02小说网

19 後記最終章（第4页）

“Whataboutthedaycarestaffincaves，then，YourMajesty?”

“IofferedopportunitiesforstableemploymentwithsatisfactorysalaryatHimeyamafactoriesaestoallofthem。Inaddition，Iopenedcarefacilitiesintownssothatfamilies，nowhavingtolearnthenewskillofchildcare，learnfromthedaycareworkers，ortoentrustthecareoftheirchildrenduringworkhours，ortohireoohelpwithchoresintheirownhomes。WhatwasonvisioobeadauntingtaskeventuallymaeditselfasaneffitsourceofrevenueforHimeyama。MyauthorityatHimeyamabecameallthemoresureandsecureasaresult。Iacquiredthecrystalcavesinthesamemove，andHimeyama’sresourcesforresearchhadgrowntobeevenmoreabundant，sequently。”

“YourMajestyismostawe-inspiringandunbelievableinability!”

“Midoriisnowunsureonhowtoservemeanymore，sinceduringtheentireyearsofiationandiion，Ihadnotmanipulatedothersoremployedsuggestiveaivewords。IassuredherthatIstilltreasureherandvalueherasmypanion。Sheblushedforthefirsttime。”

“Aaaghhh!!!Arethetwoof。。”

“No。Notatall。Butitisarefreshingandindulgentpastimewhenweplaywithwordsiweendutiesofadministration。Therearestill，andtherewillalwaysbe，impostors，mertsandminorlordswhothinktheymanipulateusforpersonalgainatthepriceofHimeyama。Midori’spowerwithwordswillfindplentyoccasionstobeuseful，inmyopinion。”

“Howareothers，ifImayask?”

“KasumiiszealouslyanalyzinganddesignierprisestoimproveHimeyama’sdependenciesaes。Yayoifoundherskillstobenecessaryinordertocriticallymonitortheefficyofgoverandhassuccessfullycaughtcasesofcorruptionandembezzlement。CriminalswereturnedovertoRyō，whoalsotrainsstaffoninterrogationteiques，onlyverbalteiquesusinglogicaretaught，though。”

“Thatisveryiingandpleasaobehold，YourMajesty。IamstillsurprisedbyYourMajesty’srefusaltowielddivinepower，however。”

“ItraveledtoKageyamabeforemyation，andhadaversationwithArashi。Inyourinaldream，shewouldgetmarriedthisyear。Shedidnot。Hitomi?Eventhoughyoulivedforyearsinthatdream，youdidnotactuallyknowher。Ihadtobetheonehaltingyivingherahusbandinthenovel。”

“Yes，YourMajesty，Ishouldberightfullyhangingmyheadinshame。。。*eye-roll*IhardlyfathomthatadecadehadactuallygonebyintheworldofYourMajesty。ItfeltlikeyesterdaywhenYourMajestymaedforthefirsttimeinmydream。ButYourMajesty!HowdidYourMajestyetoknowArashiinthefirstplace?Inmyinaldream，thetwonevermetortalkedtooneanother!”

“ThesurpriseattaKageyamathatledtoArashijumpingoffthecliff，Hitomi?Itwasmyscioushatinfiltratedandpromisedtheproteeism，deactivatedmagicalmatrices，geedafloatingspelltolaunchattacks，andformedshadowbeings。IfoughtArashithatday。IfoughttheentireKageyamathatday。”

“Your。。。。。Majesty。。。。。alone。。。。。”

“YourMajesty，howeasyisitformetobekilledrightnow?”

“LettingyoulivewhenIfirstarrivedinyourworldistheundeniableandaffirmativeproofofmymerdbenevolence。”

“。。。of。。。which。。。yourhumbleservantis。。。mostgrateful。。。”

“ArashitoldmeoftheRulesofLifeofhers，thatweodefinewhatnottodoinordertoremainfocused。ThusIcametotheclusionthatapersonofstrengthwillgrowtobeimmuneofjealousy，greed，andrecklessnessonlythroughtherefrainingoftakingthatwhichisnotnecessary。IfIweretobeinstantpursuitofmorepower，theresultingruthlessnessandviciousnesswoulddestroytheroyalty，grace，andauthoritythatresideinsideofme，whichwouldbeunbeingofthe。”

“HowIlongtoresideintherealmofYourMajestyandoffermyhumbleservice，alongingthatbeesmorestronglyfelteverymoment。MayIindulgemyselfandinquirethecurrentstateofKageyama，ifYourMajestywouldallow?”

