The giant Sword Saint, who had a hole in his shoulder, was carried on a stretcher by the other small fish-like people. Itâs okay for him to bleed a lot, as this is the great arena and thereâs always a trainer, so heâs well treated. He used a needle to stop the bleeding quickly, leaving no significant blood stains on the ground.
âI thought Iâd see youâ
Former doctor Dianne muttered, but Erik smiled bitterly.
âFortunately, the bones were only cracked and if you treat it properly, it will be restored in a month. ButâŚâŚitâs not worth it to be easily served by the successful applicants of the same term. Itâs a prideâ
âBronson was originally a good infantryman who was accustomed to fighting. Even in the corps, he often had a close fight with Anzeros. Thatâs not to lag behind the young rookiesâ
âBowman has passed the Sword Saint exam for four years nowâŚâŚâ
âEven if you gain experience among Trot swordsmen who have the same tactics, it cannot be applied to outsidersâ
ââŚâŚAs you sayâ
Erik is giving in to Dianne. Seen from a distance, Erik is much taller, so itâs a bit humorous.
âRandallâs son also loss his face to that black goddessâ
âThe other party is bad. If thatâs not the case with Arthur, I can give her an opinionâ
âAs for me, I like Sword Saints, who are strong enough to blow another gameâ
âIf Randall collapses now, there will be no one to take over until Grants returns.â
âI wish I could throw Arthur out of the royal palaceâ
The two old men standing in the audience talk with carefree faces. Nonetheless, the two are adults of history who have made a big difference in Trot Kingdom. Former King Ulysses Ernesto. And Duke Gardner, the head of Trotâs largest prestigious family. Although they handed over the throne to Ruth, itâs never the case that they became easygoing.
âAndy. Who is that old man?â
âBaaâŚâŚâ
I close Jeanneâs mouth. Old man. âŚâŚNo, did Jeanne never meet the former king directly?
âThe former king and grand duke of Trot Kingdomâ
âThe kingâŚâŚthat, is the greatest king?â
The former king laughs happily at Jeanne who is puzzled.
âHoohoohoo. I donât know what to do. Even if it is said that I´m a king now, it is a previous job. Far from already being authoritative, I should be treated like a half sinnerâ
âOf course, the predecessor and Arthur donât know what to doâ
âHoho. Loose, for a little morning walk of mineâŚâŚin this way, Gardner, Randall and the great aristocrat are attached by two people. Good grief, father in law donât you trust him at allâ
âMy daughter and son-in-law are polished every day in an unfamiliar officeâŚâŚIâm going to reassure you a little bit as father-in-lawâ
âLook at that. Even the elders in that town will have to work a little more. Is there an old man so disrespected?â
The former king laughs happily.
âThatâs why, cute dwarf young lady. You can call me as you like, whether itâs I or old manâ
Itâs a chilling exchange.
ââŚâŚTo Northern Army Corps 100-man commander Dianne, those knights were indeed small fries. I can see Celestaâs seriousness about the strategyâ
âWell, that goddess often takes the initiative of the nation with the sixth minister as a hat. It may be a little difficult to sniff Celestaâ
âIf all goes well, youâll get an uninhabited fertility field, right?â
âIf the technology is certain. Itâs still not a deal that deserves to be done without optimismâ
Duke Gardner and the former King are looking at Dianne and talking slowly, despite our apologetics. âŚâŚ Although they look like old men, they smell like strangers.
âHow farâŚâŚâ
I unconsciously mutter that I know. The former king looked at me and smiled with a fearless smile.
âEven now, Iâve been looking at the world from Trot for 40 years. Even if we pull back from the management of the country, we are in a position where small talk is constantly rollingâ
And Duke Gardner speaks quietly to me.
âIf you guys havenât kept it a secret, I know who you are, Andy Smithson-kun. âŚâŚPlease give my best regards to Paladin Almeidaâ
âAlmeidaâŚâŚ!?â
âHuhu, I do business with herâ
âŚâŚHe knows that Almeida is with us. To do this, you need to have an informant in Polka or Renfangas. I want to believe itâs not PolkaâŚâŚthe people of Polka must be Trot´s people. If you provide information to the king, there is no reason to blame it. Also, Sir Bonaparte may have information about Laila and Maia. More than I expected, the area around the former king may be paying more attention to our actual situation.
ââŚâŚAre you going to do something?â
Iâm naturally ready. Before I knew it, Laila came to my side and she was in a position to protect me and Jeanne in one step no matter what. âŚâŚI donât think Iâll be attacked, but the tension still dominates the place.
