6-Year Old Sage Wants to Tread in The Shadows ~Becoming the Ruler of Darkness and Training My Retainers I’ll Build the Strongest Country~

While camping on the way, he took about two days to reach the border.

On the road, there were no problems like this, and the journey continued calmly.

However, personally, I am in a very difficult situation...

"Eddie, are you okay? Are you tired? Please lean against me properly."

The princess and I are in Tandem with one horse.

Normally, a man gets in the back and holds a rope, but not in the case of a child, me and a princess.

After all, I was forced to look like I was being hugged by a princess from behind all the time on my journey.

"You know, I don't have to lean against you...."

"Don't. This horse is just as big as Eddie."

The princess pulls me all the way down and pushes my back head against the swelling of my chest.

The soft elasticity hit my back and I took a breath.

"Wow!?

"Oh, don't get mad. Please stay still."

"....."

I don't suppose you care about anything because you're dealing with a child.

But I don't feel guilty as if I was cheating.

Normal mind, normal mind...

I told myself to stay as calm as possible and focused on the surrounding landscape.

From now on, we'll be scouting around the border for about half a day.

If we cross the border, it's a demonic realm.

Neither the King's periodically dispatched reconnaissance units have crossed the border.

Since we had no information beyond the border, we proceeded so as not to go beyond that.

Neither did Princess Clarisse have any information about the border area.

The first problem occurred when the horse was about to drink water in a river near the border.

Something's caught on it.

"Is that... a suspension bridge?

There were certainly ropes and boards caught in the rocks ahead of the guards.

"The storm or something must have caused the bridge to fall."

There's no doubt it's the wreckage of a suspension bridge.

Except for the storm.

Because it is upstream, the water flow itself is intense.

Nevertheless, it is likely that the suspension bridge is caught here, although it has been flowing very recently.

But I didn't see any rain here lately.

I glanced slightly at the water in the river. [M]

If it rained heavily, the river wouldn't be so clear.

So why is the suspension bridge falling for reasons other than heavy rain?

I jumped over the rocks and retrieved the rope. [M]

"Eddie? What's wrong with you?

"Look, princess. This rope is a little weird."

Part of a suspension bridge and a bump rope.

The incision is cut diagonally.

"Look, I think I cut it with a sword."

"Really... someone deliberately dropped the bridge?

"Er, why? Because if you do that, people will be in great trouble, right?

I pretended to be innocent and gave my head a good look. [M]

I don't know what the situation is at the moment, but I want you to be aware of the dangers that may be approaching Princess Clarisse.

"Does anyone have to drop this bridge to get in trouble?

……

Immediately after hearing my words, the princess's expression and the faces of the guards were drawn. [M]

I'm glad to hear what you wanted to say.

After looking alternately at the faces of the rope and the guards, Princess Clarisse tightened her expression and looked around.

"... let's keep vigilant and move on."

--But the anomaly didn't end there alone.

Moving up the river for a while, they arrived at a place where some of the ground was being trampled.

After all, it smells like quina.

The unpleasant feeling is just getting worse.

It would be better if Princess Clarice and the others realized this.

"Hey, guards. The soil is spilling. Is this where your horse ran?

The guards nodded to my question. [M]

I see. You must have rushed through so quickly. "

"Wow! Wasn't this horse afraid to cross the bridge?

"Bridge?"

"Yeah, there must have been a bridge on this pillar, right?... look, there's only a little rope left on the other side."

On the other side of the bridge I pointed to, there was one side of the bridge and the wreckage. [M]

"The suspension bridge that was caught downstream just now seems to have fallen from here."

The princess standing next to her murmured as she looked across the shore.

"After you crossed the bridge with your horse, did you cut the bridge and break it? Why are you being so mean...."

"Malicious?"

"Yeah, because after that, I couldn't cross anybody.

……

As soon as I get there, the other faces will have a soft face.

"Princess... did someone in pursuit drop this bridge to escape?

"This is human territory... there is no denying that humans are being chased. Let's find it."

"We will scout. Princess and Eddie, which way are you waiting here?"

Three guards follow the hoof trail into the woods.

After a while, one of them changed his blood phase and came back.

"Hi, Princess...! Oh, my God!

The pale guard shouted loudly.

"What happened!?

"In the woods... in the woods, dead bodies...!