Legend

"Lord Ray, it's been a while."

A lady knight climbing the hill calls out to Ray, who stood near a sleeping ceto.

I had already noticed who that person was at the time he was climbing the hill. Even women knights are rare to use Battleax. Not to mention that Battleax is something I had before, so I can't go wrong.

Even more decisive was the small dragon present on the female knight's shoulder. Yellow.That is the name of this dragon, a user demon created by dragon language magic. And right in front of Ray is a knight who serves that dragon language magic figure.

"Oh, Ara looks fine, too, above all. Ever since we split up in the city of Barr, have you ever been infected with Devil's Fever?

"Right. Fortunately, I had no problems with the Devil's Fever. After that, we were able to return to Anesis."

Ray and Arla were greeting each other that way, but even the other combination plays a conversation for the first time back in a long time.

"Gru?"

"Cu!

Seto rattles his throat and the yellow rattles.

Do we speak each other's language, or are we just having a conversation about nuances? Neither did Ray know which of them, but Seto and Yello were nevertheless creating a sight that would soothe those who watched.

"... Ha! No, not really."

Ara also had an unexpected gentle smile on her mouth after seeing how it was going again, but she immediately shook her head and returned to me.

And then he turns to Ray, who is grinning as gently as he is, and gives his mouth why he's come this far.

"Lord Ray, Master Elaine wants to invite you to her position."

"Elaine did? No, but... okay?

My current identity is a kind of important figure: a supply officer and mercenary for the Larks Army hired by Dusker. Can I go see Elaine under such personal circumstances? It was a word that came out thinking that way, but Ara just snorted with a grin that there was no problem.

"We've already got recognition for Master Dusker. I have dinner to prepare, so I'll be fine for about an hour."

"... okay?

Ray whining the same words again.

Because Ray thought I'd have to start preparing dinner in about half an hour.

Besides, even when it comes to preparing dinner, all Ray has to do is put a lot of food, liquor, bread, etc. in the mistering next, and it's the job of the specialists to distribute the dishes served. And there are usually tents, etc., but fortunately we have already arrived at the position of the Kingdom of Mireana, so we have finished distributing tents for night camping.

"Yeah. He said there was no problem. And Elaine wants to see Lord Ray."

There is some teasing light in Ara's eyes that she said so.

Even Ray himself has no problem meeting Elaine. No, rather as much as I would like to see you from Ray.

We acted together in a previous dungeon and talked about what it was like to be you, one of the two. If you think the other one is rich, he's the only one you're dealing with as a living person. And at the same time, it was true that he was attracted not only to the beauty of the appearance, but also to the kindness and the Rindo of his personality.

Even if Kenny, the guild's receptionist, put me on motion, I guess I didn't respond because there was still an Elaine figure behind Ray's brain.

"Cu!"

When Ray turned to the adorable voice he heard from the side, there was a yellow figure there like he was saying he was going to leave even now on Seto's back.

"Grrrrrrrr"

Seto also rattles his throat toward Ray.

Ray, who grinned at those two voices, also nodded small.

"Right. I haven't seen Elaine in a while either. Then go."

"Here, then. I'll show you around."

Ray unwittingly speaks to Ara, who stands ahead of Ray and uses guidance.

"Nothing. If you could tell me where Elaine is, I could go alone?

"You know, Lord Ray. Do you understand Master Elaine's position? Do you think you can visit the princess general, who is also a symbol of the aristocracy, and ask him to meet with an adventurer who doesn't know anybody anywhere, and say yes? If you do badly, you'll be treated as a spy for the Bestian Empire."

"... well"

Of course Ray knew Elaine was a symbol of the aristocracy as a princess general. But I only knew that, and I didn't actually check it with my own eyes. Dare I say, there was a presence called Custe, but it was judged just too blind a special example among the lay. That is why Ara sighed at the lack of consciousness.

