No Fatigue: 24-jikan Tatakaeru Otoko no Tenseitan

The third day of the month (February) of the late swallow (roughly Tsubame) in the absolute calendar year 1300.

Monocanus, the king's capital, is borne out by rumors of a cleaver (ripper), but today's topic for the Culées is my sixth birthday.

The front door opened in chatter along with the bell informing the visit.

I happened to be in the front hall, and I bowled in with the person who came in.

"Oh, brother. Happy Birthday."

It was Brother Berhardt who said that and laughed nicely at me.

Brother Berhardt, a former Kingsguard knight and now a Dragon Knight, doesn't get to meet much because he lives in the dorms of the Dragon Knights. Once every few months, it's enough to come to the mansion and face each other.

My brother is now 24 years old. I cut my father's conceded blonde hair short and his face is burning in the day. Only a knight has a tight body, but the nagging is not that big. It seems that the Dragon Knight is favoured by the owner of a small stature to lighten the burden on the Dragon Cavalry. Even so, just to say that as a knight you are small, to the extent that you are just a little less tall than your father, Alfred, as much as your brother Chester.

But this man has more presence than his physique.

The reason for this was a large eye with eyesight. Thick eyebrows and long eyelashes go hand in hand, and he has such a dark face that he feels a little breathless when he is relative. Most likely, he doesn't intend to oppress others, but only naturally does.

"Thank you, Brother Berhardt. You came to tell me that today?

"I wish it was, but it's the Dragon Knights' job.... Is Julia here?

Brother Berhardt has been a squire of Prince Ilfreed, the Dragon Knights Commander, since this year.

They also have voices with the deputy commander in the future, but some nobles are concerned that the Marquis Culver family will have too much influence because Father Alfred is already in the key position of Commander of the Royal Knights (Royal Guard).

"What, Mother Julia? Not your father?

"Oh, I have business with A-rank adventurer Julia Culver, who belongs to the headquarters of the Adventurer Guild King's Capital.

There's no reason to be sorry, but if you're here, call me with you. "

"Can I ask you something, too?

"You're working with Julia, and you're doing adventurers."

"Yeah. I'm old, so the rank stays e"

"You were so conspicuous about being a top ranked adventurer at the age of six... you're like a bad joke to be able to do, as always"

"Well, I'll call you."

That's why I spoke to my father and mother.

The usual mentes of the Culver family were to be gathered in the dining room.

In addition to Father Alfred, Mother Julia, me and Jeremiah, Steph is making me tea.

"Hiccup, Berhardt."

"Oh, the jerk looks fine, too, above all. You work in the same castle, but you don't get to see him."

"Indeed. The Dragon Knights are off the hook even when it comes to royal castles because they need stables."

"Right. I'm not going to the castle with His Highness, Ilfreed."

My mother talks to Brother Berhardt, who greets my father.

"Belle, hiccup ~. Wouldn't you still call me your mother?

"It's a hiccup, Mr. Julia. Then don't call me Mother..."

Berhardt, his father's eldest son, and Julia, his father's late wife, are only one different age. It's a difference in age that wouldn't be weird for a senior junior in the same school if it was in his previous life. No matter how much in this world, it would be hard to call me "mother" now.

She doesn't even care if it's natural or what, or if she has a "son" under one.

"Jeremiah's a hiccup, too."

"Yes, brother"

"I'm telling you, it's not a tribute."

"Oh, yes... it wasn't, yeah, sorry"

Brother Berhardt also speaks to Jeremiah.

"Don't be shy, okay? Me and Chester are happy to have a pretty sister. I'm not sure David has the same iron skin."

"Brother David do well too...... it wasn't, you're doing well, right? He asked me if I could be a children's secretary."

As far as I'm concerned, Jeremiah is also a pretty bright girl from her age.

I also like books and often sit on my back with me and get interested in reading.

I also feel a little subtle when people say, "Because I'm not tired with you, Edgar," but I appreciate Jeremiah's presence for me to hang out with tirelessly.

When I was just reincarnated into this world, I was a baby, and even dragged my senses from my previous life, so there was a limit to moving around tirelessly.

but it's been five and a half years since I woke up in this world. I was recently forgetting what it was like to feel "tired". Because of this, I can force people to stay with me without realizing that I'm tired if I'm not careful.

In that regard, Jeremiah is in the position that she will not be tired if she is with me but she will be properly tired if she is alone. Because of this, he often serves to make stops when he realizes I'm doing too much.

