"Welcome back, hey! Gentlemen!"

"" "I'm home!!

The next day.

We arrived safely in the port town of Ilgafa.

Me, Cecil, Rita, and Katras were welcomed home by Eine in made-up clothes.

As if she knew when the carriage would arrive, she held the 'Hagana mop' and opened the gate of the mansion and waited for me.

Until we got to Ilgafa, me and Iris were messaging each other in "Consciousness Sharing (Mind Linkage)/Modification," so I guess we reversed the arrival time from its content. Eine and Iris are going to be able to afford that.

By the way, Illis and Rafilia are in the mansion of Lord Ilgafa.

I'm planning on getting out at night and joining us.

"Are you Katras?

"Yes. Nice to meet you!

Cutlass bowed deeply to Aine, who cheered peacefully.

You look nervous because we're going to be living together. Besides, Katras is meeting Aine for the first time.

"... thanks for being a slave to me."

But Eine took Cutlass's hand and gently cheered.

"Eine always wanted someone like Katras. He's very defensive, and he can protect you on his side."

"... Huh? What, eh?

Too warm. Welcome, Cutlass has his eyes round.

"But in the avant-garde, Rita, which is the strongest?

"Yeah. Mr. Rita is strong. It's so beautiful, I love it. Style is nice, gentle, and very dependable. The straight allegiance of the beast man is as eye-catching as usual, I know. Rita is Aine's proud slave companion. If Rita is on your side, Eine will be safe."

Eine speaks to Katras in a gentle tone.

Rita is turning bright red next to me, by the way. Cecil nods, "Absolutely right," though.

"But... Rita has to go and defeat the enemy..."

Yes, it was.

Rita's main way of fighting is to step forward and cross with the enemy.

In the meantime, my defense gets thinner. Was Eine worried about that......

"So, hey, as an escort, I wish someone would specialize in defense," Eine thought all the time. Katras deserves it. Thank you, hey, you're one of us... Katras. "

Eine embraced Cutlass, saying she couldn't stand it any longer.

"Eine which..."

I'm surprised Cutlass can't keep up with the sudden expansion.

But in those eyes, there were tears.

Eine is definitely welcoming Cutlass. Both Illis and Raphilia, probably, are the same.

"Is that okay...? I don't care if I'm here... as your companion, or in any house."

"I'm even more telling you now, not at all."

And I stuck with Cutlass's forehead.

Speaking of which, has Catras ever lived in hiding who he is? Because of her mother, who wanted to knight her, she couldn't even play with friends her age.

I've freed myself from that wish and become one of us at our party, but I still feel a lot uneasy.

"I decided to split the room on the assumption that Cutlass would be here, so I said I'd be in trouble when he was gone. Cutlass is a dear companion to me... because it's like family."

"Oh, which one..."

Cutlass wet himself with tears, and set up a shield.

"This Katras-Mutran, or as any escort, is to serve at all costs. Then which shield and I promise to take all attacks first!!

"Don't do that because my stress builds up in Mach."

"So, I will be the gatekeeper of this mansion!

"Uh."

"Are you dissatisfied with me!?

"I just got back. Why don't we take a break?"

"Then I'm sorry. Let me, gatekeeper."

"For a 30-minute gatekeeper, 60-minute break. And the place of work is inside the gate."

"……… what kind of gatekeeper are you"

"No, then dismiss it."

"Shit, I can't help it. I don't feel like I'm going to work, but I'm going to be the gatekeeper of this mansion!

Cutlass nodded, in an upright immobile position inside a closed gate.

Yeah. Let's make it fifteen minutes. You look tired.

"I really want it, Katras."

"Thank you, Eine which"

Cutlass looked innocent and laughed.

"Please accept me as a knight."

"Yeah. That's not true. Katras could be a trump card for a party."

"At a time of need, is it?

"For example, when Rita has to rest"

"Rest? Oh, it's time for illness."

"Really? About ten months, when my body gets heavy."

"Uh, you are. Sometimes illness prolongs."

"Yeah. So when Rita is that heavy, Katras wants you to protect her."

