Hey there! Lumina Chis Chem here~ oops, I’m now called Lumina Chis Chem Dragonia now. I don’t know how Dragonia got added, but because I know who the mastermind behind this addition, I’ll take my time interrogating her later.
Right after I’m done announcing something.
Currently, I am sitting on a throne and in front of me are more than a hundred kneeling people. Having this many people kneeling is really making me troubled, how do I stop them? Do you know how, Fafnir?
[Why are you asking me?]
You’re the King of all Dragons, right? Surely you’ve faced this situation many time, right? Right?
[The way we dragons show, pay, and earn from each other is very different from the way you humans do.]
How so?
[To earn respect, we need to defeat others. To pay respect, we would do anything and everything they order us. And to show respect, we would offer everything that we have to him. This has not changed for a millions of years.]
So you’re saying that the reason why you became the king of all dragons is because you defeated all of your brethren?
[That is right.]
....
Okay, asking a dragon didn’t help. I guess I’m on my own here then. What to do? Let’s try requesting them to stop kneeling.
“Raise your heads.”
“Yes!”
Oooh! That worked! Okay, let’s end this fiasco quickly and tell them the reason why I gathered them.
“Ahem--”
“Your Majesty, my name is Stewart Grantiosse. I would like to tell you how much I admire you for the things you have made for the country! With that in mind, I shall pledge my undying loyalty to you!”
“I, Keel Trenton, feels the same!”
“Me too!”
W-what is happening!? Why are they suddenly doing this?
[Isn’t it obvious? They’re pledging their loyalty to you.]
I know that! What I’m asking is why are they doing this!
[Listen closely to what one of them said. He said one of your past achievements. Try recalling all the things you did ever since I named you as their queen.]
Hmmm... Since you destroyed the Royal Castle 2 years ago, most of the officials died and almost all of the documents were destroyed. So I had to do everything from scratch. However, because I was still 12 years old at that time, I discerned that no one would listen to me.
[And so, you decided to hole up in a study and let the fathers of your servants do your bidding?]
Yep!
[What exactly did you do? All I remember during those two years were you gibberish-like thoughts and different kinds of drinks.]
Maybe the answer are those thoughts!
[What makes you say so?]
During that time, my mind was moving quite fast. I was calculating the national budget while teaching the newly appointed treasurers how to multiply and divide, teaching and describing what fertilizers were to the nobles with territories, delegating and making new positions to improve the flow and chain of command, and reorganizing the structure of the army. There were also some other stuff, but I kinda forgot.
[You did all of that while you sat on that chair!? Fumu, it seems like my decision to make you their queen was correct!]
The way that sounded makes it feel like anyone would’ve been fine.
[It’s just your imagination. Anyways, look it seems like they’re done pledging their loyalty to you.]
Hmmmm?
The nobles who were standing up earlier were now bowing in front of me. First kneeling and now bowing?
“Please forgive us, Lumina-sama.”
Forgive them? For what?
“We didn’t mean to arouse your displeasure by interrupting your announcement.”
Since I was failing to comprehend how it happened, I turned my sights to Emilia, who was standing behind me.
“(It’s because you suddenly scowled earlier.)”
What!? They’re bowing down because I scowled!?
“(I didn’t scowl because I was displeased though.)”
“(I know.)”
“(If you knew, then why didn’t you stop them from bowing down?)”
“(You expect me, your exclusive maid who has the blood of a commoner, order nobles!? That would get me killed, Lumina-sama!)”
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“(Weren’t you ordering them around for the past two years!)”
“(It was only because I was speaking on your behalf, Lumina-sama. No noble would ever listen to a maid like me.)”
“(Stop lying! Weren’t you the one who gathered them all here in the first place!)”
“(I don’t know what you’re talking about.)”
“(....)”
Haaa~ it seems like Emilia doesn’t intend on doing anything here. Let’s argue with her later, for now, let’s stop those nobles from bowing.
“Enough! Raise your heads! I didn’t gather you here to see you lot grovel before me!”
“Y-yes!”
Hearing my command, the nobles who were bowed down raised a panicked voice as they quickly stood up and fixed their postures.
[What’s up with your wording and tone? It’s really quite different from how you usually talk to that servant and to me.]
I’m only acting based on how I thought proper Queen would act. Ei! Stop bothering me for a minute, Fafnir!
“Listen all of you, I gathered all of you here to announce a very important matter. It’s about the invasion of the dragons and an inevitable war we are gonna face. First, I’ll tell you about the dragons that invaded us two years ago. Fafnir had told me that the reason why they came to our country is because the heavens told them to protect us!”
[WHAT!?]
The moment I said that, the nobles all fell into a panic.
“From what?”
“The devils?”
“Our majesty said something about war! Is it an interracial war with the elves or is it about a civil war?”
“Please not a civil war! I was just appointed as a baron. If war were to break out, my lands would definitely be burned to the ground.”
“SILENCE! Remember that you are all before the presence of Her Majesty!”
In the midst of their panic, one of the boys that were around me stepped up silenced them. He had red hair and red eyes and his face looked really familiar. Did I know him? Wait, let’s think about him later and focus on the matter at hand.
“You deserve my thanks.”
“Thank you very much.”
Why are you thanking me for thanking you! Is your mind okay?
“Now then, the one who we will be at (forced to) war to will be humans! I know you may be thinking that no humans countries exist outside the great barrier, but the Dragon King Fafnir has told me of their inevitable arrival.”
[You forgot to add ‘Great’! No, before that, what’s up with us being sent by the heavens to protect you!?]
Shhh!
“According to Fafnir, they number by the billions and their reasons for invading us are our fertile lands!”
“““!!!”””
“Once they come, they will take our fields, rape our women, and burn down our history. They will commit an uncountable amount of atrocities to our country where we were born!”
Hearing my speech the nobles started whispering amongst themselves. Some had skeptical faces while others were despairing because of my announcement.
“However, I, Lumina Chis Chem (Dragonia), the (founding) Queen (of Dragonia) shall rise up to protect these lands from the invaders!”
Did someone add something there? Huh?
“But, I and Fafnir’s dragons can’t stop them alone.. As such, I implore for the cooperation of all of you. Please help me protect our country.”
The courtoom was shrouded in silence. It lasted for seconds and then to minutes. Then, one nobleman suddenly shouted and raised an arm into the air.
“I shall lay down my life for this country!”
That shout ignited the nobles next to him. It continued to be passed on to the people who stood beside them until all nobles where now affected by it. Seeing their response, I showed them a smile and said: “Thank you.”
“Now then, go back to your territories and prepare for war!”
““Yes!””
They then exited the courtroom leaving me, Emilia and 9 others here.
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Ok... because I haven't written for a while, my writing skills have become quite rusty. Hopefully this was a decent chapter~
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Yey~ a person called me a senpai!
Confiscates a knife*