I left the castle and headed for the magic tower.

The princess and I didn’t say anything for a while.

-Humans are too quiet.

It was so quiet that even the active hatchling was tiring.

The words the Crown Prince said after hearing me still linger in my ears.

Those words that if it were you, you could trust and entrust the princess.

Since the princess was next to her, her words made her care.

“… thank you.”

“Yes?”

Breaking the heavy silence, the princess spoke first.

Suddenly thanking me, she said.

“I was afraid… Thank you for giving me courage. For letting me know again that I am not a useless person. It was good because I thought I could be confident.”

“I was just telling the truth.”

“… You are a good person.”

she smiled.

And he came closer to me and took my hand.

“I think I can entrust everything to you.”

No, thank you for being thankful, why are you bringing out such uneasy words.

“Please marry me.”

Even though my face was red, I didn’t let go of my hand.

Rather, I held it tighter and tried to hear the answer right away.

-Humans get married?

‘It’s not like that.’

There was no way he would marry me because he asked me to marry him without hesitation.

More than anything, he had already been rejected once.

It was also the first time that she proposed again without incident even after being rejected.

‘No matter how ignorant I am, this… It’s real.’

It was different from before.

If before she had proposed with a purpose, now she felt her sincerity.

To the extent that even a country without such ignorance can feel it.

From talking while blushing, she let me know how shy she was right now.

“You should know my answer.”

“Yes. I know you’ll turn it down. This is just my heart. It doesn’t matter if I refuse, it’s my promise that I won’t miss you.”

What kind of promise do you put a burden on people like this?

Wasn’t the promise originally made by oneself?

She took her hand away from me and stepped back, looking relieved now.

“Let’s go back soon.”

“… .”

He nodded.

It felt like I could already see that the future would be quite tiring.

After returning to the Count’s house, I had to move right away to prepare for the banquet.

The basic preparations for the banquet were done by the maids and butlers, but there was also something I had to do.

“Isn’t this just a matter of sending articles?”

“It’s not bad to go and experience it once. Experience first-hand how banquets work. Ah, if it’s the princess, you don’t have to worry. Because I will be with you.”

The street to make excuses was blocked in advance.

It was true that being protected by him alone was safer than being protected by dozens of knights and me.

He had the power to easily block a nuclear bomb with a shield.

“What I asked for shouldn’t be too difficult, but you can just go and watch. The knights will take care of it.”

What the Count asked me to do was clear the forest for a hunting event with the knights.

Eliminating from the start any situation that would endanger the children of the aristocratic family.

I’m self-controlled too, but I didn’t like that they were making me do that.

What should I do if my class is a gangster?

I still had to be under him, so it was hard to refuse.

It was a long time since I had been to the back forest of the city, so I had a new feeling.

It was coming after almost a year.

There were all sorts of things going on here. Grab the excited Orc Warrior.

“You just have to watch the young master.”

“There will never be a situation where you have to step forward.”

The 10 knights who came with me roamed the forest in pairs, speaking confidently.

The two knights next to me prepared for any threat that might come.

‘boring.’

Waiting for the knights to hunt was a tedious series of hours.

Rather, it was to the extent that I thought about participating in the hunt.

“You don’t have to step out!”

“Please just watch!”

However, it was difficult to do so because of the dissuade of the knights.

I could have ignored it, but I didn’t have to make them feel bad because they were so serious.

“It’s over today, right?”

“Yes. Fortunately, there are fewer monsters this time. It will be over before noon.”

There’s about two hours until noon, so I guess I’ll have to do something before then.

‘It’s a shame that there’s nothing to do here.’

It’s ambiguous to wield a sword, but it’s also like asking knights to be opponents.

I haven’t been able to rest properly lately, so I decided to rest for at least 2 hours.

I got off my horse and found some soft ground and lay down on it.

Smell the smell of grass and spoke to the knights.

“Wake up when you’re done. Until then, don’t wake me unless there’s something wrong.”

“All right!”

The knights surrounded me and glared in all directions.

There was no need to be so vigilant, but I was too lazy to tell them one by one, so I ignored them.

Whoo-

A cool wind blew, and the smell of blood wafted through it.

‘blood?’

When I sensed something was wrong, a hatchling patted me on the head.

– Human, I feel strange. dizzy.

Hatchling staggered like a drunk.

‘My head hurts.’

If not as much as hatchling, my head was throbbing like a hangover.

“What are those?”

When I opened my eyes, I was taken aback by the masked people surrounding me.

I hadn’t noticed it at all until I got this close.

Even if it was because I was tired, it was surprising that Hatchling hadn’t noticed until this point.

Hatchlings, who have more sensitive senses than me, can even feel the movement of an ant passing right next to them, even if they are sleeping.

It cannot be said that there are many people who can move stealthily so that such a hatchling cannot feel it.

-Humans are holding strange things. head hurts!

