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\nAfter walking for about an hour, they reached a familiar castle. Kuuga recognized it from the fountain pool.
The little birds, who played nonstop on his head, didnât intend to follow as they rushed towards the forest instead, still frolicking around.
Perhaps wondering about the birds that had been on his head all this time, Gadillas watched the flying birds with a strange face.
The people of the castle greeted them and looked frightened when they saw Kuuga. They also showed various expressions when they realized that Kuuga had chosen Gadillas. Their faces uniformly showed that they didnât think Gadillas was qualified.
Indeed, it was an accident that Kuuga chose Gadillas since he didnât actually go to Gadillas to choose him.
However, even without that, Kuuga was confident in choosing Gadillas. No matter who was the right person to be king, he would have selected Gadillas of his own will. Heâs truly worth it⌠though some things couldnât be ignored.
Kuuga looked around at all their faces. He firmly remembered those who were pleased that Gadillas was chosen. It must be useful for something. Unfortunately, he could only find two people.
Gadillas then took Kuuga to the audience hall.
Some people objected because of the danger that a beast like Kuuga pose, but Gadillas and the other royal family members dismissed them as âfools.â
It seemed like the perception of the Divine Beast was different between the royal family and other people. Apparently, the royal family was educated like the people in the church. Kuuga wanted everyone to be adequately educated, if possible.
[Being watched like this, I canât help being alert.]
Hereâs a black beast thatâs about the size of a lion. If it went wild, itâd be tough to handle. They had that awareness, and even Kuuga would be wary.
Kuuga had an audience with the old king amidst the extraordinarily vigilant knights. His impression was the same as when he saw him at the fountain pool. The king, who looked dignified and had an unusually tired look, looked at Gadillas and squinted slightly.
âWere you chosen?â
âThatâs right.â
The old king didnât show an unpleasant expression against Gadillas⌠was it an illusion that the king didnât care either way?
Also, Gadillasâ indifference towards the position was astonishing. It seemed like he didnât care like the old king.
The king, as if freed from a burden, bowed deeply when he saw Kuuga.
âDivine Beast, thank you.â
[âŚabout what?]
âIâll use this opportunity to descend the throne. Iâll leave the rest to you, Gadillas.â
âPlease be there at the coronation ceremony.â
Even after that, Gadillas was still as curt as ever to the old king who was willing to throw the position away. Kuuga wondered if itâs okay for the new king to be like this.
Confused by the audience that was quite different from what he had imagined, Kuuga hurriedly followed Gadillas, who wanted to quickly leave the place.
While thinking about the tired old king, they went to the kingâs office.
There was a man waiting there with a large stack of paper on the desk. The tall man with red hair and blue eyes bowed deeply to Gadillas and Kuuga when they entered the office.
âCongratulations on your succession to the throne. Your Majesty Gadillas.â
In contrast, Gadillas exhaled profoundly and put a finger between his eyebrows.
âUros⌠why do you want me to work now?â
âNow that youâve become the king, you have to know your duties as king as soon as possible.â
ââŚslow down today. Thereâs still the coronation ceremonyâŚâ
Gadillas sighed again and crossed the room briskly, before sitting down on the sofa in front of the office desk and laid sideways with rough movements.
Kuuga rushed toward Gadillas, who seemed to want to rest.
[No, wait a moment. Introduce me.]
ââŚwhat is it?â
[Itâs not âwhat is itââŚ]
Kuuga put his forefoot on Gadillasâ foot and shook it to appeal to him but was then thrown off. Gadillas couldnât understand Kuugaâs plea and just looked at him with a confused expression.
Giving up, Kuuga approached the man called Uros.
This man seemed to be the person whom Gadillas often talk to when Kuuga was watching (also called peeping) Gadillas in the fountain pool. According to his impression at that time, Gadillas casually spoke to this person the most.
He looked older than Gadillas, who was in his early 20s. Although his long eyes and cold expression made him seem cold, heâs actually the relatively gentle type. This man was someone who could be trusted.
[Iâm Kuuga Tsukimiya. Nice to meet you.]
ââŚDivine Beast-sama?â
Kuuga sat in front of Uros and greeted him, but Uros just looked at him, not knowing what he wanted.
Disappointed that Kuuga wouldnât get a reply for his self-introduction, Gadillas, who seemed to understand the meaning of Kuugaâs actions, finally approached.
