Dragon Ball: Saiyan's Culinary Journey Through the Heavens

Chapter 231 The Letter of Persuasion and the Body-Swapping Artifact

Chapter 231 The Letter of Persuasion and the Body-Swapping Artifact

"If it really is a military supervisor who pays us based on our performance, then we'll have to curry favor with them."

Aqua touched her chin and said.

"Huh, why?"

Youyou was a little confused. "Isn't it enough to just do the job?"

"Naive, so incredibly naive, Youyou. This world is cruel. Some things you do don't guarantee you'll get the rewards you deserve."

Huihui, acting like someone who's been there all along, actually stood on the same page as Aqua and started lecturing Yuuyu.

"That's right. Social skills are very important. If we can please the little princess there, she might give us a high score, which would allow the kingdom to pay us more."

Aqua, with the air of a seasoned office worker, smiled and waved to the girl sitting on the chair who was looking at them with some curiosity. Princess Alice was taken aback for a moment, but smiled and waved back.

In just a few words, Aqua devised a plan to please the little princess in order to gain more rewards.

After that topic is over, the next topic will be defeating the Demon King.

"I'm going to defeat the Demon King. Do you want to come with me?"

Broly asked the question bluntly.

For him, defeating the Demon King was never a problem; he just wondered if anyone else wanted to experience the process of defeating the Demon King together.

It makes people feel involved and can greatly improve the happiness level of their wives, which is the conclusion he came to after taking on many subjugation missions.

"Huh, so fast?"

Aqua was having such a good time in this world that when she suddenly heard Broly's plan to defeat the Demon King, her first reaction wasn't joy, but rather the reaction of a student who had been having a great time on vacation and was surprised at how fast time had passed when she heard that her vacation was almost over.

"Ah, has this day finally arrived? My staff is itching for a fight!"

Having acquired the new equipment and significantly increased her Explosion Magic level, Megumin appeared to have been waiting for this moment and made the above statement.

"Hey, Broly, are you going to defeat the Demon King?"

Wiz was somewhat surprised.

"What's wrong, Miss Wiz?"

Youyou didn't understand why she was surprised.

"Wiz, one of the eight top executives of the Demon King's army..."

Darkness then began to explain.

"what?"

Youyou and Huihui both exclaimed in surprise.

"Damn it, the enemy is right next to me! I should have known!"

Huihui stared at Wiz's ample bosom and immediately began to pose.

"I feel like you're just someone who harbors a deep-seated hatred, right?"

Aqua started complaining.

After some explanation, Youyou and Huihui finally understood that Wiz was just a nominal officer in the Demon King's army.

"However, to be honest, Mr. Yasaka is indeed a good person."

When discussing the current Demon King, Wiz gave a relatively positive assessment.

"How could you speak to the enemy?"

Upon hearing this, Aqua became somewhat angry.

"Lady Aqua, I'm just telling the truth..."

Putting aside the distinction between human and demon, the old demon king was a fair-minded and capable leader.

Even after Wiz joined the Demon King's army, they did not mistreat him.

Even Wiz's magic item shop had some of its initial funding provided by the Demon King.

"Of course, I'm not saying all this to stop Broly from defeating the Demon King..."

Humans and demons are irreconcilable enemies, and the Lich Lady knows this.

"Master Aqua, is it really necessary to defeat the Demon King?"

Noticing that Wiz was somewhat downcast, Broly asked Aqua about it.

"Of course. As long as the Demon King is not eliminated, the crisis in this world will continue, and I will be unable to return to the Heavenly Realm."

Aqua nodded. Although she didn't want to return to the Celestial Realm so soon, she hadn't forgotten her duty to eliminate the Demon King.

Broly scratched his head and said, "Then let's settle this with a duel."

"Huh?"

"The Demon King has been eliminated, but since he helped Wiz, we have to repay that favor."

Wiz, go and tell that demon king that I am going to punish him.

Let him prepare for battle.

Defeating the Demon King isn't complicated; a raid on his castle should be enough to take him down easily.

However, in order not to put Wiz in a difficult position, Broly abandoned the idea of ​​directly attacking the Demon King's castle.

"Of course, it would be even better if the other side were willing to surrender."

For Wiz's sake, Broly can accept the Demon King's surrender.

"Master Aqua, if the Demon King is willing to surrender, do we still need to deal with him?"

However, even if the Demon King is willing to surrender, whether he can be spared depends on Aqua's decision.

"I really hadn't thought of this situation, but if the Demon King is truly willing to surrender, the crisis he brought to this world should be resolved. I think I can represent the Heavenly Realm to forgive his sins."

Aqua thought for a moment and replied that the Demon King was not important to the Celestial Realm; the Celestial Realm's purpose was simply to save the world.

As long as the goal of saving the world is achieved, whether or not to defeat the Demon King becomes secondary. This is Aqua's ultimate understanding as an elite goddess of the heavens.