Or maybe they’re holding something that gets on Hatchling’s nerves.

Otherwise, it was understandable that Hatchling wasn’t aware of it and that he was having a hard time.

– I’m angry! Blow it all up!

‘Did he come to puberty or what?’

I patted the head of the hatchling, who was about to go wild at any moment, to calm it down, and stood up.

“I told you to wake me up if you have something to do.”

“I’m sorry. We thought it would be just us.”

The knights bit their lips and admitted their mistake.

they were conceited

I think you can overcome it without my help.

“I’ll explain what happened later… .”

I came out in front of the knights and heard the name.

“Can you pop the marbles so that only the one holding the marbles falls?”

-It is possible!

“yes. Then explode when I signal.”

-i get it!

Having a hatchling next to you is convenient at this time.

Even if you don’t have a wizard, you can use magic.

Even so, he was competent enough to know that he could not be compared to any wizard.

“What are you guys? Do you know where this is?”

“… .”

Among the masked people, a masked man with a unique appearance stared at me.

Unlike other masked men who only wore black, he was wearing a red mask.

At a glance, he could tell that he was the highest in rank.

“How about we get out of there first?”

“… .”

“Are you unable to speak, or are you deliberately not speaking?”

He said while scratching his head.

“This is certain. It makes me feel bad.”

I didn’t think I would lose.

There was a dragon right next to it, but there was no way I could lose unless I was facing the same dragon.

“Are you not going to talk? Then go in.”

“… Raymond… .”

“what. You could talk.”

Scary to bend his legs, the red mask opened its mouth.

His tongue was not cut.

That meant that conclusive evidence could be obtained if he was caught.

“It is you… because of you… .”

“What is he saying now.”

I could feel the thick life from the red masked man.

I wish it wasn’t you… It was something I had heard somewhere.

“Only you, only you… If not… !”

“No, what? Like the other guy the other day, do you guys have the same repertoire? You just have a script.”

Unless there was a script, the words couldn’t be the same.

“princess… Give Princess Daria.”

“You too.”

What did she do wrong, why even these guys are interested?

It couldn’t have been a very tiring life.

“I’ve heard that before. I don’t know if it’s just once, but it seems like they’re ignoring me when I hear it again.”

“… kill… .”

The red mask beckoned to the men behind it.

Chireung, Chiruru-

The masked people took out their weapons from their arms and came running.

“Give me Daria!”

They shouted in unison and aimed at my neck.

Raising the cotton at an angle, he shouted at Hatchling.

“now!”

-I get it! Pew!

wooong-

As soon as Hatchling’s words came out, the masked man holding the marble exploded with the marble.

“uh… ?”

I didn’t want that.

All I wanted was not to kill, but to explode just enough to lose a hand.

However, the masked man’s entire upper body, including his hands, burst.

– Did I do well? I did as I was told!

Yeah, what does that kid know?

It’s my fault for not explaining it properly.

He raised his hand and flicked the back of the hatchling’s nose, swinging the cotton.

Chow ah-

The masked man’s neck and head were separated without a hint of agitation at the sound of the bomb exploding.

He walked without stopping and swung his cotton ball.

Chew. Chow!

There was no need to dodge.

Their attacks seemed infinitely slow to my eyes, which had grown endlessly due to sparring with the mercenary king.

Even without avoiding them, they had enough strength to wield cotton before they attacked.

‘All I need is that one guy.’

The red mask that spoke to me.

As much as his position seemed to be the highest, there was no need to keep the other masked people alive.

“stop!”

It was time to grab the last one by the neck.

The red mask caught the knight’s hair on the ground and glared at me while thrusting a dagger into his neck.

“If you don’t want this guy to die… Drop the sword.”

He spoke to me in a slurred tone, as if ordering me.

That’s not a bad way. Wouldn’t someone be agitated when their comrades are being threatened?

Unfortunately, he picked the wrong person to blackmail.

Wooddeuk.

Breaking the masked man’s neck, he approached him.

“This guy… Are you going to kill me!”

“Kill.”

“… what?”

“Kill him.”

“Crazy.”

It doesn’t matter much what the knights do.

And above all.

“If only I could… .”

Whoa!

“… !”

Seeing the cotton ball I threw with all my might, he raised his eyes.

That hesitation turned into poison.

Winnie-the-Pooh.

Nameless pierced his shoulder and pinned him to the tree.

“Aagh!”

The bastard screamed.

Blood flowed from the man’s eyes as he reached for the cotton ball stuck in his shoulder.

“what… This sword… !”

I hurriedly ran to see him changing like a withered mummy.

I forcibly removed my hand from the cotton he was holding onto, pulled the cotton and put it to one side.

Chuuk-

I raised my hand to the red mask that was drooping as if the cotton was pulled out and grabbed my forehead.

“He is dead.”

In about two or three seconds, the guy died.