Master of the brave.

What lurks in the darkness of the Empire 7

"Nevertheless, you have such a coincidence"

Laura spoke to Winn walking next door as she pulled the loba to carry her luggage.

"We were surprised, too. I never thought I'd see Laura and Leena again in this place."

"Thank you, Mr. Wynn, for the luggage. Not heavy?"

"No, I'm perfectly fine"

Winn was walking on his back with food such as bread purchased by Laura at the market and groceries such as daily necessities.

It's been a long time since Winn, Leticia, Laura and Iferina have been reunited.

Iferina is thrilled, too, and at any rate, we decided to talk slowly after Laura's business.

Seli, who guided me to Laura's outhouse at the market, was returning to the "Migratory Bird Inn Pavilion" after finally completing the shop purchase, just because she still had work to do.

As a time runner, Wynn hung out with Celli's purchase and luggage, and Leticia and Cornelia were dealing with Leena while helping Laura.

In addition to the adorable Leena, when two people stood, Leticia and Cornelia, of elegant beauty, it called for a reputation all over the market, people gathered to have a glimpse of the two of them, and Laura's outdoor shop showed unprecedented buzz.

The merchandise we had available had already sold out by the time Winn returned with Celli delivered, and Laura was sorry to hear, "I wish I had brought more merchandise," she said.

"Would you like to have lunch?

"Isn't that annoying?

"It's okay, it's better if you eat in large numbers, and Leena will be delighted"

Laura looked with love to Leticia and Cornelia as they held hands and happily walked ahead.

There's no blood connection between them, but Laura's eyes on Leena belong to her mother.

"I didn't really feel it when I looked at Leena, but when I tried this, I knew you were old. Winn, who was small, is now taller than me..."

"Ahaha, I hope the contents are growing as well as the back"

"Letty's grown up, too. It's really early."

Leena has only grown marginally since the first time the Winns met Laura.

Seeing them both growing, Laura squeaked in a smug tone.

Off the street and into the trail, across several farms and grazing lands, is Laura's house.

Originally there was also a house within the Imperial Capital, but when she took Leena away, Laura lived with her in a house on this farm.

"It's a small house, but come on in"

I miss Laura's house.

As the Wins entered the house, a brown shepherd dog lying down in the earth and asleep moved only his pimples and ears.

"I miss you......"

"I'll prepare lunch, so be patient."

"Mother, can I take my jacket off?

When you jump inside the house, Iferina, who was stroking the sheepdog's head, looks back at Laura.

"Yep..."

Laura looked like she was in trouble and saw Wynn and Leticia.

"It's okay. She is a trustworthy person. I never talk out of my mouth."

Laura gave Leena a nod when Winn assured her.

Cornelia, who failed to understand Winn-Laura's interaction, turned a strange face to Winn.

With Laura's permission that she could take off her jacket, Iferina took off her thick jacket, like a zoary robe, as she entered the room from earthen to earthen for a tattoo run.

"Beautiful..."

An exclamation sigh leaks from Cornelia's mouth.

A pair of bright white wings growing on Iferina's back, which appeared to fall zero...

"... I was asking about Yferina in your story, Wynn, and about the wing race sometimes appeared in inheritance and stories... it's so fantastic and beautiful"

Iferina is a child of the wing race.

The figure is the same as a person, but features a neat appearance and back wings.

It grows much slower in long-lived species than men, and has the magic to line up with the noble high elves of the Elves.

Alpine mountains or deep wooded places are rarely associated with many races.

It seems that there have been very rare descents into people, but many of them are that even if they have heard of it in their inheritance, there are only enough people who have actually met them to count.

They say the wing race freely manipulates the atmosphere, and among them, the highest ranking surgeon given the title of [Celestial Demon] manipulates the weather as well.

But because of its power, it has been driven to almost total annihilation by the Demon Nation, and it is believed that there is little survival.

Sometimes there are people who believe in God and the Spirit in parallel, and people are, of course, a species in awe of other species, such as the Elves, the Dwarves and, at the end of the day, the Beasts.

But the malicious are everywhere, and if they are known to have survival in the phantom race, which is said to be no longer doomed, some will try to get it with an outrageous value.

Regardless if you are an adult, Yferina is still a child and therefore has no power enough to protect herself.

So Laura, who picks up Iferina, who was exterminated inside by the Demons in a few years ago incident and has become an orphan, and grows her as a mother's replacement, is wearing solid thick clothes and hiding her wings when she goes out.

I feel sorry for Yferina because she felt cramped, but I had no choice.