"That's right. If the Demon King is willing to surrender, I won't attack him. If he's not, Teacher Wiz, you should tell him this in advance. It's a way of repaying the favor you did for me before."

If I still manage to defeat the Demon King by then, he can only blame his own lack of strength.

The commission to subdue the Demon King's army was treated as a commission to directly subdue the Demon King.

The method of defeating the Demon King has changed from a direct surprise attack to a situation where notification is given first, and then the appropriate action is decided based on the response.

However, Wiz needed to look after the shop, so he entrusted the task of delivering the message to a hired shop assistant. When Banir received the Saiyan boy's letter of surrender, the entire demon fell silent.

"Wiz, do you really think that old man Yasaka Kyoichi will surrender?"

"I don't know, but if possible, I hope he will surrender, at least that way he won't be defeated."

The Demon King's army also has flesh and blood, and Wiz has a lot of respect for the old Demon King.

If she could, she wouldn't want to see the other person die.

"Alright, letter, I'll pass it on for you. As for what decision Yasaka Kyoichi will make, that's not something I can decide."

Holding the letter, Barnier snapped his fingers, his body melted into mud, and he left wrapped in the letter.

. . . .

Before receiving a reply from the Demon King, news of Princess Alice's arrival in Axel was leaked, and the Broly family received visits from various powerful and influential people, all of whom came to curry favor with the princess.

Among them, Lord Aldap of Axel was the most enthusiastic, bringing many gifts for the little princess, and even sending gifts to the princess's family, namely the prince and the king.

"Beautiful princess, only the most beautiful jewels in the world are worthy of you. Please allow me, Aldap, to present you with these gems."

Princess Alice was uncomfortable with Aldap's flattery, but she still accepted the jewels he offered.

Aqua was furious about this, believing that Aldap, that scoundrel nobleman, was interfering with their efforts to please the princess.

"Your Highness, I am well aware of Prince Jedis's achievements, but I have never had the chance to meet him. Now, however, I have brought some gifts for Prince Jedis. Could you please pass them on to him as a token of my loyalty to the Prince and the Kingdom?"

Aldap smiled as he spoke, his words, though obsequious, were undeniably loyal. However, his gaze would occasionally drift to a rather unusual ornament among the gifts.

[If the prince obtains this special gift, he will gain control of the country!]

"Hey, isn't this a divine artifact that allows for permanent body swapping?"

Just then, Aqua also noticed the ornament and immediately recognized it as a somewhat special artifact, explaining its function directly.

As soon as he finished speaking, the powerful and influential people who had been fawning over the little princess fell silent and all turned their attention to Aldap.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Aldap broke out in a cold sweat, but still managed to remain calm and retorted, "What nonsense are you spouting, woman?"

"Why are you so nervous? By the way, this is a gift you're giving to the prince of this country, right? Giving a prince something like this... you wouldn't happen to be thinking of switching bodies with him and taking his place, would you?"

Aqua speculated maliciously, and because her words were so blunt, those around her who hadn't noticed it at first looked at Aldap with some suspicion.

"How is this possible?"

Aldap took a step back, pretending that he knew nothing.

"Your Excellency Aldap, I think I must, on behalf of the Royal Family, inquire about the situation here."

Kureya stepped forward.

"Don't you trust me, but instead trust an ordinary citizen?"

Kuraya didn't speak.

"Princess Alice, I, Aldap, am innocent."

Aldap then looked at the little princess and said.

"Doesn't Miss Serna possess a magical tool for detecting lies?"

Aldap: "..."

The lord of Axel was quickly taken away by the royal guards for investigation.

During the investigation, a strange demonic force suddenly attacked the annex.

But before she could even enter the door, Aqua discovered her and purified her with divine power.

"Damn it, you useless bastard, you can't even do something as simple as altering someone's memory?"

That day, Aldap, who was confined to his home and unable to leave, kicked the demon he had summoned using family artifacts in the basement.

"The intense light that enveloped that villa was too powerful; my distortion power couldn't penetrate it at all."

"Damn it, if you don't finish this, don't expect me to pay you the price!"

"The price, the price..."

Marks said this with some confusion, and Aldap just glanced at him before quickly leaving.

He had to do something.

Before the royal family discovers his crime of usurping the throne, he must eliminate those who know the truth.

That night, the Broly family was attacked by a group of masked men.

Unfortunately, the attack was suppressed in less than a minute.

When the hoods on the faces of the defeated attackers were removed, it was discovered that they were Aldap's private soldiers.

Moreover, these people were under some kind of powerful hypnotic spell.

After being unhypnotized by Aqua's purification spell, they realized what they had done and immediately bowed down to the little princess.

Aldap originally intended to have everyone else in the villa killed, take Princess Alice to his manor, and have the demon in the basement help him alter her memories.

The kidnapping attempt failed, and he was identified as a criminal who had committed a crime against the royal family and was taken away by the royal guards.

However, while he was temporarily imprisoned in Axel Prison, he mysteriously disappeared, seemingly fleeing to avoid punishment.

(End of this chapter)