When Rio and Alfred shot each other in the martial arts and each other's attacks collided, the flash and storm blew like an explosion.

Sand and dust roll up, blocking the view of the area of the explosion.

But the wind rose slightly as it swirled from the heart of the blast. The sand and dust wind up and my vision clears up rapidly.

There was Alfred-Emar, who would let go of his weapon and fall into depression, and Rio, who stood flat with his sword in his right hand.

"Knock..."

Alfred tries to stand up with all his strength. But its body was trembling and its movements were clearly dull.

Rio brings magic to his left hand, yet as he approaches Alfred, he presses his head from the top to forcefully take consciousness with spirituality.

Continuing, when the metal shackles were removed from the inside of the coat, Alfred's hand was turned back and allowed to attach. Standing up from a bowed position, he looks back slightly.

There Cristina stood still, and Celia stared at Rio with a slightly shuddered face.

When Rio can only flaunt his face for a moment to Celia with a good gaze, he turns to Charles, who is taut as if he were stiff. Walking to retrieve Alfred's sword, he stopped at a distance of about ten meters from Charles and the others.

"Everybody, drop your weapons. I don't have the authority to guarantee my safety, but if you resist, I will kill you here."

The knights, other than Charles, pale their faces to the ruthless recommendations of Rio. There are six knights on this occasion, with the exception of Alfred and Charles, who have passed out, but you probably feel uncomfortable dealing with Rio, who screwed Alfred head-on, the kingdom's most powerful knight.

Charles, on the other hand, kept his mouth open for plenty of seconds -

"Don't be ridiculous! Something you can surrender on such terms!? You have my orders. I don't care about life or death. Disable him!

And, as he returned to me, he scattered.

Then, as the knights toured, they drew their swords. I guess I can't get my teeth to the orders of my superiors, even if I know the winning eye is thin.

But when Rio activates the Spiritual Art of the Wind and moves to Charles' sight in an instant...

"If you're willing to continue fighting, I'll kill you from you, okay? If the next guy with command is the same, I'll kill him, too. I don't want to go through too much trouble, but if that's what you want, I can't help it. You're the first one to die."

He stuck Alfred's sword in his left hand to Charles's throat and threatened him with a swordswallowing voice.

"Gu...... Hey, wait! Don't kill me, you can tell!

As soon as possible, Charles stops Rio with an upward voice.

"... Can't I sacrifice my own life, even if I can sacrifice my men's lives?

When Rio told him to mock him, Charles' face turned red. However, it does not arouse and scatter with anger, but draws the expression and opens it.

"This one secures Vanessa-Emar's stature. So deal!?

"That sounds like a good sword, but why don't we try it out? No, you want to try it? You saw the power of magic in this sword, right?

It was Charles who tried to bring his vanity into the deal, but Rio did not hesitate to feed Alfred's sword down his throat. The sword begins to glow strongly with magic.

"Hi. wah, ok! Surrender! Surrender! So pull that sword in! Come on, you guys, disarm!

Charles froze that look and declared his surrender as if he had eaten bubbles. Then the knights who were on the spot start throwing the weapons they were equipped with one after the other onto the ground.

Rio first decided to fog the magic in Alfred's sword. But that cut remains fixed to Charles' throat. And -,

"Hey, there you are"

and Rio called on the nearest knight as he put his sword in his sheath, which he gripped with his right hand.

"... wah, is that me?

The spoken knight replies in a cowardly manner.

"That's right. Collect your weapons and gather them there. Hurry up.... and the others gather over there and raise your hands with your backs up here."

Rio nods and gives pale instructions to the other knights.

The knights began to act as they were told. Then...

"Well, you said Charles. I'll ask you a few questions. If you don't want to drive me crazy, answer honestly. First of all, how many of the people you brought in?

Inquisition begins with Charles as Rio captures the knights' movements sideways.

"... ten, including me"

"There are only eight of us here, though?

"One has Vanessa-Emar in custody. I brought the other one in. I'm letting you take care of the Griffons!

"Where is Mr. Vanessa?

"Shh, right there. Less than a minute to run."

Charles answered Rio's question, frightened by the sensation of a limp-eating sword tip. While you're doing that...

"... hey, it's over"

A knight, who was collecting weapons, came to speak to Rio after work. Plus, he came running over like Celia couldn't stay or stand...