All in all, Jeremiah's brilliance is polished with age, and I can snort that Brother David solicited it.

Brother Berhardt, too, bounced up his thick brow,

"Heh, that's awesome. He's cynical around here. He's not the kind of cute one who pities his siblings and invites them. The fact that he invited you means Jeremiah has some qualities. You're not gonna do it?

"Um, I like reading, but don't you think it's until I become a secretary"

"Oh well. It's your life. It's Edgar's birthday, but Jeremiah's grown up, too. The meat is still thin and thin."

That's what Brother Berhardt says, stroking Jeremiah's head.

True, it's my birthday, but naturally, so are the people around me.

For example, Julia's mother is now 26. The atmosphere has hardly changed in this person's case, but I feel like a little wife-like colored incense has emerged.

Jeremiah turned twelve. I was seven years old when I met her, so her face is grown up and her back is growing up to her age. Compared to me, who is currently six years old and eight or nine years old, I am about half as tall as my head. And I had always thought it was beautiful, but I came at a time when it was like plugging into a secondary trait, and it was even more polished for the first time for a beautiful girl. Combined with the transparency that only girls of this age have, it creates a delicate artwork mesmerized beauty that is likely to break if touched.

"I have tea in here ~"

That's what I'm saying. Steph comes into the dining room with a tray with a tea set on it.

My maid Steph with me is now twenty years old. She grew a little taller and got slightly out of her face. He is also a veteran as a maid and in the Mansion is in a position to coach the maids as an ancient stock attached to the maid chief. Doji, who was synonymous with Steph, is also less conspicuous, and as far as I'm concerned, I don't feel a little lonely. I thought you couldn't drink soggy tea or thickened tea anymore... no, I hope you can't drink that.

Steph brews tea in a familiar manner, making no noise in front of the assembled faces, but leaving them crisp.

Steph's manoeuvres with his training as a "Magic Warrior" are sophisticated, and impressive these days from other nobles who visit the Mansion.

On the other hand, some people haven't changed much.

Alfred, it's Dad.

My father is now 44 and will be 45 next month. But Ai also maintains a cool beauty that only appears to be in her twenties, and she still seems to get love calls from the noble lady/warrant even though she says she is a wife belligerent. Of course, Mother, a handful of fathers don't look good, but that's good again! They're in the vicious circle of being extra hot because they say so.

Nevertheless, the thought of "this is cheating" comes to mind when I see my father's unchanging appearance. Discrimination against elves in the human realm may involve jealousy and envy for the lives of young elders. Of course, that's not why discrimination is allowed......

"So, what's going on today? I heard Julia had something for you."

Dad asks Brother Berhardt.

"... I'd better take it off..."

"No, don't hesitate. Jeremiah is Julia's party member, and most importantly, she's our family. That's Edgar over there. He told me to let him hear it from him. That's how thick it can be, right?

Brother Berhardt says so to stop Jeremiah from floating his ass reluctantly.

... I'm sorry you're so thick.

"If that's the case, have a seat, too, Mr. Steph. 'Cause you're like Ed's party member, too."

says Alfred's father.

Where Stef reluctantly sat in the end seat, Brother Berhardt coughed up and cut it out.

"Let's get straight to it. A crowd of strange demons appeared on the outskirts of the Wang capital. What I would ask of Julia is to investigate or destroy the herd. Nevertheless, considering the dangers of the herd, you can basically think of it as an investigation"

"What kind of a bunch of demons are you? Does the fact that we can't even defeat it mean that there's a fire dragon or something out there?

Fire Dragon, makes me tickle.

It's been five years since I ran into a fire dragon who tried to build a nest by the crow's throat, but the tension hasn't faded yet at that time.

I mean, I've gotten pretty strong in the last five years, too, but if you ask me if I can beat the Fire Dragon Agnia I confronted at that time, it's hard to say that I can win with confidence.

"No, it's like there's no dragon, but if it's any other demon, it's not weird."

"Whatever you are, it's not weird. No?

"... you should explain it in order. In the Dragon Knights, to which I belong, I regularly fly around the King's Capital to see if there are any threats such as demonic herds. This is what the Knights call a regular sentinel, positioning it as an important task as well as a practical exercise, and it's important. So, halfway through that regular sentry, a bunch of demons were discovered"

"So what kind of bunch of demons are you?

Mother asks, slightly rushed.

"First discovered was the Evil Giant (Sprigan)"

"If it's an evil giant (Sprigan), it's C-rank, weaker than an orga, right? I was wondering how many of them were there?

