Lawrence-Di-Falcon, head of the Knights of the Kingdom of Pawnsonia, was riding a horse. It's incredible speed. Lawrence weighs better than 100 kg if he is twice as big as a person. It's not fat, of course, it's muscle armor.

Lawrence rides an excellent horse only in wartime, as there are only a few horses in Pawnsonia that can support such Lawrence. Lawrence, who was advancing the Knights for the Grugshurt Borderline Bird Crusade, was, so to speak, "in time of war," so he could use this powerful horse.

"Right, Captain! I can't keep up!

"There are only five of us left!

There were just five knights around Lawrence. It is the face Lawrence has judged to be elite among the Knights.

"Hurry Up"

That's all Lawrence answered. There's a reason I'm in such a hurry. Lawrence returned to the city of Bilowelka, where the Knights are garrisoned, finishing a secret conversation with the Grugshurt Borderline Uncle. The next day, he received a royal order from the king -- "Return to the king's capital in case of an emergency".

Bring the Knights together to advance the Bilowelka. It meant that only fast legged horses were moving ahead.

What the hell happened? I don't think they'll even know I met Uncle Grugshrut at the border...)

The royal decree is signed by the king and says nothing but "go back". Apparently the messenger doesn't know the background to the royal fate either.

Given the travel time from Wangdu to Bilowelka, the royal fate that came the day after the secret meeting with the Grugshrut border uncle had nothing to do with the secret meeting.

In other words, something happened in the capital.

I can't imagine that "something" at all.

"Hurry, we're almost there"

How powerful a horse and if he keeps running long distances, he'll bat. The horses of the other knights have been replaced many times. Lawrence's horse runs through from Bilowelka, so I'd also say he has a hell of a stamina.

The eyes of the knights on the horse were also about to become void, but I notice in Lawrence's words.

I bathed in the sunset and saw the red king's capital as it burned.

"Oh, this is the Knights Commander. Come back soon, more than anything."

It was the chief squire, near the king, who welcomed Lawrence into the royal castle.

The sun is already setting and it's dark outside the window. But in the royal castle, the magic light is always on. Lawrence, illuminated by the light that makes the demon lamp feel a little cold, is dusty. The knights on the back are even worse dirt.

The chief samurai had a more "troubled" look than that, although the usual attitude of lamenting others remained slightly.

"What happened? Which is Your Majesty?"

I'll be in the conference room.

"Conference?"

Something important happened.

But —— and Lawrence thinks.

Until this point, there was no particular difference. It is the king's capital as usual and the inhabitants live in peace. Instead, I saw Lawrence changing his blood phase and flying a horse, so much so that he was a little bit.

Peace itself was also within the royal castle.

"Oh, wait here for the other knights"

In front of the conference room, the three knights eventually followed are stopped by the chief squire. Actually, there's East in these three, too. Knight East imposes strict training on himself due to his failure to stop the assassination of Count Morgustadt, among other things. How dare this forcible army also grab on with only guts and temper.

"Excuse me--"

Lawrence, who entered the conference room, stopped on the spot.

(... what, this is)

The chair is down, the desk is down. There were a few drops of blood scattered on the paper scattered across the floor.

Only a few ministers were in the room, starting with the military secretary. He looks serious sitting on a chair that hasn't fallen.

Lawrence, are you back?

"Oh! Your Majesty will be relieved when you return."

"Sasa, Commander of the Knights, over there"

The chief samurai advises me to walk to the presence of the marshals, but the king at heart is not here.

"... Your Majesty will lie low for hard work"

The chief samurai said in advance of Lawrence's question.

"What happened? Even though the castle itself is peaceful, it seems like this is the only place the storm has passed."

"Um, let's talk from the beginning"

This is what the military secretary is talking about.

A little after Lawrence advanced through the king's capital, he received a "contact" with the king. When he heard the "contact," the king fluttered. Instructions were immediately given to check whether the "contact" was true, and although his mental state had temporarily stabilized, he had also become unstable and convened a meeting. That meeting was what took place here today.

Apparently, it was pretty early when I gave Lawrence the "withdrawal order".

"What's that 'contact'?

"Hmmm......"

The military secretary pointed to documents scattered all over the floor. It must mean a place with blood on it.

