Chapter 11: Master Plan!

Getting in was a lot easier than I had anticipated. The guards in front weren't really paying to much attention so I used Lurk to sneak past them. Now I was in the dimly lit hallways of the castle. They were spacious, banners and paintings covering the walls. I had remained undetected so far, avoiding paths with people in them using enemy detection and foresight. This castle was much too easy to invade. Now to find the princess. Lucky for me the rooms were labeled. I carefully slunk around the corridors, hugging the walls. After about 15 or so minutes I found it. The princess' room. I slowly opened the door and crept in.

She's asleep. Lucky me, that gives me a chance to get into a cool pose. Upon opening the door I realized something.. Wait.. she's like 12. Meh whatever..

I decided to stand near lean against the wall. That would look cool enough.

"What do you think you're doing?" a woman with short hair and rather formal attire asked, standing by the door. SHIT! HOW'D SHE KNOW I WAS HERE?!

I didn't say a word but made a mad dash for the door, running past her.

"GUARDS! WE HAVE AN INTRUDER!" She yelled as I ran down the hall. A wall of guards in heavy armor appeared in front of me.

"BIND!" I yelled as I ran, throwing my hand in front of me. I caught two guards, making enough room for me to barely get past them. Another wall of guards appeared and the guards behind me began to close in. Each guard carried a sword and shield and heavy-looking armor covering their entire bodies. If I use steal I'll probably get something of use!

"STEAL!" I yelled as a bright light enveloped the hall. As it faded I looked what was in my hand. PANTIES!? All the guards pounced me.

-KONOSUBA-

I was being kept in a cell at the police department. Then the woman from earlier walked in and escorted me to a room. The room was small, hosting two small tables and three seats. I took a seat at the table in the middle of the room. The woman sat across from me and behind me at the other table sat a young man with a typewriter. The woman placed the magic lie detector on the table. Not this thing!

"What is your name?" Her eyes felt like daggers. She was rather pretty, sporting short blonde hair and a white trench coat. Still those eyes. She hated me.

"Satou Kazuma, and yours?" I said placing my forearm on the table and leaning in a bit.

"Claire. Now, what is your place of birth? Where do you live now?" Her eyes didn't soften.

"Japan, its far away. I live in Axel at the moment."

"Why were you looking at princess Iris like that? Are you an assassin working for the devil king?"

Well, no I don't work for the devil king and I was just admiring the princess."

She glanced at the bell. Nothing.

"So you have no connection to the devil king?"

"Yep."

DING

SHIT I FORGOT ABOUT WIZ AND VANIR!

-KONOSUBA-

Yet again my "lawyers" failed to defend me. Darkness had shown the judge her pendant but he didn't seem impressed, I'm glad she at least tried. DAMN WHY IS THIS HAPPENING AGAIN!?

"I hereby sentence Kazuma to death by hanging." The judge said raising his gavel. Well my harem was nice while it lasted…

"WAIT!" huh.. It was Iris. HUH "I've chosen to pardon Satou Kazuma on the basis that he could help fix problems with the castles security. He was able to infiltrate the castle so he knows its flaws best." BLESS THIS MERCIFUL PRINCESS! Coming up with such a cliche excuse just so I wouldn't die! GAh I love being a harem protagonist.

-KONOSUBA-

That night we all stayed in the caste, each of us getting separate rooms. Iris was kind enough to allow us to stay as long as we pleased and even allowed us to eat royal foods. After eating dinner Iris wanted me to meet in her room. The others decided to go out and explore the capital. I asked Iris how old she was. She was twelve.

Her room was quite big, big enough to fit a queen sized bed and a reasonably sized table. We sat across from each other and there I realized that Iris, so far, was a model princess. She was kind, beautiful, understanding. She also seemed quite sharp for her age.

"Thank you." She said bowing her head. Okay I'm lost.

"For what?"

"For going so far to try and meet me. Nobody's ever gone so far for me so I'm thankful." Ah I see. She's been sheltered from the outside world for so long she's longing for some more friends. Lucky me.

"Ah yes. It's nothing really. I know it must be lonely here, what do you spend most of your time doing here?"

"Well most of my time is spent talking with Claire. She watches over me, teaching me proper etiquette and giving me an education. When I'm not with her I'm usually in the garden tending to the plants, or reading books from the royal library." Man she really is a model princess.

"Do you ever leave the castle?"

"Yes, when I need to visit other cities or I don't do much on those trips."

"No, I mean do you ever just leave the castle and explore the capital?"

"No. It's not safe to go out there by myself, and I don't want to burden the guards."

"They've really got you locked up in here, huh?"

"I suppose. I don't mind it. I'm well fed and everyone here is nice. Although I do wish I could see my Onee-chan more. That's why I'm training to become stronger so one day I could fight by his side and we could defeat the devil king."

"That's pretty noble. Also, Onee-chan? You mean your brother?"

"Yes, he is out fighting the devil king alongside my father."

"Were you two close?"

"Yes, very. Before he left he would read me stories of grand warriors and heroes. He would make unique voices for each character and even act out some scenes. We would also play together in the garden, games like tag and stuff. We'd also spar using wooden swords. I would always win. He wasn't very strong and was shy at times but he cared about me. I miss him."

"He sounds like a great guy. When did he leave?"

"He left about a year ago, when he turned 16. He said that he'd make quick work of the Devil King and his army. His smile was filled with confidence. After he had gone I had quickly begun to immerse myself in books. It reminded me of him, I could even hear the many voices he made for each character. Claire seemed really concerned about me during those times. She's always like that." She smiled.

"So you plan on joining your brother?"

"Yes, and together we'll defeat the devil king and bring peace to this world."

"Well that's convenient."

"Huh?"

"I plan on doing the same thing! My purpose in this world is to defeat the devil king, so how about we both work towards that goal! When you're out there fighting the devil king I'll be right by your side, what do you think?"

"Well… with that much confidence I can see you have a lot of drive. Sure, we'll defeat him together!"

A/N: OKAY! Now that I'm done with that I would like to say that by the end of this Kazuma will be paired with someone. I won't end it with him being blue balled. That is all.