Akuyaku Reijo Ni Koi Wo Shite

Departing from the original schedule, Nigata's Defense Force squadron, led by Leon, was scheduled to date with the Knights of the Guards. Knight of the Guard, who knew that Rion was going to leave for another day, had inserted a side spear.

Even so, the commander of the Knights had the hope that the relationship between Rion and Sol would be better. At that point, he would not have accepted any further actions, but even joined Prince Arnold. Moreover, Prince Arnold wanted to accompany himself.

At least Prince Arnold is willing to change his relationship with Leon. The Knight of the Guard, who knew this, could not forgive another action.

Thus, the Order of the Knights of the Guards, an order of which we do not know what authority, was forcibly scheduled.

Although he was not quite convinced as Leon, he could not violate the military order, and decided to set the date of departure with the Knights as directed. Of course, we can't hear what Lion says. I try to avoid any annoyances, but I'm working on a lot of things, but only after leaving the royal capital. First, he must leave the capital at the same date and time as the Knights of the Guard, as ordered.

Today is that day. Rion's choice of starting point, the meeting point of his own bandeau, Bandu, was very unlikely to be on the line.

Rion and Eriel were presenting flowers on the execution table while Bandu's army, dressed in four-colored armor, watched. This is where Vincent fell last.

Leon comes to this place since Vincent's death. This is the first time I have been to Aeriel. At last they were able to come to this place. This is not to say that I was able to organize my feelings. Still, the grudge against Vincent's death has not diminished in any way, nor has he forgiven himself for failing to protect Vincent. But only a little has come to see what we can do and what we can do. It's not a vague idea of revenge on everyone, it's more concrete.

Today I came to Vincent to report it. Today is the first step.

Rion kneels on the spot and mutters something to pray all the time. Aeriel was also hanging down next to her. The Bandu troops were just looking silently at the distance, a short distance away. They do not know Vincent. But I just felt that the Lord, whose lords, who usually only show harsh conditions, showed such a sincere attitude, might have been too small.

Eventually, Leon rises up next to Aeriel. The ceremony seems to have ended. Down the steps of the execution table, Rion stands in front of the military.

"Will you go?"

Even though he was on the line, Rion told him in a calm tone, without flying intensely. In response, Rion and Aeriel's horses are pulled forward. After receiving the reins from his men, they became horsemen.

As they were, the unit slowly began to advance, with the two at the head.

Immediately after leaving the execution ground, you can see the cavalry waiting for you. This is a unit of the apprentice of the Guard Knight, led by Sol. The number is 500 horses. That's a little more than the four hundred horses in Bandu.

"... wouldn't it have been better to wait outside the capital city?"

Rion complains toward the Sol who has lined his horses.

"I don't want to get out of another gate."

"I see, did you have that hand?"

Sol's dislike did not work for Rion. Sol is more irritated by the words returned. However, Sol was not on a business trip to do this.

"... was it true?"

"what?"

"I heard you were a former servant."

"Oh, that's it. What happened?"

"I've heard that he went alone to the execution site to help the Lord."

"... so what?"

Rion's expression becomes steep. The death of Vincent has hurt Lion's heart. I don't want to be lightly touched by others.

"Why did you do that?"

"... I have no obligation to explain to you."

"So, change the question. How do you feel about allegiance to others?"

"Do you hear it as a Konoe? I thought Konoe served with loyalty to the royal family."

Konoe's loyalty lies in the royal family, not the kingdom. Or, more specifically, to those who serve directly. In short, even the Knight of the Guards has different loyalty destinations. Of course, this is exactly what it should be, not the reality. Rarely will anyone oppose the king for their service partner.

"... I have no one to serve."

"Huh?"

"No, not without. I don't know where you are."

"... I don't understand at all. What are you talking about?"

"Some of the guard knights have served by their side from birth. It is not right to be a guard knight. He was still chosen as a child and served by his side from birth. He will be a knight of guard as he grows up. ''

Rion never heard of such a story about Konoe. But hearing that story just created a feeling of what it was.

"... Is that you?"

"That's it"

"Is it proud of being the chosen one?"

"No, he was supposed to serve her, the first princess, the younger sister just below Prince Arnold."

Although not his sister, Sol has not been informed. They believe in the general story.

"... Is it missing?"

"That's it"

"Is it found?"

"What is it ?? Is it true?"

In Lyon's words, Sol is changing his blood. The Lord who has been searching all the time. I didn't know that it had already been found.

"That woman? Black-haired, blue-eyed, another-world hero."

Rion's childishness appears in a place where he does not dare to mention his name. I don't want to feel like I'm just a short distance away.

Lyon is talking about Mary. In other words, wrong information.

"... that woman is different"

"Well? Is it? 頃 I was in school, but it should have been like that."

"It was said that the Queen was different."

"Hey. Vincent-sama's charges should have included a disrespect for that royal woman.