"No, the Evil Giant (Sprigan) itself was like a small herd of about ten"

"Hmm? That's about it, if the Dragon Knights make a sudden descent attack, they'll kick it off easily, right?

"Exactly. If you're about ten evil giants (sprigans), you're not the enemy of our highly skilled Dragon Knights. In fact, judging by that, four platoons, acting as scouts, attempted a plunge attack on the Evil Titans."

There are four Dragon Knights platoons. Each one rides a dragon, so it seems difficult to work together if it's more than that.

The Evil Giant (Sprigan) is a skinny giant demon with blue and black skin, attacked by a savvy arm like a tree branch. The arms are strong on the back of the back from what they seem, and the hands and feet are even broken gray human spine, he said.

Nevertheless, I don't think I can contend with a dragon knight attacking from the sky. Highly skilled dragon knights take the hit-and-away tactic of leaving the scene on a spike if they plunge and attack with spears or magic. If they do this, it doesn't look like there's a gap between the bragging arms of even the slightest evil giant (Sprigan).

The Dragon Knights tried to enter a plunge attack to show the results of their daily training.

"There, a herd of harpies attacked"

"What, there was even a herd of harpies by the herd of evil giants (sprigans)?

Brother Berhardt nodded at his surprised mother, Julia.

"Nevertheless, if it's just harpy, it's just a clutterfish that's blind to dragon knights. But the harpy was obviously acting in tandem. They've taken tactics like breaking up the dragon knights and pushing and wrapping each one."

"No way, Harpy Queen?

"No, you haven't been able to see if there's a queen after all.

Anyway, the dragon knights in distress by Harpy, but Harpy is not originally a strong demon, and he can't follow the dragon cavalry descent. Ignoring Naga and Harpy, he decided to launch a sharp descent attack on the Evil Giant (Sprigan). The dragon knights made a simultaneous steep descent in an undisturbed motion, attempting to see a sharp spear shoot that put the Evil Titan (Sprigan) on to the momentum of the descent.

But... "

Brother Berhardt frowns.

"... where the Flaming Demon (Yfried) was attacked."

"Flaming Demon (Ifried) Ooh!?"

Julia, your mother shouts a surprise.

"I've seen it on a hot continent..."

"No, about that, it doesn't seem strange either. I asked the director of the Royal Library Labyrinth to look into it, and although it is rare, there are sightings around Monocanus. I don't know why, but they have sightings along the trench zone."

"So what's the problem?

Alfred, Dad listens.

"Oh. The problem is that the Flaming Demon (Yfried) has attacked the Dragon Knights as if they were trying to protect the Evil Giants (Sprigans). Even the servant dragon knights have bad minutes with A-rank demons flying flame bullets equivalent to" Flame Lance "without chanting. The scouts flew around the rocks and managed to chase the Flaming Demon back."

"The Flaming Demon (Ifried)... with the Evil Giant (Sprigan)? Yeah, when we get there, we should see Harpy with us."

"Even the Dragon Knights, that's what we talked about. So, the Dragon Knights then made several forcible reconnaissance visits to that herd. That turned out to be somewhat, even if it did not go as far as the full extent of the herd...... The consequences were frightening."

Sip the tea that Brother Berhardt was served.

And I said it with a rugged face.

"- Different kinds of demons formed a party. That's a lot bigger than B-rank."

To your brother's words, we breathed.

Demons who have been poured into power by evil gods are said not to tame with demons other than their own.

If not, and if all of the demons had come together and turned to mankind, mankind would have been doomed for so long.

There are theories as to how it hasn't happened, but according to Brother David, "If we call it good to discipline our actions for the sake of others, evil is that which cannot be done. Good helps one another with companionship, but evil even contends with companionship" seems to be the predicate.

"Even if there's an individual in command, there's only got to be one type."

and Mother Julia.

Previously, when I dived into the abandoned nest of Stef and the ancient Fire Dragon, I came across a mutant species of Auga.

The threat of a mutant species is nothing. Nothing is just that individual has a higher ability than a normal individual. Some mutant species have the ability to direct normal individuals. A bunch of demons, who normally shouldn't know how to collaborate, act collectively while being naive. For example, while some individuals suppress the shield, the rest threaten the rear guard behind the shield - even if they just take the tactic - the general adventurer party is exposed to a total annihilation crisis. So the Adventurer Guild advises their adventurers to withdraw immediately once they discover a mutant species, regardless of the threat of the original species.

