The Queen of Death Return
Doubt

Chapter 6: Heroes Meet the Emperor

We are still in bad shape. Lucas was almost dying from the strange magic the woman used. And Makia was so exhausted from healing lucas and giving him Mana. This is the first time we have been in such a situation. What kind of people are they?!

"Zain, you go with Yulia and Alex, I'll take care of Makia and Lucas,"

"Are you sure, Andrew?"

"Give it to me,"

We went to the Imperial Palace to meet the Emperor who had invited us.

I still have my suspicions about this, especially about the purpose of this tournament. And why were the representatives of the Rexist Kingdom not invited? Well, we are indeed from Rexist, but, we were formed to represent Humans against Demon Lords. Uh, I remember, the Rexist Kingdom sent 1 person from their side. I don't know what it was because of being invited, or spying on the Empire.

"Yulia, are you okay?"

"I'm just a little nervous, Zain,"

"Ah, just relax! We'll both protect you!" Alex tries to cheer Yulia up.

We arrived in front of the palace gate.

"Dam! Who're y'all?! We don't accept scavengers here,"

Uh, is he kidding? What is this quality of imperial warriors? It's disappointing.

"Oh, we just want to meet the Emperor" Alex said

"Meet Emperor? Go ye!"

"Miss Yulia!" A voice from a distance called out the name Yulia. A woman, wearing the formal royals' attire.

"You, right?"

"Right, I'm the one who offered you to stay at that inn. Hows it? Is comfortable?"

"A-ah, that, yeah! Very comfortable, thanks for the help,"

"No problem. But, what are you doing here?"

"Miss Jull, do you recognize her?" ask the guard soldiers.

"They're Party Heroes! What are you guys doing by making them wait here long?!"

"But, according to the information, the six of them,"

"Ah, that, the rest of the members are having some sort of sudden business, so only the three of us came to see the Emperor," replied Yulia.

"Hm ...." The woman named Jull looked at us with a strange look. "Hey, open the gate!" He shouted at the guards.

"B-well!"

"Hero Master, sorry for the inconvenience, the soldier was indeed useless,"

"Ah, don't think about it, we also apologize for coming without a full member,"

You easily say soldiers are useless? This woman is very frontal.

A large and magnificent palace stood very firmly. This was even bigger than the Rexist Royal Palace. We were guided to the throne room by a woman named Jull.

*rek

The door opened and we entered the throne room.

"Your Majesty, we brought the Hero Party,"

"Wooohhhm ... I finally got to meet you, Hero,"

"It's nice to meet you, Your Majesty, My name is Zain Aither, as well as My colleagues named Yulia and Alex,"

This is the first time I've seen the Emperor. He still looks pretty young.

"Have you guys eaten? We've prepared the banquet, let's eat together,"

"By pleasure, Your Majesty,"

We walked to the dining room.

It looks like the distance to the dining room is a bit far away. Does this distance not trouble them? I hear Nobles really don't like to do things like walk alone, especially if the distance is far, they only rely on the servants they have for things like that.

We finally arrived. A long dining table with luxurious food greeted us.

"Let's eat, Hero." The emperor offered us a meal.

There's not much to talk about. Because the tradition in this world does not allow talking when eating.

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"Alright, Hero, I want to talk to you about something. Can we move?"

Moving again? What do they want to do to us?!

We arrived at a room. It is more like a regular living room in general. However, many people here, it seems like they are important people.

"Hero, where are the rest of your party members?" The emperor asked with a serious face.

He might suspect something because of the rest of the members who did not come along. Yulia and Alex seemed to understand the situation, but, they couldn't help speaking up. I won't be angry.

"Their condition is not good, Your Majesty," I replied.

"Hooo ... I see, huh?"

"Hero Master. Before that, I will introduce myself first. My name is Wardo Zallaya, one of the 6 Imperial Protective Knights,"

I don't know for sure, it looks like this guy is very strong.

"Okay, Mr. Wardo,"

"At first, my subordinates reported that there was a commotion involving the Hero Party,"

"Ah, i-it-it-"

"Ruckus?" The emperor cut my words.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the Hero Party is getting into a ruckus with some adventurers,"

"Then, is it because that fellow Hero is not present?"

"It seems so, Your Majesty," replied Mr. Wardo.

I can't deny that, because it's all true. I also felt suspicious before, it turned out that they were indeed watching us.

"Hero, is that true?" ask Emperor.

"Yes, Your Majesty,"

"Knight Wardo, who are the adventurers who can make a Hero Party like this?" ask Emperor.

