CHAPTER 314: THE MISSING HERO

"Oh. You can make a face like that. Dominic. This is the first time I’ve seen you look so shaken."

Quintus burst out laughing with a loud laugh while Dominic had no idea what to do and felt unbearably embarrassed.

"His Majesty finally did something thoughtful. I’ll give you tomorrow off. You and Shiao Yi can go together and submit it."

"Yes. Thank you very much."

There was nothing else he could say.

This was something he should simply accept silently.

Dominic then watching as Quintus folded the document carefully and placed it inside a red lacquered box.

He then tied it with a decorative cord.

With the box in his hands, Dominic left the room as quickly as he could.

Behind him, he heard Quintus mutter in a cheerful voice,

"With this, the marriages between same sex couples may increase. The king himself has approved it. The law will probably change too."

...

Fiuuuh.

King Rosaria let out a long deep sigh.

He had already sighed many times, but nothing improved no matter how often he sighed.

Someone once said that sighing makes luck run away.

He wondered how much luck he had already lost.

Fiuuuh...

"Your Majesty. Should we send soldiers to Dominic? He has ignored Your Majesty’s sealed letters many times. Even if we arrest him for disrespect, he cannot complain."

Dunyarzad who had finally lost his patience said something extreme.

He was tall but thin and white hairs were starting to show in his blue gray hair.

His narrow green eyes looked even sharper than usual.

This man had served since the previous king’s time and he never hesitated to say that the increase in his white hair was King Rosaria’s fault.

Even so, King Rosaria knew that the only reason he could manage to be king was because of Dunyarzad and the other excellent ministers.

But still, shouldn’t he show at least a little restraint toward his own king?

Dunyarzad was angry not because Dominic kept ignoring the king’s letters, but because King Rosaria who is depressed from being ignored by his cousin could not focus on work.

Of course, after Camilla and Dominic engagement broken, Dunyarzad might have some personal feelings about it.

But he was a fair and proper man who always separated personal feelings from public duty.

So King Rosaria believed that was not the real reason.

"Stop it! If we do that, Dominic will truly get angry with me! When he glares, it is terrifying! Really terrifying!"

King Rosaria caught the small curl of a smirk at the edge of Dunyarzad’s mouth.

Although he quickly lowered his head, but King Rosaria was sure he had not imagined it.

Yes, it was definitely a small act of revenge toward him.

Dominic looked very much like his aunt Princess Ashe.

His personality was similar too.

That merciless sharpness was exactly the same.

When he was angry, the air around him froze so sharply that it felt like the whole room would turn icy.

It felt like touching a sword covered in frost, which make your skin would peel off from the cold.

King Rosaria also felt that Dominic had inherited the fierce nature of General Gabrant.

When he swung a sword, nothing remained standing.

Only bodies would lie scattered behind him.

Either way, he was terrifying when angry.

With both traits combined, he was even more frightening.

But at the same time, Dominic was a beautiful man with blond hair and blue eyes.

His skill with the sword and his strong magic were unmatched in all of Rosaria now.

He was the hero everyone admired.

Even his own son Amiri practically worshiped him as his idol.

Every day, Amiri would begged to him to see Dominic, to talk to him, to meet him.

King Rosaria himself adored his cousin very much.

He simply wanted to sit with him, enjoy some sweets and talk together at a relaxed pace.

After all, he had finally come back after finishing his long journey mission and defeating the terrifying Aeon.

He must have a mountain of stories to tell.

Even if he did not talk, just looking at him was like looking at a painting.

And the reason why the king was sending him letters asking for an audience was not only because of that.

No, if anything, the real reason was something else.

He wanted to give praise and rewards for the heroic act of fighting the Aeon at the risk of his life and for completing the special knight mission that lasted two years.

This reward was not only for Dominic but also for Shiao Yi who had carried out the mission with him.

In particular, the reports from Quintus and Vundo said that without Shiao Yi’s self-sacrificing actions, there would have been no way to defeat the Aeon.

The king had been told that Shiao Yi had received fatal wounds during that heroic act.

The injury had been healed by Dominic’s magic, but Shiao Yi was still in a coma and Dominic had not stepped outside his house because he was taking care of him.

It seemed he had not even shown his face to Quintus, his direct superior.

Dominic had never been happy to come up to the royal castle in the first place.

Under these conditions, he would not come out even more.

The triumph parade, the celebration feast, and even the ceremony to honor the soldiers were all finished without Dominic.

Without the most important hero present, the king personally felt that everything had ended in a dull, unfinished way.

"All the people who took part in this war have received their rewards, yet the most important person, Dominic and Shiao Yi have gotten nothing. I cannot accept that," he said.

The piles of documents were stacked high on the king’s desk.

He took the parchment on top, pulled it free, and placed it before him.

It was a thank you letter from the country of Nabradia for the supply of magic stones.