As initially promised, Hikaru was given one carriage and basically spent time in it. There are a total of 20 Quimbrand Imperial carriages bound for Villeocean. The escort's horseback riding is quite spectacular at 500 rides.

It was only at first that Hikaru had also confirmed the Soul Board of the Knights, but he stopped to see it when he found out that no one was so prominent. Only one "sword" 4 at its best. And then there were many "3," some of them "2".

(The Knights of Pawnsonia are slightly better. Forestia's about two more steps down from here though)

Kagli's carriage was provided with a splendid one, but according to Hikaru's "Magic Detection," it looks like the Shadow Warrior, not Kagli, is on that carriage. The real Kagli is behind one of Hikaru's carriages.

Hikaru also smiled bitterly at this. "If anything happens, you'll protect me, won't you?" It's just a placement. They bought a lot of strength.

Hikaru's existence was secret, but naturally it would stand out if there were such a "specially treated" person. Besides, he's caged in a carriage during the day and disappears somewhere at night —— as for Hikaru, he's just sneaking around in the lodging town for a stay or buying a preserved meal, but that condition stands out badly.

The knights of the escort also rolled out to the inn town liquor store, so Hikaru, who removed his mask, listened at the table by his side.

"I know who's in that ghost carriage."

Hikaru thinks it's "ghost" lacking to say, but he can't help it because it's true he's hiding himself.

The knights gaze at each other and speak in a low voice. But even then, I won't let go of the jock with the ale.

"Seriously. Who is it after all?"

"Just for the record... let Villeosean marry you, he says you're the distant daughter of His Majesty"

"What. Isn't that a joke? Why hide it?"

"Thanks for looking... you know"

"Ugly bitch."

"That's disrespectful."

"Is there any disrespect or anything at this time? We're protecting an unknown carriage."

"Are we strengthening our alliance? But why would I offer a daughter like that?"

"I don't know because Your Majesty doesn't have any children... I guess he doesn't have any other candidates"

"I should congratulate you on strengthening your alliance, but you have to go ahead securely because of your appearance."

"Is this sudden trip to Villeocéan for that? To make an appeal that I am not a man of great importance to His Majesty, not that I have done any innuendo"

"Hmm. Muscle's coming through."

"Right? I heard the Foreign Secretary speaking to the service that way. Sounds like a perfect guess of 'nothing more'"

"Whoa —— you think the Foreign Secretary doesn't know the facts? Guess?"

"That's weird when they say that. Sure enough, sir, around the prime minister."

"You're both waiting in the Imperial Capital."

Soon Hikaru was made to be the remote edge of Kagli.

Apparently, Kagley has a considerable level of information secrecy regarding Hikaru. "That's all I care about you," I guess I'm showing off.

(Man, with the good rooting thing)

There were parts of Hikaru that had no choice but to go to Villeocean once, and this is the first information I have heard about the "continent of doom". I can't get rid of the cagley.

I thought I was going to have a good relationship with him.

It was on such a journey, but it was just at the border between Villeosean and Quimbrand that the anomaly occurred.

It was on a narrow road in the mountains, with one row of carriages, and the escorts were in a thin and long queue to deploy before and after the carriages.

Left and right cliffs are high and cannot be spread.

At noon, Hikaru was sleeping on the carriage sleeping table scratching the dried meat and reading a book found in Inn Town. It was a collection of folklore passed down to Villeocean. I bought it so the value was pretty tight, but you can let Lavia read it too and sell it when she's finished reading it.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!

Khan Khan and a tall metal sound ringing.

Enemy attack? And when Hikaru arose, he heard the sound of the ground trembling, and the cry.

(-- a monster)

No bandit would strike a queue with so many knights, no matter how thin the defense has gotten.

As Hikaru stepped out of the carriage and climbed over the front, the carriage queue was stopping and soot smoke was rising in front.

"Damn! You're stiff!?"

A knight with a short spear screams as confused. The tip was cracked.

What they relate to is a quadrupedal rock dragon (rock dragon) that would be as big as a trailer.

The overall shape is similar to that of a turtle. It is loaded with rocks instead of methyl, with two necks and eight legs growing.

"Vvvvgg"

A rock dragon that shakes your mouth and emits vibrating sounds. There is smoke along with the sound. Thick eyelids open up and I see golden eyes.

Earlier, the knight tried to punch the first shot into his face, but a quick move hid his head in the armor. The tip of the short spear that poked the rock broke quickly.

