The Extra Prince Sets Out To Conquer The World

At my words, Bahamut stared at me with a dumbfounded face.

She probably didn’t even think I would propose a deal with the corruption ledger.

I grinned slyly at her, unable to close her mouth, and asked.

“What? You don’t need this? If you don’t need it, I’ll destroy it.”

There’s no way she doesn’t need it.

The purpose of having me cause a commotion in the Count’s mansion as part of the bet to steal the corruption ledger was to openly conduct a search under various pretexts such as “demon worshippers were hiding there.”

She probably calculated that I would fail to steal the corruption ledger and made her move.

But she wouldn’t have gone through all this trouble just to deal with the Count, who was a demon worshipper.

She likely intends to link and wipe out the demon worshippers who have taken root based on what’s written in this corruption ledger.

Come to think of it, the forces of demon worshippers were particularly weak in the kingdom in the novel.

When I read it, I thought the author conveniently set the enemies weak in the beginning.

But it seems Bahamut had already purged the demon worship cults in the kingdom before the novel officially started.

In that case, I should hand over this corruption ledger.

After receiving an appropriate price, of course.

At my proposal, Bahamut couldn’t hold back her laughter and clutched her stomach.

“Puhaha! Puhahahaha! A human threatening a dragon! Ahahaha! Ah~ It’s been a long time since I’ve met such an interesting fellow. Are you really not interested in becoming a dragon knight? If it’s you, I’d gladly become your dragon.”

What a horrible thing to say.

Anyone in their right mind wouldn’t even consider becoming a dragon knight.

“I don’t need that.”

“You don’t have to say it so firmly. Ah, what a pity.”

Living a lifetime with a paranoid and moody person who is obsessed with you and monitors your every move is torture.

I called her moody because it’s Bahamut; if it were any other dragon, I would have described them as a lunatic.

“So what’s the price for handing this over? You’re not going to forcibly seize a friend’s belongings, are you?”

“Of course not. I have my honor, how could I do that?”

After pondering for a moment, Bahamut asked.

“How about money?”

“Thanks to someone, I’ve suddenly become rich, so not really nedeed.”

That someone was the purple-horned girl right in front of me.

“Then magic stones?”

Magic stones are a bit tempting.

Although I have plenty of space in my subspace, the more magic stones, the better.

My other companions might not know, but my combat power heavily relies on magic stones, so it’s an offer I can’t ignore.

“What about the treasure exchange ticket?”

No matter how good magic stones are, I could buy them with money, even if I had to pay extra.

But the items in Bahamut’s treasure collection can’t be bought with money.

If I could obtain her treasures, it would be far more profitable.

Bahamut flatly rejected my question.

“The value of the corruption ledger isn’t that high. The exchange ticket I just gave you was closer to a reward for providing an interesting spectacle that alleviated my boredom, not a gift for helping to secure evidence against those lowly demon worshippers.”

At her words, I lightly bit my lip.

“Then magic stones it is. Ah, the Holy Knights of the Sun God were also entering the Count’s mansion. Is the acquaintance you mentioned earlier one of them?”

“That’s right.”

“Then it must be Cardinal Asede.”

If it’s a priest Bahamut is acquainted with, it would be Asede Ahan Edgard, a priest of the Sun God.

There might be more priests she’s acquainted with in her draconian form, but priests who know her identity as a dragon are extremely rare.

“Huh?! How did you know?”

“How I knew isn’t important. Include holy water along with the magic stones. You can reduce the amount of magic stones, but I’d like you to give as much holy water as possible. A cardinal can easily witthdraw the surplus, right?”

Currently, there was no dedicated healing priest in the party.

Silua and Jade knew how to use healing magic, but it wasn’t as versatile or effective as holy water.

Even if a priest joins as a companion later, holy water is quite important.

“Ahem, alright. I’ll do that much for you. But how did you know I’m acquainted with Asede?”

At Bahamut’s question, I smiled and handed over the corruption ledger.

“Secrets sometimes make life richer. Knowing too much takes the fun out of living, doesn’t it?”

“Ahahaha, then is my life not fun because I know too much?”

She joked and took the corruption ledger.

“Ah, since we’re purging demon worshippers anyway, let’s blame the dragon illusion in the sky on them too.”

Even Bahamut seemed impressed by my suggestion, as if she hadn’t thought of that.

“Aha! You mean we should frame it as an act to gather impure thoughts necessary for demon worship? That’s a good idea. It’ll serve as a pretext for a massive purge.”

“Since they did it so blatantly, it won’t be easy for those hiding in political and business circles to interfere.”

The power of justification is excellent at limiting the opponent’s movements, and there’s no need to be mindful of the gazes of various power holders.

If they seem to be even slightly obstructive, they could be purged in a witch hunt-like manner by linking them to the justification.

As a bonus, what I did will become as if it never happened.

I was the one who committed it, but from now on, it will be the doing of the Dawn Star Cult.

Bahamut looked at me with an admiring gaze.

“Don’t tell me you caused such a big incident aiming for that?”

“Well, killing two birds with one stone?”

Killing two birds with one stone, my ass. I didn’t even know the one I was looting was a demon worshipper.

At my bluff, Bahamut and my companions exclaimed in amazement, saying “as expected.”

It was burdensome to the point of being overwhelmed by their excessive trust.

Have I done anything to deserve that level of trust? I’m not sure.

Bahamut asked me with an excited expression.

“What will you bet on next? It’s your turn to decide.”

Starting from the next bet, there will be a gift at stake if I win.

The gift she mentioned was most likely a treasure exchange ticket.

