BXBX NOVEL 248 - - Chapter Xxiv -- Don'T Peck At Famous Scenes!
King Poseidon, we are now brothers-in-law. From now on, we will take each other\'s hand. However, there is one thing that ...... bothers me..."
King Poseidon looked at Lafayence\'s unexpected words with a curious expression on his face.
"What do you mean by \'distressing\'? Is there any obstacle in the way of my becoming your brother-in-law?
No, sir, I don\'t think so. But we are a race of men, not as powerful as kings, but rather less powerful. We may often turn to the king for help. This Lafayence, it pains me.
The old general closes his eyes and shakes his head apologetically. King Poseidon sees this and opens his mouth, smiling softly.
"What do you mean? I am not in such awe of you since we are brothers in law. Whenever our brothers are in danger, we are here to help. You can tell me without hesitation."
How reassuring. I must confess that Agartha is under threat of invasion from the Church of Crimiana. In fact, I have heard that in the port of Aphrodite, the capital of that nation, there are many warships ready to attack and destroy us. If this were no longer the case, we would be able to have elegant love talks with King Poseidon at any time. ....... But I am relieved to hear the King\'s words. If that nation should come to attack us, we would be happy to consult with you.
King Poseidon nodded slowly and closed his eyes. There was silence for a while, and then he opened his eyes again, smiled softly, and opened his mouth.
"Crimiana is an island nation in the Sea of Tarpis, I believe? ......Yeah, sure, there were a lot of ships docked in the harbor. And they smell like blood and iron. I don\'t want them tearing up the sea either. ...... Good."
King Poseidon turned to the ceiling and began to move his right index finger toward the sky. It was as if he was writing some kind of script. Finally, he adopts a posture in which he holds up his index finger and freezes for a moment. Then he slowly turns his gaze toward us again.
"I got rid of them all, so you\'re good to go."
"Have you been ...... eradicated?"
"Yes, you can rest assured."
"...... Oh! That\'s our brother! This Lafayence is a delight.
The old general bows reverently. King Poseidon watches him and nods in satisfaction. As we later learn, at that time in Aphrodite, a huge pillar of water suddenly rose with a huge explosion offshore, and the tsunami that followed immediately afterwards hit the warships anchored in the harbor. Some of the ships collapsed under the waves, others were washed into the harbor by the huge waves, and the port of Aphrodite was severely damaged by them all.
King Poseidon slowly turned his gaze from the old general to me.
"...... I remember now, King Agartha. As I recall, you and your daughter calmed the anger of my wife, Amphitrite. That was a great help. She never came to see me. I haven\'t had a chance to thank her yet, so today was a good opportunity. No, brother. You can come visit me again anytime. And tell me another unusual love story."
"Oh! That\'s a good touch! This is not the kind of knowledge the king of Agartha should have. I would love to hear his story. What do you think, King Poseidon? No, brother. We should get together regularly to hear the story of King Agartha.
"Good idea. I\'m sure we\'ll do it."
...... They\'re having a good time, leaving me out of it. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. There\'s no way. I\'m not popular, so that\'s a tall order. I thought he was just a king who loves women, but it seems he\'s not so bad at calling himself King Poseidon. I\'ll have to have Sadakichi investigate once he says he\'s destroyed Crimiana\'s ship. I saw one of their ships once in Garbee, and it was quite a big one. They buried dozens of them at once. That\'s a lot of power.
While I was thinking about that, King Poseidon and King Maintia were having a good time together.
"Yes. I guess we shouldn\'t wait too long. We should get together once every ......5 years or so. That\'s pretty frequent.
"Huh? Five years?"
King Poseidon\'s unexpected intrusion makes King Maintia roll her eyes in astonishment. Five years is a long time indeed.
"Yes, it is. That\'s about right. But the life span of the human race is short. This old man may not be around the next time you see him.
It was Lafayence who opened his mouth with a beaming smile.
"Yes. I hear that the human race has a short life span. Good. In that case, ......"
Out of nowhere, King Poseidon took out a small box and put it on the table.
"Keep this with you at all times. It will take away your misfortune until we meet in the next five years.
"Oh! What a wonderful thing for such an old man!"
The old general is overjoyed and thanks the box as he pushes and crowns it. Could this be that? Is this the one that Ura0-taro gets at the Dragon\'s Palace? When you open the box, you become an old man. ....... So this guy is already an old man, so it\'s OK to open the box?
King Poseidon, who had been watching Lafayence\'s excitement with satisfaction, looks around at us and opens his mouth again.
"Mmm. I am satisfied. See you again, brothers, in five years! Take care here ...... yes, the garden of the peach coral ....... Mm, let\'s not forget this Peach Orchard oath!"
Touen no chikai! This king said <>! I never thought I\'d see that famous scene taken out of context here! Fans of that story would be absolutely furious! No, not only the fans, but also those three heroes will be pissed off, won\'t they? Above all, there\'s one too many!
The king of Maintia and the old general bowed their heads in awe, not even looking at me as I froze. King Poseidon, who was looking at me with satisfaction, stood up slowly, looked at me again, smiled, and disappeared into the garden.
"Well then, let me show you around."
I was startled when a half-fishman suddenly spoke to me from behind. We look at each other and follow the man. After walking for a while, we come out in front of the king\'s throne again. As before, Karjat is waiting for us there. He points to the door with his right hand and calls out to us.
"Thank you for your hard work! Please do not stop and proceed slowly! Please proceed toward the door. Please do not stop and go straight to the door. Thank you very much for your hard work today! Our king is very pleased. Thank you very much for your visit!
It is like an announcement at a live concert venue when the show is over. With this thought in mind, we leave the throne room, glaring at Karjat. We thought we would be escorted to the gate, but unexpectedly we were led to another room. It looked like a conference room with a large table and a few chairs. And in that room, a man with a face like a red octopus was waiting for us.
The moment he saw us, his face turned bright red and his eyes widened.
What is it? Are you angry? I don\'t have anything against octopi. .......