"Okay, it is!

Cutlass slapped him in the chest, which was covered in "Balvar's breast."

Good.

That's the sister at the party. Looks like you've relieved Katras' nervousness well.

So, why is Rita blocking my ears with both hands? "Embarrassing"...... I think it's a good scene where I know Cutlass and Eine. Cutlass is defensively cheesy thanks to the artifact, and he has the skills to seal his opponent's actions, and as an escort, when Rita's not feeling well, like Eine said...

"Whoo-hoo!

"Wow. Nagi, Rita is the limit. Come on in to our house!

"Ugh, yeah."

That's why Cecil and Rita pulled me from left to right, and I haven't been home in a long time.

Before you relax, there's one thing you have to do.

That's a pretty rough thing to do, but...

"As Iris told me in" Consciousness Sharing and Modification "... this is what retired knight Garungara left behind"

So Eine arranged two things on the floor of the living room.

One is old parchment.

The other is a silver dagger.

These two are the legacies left behind by the man who was manipulating the Knight Ghost - retired Knight Garungara.

"I'll leave my son with the knight Garungara."

What's written on parchment is just a short sentence. There's a signature underneath. One belongs to the knight Garungara. The other is just an acronym. However, beside the acronym is something like a semi-circular stamp.

Precisely like pressing a coin with ink on it.

"... this is a royal coin, isn't it?"

"Yes, it's the same thing Mr. Katras showed me"

Cecil said next to me.

There are three people present here: me and Eine, and Cecil.

Retired Knight's Legacy (Yriu Hin) was just something like that, so I decided to start by talking to Eine, who found it, and Cecil, who has' appraisal 'skills.

Of course, when the information comes together, I'm going to let everyone know.

"The acronym written here matches the name of His Majesty the King today."

"... you mean it was the retired knight Garungara who kept Katras from the king?

I think it's very likely.

It's a disgusting twist.

Or it really sucked, Cutlass.

If the retired knight had been involved in the knight's exam, the moment Katras talked about his birth, he would have lost his identity. If you have a destiny, you're too mean to Katras.

"I'll tell Katras about it."

It's your husband.

Retired knight Garungara fled somewhere within yesterday. I don't know where he is yet.

But as a lord of Illgafa, I don't think I want to shake things up.

Surely you can't tell me that a retired knight who was escorting his next lord disappeared somewhere after taking the gold eye thing. Before the important ritual, because the edge is too bad.

"Cecil thinks the retired knight is being chased by the Ghost."

"Yes, Nagi."

Cecil nodded without hesitation.

"The anger of the Knights Ghost should have been directed at the operators, as Mr. Feen intervened in 'Balvar's Armor' to break the technique. If that retired knight was at the heart of the summons ceremony... it wouldn't be strange for him to take possession..."

"I wonder what Katras would think if he heard that..."

Do you want to go help me because I used to be the one who took me away?

- Let's leave that to her will.

"The question is, who's the other item?"

A silver dagger, engraved with fine letters.

They said this was in the bag, along with pieces of old turnips. Kabuto said there were traces of it being used to summon the Ghost, so this dagger would be something to do with it.

And according to Cecil's 'appraisal' skills, this dagger seems to be like a communications machine via magic.

It was Cecil's guess that the retired knight Garungara used this to keep in touch with his people.

"The Black Knight said the ritual involved a mysterious wizard."

He also said it was like a person, like a dragon.

Previously, "visitors" and nobles came after things involving dragons and ancient relics. Behind it was the mysterious "Guildmaster" and "White Guild" involved. And they like "Black Job," and they're getting involved.

I was letting the Knight Ghost attack the Knight Candidates. It's possible they're involved in this case. Besides, if retired knight Garungara is involved in the royal family, all the more so.

"With this dagger, I wonder if I can contact that mysterious wizard..."

"Could be difficult"

Cecil shook her head to the side.

"This is something that those connected in the ritual will be able to use to send messages. You'll need a special spell to activate it."

"You mean we can't start this?

