I Am No King's

Chapter 9 - Negotiation

"Aahhh... How is this? Me, win..."

I fell asleep on the couch in the waiting room that I used before the game. I put my gun at the end of the room and I covered it with a cloth, again. I managed to convince dad, mom, and Ninlil that I was okay, just exhausted, and get them back to the main party without me. For the same reason, I managed to escape the interview after the game. Therefore, the Emir is the one who takes over the affairs of interviews and press conferences. I hope he doesn't say anything unnecessary

"Yay, you won. I'm win. Congratulations to both of us."

And this chatty princess also came, clarifying the matter. I got up from the sofa and saw him enter alone without a bodyguard or anything. She walked happily as if she was floating on the ground until she finally sat down next to me.

"Not to mention, you made history as the first person to win a battle royale with a whole HP, not berku—uehuehueh"

"Can silence not the mouth, huh?"

I, who had run out of patience, pulled both cheeks, making him unable to finish his sentence. I don't care that even though he was thrashing trying to get my hand off his cheek, I would keep pulling his cheek if necessary until it broke.

"Ahaha, it seems that you guys are really familiar."

Eh? This voice, don't tell me.

I turned towards the door and saw Princess Yurika wearing a white dress with a scarf and purple stripes. He let himself in and I reflexed to immediately take my hand off the Emir's cheek, kneeling in salute to him.

"stand."

Not long after, Princess Yurika gave me permission to get up. Honestly, during the two years of contact with Princess Yurika, I was never able to sense her presence at all, as if Princess Yurika had no presence or aura at all. I always noticed his presence when he was right in front of my eyes or he said something.

By the way, this time he used his twin tail hairstyle. Whereas if it wasn't a royal event, he let his long hair be decomposed and braided beside his neck. I always met him in such circumstances. Honestly, I prefer the usual appearance. But his twin tail hairstyle wasn't too bad.

"Uh, not fair. If you are polite and kind. How to me so mean."

Guh. I could feel the blood begin to collect on my forehead, but I could not show any harsh treatment because there was someone else, Princess Yurika. Although I had a slight feeling that he would allow me to be rude when in front of him, but I still wanted to keep my image in front of him.

Unlike the Emir who was tomboyish and did not give off the aura of the princess at all, Princess Yurika gave off an aura of calm and elegance, truly an aura that the Princess deserved. No, rather than keeping my image in front of the Princess, I care more about keeping my image in front of this woman named Yurika.

It seemed that Princess Yurika realized that I was starting to get on the blackboard and allowed me to sit down. We also sat with my position between Emir and Princess Yurika.

"So, do you really not want to be a noble? With the battle royale prize, you can leave the name Alhold and become a noble in this land."

"I guess I should reject it."

Princess Yurika always carried the same topic. And of course, I always refused.

In that instant, I could feel another presence coming into this room.

"Woh, here comes the champion. You're really great, son."

Zage finally appeared in front of the open door. He looked healthy, there were no injuries at all on his body. The amulet was really great. On the other hand, I was a little curious. If it is true that the amulet makes a protective layer around the body of the user, how can my hand reach the Ufia and make it lose control? I honestly wanted to dismantle it and find out how it worked, but if it was using the principle of control, and of course, I wouldn't be able to fiddle with it too much either.

"Thank you Mr. Zage. It was just luck."

"If it is indeed luck, then you have very high luck to be able to come out as a winner without losing any HP."

Yes, I realize saying it as luck would hurt the feelings of the losers. However, I also didn't want to draw attention by saying 'yes, it's because I trained for many years after this moment'. Hell, even I never planned this moment, fighting in battle royale, in my life.

"Have it, accept that you have won."

The Emir said it while wrapping his hands around my neck from behind.

This woman is making me ride the apoplexy. If things were normal, I would be silent and enjoy this softness I felt on my back. But right now my blood is completely on the verge of boiling. I could explode at any time.