"Enclose! I can't move any Michiko one without my neck out --"

It was when the captainship of the knight was about to give instructions.

A rock dragon rammed into a nearby knight.

"Nha!?"

Plus, keep the two heads in the armor.

The knight tries to escape, but the horse eats his body and blows it away. The knight on board also seemed to have smashed one foot into the armor. The meat was torn on each side.

"A bow! Shoot him in the face!

"Slap your feet and stop moving!

"You're surprisingly fast! Don't stay in one place!

The knights were in a dominant move, but there's no sign of any damage going through the Rock Dragon against them at all.

I eat it once every few shots, though I can avoid it, and more knights fall off.

"Damn, there was a wasp that there was a dragon species here, but I didn't know it was going to come out..."

"What will you do!? You have Your Majesty behind you!

"Hmmm... I have no choice, this place has to be temporarily withdrawn --"

It was when the captain decided to withdraw.

I felt the shadow sway at the tip of Rock Dragon's nose. The rock dragon buried his face in the armor (...) and was shielding his thick, hard skull from arrows instead of shields. But sometimes I look at the timing and look this way. I guess because I can't figure out what's going on around me if I don't.

That was the moment when I glanced slightly at him.

A person in black who suddenly appeared —— wearing a silver mask on his face.

"Vug!?"

In his golden eyes, when the cutting tip of the blade was inserted, he slipped into the back without any resistance.

"What wi!?"

The knights in line in the "presence" of that blade also chill their spines.

"... I don't know if one of my necks is dummy (...)"

After a moment, the giant body of the Rock Dragon fell to the ground. When the wind raises dust —— the figure in black becomes invisible for just a few moments.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa —— where have you been?!?"

By then, he was no longer visible in black.

There were two rock dragon necks, but only one was actually giving orders to the entire body —— which was evident from Hikaru's "life detection".

The neck is a critical weakness for the creature protected by the methyl. I don't know if it evolved so that the "dummy" neck would grow to make up for it, or if it was a "spare" for when one side went bad, but Hikaru decided that life activity would stop if one was crushed, and it actually stopped.

As for Hikaru, he wanted to keep the "rank of soul" up, so the dragon crusade was just fine. In fact, one went up.

Trying to get back to your carriage while Hikaru activates "Hidden" in the dust.

There was a shadow at the end of the walk.

Point your gaze upwards, but -- there's nothing there.

…………

The presence of dragon species seemed to have been confirmed in this mountain originally, but Hikaru thought it had emerged too conveniently.

The Emperor's route of travel should have been determined with an emphasis on safety. Even if it was "not zero" as a possibility that dragon species would emerge, it would have been an "almost impossible" decision.

But this is how the rock dragon came out.

(... is it just a coincidence?

Hikaru returns to the carriage, pretending to be something.

and

"... why are you here?"

"Oh, you're back. Thank you for saving me this time."

Kagley was in Hikaru's carriage. There is an unfamiliar man next door.

"I thought you'd be bored, too, here we are. What do you say?"

Cagley lifts a beautifully cut glass and bottle. I think he's hungry to drink.

"... I don't drink (...)"

"I don't know. Let's have some leftovers, shall we?

"Your Majesty, drink and be alone."

"You're as hard as ever."

stiff, Hikaru throws his gaze at the said man. When I was a year, would it be something like late 40 or 50 —— if it were human?

He has a tough face, but his figure is not that of a samurai.

"... I am Prime Minister of the Empire of Quimbrand"

Apparently, he's the head of internal affairs.

How could you leave a message in the Imperial City? I think, as I read Hikaru's thoughts,

"Because without me, I can have a gap. It won't be that long, but I left quietly with my body that I was in the Imperial Capital. Dear Silver Face, I'd like you to meet me later."

"Okay."

"Thank you for the beginning and end of the Rock Dragon earlier. When I heard of the emergence of dragon species, my liver cooled for a moment."

"You already know."

"Ha... My knights haven't done it yet."

"I think that was just bad for them."

"If you say so, I feel comfortable with this one. The crusade reward will also be increased by this reward."

Don't pry into this one, just say the information you need.

It's not trusted, but it's not even recognized as an enemy.

This kind of person is not bad, Hikaru thinks.

"It's Silver Face. Sit here. There's still a long way to go."

said Cagley in a cheerful tone.