In the end, Siegfried, who really only wanted to show his face and give a kind warning, naturally disappeared among the crowded crowd after a brief conversation.
I don’t know if he’s relaxed a bit, but in fact, if he thinks of the imperial army that will cling to him, there won’t be any problem even if he’s nervous. In the first place, my future is more of a problem than him, so who cares about whom?
After parting with Siegfried, we went on our way home after looking around and playing among the people who were in a festive mood. After Siegfried’s sudden appearance, Cheryl showed a strange reaction, but by the time she went back, she seemed to have calmed down.
“So you decided to cover the ax with the same metal as your sword?”
“Yeah. They say that if you put it around the middle of the axe handle, the center of gravity won’t shift too much.”
Since the other party was Cheryl, most of the conversations we had while moving were about swordsmanship, combat, and weapons.
It was mainly in the form of Cheryl actively asking questions and me answering them, but as if adding a homecoming instinct to the ax was quite interesting, she turned her steps home and headed for the Dwarven Earth with me.
“I heard that blacksmiths are all busy these days, but it must have caught my eye when I saw that they said that such work could be completed in half a day.”
“I bought a present every time I showed my face, so wouldn’t it be nice to see it?”
Cheryl’s reaction, which seemed to be surprised, was understandable. I also thought that I would be able to receive it after a day or two. He said that he did it voluntarily, saying that since he had benefited a lot from me, it was a bit like turning it down.
“Chimseonjang is also very talented in many ways… Ah, soldiers.”
Why did he suddenly want to react to the soldier, so he followed his gaze, and there were quite a few people who could be called knights and soldiers in the Dwarf district. Living in the capital, I was puzzled by the sights I saw for the first time, but the equipment they are wearing is all the ones I saw at the parade earlier.
“They’re returning soldiers? Why are you here fully armed?”
“…I don’t know at all.”
I wondered if something had happened, but it wasn’t like that when I saw them laughing and chatting.
“You’re enjoying your free time, so you came out fully armed?”
Cheryl mumbled something as if it were absurd, but after hearing it, it was a pretty plausible hypothesis. As veterans who will be put into important operations, they must have been on the front line for a long time, and in that case, it seemed that there was a possibility that taking off their equipment would be awkward or uneasy. When I told Cheryl about those thoughts, she also opened her eyes slightly roundly and shook her head as if she hadn’t thought of it before.
“If that’s really the case, it would be rude to look at me too much. Go quickly.”
haha. polite boy. It would have been nice if you had been that polite when we first met.
As we passed the soldiers with her, giggling at an old memory that suddenly came to mind, the eyes of those who were laughing and chatting focused on us for a very short time and then naturally dispersed.
No, it was more accurate to say that they looked at Cheryl for a moment, looked at me, and then naturally dispersed as if they were making a promise.
“…Are you overreacting…?”
something awkward
I have a strong feeling that you are intentionally pretending not to be interested.
There were many other people in the Dwarven District, but there were also many soldiers. However, the soldiers are not all united, they are just roughly scattered as if they are really looking around the streets. Most of them didn’t even pay attention to us at all, but those who accidentally moved their eyes looked away with a similar reaction.
If the action of giving a signal to the soldiers with you and turning your eyes away was repeated three times, it would not be a coincidence. The nerves that had been released just before are tightened up, and a feeling of being beaten rises from the back to the back of the neck.
At the same time, the smile disappeared from Cheryl’s relaxed lips.
“Eldmia. It’s under siege.”
“I know. But I don’t know why.”
Why do soldiers returning from the front react to me all of a sudden?
There were too many people who didn’t pay attention to us at all, and there were a lot of civilians, and the place was strange to say that it was decided. It was Cheryl’s whim that brought her here in the first place.
Because I’m Eldmia? It’s a world where I can’t even tell the difference between the shitty kids right now, and there won’t be a way for them to recognize me simultaneously and at once.
“Could it be magic…?”
“How did the same people notice that?”
“I don’t know.”
but what about There is only one possibility that comes to mind right now.
They noticed that I was using magic and recognized it as a potential enemy, but since it is in the middle of the capital, if you are careful about civilian damage and are approaching it carefully, the angler fits. How did you figure that out is the next question.
