155 Chapter 152 Abuse...Of...Magic (1/2)
The guards were muttering about him being able to dominate demons, and all of the possibilities a.s.sociated with that…the idiots.
Joseph looked into the princess' mind again. She wanted to send the guards to the mines. He managed to keep a straight face when he saw that she referred to them as ogres.
He also saw that she knew where the royal treasury was, and it seemed to have a lot of interesting toys, there. As expected of the princess.
”Hero Joseph, please touch the plate. We must determine your level so we know which training dungeon to start you in.”
Dungeons? Even Joe was surprised.
(UH. YEAH ABOUT THAT.)
'System, seriously?'
(WELL, ORIGINALLY, THEY WERE A GREAT SOURCE OF FEAR FOR THE POPULACE, BUT AS RESOURCES GOT TIGHTER, I HAD TO GET CHEAPER WITH THE MONSTERS.)
'Cheaper how?'
(INTELLIGENCE WAS THE FIRST TO SUFFER, HONESTLY. I WAS ON A TIGHT BUDGET. THE ADVENTURERS STARTED HARVESTING FASTER THAN I WAS GETTING RESOURCES FROM OTHER PLACES, BUT THE DUNGEONS WERE STILL A SOURCE OF FEAR SO I COULDN'T COMPLETELY ABANDON THEM.)
'You don't make them in our realm, do you?'
(OF COURSE NOT. I TOLD YOU, THIS WHOLE REALM WAS FULL OF DEAD ENDS.)
”I don't need a training dungeon. Take me to the treasury so I can get equipment and stop this demon king for you,” he told the princess.
”But Hero, surely…”
ENSLAVE.
”Of course. As the wise hero says, this way.”
”And put some more clothes on.”
She took a cloak from the guard closest to her, much to his surprise. Joseph shook his head in disgust. Why would anyone have a slit in the back that high? Fortunately, Stella didn't activate her killing glare, or the princess would already be on the floor. Joseph could feel her restraint was getting thin, though.
”Tell the guards we don't need an escort.”
”You may return to your stations, loyal knights. I will take him for an audience with my father after this.”
The guards glanced at each other, wondering if they would actually follow the orders, but they all filed out. Joseph kept shuffling through the princess's mind while they walked.
Apparently, they had summoned heroes several times, in the past. The first, and greatest, made a harem of human and monster girls, and gave them curry rice. The second had a harem of the princess twins and his swordswoman companion, all humans, and set the tone for human supremacy after his cat-girl betrayed him. He gave them miso and soy sauce, then spent the rest of his days trying to recreate mayonnaise and kimchi. He got both of the king's daughters by his first wife, and the kings second wife after a mysterious accident. He also took at least two dozen maids, according to what Lili knew.
The reason she presented herself so strongly, was because the policy of the royal family after that, was to not waste too many princesses on a single hero. Over half of the kingdom was taken from the land of the demons. The other human ruled kingdoms, left this kingdom alone as a backwards country that was only useful as a buffer. All of the human kingdoms treated demi-humans as slaves, or at best 2nd cla.s.s citizens.
Elves were pretty, and best used as black-market s.e.x slaves. Dwarves were useful for their skills, but violent drunkards. And the princess actually believed this shavist!
”Stella, how big is your purse now?”
”Quite large, Joseph. Why do you ask?”