âI tell you, I have no authority. I canât do anything. âŚâŚI want to bring Arthur to you, but I donât even have the authority to get him out of the royal palaceâ
ââŚâŚâŚâŚâ
âI canât do anything. Thereâs nothing. At best, itâs about entertaining small talkâ
âŚâŚ Everything is suspicious, as this person says. But if you doubt, you canât do anything else.
ââŚâŚIâll tell you something good. Trot has a debt of gratitudeâ
â?â
âTrot has no greed for the demon territory plan. There is no point in seeking merit, as long as Celesta, who has military command, holds the ruling of the martial artsâ
âŚâŚDoes this mean. At first glance, it may seem like meaningless information, but itâs actually a fairly important point, isnât it? Why did Trot send 100-man commander Grants to imitate Celesta? If you think about it, itâs full of risks and the returns are small. It is certain that it is suspicious even considering the political effect. Then why did you overdo it?
âLong ago, Carlwin was a country that taught our Trot people, who had been devoted to the battle against the barbarians, a sword technique superior to that of knights and gave the foundation of the Sword Saints. Therefore, there is a duty to return. It is a matter of our pride that we must overcome the profits and losses and deliver even one fingertipâ
âŚâŚIs that so. Then, maybe Neia manipulates the shock wave as a matter of courseâŚâŚ
âWell, we wonât back off in the future. In the shadows, we will find a way to that countryâ
âTelling us that, what are you planning?â
And. Dianne came over there. She jumped up the inner wall of the arena that separates the audience from the stage and on the next jump, she flew up to us in the middle of the audience.
âHoohoo. I donât think extensive knowledge in favor of it until we provide itâ
âItâs human virtue, predecessorâ
âThere is not a single person in the Celesta army who really considers you powerless. More or less, everyone believes that your life still moves historyâ
âYou have a high opinion of meâ
An inquiry with Dianne. Even if it becomes such a scene, his expression which can afford is never broken. Once again, I admire what a historical masterpiece is like. Probably not strong fighting power. Perhaps, considering the physical aspect of Celesta, he never has power. But still. Such a person who continues to have ăSomethingă that only makes you afraid even when you face a great hero.
âTrot has already entered the next generation. The era of mine is overâ
ââŚâŚâŚâŚâ
âWe only believe, sometimes helping the children and grandchildren. The next eraâ
The former king says something that is easy to understand. If you just listen to the words, itâs an old word of giving up. Nevertheless, both the former king and the duke have powerful expressions. We canât help but be in awe of their stretched back, as if they were showing pride to the people at the victory ceremony.
ââŚâŚThen, letâs refrain from pryingâ
Dianne says she gave up.
âHoohoo. Itâs also comfortable to see a frightened goddessâ
âThreatening a woman and being happy doesnât have a good tasteâ
âItâs okay to go out with a leecher with a short old age, young ladyâ
Dianne sighs. And she turned her back on the former king.
âItâs okay if you make fun of me, but if you want to reach out to my subordinates, all of themâŚâŚâ
âHuhuhu. Is there any intention of harming the younger generation of Trot? âŚâŚAh, even if I replace it with this oneâ
âThen, letâs finish the belly search. We still have a place to goâ
âUmm. See you next time, invite Linda and Arthur to have a cup of tea, youthâ
I really wanted to meet Sir Bonaparte, but if he is well, I´m fine.
âBronson, Naris! We leave, come up quickly!â
âââ
ââŚâŚHe is what Arthur saysâŚâŚăThe future of this countryă?â
âAre you surprised that he is neither a Sword Saint nor a sage, Gardner?â
ââŚâŚNo. I canât help but think that Arthur is a man who really bends with power and reason. However, such an unreliable young man really has the courage to challenge ArthurâŚâŚâ
âThatâs why Arthur admitted it. âŚâŚYes, because he is weakâ
ââŚâŚAnd what are you going to do? I didnât bother to contact Black Dianneâs corps to make that young man look like thisâ
âItâs a similar thing. âŚâŚItâs better to have less sparks that go loose with the next move. To those who overlooked Grants at RennestoâŚâŚitâs easier to show me that youâre willingâ
ââŚâŚNext?â
âThatâs right. âŚâŚHuhu, Grants will be in a bad moodâ
âââ
âEh. Just now that person, was that UlyssesIII!? He talked to 10-man captain Smithson very intimately!?â
âAhâŚâŚitâs a little subtle to explainâŚâŚLinda-san and the king were originally good friends and they were a little writhing about Anzeros, and then Sir Bonaparte againâŚâŚâ
âThat, 10-man captain Smithson is really an ordinary commoner child and just a clever rearguard, right? Why are you able to get such various connections?â
âWhat do you mean by clever! Ho, there is moreâ
I was very sad to explain it to Naris. Yup. Certainly, it smells like a lie even if you put it away with luck a little overall and it is difficult to refute even if it is said that there is anything other than dexterity.