Zage who saw the Emir's behavior immediately closed and stood by the door, making sure no one passed by and saw the Emir's behavior. It seems that Zage already knows Emir well. He is still trying to maintain the image of the Emir as the Princess.

"So, Lugalgin, what have you done to my beloved brother, Emir?"

Suddenly, Princess Yurika let out a question with her smile. His smile, I don't know, I don't know what kind of smile it is. My feelings mixed when I saw his smile. The obvious thing is, I feel threatened.

"none. I don't do—"

"What's? You want to say you didn't do anything? You're already-ungghh."

The Emir interrupted me immediately.

I turned around and closed his mouth. I don't know what he's trying to say, but I don't want to risk him leaking any problems of my ability.

"Don't say anything about my abilities, okay?"

I whispered to the Emir. Although the normal Emir did not comply, he seemed to be able to see my despair, or my anger, and gave a nod in confirmation.

"Hahaha, Princess Emir is really familiar with this man."

"You're right Zage, they're really familiar. I didn't expect there would be a day when the Emir could be this familiar with anyone other than us and his family."

It seems, Princess Yurika and Zage REALLY understand the behavior of the Emir. And apparently, I don't need to hold myself in front of them anymore.

"Simply put," I tried to give you a story before any misunderstanding occurred. "He came to me, I thought of him as a princess impersonator, and then I defeated him in battle."

I finally let go of my hand from the mouth of the Emir. He who heard my short story also confirmed it.

"Yes, short story like that" the Emir confirmed my story.

"Well, I feel like you're hiding something."

"No. We're not hiding anything."

"Y, yeah, right. We're not, not hiding anything."

Unlike me who boasts a poker face and my lying ability, I can see the Emir can't lie. He averted his gaze from Princess Yurika while I maintained eye contact.

"Uahh, no, no. Please don't brother."

This time it wasn't me who protested, but the Emir.

The Emir panicked and immediately grabbed his brother. He's really desperate. I retreated a bit to make room for the Emir. Now the position is moved where the Emir sits between me and Princess Yurika.

It seems that the Emir is more panicked that his brother knows he's wetting his bed than I'm panicking that my ability is known to others.

I feel weird. Seeing the behavior of Princess Yurika and Zage, does this mean that they were unaware of the attack on the Emir last night? Or maybe they don't want me to know because it's related to a royal secret? I'm not sure which one. If only Princess Yurika or Zage were like Emir who was not good at lying, this would be much easier. I can't figure out what their real motives are.

"Alright, I'll leave the meeting aside for now." Princess Yurika stopped the Emir, still with her smile. "By the way, I already know that you don't want to be a Regal Knight or a noble. Then, what will you wish to ask father?"

Ah, coincidence. I want to make sure.

"If I may know, 10 thousand zenith per month is what percentage of government income?"

"Ten thousand zenith?" Princess Yurika was a bit surprised when she heard my question. "That number doesn't even go into percent. There is not even a billionth of government revenue. It's even so much smaller than a billionth that I can't figure out how small that number is compared to the royal income."

Uahh, it's so small.

"Don't tell me you'll only ask for 10 thousand zenith not including inflation for the rest of your life? Nah! I won't allow it! Too small! Even that amount is much smaller than the allowance I receive each month."

Princess Yurika managed to guess my way of thinking. And even though he is not the Princess I serve, like the Emir, for some reason he will not allow it. On the other hand, I wondered how much money he had to pocket per month.

"But" I tried to plead, "that's enough for a simple family with two children. Perhaps from the view of the nobility and the royal family that figure is meaningless, but for commoners like me, earning that kind of money every month without the need to do anything is an advantage. In fact, to me, it's a dream."

"Well..."

Princess Yurika cannot give any response to my defense. The one who denies my defense is Zage, his Regal Knight.

"Son, maybe that number is indeed quite large, but if you ask for that amount when the inauguration of the victory later, there are even you tarnishing the prestigious image of the battle royale. It would give the image that the kingdom is poor because its citizens are only asking for that amount of money."

