Lady Ulrika Arrives

Author: Unicoon
Raw: https://ncode.syosetu.com/n8138gc/2/
Translator: Lilia v4
Editor: Yuriko AYA

—THOOM!!—

This was the Kingdom of Romulus.
An old kingdom, even by human-world standards, ringed in rich nature.
Shock ran through its capital, the royal capital Romulus.

The earth shook.
The air trembled.
Dark clouds boiled.

A disaster like a cataclysm struck the whole capital.
Romulus Castle, where the king lived, took the worst of it. Walls peeled; windows shattered to dust.
The castle’s audience chamber filled with screams.

“What was that tremor?”

“An earthquake? A volcano? Some kind of natural disaster!?”

“Out of the way! Move! We have to evacuate!”

The screamers were noblemen in lavish clothes.
Paunches wobbling, they shoved to be first out the door.
Then a commanding voice rose from the throne.

“Calm yourselves. First we confirm the situation!”

The speaker was King Zenon of Romulus.
A king in his prime, marked by silver hair.
His solid composure pulled the nobles back to their senses.
As the chamber settled, a young soldier burst in.

“Your Majesty! Emergency!”

“What is it?”

“Hah… hah… in front of the castle… a… a…”

“A?”

“A Demon King has appeared in front of the castle!!”

The chamber went dead quiet.
After a beat, half-exasperated voices rose from the nobles.

“A Demon King… you mean the one from the legends?”

“The Demon King is a fairy-tale. There’s no way one would appear in reality.”

“Really now, we need accurate reports. Ha ha ha.”

They laughed and tossed jokes.
Only King Zenon watched the young soldier with a serious face.

“Soldier. That report just now—you’re sure there is no—”

“Is the king here~?”

Just as Zenon started to question the soldier, a little girl burst in with a cute voice.

“Ohh! So you’re the humans’ king!!”

“…I am this country’s king, yes. And who are you?”

“My name is Ulrika Demonica Vanillacross, king of the Demon Realm! King, I have a request!”

Lady Ulrika planted herself in the middle of the chamber.
The nobles called to her, half laughing.

“Ha ha ha. What an amusing young lady.”

“Well, well. So even Demon Kings come in adorable sizes.”

“This child is the legendary Demon King… heh heh… ah, pardon me.”

Laughter filled the room.
A knight stepped forward before the blinking Lady Ulrika.

“To speak nonsense before His Majesty is a crime. Even a little girl will not be forgiven…?”

“Ohh! Sir Govan, is it!!”

“Sir Govan—the Holy Knight, peak of knighthood! One of the strongest in the kingdom!!”

“Holy Knight, be so kind as to gently apprehend that Demon King.”

The nobles cheered the Holy Knight’s entrance.
Through the cheers, Govan fixed Lady Ulrika with a sharp glare.

“I don’t go easy just because my opponent is a child. I’ll restrain you by force. If you don’t want to get hurt, don’t resist.”

“Ohh! You mean to challenge me? We had no one that reckless in the Demon Realm. I’m delighted!”

“Demon Realm? Demon King? No such things exist! Enough of this nonsense!!”

Govan shot forward faster than the eye.
In an instant he closed the gap and grabbed for her.
A speed ordinary people could not even react to—and Lady Ulrika, light as a dance, caught his arm instead.

“Wha!?”

Govan froze, stunned.

“Come, plant your feet!”

The next instant, Govan’s body—heavy armor and all that muscle—lifted as if it weighed nothing.
With one hand, Lady Ulrika had hoisted him clean off the ground.

“Uwoh!? Guaaah!!”

“What’s wrong? Can’t you brace harder?”

She swung him around like a rag.
A little girl whirling a grown man through the air. King Zenon and the nobles locked up, speechless.

“Ugh… guoh…”

“Hm? He’s fainted.”

Lady Ulrika let go with a toss.
Govan, flung through the air, smashed through a wall and vanished.

“Over already? Dull…”

“Impossible. One of the kingdom’s finest Holy Knights, just like that…”

“What in the world… what just happened?”

“Don’t tell me… a real Demon King!?”

The nobles’ faces froze as they took in her strength.
Everyone went pale. Only King Zenon kept his composure.

“To toss Govan like that… whether you’re a true Demon King or not, I’ve seen enough of your strength. So. What do you want with me?”

“That’s right. I nearly forgot the important part!”

“I’m sorry, but I won’t accept impossible demands, and I will never yield to violence. With that in mind—”

“I want to go to school!”

“Look, I said I won’t accept— hn?”

King Zenon tilted his head.

“Wait. What did you just say?”

“I said! I want to go to school!!”

“””S-school!?”””

King and nobles alike cried out at the unexpected request.

And so Lady Ulrika barged into the kingdom.
The chaos was only beginning.