One month has passed since the battle between the Royal Army and the Imperial Army. In the midst of the New Year, Aldis is walking along the road of the royal city with Rona at the request of a certain person.
From that point on, the empire did not show any reinvasion, and the kingdom was barely connected by a single piece of skin. Apparently, the imperial turmoil has finally reached the upper levels of the kingdom, and the royal capital, which was a step before panic, is finally regaining its calm.
"Hey Al. Why don't you go hunting today?"
After confirming that the surrounding figures had disappeared, Rona asked in a whisper.
"Oh, it's a bit of an errand today."
"Well, it's boring."
"So you said when you left? You don't need to follow me."
Aldis walks and strokes Rona's head, who has lost interest. Rona looked up at his face with a strange appearance of Aldis.
"What's wrong?"
"What is it?"
"It looks like you don't want to go."
Rona looked anxiously at Aldis's face.
"Yes. That's right. It's an undeniable fact that I don't want to go."
"If you don't want to go, you have to go."
"I usually do that, but there is a reason not to go."
Aldis breathes out and strokes Rona's head again.
As expected, Aldis will be heavier. I'm going to go to the noble mansion anyway.
And it's not just a noble. The nobility in the nobility. It was a duke that drew the blood of the royal family.
"I don't make a loan ..."
A month ago, Aldis deeply regretted that he had borrowed a powerful man.
The retrospective is a few days ago.
After a sale of information to Cesare, Aldis spent a while relaxing and enjoying his twins without having to get any employment or hunting.
It was after more than 10 days that I thought about whether to show my face to the royal city. Tsujijuku At "Seseragi-tei", which I visited after a long absence, Aldis was suddenly hit by Merrill.
"It's hard! Aldis!"
The Demon Aldis was originally sold as a "Three Major Suppressor", but in this war it gained further fame along with a name such as "The Thousand Swordsman". The information that Aldis has made Seseragi-tei a regular stay was a relatively unknown story, so it was a matter of interest to see heroes at a glance, minions of powers planning to connect, and others It was said that a wide variety of people were rushing.
"That was bad."
Although it was a special merrill menu, it was sold more than ten times as much as usual, and it seems that it was not only bad. No, it would have been nothing but a nightmare for those who ate without knowing it ...
"That's right, I keep a lot of messages and letters to Mr. Aldis."
Soon after, Merrill headed deeper and returned to the seat where Aldis sat, stacking a large amount of scribbles and letters on the table.
He was a genuine Aldis, but he couldn't help but look over. It is unavoidable to check the senders one by one and separate them into those to be read and those to be discarded.
One of them. I found a message from the sender that I couldn't ignore.
"I want you to return my loan"
The name of the sender is Moore. It was the name of the commander who led the mercenaries in the previous war.
I ignored everything I wanted to be a holding surgeon, a party, or a recruitment to private soldiers. As a result, Aldis has only had to respond and respond to a few cases. One of them is to return a loan to Moore.
When he left the unit during the war in the previous war, Aldis declared to Captain Moore that he had taken care of him as "one borrower." The partner said, "Return the loan." I can't ignore it.
The next day, I was waiting for Aldis at Moore's mansion, which was frowning involuntarily.
"Oh, did you come? I was waiting."
"The commander of the army battalion can live a very good life. I didn't think it was such a fine mansion."
"Sometimes the battalion's salary is good, but the money he earned during the mercenary era is decent. That's absurd, but one of the reasons is that if you don't hire people that way, you won't look good."
I see, Aldis understood.
After entering the mansion, many of the servants saw some parts of the body missing or dragging their feet. At the same time, their eyes and behavior indicate that they were originally soldiers. Probably those who could not fight because of the war wounds.
Maybe they are Moore's former mercenaries. Providing work to humans like them may be one of the reasons for having a large mansion.
"I thought he would come sooner."
"Bad. I haven't been to the capital for a while now. I received the message yesterday."
"I see. Now you are also a time."
Moore teases Aldis with a grin.
"It's absolutely. I'm in trouble because there are so many solicitations from all over the place."
"Well, then this story is just right-no, not the opposite."
"What's the story?"
"It's why I called you. It may be happy for you in a way, but it's a bit tedious in a way."
Moore began talking about why he called Aldis.
"I wasn't asking for a request from the person I was taking care of, I was in trouble because I couldn't help it. I want you to return it. ''
The ominous premonition arouses Aldis's heart in the words he carries. Even if you're not a skilled mercenary, the feelings of such a time are often the same.
"What kind of request?"
Moore shouts at Aldis, who asks as though he is nervous.
"Director of the Duke's daughter"
Now, a few days later, Aldis is moving his heavy feet to a stretch of upper-class houses.
"Do you play the role of instruction?"
"Yes, it's the role of a guide"
Rona tilts her head curiously.
"Are you not a tutor?"
"There's another tutor. It's a duke. There's so much to swipe away money and money."
Aldis's request from Moore. It was to teach magic to the duke's daughter. Originally, Moore was commissioned by the Duke, but he has no connection with the wizard and has no one to introduce.
As long as you are teaching to the Duke's daughter, the Duke will not be convinced unless he is a known person. However, there are only so many people in the kingdom who have identities who can teach magic. And there are just a few magicians in the army and educational institutions, and no one has enough time to undertake personal guidance.
Moore, who was worried about his head, could have earned a mercenary called Aldis.
Certainly, Aldis is a mercenary, but he is a renowned sorcerer who succeeded in defeating the `` Three Great Devils '' who had troubled the kingdom for many years, and also had a great deal of informal achievement in the war with the Empire Known as the person who gave it. Now there are no shortages of rumors along with the nickname "Swordsman of the Thousand Swords".
Of course, no matter how famous, mercenaries are. The duke and the daughter of duke had never been before, but as you can see from the interaction with Moore, the duke is not as disgusted as the other nobles against mercenaries, and the duke is also a rumored sword magic He seems to be willing to use Aldis as a guide if he is taught. Bitches Aldis wished he had refused at that point, but he wants to complain.
But since the Duke said good, Aldis has no authority to overturn it. Once Moore's borrowing is shielded, he cannot always refuse to "know".
"I'm sorry."
Aldis murmurs with a sigh. According to Moore, the daughter of the Duke wants to learn "Sword Magic," but Aldis knows no less than that.
Humans who grew up in a world where the common sense that magic is chanted are probably sword magic-no, they would not be able to understand "magic" in its original sense.
Even Cyrill, who is regarded as a rare genius at school, is struggling to understand magic. Sword magic is not simple enough to be learned in a playful light mood.
"How did you understand?"
With a sigh of unknown time, Aldis stroked Rona's head again.