Half a month later. Zoltan Minato Ward.

The Zoltan port is small near the mouth of the river, compared to other towns.

A small cargo ship can enter the port near the pier extending from the port, but a large ship or a military ship carrying hundreds of military personnel can only enter the river and anchor at sea.

At sea, many small boats are heading to Lilinrara's military galley, which is carrying materials and floating above the sea, further away from the estuary.

"That's hard"

"It's a painstaking job every time, so I'm impressed that when I see it from the outside, I can often work with it."

To my words, Lirin Lara replied, saying so.

"Maintaining a ship offshore can be done well without magic."

"I hope the ship can fix itself by using magic and skills."

Lilinrara's military ship is a galley ship powered by human-operated oars. The draft is shallow, and the sea is vulnerable to storm.

The ship, which continued its voyage from Veronia to Zoltan, needed some solid maintenance before returning home.

"So, you should be with Prince Salius, who would normally be sweating and conducting on the forehead, but why are you fishing in such a place?"

Lilinrara was hanging a fishing line in the corner of the harbor away from the busy working Veronians, and was fishing lazy ... rather than lazy.

"I put all my knowledge as a captain into Salius. He can be a great pirate, who still has a name in history. No problem."

"Is the prince a pirate? It's the opposite of Geyserik."

"Haha, the other way around. That's right."

"So, back to the story, why are you feeling so sick?"

Lilinrara slowly turned around.

Lirin Lara's face, which hides a large wound running in one eye with her eye patch, should have been quite impressive, but now she has a weak expression.

Compared to the current Lilinrara, Oparara at the Oden shop still seemed unreliable enough to feel powerful.

"Are you bother me to say that?"

"Well."

"It's a friendly guy."

I had a plain disgusting face.

"I'm a little sick of what I'm sad about and I have to comfort a legendary pirate who's likely to live many times more than me. I was about to kill you."

"I just tried to catch it. It's a really funny guy. Then I'll just let it go."

"I'm not going to return to Veronia, but if I'm going to spend some time in a slow life somewhere else, you'll have to return to Veronia to protect the position of Prince Salius, who lost the succession to the throne. It's about changing the kingdom of Veronia, trying to defeat the Demon Army, that is, creating a civil war.

"It's a mouth you know. How much experience have you gained at that young age?"

"I don't care about me."

"No, I'm interested"

Lilinrara's eyes seemed to return slightly to one side.

I have a foreboding feeling that I have done something extraordinarily troubled.

"I don't want to use your identity as a hand in negotiations or tell anyone. This is a personal interest."

Lilinrara grabbed my arm and pulled him.

"Roughly red. Can you talk about people?"

"Impolite"

"Why can a man like you have such a calm face. Heroes are chasing unseen dreams and always have the look of a tight string somewhere. , Aren't they continuing to pour the fountain of endless ambition into the spirit of heroes? "

"Even if you say that, separate the spare thread and needle."

"It's okay, but there is no spare fishing rod."

I sat next to Lilinrara, pulled out the copper sword with the sheath, and tied the line and the hook to the hole at the end of the sheath.

"Is it convenient?"

"No, such a sword sheath that does not buckle is a substitute for a fishing rod."

"It may not be good for catching fish, but it's enough to kill time while watching the river this way."

"Human life is short, but we recognize that it burns lives and achieves the same feat as high elves with short lives."

"Not everyone lives for a feat. If he and his loved ones are happy, that's what he wants to do."

"Is that you?"

"It's not bad to wait for the fish that can't be caught in this way and watch the river flow leisurely. Even if you can't accomplish the feat of fishing, the fun of fishing will not change."

Lilin Lara shrugged.

I bitterly smile and point at the tip of Lilinrara's fishing line.

"If you say that, what about you hanging on a fishing rod forever with bait?"

"What?"

When Lilinrara lifted the pole, a baited needle was shaking there.

Lilinrara frowns and pierces the needle with a new earthworm.

"A giant pirate representing the age of pirates 50 years ago can be stolen by fish"

"It's a prejudice that all pirates are good at fishing. That's why the guards for the naval battle take the reluctance to gain underwater visibility. In addition, do you need skills related to maneuvering and can you afford the "fishing" and "fishing" skills? "

A fish hook of Lirinrara was dropped on Pochan and the river surface.

The hook sways in the river.

We were gazing at the river in a row, a fishing rod that could not be pulled at all.

Eventually, Lilin Lara murmurs.

"What if I hadn't confided anything at that time?"

"Is that time before Missphere left Veronia?"

"And then Missphere accepted Salius, and Leonol's plot wasn't in place. I still think so much that everything went well."

"So I was worried whether I was right to return to Veronia and fight now."

"That's the place. I can't help thinking about it, and I don't mean to run away now. If I think I'll regret it again, I'll definitely want to look away from the future."

"Well, not all can make the right choice ... but just because the current missphere is accepted, it's hard to say that the old missphere was accepted."

