134 – Platinum and Sunflowers – (1)

After the work was over, of course Koreld and other high-ranking administrators of the Empire seemed to notice that the empress was on the dangerous battlefield of Highlings.

In some ways, it was only natural that they were told to return to the capital, Sigrun.

Correld’s voice shouting through the magic tool was still good in my ears.

[ Isn’t that crazy?! Why did you agree! Aren’t you a guardian knight? The person who should prioritize His Majesty’s well-being over my own life! How did you act so recklessly! ]

After that, they talked for almost 10 minutes.

Lynxia said that when she returned to the capital, her face turned pale as she thought she would hear the nagging for a while.

“F, Freed. To help our golden grand duke a little…….”

She grabbed my sleeve and looked up at me with those pitiful puppy eyes.

“It is better to sell first.”

“But… ….”

“More than anything, it’s a situation where our location has been exposed to the church. You never know what the other apostles will do.”

“…… Ugh.”

According to Yuria’s words found during the investigation, the apostle Arwen appeared and took Seneca away.

It’s completely caught off guard.

Moreover, since she warned me, it was dangerous to remain here any longer.

With this rational judgment, we finally returned to Sigrun.

Unlike the trip to Highlings, the return trip to the capital was conducted under tight security. The Golden Duke’s magic knights rode horses and guarded his lead, followed by his subordinate elementalists, including Lord Sinclair of the White Mage Tower.

It seems that Sinclair himself volunteered to be our escort, but he almost drew his sword when he saw him kiss Lynxia on the back of her hand as she said goodbye.

“Something is still.”

“Where should it be noisy, isn’t it because Mr. Archmage isn’t here?”

“hahahaha.”

Seira Liantour has decided to stay with the Highlings.

In the first place, she came to the capital for the purpose of acting on behalf of the Grand Duke of Gold, and there was no need for Seira to remain in the capital now that the Duke’s meeting was over.

Moreover, since the entire territory was busy with the aftermath of Phaedra’s work, it was unavoidable that Archmage, a giant in the magical world, had to keep his seat.

Actually, Seira herself was sticking to her attitude that she would not do anything.

“Goodbye, Fried-kun. I’ll go again later when the time is right. I’ll see Lia too.”

She herself was very eager to accompany us, but Leonard Liantour wasn’t so easygoing. In the end, Seira also gave up and saw us off with her shoulders drooping.

In the end, the only ones who accompanied her on her way home were Lin Xia, me, and YuRia, who silently looked at the scenery outside.

“Freed.”

“Yes.”

“The sky is clear.”

“I see.”

The darkened sky of High Linx suddenly became clear.

*

“Your Majesty! You will have to properly explain this matter!”

“Ah! That, that…… !”

“No matter how much there is no Senate Council to oppose His Majesty’s wishes, this case was a truly senseless act! I Coreld Higgins, a man of humble status but sworn allegiance to the Empire, I have to say this even if my head falls off!”

As soon as I arrived at Sigrun, what fell was the evil order of Administrator Coreld Higgins.

By the way, Lucy, who was in charge of the Empress’ double, was already exposed and was kneeling with both hands raised.

“Huh! Your Majesty, save me! This man is crazy!”

“Noisy, Lucy. Didn’t you also stop His Majesty! It’s the same felony!”

After that, Coreld continued to nag in a fit of rage, but he dragged Lynthia to the ‘Room of Truth’ with his proud seagull mustache twitching.

According to the attendants, once you enter, you will have to listen to nagging for at least half a day, and it has a good reputation.

“Fu, freed!”

“…… Come to think of it…… Being pushed back as a protector of the border…….”

Just before she was dragged away, Lynxia begged with teary eyes as if looking at her last reliever, but she didn’t have the strength to do so.

On the contrary, I was grateful that the tip of Koreld’s pointed arrow did not point at me.

*

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That way she left the castle and found the barracks of the guards, and from there she turned again.

The place I am going to is the place where I have been indebted several times, the church within the Imperial Palace.

The bell tower of the church stood firmly in place even in the landscape of the outer castle that had become a mess. Even the faith that didn’t exist is growing.

“…… You are here.”

One more floor up, Yuri Erd was reading a book with his legs crossed.

Either old age or not, Yuriard was not seriously injured.

“Where is Lautrec?”

“It is in the room. A little while ago, the little boy came running.”

“A kid?”

“Yuria Enruin.”

“Aha.”

I wondered where he disappeared and he was here.

Well, from the point of view of being a pet, the owner said he was hurt, so I have to run.

As I was about to open the door and enter, Uriard said.

“It worked.”

“Ah, yes… …. What…….”

“Well done.”

As if that was the end, Yuri Erd lowered his head and focused his gaze on the bookshelf.

