Chapter 458

Day 104 – Late Daytime, Near the Capital, Road

Dust whirled along the road now nicknamed the Frontier Highway. (*DAN-DAN-DAN!*) The giant horse neighed loudly, pounding its eight legs against the earth furiously. (*DAN-DAN-DAN!*) The ground, pounded by the hooves, roared like a drum. (*DAN-DAN-DAN!*) Atop the great beast’s back, Haruka-kun couched a lance, bellowing a war cry. (*DAN-DAN-DAN!*) And in rhythm with the earth’s howling drumbeat, his voice thundered: 「Normies Explode! Rock You!」

And then the boy is getting caught and scolded, as expected of Pres-dono! But my own daughter Meriel, and even Princess Shariceres, were just as quick and efficient, splendid!

Honestly, for the King of the Kingdom himself to appear outside the castle gates with queen consorts in tow, was way too carefree, but he probably wanted to greet Haruka-kun personally. Back in the frontier, I too often acted on sudden impulses of gratitude, so it’s not like I don’t understand him, but he’s standing there waving cheerfully… completely unaware that he was about to get stabbed.

And In the lightning-fast maneuver to secure him, Pres-dono and the others pulled off an exemplary capture, now having the boy pinned down and restrained… But my daughter Meriel and Princess Shariceres looked far too skillful with it, one could even say they seemed already used to it? And somehow they even looked happy.

「For some reason, it would appear to me, like you were absolutely about to charge in on horseback with that lance, but what were you actually trying to do?」

「To put it short, the so-called Third Division blocking the gate are actually bandits working for Playking. So I was going to hit them with a horseback charge attack, but now I’m pinned and can’t kill them? I mean, he’s standing there at the gate showing off three queens in front of a girlfriendless high school boy! That’s an unforgivable act of provocation? Obviously the only answer was Rock You!」

If that massive, world-crushing horse had been allowed to make a charge, even the royal castle’s main gate would have folded like tissue paper. But thankfully, they’d stopped him. I used to think Meriel was shy… but she was either familiarized or been completely influenced, she laughs so freely now. The King must feel the same, seeing Princess Shariceres like this, the Princess Knight who had always kept a stern face, devoted solely to the sword and the Kingdom’s military, now squealing in a girlish voice. One wouldn’t believe it without seeing it himself.