Rion bothers the surroundings, but one more person has been affected. It is Sol of the Guard Knight. Despite the fight, Sol kept in touch with Leon, always keeping a certain distance.

When asked why, Sol cannot answer anything. If I dare to answer, I would be afraid that when I approached it, something I was protecting was broken. That's a ridiculous reason for me.

But while not approaching, he was observing Rion for a long time.

The result is that, in terms of abilities alone, overall it's pretty good. The sword is still far from it, but it will definitely grow. Magic has an amazing talent. He is an excellent commander of troops, and once he joins the Knights of the Kingdom, he can quickly become a commander of thousands. I'm sure everyone will be able to take the lead, but it's going to be more of a problem whether there are more soldiers to follow Lion.

However, Sol feels that Rion has something that cannot be described with abilities alone. It is difficult if it is said. Anyway, it's complicated and different words apply. One of them is an interesting person who is not boring at best, or worse, a person who is dangerous and very unseen.

This is not correct. Sol's reputation is deceiving his feelings. I'm in danger, I can't see it, but I just want to reach out. This is the true evaluation.

But Sol can't admit this feeling. I have a strong feeling that the person I should support has been determined for a long time.

Even today, Sol is surprised at the dangers of Leon, without knowing that he is in fact himself.

On the first day of his return to the royal capital, Rion began to do foolish things.

"... Are you serious?"

"There is nothing that a monster can do and a person cannot."

"No, that's a mistake. You can manipulate the beast because it's a monster."

"That's wrong. Monsters and monsters are different. Monsters are a bit ferocious."

"Are you saying that?"

Sol's line of sight turns to a monster connected to a tree with many ropes hung. It should have been very tightly restrained, but regardless of that, the demon is rampaging to release the restraint.

What Rion is trying to do with the monster is to try to imitate the monster replacing the monster with a horse in the battle of Nigata.

"If you catch, even the beast will rampage. It's the same."

"... Why can you think so? I don't understand."

"I am a different person from you. I don't understand, of course. I don't have time to talk in vain. Just look at it."

Rion approaches the demon without any fear. That is incredible for Sol. The demon is indeed shaped like a horse. However, its forehead has sharp corners and its mouth has sharp fangs. When the mouth is open, the bright red mouth is strangely conspicuous in the jet-black body, and it feels very grotesque.

Rion wants to ride the beast. I don't think I'm sane.

"Well, let's get started ... but what do we do?"

Despite going close to the beast, Rion is worried without knowing what to do. When you're ready to move your units, you're prepared, but you're out of the ordinary. Sol is also known.

"What if I say thank you for healing my wounds?"

This time we are talking to the demon. It is Rion who helped the monster that was hurt in the battle and fell, but the monster could not remember that. I don't think Sol understands the language at all.

Sure enough, there is no way the beast grows mature.

"... Okay, now we're feeding. If you want this meat, put me on."

Rion had a piece of meat when he was ready. I'm giving it out like a monster and talking. After seeing that, Sol was amazed. If it's a beast, feeding may work, but Sol knows that it can't be done once or twice.

"Ah!?"

Suddenly, Rion's surprised voice resounded. The flesh that Rion had in his hand is flying in the air. The beast jumped at the corner of the forehead, following Lion's guard. In addition, he used his dexterous horns to drop the meat under his feet and stretched his neck to begin eating.

"This bastard. If people are kind, you will get on the beat. When this happens, let me know what you say with strength."

Astonishingly, when he saw what to do, Rion began to cut the rope connecting the demon with his sword. He didn't mind being surprised, but quickly cut off all the ropes.

"Don't run away. Fight gracefully."

When I told it to the monster, not only Sol but everyone around me thought, but the monster is facing Rion without running away, as if she understood the words of Rion .

From there, the battle between Rion and the beast began.

A beast that wields horns and attacks Rion. However, Rion is defending the horn attack. Originally, Rion has some skill in defense. Just as well as avoiding the sword, you're avoiding the corner as well.

Rion finds a gap in the beast, and Rion slips past the beast and goes into his pocket. Suddenly, the demon raised his forefoot high and tried to crush Leon from there. Rion, who avoided it, jumped on the back of the monster in an instant.