"... Yes. I need to know what the determined ritual is... just"

Cecil had brown fingertips and touched a silver dagger.

"The correspondent should have something similar to this. If you get close to its owner, you might have something to react to. Probably... it emits magic."

"... If this is an ancient relic, Finn can rule."

"... it's a regular magic item."

To sum up, this dagger is a magical item, and certain humans can communicate with this.

It's probably in the form of a dagger because the owner is a knight. Don't freak out, even if you usually carry it with you. But it doesn't make any sense to us.

And this dagger emits magic if you get close to the person you have that has an item of its kind. And Cecil would know how to react.

The knights involved in the ritual probably realize that the ritual has been broken. Some guys could be stuck with ghosts like Garungara. So maybe we won't meet them.

"What if, besides a knight... for example, if anyone in the nobility reacts to this dagger, it could be a 'white guild' - or someone involved in 'mysterious wizards'..."

The possibilities alone are enough. At least, because measures can be put in place.

Do you want to stay away - or do you want to take the lead and stop the enemy from moving?

"At least I don't want to get anywhere near this town"

This is where our house is. I've gotten along with sea dragons, and more importantly, it's the home of England. I want to protect the port town of Ilgafa.

Except when there's really nothing we can do about it or when the town doesn't need us anymore.

"Hey...... what are you thinking, can I guess?

"Fine."

"The nobles are invited during the 'Next Lords' party in the port town of Ilgafa, right? Think there might be some" visitors "or" white guild "people out there?

"That's your sister"

When I said it, Eine turned her back on her chest. [M]

Cecil seemed to have predictions about that, too, and she's nodding with a serious face.

"However, this is the worst case scenario. There are other nobles coming to the party. It's too risky for nobles to make a scene there on purpose."

According to information from Illis, the Lords are throwing a 'Next Lords' party.

The port town of Ilgafa is a major traffic shock and also a trading town. Various nobles and merchants are involved in commerce and shipping. Even the royal family uses Ilgafa's ships to send supplies to the border. I hear the Ilgafa Lords are offered border lords, but they have strong economic influence.

So the party has a large number of nobles invited, and there are a lot of nobles who have already expressed their participation.

If you want to put in an exploration, it's best to dive in there.

"Cecil, check."

"Yes, Nagi."

"What if there was a nobleman at the party with this' telecom item 'and he noticed a magical reaction?

"Yes."

I guess. Because there won't be any good stories about getting information just this way on the one hand.

"It's just a faint magic reaction, so you shouldn't know unless you're careful. And I need skills in" Appraisal "and" Magic Sensing. "

"Okay. Let's think about what to do around it."

The question is, can we sneak into the Next Lord's Party?

Iris is not present on the spot. All she participates in is the ritual of adoption of the next lord Royaldo. So I can't use my hands to escort us as squire of Illis.

When that happens, we'll have to infiltrate Eine and Rafilia as maids... but then, this time, we won't be able to move freely. Because it will treat you like a lord's maid.

So... is it best if you ask your lord to turn me into someone's squire and get mixed up?

I don't know how noble people stand, so it could float. "Which noble squire?" I can't respond if you ask me. So I wanted to avoid this method as much as possible.

"I wish I had a nobleman on my side."

I said.

"Right. If only you knew our circumstances."

Cecil nodded as she agreed.

"Then I'd like someone full of justice. A man of great pride and elegance, even if offered a benefit to other nobles."

Eine held her chest down, as if she was thinking of someone.

Speaking of which, did Lord Ilgafa send out invitations to various nobles?

But this house was originally 'her' belongings. Lord Ilgafa and I are neighbors, and we are on edge. You can't have not sent out an invitation.

"... just involving 'her' is a little bit"

During the 'Common Guild' at Metechal, it was a request of 'her'. When against the Pseudo-Demons, the opponent was a visitor. But maybe this time, nobility will be the opponent. I can feel it involving 'her' there. We can get away with it if we don't like it, but 'she' doesn't. I don't care what you say, you're noble.

"We'll figure out a way to fix this here. You can use your cheat skills."

"Okay." "Okay."

