Overlord, Vol. 12: The Paladin of the Sacred Kingdom Part I by Kugane Maruyama and so-bin

Author:Kugane Maruyama and so-bin [MARUYAMA, KUGANE / SO-BIN]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Yen On
Published: 2020-06-24T00:00:00+00:00

Neia had braced herself, and sure enough, when they arrived at the inn, the dressing down from Remedios began.

“What were you thinking, talking out of turn like that?!”

When she tried to come closer, red in the face, Gustav stood between them and spread his arms.

“Commander Custodio! Please wait! It’s true that Squire Bajara acted without permission, but as a result, the wait time was shortened by a year. Shouldn’t you be praising her?!”

“What are you saying?! The negotiations could have broken down entirely! And in the first place, how could we praise acting without permission?!”

“My humble apologies.” Neia bowed sincerely.

“Are you really conscious that what you did was wrong?! This time things turned out fine, but if they don’t next time, are you prepared to be held accountable?!”

“My humble apologies.”

“I’m asking you! Answer me! Could you have told the suffering people of the Sacred Kingdom that reinforcements didn’t come because of you?!”

“No, I wouldn’t have been able to take that responsibility.”

“Then why would you do something like that?! What were you thinking?!”

Neia raised her head and looked the commander in the eye. “I thought that if things went badly, you would take my life and offer it to the King of Darkness as an apology.”

Remedios’s eyes went wide. But immediately after, they narrowed in displeasure. Gustav next to her looked impressed.

“You think I’d allow that?! You think your little life would be enough to make things right?!”

“I don’t know. But I thought that you and Gustav would figure something out.”

“And what would you do if we couldn’t?!”

She had a point. It was definitely possible that the King of Darkness wouldn’t have been appeased by her death. But the reason she had spoken up anyway was because three years was simply too long.

Did she think three years was fine? Why should I have to be criticized by someone who did nothing? I understand it was a gamble. But I did it because one side of the balance is the lives of all the people in the Sacred Kingdom. I’m sure saying something there was the right thing to do…

Were the results all that mattered? Or was the method just as important? Probably no one could answer that conundrum.

Either way, she didn’t enjoy being condemned by someone who had taken no action.

But Neia had an idea what would happen to someone who voiced an opinion like that. So she said nothing and bowed her head.

“Commander, please leave it at that. Thanks to her, our wait will be one year shorter. I think we should balance our response between reward and punishment. Or at least praise her as much as we scold her.”

“………Tch.”

Remedios seemed like she had more to say, but instead she turned on her heel and walked away.

Phew, Gustav exhaled. Then he turned to Neia.

“Your resolve was magnificent. The commander may be harsh with you, but she recognizes what you’ve done.”

That’s definitely a lie. No one can hide a lie that big.

Maybe her thoughts showed on her face? Gustav winced. “Anyhow, I’ll talk to her.

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