Monster no Goshujin-sama

04. Messenger from Diospiro

Four.

"Takahiro!

It was a certain afternoon that Kay jumped in in a great panic.

"Someone is approaching the village!

I guess I've been doing my best to walk.

Kay screamed as she squeezed out, hands on her knees and breathing on her shoulders.

"Robbie told Takahiro to go tell him."

"... ok. Kay needs to stay safe."

I took Lily with me, and I rushed right out.

What arrived was the village walls. Stand there.

If you reach out with your arms around Lily's waist as she walks sideways, Asalina, who jumps out of the back of her hand, stretches out her crawling body and tows it all the way over her.

I jumped on top of him and called out to the red-haired girl who was doing her eyes outside the village.

"Robbia. I heard someone was approaching the village."

"Oh. Come here."

Don't bluff. He replied, but he was taking the job he was asking for seriously.

On the side of the battle posture were signs of a young but sharp beast.

"I can see it now"

At the end of my outstretched fingers, I did my eyes.

I saw a group of people walking this way down the road stretching between the fields.

They've been over the outer walls of the village. The number is seven.

They were all armed.

"I thought it was the Royal Army, but it sounds different"

Lily says, and I snort, too.

"Not like the Knights of the Cathedral."

"I've never seen you dressed, but who are you?"

"I don't know. Anyway, I guess I'll have to try to make contact..."

"Takahiro!

When I was called, I turned my gaze around.

There was a figure of Silan rushing under him.

Immediately do the asalina and pull it up to the top.

"Thank you, Takahiro"

"You noticed Silan, too."

"Yes, someone..."

Siran, who had spoken, opened his eyes to the group of people walking in the village.

"That's..."

"You know what?"

When asked, Silan nodded, keeping his gaze fixed on the population.

"That's the Knights of the Patriots."

"Knights of the Patriots...... or Knights of Akel!

Akel is protected by two organizations: the Royal Army and the Guardian Knights.

Whereas the main purpose of the defense of the city where the Royal Army was stationed, the Patriotic Knights are meant to crusade monsters.

It was a name I didn't expect to come out here.

But that wasn't the only unexpected thing.

"That, too, is... no way"

He narrowed his eyes and Silan continued.

"Definitely. That pattern on the armor. It's a royal crest."

There's no way they don't respond that much more than they are Akel's regular knights.

Even if it could be an enemy.

As we remained vigilant, we went down from our wombs and waited for them.

Robbia had a message for the Gerberas, asking them to hide themselves in the building together.

In some cases, you might get them to pop up, but that's only after you wait for them to get out.

So, a few minutes.

In front of us waiting in front of the gates of the wall, the Knights of the Patriots took their feet.

Fortunately, there are no signs of hostility.

From a group, one entered.

He was a silver-haired man wearing armor engraved with a royal crest.

"My name is Philip-Kendall. I'll see you first."

Give me a courtesy and raise my name.

"Please call me Philip"

I also hold back about the basic knowledge of this country.

His name was Akel's second prince.

He should be the one who hits the captain's brother.

"Is that Mr. Phillip? I'm Takahiro Mashima."

As I returned my greetings, I observed the man in front of me.

Was it about thirty when I was old?

I don't look very much like the captain.

He was a man who seemed moderate to the captain who said he was a brave knight to see.

Once I checked properly, the eye-to-eye silane nodded back.

Siran, from Akel, has heard that although he is some of the royalty, he has seen his face.

Indeed, he seems to have made no mistake with the Second Prince himself.

So Mr. Phillip, who followed my gaze, opened his mouth.

"It's Silan there, isn't it? Long time no see. It's grown."

Silan, who was called out, looked surprised.

"... were you remembering"

"Oh. How many years has it been? I would have come to greet you as one of a group to be sent to Fort Chile"

Miss Philip narrows her eyes in a nostalgic way.

The tense air loosened a little.

"I wonder where that was. I don't think it was Wang Du."

"It's the town of Sawyak. Back then, I was only one of the children of many of my servants. I thought you'd forgotten we met face-to-face."

