I Am No King's

Chapter 6 - Before the Match

"Well, big brother actually participated as Regal Knight the Emir's princess."

"Mother didn't expect you to know the Emir's princess, gin."

"Well, dad's son secretly turned out great too."

Ninlil, mother, and father came to the waiting room reserved for the Regal Knights. This room is pretty fancy. A long sofa, a sizable tv projection at the end of the room, a coffee, tea, and other beverage making machine.

Ninlil Alhold, my sister, is an easier woman four years from me. Unlike me who has brown hair like my mother, she goes down the lustrous black hair of my father. Her long hair was pinched with a light blue ribbon that matched her party dress. The color of his eyes also went down the father, bluish green. From his round and wide eyes, you can see a plain and amazed look. And like dad, he is special, has the ultimate control of aluminum.

Her mother, Yueni Alhold, has long brushed brown hair behind her back. Mom wore a bright purple dress. Like me, I have dark blue eyes. But make no mistake. His gaze looked extremely sharp, unlike that of a carefree father and Ninlil. Mothers have the primary control of quartz, a generic control. But that hasn't stopped me from becoming one of the most influential people in the world through her companies.

Dad, Barun Alhold, has neat black short hair. He was wearing a white tuxedo in a bright gray robe. He is a doctor and has hospitals in several cities. There is actually a lot I can say about father, but the main weakness of father is his carefree nature and outlook. Although Ninlil was quite carefree, but he still had a sense in dressing, unlike father.

Not that I protested, but father as the head of the family and was from the main Alhold family, he should have been a little aware of his position. But if I hear from my mother, my father was like that since childhood. The reason I don't protest is, it seems that one's nature is declining on me.

Unlike the others, I wore a grey igni outfit lined with white t-shirts and gray cargo pants. On the shoulders, chest, elbows, and knees are attached protectors made of thick leather, a skin protector. On top of that skin protector, still attached iron armor as an additional protector. My weapon was at the end of the room, wrapped neatly in a large cloth. Of course, father and mother assume all my armor and weapons are provided by the Emir.

"Good afternoon Mr. Barun Alhold, Mrs Yueni Alhold, and Ninlil Alhold. Thank you for allowing Lugalgin to participate."

The Emir suddenly entered the room while we were talking. The four of us stood up from the sofa. My father and I immediately lowered our bodies, one knee touching the floor, head down. Mother and Ninlil did the same thing, but they lifted a little skirt of their dresses before humbling their bodies, so their skirts were nothing under their feet.

Not long after we humbled our bodies. The Emir said "Stand", stating we are allowed to stand again.

"It was an honor for us when we learned that the Emir Princess had appointed our son, Lugalgin, to become the Princess' Regal Knight."

"No. It was the ability of his son that brought him here. Although the Alhold family did not have official noble status, but the Alhold family had been recognized as equal to the nobility. Seeing this, it feels quite normal for Lugalgin to be my Regal Knight."

Ah, at a formal event like this he was completely different. Totally different from the famous tomboy image because he likes martial arts and training sparring with the royal army.

As the Emir said, the Alhold family should have been a noble family seeing their achievements over time. But somehow, the founder of the first Alhold family stated he did not want the status of a noble and only wanted to live as an ordinary citizen. Though the founder of the Alhold family is a close friend of the founder of this kingdom. On the other hand, thanks to this decision of my great-grandfather, I who do not have the power of control is not burdened with the obligations of the nobility. Perhaps he also disliked the obligations of the noblesse oblige.

"By the way, I heard Count Miserati was looking for father and mother."

"Thank you for your concern, Princess. We'll see them soon."

The father and mother who heard the Emir's words slightly bent their bodies and then walked out. After they left, I sat back in my chair.

"Sister, brother is disrespectful. Sit down before the princess gives permission."

