145 – name-8

swords fly The guards had no choice but to keep their mouths shut without saying anything about the enormous achievement.

The sight of him taking down enemies with a relaxed attitude, as if he was not in danger, was unrealistically grand.

“What is it? What the hell!”

Even from the mouth of the assailant who was trying to fight with his mouth shut, a scream flows out as if he couldn’t believe it.

His movements were revealed through the blazing torches. An old-fashioned nightgown, covered in blood, cut through the wind.

“They run away!”

At some point, the guards stopped fighting. It was because it seemed better to hide quietly and organize the battle lines than to infiltrate that hideous place and get blinded by a knife.

Those in black would use several moves. There were even goons who fired flashes of flashing magic.

But he dodged the flash all too easily. Although unfounded, none of them thought the magic could harm him.

Their decision to run away simply took some of the new baron’s slack. It just shattered my very faint determination to minimize the number of people dying just in case.

his sword sharpened. It was swung a little deeper, a little faster, a little more carelessly.

“Oh oh…”

I heard the rumors and knew. The Leodrin family tended to spread information generously.

I heard that the long-lost heir of Leodrin survived, and it was actually the imperial family’s trick, and in fact, even the fact that he was a warrior was an open secret.

But it was unclear what he would do. Since the administration of the territory was paralyzed right away, I had no choice but to call him, but it was impossible not to know whether he, who had seized all the power of the territory right away, would commit tyranny or conduct selection.

Normally, the hero’s achievements and deeds would guarantee his personality and ability, but few people knew about him.

Except for the information that there was a porter following the hero’s party, he was really an outsider.

However, no one thought that they would go this far to protect each and every one’s life.

The sun hadn’t risen yet, but the sky was getting lighter little by little. The new lord cleaned up all the gangsters who ran away wearing bloody pajamas.

In front of the new lord who returned from work, the captain of the guards bowed his head involuntarily.

“Thank you, lord. I thought everyone would die at this rate…”

The new lord smiled warmly and pointed at the fallen as if embarrassed.

“There are quite a few survivors. I’m sorry, but I think you’ll have to work hard.”

“…yes?”

/////

The Leodrin family prison had been empty for a long time, but now its rooms were full of guests.

“You’ve brought quite a few…”

“Because there was no information.”

They were not soldiers forcibly brought to the battlefield, but criminals who were clearly trying to attack the guards. Even if they were properly judged, they would surely be sentenced to death.

However, it was a situation where the identity of the enemy was not known. Adding even one more person to interrogate could not have been a loss.

“The guards didn’t look too good either.”

“It’s a situation where one person is not enough.”

Laurel shook her head and looked at my body with pitiful eyes.

“Does the new clothes fit you?”

“Not bad.”

“Sadly, there are still many clothes left that would be worn by a young male aristocrat. I’ve sold all the really classy clothes, but…”

That’s what I said, but I was also satisfied with this outfit.

“Who was the culprit?”

“Should I say that my mouth is heavy or light… There are many people who have opened their mouths, but their words do not match.”

“Well…”

It could have been someone who was mentally unstable, and it might have been that information was not entered into the lower-level members of the organization at all.

“However, there were commonalities. One way or another, it’s clear that there was a mage involved.”

“I agree.”

It wasn’t a very threatening existence, but there were definitely times when it used magic.

It was far from being a proper wizard. They were just ordinary people who were able to use very simple magic once or twice through body modifications or magic tools.

But even so, it is the magician who creates it. There are limits to the magic tools that can be bought with money, and not many wizards can sell them to criminals.

“Is that why you hid the body?”

“Perhaps.”

Although corpses are a useful magical material for wizards, there were not many psychopaths who wanted to manufacture corpses themselves.

“Is the place out?”

“As I said, it’s a bit much. If it’s a trained organization of more than 20 people… It’s hard to judge easily as our territory. No matter which side you investigate, if you think there may be a head-on collision, you won’t be able to step out easily.”

Even though it was a small number in terms of the army, it was too many to simply dismiss it as a gang of bandits.

The opponents didn’t seem to have undergone professional training, but they were at least able to deal with merchants and adventurers without a trace.

“Can’t we hire adventurers or mercenaries?

However, if it was a simple spy, there was no need to mobilize all the guards of the territory.

“It’s impossible. The mercenaries who come to places like this are arrogant and can’t be trusted.”

“Hmm…”

However, reliability was an issue. Mercenaries and adventurers moved according to their own schedules, and if there was a slight danger, they would quickly run away.

If the opponents were criminals with a lot of money, on the contrary, they could be bribed and spread false information.

“Then I’ll go.”

“Are you okay?”

“As much as you like.”

Even if the opponent was a bit strong, in front of the strength of the hero, it was just an enemy to fall.

Laurel bowed her head. I was so proud and grateful for that small figure that I had to resist the urge to stroke her hair.

/////

As Eleanor walked through the corridors of the imperial palace, she had to endure her feelings of shame about herself.

“This room…”

This is the room he stayed in. It was a VIP room, so someone else must be staying now.

However, the princess opened the door to that room as if possessed. Fortunately or unfortunately, no one was there.

“Yes, here…”

Eleanor would barge into this room and forcefully force him to marry her.

I could see now. How demeaning were those words.

How could he, who hated the princess so terribly, take those words?

“…”

At the time, she wasn’t even sane. Because he felt repulsive about having to marry someone he didn’t want.

Maybe that’s why he was more angry. Because he didn’t want to understand why he felt rejected when he was doing this.

I didn’t think that she, who thought that her honor, power, and value as a woman was second to none, would be horribly hated in that way.

“I have no intention of coming back.”

Muttering to herself, Eleanor left the room as if nothing had happened.

“please…”

The Empire was her everything.

Goodness, honor, worth. Everything came down to the Empire in her, and to loyalty and devotion.

However, there were people who did not.

The person who clearly drew a line with the Empire, and who saw the right thing and said, ‘This is what we have to do’, even though he did not have any obligations.

For someone like that, she could have given up a lot.

“Have you come?”

As she continued to walk, she realized that she had reached her destination before she knew it.

“Meet Your Majesty the Emperor.”

Personally, even when it comes to a daughter-father relationship, Eleanor had never felt that way.

It was different from the denial he showed. From the moment she became a knight, or rather, a member of the imperial family, she considered herself a subject of the empire.

“Come on.”

The emperor, whom he had not seen in a long time, greeted her with a much older appearance. There must have been a lot of things, so it was natural if it was natural.

“Is the journey over?”

“It’s not like that, but we have achieved remarkable results. However, we will have to find the last ingredient, the dragon’s heart, as soon as possible.”

“Rather, that’s… fortunately.”

The emperor nervously stroked his beard. Even that seemed to be difficult, and the motion was awkwardly cut off.

“How is your relationship with him? Are you feeling better?”

“Your Majesty the Emperor.”

It was different from the first expedition into the land of demons. Enerel did not know, but the Emperor knew their journey through the Farseer’s magic and the dispatch that went into Eleanor.

When I entered the world tree or the middle ground, I had no choice but to lose news, but I would have heard about what happened there later.

Therefore, the emperor’s question had to contain something more important. Eleanor bit her lip.

“I can’t force anything on him.”

It was time to speak up. Even if this was against the interests of the Empire, Eleanor was not confident to keep him bound any longer.

“I’m still a disgusting human being to him. I’m sorry… but nothing has changed.”

The emperor was just looking at his daughter with pitiful eyes.

“I didn’t mean to say that.”