The Branded Female Fencer

Kazas opened his mouth at a time when silence had passed and he wondered who would cut the fire.

"King, what book are you reading?

"... guess what"

"Again impotent..."

Amur was stunned by Dryan's reply. Dryan hates being disturbed in reading and napping. Even in military discussions, it was he who kept all the beast generals waiting if he was reading.

It's a code violation for a beast man to just talk to him during such a dry read, but there's no way Kazas could know that. Even if he didn't buy the upset, Kazas tried to hit the book he was reading, as Dryan put it.

The cover of the book Dryan is reading is green. The thickness was not so much. It looks oddly small because of the large dryan, but it would be a size that even humans can hold with one hand to read.

"Give me a hint"

"That's good. But only one. Depends."

"Enough. Then page 189 of that book, first words please"

"... 'Honor'. Is that okay with you?

"So you said it was enough, right? The book's name is Knight of Amalfi. Is it a contemporary creation, of Fiomo's, well, romantic novel, dark in color? The first edition just came out six months ago."

"Well, that's true."

"... Huh?

Dryan admitted Kazas' answer was correct, but it was Nia who raised a dumb voice at that time. What does King Dreyan, also said to be a walking storm, like to read romance novels, etc. Amur was laughing beside Nia looking like she was stuck in a fox.

"Plump... looks like we're all mistaken for Dryan after all. This king is certainly ferocious, but at the same time, he's a study man. His interest extends not only to the battle of tactics, but also to other matters. Especially sensitive to what's endemic in the human world."

"Indeed," The Knight of Amalfi "is a bestseller, and the issue of a continuous volume is scheduled for this fall along with the second edition. I was surprised it was even distributed to Gruzaldo."

"You got it. How did you know the book was" The Knight of Amalfi "?

"It's a simple story. Printing is about the last 30 years. The technology is still improving, but on the contrary, the proprietary nature of the technology is remarkable. Organizations that can undertake publishing are only about two or three at best.

Its home base is all Mayer. That's the city where my University of Triade is located. As it is a capital of academia, it is naturally also printed material, and it is the result of nature. So Mayer has all sorts of books. It's also the fastest way out. And I am privileged to have the opportunity to see every publication in my position as a professor. The latest books, no matter the field, I look through them all. If it's a romance novel, it's more of a sarcastic sarcophagus.

Furthermore. It was about 12 years ago that the technique of colour printing displays was established. And it was about three years ago that color-printing books began to spread to the public. It is a green cover in it, and there are only about three books of that thickness. So if you listen to the letter at the beginning of some page, you can make some guesses. "

"Hey, you. I can't believe you remember what it says on which page."

"I remember in the big mess, what is it?

As Kazas said naturally, even for the big deal, Dryan turned his eyes round and looked at Amur and his face. Amur was equally surprised because he didn't think Kazas' memory was that good.

When Dryan regained his mind, he started talking again.

"It's a big memory. I'm surprised."

"It's not enough to brag about otherwise. There are certainly people who can remember anything you see more."

"Oh well. By the way, if I wanted to, I'd get most of the stuff here in Gruzaldo." Knight of Amalfi "is one of them. I'm actively sending merchants to the human world. He also organizes the Merchant Alliance of the Beast. You know what?

Kazas shook his head vertically as Dryan inquired as he closed the novel.

"Yeah, was it indeed the 'Phoenix Chamber of Commerce'? I've heard of such an organization, but I didn't know it was at King Dreyan's knees."

"I'm not stupid enough to think I can do something about politics with my arms alone. If you're a king, you'll use a lot of wisdom. By the way, reading a book of any kind is part of it. Good soldiers read a lot of books."

"ho, who did you ask"

"Once upon a time, when I was wandering around the human world for a bit,"

Dryan, uh, stood up with a gentle snort. Throwing the book on the throne as it was, it slowly headed toward the large platform in the room.

There are map-like things spread out there. I described it as "seemingly" because its sophistication and writing are different from the maps circulated in the human world as Kazas draws them.

When Dryan pointed to a point in the map, Amur's eyebrows were frowned upon. Kazas will try to understand what that means. There are dozens of red dots on the map. And the black dots seemed slightly more than that. Amur opened his heavy mouth in it. It was a rare, dark tone for him.

"... you're up again"

"Oh, while it increases. Of course, there is the view that we have increased our strength and increased the number of times we can confirm it, since we are administering as many as six beast generals. As natural as this..."

"Excuse me. I can't see the story, so could you explain it to me, too?

As Kazas hesitated to raise his hand softly, Dryan looked at Amur like he was in trouble. I had trouble deciding whether or not I could tell you more about it and how far I should go. Dryan also thought he was an interesting guy about Kazas, but from here on out, it will also be a state secret. Dreyan wanted to think carefully about whether he could tell this little human being how much trust he had.

But Amur's reply just snorted slightly as it seemed really enjoyable. Sometimes I also think that it is Amur's bad habit to prioritize his own fun over happiness, but he doesn't make the wrong decision, so even though he hesitates to mingle inside, Drean started explaining to Kazas.

Continued