“DuetotheremovalofmagicalelementsfromtheambiehestudyofmagichadbeeunsustaiKageyama。Iofferedmagicalstonesandcrystals，obtainedfromdensedelementsatfactoriesandcrystalcavesinexgeforthedepartmentofmagictoberelocatedtoHimeyama，wheretheelementsarestillabundant，andtheofferwasgladlyaccepted，sihestonesandcrystalsgreatlybeedthealchemydepartment，whichwasalsoonthevergeofcollapseresultingfromthegeofsurroundingditions。IiatedwithKageyamatodifferentiateourstudiesinalchemy。Kageyamawilltratemoreeffortintodevelopingtoolsanddevicespoweredbymagicalstonesandcrystals，andHimeyamawillslightlyshiftmoreemphasisontopotions。Noooabandonanythingthattheyholddear。Wearesimplyco-operatingandmakingminorpromises。SinceHimeyama’smainstrengthliesinmagiotswordsorcrystal-powereddevices，thisarrasatisfactorilysileheanimosityonpartofHimeyamatowardKageyama，astheMagicDepartmentofKageyamatransferredoverinitsey。Kageyamaleasedtoberespectedasanautonomousinstitute，andhadimmediatelyagreedtulartadsultationonfieldsofi。”

“Withnoattacksthistime，ItakethattheobjectiveofYourMajestywasachievedsmoothlywithrelativeease。”

“Timeing，though。IfIweretotaketheworldbyforce，itwouldtakeamaximumoftwoyears，thoughIwouldbeedofmysubjectsapparentloyaltyforpossiblythesameamountoftimethattookmetolayclaimtotheworldbymerit。”

“Peaindispriceless，YourMajesty。I。。。ummm。。。”

“Pleasedtoseesuchpersonalgrowthinme?”

“Uh，yes。MyapologiesforoffendingYourmajesty。”

“Itoldyou，wearefriends。Youareallowedtothinksuchthoughts。Iamnotoffended。”

“*Phew。。。*However，YourMajesty，Igainedsomeinsightslately。”

“Dotell，Hitomi。”

“Myspouseandmysohautistidareverydifferentfromme。Theyareeasilydistracted，havealaentaltranquility，otseewhatisinthecupboardinfrontofthem，arerushingandlagingratheirmovements，andprove。Ihavebeentryingforthelastdecadetforthsomevisibleimprovement，butinvain。Itiseasytothinkthattheymustbesomehowhandicappedbythedivine，orevenbearsomedivinepunishmentfortheirpredestinedshorting。Ithastakenmefourteenyears，sincemeetingmyspouse，tostarttoacceptthatsheissimplydifferentfromme，althoughIstillwonderfromtimetotime，whatviewdoesshebeholdinfrontofhereyes，assheutterlyotseeajarofhohatsheisstaringatrightatthatmoment。”

“YourMajesty，Ihadnotknownthatthesurpriseattamyinaldreamwasthedoingofjustoneperson，andYourmajestydidnoteventakethetroubletophysicallyetoKageyama。ThesheermagnitudeofYourMajesty’sstrengthisbeyondmyfeebleprehension。Othersmustindeedbeindistinguishablefromdust，asviewedfromtheheightofYourMajesty。YourMajesty’ssuperioritymusthavebeenvielainfact，andwouldnotarouseanysuspiofpossiblearrogancefromanyonewhohashadtheprivilegeofbeholdingitsmagnifice。”

“Indeed，Hitomi。EveryonehereatHimeyamaassumedshowingobedieomyoverpdominanceasanaturalfact。IhadhoughtotherwiseuntilImetyou，Hitomi。”

“YourMajesty!Thatmeans。。。Iactuallygedtheworldoverthere?!”

“Maybeyes，maybeno。MaybemytroopswouldannihilateKageyamaandquertheworldsuccessfully，ormaybeintheenditwasalldoneinvain。ButHitomi，youmadeadiffereoKageyama。Theywouldhavebeenalltorturedandslaughteredtomarkthestartofmyquest。”

“YourMajesty。。。Iamoverewithjoy。。。MyArashiOneesama，myAkishiOnee。。。I’msoveryhappy。。。”*tears*

（陛下…よかった…嵐お姉様、亜希芝お姉ちゃん…あたし…本当に、本当に、うれしいです…*涙*）

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