"Oh, that!

And I spoke to Rio from behind.

"What's wrong?

Leaving Charles in sight, Rio responds to Celia.

"Ugh, yeah. I mean that kid (,,)..."

I mean Isiah with that kid, but Celia wouldn't dare give him a name in front of Charles. He looks anxiously from under the hood and looks at Rio's back with a tingle of teeth.

"... it's okay. Now let's do something about this place."

When Rio looked back at Celia only for a moment, he made her smile gently. I got my gaze on Christina, who stands a little further away, but I immediately turn my gaze back to Charles. And when you can pull Alfred's sword in...

"Damn!?... Ugh."

He cluttered Charles' chest and broke his posture, paying his feet and letting him fall to the ground. Remove another shackle from the coat and restrain it by inserting it into Charles' wrist.

"Will you follow me?

"Ugh, yeah."

Celia was watching Rio's back performing the work pale, but replied with an uphill voice when she was called upon. Chasing after Rio in a tense foothold, looking down pitifully at Charles, who sleeps unnecessarily.

"You wait with the other knights."

"... ok"

Rio ordered me to walk a knight who had been forced to retrieve his weapon. Thus were the knights gathered in one place, except Alfred and Charles.

"Okay. Then you need to be denser and harder. Enough to make contact with each other.... yeah, don't move like that.... Cecilia, do you have a minute?

Confirming that the knights have solidified enough to snuggle, Rio speaks to Celia in a whisper.

"Yeah, what?

"Lock up the knights there with dirt magic. The scale can be enough to accommodate them critically, but the strength is sturdy. And it would be helpful if you could create an air vent at the top that people can't get out of."

"... ok. Leave it to me."

When Rio relies on me, Celia takes a small, deep breath and nods. So you calmed your mind, and your hardness fell out of your expression.

"Thank you"

"It's this way to thank you. Thank you for saving my pinch."

Celia waves her wearing sorry and smiles slightly worried.

"No, I'm glad you're okay."

"Become..., ugh, yeah"

Celia agreed somewhat embarrassingly when she accidentally took Rio's straight words.

Then, suddenly...

(... Spring Man, sorry)

and Isiah's voice echoed behind Rio's brain. A rare girlfriend of emotional expression, but her voice is always sinking in increasing numbers.

(Isiah......, were you safe? Good. It's up to me to apologize. Isiah, you okay?

It was a slightly stiff Rio when I heard Isiah's voice, but I reply as soon as I care.

(... yeah)

(Then it was really good. Where is Isiah now? Can you come over here?

(I can already see the Spring Man. What am I supposed to do?

(We're going to need to rescue Mr. Vanessa for now. We'll be right around the corner, so can Isiah keep spiritualizing and ask for an escort for Dr. Celia and the others?

(... ok. I'm sorry. I'm not leaving Celia and the others anymore)

(Enough. You tried to protect Dr. Celia, didn't you? I'll check back later for reflections)

(Yeah)

When Rio heard Isiah's reply, he passed beside Celia-,

"We have confirmed Isiah's safety. I'll let Charles guide me to protect Mr. Vanessa. Can Cecilia ask for the treatment of the two injured in the meantime? I'll be right back."

That's what I told him, looking down at Charles sleeping beside him.

◇ ◇ ◇

Rio then let Charles guide him to where Vanessa was being held. There...

"Hey, what about the explosion earlier!? Did you mean to make you princesses deceased!?

and Vanessa had asked the two knights on watch to explain the situation.

Needless to say, the explosion refers to the impact that occurred when Rio and Alfred's major moves collided earlier. But...

"You don't need to know, keep your mouth shut!

The knights were in a hurried voice somewhere, overwhelming Vanessa's demands. Right next to them like that, the wounded griffons are relaxing and resting.

"Hey, what are you talking about? Did you really kill Princess Christina?

"Do I know? But Dear Charles... No, it may be convenient for the Duke of Albor family to let Christina die here"

"Bullshit, don't say anything rare! I'm sorry, I'm guilty of the royal murder."

"I'm sorry, too! Rather than that, isn't that the woman there with the scapegoat for it? Maybe even Master Alfred..."

And so on, the two knights were engaged in an argument in which they exchanged secrets and speculation, leaving Vanessa completely alone.