He knew from the beginning that he was a false accusation, but nonetheless, Rion couldn't stop staying vocal.

"... isn't that word profane to the Queen?"

"Then appeal, I don't care."

"It doesn't make sense to do that. You're in love with it, because there's no evidence."

"Don't worry. I have no loyalty to the royal family and I don't intend to hide it."

"What?"

"I'm the only one I'm loyal to, Vincent-sama. This will stay the same."

"……why?"

Eventually, I returned to the first question. But the content is slightly different. How can you keep your loyalty to the dead? It was something he wanted to hear from Sol who had lost his loyalty partner.

"Nobody really wants to be loyal to anything else. If you're there, it's Eriel, but now she's a wife, and she's not the loyalty to the Lord."

"... But you're worshiping the throne and territory from His Majesty the King. Should we turn his loyalty to His Majesty?"

"I didn't want it. I'm going to fulfill my duty as lord. And I'm not asking for loyalty."

"... I don't know. To serve the kingdom, you should turn your loyalty to it."

"Is it necessary to turn, does it create real loyalty with a sense of duty? At least I did not turn loyalty to Vincent because I became a servant. I always wanted to do something for this person, That's it. "

"……Really"

Rion says that it is not true loyalty, just because of a sense of duty. It is a word that can be understood by Sol. But if so, Sol had no idea what his thoughts were towards the princess who had been missing all the time.

"Well, that's what you're looking for first. If you don't, you won't know if you're good enough or not."

I'm going to use a word of comfort to Sol, who looks so depressed, but she's not getting any comfort.

"Don't say simply. How much do you think I've been looking for?"

"Come on, I guess I shouldn't know?"

"So I say not to say lightly."

"I don't think loyalty is better to speak words lightly."

"that is……"

"To be honest, I don't even know. It now seems like a friendship rather than a loyalty to the Lord. Don't feel like a different emotion."

"... What are the different emotions?"

"I don't know. I know only Vincent and Eriel were the only people I could trust in this world."

No matter how much you hear Lion's feelings, Sol will not understand. Vincent and Aeriel are the first to be relied upon when Rion, who had been seen with disdain from everyone around him, met for the first time. Rion was the only one of his favor.

Still, Sol cannot be heard.

"How can you lose that trustworthy person and stay normal?-Thanks to your wife next door?"

"... I don't mean to be normal, but if I can see it, I have something to do now."

"What is it?"

"To raise your name"

"what?"

"Spread my name across the kingdom in such a way that no one can reach me in the fight against the demon."

"... for a career?"

Sol was confused by Rion's declaration, which had nothing to do with the story so far.

"No. When my name spreads, a lot of people will know about Vincent. I want to let everyone in the kingdom know. And that it is wrong to kill such a person. "

If the world is trying to get to the stage, try to use it. This is Rion's determination. Break through from the front instead of avoiding game settings. I was determined to do so.

"that is……"

In Lion's mind, Sol does not know.

But Lyon's actions, along with Vincent's name, also degrade the kingdom that mishandled it. As a guard knight, you should stop that action.

But, while so, Sol was trembling at Lion's words. Even if you lose, Rion, who tries to act for that person, overlaps with what she wants to be.

"I don't want to cooperate, but don't get in the way. I can't afford to allow it."

Sol didn't even understand what the word meant, but Rion declared the end of the conversation by speeding up the horse's feet, without saying anything more.

And when Sol asked, Leon would have answered nothing. The word that you can't afford it means that if you get in the way, it will be erased immediately. It's not about talking to the killer.

Sol had no choice but to move his horse behind, but soon noticed his surroundings. There is a reasonable distance from the execution site to the outer wall gate. Even if the number is less than a thousand, it stands out if the army is marching. In addition, the appearance of the four colored armor warriors of Bandu's army moving forward was a rare sight even for the people of the royal capital who are familiar with knights and soldiers.

What stands out above all is Nikki who is leading the way. Rion and Aeriel's side by side were so pictorial that they couldn't help but attract the attention of others.

Make your name known to the kingdom. Sol knows that Leon is already taking action for that. That's all Sol knows. Rion's plan cannot be this much.

A few days later, the fact that the army of four-colored armor is bandu territory, and that it is led by Rion, will spread. By being sung by a minstrel, along with the story of the miraculous love of Rion and Aeriel, united in the tragedy of the death of Lord and brother Vincent.

However, the bard's case was that the people in the slums who were in charge of information operation went secretly to Rion, and later they were a little angry at Rion who was embarrassed that it was celebrated by the protagonist. Become. By the way.

◇◇◇

He joined the unit of Prince Arnold at the North Gate. It's a hassle for Rion, but it's something we've planned, so we're ready. On the contrary, there was nothing special, they just joined, but there was one miscalculation.

