rank adventurer like Egor, there is a high chance that Sonia can be saved.

However, Sonia herself probably hates the idea of involving him in her problem so she decided not to say anything.

I can see that Sonia has changed.

I could say that she has grown up since the last time I met her. Compared to when she only used those half-hearted plans back then, she is certainly different.

It seems that she is willing to be responsible for her actions now.

Thinking so, I briefly explain Sonias situation to Egor.

Hearing my explanation, Egor stays silent for a while.

What you do with that information is up to you. I have a business to attend to so I will be excusing myself now.

Saying so, I was about to leave the place.

After all, I am only here to see how things go.

My real destination today is not this place.

However, when I was about to use transfer magic, Egor opened his mouth.

.are you on your way to see the Third Prince?

Thats my plan. As an adventurer who must protect the people, I cant overlook his actions. I will go threaten him a bit.

I see.hey, Silver. Will you be willing to do me a favor?

A favor for you huh? What on earth do you want me to do?

Making an SS-rank adventurer indebted to me, not to mention the Lost Sword Saint himself, is a rare opportunity.

Therefore, my interest was piqued.

I want you to help the elf young lady.

If you want to help her, why dont you do it yourself?

I am not good at negotiation. I can do nothing but cut. I cant think of a way to save her parents without bloodshed.

I am not a person who fancies a gentle method myself though?

But you have a way to save her right? For me, I can only think of finding out the hostages location and forcefully take them away. That will not save that girl. I want that child to be free.

.so you really like her huh.

Umu, I do like her. What about you? She chose to help the people even though her family was taken hostage, dont you think that someone like that is worth saving?

Egor looks straight at me.

He is probably trying to assess what kind of person I am.

Egor is an SS-rank adventurer. If he decides to help her, he will definitely do it. If I refuse him, he will surely resort to a forceful means.

It will surely cause confusion in the succession war and what more is that Egor will not be able to enter the Empire anymore.

That is not a favorable development.

In the first place, what Gordon did can be judged to be a mistake as a soldier. A simple mistake.

Looking at it with the big picture, it was simply that two children were late to the evacuation, and thats the end of it. What made me couldnt let such a thing pass is that I am an adventurer.

It is impossible to defeat Gordon with this case. I can damage his reputation using Silvers name but that is still only harassment.

Then it would be far better if I can make Egor indebted to me now.

Haa..I understand. I will negotiate with the Third Prince and save her parents.

OH! I am grateful!

But since they have been involved in the succession war, their safety is no longer guaranteed. What are you planning to do with that girl?

I will hide her parents in a safe place. For the elf young lady herself.Id love for her to be my assistant. I have no sense of direction after all.

That is surprising. So you are finally willing to solve the problem that you have been ignoring for hundreds of years huh?

Dont put it like that. I have been trying to fix that many times already. Ive even had people to stay by myself. It is just that, they all couldnt keep up with me.

To be fair, I think there are only a few people who can keep up with you.

Since hes a person that travels everywhere on a whim. He doesnt listen to others and casually travels across the continent with his own senses.

Surely, it would be hard to keep up with him. Moreover, he has an extreme case of having no sense of direction.

It will be tough for Sonia but if she is by his side, her safety will be certain.

Moreover, if I have the elf young lady by my side, the relationship between dwarves and elves might be able to improve a little too.

That would be too optimistic. The elves wont accept any half-elf.

I am not aiming for something so big. Not every elf accepts half-elves but its fine to do this little by little. That is enough for me.

His words carry the weight that only he who has been alive for so long could give.

Egor who is unrivaled in terms of life experience must have seen many unpleasant things in his life as an SS-rank adventurer.

Despite that, Egor continues to help those who seek to be helped.

He believes that his action will eventually lead to something good.

Little by little, huh that certainly sounds like you. Alright, I will believe in that too.

Yes, thats good. After all, all we can do is to influence the world to change little by little.

I nod to Egors words and leave the place with transfer magic.

My destination is a fort at the northern border.

The hateful place for the Empire. It was the fort that the Crown Prince sortie from and met his tragic end.

Gordon is now defending the northern border at this fort as the vice general of the northern border defense force.

The place I transferred to was the entrance of that fort.

Wh, Who are you!?

B, Black robe and silver mask!?

No waydont tell me!?

The soldiers who were guarding the gate gathered and hardened their defense but once they saw my figure, all of them froze.

Well, thats a matter of course I guess.

After all, it is unlikely for an SS-rank adventurer to come to a fort on the border like this.

Tell Prince Gordon. Silver has come to see him.

Y, Yes sir!

One of the soldiers salutes and rushes into the fort.

The rest of the soldiers took up their weapons and surrounded me in a half-circle formation. This is probably due to their instinct as a soldier.

As long as they dont know what I am going to do, they cant just relax and wait around.

That situation continues for a while then the soldier who ran off as a messenger returned.

His face is terribly blue.

Hm.quite a terrible complexion you have there.

Pr, Prince Gordon..said that he will not see you, sir.

I see. What is his reason?

H, he said that he has no reason to meet you.

The soldier mutters as though he is about to collapse.

Hearing that, I put my hand on the soldiers shoulder.

I see. Good work.

Ah, m, my deepest apologies..

No, its not your fault.

Saying so, I slowly stepped forward.

The soldier who probably thought that the talk was finished and I am leaving made a frightening expression.

To that soldier, I speak to him in a low voice.

Even if he doesnt have any reason to see me, I do have a reason to see him. Im coming in.

Pl, please stop! Even if you are an SS-rank adventurer, forcing your way into a military facility is.Ah..Ahhh..

The surrounding soldiers who were holding their spears at me were hit by an intense magic power I released fell on their butts.

I pass by the soldiers and open the gate.

Think of this as me being polite since I didnt just transfer directly inside. I am only here for a polite visit. My aim is to only meet Prince Gordon after all. I have no intention to hurt anyone or break anything. Of course, I will be counterattacking though.

Saying so, I casually entered the fort.

At the same time, a soldier watching the event unfolded from a distance rings a bell that signals an emergency.

Emergency! Its an emergency! S, Silver has invaded the fort!

The report was so shocking for the northern border fort no less than the news of the Crown Princes tragic end.

TLN: To be honest, the thought of leaving this chapter as a cliff crossed my mind. Well, if I do too many cliffs my head might be on the spike though.