"No. I thought he was going to be a promising kid. To that brother, I wondered if he had this sister. Even though" Best Knight in the North Side of the Tree Sea "seemed a lot nervous at the time."

Siran lay down his face and felt ashamed to be told the story of his childhood.

Show a bare gesture that cares about my eyes.

Philip exhaled, wondering what he felt from us.

His eyes are narrowed with a smile.

But there was an unintentionally bitter mixture in its mouth.

"... but right. So it was true that Silan was here."

"Did you know I was here?"

I was also concerned about the reaction, but I couldn't miss hearing the words spoken.

I asked Mr. Philip if he felt the same thing as me.

"Why did Master Philip stay here?

"Because I saw the letter."

Mr. Philip corrected his residence and turned his gaze to me.

"Takahiro. I think they sent Diospiro a letter the other day. I looked at you and came here today."

"Was it"

The letter I sent apparently arrived at Diospiro safely.

It would mean that Mr. Adolphe of the Royal Army received it and, further up, the royal family also looked through.

In the letter, by the Knights of the Diocese, he wrote down that the village had fallen into a state of devastation and some requests.

Reading that, Mr. Phillip came here, saying...

... but that didn't seem like the right amount of time.

"I thought we were a little further away from reaching the royalty."

It has not been two weeks since we entrusted the letter to Mr. Leah.

It's about five days to Diospiro, so you would have had time to come here after the letter arrived, but you just shouldn't have had enough time to carry the letter to the Wang capital.

"As you said, I don't think you've heard from Wang Du yet. But we were just staying in Diospiro. As soon as we get to ask you this today."

"To Diospiro?

"Yes, there have been successive monster sightings here recently in a village near Diospiro. To that end, I was leading some of the Knights of the Patriots on a visit to Diospiro."

"Oh. So..."

Speaking of which, I heard about Robbia's...... 'The Knights of the Patriots are coming to Diospiro for that matter' when the plan for the crusade of the haunted dragon was lifted in Diospiro.

I have also heard stories of royalty leading the Knights of the Patriots heading west and east throughout the country in Akel, where half of the national territory is covered by tree seas.

I guess this time it's also part of those activities.

Not very similar brothers and sisters, but these are the brothers of that commander.

"Today is up to me to talk to you about what was written in a letter from Lord Takahiro"

"I understand your story."

At least, they're not enemies.

That would suffice.

There's no reason to be talking about this here forever.

"Put your stuff down first and take a breather. I'll show you around."

No, if you're ready.

We knew people were coming from Diospiro sooner or later, so we were ready for the place.

I just didn't expect the royalty to come itself, but the rest can also be said to be the default route.

"Lily, can you show me around?"

"Okay. I'll take care of it."

"Thank you for your concern. So, just now."

I asked Lily about the Phillips, and I decided to take Siran back to the house I was using in this village.

I had to use this time to consult with Silan, who was familiar with Akel's circumstances.

You thought you couldn't keep him waiting too long, it wouldn't have been twenty minutes before Mr. Phillips and the others arrived.

But with that, we can get some preparation.

We welcomed Mr. Phillip into the room where Lily brought him.

"Thank you for waiting. Oh. Is that...?

"I'll see you first, Dear Philip. My name is Leah and I am the wife of the village chief in the neighbouring village."

Mr. Leah bowed his head deeply to Philip, who had questioned him.

"Oh, you. Melvin tells me everything. Uh..."

"I spoke up and they were present. Is there a problem?"

"Takahiro. Is that what this is about? I don't mind."

Sit across the living room table as you interact.

Lily, who came back with Mr. Phillip, gave this one a look.

"Because I've asked Mr. Dennis to take care of all the knights so they can heal their traveling fatigue"

"Oh. Thanks"

The Philips don't know what we're dealing with.

If you don't know what's going on with Silan, you don't know what kind of Lily is who guided you, or that there are other beings hiding in the village who can't show their faces.

