Behind the city, the castle of Rotra stands in a place classified as an aristocratic district. When Theon and the others enter the castle, naturally the butler and the lady are doing their job.
When he saw Haku, he looked surprised, but quickly returned to his expression and bowed.
"You have the strength of mentality that goes to trained soldiers ~. When things like me come, they usually either run away or moff ~"
"Ha, no one can moff at Haku at first glance. Even I thought they'd kill me at first."
"Just kidding. Mr. Zion's eyes obviously wanted to moff. Do you want to? '
"No, that's just fine now."
"Yes, then I'll take your place"
Aria strokes Haku's head hair to comb. Does it feel good, Huck narrowed his eyes like a dog being massaged?
The soldiers whisper to each other, "You're a big man…", as if you weren't nervous.
Both Zion and Aria could afford kings and dignitaries because they were accustomed to them. As far as Haku is concerned, he has zero feelings for the king of man because he is a demon.
When you climb up the hallway and stairs where the carpet is laid between the thrones upstairs, there are more people there than you can imagine.
There were kings and queens in a high place, but other young and old men were gathered together. At the heart of them, a beautiful young man with a different colour stands gracefully.
"King, we have brought Lord Zion and his companions"
"Good work, back off."
"Sir."
As the soldier lowers, Theon and Aria kneel down one knee and lower their heads with their hands on their chests.
Respect is strictly different from country to country, but no matter where it is, you won't be rude.
"Pleased to meet you for the first time. I am called Scion."
"Make it easier without being so hard. Here's what I called you. You did well, Lord Zion."
Here Zion faces up and confirms the king. He was around fifty years old, his head mixed with gray hair, his face engraved with wrinkles but with a soft expression.
"The soldiers have told me how they work. It's a feat that this one couldn't solve."
"Until I did what I deserved."
"Um, great personality, too. I heard you used Holy Fresh Water, but you can't make that one with a concurrent user. Can you tell me where you got it?
"This aria made it."
"Well, you still look young."
"Young as she is, she is a fine water brave and one of us."
"Holy crap!?
The king lifts his hips from the throne, and a not small twist arises even from those who were gathered together.
As a single person, I didn't expect a brave man of water to show up on this occasion.
And the customer himself, but the end of his mouth is tingling. Aria was desperate to put up with her smile.
It's not like there was anything wrong with the surrounding reaction. Anyway, I couldn't help but be glad that Theon told me I was one of them.
"Why is the brave man of water in our country?
"My buddy Theon seemed to be in trouble, so I came. Because it's also the role of the brave to help your people! Yes, my dear fellow!
"…… Hmm. The obedience behind him will also be a superior species. Theon, who the hell are you?
"I'm just a traveler. It's really nothing more or less."
The king made a face that he didn't really think so, but he didn't pursue it any further. When he looks at the beautiful young man at the heart of the wheel, he gets to the point.
"Lord Theon, I actually need a favor from him. This evening, he wants to find out the cause of his temper and crusade if he is a demon or a demon. I want you to participate in that operation."
"Are you ready for battle?
It's been a long time since the incident happened. You could have moved faster. Theon therefore asks.
The king still took another glance at the beautiful young man before continuing the conversation.
"I used to send out soldiers and follow my temper, but there were more demons and I couldn't help it. Yesterday, however, the brave men who were out of the country returned. That's this, Claire!
The king pointed to the beautiful young man along with his powerful voice, as he also introduced himself to the prized object.
Referred, he moves in front of Zion just waiting.
Theon notices that it's unusual, because everything from capes to clothes up and down to sheaths of swords is bright white.
The face is fine but the nostrils are well balanced. My eyes give a slightly narrower and more intelligent impression. Since his stature is no different from that of Zion, but he has swords on his left and right sides, many people will judge him to be a double-swordsman at first sight.
Sometimes it's a bluff, so Scion doesn't make early decisions. Because some patterns make me look like a swordsman and I'm good at magic.
"I'm late to say hello. I'm Claire Ostin, the brave man of weapons. Mr. Theon, Mr. Aria, it's a pleasure to meet you."
"No, welcome."
Theon decides at first glance that he is not the type of person secularly separated from that low waist, but the type of common sense person who acquires sociality.
"Then there's the demon wolf."
"A fox, but something!
"This is rude. I heard from Mr. Huck, thank you very much."
"Heha."
Huck sighs because he absolutely and deliberately suspects he made a mistake. If you have as much combat experience as a brave man, you can tell the difference between a demon wolf and a demon fox.
Here, Claire introduces Theon when she realizes that his gaze is stretching to the men and women behind him.
"They're my party."
"Party? Excuse me, but isn't there a lot of people?"
"Yeah, there are about thirty of them right now. We're going to let everyone participate in this crusade."
It's better to have all the numbers here than you know how powerful your opponent is. It just doesn't seem to Scion that those thirty are a combat group. Of course, there are some who seem to have arms, but there is also a mixture of old men with slightly bent hips like over eighty.
"Lord Theon. Please help me. Recently, firmness has begun to develop between beasts and humans. Maybe this is what the enemy is after."
"Actually, we were thinking of moving tonight, too. We'd love to join you."
"Ooh! I owe you. Be sure to reward them for success."
With Zion announcing his participation, the operational meeting began.