ă⌠I guess you really canât trust that rumor. I heard that Kuroki-sama was an extremely terrifying person.ă
Nut shook his head as he raised both of his hands while saying those words. Kuroki smiled wryly when he heard the bloated story about him.Apparently, he was feared by Modesâs subordinates.
Save for the Daemon race, whose appearance closely resembled that of a human, the appearance of the rest of Modesâs subordinates were of monsters.Kuroki felt it was strange that they were the ones afraid of him instead of the other way around. Nevertheless, since he had to stay in this world for quite a while, he thought he shouldnât let this situation continue for a long term.Kuroki remembered how, back in his original world, he had grown his forelocks to cover the scary look in his eyes. Thanks to that, his outward appearance softened a little bit.But, it seemed that he had to prepare a different countermeasure this time, since the look in his eyes wasnât the only scary thing about him in this world.
ďźWhat should I do?ďź
Kurokiâs brain was desperately looking for an answer.
ďźShould I dance while saying âIâm not sca~ryâ?ďź
Modes and the others had curious looks on their faces while Kuroki was in the middle of thinking about such a foolish idea.
ăUhm⌠Kuroki-dono?ăăNo, itâs nothing. Thank you very much for giving me a guide.ăăPlease check the other necessities that I prepared for you.ă
Loughasâs subordinate explained the function of the tools given to Kuroki for his journey.The world map. An enchanted gem with teleport magic sealed inside. Precious metals to trade with the currency of the human world.
ăAnything you want to add? If there is, Iâll prepare it for you.ăăNo, I think this much is enough for the whole journey. Thank you for preparing this for me.ă
Kuroki expressed his gratitude to Loughas.But he only said so because he had yet to understand the common sense of this world.
ăKuroki-dono, the moment you step out of Nargolâs boundaries, youâre not under my protection anymore. So please use your teleport stone as soon as you meet a dangerous situation.ă
Modes explained.The teleport magic would teleport him to an assigned place. Teleportation gems were disposable magic tools which allowed anyone to use a teleport spell once.
ăThank you very much.ă
Kuroki thanked Modes.Modes was worried about Kurokiâs safety. Therefore, it was natural for Kuroki to show his courtesy to the one who was worrying about him. It was a universal common sense.And then, Kuroki left the audience room.
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ăThis place is?ă
Kuroki was surveying his surroundings. The place he had teleported to was a desolate and dark place.He was inside a small stone structure. There were magic circles carved on the floor, still faintly glowing because of the previous teleportation magic.
ăThis place is one of the lines of defense of Akeron Mountain. To be honest, many of the knights who were permanently stationed in this place were killed in the conflict against the Hero. At the moment weâre severely lacking in manpower, so⌠We have no leeway to send reinforcements to this place.ă
Riding on Kurokiâs shoulder, Nut then explained the situation.The Akeron Mountain Range was located southwest of the Demon Kingâs palace. It was a place that separated Nargol from the other regions. The Dark Knights who rode wyverns were the ones responsible for protecting this place from the air.
Kurokiâs current location was one of the defensive bases. After he completed all preparations, he had traveled from the Demon Kingâs palace to this place by using teleport magic.He should be able to encounter a human settlement as long as he went down the mountain.
ăThatâs strange⌠Our wyverns should be standing by close to this place.ă
Nut was also puzzled by this situation.Although it would be faster if he descended from the mountain with flying magic, Kuroki was interested in the experience of riding a wyvern.
There was something waiting for us outside of the demon base.The first thing I saw after leaving the structure was a lizard-like animal, with a giant pair of wings growing from its back. It was a demon beast called Wyvern. There was a Dark Knight riding on the back of that wyvern.That Dark Knight descended from the wyvernâs back after landing close to the structure.
ăItâs a pleasure to meet you, Your Excellency! My name is Gned!ă
The Dark Knight took off his helmet and then greeted Kuroki.He was a youth of the Daemon race. Compared to a human, his appearance resembled a man in his early twenties.
Kuroki recalled the knowledge about Demons taught to him by Loughas.
Demon was the general term of the Demon Kingâs dependents. They were more widely known as Demon Races. And the one who stood at the pinnacle of the Demons was the Daemon race.Despite having the appearance that closely resembled a dark indigo skinned human, the Daemon raceâs most notable traits were the two horns that grew from both sides of their heads. They were far superior than humans in all aspects, save for fertility.Their sole weakness was their extremely low numbers, which were shockingly even less than a twentieth of the Orc race, the race with the highest numbers in Nargol.But even with their extremely low numbers, the Order of Dark Knights, composed of only those from the Daemon Race, was the strongest force in Nargol.
Kuroki wondered what made the Dark Knight called Gned so nervous.
ăItâs nice to meet you too, Lord Gned. Please donât be so formal.ă
Kuroki showed his gentlest smile to Gned.
ďźHonestly, being called âYour Excellencyâ like that made my back itchy⌠Even though our ages donât seem to be that far apart, I hope he can speak to me with a more easygoing tone.ďź
But Kuroki soon noticed that Gnedâs body was trembling.
ďźIs he scared of me for the same reason as Nut?ďź
Kuroki once again felt depressed when he pondered about that matter.
ăN-No! Your Excellencyâs status is just below His Majesty after all!ă
Kuroki had no idea whether Gned expressed his honest opinion due to fear or his own nervousness. But he knew that asking for him to speak to him in informal speech was impossible.
ăF-From here on! M-My duty is to escort Y-Your Excellency until the foot of the mountain!ă
After saying so, Gned climbed back on the wyvern and then signaled to Kuroki to sit behind him.
ăBest regards then, Lord GnedâŚăăR-Ryoger!ă
After Kuroki sat, Gned ordered his wyvern to take off. Kuroki could feel the wind turbulence when the wyvern flapped its wings.
ăOOOH!ă
Kuroki exclaimed, surprised. He enjoyed the sensation when his body soared in the sky.The wyvern soared high in the sky, turning the defensive point small in an instant. Kuroki made a mental note to look for his own wyvern later.But after they reached a certain altitude, the wyvern suddenly lowered its altitude.
ăWhatâs the matter, Lord Gned?ă
The sudden change of altitude ruined the atmosphere of their air travel.
ăD-Due to the strict inspection beyond this point, weâre going to fly in lower altitude from now on!ăăInspection? What do you mean?ăăKuroki-sama, weâre about to enter the observation area of the Holy Knights. We risk being discovered by them if we fly at a high altitude.ăNut explained instead of Gned.Holy Knights were the elite force whose members were handpicked from the Angel race and the Braves of the Human race. They swore their loyalty to Oudith.After Reiji and co almost destroyed the Order of the Dark Knights, the members of the Holy Knights became bolder. They harassed the survivors of the Order of Dark Knights by repeatedly violating the Order of Dark Knightsâ airspace territory.This was why they couldnât fly at high altitudes. They didnât want to get caught by those Holy Knights.Gned controlled his wyvern awkwardly. Even Kuroki felt insecure about Gnedâs mastery in controlling the wyvern.
ăIt seems that it hasnât been long time since Lord Gned started to ride your own wyvernâŚă
Nut explained that The Order of Dark Knights was currently short on manpower. Their situation was so grave that even a beginner like Gned was allowed to fly with his Wyvern.
ăBut, at this rate, we might be targeted by the goblins who live around this areaâŚă(~â.â)~You Can Read The Advance Chapter by Clicking The Picture Below and Become My Patron~(â.â~)
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