That was to Charlotte. Clearly, Charlotte was quite unexpected for Leon, who thought he would operate in Maria's main force.

Rion has little to do with Charlotte. It's about 5 minutes to add and subtract, so we talk normally, but that complicates the situation.

I don't know if Charlotte was conscious, but he was acting as a mediator in a conversation with Prince Arnold.

"Where did the people of Lion's territory go?"

Immediately after leaving the royal capital, Rion scattered Bandeau's troops in several units. Charlotte has heard that.

"A little further away, we are heading for our destination."

"so"

"... Why do you do such a thing?"

After hearing Leon's answer to Charlotte's question, Prince Arnold muttered the question.

"Why are you doing that?"

"... is training"

"so"

"Is it a march training? No, no, just a march training should be within reach."

Prince Arnold mutters.

"What kind of training?"

"... The purpose of this mission is to destroy each group of monsters before merging. You know this, right?"

"Yeah, you really know."

"The monsters can travel from near the border on a number of routes. We're also trying to disperse our units to defeat them."

"so"

"Then, there is a possibility that there will be a decentralized and sequential input of troops.

And again, Prince Arnold's voice of doubt.

"Um ..."

It seemed a bit difficult for Charlotte to put it in his own words.

"It's already good. Now you've been here with this intent, right?"

"I'm not. But I'm a bit lonely now ..."

"... Huh, that's a woman?"

Before the Prince of Arnold, I refrained from saying, "Be careful, and work hard for those who like it."

"No!"

"eh?"

Still, Charlotte, who has loudly denied, is confused by Rion. Looking at Rion, Charlotte noticed his mistake.

"Oh, that's what I just wanted to be friends of and get together."

"... Is Charlotte and my friends friends?"

"Yes, I'm going."

"Oh really……"

It is hard to deny if you can say it completely. Although vague, Rion has accepted her friendship.

"So what? Arnold's answer to your question?"

"... I wouldn't want to disperse if I could, but I couldn't prevent the monsters that are going to be divided into multiple pieces if they were kept together. Neither the village nor the village. "

Rion's gaze, who speaks to this, faces Prince Arnold. This is because the exchange through Charlotte has become cumbersome.

"Is it possible ...?"

What Leon says is ideal. But I don't think Prince Arnold can do it.

"I don't know, so I'm training."

"I don't understand the contents of the training"

"Cooperation or information transmission ... Practice to move each unit moving away efficiently."

"……I do not understand"

"Move the messengers frequently to get the most up-to-date status of each unit as much as possible. Calculate exactly how much each unit can move from its current location to the next destination, I ’ll judge if it ’s good to move the squad, and sometimes it ’s like joining and dispersing.

"... can you do it?"

"That's why I don't know. I don't know if I can do it or not, and I'm training for that."

"Really……"

I can understand the idea, but the realization image does not come to Prince Arnold. Skip the messenger and move your units. I don't think Rion is trying to do just that. It quickly became apparent that the idea was not wrong.

"Red, when we arrive at our destination."

"Slow. Tell me to send a messenger sooner. The time to return to the unit from now on, the march stops. It's a waste of time."

"Hah"

"Let's proceed to the northeastern village from there. Go further away from the main unit. Don't make the mistake."

"Hah"

Following Rion's instructions, the messenger returns. But this messenger becomes insane.

"Blue, the next instruction"

"Before that, where are you?"

"It's almost true west. It's in the triangle between the main unit and the destination."

"Hey, as expected. Then, after arriving at the destination, join the main unit. Don't mistake the junction."

Another unit's messenger also hears the instructions and moves away from the main unit. Following this, messengers from the Yellow Party and the Green Party arrive, and then return under the direction of Leon.

That didn't break it. From start to finish, with a surprising frequency of how many are present, the messengers return and hear the unit's current location and instructions from Leon. As often as it was, Rion occasionally issued other orders than the ones he gave in the previous messenger.

"... Isn't the unit receiving the order confused?"

If the instructions change frequently, the units will be confused and unable to move. Prince Arnold was worried about it.

"I'm confused because I think about extra things. I just need to follow the latest order, even if it's the opposite order."

"... maybe it is"

"The only thing the unit cares about is to move at a constant speed. The only difficulty with this training is whether the messenger can return to the unit without hesitation and Don't get me wrong. "

"If you can do that?"

"In theory, you can move your units more efficiently and, as a result, reduce the chances of shooting out monsters. Well, with a little more training, you won't know if you can use it."

"... I see."

In short, the heart of this training is Rion, who receives information from the messenger and gives instructions based on it. Prince Arnold noticed. Rion remains on the horse, responding to the messengers appearing one after another. Think all in your own head, without looking at the map.

If you were able to give all the instructions without error, and your units were able to act without confusion.

He might have been ridiculously sweet when he was just by his side and thought about learning by watching and hearing his actions. Yes, Prince Arnold thought.