Now Missphere has been long enough since despair at the time.

The Zoltan changed its name to the mist, and as an adventurer, as the head of a magician guild, and as a mayor, wealth and fame… of course, after Zoltan standards, but after enough time.

Lilinrara was protesting that Misphia had been unable to have children due to poison. There were two reasons for entrusting Salius: the premise that Leonor had to prepare for a child before his child was born, and the hope that he could have a child in the future.

Did she ever get accepted by telling the truth to the formerly cornered Missphere and asking her to raise the children of Lirinrara and Geizelik as her own children?

"I think it was more likely that you and Missphere had a fatal break."

"Maybe ..."

"And most importantly, Geyserik."

"Gay jeriks?"

"Gayzerik is the" King of the Emperor. "I can't say for certain because of the scarce blessings and little information, but perhaps 40 years ago I would not accept Prince Salius."

"Why can't you say that you have never met Geyserik?"

"What was needed at that time was the inheritance of the blood of the royal family, not the blood of Geyserik. If Geyserik knows the origin of Prince Salius, he will always give precedence to the son of Leonor."

"Gayzerik is a loving man. It doesn't matter if he is silent, so there should be no reason for him to choose Leonor."

"The" Emperor "will not allow it. The only precedent that had the protection of" Emperor "was King Robert, who founded the kingdom of Avalonia, but King Robert's late evening was a wise hero. Without suspicion, Gong and even his son are being expelled and executed one after another, and there may be an impulse for the Emperor to put his king's position above all else. "

"Gayzerik is not always so"

"To a greater or lesser degree, Geiserik must have succumbed to the urge to bless him."

Lilinrara frowned and stared at me.

"As expected ... but if I could curb my blessing, I wouldn't have any connection with Leonor."

“…………”

Lirinrara had a sad expression, but did not object.

I sigh and keep talking in as bright a language as I can.

"Well, that's why it's no use regretting the past. If you've left out, you've been making the choices you think are the best at the time, then it's life."

"Does Demis know only that he was right or not ... yes, should we be diligent if we can't help but think about it?"

Lilinrara quickly lifted the fishing rod.

The caught crucian fishes are twisting.

"Koku, I caught first."

"If you can hit such a light mouth, it will be all right."

Good grief.

"Now talk with Prince Salius, I'll leave Zoltan soon."

"Have you been asked by Salius?"

As Lilinrara said, last night I was asked by Prince Salius to see him.

It seems that Prince Salius still has no idea how to deal with the suffering and hesitation of Lirin Lara who has been protecting and guiding Prince Salius until now.

To get to know that, Prince Salius who is here knows only Lilin Lara's men. Although they yearn for Lilin Lara, they are either soldiers or pirates imprinted with the obligation to follow Lilin Lara.

So I was encouraged in this way.

Okay, I guess Prince Salius, of course, is much older than me.

"Red, you really are"

Lilin Lara, staring at my face, muttered.

"Yup?"

"Are you older than me in a fairy?"

"I can't do it."

A high elf, many times as long as a human, and Lilin Lara is not young enough to be a high elf. Although it doesn't look different.

It is not at the level that Lilin Lara is suspected of being older or that he is an adult.

"That's a joke."

Lilin Lara is laughing happily. Just half a month ago, they do not seem to have exchanged lives as enemies.

High elves change attitudes when they find that they are reliable.

Apparently it has crossed the line of trust of Lilin Lara.

"Salius seems to like you too ... well, we're a storm-sinking ship, but if you survive the storm, you'll have treasure and fame, but you're still there. I'll be able to reach you ... Isn't it coming to my ship? "

"Please refrain. I like the way Zoltan lives."

"I'm sorry right away ... oh, your fishing rod is pulling."

"Oh, it's like a big game.

The thread tied to the sheath of my sword is taut.

A non-flexible sheath will not relieve the impact on the thread and will break as soon as the fish rampages.

In this case, it is necessary to use a sheath to judge the rod according to the movement.

"So use a proper fishing rod!"

Then I saw a blue shadow in the river.

Well, that is.

"... No, that's it."

When I lift my hands with all my strength.

"Shazam"

It was a girl with a slight expression posing somehow that came up on the surface of the water grabbing the thread.

"What are you !?"

As expected, Lilin Lara is also surprised at her heart, and her mouth is fluttering.

Well, I do not have the skills to handle ships, so it is faster to swim.

"Do you have a towel?"

"All right"

The girl shakes her head in my words.

The blue-haired girl who was surprised and puzzled to see Lilinrara's figure was happy for some reason ... My sister, Lutey.

As he climbs out of the river, Luti breathes in and puts a lot of effort into his body.

Bread!

With the sound of something exploding, the water was extinguished as fine steam.

"This is good"

Rooty confirms that her clothes and body are completely dry, and goes to Lilin Lara, who stops thinking.

"The Veronia Navy has arrived. About 16 hours to Zoltan."

He told him so plainly.