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For lunch, and what Laura prepared for me was a stew with plenty of chicken and vegetables that Winn and Leticia fed me when I was a kid and a soft bread of wheat I had bought at the market.

"I hope it fits your mouth"

"No, it will be a treat"

"I miss this stew too"

Winn starts eating fast.

"I have a replacement."

'Cause, Letty.

"Like old times, I don't eat that much!

"Speaking of which, I remember Letty eating a lot that looked really yummy back then..."

"Already! I wonder why everyone would say it like I'm a foodie..."

Winn and Laura arrow tease me early, and everyone laughs when they see Letty with disappointing items.

Watching how it went, Laura remembered the day she first met the two of them.

It's like a parent bird raising a chick, Wynn taking care of a worthy and young Leticia. When Winn left for the field to investigate by herself, Leticia's atmosphere changed as if people had changed.

My emotions were falling out and I was feeling faceless - like a doll.

Seeing the beautiful and growing Leticia now, the shadows of those days can't even feel fine dust.

As then, I sit back and laugh at my friends as I lean against Winn's side.

After all, Laura couldn't know what happened to Leticia when she was young, but I guess she could have made that a thing of the past in Leticia as she spent time with Wynn.

Laura shifted her eyes to Iferina, who was sitting next to that Leticia and eating stew.

Opened from thick and heavy clothes, Iferina stretched out and winged, eating stews looking delicious and having a pleasant conversation with visitors for a long time.

Wings to fly freely through the great sky, still growing on the back of little Iferina.

Will one day she too be free to wing the big sky again, as Leticia brightens up now -?

Because of the differences in race, the growth of Iferina is very moderate.

Still, one day she'll grow up too.

At that time, Laura didn't wish that her beloved daughter would be free to fly around the sky.

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"Hey, do you really think noble daughters will come through?

"Yeah, definitely"

"If you're lying, I'll kill you?

Further through the favela that spreads to the outer walls of the Imperial City.

Off the streets, a strip of fields and pastures spread. A large warehouse built along a trail stretching through it.

I guess it's what farmers in this area use because of the farm tools they have in place.

To open up and ambush and attack people in this promising area, a great hiding place.

And now, with the information that Kelvin leaked to the connector - his noble daughter traveling patiently on the farm with her escort - a large crowd of men were gathered.

"And yet, where have you been sniffing such delicious stories from?

"It's easy. It's simply information from the mercenary regiment to which I belonged.

Sure, I didn't go against my superiors, but I didn't break up with all the people there.

I just asked her out for a little booze to make her mouth slip better. "

"In the first place, why is such a noble daughter wandering around like this?

"Come on? That doesn't matter to me either. I don't think there's a big reason.

Oh, you know, noble people are born in a way that we don't understand. "

"Hmm, okay. If that story is true, it's a great duck. Noble daughters can sell for a high price."

The bald-headed man nodded at Kelvin.

"By the way, if you can find out where the story of the noble princess was leaked as a result of this success, you will easily find your way to my cause.

I will never be able to work in a mercenary guild again. "

"Oh, I know. Don't worry, I'll show you exactly what you are."

"Thank you"

"I'll make you think it was better to work in this world where you could make a lot of money if you risk the same life than to work in a mercenary guild."

Carefully bowing his head, Kelvin, who turned back his heels as he did, mixes his voice with the guys playing card games in his spare time.

The bald-headed man watched Kelvin start gambling with a quick tip.

The majority of the men who quickly gathered to this warehouse after hearing about Kelvin would meet poorly resembled golden dickheads if they walked ten steps through the Glades.

But there was also a mix of men with as much swordswallowing atmosphere as a few of them scattered signs of just violence.

They are away from the men who are interested in card games, they do not flock, they stand alone on the wall. I don't float because of the tension before work, I don't slap you in the mouth for nothing, I just restrain my mind.

These are men sent by organizations connected to bald-headed men.

For that matter, remuneration is also high, but its strength can be guaranteed.

And from the bald-headed guy, Kelvin, the new guy who gets into card games, also saw him as a kind or even more of a monster like those guys.

I'm not interested in card games to delude my nervousness, I'm melting into my surroundings in the guise of casual wind.

Do you even say you're familiar with the place, or should I say style?

Above all, its eyes full of madness, which it occasionally shows, can only be held by those who have dived through the dead line on many battlefields.

Even a bald-headed man who knows so many fatalities is one of the few real ones who has actually seen it.

(Well, if this guy's real... I'll get a good brokerage fee)

I have an immediate job, but with so many people, I can sell in high.

The bald-headed man began to list the tissues connecting in his brain as early as possible.