Tensei Shite Inaka de Slowlife wo Okuritai - Chapter 484

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Tribute From The Toy King 1

My name is Zigil Misphilt. The king of Misphilt kingdom. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

You might have the image of a man sitting arrogantly on the throne when you think of a king, but that’s not the case.

Conference about the governance of the city with the ministers and professionals, checking the documents and reports from the knight’s order and adventurer’s guild, interacting with other countries, handling complaints from the nobl――I mean, dealing with petitions from the nobles.

I’m very busy with a lot of things to do.

I thought that if I became a king it would lead to a more elegant and leisure life, but my outlook was too optimistic.

I shouldn’t have taken the words of my father that I would become the king seriously when I was young.

I shouldn’t have inherited the throne and become like my younger brother who went around to other countries and engaged in diplomacy, receiving a territory and delegating the territory’s work to my subordinates, and enjoyed my life leisurely.

Although I have the highest social standing in this country, I can’t just sit back on my throne and relax.

The ministers and my secretary are trying to make me work diligently.

According to them, there are a lot of matters that won’t progress unless I check them or something.

That’s should fine. Even if I don’t check them personally, I hope there are competent individuals like them who can check on those matters without me having to check them myself.

If I said something like that, all the ministers would say that they don’t want to take responsibility.

But as a king even if I make a mistake it seems like it is possible to cover it up so it’s important for me to take responsibility.

What kind of people are they? But it’s true that I will still be able to get away somehow due to my authority as the king even if make mistakes.

Such was the case with the incident that happened the other day.

I accidentally dropped the symbol of the king - the crown - when I was taking a break at the connecting passageway into the courtyard.

And the knight commander - Lila ライラ - who had been guarding the courtyard misunderstood the falling crown as a dangerous item and ended up chopping it.

Even if was not done with evil intent, it wouldn’t be strange for someone to be charged with treason for chopping the symbol of the king - the crown. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

In some cases, not only the person responsible for that but even their whole family may face execution by guillotine.

Although that was not Lila’s intention to chop the crown and there is no way I could execute the knight commander known as the kingdom’s strongest female knight.

It was originally my fault for dropping the crown from such a high place so I used my authority as the king to suppress it.

Although it’s impossible to let her go away completely unpunished as Lila was demoted to be a vice-commander of the knight’s order. Her annual salary was also cut.

Although it was using my authority, it was a kind gesture extended to her that could be made possible because of the many years she had devoted to protecting and contributing to the safety of the kingdom.

If she were an ordinary person, only the person themselves would face the death penalty or imprisonment, or so the minister told me while criticizing my mistake.

Rather than that, I don’t think it’s possible for an ordinary person to chop off a crown made of goldium (ゴールディウム). As far as I know, it was said to be the strongest metal in existence.

But she easily cut it off, even I was surprised.

And maybe it’s because of the series of incidents making me stressed that I feel uneasy around the area at the top of my head.

It’s still okay, right? It will be covered if I wear a crown, right? Let’s hide it with the spare crown.

Even though I’m always stressed every day, lately I have become totally absorbed in something.



It’s the work of Toy King.

Not only the games were ground-breaking like spinning top and reversi, he also invented a lot of ground-breaking things such as the popular spaghetti - which has become a staple food in the royal capital - and the slime cushions which are everyday items.

Truly the king of invention. Simple yet refined toys, free from unnecessary elements, truly genius.

I am charmed by his talent for creating unknown things one after the other and named him the Toy King.

The toys produced by the Toy King are the best. They make my heart very excited and while playing, I can feel a peaceful sense as if I have returned to a childlike innocence.

Not ‘Zigil Misphilt’, but I became just ‘Zigil’.

He is a craftsman with a lot of mystery who creates works that heal me.

I have heard that he has connections with Toriela and Lazareth’s company, companies with the greatest influences.



According to some, he is a boy from a noble family who lives in the countryside.

According to some, he is an old man living deep in the mountains.

According to some, he is an already well-known researcher.



There are all sorts of information that become mixed up and it’s unclear which is true or false.

What’s known is that the Toy King is extremely reclusive and dislikes being involved with worldly affairs. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

Therefore, he never appears in front of everyone. Despite feeling regret over his craftsman’s pride and personality, I grew fonder of his craftsman-like character and deepen my admiration of him even more.