âApart from Andyâs connection, itâs true that the old man deserves caution. What did he think of when he appeared in front of us? It would have been easily caught in the information network if it was the royal capital at the knee that we appeared in Trot and in the arena. I donât think itâs a coincidence. What are you going to do?â
âHo. It will not be helpful even if you worry. Youâre not a specialist except for the exchange of battlesâ
âThatâs right, butâŚâŚâ
Dianne holds her forehead and worries. If you think about it, he just came out and showed off a little bit of scent, but I think that only that king can really hurt Dianne so much.
âOverstaying is useless. Dianne collapses with teething feverâ
Instead of Dianne, who continues to worry, Laila took the initiative and we left the city.
ââââââââââ
âDianne, letâs forget about the King. Rather, do you know where Isaac and the others are?â
âAh, yes. When I asked other guests at the hotel yesterday, they said they went there just over a week ago. âŚâŚMaybe itâs about reaching or not reaching the sanctuary of Leicaâ
âLaila, just in case, fly while paying attention to the groundâ
âHo. I know. Letâs just use that ox-ogre as a landmarkâ
We fly the road to the north on Laila. The snow that wasnât even on the knees in Schrantz is deep when itâs about to reach this area. âŚâŚI hope they didnât notice when they were camping in a snow cave or something stupid.
Thereupon. The beautiful cone-shaped Mt. Leica and the city of Leica at the southern foot of it. We caught up with the crossbow corps that was just about to arrive there.
âHo. Is this Mt. Leica? Itâs a good mountainâ
âYes. Trot people are told to see it once in a lifetimeâ
In the old days, it was even said that it was meaningful to be born in Trot. It is said that the pretty peak is worth itâŚâŚwell, the judgment depends on the person. At least the mountain that can be seen from the window of the coachman is a beautiful mountain that I can sigh at as I have seen many mountains by flying around. âŚâŚHmm?
âHey Lailaâ
âHoâ
âSomething strange hasnât jumped up from the bottomâŚâŚ?â
ââŚâŚHo?â
It looks like a point in my eyes. However, the point which shines strangely slowly climbs from the mountain forestâŚâŚno, is that rushing in!?
âLaila!â
ââŚâŚCaught, main building!â
Immediately after, the carriage is swung around and a shock runs.
âWhat!?â
âUnyaa!!â
âGyaa !! Falling down, falling down!!â
âWh, What is this!?â
Everyone makes a fuss. âŚâŚWhile doing so, centrifugal force is applied to the front, back, left and right and finally the flame of the fire breath can be seen outside. What are you doing, Laila.
âLaila!!â
âYeah, a little bitâŚâŚhow about this!!â
A shock is applied and the movement stops after a while. And, in the meantime, it seems that Laila suddenly drops and it feels like itâs falling at a stretch and itâs weakening for a moment, so the carriage is dropped a little roughly on the snow.
âWhat happenedâŚâŚâ
âA strange guy sneaked up a little. If I could use my arms, it wouldnât be like thatâ
âWait, thatâsâŚâŚâ
âŚâŚIn the sacred place. It is said that there are many holy beasts in the huge ăUpperă sanctuary.
ââŚâŚ!â
It is faster to check with your own eyes than to say four or five. I hurry out of the carriage.
Then I found a strange feline that roared tens of meters above the ground. Yellow stripes on a white background, red and blue eyes. It stays in the sky, but no feathers grow. Anyway, the flashy colors are eye-catching. And.
âWhatâs the purpose of coming to this sacred place, you disaster creature! It would be a big mistake if you thought you could do it over and over again!!â
The cat talked.
âGreetingsâ
âDragon, the sacred place is mine!â
âI donât want itâ
âLie! You want it!â
âI donât want itâ
âAre you stupid? You feather lizard!â
âŚâŚItâs a bit silly.
âDonât think you can get the sanctuary without defeating this Shoegaze and his happy friends!â
ââŚâŚHappy friends?â
When everyone was stunned to see this felidae, rocks and logs flew out of nowhere and the cat was shot down.
ââŚâŚWhat was that?â
ââŚâŚI think itâs a holy beastâŚâŚâ
Is it the happy friends who were treated as happy friends who threw the rocks and logs?
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