For the sixth time in his life as a knight, when Riesch joined the Knights, the boy called "Leo" was doing chores with healing wounds all over his body.

Words have thorns, but basically they work quietly and well.But I always lean down and my hair stays stretched.

Leo's eyes, which he couldn't figure out much even after spending a few years with him, were shown only once.

The wound is badly cut and painful even if completely blocked.The severity of Leo's injuries is obvious.

Regardless of when it happened, Riesch once asked a fellow cavalier this question.

─ Senpai, do you know how Leo came to the Knights?

Nnh......?

Senpai Knight, who fought on the upper level of the bunk bed, is always asleep if he has time.

But the day was awake, and as he raised his face from the sleigh and pillow, he looked down at Riesch, who was sitting in a chair by the wall.

Then, I call him Richie, who dresses up as a man and calls himself "Lucius."

"... Lou. Maybe you're about to stick your neck in trouble again...?"

That's not why.... it looks like I was sitting alone in the corner of the training ground and watching the training even after my chores today. "

That narrowed my sleepy eyes even further.

"Hmm...? You couldn't beat me, but you could have made extra remarks. Cheeky."

It's because Senpai Joel slept on the bench and couldn't get up!

Senpai Knight turned around after yawning with a strange face.

But instead of closing the conversation, he decided to go out with me a little bit more.

The Emperor who happened to pass by picked it up on the bottom of a trading ship.

That's how I started talking.

He said he talked with a panic as the fever caused by the pus of the wound."I made a terrible mistake with my previous employer," or "I got a terrible cage with that punishment and got away thinking I'd be killed".... "

An 11-year-old child is punished for a job failure......?

"It's not uncommon for a rich man not to treat his employer like a human being.I told you because it's you, but don't say anything else.... and don't go too deep. "

That's what the Senpai Knight said, and he put his head on again.

Leo's wounds won't go away unless we get back in time.



A light knock sounded in the waiting room of the Great Shrine.

"Excuse me, Your Highness, Mr. Reese."

It was Oliver, Arnold's servant, who showed up.

When Oliver walked up to Arnold on the bench, he bowed lightly before saying:

"Lord Jonal and the young lady seem to have settled into the room.Then he offered to offer a place to thank Lord Arnold for renting out his carriage. "

"Tell them you don't need any attention.Instead, is there any subsequent modulation between the Duke and his daughter? "

"Yes, the lady was crying because she was surprised by the carriage's slippage.Besides, you finally stopped crying earlier. "

Arnold, listening to Oliver, looks at Riesch sitting next to a bench.

"- Yes, it is."

Thank you very much.

Rather than worrying about Arnold himself, he confirmed his safety for Riesch.Unstraining her body, Riesch exhales relieved.

(Good.....)

The Duke's carriage was in an accident, and Arnold and Riesch took immediate action.

Guided by the boy to the scene of the accident, the Duke and Miriam, who were trembling on the side of the road, were put on a carriage.Riesch hastily checked both of them to make sure they were not seriously injured.

In the meantime, the knights under Arnold's command checked out the slippery carriage.Fortunately, the horse didn't appear to have any fatal injuries, but the carriage that hit the tree during the slip was torn apart.

Miriam cried all the time, clinging to Riesch and staying close.

The Duke, with a light bruise on his arm, calmed his daughter with a troubled face and repeatedly thanked us.Then he saw the boy in the carriage and said, "Leo, thank you for calling for help."

After all this trouble, Riesch and the others returned to the Grand Shrine.

(I hope the lady is comfortable in the room... but that's not all she needs to think about)

Riesch has created a new concern.

Lord Jonal called the boy Leo.That child is definitely the Leo I know.... but I didn't have an eye patch, and I didn't have a scratch on my left eye.)

In other words, it was just before Leo lost one eye.

(Senpai said, 'Leo's wounds were caused by his previous employer's severe caging.'Leo came to the Knights three months from now... considering the timing, Lord Jonal would be the "previous employer"...)

Riesch lowers her gaze gently.

(Lord Jonal has never heard of violence against his servants.Whatever mistakes the rookie made, he laughed with indulgence.It's hard to think of a cage for an 11-year-old kid to get hurt like that.)

But I think so.

(What I know of no employee is that there is a total replacement after this.There must be some reason to do that... first of all, to talk about Miss Miriam's "curse"...)

