Noon. The weather is clear. It was a great day to travel.

Rio still holds Flora today and drives down a roadless road off the streets towards Rodania. Speed is more or less the same as running a horse.

If you give it all you can give it even more speed, but you have to be scared of Flora, and if you give it too much speed you will now be worried about the amount of magic you consume, so it runs a lot slower for Rio. So Flora doesn't know that Rio's magic is like inexhaustible.

(I'm goblin 'or ignoring you)

Rio had turned his consciousness to his surroundings as he ran, making an unwary enemy. Up and down front, left and right in the wild, it's not strange where threats strike from. Like a bunch of wolves, when you see the seemingly hurtful enemies of your feet, you just bypass them and avoid futile combat before you encounter them.

Flora was looking at an interesting and changing sight as she embraced Gyu Rio -

"... Um, Master Hart"

At one point, I spoke to Rio.

"Yes."

and Rio responds briefly.

"Have you been inside the Kingdom of Rubia yet?

Flora asked tilting her little neck. I have heard the approximate current location before departure, but I have left the selection of all travel routes to Rio. I'm running off the streets, so I guess I have no idea where I am.

"Yeah, it shouldn't be weird to be in there anymore. The next city you see will be in the Kingdom of Rubia, so stay there today."

"Wow, you did. Okay."

Flora agreed well.

Then, less than an hour later, Rio and the others jump out into the wasteland near the street. Once Rio stopped and slowly approached the street, it could become evil noticeable as people jumped out of the side of the road in momentum. Then...

"You're traveling off the street, but Master Hart doesn't get lost all the time."

Flora says with admiration.

"I was just checking the approximate direction from the position of the day as I passed the high ground on the way."

Rio immediately revealed his seeds.

"... I did learn that that's how you can check the direction, but I think it's amazing not to get lost without a map either. I was just getting carried away."

Flora looks up at Rio's face with respect.

"If Flora also has experience, it is the technology she will acquire. Today is the city you're looking for, but if you don't mind, I'll show you how to check it out when you travel tomorrow."

"Yes, please"

Flora replied with pleasure when Rio suggested slightly. That's how we get to the streets while we're talking. When you make sure there's no one around you...

"So shall we head there? You can see the desired city in the distance, so you should get there as soon as you walk slowly"

Joining the streets, Rio said.

"Oh, well, from here on out, I'll walk too!

Flora brightens her expression and tells her to straighten out when she walks herself.

"I'm in awe. So shall we go to rehab today? Tell me whenever it gets hard to walk."

That's what Rio said, putting Flora down the street. And give Flora a soothing hand.

"Yes!"

Flora grabs Rio's hand softly when she agrees somewhere delightfully. I haven't recovered enough strength or muscle strength to walk long distances outside yet, but in the name of rehab I had them make the time to walk while they held hands like this for the rest of the day. That was Flora's secret pleasure.

"Okay, come here. We're here for you."

And, Rio doesn't pull his hand, let's lure Flora in with words.

"Yes."

Flora walked off to make sure she felt the ground. Rio is so careful not to let Flora fall, and then let her walk at her own pace.

One step, another, and Flora walks at her own pace. Such a look at Rio and Flora...

(Have you entered the Kingdom of Rubia as expected? Today's Inn is probably that city. Once you confirm your entry into the lodging, will you go back to Alain and the others? The princess knight and the apprentice brave must also move...)

From far away above, Rayce was observing.

(But I'm afraid for the breadth of his alert range. I pay proper attention to the sky, and it's really hard to tail. I was fortunate to have no contract spirits with you and to be traveling by road)

And with that in mind.

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And that night. It was when Rio and the others arrived in cities within the Kingdom of Rubia and were having dinner in their inns. The location is the abandoned village mansion where Lianshi and Silvi are staying.

Two people, Silvi and Elena, are basically drawn to a private room in the mansion, and Lotus remains in captivity and contact with Silvi and the others is forbidden. Either Alain or Lucci were always in the living room, keeping an eye on each trend.

Currently, Alain is out of the house. The only ones in the house are the lookout Lucci and later Silvi to Lotus, and Elena the squire.

Lucci slept on the couch in the living room by herself, looking at the ceiling bored, but...

"Hmm?"

I sensed signs of a colleague approaching from the outside and half-baked agile. Then, the front door opens slightly rampantly. There stood Alain, Lucci's colleague. The look is slightly strong.

"Whoa, what's up? It's been a long time."

Lucci perceived Alain's complexion and asked in surprise.

"... Lady Reis has contacted me"

Alain tells with a swordswallowing voice.

