Chapter 342: I’m not a king after all


    I decided to take the Gobaldo Republic envoys to the pce in the center of the vige for the meantime.


    Ahh, its mister vige chief!


    Mister vige chief!


    Lets go y again!


    The ones to say so and rush toward me were the viges children.


    I was about to tell them I was with guests so I would have to y with themter, but then one of the children boasted about something.


    Mister vige chief! Ive grown taller again! I might just be taller than you now!


    Huh?


    A girl who was still just 10 years of age said so.


    While the girl was certainly taller than the other kids her age, there shouldnt be any way for her to be taller than me, a 14 year old.


    See?


    !?


    The girl stood face to face with me. Our eyes were at the same level<i>no, is mine a little bit lower?</i>


    It, it cant be


    Despite me being utterly shocked and unable to ept the truth, the other children began uttering the cruelest of words.


    Ahh, youre right! Mister vige chief is shorter!


    Youve already outgrewown him!


    Yeah, youve got a whole centimeter on him already!


    <i>Gahand its a whole centimeter?</i>


    Ahhaha, at this rate, Id be towering over mister vige chief soon enough!


    I, Im still growing, you know!? I could still be taller than you!


    You say youre still growingbut mister vige chief, have you grown at all thisst 2 years?


    Ack


    The girl was among the earliest groups of refugees to move into the vige.


    Back then, I was clearly, obviously taller than her, but now


    No, that cant


    Aw, dont be sad, mister vige chief! After all, the way you are right now is the cutest!


    Gah


    A 10 year old girl calling me cute made me stagger for a bit.


    Id rather be manlyso why


    While I was being crushed by reality like that, Ian-san spoke up.


    Dont worry, Luke-sama! Youre surely going to grow taller!


    R-really?


    Yes. Unlike girls, boys tend to reach the peak of their growth muchter! If youre 14, then theres still a good chance for you to take the lead in height!


    <i>Theres still a chancethats right, its still too early for me to give up!</i>


    Youre right! As long as I do my best, Ill surely grow taller!


    Exactly! <i>*(it would seem Luke-sama has aplex about his heightI managed to get quite a valuable piece of information!)*</i>


    After entrusting a body double to y with the children, I resumed guiding the envoys toward the pce.


    There were floors within the pce for asions such as this to amodate guests.


    Ahm, Luke-samaI might be mistaken, but earlier, it looked like another you appeared out of nowhere


    That is a body double made with my Gift. They can move autonomously, so theyre quite useful.


    Standing in front of the pce which towered over the other buildings, the envoys were shocked for a good while. After a moment, I took them inside.


    And thats the gist of how we use each floor. By the way, you will be staying in the 10th floor.


    After I gave a brief exnation of the floors in the pce, Ian-san asked a question.


    Which floor is the audience chamber?


    I dont have one? Im not a king after all.


    We did have a spacious room which the king could use as an audience chamber though.


    But since I was but a vige chief, guests could talk with me in an ordinary conference room. And for those I was a bit more familiar with, we could use the top-most floor of the pce that I used as my residence.


    Ahh, I almost forgot! Please ept this gift from us. It is one of our nations specialty products.


    Ian-san said so and then presented handicraft items such as jars and tableware.


    Given their captivating vivid colors and exquisite shapes, they were likely high-ss items made with a considerable level of craftsmanship.


    I considered refusing to ept such expensive items for a moment, but doing so might actually be the more impolite course of action.


    Are you sure?


    Of course. Please take it as a token of appreciation for readily epting our request to observe your city. If anything, we worry that this might not be enough


    Ahh, no, this is plenty generous of you. I wont call itpensation, but do allow me to prepare some of our viges specialty dishes for you.


    Its so goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooodddd!!?


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