Master of the brave.

Mountain belly near the border of the Lemursil Empire.

the end of a narrow road like a beast road off the street.

And there was an open place, where the trees were cut down by the hand of men.

It was a plaza where grass grew and was desolate, but there were several crude houses built there.

But for settlements such as villages, there are no fields around them, and no agricultural equipment or livestock can be seen.

There are no children or elderly people who can naturally be seen in the village.

But there were only traces of people's lives.

Even for a house, it's just so simple that you might as well call it a cabin.

This was the base of a group of bandits that attacked, robbed and fed travellers, merchants and villages.

Many of them gathered here were made up of those who had sinned in villages and cities and had fallen ill for various reasons, such as those who could no longer continue to live there, those who had broken themselves in debt or, although they were soldiers, those who had fled the army.

Attack the defenceless villages of the neighborhood and loot your luggage from the caravans passing through the streets.

A settlement made up of crude men who will have an easy day to share tomorrow with the supplies they have thus gained.

But now, the men of the bandits, the inhabitants of this place, had been torn apart into crude huts after all their armaments had been taken away.

Men standing around the cabin and gazing at them not to miss a slight anomaly.

They wear uniform armor, swords on their hips and spears on their hands.

Acting in an orderly manner, under the direction of some supposedly commanders wearing more superior armor, is clearly a movement of trained soldiers.

And one of the cabins - compared to the other cabins, there were five men in a relatively large building.

One of the men stands tied behind his back with his back in a chair, an old man of good stature as he surrounds him, and men of his escort and thoughtful three knightly statures.

"Damn... Terra. I'll never forgive you."

Despite being tied up, the man was staring at the old men and knights surrounding him with an anger-revealing look.

He was the leader of this band of bandits.

Sometimes it was just a bunch of fifty bandits, and even if they are tied up, their eyes have the power to tremble and unwittingly want to escape if they are weak-minded.

But the escort-style knights are not to be trivial.

The old man, he doesn't even change his expression. He just looks down at the head man.

"Hmm, is it a pretty daring place not to beg for your life in this situation? But don't forget, if we do, you and your lovely men will all be killed."

"Shit!"

Skewing his face, his head takes his gaze off the old man he was staring at.

Because he's right.

If that bothered you, they would have all been able to kill you when you raided them.

Yet these people are deliberately capturing the bandit men alive.

That means they're finding some use for the Bandits themselves.

So without being killed, I was just powerless.

I have a sense with them that I'm not making any decent money.

So I stayed alert all the time.

Nonetheless, he was ambushed and subdued without any loco resistance.

Even considering the arm of the raid, the opponent was better at it, and it seemed better to obey it here in great numbers.

Yes. When I can calculate in my head and push my anger in, the man who was the head opens his mouth.

"... so what are we supposed to do?

"Hmm. Though the Bandits, there are times when you just stick your head up. Let me just go straight to it and say," Wouldn't that be our pawn? "

"... in this situation, we'll just have to figure it out. So, who am I supposed to attack? Which nobleman's archdeacon should I kill? Or should I just kidnap him?

"It's a pretty wise decision,"

The old man nods and raises some place names and even more people's names on his head.

As I asked, my head mouth was half-opened, and its eyes were opened.

"Oh, man. Are you serious? It's a little too big a story. You guys want to start a war, too?

"Well, that's what it is."

"So... I guess we'll get something in return, huh?

"In return for more than life in this situation? I just wanted to say, you'd be more motivated if you had a reward."

"... fine. I'll do it. I guess the way we do it is our way, huh?

"Fine. Rather, that would be more convenient for us. And they'll cooperate, too, and there are other collaborators. Oh, some of you are in the same industry."

"... I see"

This might be a good story.

The head thinks.

Successfully, my men have increased, and I have become a large band of bandits.

So eventually an army of neighboring lords or crusaders such as mercenaries and adventurers hired by villages will be sent.

If you want to talk about savory money, you should replace it with a saddle.

Besides, the presence behind this old man also seems to be quite powerful.

Minutes aren't a bad bet, even from this packed situation.

"First, untie this rope. Let's talk about specifics."

When the old man snorted at the words of the head man, he glanced at the man behind him to untie the rope.

"Oh? Oh? Letty? When did you get back?

"Long time no see, aunt. He came back to Empire City this spring."

"Really? You've been adorable since you were a little girl, but you look amazingly beautiful."