(At all, is Lord Ray unconscious that he is Elaine's thinker?... No, I guess not. Or maybe you don't realize it even if you're conscious. Hopefully there won't be some strange noise.... you can't)

It was an optimistic thought that came to mind in the back of my brain for a moment, but I immediately recalled reality and shook my head.

Even if something were to happen, Ara decided that no one would be able to inflict any specific harm on Ray and Seto. Or some may try to do something with power, but they also decide it's difficult. In any case, Ray is based on the knees of a neutral central figure, Uncle Larks Borderline, who is even hired by the Dusker as a key figure. If you're going to take any offensive action against someone like that, you're definitely going to be the first to get that point poked at by Dusker and create an unwanted debt.

It was Arla who thought it that way, but still her thoughts were sweet...... no, it was not long before she learned that she was attracted to the beauty of Elaine, blinded by her eyes, and did not realize the presence of those who assumed like paranoia that she wanted to make it her own.

Ray and Arla, who came down the hill, and two and two of Seto and Yello, were moving on to what is now the encampment of the Kingdom of Mireana.

"Heh, it's like another kind of city when you get here"

Ray shrugs as he walks with Arla as he sees what's going on around him.

At the end of that gaze, it probably comes from nearby cities and villages. He sold food in stalls, or weapons and protective equipment in outdoor stores, or even looked like hookers wearing fancy dresses and provoking men.

(It's nice to have a whore... where do you work? No way. Like a tent or something?

Ray, who was blue and thought that way looking at a whore in a dress whose back and chest were still open, was accidentally cold from next door...... that's what I notice when the gaze is pointed at what you might call an extremely cold gaze.

"Heh. Lord Ray likes that kind of woman?"

"... wait. Don't make a weird mistake. That's not what I was looking at."

"Really? You saw a colorful woman, and you were just wondering if it was still under your nose? Oh, I'm fine. I will report this matter to Elaine properly."

"So wait. I didn't mean to... Well, what is it? Whores just wondered where they'd work."

"Don't you say,"

Capturing Ray's verbal butt, the temperature of Ara's gaze drops even further.

That was Ray's gaze pointing at him as if he could freeze it without taking a few seconds if he was about to goblin, but no matter what he said any more, he decides to just make the status quo worse and remain silent.

"Grrrrrrrr?"

"Cu!"

After the two who continue inside the camp, surrounded by silence, Seto and Yellow follow in brief conversation.

Also, Elaine has the ability to share what she saw by making contact with the yellow... happy or unhappy, Ray didn't know about it.

In that way, two and two go along the way where the aristocrats gather among the positions. Soldiers and knights, or the nobles who lead them, retreat reflexively or seem intriguing when they see Seto... And they send a greedy glance, but when they know it's Ara who's taking Seto and Ray, they know it's suicidal to get their hands on them, slightly frowning.

As an escort knight to the Princess General, Ara is also well known more than that. Especially these days, the name has spread further due to its peculiarity of using Battleax in female knights. At the same time, it has become equally famous that Arla is a close friend of Princess General Elaine since she was a little girl, who can also be considered a symbol of the aristocracy, and at the same time has a strong trust. For this reason, most people have decided that if you give Ara a little bit of a hand on this occasion, it would be similar to being hostile to Elaine.

... Yes. Most of them. That means not everything.

"Well, there you are. You have a rare monster. Seems like an adventurer."

Such a voice was abruptly hung by the Rays who were headed to Elaine's tent.

When Ara slightly frowned and turned to you when she heard the voice, Ray also turned her gaze to the man who had called out to Ara to learn from her again.

There was a man in his mid-20s. The face was neat, but the eyes that could be directed toward Seto were cloudy with desire to the point where they could clearly be seen from Ray's eyes. It is only natural that others obey their orders, and are worthless besides themselves. He's a man with eyes that I really envision that way.

"Dear Renodis, what can I do for you?