"Hey, what are you talking about!? Explain the situation to me, too! What's this all about? What's happening!?

Vanessa asks for an explanation of the situation and desperately appeals. But the knights no longer even seemed willing to work with each other and were through Vanessa's screams.

"Come on, kill him... Then at least kill me. Please, a knight's pity."

Eventually Vanessa says that in an iterative way. Maybe he thought it would be a lot of annoyance if he lived in a state of capture.

The knights turned away from Vanessa looking bad. Then Charles, captured by Rio, shows up and the situation changes.

"And Master Charles!?

The knights ate the bubbles and shouted Charles' name.

Vanessa was also caught and turned her gaze towards you...

"Become..., is, Lord Hart!? How did you get here!?

and asks face-to-face.

"As you can see. I've come to help you.... Hey."

When Rio told Vanessa, he stuck his sword out on Charles' back as he was letting him walk ahead.

"Well, let her go."

Charles orders the knights to liberate Vanessa with a frightened face.

"Ha...? Yes, no, but..."

"Just hurry up! I'll punish you for breaking orders!

"Ha!

The ordered knights showed slight resistance with a bewildered face, but immediately began to act when Charles yelled at them. That instantly frees Vanessa.

"Mr. Vanessa. restrain those two."

"Wow, okay..."

Rio instructs, and now Vanessa takes the knights into custody.

"Hey, Lord Hart. What the hell is this...?

Vanessa was holding the knights as she was told, but she finally couldn't stand it and asked for an explanation of the circumstances.

"We have successfully repelled them. Mr. Kouta and Mr. Ray have been injured, but it doesn't matter. Rest assured."

"... what do you mean, my brother?

Vanessa asks with an upset face. I couldn't imagine Alfred among the repelled beings. But...

"Disabled"

"Become..."

When Rio briefed him on the facts, Vanessa was unintentionally stunned. Hard to believe, but it is circumstantial evidence that supports Rio's presence here above all else.

"I'm letting you pass out and be adult, but there shouldn't be anything else in your life. Don't worry about that."

"Yes, no. Not like that...... Has Lord Hart defeated you? That brother up there?

"Yes, it is."

"Oh well..."

Vanessa was badly disturbed, but when she nodded at Rio calmly, she sipped her sagging.

"I'll take their legs and go back over there. Capture and dispose of the Griffons there."

"Oh......"

Vanessa nods with her fallen in love face. Then, when Rio and the others left only two and disposed of four Griffons, they returned to where Celia and the others were.

◇ ◇ ◇

"Princess! Well done. You're safe!

Vanessa confirms Christina's appearance and rushes away.

"Yeah, thanks to Sir Amakawa. I'm glad you're okay."

Christina responded to Vanessa with a slight breakdown of rapport.

"No. I couldn't keep my brother down, and I put the princess in danger. It doesn't depend."

"Fine. The other guy was Alfred, and he didn't have a problem with the results."

"... about the matter, did my brother really lose?

Vanessa leaned over with a flimsy expression, but when Alfred's name came up, she asked him if he was scared.

"Yes, Sir Amakawa has defeated you. You won't believe it, but... it was a great fight."

I said, Christina glanced at Rio. Rio is all set as he talks amicably with Celia.

"Who is he really? That strength, of course, is called normal standing behavior, and I don't think I was a civilian until recently. Celia, where did I get to meet you? He did say he got face-to-face about ten years ago..."

Vanessa uttered doubts. But...

"Stop the useless prying. Not if you care about his qualities now. I need to hear a lot from the man there."

Kristina waves a glimpse and turns her gaze toward Charles, who is misplaced.

"Knock..."

Charles let his gaze wander at first sight.

"Long time no see. Sir Charles, how are you feeling?

Christina removed the magic prop to change the color of her hair, and when she took off the hood of her robe, she called out to Charles smiling with a lovemaking laugh.

"Oh, it's been a while. Her Royal Highness Princess Christina. I know how you feel."

"It's not beautiful. Because of you. That was quite a greeting earlier. I can't believe you're trying to tie me up without asking questions."

"... I couldn't tell you from your hood that you were Her Highness. Because it was an emergency, I was able to straighten out my duties for the sake of my mission."

"Emergency, right? What kind of emergency was it?

