Travel to another world and become a monster messenger

"Please raise your head. Are you the king now?"

“So what? Isn’t it natural to express gratitude through actions?”

Rick's voice became even rougher, and Leticia couldn't help but laugh softly.

"I'm sorry... your words just now reminded me of your father..."

Leticia calmed her breathing a little, then cleared her throat again: "Sir Rick, your intentions are very noble, but too much is as bad as too little. If you fall, something terrible will happen to this country. You should re-understand this."

"Yes... I know..." Rick nodded heavily, and Leticia sighed deeply, as if to say, what a helpless child.

(I think you can relax a little... Actually, the people in this town also care about you, Mr. Rick...)

This is also what Leticia noticed while walking the streets of the royal city of Shuter during her secret inspection.

There were many voices of unease about the sudden appearance of a new king. There were also doubts and dissatisfaction about Rick. However, for Leticia, these were just trivial matters.

Instead, they were more concerned about Li Ke's voice. Since that incident, he seemed to have not appeared in the town except for the succession ceremony, which made people even more uneasy.

(People may think so because of the former king’s personality. I didn’t expect the public to have such a low opinion of him.)

This was the conversation Leticia occasionally heard on the street.

I always feel that one day God will judge them. He will leave with only scars, and they will have to pay a price for the trouble they have caused before they are satisfied. There are many such voices.

There are indeed voices expressing sadness for the death of the former king, but they are only a minority. Specifically, they are the nobles who took advantage of the former king's personality. They are more concerned about their own interests. How many people are truly sad about the death of a person?

Also, even so, there seem to be people who are hostile to King Lick, but it doesn't appear that they have taken any public action so far.

In many ways, it is unwise to take any major action in the Kingdom of Shuter at this time. It is best to keep a low profile until the storm subsides, and many people think so.

Although this is not necessarily a good direction, at least the troubles can be postponed temporarily, which may be a good thing, Leticia thought.

(I will have to discuss this matter with Ms. Fana later.)

Although she was just an outsider and it was not good to meddle in other people's business, Leticia thought as she looked around quietly.

"By the way, I can't see Mr. Said..."

"He's at a facility in town right now. He's talking to the kids there, introducing his beast, a killer tiger subspecies. He looks excited."

"Is that so... Barney might feel more at ease with the children than in the palace." Leticia seemed to understand and nodded. At this moment, a question emerged in Rick's mind.

“Barney is the killer tiger’s name, right?”

"Yes. I heard that it was a friend of Mr. Said who gave him the name, and Barney himself seemed to like it very much."

Listening to Leticia's cheerful conversation, Rick was also infected and smiled. Although it was only a slight smile, it was also the moment when his expression finally relaxed.

"Come to think of it, my sister Fana was also at that facility a few days ago, playing with a little boy with a monster. She said she found a new kind of fun."

"Is that so? It is indeed very important to communicate with harmless monsters."

Leticia's smiling expression is slightly gloomy here.

"I still owe an apology to the adventurer who was troubled by my sister in the incident two years ago. I heard that he came to the Kingdom of Santono a few days ago, but unfortunately I was not in the royal city at that time..."

Missed opportunities are always a cause for regret, and Rick feels he can understand this feeling.

"I hope we can all get a chance to meet. I also want to meet the little boy with the monster who takes care of my sister."

"Yes, that would be best."

Lick's clear words made Leticia nod with a smile. Until the end, they didn't realize that they were talking about the same person.

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"roar!"

“Wow~!”

The roar of the pink killer tiger and the cheerful laughter of children echoed in the facility's atrium.

Seth brought Barney to play.

At first, the kids were a little scared of the massive killer tiger's power, but after a few minutes they got completely used to it and started having fun riding on its back, patting its head and such, and just playing with it.

Although he was surprised at the children's adaptability, Seid was very happy to see it. Just then, a young woman in her early twenties came over with a steaming cup of tea.

"Lord Sede, would you like a cup of tea?"

"Thank you, Harriet."

Seid took the tea that Harriet had brewed, blew on it to cool it down, and took a sip. The light bitterness spread in his mouth, making him feel a little relieved.

"It is a great help to have Lord Thad and Miss Barney here."

Harriet sat down next to Sayde and muttered to herself, "I was only recently entrusted by Ms. Fana to manage this facility... I don't know the situation at all."

“It is said that after that incident, the previous person in charge of the facility suddenly left the town?”

"Yes. I heard he didn't even say goodbye to the children." Harriet sighed, thinking back to the events of the past few days.

When Fana brought her to the facility, the original facility manager, Zeng, was nowhere to be found. The worried eyes of the children are still clearly reflected in her mind.

The children told her what had happened. On the second day after the riot, Zeng quietly left the facility. It was said that he left the city gate with merchants and adventurers, and had not been seen since then.

The children all asked Fana what had happened. Although Fana showed a hint of awareness, Harriet did not dare to ask.

"Harriet, what was your job?"

"In the palace, I'm an apprentice to a magician. Basically, I do chores for my seniors. I thought I would remain unknown in the palace." Harriet answered with a wry smile, and Sayde also followed suit with a wry smile.

“This is a surprising turn of events, isn’t it?”

"Yes, really... Suddenly I was turned from a magician into a nanny... Ms. Fana is too much, really..."

Harriet grumbled, but soon smiled softly.

“But seeing the kids smiling like this makes me want to keep working hard.”