When the knights walked poorly, something inconvenient could have happened.

Around that time, he probably even mentioned it to Dennis.

"And excuse me"

Then Kay showed up.

I was asking her to prepare the tea.

He looks nervous, but he may have no choice but to put his country's royalty in front of him.

When he was ready to discuss it, Mr. Phillip tipped the cup and dampened his mouth.

"... well. Again, Takahiro. Let me take a look at your letter."

The voice to cut out was a hard one.

"Is it true that the Cathedral Knights raided the village"

"Yes."

From there - I don't know.

For a man of good sense, it is unthinkable to begin with a knight pointing his sword at the people.

If that were the work of the Cathedral Knights, it must be something that even nightmares don't see.

That's all Travis did.

I can understand Mr. Philip's doubts.

I also expected it.

"As for the case, as I wrote in my letter. Isn't that right, Leah?"

"Yes, Takahiro is right"

To clarify this area, Mr. Leah had been asked to be present.

"If anything, listen to the villagers later. Because it was actually them who were attacked. I think I can hear more about it."

There's no point in lying about it that we'll find out soon enough.

Mr. Phillip must know that, too.

Still, the wrinkles between the eyebrows won't disappear, I guess, because the incident I was asked about is something I really can't believe.

"Forgive me for being rude. No matter how brave you talk about it, it's hard to believe. How the hell did the Cathedral Knights attack the village? I wonder what reason the Cathedral Knights came all the way to such a peripheral land and attacked the villagers.... Isn't that some mistake?"

In the last word, it seemed like something genuine was appearing.

Mr. Philip came to confirm the factual relationship - which was Silan's idea I heard earlier, just in a few free moments.

The raid on the pioneering village by the Knights of the Diocese is unthinkable in common sense.

In addition to what I, Kato, and Shiran, a noble knight, complained about being treated as a brave man in this world, I might not even have been listened to without the cooperation and mouthwatering of the elves in Leah's village.

That is why Silan and the knowledgeable Mr. Philip came to this visit.

To see if one of you complaining is really Silan.

If I looked back at it like that, I could even mix up questions that would try memories.

So now that I know it's real, I guess I even had a glimpse of the bitter look on my face.

That is, because it was also a fact that would increase the credibility of the story of the Knights of the Cathedral raid.

... I mean, I was suspicious, but I wasn't willing to blame it.

Because the look on Mr. Philip's face sitting in the front was a terribly hard one.

Together, I could even see something like desperation.

I can't help it.

What does it mean for them to doubt the claims of the brave?

For example, if you buy me or Kato's - brave wrath in this case, it's not hard to imagine getting a lot of public criticism.

That's also why I can say that Mr. Phillip is here.

He's ready to take all the responsibility.

Such an attitude was rather likable.

I thought we should show some sincerity.

In the first place, it's impossible to move things around without telling anyone about the situation.

Siran also hears that Mr. Philip has a reputation for being a fine man to serve as royalty.

From my eyes, from the current situation, it seemed as though I could trust you.

This is a chance.

Because there came a human being with some authority and thus an honest attitude.

"I know how you feel, but it's all true. The mastermind of the raid was Travis-Mortimer, captain of Cathedral Knights Unit IV," Holy Eye ". The reason I attacked this village... is me and Silan here."

"... what does that mean"

"I'll tell you everything. Calm down and listen."

Why did Travis attack us? I began to tell the truth without covering it up.

"... No way, that's true"

Having finished listening, Mr. Phillip looked terribly upset.

"The power to give the monster a heart... Silan to the undead...?

Crush it in a blurry way.

Kay added tea to the empty cup placed before it.

Mr. Philip sighed heavily as he vacated the contents.

And I look at Kay as if I had something in mind.

"No way, you too..."

"Huh?... Chi, no!

Kay shook her head so much that it was probably going to sound.

Mr. Philip gave a relieved look with no heart.

"Oh well."

"Ah. But Mr. Lily is a monster,"

"Right."

Lily, who was gazed at, tried to turn her fingertips into slime.

