Chapter 116 - Episode Thirty-Four - And Then The Legends (3)
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Lancelot looks around the facility.
āWhatās the matter, isnāt Gaston there!ā
āI-, itās me! I am Gaston!ā
Gaston forced his way through the people around him and appeared in front of the Elite Guards Captain.
āHmm, you must be Gaston. Iāve heard of your many heroic deeds.ā
Princess Charlotte looked at Gaston intently, as if she were assessing him.
āI hate to be cryptic, so Iāll be frank. You will replace that man here as my new Elite Guards Captain.ā
Princess Charlotte said simply.
Another commotion stirs from the surroundings.
What is that princess thinking?
The captain who has been serving you until now is entrusted to a ragtag group of people who have only heard of your achievements.
I thought that Lancelot wasnāt convinced eitherā¦ā¦but he didnāt move a single eyebrow.
āAbelā¦ā¦ Isnāt that bad?ā
Mea says with concern.
āIt-, itāll probably be fine. Even Gaston is not that stupid. Serving the princess, even that isā¦ā¦ā
Itās different from serving a weak nobleman.
If you deceive a royalty, the worst thing you can do is to have your head cut off.
Itās a good thing that Gaston, who is completely satisfied with being the hero of the city of Lomarn, has no merit in crossing a dangerous bridge now to be under the thumb of such an impudent girl.
The question is, how long can you say no without attracting attentionā¦ā¦
āYes! thi-, this Gaston would love to help you, Princessā¦ā¦ or rather, if I can help you!ā
Gaston readily agreed with a poorly written respectful speech that was even sneering.
What was that idiot thinking?
When I turned my attention to the back, Gordon, who was helping Gaston carry his prey, was also staring at Gaston with a terrific expression.
Maybe Iām making a face like that now, too.
āOh my goodness, you donāt have to be so nervous, okay? For a big figure, thereās something pretty cute about you.ā
āAh, yes! Yes!ā
Thatās a bad idea indeed.
Gaston thinks he can fool them.
Without a doubt, soon his disguise will be exposed and be beheaded.
If Iām not careful, Princess Charlotteās anger could spread to my side.
āThen, Gaston, please follow me. Itās pretty dusty here so I donāt want to stay here for too long.ā
As Princess Charlotte turned herself around, the Elite Guards rearranged their positions accordingly.
āGaston, from this day forward, you will be my Elite Guards apprentice. When we return to the castle, you will officially become the Elite Guards Captain. Lancelot will be your assistant.ā
āYes! Yes!ā
Gaston answered vigorously, and even made a guts pose.
This is not good, at this rate, heās going to go as far as he can. Heās completely out of it.
Someone has, someone has to stop him.
At this rate, Gaston could seriously be executed.
āS-, stopā¦ā¦ Please wait a minute!ā
I run out in front of Princess Charlotte.
Mea rushes after me.
āUm, youād better think twice about hiring that man! Just a little bit more is fine!ā
Right after I called out to Princess Charlotte, a bleary-eyed Gaston jumped at me.
āDonāt get in the way!ā
I quickly readied my wand, but I didnāt want to stand out awkwardly in this situation.
It could be a really uncollectable situation already.
After a momentās hesitation, I waved my wand.
āWah, carry!ā
I dropped my wand from my hand and held the teleported World Tree Ortem in my arms.
Gaston sent a knee kick to the World Tree Ortem and I was flung backward.
āOuch!ā
I fell off my back and fell on my ass.
I was glad the Ortem Guard was there on time.
Gaston targeted for the solar plexus as hard as he could.
If I had gotten it right, it would have taken my consciousness away.
āYou were going to take away my achievements, werenāt you? When you saw that I was picked up by the princess, you thought it was too good to pass up this opportunity.ā
Gaston comes up to me and says, keeping his voice volume down.
āN-, no, itās notā¦ā¦ā
āThen shut up!ā
Gaston yells at me and goes back to the princess.
I coughed and placed Ortem on the ground and held my lower belly.
āI promptly punished the impudent who jumped in front of the queen!ā
āOh my goodness, thatās a nice mental attitude. I canāt wait to see how you do in the future.ā
The sound of regular, regular footsteps echoed inside the ticking Adventurerās Support Center.
The Queenās group quickly walked out of the facility.
āOwow, owā¦ā¦ā
Damn, the Elite Guards was wary, but I didnāt expect a kick to come from Gaston with no questions asked.
My stomach ached from being kicked through the Ortem Guard.
There were plenty of other better ways to prevent it, but I hesitated because I didnāt want to use magic here in this public place, especially with Princess Charlotte here.
āAbel! Are, are you okay?!ā
Mea pounces and crouches down, making eye contact with me.
āN, no, Iām rather okay. More importantly, Gaston isā¦ā¦ā
I stand up while borrowing Meaās shoulder and turn my attention to the doorway of the Adventurerās Support Center.
Princess Charlotteās group is not there already.
The adventurers were all outside, breathless with the need to see Gaston off on his journey.
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