"…Your Majesty adores the prince very much."
"Hmmm. Of course. He is my only son."
The king, with an evasive cough, looked over at him and whispered quietly.
"So, by the way… did you see it when you were arriving?"
"I saw it. It was noisy."
"Right. I don't know where the rumors came from, but thanks to them, the public's opinion is very bad. So, by any chance, the prince's innocence, in front of the citizens…"
"I decline."
I simply refused.
I knew it would end up like this.
Somehow it actually did.
I didn't listen to the end part, but the words coming next were obvious anyway. To do what? To guarantee the prince's innocence in front of those madmen?
This is no less than asking me to climb the guillotine instead.
"Let's go, guys."
I motioned towards my teammates.
The three of them came to follow me slowly, examining the king's and other nobles' reaction.
"Hero, please stop."