But, one day at a high-society party I saw the daughters of the country’s renowned Ringrande and Misfid family holding an unfamiliar toy.

And when I saw such a simple yet refined plaything, it came to me.

――it’s definitely the work of the Toy King.

However, the two of them are holding a pointed stick with a round ball toy, something I had never seen before.

I have told my subordinate to immediately report to me if there is a new work from the Toy King. Even after I had done that, there was a new work that appeared that I didn’t know about.

I couldn’t help but become concerned about it so I asked the young lady of the Ringrande house about it.

Then, they said that they got the new work through a certain messenger.



……what’s with that. So enviable.



Didn’t the Toy King dislike dealing with people?

Maybe if I used the authority as the king, I could do something about it too?

With that in mind, I decided to call the chairman of Toriela’s company and send a letter to the Toy King.

And, it certainly seemed like the Toy King dislikes troublesome things but he didn’t disregard my request.

It has been decided that he will respond to the request to make toys.



No way, to think that Toy King would make a toy just for me?



When I tried to share my joy with my wife, she gave me a cold look and said 「You’re not a child, you know」 to me.

My wife is beautiful and intelligent, but she doesn’t understand these things.

Oh well, it’s fine. I can have a special toy made by the Toy King. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

Even if there is no one to share my joy with, I’ll just go ahead and enjoy it to the fullest by myself.

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It’s been about three weeks since I asked the Toy King to invent a new toy.

Finally, the Toy King’s new toy is being presented to me.



「So the new toy from the Toy King is inside there, right?」

「Hmm, that’s right」



I nod in agreement toward Balmung (バルムンク) - the one responsible for accounting in the castle.

There also the diplomat Wilm (ヴィルム), Rembrandt (レンブラント) - in charge of military affairs -, and three other cabinet ministers inside the lounge.

I had been waiting for this day to come so I hurriedly cancelled all plans for today.

I decided to play with the toy today. Balmung and the others were complaining about it saying things like 「Don’t joke around」, but I didn’t receive a strong opposition from them, probably because they were also curious about the Toy King’s new invention.

Fufufu. In spite of all that, the ministers are probably also interested in the new toy.

The reversi - which was sold previously - was hugely popular and now is considered one of the pastimes of the nobility.

I know that you all are also into them.



「Then, I will open them now」

「Wait wait. This is a tribute to me, you know? Why do you want to open them first?」



Rembrandt suddenly wanted to open it but I stopped him. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

Disregarding the most important person here and trying to open the lid, what’s the meaning of this?



「It is because it is for Your Majesty that it was probably being passed without going through a proper check, right?」

「Gunuunu, that’s true but.....」

「What if this tribute is a dangerous item? As a person responsible for the military, I am willing to risk myself for Your Majesty’s safety. I am your loyal subject, yes?」

「A true loyal subject will not call himself a loyal subject」



Rembrandt’s broad smile is so hateful, but it was my mistake to rush things without checking the item properly.

The social position of a king is certainly useful, but I can’t help but feel it to be inconvenient at times like this.

After all, there would not be anyone who would think of harming me.

Despite feeling frustrated about it, I let Balmung open it for safety's sake.



「What are these? They are just sticks?」

「They have strange shapes」

「They also have bright decorations. In addition, they also have small illustrations and characters written on them」



As soon as the lid was opened, Balmung, Wilm, and Rembrandt brought their face close to the item and touched them.

Even after insisting for safety and security, now they’re doing something like this.



「Eeei, that’s enough now, isn’t it? Let me touch them too」



I chase off the group of old men gathering by the items and grab the items made by Toy King from inside the box. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

The works made by the Toy King are long and slender sticks.

However, the edges are uniform and I can even feel a sense of beauty in their uniformity.

The top part of the sticks has illustrations on them, and the lower part has characters and numbers written on them.



【Slime ● attribute】

10 damage to all attributes

Swallows medicinal herbs Recovers 20 health

30 damage to all attribute types

Body blow 20 damage to ● attributes

Body blow 20 damage to ★ attributes

Miss



Each of them has probably been made by hand. I can feel the craftsman’s skill through the rich colors used.

I am really impressed by how he was able to fill out such a small space with illustrations and characters.

The refined yet simple design is definitely the Toy King’s creation.

But…….



「This, just what kind of toy is this?」



I understand that the characters and numbers written on them are the key to playing with the toy, but I had absolutely no idea how to play with this toy. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

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