Black Haired King

"You're more free than I thought."

"Haha. That's true. I'm just on it. Has Ledius never been in a carriage before?

"Oh, I couldn't leave the house until I was 10, and I've been at my master's ever since. I've never been this far before."

Now I'm sitting next to Lyle, who's your man. To talk to Lyle. This will also be the second week of our journey towards the King's Capital. Now they're finally halfway there.

Was it time to go to Reclium when we first got in the carriage? It was pretty exciting then because it was the first time everything I saw.

"What? What? What are you talking about? Mix it up, too!

Me and Lyle are talking, and Ares opens the carriage tree window and talks to me.

"I'm talking about the carriage being free. What more could you have done?

"Ugh, that, that ~"

"He wants Ladyus to see it."

"Ra, Rhine!

That's what Rhine says from next to Ares when Ares is reluctant to say it. I've been teaching Ares since this journey began.

Well, even when it comes to entanglement, it starts by allowing magic to flow evenly into your body.

"I get it. Lyle, I'm sorry, but I'm going back."

"Oh, good luck"

I return to the carriage with a weird grin from Lyle. What the fuck, man?

Because of this, Lyle and the others know that Ares is a woman. Lyle didn't seem to notice, but it looks like Rhine did and Ares was asked and told.

I wonder if it's easy to tell if it's the same sex. Mel at the wind chime pavilion seemed to notice, too.

"Look, try it"

"Yeah! No!

Let Ares do the demonic armor, um, it's a little even-handed, but there's more magic gathered in my left arm than elsewhere. I wonder if this was caused by being cut off.

"Ares, most of your body goes evenly, but only your left arm has more magic than anywhere else."

"Oh yeah!? Um, in me. Then I thought we were even."

Yeah, yeah. Ares to try and error while tilting his neck. He said he was laughing when he saw Ares like that.

"Are you guys dating?

And Rhine asked. Ares' face turns bright red on the words.

"How dare you think so!?

"Huh? 'Cause we're good friends for the others in red, and Ares seems happier than he is with me"

"What are you talking about? I'm just throwing a party. Besides, Ares has better people. Hey, Ares."

I'm sorry about Ares, so I told him to try to solve Rhine's misunderstanding.

"... right... idiot of Redius"

Ares' expression turned and he got grumpy. Look, I hear something weird about Rhine.

"No, that's obvious... but that's good. So is there someone you like?

And now you're gonna ask me that. Ares will also look at me like she's eating in for some reason. Hey, what's going on? You're my favorite.

The word reminds me of a woman with blue hair. It's been over a month away, but I was wondering how you were?

"Fuck, Redius?

"Oh, oh bad. I'm here, someone I like."

"... eh"

"Heh, who is it?

Don't eat it, Rhine. I wonder if you like stories like this. Well, don't tell me women like romantic stories. Contrary to that, Ares has lost her energy. What the hell?

"Granddaughter of my sword master. I'm breaking up for training now, but I promise I'll see you again when I'm done."

I guess Mr. Helenay is also working hard for the king. Don't let Mr. Helena beat you like that. I'll have to work hard when I get to King's Capital, too.

"Hmm? What's going on, Ares? Does it hurt anywhere?

When I was talking about Mr. Helena, Ares leaned down. Does it hurt even in the stomach?

"Hey, it's nothing! I'm going to Lyle's!

That's how I moved next to Lyle. What the hell. Aren't you going back to the carriage because Ares wants you to see it, and when that Ares gets out of the carriage, it means something?

"I wonder what's wrong with Ares?

"Are you serious about that?

When I asked Rhine, Rhine frightened me so badly. And when I nod, he sighs haha. Something's upsetting me.

"Poor Ares, too. Have you ever been told that Redius is blunt?

"Blunt? No, you don't."

Rhine can't. Shit, and I shake my neck to the side. You have no idea what that means. You talk like that, but you go ahead with the carriage.

"Redius. I'm going to stay in that village today. Ready?"

And Lyle asks from your stand. If I look outside too, I can see the village, although it's smaller than Kestria. I don't have any particular problems so I snort.

Keep going on the carriage and get ID checked at the entrance to the village to enter the village. People here are more like vigilantes than soldiers. I think it has a population of 500.

"Well, I'm gonna go somewhere I can put the carriage, so can I ask everyone for an inn?

"Oh, I don't mind."

As usual, Lyle goes to leave the carriage, me, Ares and Rhine look for the inn, the first bed in three days. It was either the ground here or the wild house in the carriage.

Come on, let's go.

"Right."

……

"Gu!"

We walk in the village to find a place to stay, but Ares is still in a bad mood. I don't know if I did anything. Rhine, caught between me and Ares, looks uncomfortable and stares at me.

In an awkward atmosphere, he said he was looking for an inn.

"Oh, my God! A bandit has attacked us!

and a man runs screaming from the entrance. And a man on a horse from outside came in the lead with a bandit. About 50 of them all. That's a good number of people.

"Terra! If you want your life, give me the golden-eyed stuff! Hyah ha!"

"So is the woman! Give me the woman, too!

The bandits cut the villagers off as they say so. Those guys!

"Ares, take Rhine to Lyle now."

"What do you do, Redius?!?

"I'll stop them. Take shelter in there somewhere safe. Lopo, tell him about Ares."

"Gu!"

This small village would have few places to evacuate, but with Lopo on its side, it would be safe.

"So, but"

"Go!

I pull out my sword and approach the bandits. Aren't you going to be the target of the village vigilante or something? I was nearby. Cut from bandits.

"Come on, bandits!

Shout out loud to draw the attention of the bandits. The bandit-headed man who noticed me yells at me to kill him while pointing at me.

Good, good. You've come together like a good one. I'm attacking from a nearby bandit.

"Die!

"Ugh!

Cut aside the bandit's sword that cuts. You're about half dead. In the meantime, they also slam down one looming bandit after another.

Play the sword and kick it off. It's a magic leg kick. I can see the bone breaking. Ignore the bandit who falls while spitting blood reflexes, avoid the attack of a man cut with an axe, and cut off his neck.

The other bandits will attack to surround me if they think I'm dangerous. Avoid cutting and repeating.

If you notice, more and more corpses behind me. Have you cut 20? You thought the boulder didn't taste good. The bandit's head urges him to retreat.

It would be troublesome if we kept on missing it. I tried to chase the bandit's head, and that's when the bandit's head jumped. And a body falling off a horse.

While the other bandits were puzzled that their heads had been hit, a knight on a white horse came in through the entrance. Did he do that now?

On his right shoulder were paintings of both wings, and the cloak worn by his knight depicted the crest of the Albust kingdom.

"Surrender now. Otherwise, our Silver Wings will be your opponents."

Are you a woman in your helmet? Clear and beautiful voice. But the bandits turn blue in their faces and throw away their weapons. I know some of them got hit in the head, but I'm reacting to saying the Silver Wings Knights.

Then comes the men who come in the same knight's clothes, and the knight gives instructions to the others. What should I do? That's what he thinks.

"So you're still willing to disobey."

And, at some point, a knight who was coming down the horse and to my side comes at me with a sword. This guy is making a terrible mistake.

"Yes, no, I am"

"No questions asked."

Besides, I don't listen to people!