Conversations with the Princess are always reciprocated by the father. It is traditional that the head of the family or at least the men must answer the nobility or the royal family. Women should only speak if they object to the words of the Princess or the man in question, as Ninlil has just done.

"It's okay, Ninlil. You can sit down too."

"Ma, I'm sorry for my sister's innocence, princess."

What Ninlil did was a normal ethic when dealing with the royal family or with nobles of higher status, I was the one who was abnormal. Well, normally I would do the same, but the Emir hated it if I did that so I would obey him. And again, my view of him is not very good anymore.

"So, Lugalgin, what's your plan?"

"My plan? I can't develop a plan right now. I'll make plans when I'm in the arena."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes. Although I have read all the documents and expertise of each participant on the television screen, but I still do not know how good they are in the arena. Making a plan after seeing them in person would be better."

"Hmm, so yeah. So, are you going to fight like yesterday?"

"Huh? Of course not. I don't want my abilities to be known to others. There's a reason I brought my personal weapon."

"Ah, by the way, I still haven't explained my abilities to you huh."

"I can guess it. It is likely that the objects you touch or are exposed to your blood will not be controlled. And if you touch someone, then that person won't be able to use his control."

Sharp also this woman's intuition.

"Umm, sorry." Ninlil interrupted our conversation.

Me and EMir turned my eyes to Ninlil. It seems that he hesitates to see where, whether to me or the Emir.

"Don't be too stiff, your brother and I have known you for a long time and we're quite familiar. We normally talk like this."

"Yes, right. In front of my mom and dad, I can't show it. But if it's in front of you it doesn't matter."

Ninlil who heard me just fell silent. His mouth was wide open for my answer and the Emir.

"Ka, then," Ninlil tried to change his intonation. "Is it true that Princess Emir already knows the power of brother?

"You heard it, right?"

"Ah, so is it. Deserve big brother was chosen as Regal Knight."

Ninlil said it as if it was a normal thing. I heard him flicking my finger at his forehead.

"Oh, it hurts."

"But if you are serious, the match will definitely be won easily. That way the big family won't ridicule and trample the big brother anymore."

I rubbed Ninlil's hair when I saw his reaction. I understand why he's acting like that. He's not selfish. All he wanted was for my life to be lighter and not to be looked down upon by others. Seeing me insulted and trampled by the Alhold extended family must have hurt her.

I didn't count how many times Ninlil tried to convince me to reveal my abilities. And of course, I always refused. Although the reason I explained was that I did not care and I was satisfied with my life, but it seems that Ninlil still had a hard time accepting it.

"I'm sorry brother yes, but at least let brother be selfish for this."

"Ung, all right," Ninlil relented. "But, what makes you want to become Regal Knight princess Emir? It's sister. Big Brother would definitely refuse and say 'being a Regal Knight princess is tantamount to being his bodyguard, close to death. I don't want to die young'. Aye right?"

Exactly it. You really are my beloved sister.

"Well, you know your brother well. He had also previously said that."

"La, then?"

Despite trying to relax, Ninlil was still a bit stiff when dealing with the Emir.

"I want to fight on three conditions."

"Huh? Three conditions?"

Wow, her behavior really changed when facing me.

"Yes, three conditions. First, he'll announce that I'm just his Regal Knight candidate."

"Video candidates? Brother won't be a Regal Knight?"

"No. I don't want to," I'm confirming. "Second condition, in exchange I want to participate in this match, I want to get a letter of introduction and a letter of recommendation from the Emir princess so that I can buy a house at a cheaper price than the market price. And the third condition, I don't want to be used as a negotiating tool in the politics of noblesse oblige, royalty, and anything related to noblesse oblige or anything like that."

Ninlil who heard my explanation only fell silent. He looked at me with half-open eyes as if he could not believe what I was saying. He turned his eyes to the Emir and looked down.

"Ma, forgive my brother's boldness the Emir's princess. I'm willing to accept punishment for my brother's stupidity."