"Good!"

After a moment of the word. Rion rolls down to the ground when the beast jumps up his hind legs as much as if he were doing a handstand. The beast's forepaws fell there, but Rion avoided it by jumping far behind.

"... I would resist even if I straddled. How do I win this?"

Nobody has any answers when asked such a question. If you have it, it's a monster, but the monster can't answer.

"Okay, I'll make my horse anyway."

Rion who gives up or gets hotter. By this time, Bandu Commanders who knew that Rion wouldn't pull off a bit softly began to sit down on the ground in preparation for a long battle. The Guard Knight who saw it also imitated a royal soldier.

In fact, it was a long battle from here. Rion straddling his back after slipping through the beast's attacks over and over again. Each time the beast shakes down Rion with a violent movement. No matter how many times she is dropped down, Rion will not give up. It jumps over and over again and over again and again.

"How long will this last?"

"It's until Rion is satisfied. I may not be able to leave today."

It was Keel who answered Sol's question.

"Then the march is scheduled."

"I'm not crazy. The march is in Rion's mind."

"Do you want to go home?"

March training that was carried out on the way. Keel says he will do it home.

"Lion didn't seem to be convinced of our movement. Do you think you should continue training in that situation?"

"... I see."

Continue until you are satisfied. Everything is so. At that point, the battle in front of us, as Kiel says, is unlikely to end. Sol knew that he had that much strength in Lion as he accompanied the battle.

But this time, Keel's reading was off.

"... I'm off today. You haven't completely recovered from the injury, can you beat that one?"

When he told the demons, Rion had actually stopped fighting and was returning. Turn your back completely to the monster.

"Lion !?"

As expected, this was a keel. Even if Rion stops, it does not necessarily stop the monster from attacking. Usually, it definitely attacks.

"……Lie?"

However, the demon did not attack Rion. On the contrary, he does not try to escape from this place.

"Prepare for departure"

Rion is giving no instructions, as she is surprised at the demon beasts around.

"Rion?"

"What?"

"What do you do with that demon beast? Also, connect it with a rope."

"Oh, I can't do that. It just brings out the injured person. And if I keep it connected with a rope, won't I be able to compete?"

Rion did not give up. I just ended today.

"But how?"

If you don't connect, the beast will escape. Even if Rion is willing, he cannot rematch. This is a common sense idea, but Rion was different.

"I think I'll try again when I'm fine"

"... why do you know that?"

"That monster, maybe you know the words. The eyes were reacting to my words."

"A monster speaks human words?"

"Isn't it strange that such a monster is there? Well, I don't know if it really is. Somehow, I just felt like that."

"Hah"

There is a demon that understands human words. This will be proven a few days after this date. As Rion says, the demon beast appeared before Rion himself.

Every day from that day, Rion and the Beast repeatedly fought for a moment and parted. It is not a battle from the middle. To everyone's eyes, Lion and the beast seemed only to be playing.

After several days, Rion finally ran around on the back of the beast. On the contrary, they even carry Airiel together. Fearlessly seeing Airiel straddling the demon, the surroundings are unclear if they are similar.

Anyway, Rion's purpose to replace monsters with equestrians was fulfilled. It should have been done.

"Why escape the demon?"

Sol approached Lion near the royal city, trying to release the beast.

"Escape, I've never been caught."

"Maybe it wasn't a horse?"

"I was going to do that at first, but I stopped it."

"So I'm asking why."

Sol is asking her again, somewhat annoyed by her lack of words.

"Nightmare is impossible to keep connected."

"nightmare?"

"Name. Not cool?"

"... I don't know."

"That's boring. It sounds like the person you heard was bad."

What isn't clear about Sol is Leon's idea of naming the beast, but it didn't get through to Leon.

"I can't keep the nightmare tethered to the stable anyway. That's why I can't let it go. I don't want to be mistaken for a monster and be killed."

"Even if you make a mistake, nothing is actually a monster."

"... I'm in trouble if I get mistaken for a stray monster."

Needless to say, there are no stray monsters.

"Is there no choice but to be dangerous?"