Still, it doesn’t seem like they’re going to take action right away, so they didn’t express themselves as much as they could and stopped us from arriving in front of Mr. Valkun’s blacksmith’s smithy.
It wasn’t too difficult to tell the knights apart even though they weren’t wearing capes or anything like that. The ones wearing more ridiculously heavy looking armor would be knights.
“I never expected to see a familiar face here. How have you been Miss Cheryl?”
Spherical?
Among the knights, the one who pretended to know and spoke first was a young man who looked quite young. When he came forward, those who had followed us until now and those in front of us very naturally built a siege. Then, other ordinary people assumed that something had happened and hurriedly left their seats, and some even hid inside the store.
“Knight Louver. I’m glad you’re all right, but before that, I’d like to ask you what the current situation is.”
Sheryl also responded politely, but it was subtle to say she was completely polite. Well, I was suddenly surrounded, so from aristocratic point of view, that was a lot of respect for the other person.
The knight called Louver also knew that well, so he politely bowed his back and replied.
“I have spent a bit of time on the battlefield, but I will never forget my manners. However, since the situation could be urgent, I apologize for the unintentional rudeness.”
“Let’s listen and decide what the urgency is.”
“It’s fair to say. First of all, can I know who your companions are?”
He throws a stone fastball. Thanks to you, I know that I am the cause, and I am very grateful.
“At least you are not the ones who can so suddenly besiege and justify yourself.”
“I’m sorry, but I don’t think it’s an issue that can be judged right away.”
“Knight Ruber. I haven’t changed much from four years ago. Get to the point.”
Hmm, it must have been 4 years since that friend went to the battlefield. I don’t know what Cheryl was like 4 years ago, but at least the Cheryl of 2 years ago and the current Cheryl have the same temperament, so it might not be wrong.
Unlike me, who fell into trivial sentimentality, the words that came out of Ruber’s mouth were slightly creepy to me.
“Haha, it was. That’s… I get a strange feeling after dealing with demons on the battlefield for a long time. Ah, even if I can’t see the horns, he’s a demon. Even though he has horns, he doesn’t look like a demon. Something like this.”
A nuanced answer popped out that might actually be detecting magic power. It seemed that it was only relying on intuition, but it was surprising enough that such a thing was possible as a group.
As soon as he finished speaking, I could see that not only Louver but also everyone around me were very nervous to anticipate my next move and react accordingly. I didn’t draw the knife myself, but it was clear that if I showed my intention to attack, it would come out immediately.
Seeing their reaction, Cheryl frowned and replied.
“This is Eldmia Ega. You guys haven’t heard of it yet, but for his many achievements, he has recently been honored by the royal family and has become a wandering knight recognized by the empire and royal family. Are you saying that person is a demon?”
In books, this is usually the case, ‘We made a big mistake by ignoring the hero!’ The same reaction came out, but unfortunately they were different.
Even after hearing Cheryl’s words, Louver nodded and answered firmly.
“Asmodians are people, not monsters. And people can deceive their surroundings for a greater cause.”
“You probably don’t know that’s a very rude remark.”
“That’s right.”
I was surprised twice. Still, once for the fact that they treat the demons as human beings, and again for the fact that they completely trust their shared intuition.
I was a little surprised to hear my true identity, but I don’t relax or hesitate. Believing that you could trust the senses that fed you while rolling on the battlefield for years was an attitude worthy of respect, so I applauded for the first time in my heart, not in my heart.
Although that made them more wary, it didn’t bother me much because I was certain that they wouldn’t draw it first unless I drew the sword first.
They moved only with their hearts. If I could really detect magical powers in detail, I would have presented physical evidence right now, instead of answering Cheryl and asking for permission.
That alone was not the same as the end of the situation.
“Let’s respect the instincts of the heroes on the battlefield. What can I do to prove my innocence?”
They can never prove that I use magical powers. All I could do was touch my head in case I doubted the transformation magic or cut off the horns to hide them. If it was just a fight, I would have tried to embarrass myself, but I was considering the possibility that demons had infiltrated the capital, so I decided to end it well.
They’re the ones who will move with Ragnis anyway, so they’re the ones you’ll run into with me. You don’t have to pretend to be tired.