"It's okay. Although I actually also regret that he does not want to be my Regal Knight, at least I can get a prize from this battle royale if he wins."

Yeah, correct. The Emir has told me that he has long wanted a prize from the battle royale. The gift was one wish, whatever it was, to be granted by his father, His Majesty King Fahren Fach Exequoer. Normally, without the need to win the Battle Royale, His Majesty the King would grant almost any request of the Emir since he was his daughter, but of course there were limits.

For example, if the Emir wanted to raise a person to be a noble but that person did not have enough achievements, then that person would not be able to become a noble even if the Emir wanted to. If I win, then all the rules and procedures no longer apply. So, he really had an absolute desire.

Only one request will not be granted, that is, if she wants to be king or queen. Of course, this was also a bloody fight. Historically, it is not uncommon for the victor to request that a concubine or empress and her children be executed or excommunicated from the kingdom.

This is what makes the descendants of the empress must have a strong Regal Knight. If the Regal Knight of the empress's family were to lose, it was almost certain that the empress and her descendants would become concubines, or be excommunicated from the royal family, or even executed. From the history of the kingdom that I know, the Emir's mother was not a empress, but only a concubine. But when Regal Knight princess Yurika wins, princess Yurika requests that her mother, their mother, be made empress.

After that, the previous empress, Juliana Exequoer, became an ordinary concubine and her name was changed to Juliana Sabarbian. Instead, the Emir's mother, Rahayu Falch Fafniari, rose to prominence and changed her name to Rahayu Falch Exequoer.

In addition to the royal family, the participating knights were also given the opportunity to request something from the King's majesty. Normally, Regal Knight comes from a noble family as well, only a few come from non-noble families like me. For people from noble families, they normally ask for an increase in the status of their family's nobility or additional territory. If the family is non-noble, usually they ask that their families become nobles or ask for a number of treasures.

Absolutely granted requests, as well as the consequences. From the information circulating, after the Emir's mother became empress, the attempted murder of her instantly increased drastically. And if |Regal Knight| who participated asked for something too excessive, it could be his family who will be the victim. Therefore, the winner must think carefully about his request so that he does not become a target for assassination.

What request? Hmm, I still think about it myself. Maybe I'll just ask for 10,000 zenith per month for the rest of my life. That's a small amount, but at least it's enough for a family of two. With that little money, I'm sure no one will set their sights on me. At least if I managed to secure a steady income every month, then I do not need to be too dizzy with income.

Of course my request could be disallowed by the winner of the next battle royale in the next three years. However, I'm not sure there's anyone that stupid. If according to their standards, I am the stupid one because I only ask for that kind of money.

Before accepting it, of course I made sure that the Emir did not want to execute any of the concubine's families. I don't care what his request is, what matters is nothing to do with the execution or excommunication of another concubine's family. If she wanted to execute another concubine's family, indirectly me and my family would also be targeted because I was the cause of the concubine's family's death.

Tok.

Without permission, an iron-armored guard opened the door.

"Excuse me, the participant is requested to go to the arena."

"Yes, thanks for the notice."

The Emir answered the guard wearing armor who had just entered. The guard came out and closed the door again.

"Well, it's time for me to act."

"Even if you can't win, make sure you help my family's Regal Knight."

"Yes, I will definitely help them if I can't win."

I answered the Emir while walking to the end of the room. At the end of the room, I opened the large cloth that covered my weapon. A toya and two pairs of shields lie behind the cloth. This Toya was just a cylindrical spear with a diameter of two inches and a length of two meters, without a blade.

Both shields are not too big, each shield has a width of 15 cm and a length of 25 cm. Enough to cover my shoulders up to my elbows. But this shield is quite thick because inside it is a firearm. At the end of the bridge there is a hole to shoot bullets. The right shield has explosive ammunition and the left shield has penetrating ammunition.

I put on both my shield and brought my toyaku.

"I'm leaving."

Seriate

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