Christina interrogates pale. The opposing Charles was obviously cowering.

"... that Vanessa-Emar there tried to rob Her Royal Highness Princess Christina and Regalia and flee"

"Yeah, yeah. That's what's happening to you.... So, may I ask what your mission is and what you're doing?

"… it is the protection of the princess's personality and legalia, regardless"

When Charles answers, he glances at Christina in a playful manner.

"Oh, you were trying to protect my personality. But, Hate, I am here of my own free will. You know where we're going, but it's where Flora and the other brave man are."

"Was it true..."

And Charles nodded in a vanishing voice.

"I know what it's like to be in a hurry. Now that the two holy stones have been extinguished by the Summoning of the Brave, there is only one Legalia left in the country."

That's what I said, Christina smiles. Legalia is the symbol of kingship.

"I see! No matter how much Her Royal Highness Princess Christina is allowed to bring Regalia out to Her Majesty without permission. Would you mind joining me back to the royal castle right now? Your Majesty is in pain."

Charles made me speak so forcefully of this place.

"You're still a well-mouthed man, but you still seem in a hurry. Aren't you a little early? When did you say I had legalia? Well, assuming me and Flora, the legitimate successors of the country, join the brave with the only legalia, it won't be very interesting for your parents."

"Ko, this is something different. Nothing like that."

To Christina, who talks provocatively, Charles makes a smile and waves the first time.

"... well, fine. In the meantime, would you and Alfred like to accompany us? I'll listen to you in the meantime. And I'll put you on hold until you get to your destination."

In short, it means being a good physical prisoner. Rotting is worth more as a hostage than being a person in the Duke of Albor family.

"Gu......"

Charles was trying to say something, but he was biting his lips off and enjoying it. Then Celia brings Rio there.

"Dear Christina, you are ready to leave. Kouta, I think you and Ray will wake up soon, too."

"Thank you. So shall we leave when they wake up"

and so on, when Christina and Celia exchange words -,

"Princess, how about the other knights?

And Vanessa asked.

"I'll leave you here. You can't manage it if you take so many of them. It may not make much sense, but let me tell you to deny your sins."

"Thank you, it hurts"

"Naturally. You're doing great."

Christina shakes her head left and right somewhere sorry.

"I'm afraid so. … We've captured two Griffons, so let's tie Charles up and walk."

Say, Vanessa bowed her head deeply to Christina. Then...

"... one before we leave. Why don't you ask the man? How did you know where we were?"

While Rio looks at Charles, he suggests more than anything.

"Right. Of course you'll let me hear it, won't you, Sir Charles?

Christina pointed the water at Charles with an unspoken word of presence or absence.

"Just got the information in. She said she saw a woman resembling Her Royal Highness Princess Christina in that city."

Answer with Charles slightly distracted.

"What woman resembles me... I don't remember showing my face all over the city, and I was in disguise, but who told me where?

"It's... from a top-secret information network"

"Tell me that, I am commanding you?

Christina sends a cold glance at Charles, who is reluctant to say.

"Yes, no. That's..."

"If you don't know why you're trying to hide so much information, but you don't want to tell me, until you ask your men or Alfred."

"Gu......"

Charles finally broke his heavy mouth when he looked terribly crucified.

"And I'm a diplomat I know."

"A diplomat? What's your name and country?

Christina asks the question in surprise.

"... His name is Lord Reyes. I belong to the Proxian Empire."

When Charles answered, Rio's expression was slightly stronger.

(... Isiah. The man who attacked you did say Reis, didn't he?

(Yeah. It was the guy who let his men attack the Spring Man and cut him off from Celia and the others)

(Okay. I'll talk to you later)

(Yeah)

and so on, Rio secretly exchanges readings with Isiah.

"… so you're reluctant to say. I wonder if I need to hear a little more about why the diplomats of the Proxian Empire are in close contact with you. I seem to have trusted the man very much when he came here to peddle his information."

Say, Christina turns her chilled gaze to Charles.

"Beh, we're doing nothing nasty! I just don't want them to explore my stomach, which doesn't even hurt. Now that the country is rough with internal worries, I wish I had a little better national relations!

"Is that why you're letting former virtual enemy diplomats walk the country as wide as they want? I wonder how that man could have known my identity on the run? He seems keen to gather information about our country for a long time."