"According to the information, they had only registered in the Adventurers Guild the day before, and being at rank A, they seemed to be people from other countries,"

"Where are they now?"

"According to the report from the Adventurers Guild, they are running the Ogre Annihilation quest, Your Majesty,"

"So then, maybe I'll call them later. So, Hero, I want to talk about the preparations for war with the Devil race, have you prepared yourself to fight the Demon King?"

A war? True, the King of the Rexist had also discussed this before. Although they were hostile, but, they remained as thought for the war against the Demon race.

"Already, Your Majesty, until now I have continued to raise the level,"

Level up, huh? I said a bunch of shit. Upon seeing the woman, I felt that there was a barrier that could not measure her strength. Huh ....

"Zain?" Julie held my hand tightly.

"Woman?" The emperor immediately showed a confused expression.

"Ah, that, forgive me, Your Majesty,"

"Are you interested in someone?"

*brake

Yulia squeezed my hand tightly.

"It's not so, Your Majesty, ha ha ha,"

I even showed a stupid expression. How shameful I am!

"Is there anything you want to talk about?" ask Emperor.

Maybe I should tell you about the woman.

"Your Majesty, it's about adventurers defeating our party members. They were 3 members, and it seemed to be led by a woman,"

"Then, what is this about that woman?"

"really. Is His Majesty able to keep them on our side for a war with the Demon race?"

"Whatchu mean? Are they on the Devil's side?"

"Not so, I feel like they don't seem interested in this war,"

"Can it affect the outcome of the war?" The Emperor looked at me cynically.

It was natural, surely he was thinking how 3 people could change the situation during the war.

"Your Majesty, I have a hunch that the woman is stronger than the Demon King,"

"Hmmm ...." The whole room was shocked by what I said.

*Shelf!

The door that opened in a rough manner shocked the entire room. A man comes in.

What the fuck?! Did he really do that in front of the Emperor?

"Hoh, is this the Hero we're talking about?" This man glanced at me with a look of disdain.

"Matthew! What are you doing?!"

The Emperor seemed to know this person.

"Ayahanda, I just want to see the Hero's face firsthand" the man said.

Daddy?!

"You've seen it, haven't you? Now you can go,"

"Allow me to join this conversation, Father,"

This guy has bad intentions.

"I just want to know why the Hero Party can be defeated so young by a new group of adventurers." The prince continued his words.

I felt a threatening air from Yulia and Alex. They might be very angry because of this Prince's attitude.

"Simply stop, Matthew!"

"Hm ... All right, Daddy, I'll go first. See you soon, Hero." He smiled bitterly.

I'm a little worried about that.

"Sorry, Hero, our meeting has arrived here, I will wait for your presence in the tournament in 3 days,"

Because of the commotion the Prince made, our meeting ended without meeting any bright spots about what we discussed. For the discussion of the woman, I had little doubt whether they were participating in the war or not.

"Sorry, Zain, I can't join your conversation with the Emperor,"

"Don't worry, Alex, I understand your condition,"

Although Alex always looks happy and talk loose, but he is very nervous to talk to people he does not know. However, if it was an enemy, he would not hesitate to finish him off.

"Master Hero!"

As we were about to exit the palace gate, a woman called out to me while running. He was wearing adventurer-like clothes.

Is he an adventurer? On his waist was a sword. I felt a powerful aura from the sword he was carrying.

"Mr Princess! Don't run like that!" A servant followed him.

Heh? Princess Sir?!

"Huh ... Greetings, Mr. Hero, my name is Annatasya El-Zalbary,"

"Greetings, Princess,"

"Call me Anna,"

"Well, call me Zain, please,"

She was so beautiful, I was even out of words to describe her beauty. Huh uh? I felt the cold near me.

"Sorry, since I didn't welcome you earlier, are you going back to the inn?"

"Certainly,"

"Mr Zain? Can I join your party?"

Eh?

"Eeeeeeeeeeh?!" The three of us were surprised by his words.

A. Preparation

"Your Majesty the Emperor, we've collected data from our spies,"

"Good work, when will the Elves arrive?"

"They're still on their way, about 2 more days will be there,"

"Continue your work,"

"Good!"

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The prince sat in his private room. Next to him was a woman who always accompanied him.

"Have you met the hero?" ask the woman.

"Here, he looks weak,"

"You need to get rid of him immediately,"

"That's for sure. If I take the throne, I will give my hand to the Devil race!"

"Safufu ... Amazing, Prince."

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