19. I am cursed.

“Are you thinking of leaving?”

Even if it’s a luggage to pack, there’s not much.

If you take care of your words, stop it.

As if he had expected it, Ludhi was seated in front of the stable.

He spoke to Kariel, who had just entered the entrance.

“… … .”

“If you want, we will only remember you as Ruel. If the center asks about this, we will make a comment based on that.”

If there’s a reason I didn’t mention this topic all the way here in the carriage.

… If this is also caring, it will be caring.

“thank you.”

“It’s dark on the road at night. Why don’t you rest until the sun rises?”

“… Rather, I am used to moving at this time.”

It’s not bright at night.

There were many times when I stayed up all night with my eyes open.

But back then it was different.

Unlike those days, there is no need to be afraid of the rising sun.

“Aren’t you going to ask?”

“… What could be the matter? If it was a problem that we could solve by listening, it would be a little different.”

“… … .”

“Thank you. Thanks to you, the situation seems to have ended well.”

“It was nothing.”

It was the same with Baron Loia, but I also asked him and Luke to let go of their words.

That was just yesterday, but just before Ludhi started speaking comfortably.

Kariel petted the gray horse for a while, protruding its head, perhaps knowing that the owner had come.

“If anyone is coming, please let me know. If there is no such person, please give it to Alessia as a gift when you leave. You’d be better taken care of than me.”

“Are you thinking of leaving naked?”

“Because I have to cross the mountain.”

You can also ride a horse, but only then the route is limited.

Fewer cases means easier tracking.

Just because you’re safe now, there’s no guarantee that you’ll be safe in the future.

It is time to slowly erase the traces.

“Would you like to say goodbye to the saintess?”

“… … .”

I’m thinking about it.

perhaps.

It seems like it would be right to just leave like this.

“If you ever get into trouble because of me, you don’t have to stand up for me.”

“I can’t.”

“Because that makes me feel comfortable. Please don’t mind.”

Kariel said that in an indifferent tone.

“Then, let’s go.”

“okay. Luke might be a bit disappointed, but… You should blame yourself for being slow.”

“Please tell the baron too.”

“Since you already know everything, hold on to your worries.”

he handed over

Kariel paused and took a small breath and held his hand.

[If you lack the qualifications of a knight, you will do well even if you are bitten by a desk!]

[Look at Luke! Haven’t you grown that much already?! But why are you the way you are!]

[Trading with demons?! Do you know who your father risked his life to fight for! They are! Asmodian! That means they are!]

like being sucked in.

Many things come rushing in at once.

The Baron is furious, and yells at him in dissatisfaction.

and.

[But father! The world has changed! Am I doing this just for myself?!]

[Luke. I can’t do it like you. Because I’m a guy who ate gluttons from the beginning.]

[My father doesn’t expect me. If this is the case, why was I born on this earth?]

… … .

Ludhi’s self-reproach follows.

And as if to comfort him.

said Luke.

[older brother. Trust yourself a little more. Isn’t your older brother quick to calculate numbers and his brain working well?]

[Ah, I am the one who will leave anyway, and my brother will still be here, right? But what do you want to do in desperation? Yes? it! Since the lordship position is annoying, they say that you should have it with your older brother, right? Since I’m going back and forth across this wide continent, brother, stay well here.]

[Every time my father said something, wasn’t it my older brother who always took the anger on my behalf? I still haven’t forgotten those days. There’s no way I would betray my older brother with something like this since it’s only my seat and property, right? Not like a knight.]

Time passed like that.

The young man pushes forward with his father and antagonism.

Those years were truly a time when every day was like despair for him.

However, a lavender field appeared on the other side of the manor.

They agreed with the policy of the imperial family and actively cooperated in absorbing foreign slaves into their own people.

Renew the town, clear and pave the roads, and bring in the merchants to negotiate tax issues.

[okay. You are right.]

The small territory has grown enough to be called a small town.

It could have been more exaggerated, but in the yard where extreme poverty is created even in the heart of the empire, is it different from the Baronence manor?

Less greed, thoroughly caring for the people he accepted.

thoroughly strengthened its stability.

If it was an exhibition, it would have been a very precarious landscape.

Since there were no walls, there was no great difficulty in expanding the city.

[The age of knights is not over, but… okay. I couldn’t figure out what to do in a peaceful time.]

Baron Loia acknowledged that fact.

Then, he tore off the meat that the attendant had eaten.

Towards the eldest son’s bowl, he handed it all over.

[Eat a lot.]

The exchange of words was extremely short.

At first glance, it may have sounded indifferent.

[…] … Yes.]

Ludhi tried hard to suppress his throbbing heart at the voice.

Then, slowly, he chewed the meat in his mouth very thoroughly and swallowed it.

If I didn’t do that, for some reason, tears and crying would burst out like a flood.

… … .

“??”

Maybe it was because I was blankly shaking while shaking hands.

Looking up at the slightly puzzled Ludhi, Kariel opened her mouth first as if to dispel the awkward air current.

“I’ll see you again if I get a chance.”

“Come anytime. As long as Baronence is here, we will always welcome you. These words were spoken by my father through my mouth. Of course I think so too.”

Kariel nodded and left the stable carrying the increased load.