Did that old man praise you?

Me?

“If you don’t eat well… ….”

“Noisy.”

*

“Is it Freed?”

“Yes. Long time no see.”

That’s how it turned out.

As soon as I entered the hospital room, I ran into Lautrec, who was lying in bandages all over his body.

With YuRia resting her chin on her bed, she was looking at him worriedly.

In fact, Lautrec’s injury was serious, which worries me as well.

“The living corpse is finished.”

“Somehow.”

Lautrec was wrapped in bandages.

The injury was so serious that only the two eyelids were exposed. Even that was red and swollen, as if seeing a mummy from a game.

“Your condition is serious. How did this happen?”

“Um… …. Long, so to speak.”

Lautrec shrugged his shoulders.

“It turned out to be a whole roast.”

“Barbecue? What happened?”

Lautrec didn’t answer, and the response came from a little bit next to me.

“Cough, Cough.”

The sound of a woman coughing.

Let’s stride forward and pull back the screen on the hospital bed.

“…… Oh, hello. Long time no see.”

“Milia.”

“That…… I had no intention of hiding.”

There was a guardian knight, Milia Liantour. She was not seriously injured, but her hands appeared to be burned.

She was sitting on the bed, somewhat awkwardly, for some reason holding her hands together.

This subtle reaction and burns on her palms.

I understood everything.

It’s already been over half a year since I’ve seen him, but there’s no way I wouldn’t have noticed.

“Hey, isn’t it too much to burn a fellow knight?”

“Burned at the stake! I just used some strong magic. Besides, that, I didn’t mean to!”

Millia protested, but when I took a few steps back and showed her a mummy named Lautrec, who was hidden from view, she lowered her gaze and twitched her pale pink lips.

“Oh, that… …. I think it’s a bit excessive, but…….”

“Isn’t it?”

“But even Sir Fried would have done this.”

Milia didn’t give up in the end and muttered in a sloppy voice.

“I heard the story. Lord Fried also flew high into the sky and caused an explosion…….”

“No, that is… ….”

“Peach General…… Isn’t that right? Are you the same? Right…… ?”

He said as if crawling in, then looked up at me slightly.

Somehow, like a child looking for praise, I couldn’t find anything more to say.

I felt like I would really vomit if I pushed harder here.

“What…… That’s right. Anyway, you did a good job while I was gone. Thank you.”

“…… Is that so too?”

Milia smiled slightly as if she felt better.

While looking at her like that, there was something that suddenly came to her mind.

She had a request from the Golden Duke, Leonard Lian Tour.

“Oh, that’s right. Millia.”

“Yes.”

I drew one of the two swords from my waist.

I grabbed her pale gold scabbard and handed it to her.

“Take it.”

“…… What is this?”

“What is it, a sword?”

Millia tilted her head and then accepted her sword. And after opening her scabbard, she couldn’t take her eyes off her sword body for a while as if she was mesmerized by the brilliant light.

After a few minutes, she spoke her words through her quivering mouth.

“Isn’t that a sword made of meteorite? Besides, this deadline…….”

“Right. It’s a sword made in Highlinx. It looked like a famous sword. I tried a little bit, and it definitely worked.”

“Uh, uh uh?”

Milia blinked her eyes several times.

She seemed to have understood the situation within a moment, and her uvula went up and down.

“So, are you giving me this? To me?”

“…… Uh, what is it?”

“Really?”

“Yes.”

“Gee, really really?”

“Yes. Really really.”

I’m not giving it to you, though.

However, is it safe to say that this is a gift from her father to Millia? I’m afraid I might be suddenly contemptuous.

Before even thinking about it, she was the first to speak her mind.

“…… Thank you. It is the best gift ever.”

“Uh, huh.”

“I will cherish it. I’ll put it in the safe.”

“No, it’s a sword. I gave it to you.”

“Then I will use it carefully.”

With those words, Milia took the sword I handed her to her arms as if she were treating her lover, and she began to gently sweep it.

She began to feel guilty because she seemed to be exploiting her fatherhood somehow.

Well, since he likes it that way, maybe it’s a good thing. I decided to keep quiet about the Grand Duke of Gold.

“Freed. You know that?”

It was right behind my back that I heard those words.

Turning around, Lautrec was there.

It was hard to see his expression because his whole body was wrapped in bandages, but his voice was somewhat embarrassed.

“Why?”

“That…… Just in case you get caught.”

“Are you taking care of yourself?”

Lautrec nodded hard instead of answering.

The direction he pointed was outside the hospital room.

I turned my gaze to that direction.

“Ugh.”

I felt my body harden.

“…… Fried, you look really happy.”

Lynxia Irrin, who seemed to have just come out of the room of truth, was glaring at me with her haggard face.