In that case, I need to make a bet I can definitely win.

But before that…

“I’ll think about it after I sleep. Yawn~! I’m tired.”

It was past midnight, and the moon was high in the sky. In a few hours, dawn would break.

“Tsk, it’s disappointing, but I’ll have to look forward to tomorrow. Sleep well.”

Bahamut got up from the window sill where she was sitting and went out the same window she came in.

Watching her leave, I said to Jade.

“Set up a barrier so she can’t come back in, and cast interference magic too, since that voyeur patient might be watching.”

She might not peek since we’re not in the middle of a bet, but it never hurts to be prepared.

Above all, it’s unpleasant.

******

Bahamut looked around the city from the top of a tall stone tower.

Originally, only the area near the port and a few trading companies would have had their lights on at this hour.

However, due to the dragon illusion that had been in the sky until just now, the city was in disarray even in the late dawn.

“Seriously, he’s a villain who can’t become a hero.”

Saying that, she giggled.

It had been a long time since she had been so interested in a human and found someone amusing enough to relieve the deep sense of boredom in her heart.

While she was at it, Bahamut tried to take a look at what the human who had become her friend was doing now.

Bzzt-! Flicker…! Poof!

She tried to project Yuan’s image like a screen, but it failed, and the magic collapsed.

As a result, her mana slightly backfired, and a drop of blood shaped like a tear flowed from her left eye.

“Interference magic? He really can’t be caught with his guard down.”

It wasn’t Yuan’s magic.

Bahamut quickly realized who had countered her.

“Jade Heightfill. Uhahahahaha! There was another interesting human!”

Only a handful of monsters in this world could properly counter her magic, known as the Purple Dragon.

Even among her kin, only a few could do it.

After a hearty laugh, she quickly calmed down.

“Not just a human close to a sage, but a genuine sage-level mage.”

Strong humans were always intriguing, but she had seen too many of them over the years.

They might pique her interest, but they weren’t amusing enough to relieve her boredom.

In that sense, the existence of Yuan, whom she had seen, was so precious.

He was a weakling human, but his skills in overturning expectations and catching her off guard were no joke.

As she was enjoying the city’s bustle subsiding while being hit by the sea breeze for a while, someone spoke to her.

“So you were here? I’ve been looking for you for a while.”

An elderly man who had climbed to the top of the tower approached Bahamut, leaning on a tin staff.

“Cardinal Asede, you’re here? Good work.”

At Bahamut’s praise without even turning around, the priest of the Sun God, Asede, simply greeted her with his eyes and replied.

“What good work is there for an old man who doesn’t even move himself? It’s those who diligently work under me who have done the hard work.”

Asede, who calmly gave credit to others, stood beside her.

“But while I received a hint that there would be a commotion, it was too much. I’m already getting a headache thinking about how to handle this.”

At his grumbling, Bahamut giggled.

“What’s there to get a headache about? Just frame it as the doing of demon worshippers.”

At Bahamut’s words, Asede narrowed his brows for a moment, not understanding, but his expression brightened when he realized how to take advantage of it.

“That’s a brilliant idea. Fortunately, we found out early this time. If you had given a hint a few days later, saying you forgot like last time, the justification would have been weakened, and we would have looked ridiculous.”

For various reasons, Bahamut would cause incidents and then belatedly suggest a different solution when cleaning up afterward.

“Ahem! Why bring up past matters?”

Seeing the flustered Bahamut, Asede smiled.

“Still, it’s fortunate that you thought of a clean-up plan before causing an incident this time. When a dragon suddenly appeared in the sky, I was so surprised that my mind went blank.”

“That’s why I contacted you to not be surprised and proceed as planned.”

“I’m saying, if you’re going to pull such a stunt, at least give me a hint in advance.”

Smiling and reproaching her, Bahamut handed over the corruption ledger.

“With this, you’ll be able to enjoy an interesting spectacle, right?”

Her only concern was finding amusement to alleviate her boredom.

He took the ledger, skimmed through it, and spoke in a voice filled with murderous intent.

“Of course. This is great. We can finally get rid of those filthy pieces of trash licking the demon’s ass in this country.”

The Dawn Star Cult’s covert war had begun.

****

When I opened my eyes, it was past noon.

I got out of bed with messy hair, stretching my legs that had mild muscle pain from moving a lot yesterday.

“Ah, you’re awake? I was about to wake you up, but good timing. What would you like for lunch?”

At Jade’s question, I washed my face and looked around the room.

“Where are the others?”

At my question, Jade smiled.

“Precia and Gilbert went to train, saying they couldn’t train properly while on the ship, and Silua took her doll to check out the blacksmith.”

“You let Silua go alone?”

“I sent my familiar with her. And Yuan tends to be overprotective of Silua, but Silua is a proper mage in her own right.”

I’m not doubting Silua’s ability.

Although she still can’t use even half of her possessed power, that half is enough to make any ordinary mage unable to even lift their head.

What I’m worried about is that she lacks worldly experience, not to mention having none at all.

“She’s still a young child.”

“She said she’s all grown up, though?”

“No one who says they’re all grown up is actually an adult.”

Well, since he said he sent a familiar with her, there’s no need to worry.

Knock! Knock!

As I was stretching and getting out of bed, there was a knock on the door.

Then the door immediately opened, and a purple-haired draconian, no, dragon, smiled brightly.

“Is it still before lunch? Let’s eat together. Ah, and congratulations. The merchant ships ‘Golden Duck’ and ‘Blue Mermaid’ arrived this morning.”

She handed me a newsletter and a newspaper.

Yolo! I’m rich!