Not this shit again!

A Queens Interest

Mirellia Q. Melromarc had just gotten out of the Council Meeting and the information of a Shield Hero take over had brought the meeting back.

The Shadows had brought a recording in a pearl of Naofumi's new laws.

"Freedom of Class Up?!"

"Lowering the Tax? During the wave crisis?!"

All of them had seemed a horror to the rulers. The fact that the shadows also told them he had also spent a large amount of the royal families money for a project was not looking good for the queen.

"The shield god is definitely making an impact." The Siltvelt ruler said "I wonder how long it will be before your country is over run."

"He put an entire town of demi's under a slave seal just to storm Aultcray! This fucker is a Genius!" The Pig King said.

"I daresay his goals aren't complete domination. From his words and actions his goal is demolishing your husband's mark on the country without making your rule unnecessary." The shadow said "I don't think your husband will live long after you return, I daresay. His body was set ablaze by the new king and urinated on the ashes. It would appear this shield has enough healing magic to keep his head alive just long enough for you to come back and decide what to do. The Pope's Head has a year to live according to the New King."

"Could he be a previous Shield Hero?" The ruler of Shieldfreeden asked.

"How old is he?" The Pig King asked "The guy can't be older then 60."

"Gotta be 80." The Siltvelt Ruler said "Look at the mane."

"He actually looks kinda young. Look at that face. That hairs from stress not age."

"I must return to work on this." Mirellia said.

"We aren't done talking." Siltvelts Leader said.

"Since there are two shield heros I believe our entire argument here is null." Mirellia said "Everyone now has a hero available."

"Dibs on the older shield!" Shieldfreeden leader shouted.

"Like hell you'll get him." Siltvelt leader shouted.

The queen covered her face with her fan and made a face of annoyance.

City of Melromarc

After dumping most of Aultcrays family fortune into a project that he was only able to do when he had become the God of two religious...Teleportation nodes.

He was slowly placing these around the country for fast travel being available for all civilians. Lowering the chance of bandits and road side mugging. He charged the standard Toll of 5 copper for carriages.

The Replica had been interesting to him. He spent so long with only the shield and so long having given up the dream of using something not a shield. It felt... if felt right having it. He remembered the Pope fight and how the Blood Sacrifice had eaten it. How Naofumi had thought of that weapon and the wishing that Alchemist was still alive.

He looked out from the castle and saw the Dragon Hourglass still out in the open. It's glass reflecting the morning light like the holy item people saw it as. The rubble was cleared and the blood from the nuns and pope was cleaned off and the new platform was designed for anyone to enter it and leave as they please.

He had to find Priests from the 4 Heros Church. The country's holy water would dry out if he wasn't careful. Honestly just proclaiming God didn't exist and religion was for the upper class to rule the lower class was tempting but what he currently had going on it would only minorly irritate the queen when she got back. He had no intentions of permanently ruling but he'd still be the first king to be more loved then the queen.