“Just stay still. Then our mage will cast a dispel, and then we’ll check your head for signs of horn growth.”
Louver’s method did not deviate from my expectations in the slightest, and I was able to laugh heartily.
Of course, it would end well, but I had no intention of ending it as if nothing had happened.
This is the last episode registered.
Of course, I don’t have horns on my head, and I’ve never used transformation magic, so Louver and other soldiers finished the verification and collected hooks above my head at the same time.
Up to that point, the reaction was expected, but the actions that followed were a little different.
“I sincerely apologize for bringing the law of the front line to the capital, committing rudeness and creating a commotion.”
I really didn’t know that I would kneel down and apologize simultaneously, without any backlash or denial of reality. I was even sincerely relieved that I wasn’t a demon. To be honest, I wondered if there would be a slight friction because at least one of them would have a tremendous amount of pride in being a soldier who endured on the front line… I was surprised that there was no such sign.
Thanks to this, I slightly modified my original plan to wipe out the life allowance I got from the front line.
“Since it was an action taken with a heart devoted to defending the kingdom, I will take half of it into consideration.”
Wouldn’t it be helpful to recapture the Marquis of Levien if you still maintain a good relationship with people who have such a strong work spirit?
Sheryl was taken aback by my lenient treatment, and Louver asked back with an expression that seemed to doubt her ears.
“yes?”
“I mean, I’ll take half of what’s in my pocket.”
In a situation where not only the other soldiers around me but also Cheryl were in awe, I shook my money bag as a sign to hurry up.
The money raised was quite good. Five out of the twenty who surrounded us were knights, so the reason was that they had thick pockets, but it seemed like a significant factor was that they hadn’t had a chance to lighten their pockets while defending the front line. After checking the settlement money they had put forward, I took out a gold coin and returned it to Louver.
I explained with a bright smile as he looked at him with an expression of what the hell was this when he suddenly got back about 20% of the money they had put out.
“However, apart from this unintended friction, I am grateful as a people for your dedication to defending the kingdom. This is a token of my gratitude towards you, so please use it to relieve the travel poison accumulated during the long journey. wish.”
“…Thank you… Thank you…”
Ruber’s expression as he tried to answer was worth seeing.
Still, it’s a problem because you guys are so good, so don’t think too badly of it. You have to set a precedent that your pockets can go bad so that others are careful.
It’s better than having your throat blown off physically or politically, right?
Anyway, thanks to everything being resolved smoothly, not only the soldiers and knights who survived on meager money, but also me, who earned an extra income, became happy. After a strangely tiring day, I headed home.
“How on earth can you come up with the idea of extorting money from soldiers on the frontline…?”
Although Cheryl, who was watching from the side, expressed a completely different opinion from me, who believed that everyone was happy. Of course, there was nothing to do with it, so I confidently answered Cheryl’s dumbfounded muttering.
“It’s better to steal money.
“That’s… but.”
No matter how much a wandering knight is treated as somewhere between a junior knight and an ordinary knight, I am already different from ordinary wandering knights in that I am an existence approved by the royal family and the imperial family at the same time.
Even with the decoration he received this time, he became a staggering wandering knight who couldn’t even dispose of quite a few knights or nobles, but they accused him of demons, so even if that was the best decision, they really risked their lives to rule out the kingdom’s threat. It was no different from keeping the belief that I would do it.
“I, the person in question, have been chilling with the conversation, but I’ll justly admit that some crazy guy doubted it based on his intuition. It’s rather for those people to just sort it out as a trivial matter that can be solved with money and then stay idle.”
If they had formally protested, they would have saved their pockets, but it would have been very troublesome politically. Those in power in the capital will say that they attacked an innocent person, even a decorated person, with only their intuition, ignoring the laws of the kingdom.
After I said that, Cheryl expressed her feelings about my claim with a surprised look on her face.
“I thought he was just trying to extort money out of embarrassment.”
“……”
Why do people around me seem to be so harsh these days?
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Knight Ruber was a veteran who had been on the frontlines for three and a half years.
