The Case of Being Reincarnated as a Noble in a World with a Skewed Gender Ratio - 5

Chapter 5: Meanwhile, at the Royal Castle..

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“YOUR MAJESTYYYYYYYYY!!”

The Prime Minister came running to me as he yelled. Even though I could hear him just fine. He didn’t need to shout that loud.

“…What is it?”

“Haaaaah….. Your Majesty… Haaah… Haaah… Big news!!”

“….Calm down first. I can’t understand what you’re trying to say. Someone! Fetch a glass of water for the Prime Minister!”

“Yes!”

A young female soldier brought the water and handed it to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister took the cup and drank it up. She was drinking it so heartily that one would expect she was going to say, “Ah, so refreshing! Another!”

“…Your Majesty! Big news!!”

She didn’t say it?! Even after drinking like that?! That’s a popular line to say when drinking, you know?! 

Suppressing those thoughts in my mind, I asked her what had happened. 

“What happened?”

“Yes! We found out there’s two boys that were born in the same year as Tia-sama!”

“Wha-Wha-Wha-What did you say?! Is-Is that true?!”

“Absolutely! We’ve triple-checked it!”

“…I see… I see! To think there were two boys born in this kingdom… There’s nothing that can make me happier, Prime Minister!”

“Exactly! I share the same sentiment as well, Your Majesty!!”

“So? When are they going to come here?”

“We’ve prepared the arrangements and have already sent them invitations for Tia-sama’s debut party that also serves as her third birthday party…”

“…Can’t we just meet them right away?”

“Well, unfortunately, there is a lot to prepare…”

“I see… It can’t be helped then… It would be a disaster if they were to get married to another kingdom due to lack of preparation from our side.”

“Exactly, Your Majesty…”

“What about the soldiers? Have you deployed the soldiers to their residences?”

“Yes! We have!”

“Hurry up! Don’t dilly dally! The other kingdom must’ve already heard about the birth of those two boys!”

“Yes! Understood!

“So? Which of the two seems more promising?”

“That… We don’t know yet, since neither of them has ever left their home yet…”

“Indeed… Understandable though, given they are boys after all…”

“But… According to the information, both of them are growing up healthy.”

“As long as they’re healthy, that’s good. Quickly! Prepare rewards to their family for giving birth to a boy!”

“Yes! The reward had been left untouched for many years, but we’ve begun preparing it!”

“Then, prepare the reward along with the deployment of the soldiers. Make sure everything is taken care of!”

“I understand, Your Majesty!”

“…Finally… My burden… Will be lifted…”

“Your Majesty, I’m afraid it will take another decade or so before that can happen…”

“….The medicine that you prepared didn’t work, did it?”

“Rest assured, I’ve prepared new medicine…”

“Oi! Are you an idiot?! I’m already 73 years old, you know?! I want to sleep alone at night for once!!”

“You must not!! Your Majesty, you have to remain active at night!”

“…Prime Minister, did you forget our conversation three years ago? I already told you it’s impossible!”

“Well, this time we’ve prepared an energy drink called Red Cow…”

“…Red Cow… Yo-You….”

I don’t want to drink that… Besides, nothing will happen even if I drink that thing!! It’s impossible I tell you, impossible!

“We’ve prepared Red Cow and raw egg!”

“What does raw egg have to do with Red Cow?!”

“Well, our supplier told me to prepare that,, so…”

“…Say, what if we have those 3 year old boys drink it instead?”

“Oi! If we do that, those boys will end up getting married to another kingdom, you know?! Don’t put such a burden on 3 year olds! You stupid king!!”

“WHAT DID YOU SAYYYYY?!”

“So, you’re going to do it, right? I will prepare eel pies and other eel dishes then!”

“…Just hurry up and prepare the soldiers for the boys!”

“Your Majesty, you know you can’t escape, right?”

I beg of you… I just want to spend my last remaining years in peace…..

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T/N: This poor king (ಥ_ಥ)