The Returned Sword King Decided to Become a Tyrant Chapter 126
King of the Sky? (1)
If there was one task that the palace servants were given the most absurd, it was to look after the eggs that the First Prince brought.
“Is this the griffon’s egg?”
“… … It’s incredibly big.”
The two servants who entered the place where the eggs were kept opened their eyes wide in admiration.
They too have seen the corpse of a griffon that was brought in on a wagon.
What a majestic and ferocious appearance that is that of a beast… …!
So, I could also understand this egg, which was only a few dozen centimeters long.
But there is a reason for saying something is absurd.
“Are you saying I should rub this magic stone on the egg?”
“They told me to try that first?”
That’s what caring meant.
What the prince brought was not just the griffon’s corpse or eggs.
Wind attribute magic stones brought in large quantities!
And he gave the order to rub the magic stone on eggs every morning, noon, and evening and let them absorb its energy.
Are you saying that this will help the eggs hatch more easily?
‘You’re not even cleaning it, you’re just telling me to rub the magic stone… … .’
It was a question that simultaneously occurred in the minds of the attendants who were managing it.
However, it is not possible to disobey the orders of the first prince.
The servants, half in doubt, steadily managed the eggs day after day.
On the other hand, there was also something like a little bit of fear.
“Even though it’s just a baby, it’s still a griffon… … Is it okay?”
“Why, they say that even wild beasts aren’t that scary when they’re young. Isn’t that similar?”
“… … But I’m still anxious.”
Even though it was a corpse, the attendants had seen its grandeur with their own eyes.
It was natural that there was something similar to tension in one’s heart.
“There are knights outside, so I don’t think there’s any need to worry.”
“surely.”
“It’s uncertain whether the egg will hatch or not in the first place. We just have to do as we’re told.”
“……okay.”
Although it was a little dubious, it was the right decision to be at ease like that.
After rubbing the magic stone again today, the two servants left the place where the egg was stored.
… … No, I tried to come out.
Jejejeok-
“… … !”
Surely, I would have done so, if it weren’t for the sound I heard behind me.
“I see… …!”
“Wake up, it’s breaking?!”
Really? They hatch just by rubbing them?
And as if they had no intention of waiting for them, the eggs that were gathered together began to crack and a cracking sound rang in my ears.
Soon, the shell of the egg at the very front fell off, and a pitiful bird cry could be heard through it.
And what was revealed in between was… … .
Swish- swish-
Whew!
“chicken?”
Something between an eagle and a chicken.
It was a tiny head with a strange appearance.
The boy looked around with round eyes, then quickly lowered his head to the left and cried.
What?
“… … .”
The gazes of the two entangled attendants trembled in bewilderment.
* * *
“… … That’s how it happened.”
“I see.”
After hearing Baron Vidor’s explanation, he stroked his chin.
Those birds running around in the grass as if it were their home.
It was completely different from the majestic appearance that dominated the sky.
Where did the body of that once fierce lion go?
‘It seems that the chicks that the females were guarding did not look much different.’
… … was a question.
I looked at the Baron, who was keeping his mouth shut, and asked.
“How long ago did you say they were born?”
“Today is the fourth day. A total of thirty chicks have hatched successfully.”
It literally meant that he had been born not long ago.
The Baron watched my narrowing eyes and hurriedly continued his explanation.
“The palace scholars say that although it looks a little different, it is definitely a griffon.”
“So then that means that appearance may change as I grow up.”
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“It’s hard to say for sure because nothing is known.”
Little was known about the ecology of the griffon.
So it would not be strange for those newly hatched from eggs to look like birds.
‘… … No. Is that strange?’
In fact, I was paying no attention because it was unclear whether they would hatch or not.
Rubbing the Wind Stone was also just a rough estimate based on the ecology of the griffon that was later revealed, so I didn’t have high expectations.
Because it didn’t matter anyway.
Wasn’t the egg brought here for research and experimentation in the first place?
So, in terms of hatching a monster’s egg, it’s already been quite successful.
But why on earth are they wandering around the palace, and even the garden, without permission?
“Couldn’t you find a breeder to control them?”
“No. I brought in a circus trainer who has experience training wild beasts the day they hatched.”
“Then why do you let them wander around like that?”
“They say that… … it’s completely out of control.”
You say it’s out of control?
I frowned and looked at the griffon cubs grazing in the well-tended garden.
Come to think of it, there was someone following them around.
“Call the author.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
The Baron, who had received such instructions, brought a man who appeared to be a zookeeper.
“Ah, I greet you His Highness the First Prince of Esteban.”
“Raise your head.”
“yep.”
He was a middle-aged man who looked to be in his fifties.
I asked him straight away what I was curious about.
“What does it mean to be uncontrolled?”
“He is literally not following any instructions. He has not shown any aggression yet… … .”
“The reason is.”
“To be honest, I think the griffons look down on humans.”
“order?”
The Baron’s gaze squinted as he listened to the story.
Even in the midst of all this, they didn’t seem to care about me.
The Baron asked with a strange expression on his face.
“Look, so you’re saying that those griffons view humans as inferior to themselves?”
“Yes, it is clear from the attitude.”
“her.”
“I think that’s probably why they don’t listen to the controls.”
No matter how intelligent the griffon is, can a newborn baby make such a judgment?
