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~

"Corpse...!? Why is that...? Eddie's here... no, it might be more dangerous to leave him."

Princess Clarice murmured at me like she was talking to herself. [M]

"I don't want you to feel terrible. Please keep your eyes shut."

I'm used to corpses, and I'm not afraid at all.

But it's more natural for a normal child to feel scared.

Instead of answering, Clarisse clings to her neck.

So the princess assumed that I was scared. [M]

While I was being carried in a hug, I was very much obliterating my presence.

Of course, it's a face-to-face performance. In fact, I was secretly observing the situation around me.

After connecting the horse to the entrance to the forest, we proceeded further and further into the forest under the escort.

It's a steep forest without human hands.

After a while, I smelled iron sticking to my nose.

As she was being hugged, the signs of the princess breathing came directly to me.

"Is this... a werewolf..."

I glanced at the body without being noticed by the princess. [M]

What fell on the dead leaves was a humanoid monster with a straight face.

The wolf's ear has a tail, and the bloody mouth has sharp canine teeth peeking at it.

The princess is right, a werewolf.

"Princess, I'm scared, but I'm fine... So let me down."

"I see... then..."

The princess has a pale face.

"Never leave me alone."

"Yeah, okay."

It is gently lowered on the ground.

As the princess approached the body of the fearful wolf, I observed the surroundings behind it.

Near by is a horse that has lost the LORD, standing in an abyss.

You might as well see it as a werewolf horse.

"Probably because of the arrow stuck in my back."

The guard who had examined the body earlier explained to the princess.

The princess frowned as if she remembered her suffering.

"This is... painful. At least pull it out...."

Don't do it.

"Princess....!

I hurriedly whispered to the princess. [M]

"You shouldn't touch it. Because it's a poison arrow."

"Eh...!? Poison arrow...!? Dear Eddie, how could such a thing happen...!?

She hurried to the princess who raised her voice in surprise.

The guards are strangely tilting their heads.

When I saw the princess holding her mouth nodding back, I kept talking quietly. [M]

"Look. The arrows aren't so deep, they're far away from the heart. Besides, there is almost no bleeding. That means he didn't die of wounds or bleeding."

"... I see. That way, you can think of poison."

"I don't know the type, but I think it's a late-acting poison. There was only one horse's footprint in this forest, so I don't think he was killed here by a chaser."

"Dear Eddie... you're so familiar with it. It's like you're talking to someone a lot older than me."

"Eh!? Ah, uh, books... yes! I read about my favorite adventure!

"No, you're reading a book that produces a lot of hard knowledge."

"That's not true!? We're talking about dragons, knights and poisoning!

Watch out! Watch out!

I was in a hurry to deceive you...

"Princess, look!

One of the guards who was investigating the werewolf presented a piece of paper that he found in the body's pocket.

"A secret book? Maybe it was an ambush on the way."

Let's read it, princess.

The princess nodded and spread the letter.

Her eyebrows soon burst into confusion.

"Is this... the word of a werewolf? Anybody read anything?

Princess Clarisse looks at the guards in turn.

Everyone shook their necks flat.

No one seems to be able to read.

Except for me.

Well, of course.

Unless it's national transportation, I won't have the opportunity to learn another race's language.

Demons and humans have hostile relationships, and werewolves in particular hate crowds with other races.

After I finished dominating my knowledge of magical relations in my previous life, I learned languages from all over the world to ruin my time, so I can read Wolf Man, but that's quite a special pattern.

Well...

I peeked into the secret book the princess was holding. [M]

An army of dragon tribes is standing on the river as planned.

Start attacking as soon as the sun rises. "

……

An order to start attacking the Dragon Clan...!?

Besides, does the opponent stand up for the fight?

The problem I was afraid of just now has finally become real.

"Princess, come here...!

"Dear Eddie...!?

I pulled the princess's hand and called him into the shade. [M]

"The letter says the werewolves will attack the Dragons."

"... eh!? Is that really what happened?!

"Yeah, this word means legions. This is the river. This means that the sun rises to the top, for the sake of noon.... that's what I wrote in the book I read earlier..."

"Eddie... I can't believe I can read such a difficult book...!

"Ah, ahaha... more than that. It says attack. I mean...."

"At noon, the army, the attack... Eddie was right..."

The princess chews her lips off.

"Just let the guards know. Discuss what to do immediately."

"Yes, thank you, Eddie."

The guards rushed over beside the princess, who returned with a pale face.

"Princess Clarisse. What the hell did it say?

"This letter instructed the Dragons to attack at noon."

"Princess, can you read the language of a werewolf?!

"My exotic friend, a genius... no, a genius, taught me how to read before. I can't read everything, but thanks to my friend, who taught me important words, I was able to understand the content. I don't really appreciate it."

"I didn't know that there were people who could freely read the language of the demons...."

"How smart are you...!

The princess glanced at me with a proud face.

Subtly coughs back.

Because now is not the time to be proud of me!

I'm glad the princess was happy with me.

"Anyway, that's fine! The problem is the content of the letter. Probably because this wolf was about to deliver this secret book to reinforcements or something."

While the princess was pretending to be reading letters to the guards, I thought.

I wonder where this wolf was going to deliver the secret book.

This is human territory.

We know that they crossed the suspension bridge from the demonic realm.

A secret book brought out of the demonic realm...

Are you working with a human being?

No, that's strange.

There is no reason why humans should go out of their way to join the battle between dragons and werewolves.

And the human domain is the territory of the princess's country.

There was no way I wouldn't have noticed such a move.

And then...

Instructions to start the attack.

A human territory where a man with a secret book, a wolf, was headed.

But I don't think humans can help in this situation.

... is there an army of werewolves entering the human realm?

"Hey, princess. What happens if this battle starts?

"That's...."

The princess explained after she raised her eyebrows.

"There are wolves and dragons around here, and vampires have a lot of power."

The guards took a breath.

But it won't be impossible.

Both werewolves and dragons are powerful and brutal monsters.

Among them, it is said that the top fighting power is comparable to that of the human side as a whole.

Once upon a time of war, the human side fell into a state of destruction without much resistance.

Until the wise on the human side stopped it and formed an inviolable alliance, they were the object of fear.

Even though dragons and wolves are troublesome, I can't believe that vampires are involved...

"One of the most important problems for humans is the vampire family....."

Well, I guess so.

They are people who want to feed on humans whenever they have no alliance.

"The Dragon Man and the Wolf are brave and very powerful species, but if they both become warriors and shred each other... Vampires will certainly fill that gap. If the dragons and wolves were defeated and there was no vampire shackle... They will pervert the Alliance and invade human territory."

The guards are bluishing and trembling.

"It's over... it's over now..."

"It was just a reconnaissance mission, so how did this happen... With only five of us, it's impossible to escape while protecting the princess...."

"You didn't listen to the princess!? Running away from here will eventually invade human territory...! Yeah, but what do I do..."

"Wait, everybody!

While the adults were in chaos, I shouted with horrible feelings. [M]

"... something's coming."

Yes, it is.

With intense lethargy, rough footsteps approached.