"Oh, that's...!

Charles gets hot and tries to look for objections to Christina's blamewording. But you couldn't find a good thread in the gutter, or you get stuck in the words.

"Well, if you're making a big deal out of it, I'll guarantee you the safety of your life on the move. The destination is still ahead of us, and I can't say it's a comfortable journey. Vanessa."

"Ha!"

In response to Christina's voice, Vanessa moves. Chains and strings on Charles's shackles tied him to the saddle on Griffon's back.

"Ki, you! How dare you do this to me in the Duke of Albor house!

"Shut up, we don't even have a carriage for escort. Be patient."

It was a noisy Charles, but Vanessa will have the same chains and strings on Alfred's shackles that are fainting. But Alfred didn't look like he was going to wake up, so I'm going to put him in the saddle and tie him up with a rope and secure him.

Then shortly afterwards, Rio and the others headed for the border between the Kingdom of Beltram and the Kingdom of Galaac.

◇ ◇ ◇

"Gu...... what is this place?

Alfred-Emar, the strongest knight in the Kingdom of Beltram, woke up on the back of a swinging griffon. I tried to wake up my body, but I would abstain from whether it was fixed to my back with strings or only my neck could move freely.

"Brother, are you awake?"

Vanessa was watching Alfred and Charles alongside Griffon without alarm, but she speaks out when she realizes what happened to Alfred.

"... Vanessa? Where am I?

Alfred asked Vanessa whether she understood the situation immediately, with a weak and calm voice.

"... you are about to arrive at a post on the border of the Kingdom of Galark. You lost."

Vanessa answers with a slightly alarmed voice.

"I know. No, well... Have I lost?"

Saying, Alfred gave his mouth a peek at the grin like the possession had fallen.

"My brother was to be accompanied by Charles. I urge you to refrain from any strange imitations."

"There's nothing I can do now that I've lost my sword. You should like it. Let's follow you everywhere."

"... well. I just wanted to talk to you about a lot of things, but I got to the precinct. I'll have a talk in front of the princess later."

Copy that.

That's how Alfred nodded as he looked up...

"Stop!"

And the voice echoed from the direction of progress. It belongs to soldiers who guard the barracks.

Rio and the others stop and Griffon stop walking too.

"... That's suspicious. Who are you people? Those people there, take the hood."

One of the soldiers who was lurking at the gates of the barracks approached me and I was surprised to see what he had done to Rio and the others.

Rio at the head is off the hood, but Christina and Celia are hiding their faces in the hood, and there's no reason to be suspicious because there's Charles tied to Griffon as a sinner behind them. But...

"My name is Hart-Amakawa, honorary knight of the Kingdom of Galark. I'd like to get into the country through the precinct, do you need any procedure?

When Rio revealed his identity, the face of the soldier clearly changed.

"And excuse me! Were you an aristocrat? Do you have anything to prove your identity?

"It is an honorary knight's badge given by His Majesty. Will this be all right?

Rio wraps his robe around and shows him the badge he put on his collar.

"Also, of course! Please come through!

The soldier gave Rio permission to cross in a shriveled manner. Pull back sassy and pave the way for Rio and the others to pass.

"Oh, hey, okay. At least ask the captain for permission to do some more tests."

"Fool, you don't know? When you say knight of honor, you're in the count's position. Try putting something on later. It's gonna fly as easy as our necks."

"Become..."

and so on, and the refrain soldier speaks to the soldier who gave him permission to interact in secret.

(... it would be more convenient to have a title at a time like this. Well, I don't usually need it because I fly across the border)

Rio smiled bitterly and recognised the usefulness of his identity in the aristocratic society.

Then, as soon as he safely crossed the border and entered the territory of the Kingdom of Galark -,

"Now we are no longer in danger of standing up for and being pursued by the Royal Beltram Army. Why don't you stop by a city called Amando just a little north first? There are aristocrats I know who might be able to get some information on Restoration"

And, Rio proposes.

Restoration's home is Marquis Rodin territory in the northeastern part of the Kingdom of Beltram, but not necessarily with Flora there. Think it would be more efficient to head there based on where you are to avoid the hassle twice.

"I'm relying on Sir Amakawa and I'm distressed, can I ask you a favor?

Christina nods sorry.

That's how Rio and the others set out to go for Amando first.