"Uh, so, what?

I expected that it was also not very good news - Rucci asked, scratching his head, with an unpleasant face.

"Princess Silvi's turn has come. We move, too, and as planned, I'll get that kid to move. I'll give you detailed instructions... oh, shit, okay, just calm down."

Lucci speaks with a terrible look on his face.

"... what is it?

It doesn't usually seem like a sober Alain. Lucci finally wondered. Then...

"............... the Commander was killed"

Alain herself was still reluctant to accept what was to be reported, putting aside plenty of time, and then telling her to feel sorry for herself.

"........................... ah?

Lucci leans his neck, placing between more than Alain.

The captain was murdered.

Alain glanced at him and told him the facts again. Between the second, it's shorter than the first time.

"............... dude, what a joke. The captain was killed? You can't even joke about it."

Lucci says with a dry grin. But those eyes weren't laughing.

"I'm not kidding. They made him disappear. Literally, the whole flesh. He said he was blown away without a trace."

Alain sighs deeply and says...

"Hey!"

Lucci raised her voice. Voices echo in the living room where there are only two of us.

"... don't be too loud"

Alain said with a pioneering face.

"Ugh! Are you serious?!? There's no way that the captain could have screwed up so easily, is there?

Lucci asks murderously.

"Oh, yeah, I thought you believed me, too. But Lady Reyes said, don't make me say it again and again!

Alain also said it back in a frustrating manner. Then...

"Huh... Shit, you're serious!

The boulder look is also stuck in words, but when I saw Alain's serious expression in front of me, I looked terribly at him and shouted lamentably at him, thinking I had to believe him.

…………

Alain is pushing silence and biting his teeth off with gibberish. Then...

"... who killed the captain?

Lucci gets angry and asks quietly.

"... it's that bastard"

And Allaine answered with a flattering face.

"That bastard?

When Lucci frowned in surprise...

"The wind demon swordsman who was exploring the captain. The bastard who beat us."

Alain presents further information. So you got the point...

"What, you say? Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, kid?

Lucci asks, peeling out her eyes.

"That's right. The kid killed the captain."

Alain let him snort, mysteriously, deeply. Then...

…………

Lucci's body trembles as a mess.

"But rejoice. They say the kid's the one we're after. It'll be a condolence fight for the captain."

"Huh!?

When Alain told him, Lucci stood up unexpectedly. But...

"I'm going to tell Princess Silvi the story. Keep your head cool in the meantime. I'll tell you more later."

That's what Alain says, he walks and heads for Silvi. One Lucci was left in the living room.

"Captain, you're lying..."

Lucci squeaks when he sits back on the couch without force. Anger or sorrow at the end, that body was still trembling in small pieces.

◇ ◇ ◇

Then Alain headed to the room where Silvi and your Elena were staying.

"Get in."

"Excuse me."

Alain knocked, and when he entered the room...

"Seems like you heard a lot of noise earlier, but was there any trouble too?

Silvi inquired softly and narrowly.

"... nothing. Luch's bastard was about to fall asleep. I just took the blast and did it. It is now time for Your Highness to cooperate."

When Alain cuts white with an unfamiliar face, he reveals his usefulness.

"Has Reis arrived?"

"Yeah, as you can see. Well, I almost gave it back."

Alain shrugged her shoulder just as Silvi snorted in a grumpy manner.

"So, what are you gonna let me do?

And, Sylvie asks to go straight in.

"I know that the Knights dedicated to His Royal Highness are withholding in nearby cities. Will you please move the people there?"

Alain told him in an unspoken tone.

"... what?

When Elena, her squire, revealed her anger and frowned...

"What's the aim?

Silvi raises her hand to control Elena and asks in a calm voice.

"Nothing. I'm not going anywhere to get you to fight. I just wanted to ask you to lay down an interrogation nearby."

Alain answered by fixing a floating face.

"The examiner, you say? So you're telling me to look for people?

In a strange stream of stories, Sylvie frowns in surprise.

"Yes, to that extent, wouldn't His Highness's authority allow us to move personnel without any problems?

Alain nodded suddenly, pointing the water at Silvi.

"I'm looking for who. What's the aim?

"Ha, I can't explain to you that he won't promise to cooperate."

"... I can't find someone I don't know anything about. I need you to tell me what kind of person you're looking for more than just cooperating."

Sylvie tells him in a tight tone when she thinks slightly.

"Whatever you say. By the way, the messenger will go to your squire. Your Highness is leaving a message, so it's obvious."

Alain awed at the playful work, even as he conceived his hatred in his giraffed eyes.