I looked at them and quietly expressed my feelings.
“How cheeky.”
“… … Ahem.”
The talk about the sequence was at the level of speculation only.
Four days was a short time to talk about the unknown griffon.
But if you check it yourself, you will know for sure.
Hooooooooooo!
I looked at the guys, drawing up my energy.
The power that was inherent. And the presence that was hidden.
As soon as it was lifted up, the ones grazing were startled and screamed.
I felt an instinctive sense of crisis and was surprised.
Tit!
Jack jack!
Peep!
“… … Peep?”
Amidst the Baron’s bewildered mutterings.
I paid no attention and gave the guys cold orders.
“Shut up.”
… …Stop.
Then, as if they had made a promise, they all shut their mouths at once.
It happened almost in an instant.
“Huh!”
The zookeeper was more surprised than the griffons.
I was surprised to see these guys, who had been so uncontrollable, suddenly obeying me with some kind of harmony.
“Where’s their pen?”
“… … Ah! There is a temporary facility set up in an empty lot outside the castle for research purposes.”
“But why did you come all the way here?”
“It seems like he thinks of the place he was born as his hometown… … .”
“Take them all and lock them up.”
“Ah, yes! I understand.”
And then the zookeeper started to move, leading them.
Fortunately, this time he seemed to be very obedient.
And so the keeper and his thirty griffon cubs disappeared from sight.
“It looks like they really did follow the hierarchy.”
“… … Your Majesty, it seems to me that you are afraid.”
“That or that.”
It’s the same as bowing down to someone stronger than you.
I stroked my chin and sat lost in thought.
……horror.
It was encouraging to know that we now have a means to control them.
But it’s only a temporary phenomenon, and there’s no telling when he’ll start acting up again.
It was something I couldn’t stick around for forever.
“What would you like to do?”
“We need to find a way to control them for the time being.”
Whether it’s a leash or magic.
Surely there is a way.
* * *
Several days passed before they began to search for a way to control the griffons.
In the meantime, it was not that there was no income.
Because I found a way to control them easily.
snood.
Surprisingly, once the leashes were put on the griffons understood their situation and immediately began to listen.
It was the monster’s excessively high intelligence that made it possible.
But unfortunately, that method didn’t last long.
“… … I am sorry, Your Majesty. I don’t think I can control the griffons any longer.”
I shrugged my shoulders at the zookeeper’s troubled voice.
Even to me, it seemed impossible.
“I didn’t know you would grow this much in just two weeks.”
……okay.
The griffons, which were at best the size of large roosters, had grown to the size of dogs in the past few days.
In the blink of an eye, it grew in an instant.
The zookeeper said, pushing away the beak that was pecking at his head.
“It’s so strong that it’s hard to control the leash. Fortunately, it’s still listening… … .”
“That will happen sooner or later.”
A total of thirty griffons hatched from eggs.
Because it was impossible to control it individually with a leash.
Even as they grew, they gradually acquired the body of a lion, befitting a griffon. The strength of their four legs was so great that they could withstand the blows.
Thanks to this, only the scholars who came to study the baby griffon were excited.
“Oh, to think that we are going through this kind of evolution… … !”
“This is truly the discovery of the century!”
“If you grow a little more, you might be able to use your wings!”
The scholars reached out to the griffon with such a pervasive smile.
But where would you see the stroking?
The griffons turned their heads and avoided the scholars’ wrinkled hands with graceful steps.
“Haha, I guess it’s because they are animals with a firm hierarchy… … .”
“… … Ahem.”
“Wow, that’s amazing.”
If there was one positive aspect, it was that they were never hostile to humans.
Was it because of their smart intelligence? They were aggressive, but they were clearly aware of who was raising them and feeding them.
In fact, there were many instances where they would catch and eat birds that appeared in the garden.
“… … It seems like there won’t be any more attacks on humans in the future. However, other than that, it may have no other meaning.”
“Didn’t you say that you didn’t even see any signs of running away?”
“Yes. It seems that it has definitely become accustomed to human hands over the past two weeks.”
“I see.”
My eyelids were furrowed.
In the end, it’s just a disobedient animal. Nothing more, nothing less.
That’s what it meant when it said it meant nothing.
‘I guess we should leave it alone for the scholars to study for the time being.’
Since that was also my original purpose, I didn’t feel particularly disappointed.
If we leave it as is, it would at least be useful enough in terms of academic value.
But the commotion started that evening.
“Your Majesty… …! I think you should come out for a moment.”
“what.”
“They say the griffons in the enclosure flew into the castle!”
I put down Elvern, which I was wiping down, and answered absentmindedly, in response to Baron Vidor’s fuss.
The Baron looked extremely confused and did not seem to understand the situation himself.
Tch.
I had no choice but to get up from my seat and follow the Baron.
The place those footsteps led was the palace garden.
however.
“… … This is.”
The scent of blood can be felt from afar.
And the garden revealed through the moonlight was dyed a very red color.
It means that no matter what happened, he was strong.
“Hoo.”
I felt my interest piqued as I looked around the garden, and soon I could see what the blood that had stained the garden was.
“Did they bring this?”
“Ah, I guess… … .”
A monster left in the garden, torn to pieces.
Judging from the traces, it wasn’t difficult to figure out who had done it.
