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For now, it was agreed that there was no need to go any deeper regarding the Hero Rainer Exeliza.
âIâm curious, too. Especially since we donât know each other, but I think itâs fair to say that Sieg Becker was defeated because he was chased too far. Iâm going to put my Black Arms around Dianneâs unit just to make sure theyâre safe while theyâre here. âŚâŚI donât think theyâll be here for very longâ
âAs soon as we receive the package, we will leaveâ
âI understand. Iâll have the supplies gathered at the mansion as soon as I canâ
Sir Buster nodded and left.
âBecker-kun and Kingfisher-kun will be sent to Polka as soon as we get the stuff, rightâŚâŚ?â
Since 100-man commander Becker was magically asleep, this was a confirmation to General Kingfisher. And Kingfisher was not very familiar with Trot.
âH-o-t-S-p-r-i-n-gââ
âNo, No, Iâm not in a situation where I can playâ
âThatâs why itâs not a situation where you can laugh. Kingfisher-kun, are you really going to take six months off until your wings heal? Youâll be ordered to return to your home countryâ
âKuaa!? Th, Thatâs not good!â
General Kingfisher panicked. Well, if you think about it, it is an injury that would normally be treated intensively in Celesta rather than being allowed to recuperate leisurely in a foreign country until it heals. A Master Knight should be treated as such.
âIf you go there, your injuries will be completely healed in a week or soâ
âWell well. A wing that has fallen off once should not heal in a weekâ
âI know you think so, donât you? But Andy-kun there also cut off his foot almost completely in the fall of the year before last and he is now back to normal. Becker-kun and you did a good job with your initial response and I think youâll heal just fine, normallyâ
ââŚâŚThatâs a problemâ
The general snickers. Well, thatâs what people usually think, isnât it? If I wasnât from there, I probably wouldnât believe it either.
âHo. Then just take Becker with you. You donât have to deal with the selfishness of this bald birdâ
Laila gave up easily. But Hilda held up a finger, a sign that said, ăShut upă. The only people who could be this aggressive with Laila were Hilda and Dianne.
âI donât mind bringing Dianne-chan over to persuade you. I donât think you should stretch out something that can be easily cured. Even if itâs just a matter of age, youâre a short-lived species, you canât stay retired for so long, can you?â
âŚâŚWell, heâs over forty, isnât he, this bird general? As a commander, but as a fighter, he is generally old enough to retire already. If heâs a short-lived species, heâs going to start to show his age at once. If he is on long-term medical treatment, the slowdown will be compounded by the decline and it will be irreversible. Is that what you are worried about?
âKuaâŚâŚ I donât like to talk about my ageâ
âIf you donât want to talk about it, it means you understand how serious it isâ
ââŚâŚOf course, of courseâ
Reluctantly, General Kingfisher nodded.
âHo. Hilda is meddlesomeâ
Laila shrugs. Hilda sighs.
âDoctors shouldnât just pull their hands away because theyâre someone elseâs problem. At least not before theyâve been told how much risk there is in not taking the hand. âŚâŚIf you live long enough, those regrets will accumulate, even if you donât want them toâ
âThatâs a old manâs way of talkingâ
âUh. âŚâŚLa-i-la-cha-n? Donât poke around too muchââ
Laila ran away. Tetes looks a little dazzling at Hilda-san.
ââŚâŚReally, youâre a kind person, arenât you, Hilda-sensei?â
âProbably, that person sees a lot more painful and unpleasant things than I or Master can imagine. Even though he acts cheerful, there is no way that someone that smart could ignore his own failures, setbacks and the negative aspects of othersâŚâŚand forget about them. Itâs a great thing to be able to love and care so seriously about peopleâs lives andâŚâŚtheir livesâ
If you ask me, that is true. Doctors sometimes have to keep dealing with stupid and reckless patients. Some patients may become delirious with a sense of their own mortality, much more pronounced than 100-man commander Beckerâs earlier statement. In addition to that, there are things that she could have done for her patients at that time, things that she wanted to do but could not, things that I thought were well-meaning but were rejected like General Kingfisher is now. A lot of regrets and stagnation accumulate. Even a human doctor who has been doing this for decades is amazing, but Hilda has been doing it for hundreds of years. On top of that, she is so cheerful and able to think and talk about her patients. She is a wild person, but there is no doubt about her kindness. Like ăWar God Dianneă she may be a woman who should be called a great woman of the ages.
It was still early in the morning and the merchants were not moving. The common sense measure would be to have them gather early, but no later than noon. Accompanied by Tetes and Maia, I decided to go out for one last shopping trip before leaving.