If I say, that number is quite large. Not the amount per month, but the total amount. I'm 18 now. Let's say I lived until I was 70. There are 52 years left, 624 months. So in total, I asked for 6,240,000 Zenith. The amount is quite large, just not visible because it is paid per month.

But, since Zage said so, it was true as well. I didn't realize it because I didn't really care what people said or anything like that when I made my decision. But if it will give a bad image to the kingdom, then it will give a bad image to me as well. If that happens, then people's treatment of me will get worse, and I'll be harder to get money legally. Well, even though my main income is illegal anyway.

"Then, does Princess Yurika have any suggestions. I honestly don't have big dreams anymore. I'm thinking more about living stable lives every month."

"Uhh, I understand you're desperate for no control, but to despair so far, I never imagined it."

The Princess opened her fan and covered her mouth that spoke to herself. He also shifted his eyes.

"Hey, gin."

"Yes?"

Finally the Emir got into the talks as well.

"Did you not have another higher wish? Like wanting to become the owner of a company, or become the ruler of a region, or want to be included in a certain university so? Or maybe marry a royal or a noble's daughter?"

"No. I don't want to." I need to add an explanation. "I don't want to be the owner of a company or the ruler of a territory because those two things are almost as noble. There are special obligations and ethics that I must fulfill. That's troublesome. While the purpose of people entering university is to be accepted to work with a higher position and salary, but if I have earned money for sure every month, then I do not need to go to college or work anymore. Even just by sleeping, I've earned money."

I deliberately didn't answer the last question because I was getting a bad feeling.

"But-"

"Look," I interrupted the Emir, "assuming I live to be 70. In the 52 years since now, suppose there is no inflation, then the total money I received is more than six million zenith. That's a lot, right?"

"Hmm, if you look at the total, yes."

The Emir began to agree with my view.

"But in those 52 years, the Kingdom's revenue will also continue to grow. If it accumulates, your demand remains too small." Princess Yurika walked into the middle of our conversation. "If you keep insisting on regular money per month, then I will only allow it if you ask for at least 0.01 percent of the royal income every month."

Ahh, I was silent for a moment. It took me a minute to count it. Suppose the reward of 10 thousand zenith I ask is one billionth of the royal income per month, 0.01 percent is one-tenth of a thousand royal income. One billion divided by ten thousand, one hundred million. One hundred million times 10 thousand zenith, means at least I will get one billion zenith per month.

"No, no. That's too much for me." I tried to reject it. "I can't possibly spend that kind of money every month. And my treasures will pile up. If that happens, there will be people who will try to attack me and get his treasure. In fact, it could be, my grandchildren will do it."

"really? Though as I recall, your father and mother's earnings make up ten percent of the kingdom's income."

I can't use mom and dad as examples. Mom and Dad are too abnormal. What has made me self-conscious until now is the fact that I am an incompetent, without control. If I had the controlling power, I believe I would have been arrogant and tried to take over both of their possessions.

"A hundred thousand zenith per month." I finally had to raise my standards. "If it's more than that, I can't do it."

If he continues to urge me, I will be forced to say it first for now and say something else for later inauguration.

"Sister, can you please let Lugalgin get away with a hundred thousand zenith per month?"

Eh?

"But the Emir, even a hundred thousand zenith per month there is not half of our allowance. And he was the first battle royale winner to win without losing even the slightest HP. The good name of battle royale is at stake."

"But brother," the Emir added, "if he continues to be urged, I fear he will ask for a transfer of population to another kingdom or country under the pretext that the place has better treatment of people without control. Do you want to lose someone as great as Lugalgin?"

It seems the Emir remembered my threat this afternoon. Hearing the Emir's words, Princess Yurika was silent for a moment. After thinking for a moment, Princess Yurika finally gave her answer.

"Alright, even though this would be enough to tarnish the image of the battle royale, I was forced to agree on a figure of one hundred thousand zenith per month." Princess Yurika agreed to the number I gave her. "But with this you owe me, understand?"

I felt a threat from his words, especially the word debt.

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