The new chapter begins.
The members embarking on this journey are myself, Erna, and Cliff.
It feels a bit unbalanced, but we can make adjustments along the way.
Thinking that, I went to the town gate.
There, a large crowd had gathered. It seemed they were there to see us off.
I wonder where the information leaked from…
As I was thinking this, the First Prince was also there. Why would a prince be in a place like this?
Looking closer, Erna and Cliff were already gathered and arguing with the First Prince.
The First Prince noticed me approaching and called out to me.
“Ah, Kaine-san. As you probably know, I am the First Prince of this country, Licht Albert Bamukana. Feel free to call me Licht.”
“Ah, um… nice to meet you, I’m Kaine…”
I was flustered and gave a strange reply.
Licht, misunderstanding something, put on a creepy face and smiled.
“Haha, don’t be so nervous. I treat commoners equally! Well… I’m everyone’s prince, so I can’t belong to just one person, though ☆”
What is this… I’m getting inexplicably angry. But that doesn’t matter right now.
“Why is Your Highness, the First Prince, here?”
“Why, you ask…? Isn’t it obvious? Today is the day you depart to subjugate the Demon Lord, right?”
“Well, yes, but…”
So he came to see us off? For the First Prince to come in person…
“That’s why I’m here too. As a member of the Hero Party ☆”
“I see… wait, what!?”
Seriously? The King didn’t say anything about that.
“I wasn’t informed…”
“Because I didn’t tell you. I decided to act on a whim last night. If I go with you, I’ll be remembered in posterity as one of the people who subjugated the Demon Lord, right?”
This guy is infuriating… He’s taking the Demon Lord subjugation too lightly.
But more than that, does this idiot prince even have the strength to fight?
“I see… um, excuse me for asking, but how much combat experience do you have?”
“Hmm? None at all. I assume you, as my party members, will teach me those things?”
You’ve got to be kidding me. How can we travel while taking care of you!?
Besides, the King who approved his selfish request to join is just as bad. Are there a lot of incompetent people in this country?
I’m pretty annoyed, but he’s a prince, so…
I guess I have no choice but to accept it…
I’m not happy about it, but we ended up adding the idiot prince and his attendant to our party and set off on a journey to subjugate the Demon Lord.
So that’s why Erna and Cliff looked so displeased…