âOnce we get the supplies to the fort, weâll go straight to Polka, wonât we?â
âI guess so. Iâm going to stock up on souvenirs just in case. The cat beasts and non-combatant elves probably wonât come to this side of the fort, so even a small item would be interesting and unusualâ
âIâd rather have something made by Andy-samaâŚâŚâ
âSouvenirs are another courtesyâ
The three of us look around the morning market. Inwardly, I was wondering if Rainer Exceliza would appear from somewhere, but his actions so far have been only contact with Neia and interception of 100-man commander Becker. I havenât been aggressively aiming at this and so far there is no reason to aim at me in the first place. I canât say that I donât need to be too concerned about it. I can understand a little bit how people became abnormally wary of a dragon palace after the Fire Dragon War. Itâs scary, isnât it, having an opponent who is super strong but whose principles of behavior you donât understand. âŚâŚWhen such shopping is over, I feel a presence approaching me from behind and suddenly Tetes and Maia are on the alert.
âAndy-sama, stand backâ
The two of them go from a friendly atmosphere, like sisters who adore their older brother, to instantly taking out their swords and tulare, respectively, leaving only the burlap sack in their hands on the spot and bracing themselves. And who was at the end of their gazes?
âHoohoohoo. This is a lovely bouncer. But what have I done, young man?â
I turned around and was startled. Good old man. âŚâŚNo, there was the most astute old man I knew, who just looked like that.
âOriginally, thatâs right. You can call me ăOld manăfollowing Arthur, hoohoohooâ
Ulysses Ernest. An old man who still supports the Trot Kingdom with his presence alone stood in the corner of the market with a few Sword Saints.
âIâm not sure why you donât come by Trot often. The other day, the first grandchild was born. Renfangas sent him a big congratulatory gift and the king insisted on returning the gift himself. But he felt that Celesta would be disgraced by his casual visits to Renfangas, so here, instead, is the old man on his first trip abroad in decadesâ
The beautifully-armored sword saints surrounding the old man chuckled at the old manâs words. When I thought there was a man with a bitter face, he was 100-man commander Grants.
âI would like to ask you to do that without me. My lectures at the university have been canceled for almost half a semesterâ
âIâm sure youâll have Cowl take your placeâ
âEven the president does not want to leave my lectures to others. In the first place, the view of history is something that educators should be responsible for and should speak from a consistent viewpoint and it is also important for students to have their own viewpointsâŚâŚâ
âI donât see why I should give you a lecture. But, for some reason, Sword Saints have many idiots who throw their thoughts to others. We really need people like you who can think and move on their ownâ
âLate King, please do not reveal our weaknesses in front of the common peopleâ
âDonât become a man like Sir Gold who canât argue with being called a fool, Randall. Since youâve got Grants-sensei with youâ
âHa, HaaâŚâŚI mean, you all donât refute him either, except for Sir GoldâŚâŚâ
âIâm not sure I want to be quoted by Grants-senseiâ
They are laughing peacefully, but this group of about 10 people is more than one ordinary fort by itself. Or maybe even if you have Laila and Dianne in person, you can stand up without changing your complexion.
âNow, now, that lovely queen is also welcoming us. Iâm going to stretch my wings a little bitâŚâŚis there something wrong with your spirit? I donât suppose itâs something to do with your hands going behind your back?â
The predecessor king looks me in the eye with a slightly serious expression on his face. I looked at Tetes. Maia is not going to be able to offer a helpful opinion in a situation like this. âŚâŚI wonder if I should tell him about Rainer. Think about it for a minute. I make eye contact with Tetes and nod to each other.
âThe first is the ăHeroă âŚâŚfrom Kalwin and the second one is apparently secretly riding to Rennestoâ
âHou. Heâs sneaking in. How do you read that, Grants?â
âItâs not a self-proclaimed title. Itâs probably the first source of information. And if heâs wary of it, it proves that Kalwin is not a monolithâ
âŚâŚWhat the heck, how do all you smart people read that much in an instant?
âA strange kingdom enclosed, signs of an internal schismâŚâŚsounds like something out of an adventure novel, Grantsâ
âNot an uncommon story, though. How do you like it?â
âIâm just a tourist on a return visit. But if Arthur had been here, he would have been delighted with such a commonplace storyâ
âForgive me, my lord. My stomach cannot bear the thought of traveling with the Master Sword Saintâ
The late king laughed merrily, while 100-man commander Grants held his stomach with a hearty chuckle over his armor. We could not speak without being bewildered.
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