Bad thoughts came to mind.

(For example, what if there really is a curse?)

Think leaning to avoid being noticed by the neighbor Arnold.

(Suppose that Leo's injury was caused not by Lord Jonal's cage, but by "someone" whom Lord Jonal tried to protect.... what if all the employees who knew what was going on were fired to hide it?And if Lord Jonal wants to protect you by such means, it's...)

Riesch looked up at Arnold next door and said.

"Your Highness, I would like to thank you for seeing you both well."

……

"And to the boy who served as a messenger.It seemed very spicy because I ran the horse in a hurry. "

Arnold looks at Riesch with a face that doesn't hide the trouble.

But eventually, I sighed a little.

"Oliver, make adjustments."

"Yes, sir, thank you for your persuasion."

(No, this is really my personal feeling....)

In the meantime, the knock sounds again.

It was the young priest man who showed up.

"Lord Arnold, the Archbishop is ready to go."

……

(You have an obvious disgusting face...!)

Arnold and Riesch are to meet separately with the bishop.

The reason is simple and clear, because the purpose of coming here is different.

Arnold was involved in the church's official duties, and Riesch visited the Grand Temple for Dietrich's engagement revocation procedure.

Arnold speaks to the Archbishop, the head of the Order.

On the other hand, anyone who is a bishop with a certain position is fine.Therefore, there will be another behavior after this.

"Ah, uh, Your Highness Arnold. The priest is waiting for you....."

As Riesch whispered softly, Arnold whispered small.

And he looks up at the nearby Oliver.

"Oliver, you stay with Riesch for a while."

"Do as I say."

Oliver put his hand on his chest and thanked him.Arnold finally stood up and left with the priest.

When the door closed, there were only two people in the waiting room: Riesch and Oliver.

"... no, thank you so much!"

Oliver says with a fresh smile.

"It would be very nice to hear from you when Mr Riesch is here.It would be nice if this were always the case. "

(Listening......)

Like a child, he has served Arnold for ten years.

In other words, it means that Arnold has been a servant since he was nine.If you serve at that age, you may be treated naturally and that way.

"Nevertheless, I really need to be able to convince Riesche-sama without her help.No, I'm ashamed of my lack of power. "

"That's not true.Moreover, His Highness Arnold is selfish to a certain extent only towards Oliver.I think that's the proof that you trust Oliver. "



If you're so forgiving, I'd like you to tell me why you proposed to Riesch.

Of course, just because Oliver was listening to it, I don't have any guarantee that he would tell Riesch.

If you think so inside, Oliver laughs softly.

"Mr Riesch, you really have a good look at me."

(... ah)

Riesch knew how to smile like Oliver in the past.

The smile that fellow knights had in mind when they spoke of their master, the King.

It was an expression of loyalty, pride, respect, and the same familiarity.

(Your subordination is strong.I would also like to hear from Oliver about His Highness Arnold.)

Nevertheless, if you ask a bad question all of a sudden, it will soon be passed on to Arnold.Rieschett decided first to go far and ask indirect questions.

"Did Oliver have a good relationship with Lord Arnold from the beginning?"

"Hahaha, no way"

After laughing funny, Oliver once again smiles freshly.

"After all, you were just nine years old and killed all your men."

……

Regardless of Leachet's silence, Oliver shouted.

"When I was injured, the knight's path was cut off and I was thrown.It was the same from home, and I was no longer in the mood to die anywhere, so I went up to the side of you who committed such an outrage. "

……

"... oh, did you know about the murder of your subordinates?"

When Leesher sifted, she shook her neck, leaving Oliver alone.

"Well, it seems that rumors are getting a lot harder to get around the castle.We have to devise ways to spread it a little more. "

……

That's where the third knock sounds today.

"It seems that Riesche-sama's call has arrived, let's go.I can't get into the cathedral, but I'll give it to you along the way. "

"Ah... thank you..."

Riesch stood up from the bench with a frustration.

(― ― There are examples of killing the emperor, and there are stories of killing your mother.Whatever the rumors, I'm not going to be surprised right now)

Oliver is beginning to respond to the priest with a cool face.

Riesch sighed shallowly so that he wouldn't notice.

(... more mysterious than Miss Millia and Leo, after all, His Highness Arnold...)