"Haha, that's not true"

"Speaking of coming back, that brave man triumphed this spring, too. The brave man seems to be quite beautiful, but I'm sure it won't be Letty."

- I wouldn't dream that Letty is the brave man himself.

After working at the "Migratory Bird Inn" pavilion, Wynn and Leticia were walking through the city of Imperial Capital.

On the way is the palace, the heart of the imperial capital.

Cornelia invited me to tea.

The school also continued to be closed, and there were no plans to start at noon, so the two decided to gladly respond to the invitation.

Rock is also due to join us after finishing his quasi-knight assignment.

On our way to the palace, we met an aunt from a pharmacy who used to be a great customer when we were imitating the work of adventurers.

"I heard you went far, but you're not leaving anymore?

"Yes. I don't plan on doing that for the moment. Of course, you may go out again..."

Leticia smiles, gazing at Chirali and Wynn.

- Letty's in a weird good mood today.

The pharmacist's aunt and sometimes laughing, Leticia talking in.

I can see it in that smile.

Truth be told, for Leticia, Rock and Cornelia were friends close in age who could be said to be the first except for Winn.

Walking alone with Wynn was also one of the reasons I was in a good mood for her, but for her, who was often alone from an early age, interacting with new friends also aroused her mind.

Even with the win, I was looking forward to it because I rarely had the opportunity to visit a friend.

Nevertheless, even though I think of them as friends, they are princesses - and an invitation to the palace, which means that I also remembered some fear, although I am looking forward to it -.

If you noticed, the people on the road were looking back at her.

Leticia's extraordinarily beautiful appearance.

An outfit that seems easy to move, yet is clearly made of a superior cloth.

There's no point in catching people's eyes.

You noticed Winn's gaze, Leticia just ran over for a small run as she lowered her head with a pepper to her aunt.

"Sorry. Sorry to keep you waiting, brother - what's wrong?"

"Ah, oh. No, it's nothing."

You wondered, Leticia leaning her little neck and peeking in.

Winn started walking as he lowered his head to his aunt out of sight in the light.

Leticia lines up next to it.

"I got a treat"

Pick a grain of sugar confectionery in a small bag and let Leticia roam the polypoly.

"Yes, brother"

From the bag offered, Winn also puts the sweets in his mouth.

The sweetness of the sugar spreads over my tongue.

"Delicious."

Leticia smiles nicely as she looks up at Wynn's face from below.

"Brother?

"Oh, yeah."

To delude himself into that smile, Winn threw another bite of sweet into his mouth.

"Speaking of which, when I was little, Letty used to bring me sweets."

Sugar covered treats are expensive and hard to get into the mouth of ordinary people.

When I was young, I remember Leticia coming out of it occasionally bringing sweets to eat with me.

Until I met Leticia, Winn, who knew only about fruits when it came to sweetness, was looking forward to the books she brought, but also to these treats.

"Yeah. You used to eat a lot after the two of us trained."

It's what the two of us were sneaking up on inside Winn's cabin and listening to the creek spirals outside the city to avoid being snatched away by Mark and Abel at the "Migratory Bird Inn" pavilion.

"Back then, I was looking forward to the treats that Letty would bring me"

"No way, you were playing with me, not that you were looking for a treat, right?

"haha...... no way"

Twitching and distracting wins.

Honestly, it was also true that half of them were blinded by the treats.

"Totally no more. Because I'm so happy that such a cute girl comes through every day!

"No, no, no, no, I'm glad Letty was with you, huh? But I can't even throw away the sweets."

"Already!"

A little peeling and Leticia gently squeezes Winn's arm.

"But I might have enjoyed eating sweets with your brother back then, too"

Unlike Winn, Leticia has never had trouble with food.

She wasn't seen with very good eyes from her family and surroundings, but she was still given as many treats as she wanted to be a noble princess.

That's what I would have gotten for anything if it were to be solved with money.

But eating sweets with my favorite brother was 10,000 times better than eating sweets alone, and the story felt many times more fun than reading the story alone.

"Even now, this treat I'm having with you tastes so much better than any other treat, and I find it fun."

"Letty......"

Leticia leans softly and reluctantly towards Wynn.

Her soft hair tickles Winn's face and the gentle scent envelops Winn.

Gently stroke Leticia's head.

I don't think very much of a brave man who defeated the Demon King - a small, luxurious body.

"If you do this, it's kind of calming down"

"Oh well."

All the time, I wish this time would go on.

Leticia smiled softly as she was stuck to her body and looked up at Wynn's face, which was slightly reddish.