"Shut up, Countess... and know as much as the Three Ladies will ever say to me. I'll be the next head of the Marquis Imarhen. Say your share, even if you are part of Elaine's Knights of Guardianship."

"... I'm sorry. But now that it's a time of war, I hear that your position within the military takes precedence when it comes to your identity? And I'm Lord Elaine's head of the Knights of Guardianship. Master Renodis is the leader of the Knights of Immerhen. In that sense, positions are mutual."

Ray gives a lightly surprising look at the word Captain of the Guardian Knights, who was silently watching the story go by next to Ara.

When we dived into the dungeon together, we were surprised that Ara, who was only a member of the Knights of Guardianship, had unexpectedly emerged.

(No. Custe's dead, Ver's betrayed him. Even if there were other members of the Guardian Knights, I guess nature and Ara have become the typical treatments. I originally had a lot of trust from Elaine)

Ray whined inside and convinced, but in fact, it was also the presence of the Power Axe that Elaine gave way to from Ray that made Ara head of the Guardian Knights. Originally Arla boasted so much rigidity that she was a woman, but therefore physically inferior to a man, was overcome by the effect of Power Axe, the constant healing effect of her health. For this reason, one of the current Knights of Guardianship has escaped, and will be promoted to Knights Commander.

There were some voices that feared making Arla chief of the knighthood called action first rather than thinking about it, but that was resolved by attaching an assistant to the deputy chief, and Arla, who had a great deal of trust in Elaine, was successfully appointed chief of the knighthood.

"... you. How much of Elaine's asylum do you think you can get on with?

He distorts his face uncomfortably and stretches his hand into the sheath of a sword that is lowered to his waist. With that in his eyes, Ray reaches in his robe so that he can throw a dagger on his hips even immediately. Ara shakes her head toward Renodis, even as she looks serious.

"I'm not on track for anything else. You are only exercising your legitimate rights. Master Renojis, since this is a battlefield, I wonder if you'd like to put your status through me?

If you try it on Ara...... and if you try it on Ray who was listening to it, it was a word that seemed extremely legitimate. But if you try Renodis, who usually takes it for granted that others obey his orders, it just seems an absolutely unacceptable event that those who are in front of him… and hence the high nobility of the Marquis have defied him.

"If you're going to say that, I'm sure you're ready. That disrespect, redeem yourself with your life!

At the same time as the words, pull the sword out of your hips and pack the distance from Ara.

The pace of stepping in is overwhelmingly faster than the adventurers around. It was proof that a man named Renodis was not just accompanied by his mouth, but also his strength.

No, I guess it was rather Renodis' misfortune that it was accompanied by strength. Because of its strength, it has been pushed forcefully by its attitude. But not here. The moment Ara tries to gently jump back and avoid a flash wielded by a horizontal giraffe, or Ray tries to throw a dagger.

Kim!

The tall sound of metal hitting each other echoed around, and at the next moment the sword body that Renodis was holding had been cut about halfway.

Those around him who watched Renodis behave did not understand why such a thing had happened. What I understand is two and two. That is, just Ara, Ray, Seto, and Yellow.

"Absolutely. Rub it early."

The moment I heard a beautiful voice like the sound of a bell, my surrounding attention was directed to nature and to the bearer of its voice.

The luxurious golden hair shines so brilliantly in the sun that it cannot be distinguished from real gold, and the wind shakes the golden hair to reveal its sharp beauty.

Those around them who see its face understand. Why is he called General Princess? Smelly colour and a beauty you'll never forget at first glance. It's not that she's a weak woman, but an atmosphere as an overwhelming knight just because she sees it.

What was in his hand was a magic item called the Jointed Sword, and it was clear that its fullness, stretched like a whip, cut Renodis' sword from the half of his body.

"Dear Elaine..."

Ara, who was next to Ray, speaks the name of his beloved Lord.

Elaine Kelevel. There was a person there who was called the Princess General because of her beauty and strength.