When Cecil and Eine nodded to my words...

"Please excuse me! Then it's a letter!!

I heard a knock.

When Eine opened the door, there was a cutlass outside with a small envelope in his hand.

"The postal carriage just arrived. So, which way do you want to take this?"

"Letters? From whom?

When I received the envelope from Cutlass, there was...

The crest of "Viscount Milfe's", which I had been shown before, had been pressed.

"Leticia?"

"Are you Leticia!?" "Are you Leticia!?" "Uh, uh, huh?

Cecil and Eine, Cutlass, who show great eating, didn't seem to know what it meant, so I'll be brief. We had another party mate. That she was a little familiar with Eine. Things have happened, and once I got back to Metecal,

"I see... Eine. Which little familiarity must be a great one"

"Of course it is. Leticia is a very good girl. I'm sure Katras will get along."

Aine stared at the envelope with tender eyes, snapping.

"Nagi, what about Leticia?

I opened the letter in front of Cecil, who sparkled my eyes.

Uh...

'Heh, heh, heh... You have a good nerve putting me down for a trip, Mr. Nagi!

I was angry.

"Also, of course, we're planning a" second time "party, right? Next time we'll do it after we schedule everyone's appointment, right?!?

Yeah...... let's make a second appointment later.

Let's write to Leticia right away and ask her where she's going and what she wants her dates to be.

Leticia, you hate me. I did something bad......

Besides, there's a reason I haven't been able to come back yet. As a matter of fact, I was going to attend the "Next Lords' Greeting Party" in the port town of Ilgafa as a Viscount nominee, and it took me a while to prepare for it.

Perhaps by the time this letter arrives, I will be leaving Metechal. '

"Leticia, he said he was coming over."

"Really!?" "Are you happy?" I haven't seen Leticia in a while! "" I'm looking forward to it!

'You're talking about Mr. Nagi anyway, so you're in a weird case, aren't you?

... Leticia, did you have any weird skills?

I gave you defensive skills, but you don't have intuitive skills, do you?

"So... Shh... Ra! And if you need my help, don't hesitate! Because I'm part of the party, and I'm one of them. I won't forgive you if you're weird and out of company. Now I'm gonna cry. Yeah, crying and rumbling!

Hey. Leticia.

This is the only place where my handwriting is so messed up. Hey. How much do you have in your roots about traveling? Hey......

"My work as a Viscount Lady will also be over if I go out to this party and connect the new lord with the Viscount and report it to your father. And then I plan to be a one-way adventurer.

Therefore, Mr. Nagi, and Eine, treat me as such. That's good. And there's so much more I want to say. Be prepared when you see him.

Your Best Friend, Leticia-Milfe '

"... Sounds like Leticia"

Your signature is your best friend, not the Viscount Lady.

Well, and.

"As your husband, I tell everyone"

I handed the letter to Eine and said:

"Now we are ready for the Leticia-Milfe Welcome Quest. Parallel to that, we will also conduct a 'White Alliance' exploration quest. We'll decide when she gets here whether to ask Leticia for help or not. Either way, it's not a big deal compared to welcoming your best friend"

"Yes!" "Of course!" "Copy that!

"Cecil and Eine tell everyone else about this. Cutlass stay."

One more thing, Cutlass - and there's something I need to tell Feen.

I don't mind, but this is your husband's job, too.

"Yes, sir"

Cutlass looked strange, but honestly sat down in the living room chair.

Cecil left the room to Rita and Leggy's and Eine to Ilis and Rafilia.

"... it's better to call Feen, okay?

"Depending on the flow of the story. But you don't have to make a body out of magic."

"Okay. It is. When you have to..."

Cutlass tapped his skirt lightly and turned bright red.

I sift and tremble as I hold the base of my leg with both hands. But I got it.

You planted something in your underwear again... Feen.

"Talking is about Katras' father. Not His Majesty the King."

"Are you the knight who took me?

"Yeah. You might have figured out who that person is"

I said.

Katras looked at me seriously.

"Really... if you're an old family, you are"

The tone was so calm that it clapped out.