"Did nightmare appearing every day strike someone?"

"……Disagreeable"

"That's safe. I don't know if I'm offended, but it's bad for the offended."

"... If it's so important, what if you could identify yourself as a beast? If you let go here, that doesn't mean you won't be able to be beaten by someone else."

Rion, who protects the demon, is like a child who is selfish. Sol, who thought so, talked about this without thinking too much.

"... you sometimes don't say good things"

"Huh?"

"In that case, I need a testimony. Isn't it a collar, anyway? I'm afraid I don't want a collar.

In response to Sol's words, Rion begins to figure out how to prove that she is her own beast. When this happens, you won't have a conversation until your thoughts come together. Sol, who has seen such situations many times, also knew.

"Yes ... I don't know if your husband is an adult or a child."

Sol, whose conversation was unilaterally interrupted and short of time, talked bitterly to Eriel next door.

"Rion is still a child"

"I think he's seen him recently. It's a big difference from working."

From the point of view of Sol, after the battle was over, Rion looked like another person. In fact, the band ド ゥ s troops think so, but Sol did not know.

"I'm tired"

"That's not surprising. Still, I'm pretty energetic compared to others."

"I'm tired of my heart. Rion is always trying to interact with unreliable partners. In comparison, monsters are definitely easier to deal with, because they don't fool their hearts. Wow "

"that is……"

"In fact, I'm putting all responsibility for the victory on Lion alone. If you're suspicious of Leon, don't trust it, don't count on him. Leon doesn't like to fight separately."

Airiel was angry. Rion is innocent because she has no room for concern. That was tough for this battle. Rion wasn't just thinking about bringing all the merits to himself without letting Maria play any role. Rion was fighting, swearing that he would never repeat the last mistake and not sacrificing a single inhabitant. While being crushed by pressure.

Rion is still a child. The meaning of this word is anger to the surroundings for putting the burden on the child Lion. And I'm also worried about having something on Rion.

"You said you lost your loyalty partner, but are you really suffering from it? Leon has suffered a number of terrible things and couldn't trust anyone. I was craving, I met my brother, believed in my brother, bet everything and served my brother. ''

"I am ..."

"What are you? 本 当 に Are you really looking for someone to be loyal to?" 知 る I don't think so much because I know Lion.

“…………”

Sol did not find a word to return. There is a feeling to deny Airiel's words. However, I have no honest confidence when it comes to taking action that I can say I really want. It just seems to be lamenting that we have lost the people to serve.

How about Rion compared to yourself? Even now, when the serving Lord is dead, Rion is acting for him. Perhaps with considerable suffering. Airiel's anger showed that.

"Airiel"

Rion, who should have been immersed in thinking, called the name of Eriel.

"What's wrong?"

"embarrassed"

"eh?"

"Because it's very embarrassing to talk about that to others."

"... When I first met Rion, I told Rion."

Aeriel suddenly started talking to Sol how he received Rion's words.

"Aeriel?"

"When I said that Rion's eyes were beautiful, Rion stared at my eyes and was stunned. Rion would surely like me at that time."

"Hey, hey !? You don't have to talk at all!"

"After that, Rion had been holding a number of maids since he was ten years old.

There is no need to talk now. On the contrary, it's not something that I would talk to, or what my wife, Eriel, would say.

"So what's the story?"

"Rion's embarrassing story"

"……why?"

"It's a punishment. I'm only a nightmare opponent recently. I guess I won't rest at my opponent?"

"No such thing"

"Then, from today to seeing the royal capital, look only at me. Talk to me only."

"Aeriel ... I know, it hurts!"

Something hindered Rion, who was loving and reaching for her. Looking back at Rion who felt pain in his back, the nightmare pokes Rion's back at the corner.

"Hey, Leon"

"eh?"

"Is nightmare a female?"

"here we go?"

"I think that's true .... Hey, Leon."

"what?"

"Do I have to burn yakimochi to the demon? Is it baked?"

"... No way."

In the end, Nightmare never left Leon. I don't know if it was a female favor, friendship, or another emotion.

Anyway, the name of the monster knight was in the street name of several named Lions, because Nightmare was on the side of the battlefield.