“Hii! Princess !? Why are you outside !? Who’s this guy …?”
When I tried to enter with Princess Charlotte from the main gate of the royal castle, the gatekeeper panicked and ran to call his boss.
The gatekeeper brought the knight captain.
“Princess !! How did you get out without me knowing !?”
“The assassin invaded the bedroom and ran away. Mr. Sirius here is the one who helped me. I also hired him as an escort because I was afraid of being targeted by an assassin. “
“My name is Sirius, an adventurer.”
I give my name and bow.
The knight captain looks astonished looking at me, who is a child.
“What !! ?? Oh, the assassins in the royal castle !!? Well, those guys …?”
“Sirius here defeated all of them.”
“Then, secure them immediately and bring them in for questioning!”
“Well, that was … it was an emergency, so Sirius couldn’t control his power, and all of them turned into charcoal.”
Cho! ?? excuse! !! How! ??
In order to secretly find and clean up the mastermind, the assassins were tied up and I left them in a back alley where people rarely came.
However, of course, the knight captain who does not know such a situation turns his turbulent eyes toward us.
“… By the time I rushed in, the Princess was surrounded and injured … I gave priority to the life of the Princess and used magic that could surely kill the thief. “
“Well, was that so … Sirius, thank you very much for your help. I’m grateful and the reward will be given to you at a later date, is that ok?”
“Lin, what are you talking about? Sirius will be appointed as my escort from today.”
“What !? Please wait princess !! Sirius is certainly a lifesaver of the princess. However, it is a problem to keep a man close as an escort …”
“Is there anything more problematic than losing my life?”
“U, Ugu … But I am !!”
The leader of the Knights Lin glares at me.
It’s not my fault …
“I will take responsibility for this incident of the assassin’s invasion of the royal castle. I am certainly capable enough, so please let me protect you.”
The knight captain kneels down at Princess Charlotte and bows his head.
I clench my hands tightly and tremble. He seems like a good person with a strong sense of responsibility.
“Raise your head, Lin. I’m not going to blame you. No matter who objects it, it’s a definite matter to have Sirius as an escort. NO. MATTER. WHO. “
The Knights of Lin shook his shoulders.
He raised his head and stared at Princess Charlotte’s eyes, then stood up and stared at my eyes.
“NO. MATTER. WHO・…… Is it …… I am a rugged person who can only wield a sword. I’m sure the princess has a deep idea … Sirius, can you protect the princess? “
Knight Captain Lin suddenly intimidates me while staring at my eyes.
What an intimidating feeling! ?? It’s more intimidating than my mother …
It turns out that the position of the knight captain is not weak, but the strongest sword fighter I have ever met.
However, I didn’t continue to train with my mother until today.
If I slash it directly, you will be killed instantly, but I am trained to not be frightened by intimidation.
This also gives off energy and hits back against the energy of the Knight Lin.
“Do you mean you’re not just a child …”
“Although I might look young, the life of the princess I will guarantee that I can protect her.”
I bow deeply towards the Knight Lin.
I heard a light sigh over my head.
“Sirius, please raise your head. Thank you for your support.”
Knight Captain Lin bowed to me with a serious expression.
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“It’s Mr. Sirius, who doesn’t move even if he is intimidated by Lin.”
Princess Charlotte smiled happily as she walked down the corridor of the royal castle.
“No, I managed to endure the intimidation, but I think my ability was sealed … If that person was being manipulated, I would have been done for.”
“Fufufu, that’s right. Lin has two names, [Kensei] in that [single number]. He is an influential person competing for the first and second place in this country. Sometimes it’s a scratch. “
seriously! ??
…… No, it’s true that he has such tremendous strength, and even if he was called [single number], I didn’t feel any discomfort.
“What !?”
As I walked down the corridor, I sensed a slight amount of dark magical power drifting from there.
As I proceeded with caution, a man in his fifties with a smile was walking.
“Oh, this is Princess! You’re safe. When I heard that the assassin had come from the Knights, I thought my heart would stop.”
“Verderich, you’re worried.”
“No, I’m really glad that the princess was alive … By the way, what about this boy?”
“This is Sirius, this time I have appointed my escort.”
“My name is Sirius.”
“This is Verderich, our Chancellor.”
While giving a bow, I check the status of Chancellor Verderich in “Insight”.
…… It’s almost as expected …… I take a step back calmly.
“Well, escort …? I’m asking Sirius and Princess, ha ha.”
He’s laughing, but his eyes aren’t laughing at all.
I laugh back at Chancellor Wilderich, who taps my shoulder.
“His Majesty was also worried about Her Majesty. Also, Her Majesty, Sirius. His Majesty wants to see you because you saved her life. Will you come?”
I glance at Princess Charlotte and reply.
“I will accept it with gratitude.”
“Then I will come too.”
When I thought that Chancellor Verdich’s eyebrows had moved, he smiled scarily.
“Yes, that’s right. Let’s go.”
Following Chancellor Verdich, I walk down the corridor.
I report to Princess Charlotte with the wind magic “Kazewa” that creates a layer of air and delivers the voice only to a specific person.
It’s a convenient magic, but it’s one-way.
There is also a magic that completely blocks the sound of conversation, but I used this because it is harder to notice the activation of “Kazewa”, which uses almost no magical power.
“When I checked it with my abilities, Chancellor Verdich was in a state of brainwashing. It seems that there is someone who is manipulating this royal castle.”
Princess Charlotte opened her eyes lightly for a moment and looked at me, but immediately turned away.
Even so, the air is stagnant … It’s like being in a labyrinth.
It seems that magic is being hindered by some kind of force, and the fact that the range of magical power detection is considerably narrowed also adds to anxiety.
–Zokutsu
Suddenly I feel like my spine is tingling.
Behind that, a large amount of dark magical power was caught in the magical power detection.
The gorgeous door that leaks the magical power of darkness looked like the lid of a hell pot.