However, it was known that the ability to command this mutant species known as the "conductor individual" would not work beyond the demonic species. So even if, for example, there was a Harpy Queen, Harpy's commanding individual, in the discovered flock of the Dragon Knights, only Harpy could command, and he shouldn't be able to command any other individual, such as the Evil Titan (Sprigan) or the Flaming Demon (Ifried).

"Indeed, even if there were a commanding individual, that command capability should only extend to the same species. Besides, at least as far as we could confirm from above, the presence of the mutant species in the herd of demons in the example could not be confirmed. They're based in Rock Mountain, so maybe they're still hiding in the back of the cave, but even so, whether it's something they can command from inside the cave or not."

"Specifically, what kind of demon was there?

"There's a list here, so let's read it out.

First, C-rank, but the hippocampus (Kelpy), the evil giant (Sprigan), the Hellwolf (Hellhound), the demon soul (Whisp) and the skeletal eagle (Bone Eagle) were making their own herds.

The B rank consists of several Petrified Chickens (Cocatrice) and Armored Turtles.

As A-rank, one eagle lion (Griffin) and one flame demon (Ifried) are confirmed each. "

"Wow..."

That's right. My mother was stunned by the look on her face.

What is it, a hundred nights trip or something?

"How about below the D-rank?

"The slime is gushing naturally, but there didn't seem to be any goblins or oaks. Where else stands out, you still have a lot of harpies. Besides, these guys are wary of their surroundings from the sky, making them battle with the Dragon Knights many times"

Brother Berhardt answers his father's question.

"... Harpy, huh"

I accidentally snapped at Brother Berhardt's words.

Harpy's abnormal behavior was also confirmed in the northwest of Phono City five years ago during the "Yata-glass" incident. In the end, the contact between Harpy's abnormal behavior and "Yata-glass" remained unknown, but since Harpy did not see any abnormal behavior after the following year, the possibility that there was some relationship cannot be discarded.

"To be clear, these demons are unusual. The strength of the individual demons is also a problem, but if they are working together, it is likely that even A-rank Adventurers' parties will not be able to beat them."

"How many A-rank parties do we have, too?

"Julia can use wide area extinct fire attribute magic. His Majesty the King and His Royal Highness the Prince have already grasped Mr. Steph's use of the Magic Sword. In addition to that, Jeremiah's remarkable ability to repel, and Edgar, the reincarnator. Definitely the most powerful adventurer party in the King's Capital.

If it's true, I hear it's enough force to designate S-rank to surround the country. "

"We're a little bit like that."

"I know, Mr. Julia. Something about Edgar's secrets. For once, it is within the patron of Lord Patriot, Marquis Alfred Culver, and we have not been forced to associate ourselves with the country."

I see. Was such a rush taking place out of sight?

"Are you already damaged?

"... one of the small settlements that was nearby has been swallowed by the herd and is vanishing. By the time the Dragon Knights scouts noticed the herd, it was too late, apparently.

I can't predict how the herd will move in the future, but if it flows into the king's capital, it's gonna be tough. "

"Ugh......"

Julia, your mother shows you how troubled she is, but this is her habit.

He told me to just pretend to think about it for once, even when I was taking it on.

If you look too ridiculous, he said, it's because you could work against him in the ensuing negotiations on the amount of compensation.

"It should be noted that this quest is to be accompanied by the Dragon Knights to provide combat support from the air.

Then, in order to hide Julia's party power, the request is made only to Julia's party. Originally, in these cases, we're about to attract as many adventurers as possible, but it's in the name of having Julia win the party first and thinking about the rank limits of the adventurers we gather with that feeling. Oh, of course, I'll lay a warrant on the Dragon Knights not to speak out about Julia and her wars. I know you can't give it all away, but you're gonna be fine with using all that power.

And this quest is also a request for nomination from Prince Irfried, the leader of the Dragon Knights. You can make a loan to the royal family, right?

"I don't care about lending it or anything, but if you leave it alone, it's going to be a big deal. It's going to be Edgar and Jeremiah's experience... and I'll take this request, Belle."

"Thank you, Julia. But will you give Belle a break?

"Da-me. If that's the case, should I put another condition on it? Belle called me a proper mother..."

"Gu......"

Brother Berhardt gets stuck in words.

but aside from that, the quest from Prince Ilfrid was to be taken on at the Julia mother party.

- A bunch of strange demons?

Hopefully not evil gods......