Cancer and loud noise.

Mr. Philip groaned and glanced, sounding the chair.

A temperate face is attracting.

I don't know what the big deal is.

This was the natural reaction in this world.

"Also, I'm sorry. Excuse me..."

"No, I don't have a choice."

I shook my head quietly in response to an apology that Mr. Philip had spoken to me.

Like Silan and Kay, he didn't have a chance to know his personality before he knew the facts, or save his life like the villagers did.

Difficult to accept immediately, I expected.

Hours, days.

It will take some time for Mr. Phillip to get the facts.

We had no choice but to wait for it.

Naturally, silence falls indoors.

So there was a man who opened his mouth.

"By the way, Kee-chan said," I'm a human being, too. "

Lily spoke to Philip, who faded away.

No. No. It's not Lily.

The atmosphere and tone were slightly different.

"Sorry I'm late to say hello, Mr. Phillip. I'm Miho Mizushima. He's one of the same metastasizers as Mashima."

"Huh?... what?

Mr. Philip blackened and whitewashed his eyes at the words he was told.

Though I didn't put it on my face, I was surprised, too.

Mr. Mizushima came out here because it wasn't something we were meeting about.

"Look. Didn't you think it was weird that this face was of the same descent as the Mashima people?

With his finger on his cheek, Mr. Mizushima let him tilt his neck.

"I'll skip the details, but I'm in this girl's house."

"Dear brave man, how...?

Stunningly open eyes turned to this one.

"No way... that's..."

You must have seen our attitude and found out that what Mizushima was saying was true.

Power fell out of Mr. Phillip's body.

Place your hands on the table so you can support your body that is about to collapse.

For a human being living in this world, a brave man is a being that gives hope and light, and a monster is a manifestation of fear and despair.

The fact that the brave men we worshipped were among the monsters must have been hard to swallow.

"You can think of it as becoming a monster. In that sense, you're the same type as Mr. Silan."

Looking down at him like that, Mr. Mizushima continued.

It was as if we were going to strike a chase, but we soon found out that this wasn't like that.

"Mr. Phillip. What do you think of me?

The question of the girl, who is also a brave man and a monster, inspired Mr. Philip to breathe.

With a tried look, Mr. Mizushima is staring at him.

So, a few seconds.

Relaxed and breathed, Mr. Philip smiled slightly.

"... give me a break, Lord Miho"

That was not a tenacious look, as earlier.

"Laugh when ordinary people are careless enough to take"

"Mm-hmm. No. I thought if you had time, you'd accept any of it. And that's why I was able to strike a powerful hand."

Mr. Mizushima grinned.

"But the time to worry should be shorter, right?

Mr. Philip's bitter smile deepened to her.

"Absolutely. I'm impressed."

"No, no. Not so much... I can't believe it. About half of this is actually wisdom."

Mizushima scratched her cheek when she saw me making a face that looked bad.

"Needless to say, you're a real vegetable, right?

"Be reasonable."

I thought the way it was done was similar.

Though, it seems like she has her own qualities around that she can do it.

When I was in the original world, I also kind of nodded that I was a good senior junior.

"Tell Vegetables I'll thank you later. 'Cause I'm sure you'll love it."

Don't forget to take care of your junior year, Mizushima laughed and said - the grin turned into something inadvertently pranky.

"This is how I say it, 'Your husband'. It was Miho who told me if I could help myself. Think about this with Kato.... Wait a minute. Ri, that's against the rules!

The look changes visibly when I twirl.

Mizushima shouted in a panic, and when she saw me at the end, she roared.

With a red-dyed face to his ears, he opens his mouth to deceive.

"Well, then, that's what it is. And then Mashima-kun, do well."

"Thank you, Mr. Mizushima"

I thanked Mr. Mizushima for her quick words.

"Thank you."

……

Mizushima-san brings her mouth to rest.

"... you're welcome"

Strength fell out of her shoulders and the girl's mouth loosened.

Waving flirtatiously, Mr. Mizushima switched.