Queen Rushi
Chapter 41 The Heart
It was getting dark, making Prince Rodigero return home. The restaurant was closed as usual. Yagyu, Shika and Usagi sleep on the first floor near the kitchen, while Queen Rushi is on the 3rd floor.
Queen Rushi opened the window while staring out. He still remembers his conversation with Yagyu this afternoon about Mozaru. In addition, he was also still curious about the sudden arrival of customers.
‘’It's very strange. On the first day I showed up, everyone was looking at me with hatred. When the restaurant was completed, no one came, even though the brochure had been distributed. Then how is it possible on the second day, such a large group came directly?’’ confused Queen Rushi.
The gust of night wind made him shiver in the cold, so he closed the window of the room.
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The day after, Ratu Rushi had expected that more and more customers would be added. Luckily, he taught his three male followers to cook, making him give up that responsibility for a bit.
‘’I believe you all can warm it up. So gambatte ne minna?’’ the Queen of Rushi.
‘’Although I don't understand, I do. But if you may know, Your Majesty wants to go where?’’ ask Yagyu.
‘’I have important business. Do not know when to return home,’’ replied Queen Rushi.
‘’Your Majesty will leave us?! How will we live without His Majesty?’’ ask Shika.
‘’Shika, I am not going to lead thousands of troops to fight,’’ replied Queen Rushi with her stupid face.
‘’How about we make a mistake Your Majesty?’’ ask Usagi.
Queen Rushi smiled with narrowed eyes. ‘’It's okay if you guys make a mistake. Mostly, I will not give dinner rations for today.’’
The three men smiled with stiff faces.
His Majesty's face and speech are very different, said the three compact in heart.
‘’Then I go first. Shitsurei shimasu(Excuse me),’’ smiles Queen Rushi as she waves past the back door.
The three men immediately turned around and looked at the customers who were already waiting. They swallow saliva with eyes that follow people one by one.
‘’This is what I tried to convey to His Majesty earlier. We haven't bought any extra plates and glasses,’’ Usagi said.
‘’Is it better that the plate and the glass are divided in two only?’’ ask plain shika.
Yagyu and Usagi stared at the half-deer mule man with their stupid faces.
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Fighting House
Byurs!
Mozaru awoke after he was doused in rough water.
‘’Build! Today you have to fight seriously. If you are like yesterday-yesterday and do nothing, then the chairman will give you a heavier punishment!’’
Bugh!
‘’This is your food! 45 Minutes away, you'll be down to the arena.’’
Mozaru was just grieving to see the man come out. ‘’Before they respected me and were nice. Now I just found out that they are the sycophants.’’
Weakly accompanied by purplish blue bruises all over the body, Mozaru grabbed a tray that contained only a small loaf of bread and a little water.
‘’Cih! They told me to fight, but gave me this little meal every day,’’ Mozaru said.
‘’17 years .. Every day in 17 years they hit, whip even torture me all out, just for the sake of the fight. During my time at home fighting, I never got a decent meal like at home.’’ (Mozaru remembered)
Mozaru again recalled the first fight and both defeated Yagyu.
After receiving the injury from me, he must have been beaten back and tortured for his defeat. He's been through this for 17 years. Compared to me who lives well in the palace, this is still nothing, he said in his heart.