The process by which the youngest member of the baron family, whose name is not well known, graduated from the academy with difficulty and survived on the battlefield to become a rank knight was not smooth, but Louver managed to do it. After living like that, he began to be recognized as a knight with good skills and skills, and after such evaluations accumulated, he was able to be selected for the operation to recapture Levien.
When he heard that his name was listed on the list of participants in the operation, which had only been rumored that those who could be called elite, if not the most elite, would participate, his forgotten pride slightly raised his head.
The beginning was to fulfill the duties of a nobleman and prove his loyalty to the royal family, but from a certain point on, a new military life that was close to enduring day by day just to survive, to protect one’s comrades, and to prevent the ruthless violence of those demons from invading the kingdom. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it was a turning point.
The capital, which had risen like that, warmly welcomed soldiers on the front line, including him, and Louver, who was ordered to rest in a mood of heroism, which he thought had faded on the battlefield for three years, went out to see the capital after a while.
I’m sure it was really fun up to that point…
How could it be that now I’m hammering my head at the parade ground on a moonlit night?
Of course, I knew the reason well, but it was unfair.
“What the fuck did I tell you guys out there?”
No one could answer the question of the woman who spoke in a clear voice. The planting of the woman was very uncomfortable, and usually at times like this, ‘Don’t you answer?’ Everyone knew that I answered without reason before the word came out and only ate curses.
Yes, not only Louver, but all the 20 knights and soldiers who were putting their heads together. It was possible because their minds were not crooked, even though it was after they resolved their resentment by drinking alcohol with crooked noses with the money they received after a painful expenditure.
Although the body is a bit crooked.
“Fuck, won’t you answer me?”
“Don’t be like a dog on the front line! He told me not to get hit even if it means being beaten!”
“You bastards who remember that cause such a big accident?!”
It was a really odd situation. It’s unfair, but it’s a situation that shouldn’t be unfair. Not only Louver, but everyone who was banging their heads was like that.
no fuck Did you really feel like a demon?
The woman kept shouting and shouting at them as they mumbled with words that could not come out of their mouths.
“You bastard bastards! They say they feel like demons, so they surrounded people in the middle of the Dwarf district in broad daylight? That’s also Ogatorp, a hot-tempered wandering knight who is in full swing in the capital city? It’s just that, with a sword in his stomach. Didn’t you try poking it? Didn’t you fight those bastards who transformed right before you ransacked? Why didn’t you check that? Why didn’t you!!”
Caang! The woman’s kick kicked someone’s side, creating a clear metal sound. It wasn’t that they were loaded with auras, they were all posing with their armor on, so there was no damage. It just piles up resentment.
On the front lines, even if only three people were right, they were unconditionally demons. But who would have dared to think that the person twenty years old could have caught with certainty was really an ordinary human race. Frankly, Louver believed that there was a high possibility that Cheryl was being deceived by some mistake, until Cheryl stood up for him.
That was the problem because it wasn’t. No, I’m glad it wasn’t… but anyway, it was unfair.
And they didn’t know it, but the woman who was the boss was also in a very unfair situation right now.
“Did you fucking know what made that human become a wandering knight and touch him? Envelde said that bastard was that human. But that wasn’t the end, the Empire’s iron… Save the first princess, and let us help you this time. Save the Marquis of Levien to become, save the academy by cutting off the head of the dead dragon that was buried in the basement of the fucking academy without even knowing it! Fuck! Fuck! Saved! Humans! You bastards!!”
Why can’t you trust your subordinates?
They are subordinates who not only endured for more than two years on the front line, but also made several meritorious deeds. A woman could boast that she trusted her men more than any nobleman.
However, it was only in terms of sword fighting skills, and the problem was that I realized that there was a problem with the political aspect or the clever use of the head. I found out about that too because I burst out very loudly, so I felt like I wanted to complain somewhere.
“No matter how fucking!! Even if you look like a demon! You should have reported it first! Even if that human was a fucking demon!! In the short time between you reporting and grasping the progress!! The author who had been staying in the capital for more than 2 years suddenly went crazy Would you have caused it!
– Kaang!
The kicking of the woman, who had been enjoying a peaceful nap for the first time in years, was suddenly taken away and beaten with words by both the aristocrats and the royal family.
This is the last round registered
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