"Asm, calm down"

A voice comes back to me.

A colleague, Geones, is looking straight at her.

Just like Harriage, Geones has just returned from his mission.

He lived in a dormitory and seemed to have stopped by before he returned to his room, and was very surprised to see Harrieg carrying a thief.

The detention center was not open because it was night, and he was taken to the knights' camp to temporarily drop him here.

"Did you calm down?"

"Certainly, he might have calmed down, but he was almost killed."

Harrige tapped. If you could kill it, you would have killed it. I hated this man so much.

Harry, who worked without a break for a month, gave her a modest reward: gently peeking into the witch's house from the forest bushes.

I didn't even think I would want to meet so much just because I couldn't meet for a month.

Isn't it cold? Are you eating properly? Are my hands enough? Is there anything wrong? Have you ever been tormented by the villagers? Are those guards coming again?

I told Saffina, the servant (Valette), who had been supporting Hariju for many years, to take care of Rose's surroundings, but I still wanted to help myself if I could.

In addition, I wanted to take care of Rose.

――Is it lonely?

Harige was lonely.

Though she was frustrated, Birlaura, who had been taking care of her like her sister, accompanied her on a journey to marry, she thought only about Rose.

Finally, the rose that looked like a town girl seen from the horse was unforgettable.

I didn't expect to see him before I left, so after that Harrige floated for a while and my mood didn't go away.

Harrage was thinking only about Rose, as he was laughing and told Birrula, "This is a disease that the witch's remedy cannot cure."

And Harige understood everything.

Thousands and tens of thousands of people who have lived and called this feeling of fear and impatience even at a distance.

"... Are you already sleeping?"

Rose's house stood quietly in the middle of the lake at night.

If you were asleep, you were good.

He said that he was used to night customers, but he wants to sleep at night.

Harryge, who refrained from going to the pier and ringing the bell, noticed that the boat was swimming in the lake.

"Is this a customer during the night?"

I put myself on the shelf and feel grumpy.

Looking at Rose's house, there is no light.

I wasn't aware of it, but when Harrige arrived at night, Rose was always lit and waiting.

After hearing the sound of the bell that rings when you stand on the pier, you will probably light a fire for your guests.

But now, the witch's house remains black.

The boat is trying to stop behind the witch's house for some reason.

When I was suspicious, I heard a slight cracking of the glass from afar.

Harig takes off his shoes and clothes without hesitation.

With only one pair of trousers and a thin inner, goose bumps all over the body in the cold winter. Also put all the swords on your waist.

Enter the lake quietly so that you do not notice it.

The water was as cold as ice water and quickly took Harrige's body.

The pain pierced the whole body, but began to swim regardless. Approaching without making a noise.

The boat had already reached Kojima. The boat is uninhabited.

On the land, it became even colder. A cold breeze over the lake blows the wet body mercilessly.

Open and close your hands several times to heat the biting body.

It is meaningless if your body does not move when it matters.

Nothing is better than nothing.

It's best if a lonely rose breaks the glass and rowing a boat isn't good enough for paddles.

Only Harrige, who ran ahead and jumped into the winter lake, should be laughable.

But what if something went wrong?

"When a suspicious person comes, I'm immediately hiding under the floor."

Recalling that rose, Harrige clenched his teeth.

When he heard the word, Harrige simply thought it was "poor." Rose, who was guarded by no one, was just sorry for Harige, who was raised that women should be protected.

But now, he respects Rose, who has protected himself by himself.

And if it can come true, please let me help you in the future.

Head to the entrance with the mulberry in the field.

The door was open. From inside, I hear a man's voice.

"Oh. No witch. I heard that she was a young woman, so I thought it would be fun."

I was so cold that I felt angry that my whole blood was almost boiling.

Suppresses the urge and hides behind the entrance door. Looking over the shoulder, look inside. If you do not judge the situation, you can not enter.

The man is turning on an old lamp in Rose's house, either in search of the house. The man was tall and had gray hair. Consistent with the characteristics of thieves who had a fuss before Harriage went on duty.

But you can't do any harm as a knight until you know that the man isn't really a guest.

The whole room is rough, but Harryge has not yet figured out how far the witch will drive normally.

But fortunately, "Witches don't seem to be." It must have been hidden in that basement.

I imagined a nervous Rose in that narrow, dark space. Hariju's hand with a mulberry gets a lot of power.

"I'm sorry. I'm the only one. I'm thinking that there is more because I'm selling drugs on a large scale."

It may have been a communication error somewhere. The “drug” that Rose sells is completely different from what he imagined.

Anyway, the man was certain to steal money from Rose's house.

If you oppose it, you may be able to use your skills, but first Harrige's temple shouts at you.

"Well, are you there?"

The man who heard something turned around.

The man's gaze was pointed at the location of the basement door where Rose would be hiding.

A man steps forward.

Eyes were fixed on lugs hiding the floorboards.

The option of calling out has disappeared.

I noticed I was stepping on it. By the time the thief noticed Harriage approached with a large stride, his body and consciousness would have already blown away. He did not use the mulberry in his last conscience, but beat him with all his might.

A loud noise sounds and the man hits the wall.

Fortunately, there were no cracks in the stack. I am relieved that I did not destroy Rose's house.

Grabbing Murakura, Harrige hits the man's face against the wall.

After confirming that it was completely stretched, I tied it up with my waist belt. I squeeze it very carefully so that I can get out and resist.

The room was quiet with Shin.

He checks for other hiding accomplices, but appears to be a single offender.

Pick up the rug and open the basement door.

The deep green eyes illuminated by the light of the lamp moistened instantly upon finding Harriage.

—Every time you remember that rose, you want to kill this thief.

"Your lookout will change. You can't give up the corpse tomorrow morning."

Called by Geones, Harrige returned.

"I'm sorry.

Thanks to the kindness of his colleagues, Harrige goes home.

Safina was already heading to Rose's house because he had sent the message before returning to the mansion.

Remembering that she was wrapped in a rose futon, her heart jumps like a boy.

There are purple clouds in the sky. The morning sun was starting to rise.

***

When I returned home and took a bath, I felt comfortable. Pack quick and easy meals in your belly.

On the way, Geoness, who was careful, shared the testimony he had heard from the thief.

The thief heard the villagers talk in the bar and knew that the witch was a young woman. Villagers claim that the witch is a strange-old woman when the child is throwing a sludge.

The intrigued thief listens to the villagers in detail.

The villagers talked cheerfully. The witch sells medicine () day and night.

It's an open secret that witch customers only have a ridiculous status. He thought that the thief who sought was easy to give to a young woman.

Throwing in the huge witch's treasure, the thief explored the area around Rose.

Rose basically does not go out and lives like a retreat, where men only come to eat at fixed times once every two days.

The stealing plan stood in the blink of an eye.

Along with the report, it is reported that Geones has completed the procedure for Harriage to go on vacation. Harriage rang the bell when he returned the communicator, thanking his colleagues.

"Safina ... I didn't have anybody."

Immediately, a servant (footman) ran without footsteps.

"I asked you before leaving, did you have that?"

"No, I was told that it was still taking time."

Harrige sits down on the couch and ties his boots and tells.

"I don't want to hurry, but it doesn't make sense to be too late. Please tell me properly."

"We know"

"And bring me a small bottle of sleepiness (...) on the shelf in my room. Prepare a horse.

My servant bows and leaves the room.

Harrige saw the blue sky outside the window.