Even though I reduced some of the things I lost, and from there, I selected and took care of only the minimum necessary things.

That alone made my footsteps very heavy.

It was a car that was trying to get out of the area by flying through the trees and riding on it again.

Heying!

Along with the sound of horses neighing in the distance, heavy wagon wheels roll on the ground as if gnawing at them, appearing on one side of the road.

“for awhile! for a moment! Stop right there!”

Even in the dark, the pale features were still there.

It wasn’t difficult to recognize because the red eyes glowed on their own, like those of a nocturnal beast.

“If I had been a little late, I would have missed it!”

Ignore and hide… I stopped because I had the sincerity I was chasing.

“First, let’s get on.”

“… … .”

“Do you have anything to ask? It seems that it was mentioned for a while the other day, but then it was silent, so I thought I would ask later. Oh, did the saintess say that?”

… … thinking about it.

Though the memories of following Alessia and Luke in the name of that came to mind.

“You must be going to get ‘Crownbreaker’ right?”

“… Crownbreaker?”

“Don’t you know? Isn’t it Grandeus’ favorite sword? Oh yeah. Her name was Elbat, right?”

I’ve heard of Elbat from the Demon King, but I’ve never heard of the name ＜Crown Breaker＞.

“Why is it called the Crownbreaker?”

“That’s it, it seems that Grandeus-nim got that nickname because he gave all kinds of frustration to the demon lord candidates. I wanted to become a king, but it means that the sword will split the entire crown.”

For example, he broke the possibility of things that might become demon kings.

Crown Destroyer.

“how about it? Beyond that, there are quite a few interesting stories to tell. Besides that, there is also a part to ask for cooperation in terms of using materials. Isn’t that a problem if you recklessly steal your name? I also have some questions about St. Cariel… .”

“… … .”

Kariel let out a sigh and entered the carriage through the open door.

Before long, I felt a slight vibration as the wagon rolled.

“I’m sure he’s the successor? There’s no way it could exist, and even if there was, I thought it would be in the Demon Realm, or it would only come from the Relief Knights in the middle world, but it’s unexpected.”

“Even I am bewildered.”

In the first place, it was all that I had heard of such a existence through rumors or sneak peeks.

I had thought of it as a material used to demean my father, and I quickly forgot even that.

“If you’ll excuse me, how did you end up continuing Grandeus-sama’s progress?”

“… … .”

If the devil told you, what kind of expression would you make?

“I learned in a dream.”

“A dream? Uh, then some kind of magical arrangement… There must have been some kind of trigger… .”

take it surprisingly seriously.

Watch what you think for a while.

Kariel asked.

“So, are you going to Alessia-sama?”

“uh… Did you catch that too?”

“It’s vague.”

It doesn’t matter.

To leave without saying goodbye.

Even saying goodbye and leaving.

… What does it matter.

“By the way. Besides the report on St. Cariel, I intend to write a novel inspired by it. I will recite the plot, so why don’t you give it a listen?”

“… … .”

Kariel nodded.

to sum it up.

Filbar was inspired by my pseudonym, someone who went on a pilgrimage after the death of Saint Cariel, although the name may change.

In fact, he was his distant descendant, but he happened to come into contact with the holy relic and came into contact with memories of the past, found his grave and reunited with him, and continued his progress.

That’s how he became a warrior, and so on, but when I listened to the content, it didn’t sound like such a big deal.

“That’s fine too… Are you going to try this?”

Openly, he recounts the situation he has been through, briefly dramatized.

An aspiring knight who went on a pilgrimage was on a visit to the birthplace and holy place of a saint who resembled his name.

While chasing the traces of an old saint there, he came into contact with his soul and experienced the life he would go through.

Eventually, as a final test, by holding the sword he used in his lifetime… .

“Five! That’s good!”

Ordinary swords become holy relics or holy swords.

However, it turned out that this fallen knight was actually his distant descendant.

After all, he overcame all kinds of trials and adversities with his indomitable will.

A great knight, a hero who saved the world from evil.

“… … It is suitable for writing as a fairy tale.”

“It’s about writing. I heard that this one is much more romantic. He was a descendant of an old saint, but he himself was nothing! Enough of the immersion factor for the main character. This genre would be a knight or hero novel, but… It will be fine. And as a twist, if the last one is that he was a descendant of an old saint… Wouldn’t the impression be doubled?”

“… I don’t know, but if you feel that way, try it.”

Saint Cariel has no children.

However, the children who inherited that name.

Are there as many as stars in the sky?

“Come to think of it, the name Ruel, written as a pseudonym, was surprising. Come to think of it, Rueld-nim too… Oh, excuse me.”

“… … .”

Is the father related to the boy St. Cariel cared for?

What are the odds of that happening?

Kariel smiled bitterly.

“If it’s really like that… It probably wasn’t a normal relationship.”

How many small talk and pleasant conversation did you have in that way?

The carriage stopped.

“… … .”

“If you leave, they will probably be waiting for you. Because she feels good too. You don’t have to be too hasty, so please talk slowly and come. Oh, I’ll wait here and wrap up the conversation we just had. If it’s your next destination anyway… It must be there, but let’s go together until halfway.”

Kariel nodded and opened the carriage door.