âAh, right. Did you want to know who Uros was?â
So you do get it! The happy Kuuga looked at Gadillas and nodded many times. After seeing the situation, Uros realized that he should introduce himself and knelt in front of Kuuga.
âIâm Uros Kagoi. I am the Prime Minister. My warmest regards.â
[President? Oh, Prime Minister. Youâre young.]
âUntil yesterday, I was His Majestyâs assistant.â
[As I thought, thatâs the case.]
That relationship between boss and subordinate seemed to have been carried over even today. However, Uros didnât seem to care and was even somewhat happy.
Kuuga rubbed his cheek against Urosâ cheek to convey that he had no hostility. Urosâ body shook in surprise at this moment, but he gently patted Kuugaâs neck even though he had a terrifying appearance.
Ah, that felt good. A little firmer.
When Kuuga inadvertently pressed his body against Urosâ hand, his intention seemed to be transmitted, and he was stroked with a firmer force on the neck.
âItâs pretty cute, right? The Divine Beast-sama. I wonder if I could touch it more often.â
ââŚhe didnât seem to hate being stroked. When doing so, it looked more like a dog.â
Perhaps interested, Gadillas approached and looked at Kuuga. When Kuuga rubbed his face against him, the other man couldnât help but stroke him wildly.
âBut Divine Beast-sama is quite intelligent.â
âAh. It seemed to understand what Iâm saying. Occasionally, the Divine Beast will appeal to me for something like just now⌠unfortunately, I donât know what it wanted to say.â
âThen why not let it be more communicative?â
âHuh?â
[Huh?]
Uncertain about the meaning of Urosâ words, Gadillas and Kuuga stared at Uros at the same time. Uros began to explain to one man and one dog while not mentioning that they have the same expression, which was quite funny to him.
âTo find out what Divine Beast-sama wanted to say, weâll guess and ask. I think Divine Beast-sama will answer by nodding or shaking his head.â
ââŚwell, youâre right.â
âIf so, donât you think there are very few choices, just yes and no?â
Kuuga nodded when he thought about it. In that case, he could only compromise and agree if itâs somewhat correct.
âFor example, nod twice it thatâs the case and once if itâs close or roughly hit the main point. Or shake once if itâs the same but different and shake twice if itâs completely different⌠howâs this for the signal conditions?â
âCertainly, if we recognize each otherâs meaning, then our thoughts will be transmitted. What do you think?â
[I think itâs okay.]
As Kuuga agreed, he nodded twice, and Gadillas put his hand on his chin to think about something.
âIf thatâs the case, it might be good to decide on some words that you might often use like sign language.â
Kuuga was immensely grateful that the human side had the will to communicate. Kuuga was happy and nodded again and again.
Uros slightly squinted while stroking Kuugaâs head as he saw its tail swinging. Kuuga was a bit amazed that the two men didnât even smile at his cute gestures.
âSince youâre thinking about it, why not take a look at your new bedroom if youâre not working today? Itâs ready.â
ââŚthatâs quick.â
âI knew that the ritual was today.â
Hmm, so no matter who became the king, the royal power will change. That meant they had prepared what was needed in advance.
âDinner will be ready soon, so Iâll go to the bedroom first to relax.â
âPlease do soâŚ. what are you doing, Divine Beast-sama?â
[Iâll go too.]
Though he wasnât told to follow, Kuuga was relieved he wasnât stopped when he stood up and followed Gadillas.
Speaking of which, Kuuga wondered where heâd sleep. He didnât know if itâs okay to use the same room as Gadillas.
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Translation Notes:
Some FYI, Gadillas didnât really use -sama or any other honorifics when he called out to Kuuga, so when you see a speech that just called out Divine Beast or Kuuga (soon), that meant Gadillas was talking. The others mostly attach a -sama when calling out to Kuuga.
Also, do you want me to write whoâs speaking what at the end of the speeches?
For example:
âHello.â (XXX)
Or something like that? Some dialogues in the future might be confusing, but Iâll try to modify the tone to the way they usually speak. Also, thereâll be a paragraph before or after that. It would basically explain whoâs saying who, so I donât really want to bother.
Anyway, unless I get complaints that itâs too confusing on whoâs saying who, Iâll refrain from adding any.