Your Majesty has called in the Secret Service for this meeting.

"Secret Service? Those are the people they call the rough guys?

"Whoops here was a horrible stuttering with a very dear looking man —— you made your eyes feel dangerous. Anyway, he said, 'Don't put your hands on a woman.'"

"Woman... what are you talking about"

"You don't know. Countess Morgustadt."

Make it the daughter of Count Morgustadt, the first suspect in the Count's assassination. Disappeared during the transfer to Wangdu --.

The Secretary of State says this after telling us that Lavia-Di-Morgustadt had a similar magical gift of hope.

"It seems His Majesty wanted the power of his daughter. Talk about being comparable to a court wizard, but I don't know... Either way, Secret Service was looking for Count Morgustadt's warrant."

"Was the use of the Secret Service there? Now, why did His Majesty release that information to us?

"I succeeded in finding my daughter, but I failed to bring her in. The secret service said, 'There's an incredibly strong boy by my daughter'." A person specializing in erasing signs, who may come to take His Majesty's life ""

…………

"Then His Majesty was exasperated, and beat the man up again and again."

A boy specializing in erasing signs......

I had one idea, I was there.

"What was the boy's name?

"I don't know. Just called it" Silver Face. "

That boy did wear a mask, too.

Definitely.

I am the one who fought and nearly killed in this royal castle--

"What's up, Lawrence?"

"... no"

You shouldn't know anything about what you fought for other than a Knights person, and Princess Kjastria.

I wouldn't bother to tell them and expand the confusion.

"Nothing. So, Your Majesty, are you confused?

"Uhm...... I wonder if that's all I fear. I could also call a high-ranking healing wizard with a crocodile--"

Lord Lawrence, Secretary of State.

The chief squire broke in there.

"Your Majesty wishes to entrust Lord Lawrence with the security of the Royal Castle. Right now, we need to prioritize you, right?

I wasn't going to have to tell the chief samurai to do it.

Chance for a rematch I didn't know if it was possible.

"Absolutely. Let's do all we can --"

That was when I said.

I jumped into the conference room, one small-time user.

"Ji, chief squire, chief squire!

"What's up? Anything for your majesty again?

The reaction of its chief samurai shows that he is a small-time user with a king's room.

"Oh, my God, that's... that's... that's... that's... that's... that's... that's... that's... that's... that's... that's... that's dead..."

Huh?

Shortly after that air flowed,

"Go"

Lawrence jumped into the hallway.

The knights, snagged in the hallway, were jumping to what was not the usual interrogation of a small-time user who went into the conference room,

!!

"Captain!"

"What's wrong!

"-- Follow me"

A stamina that seems inexhaustible and does not take long distance travel as an option. Lawrence flickers with more than twice the stride of a normal human being.

As we approach the king's bedroom, more people are screaming and making noise.

"Your Majesty!!"

Normally there are no soldiers guarding the bedroom.

I opened the door and found out why —— the soldier guarding the bedroom had fallen indoors. It was a blow when he was beheaded.

There are doctors who are using small rooms and sweating. Sure, he's the king's attending brought in by the chief samurai.

Lawrence walks in slightly.

At the heart of a huge bed, the king had his eyes closed. He also looks asleep because of his sleeping attire —— but his chest was stabbed with a dagger.

There is bright red blood staining the white bedding.

"You have been defeated..."

Pompous, that's all the doctors said.

Lawrence looks indoors.

Closed windows —— push it open.

"Have you escaped?"

"So, Captain, what do you mean?!?"

East comes in out of breath. The other knights were suddenly self-defeated when the king was murdered.

"Have you seen a short knife stabbed in the chest? For assassination only. The blade is painted black so you can't see it in the dark."

"-- I mean, you think the example boy snuck in?

Apparently East immediately came to think of the possibility.

"I don't know. But he hasn't escaped that far. Probably got out of this window."

"Yes —— Captain!?"

There is no reason why East should be surprised. Lawrence climbed the window.

There are garden trees growing underneath, but the windows are on the third floor.

"I chase thieves. You guys check the castle just in case, you can use anything you can —— hurry! This is a battle against time!!"

"Ha!!"

That's how Lawrence jumped.

Follow the assassin--.