「くそっ! どうして街道近くでこんな強い魔物が出るんだ!」
体長2mはある虎のような魔物が鋭い爪を振り回してくるのを、冒険者は辛うじて剣で凌いでいた。長剣すでに何箇所も欠けてボロボロで、革鎧も肩と腕の防具は外れかけている。
「街道沿いは安全なはずなのに!」
その油断から、接敵時の対応が遅れた彼らは、たった一匹の魔物相手にろくな対応もできず防戦一方となっている。
「一旦逃げようよ! こんなの相手できない!」
やや離れた場所にいた、魔法杖を手にした女性の冒険者が叫んだ。
慌てて転んだためにローブは泥だらけで、土魔法を何度も唱えたせいで披露困憊の表情だ。
「逃げるったって、どうしろってんだ!」
どう考えても魔物の方が素早く、スタミナも残っている。
「あと一回、魔法で足止めするからその間に......」
「やるなら早くしてくれ!」
そのやり取りの間にも、前衛に立っている男の方は、ジワジワと傷つけられていく。
「......土よ爆ぜろ!」
焦った詠唱のためか、小規模な土くれがぶつけられただけだったが、運良く狙い通りに魔物の目に当たった。
「ギャァッ!」
視界を奪われた魔物は、七転八倒して首を振っている。
隙ができたと判断した冒険者は、魔物の姿を一瞥してから、二人並んで街道へ向かって走った。
必死に走って街道へ着くと、他の冒険者や商人の馬車も見え、魔物が追ってくる気配も無いことに安堵して、揃って座り込んでしまった。
「はぁはぁ......もう立てない......」
肩で息をしている女性冒険者は、杖にしがみついていた。
その横で、ある程度は息を整えた男の方は、思案顔だった。
「......どうしたの?」
「さっき魔物が転がった時に、妙な物が見えた」
「妙な物?」
木の枝を拾って、地面にガリガリと三角系の中央に丸印を書いた。
「こんな感じの......たぶん魔法具か何かだろう」
「魔法具なんて、魔物が持ってるはずないじゃない」
枝を放り捨てた冒険者は、女の方を見た。
「そうだな。ということはつまり、誰かがあの魔物にそれを取り付けたってことになる。あんなでかい魔物がこの辺りに出るなんて初耳だしな......」
二人顔を見合わせて、何とか気力を振り絞って立ち上がる。
「ギルドへ報告しよう。これはかなり大きな問題だと思う」
「そうね。賛成」
歩きだそうとした二人の前に、一人の小柄な女が進み出た。
ローブを着ている辺りは魔法使いに見えるが、杖を持っていない。
「ギルドへの連絡は不要です」
フードを取った顔は可愛らしいが表情は乏しく、翠の瞳は冒険者たちを無感動に観察しているようにしか見えない。
「......誰だ」
刃こぼれだらけの剣を握り、冒険者は仲間をかばうように構えた。
「オリガ、と申します」
丁寧なお辞儀をして、オリガはまっすぐに冒険者の目を見る。
「正直、ああも簡単に魔法具が見られてしまうとは思いませんでした。次はもっと工夫しないといけませんね。貴方も、思った以上に剣が使えたのは計算外でした」
もっとも、私の主の足元にも及びませんが、と続ける。
「あ、あなたがあの魔物をけしかけたの?!」
「単にあれが起きたときに貴方がたが近くにいた。それだけです。最も、そのまま殺されていただくつもりでしたけれど。おかげで余計な手間がかかってしまいました」
バシャッと音を立てて鉄扇を開き、口元を隠して目を細める。
「うおおっ!」
オリガの言葉で敵だと判断した冒険者は、杖を持たない魔法使いだと判断して一気に斬りかかった。
だが、2合、3合と鉄扇で軽くいなされてしまう。
「ダメですね。剣を振るうのに腰が安定していません。剣と一緒に身体ごと崩されていますね。私の親友も、よく注意されていた事です」
言いながら、冒険者の鼻を強かに打ち据える。
痛みと衝撃に一旦距離を取った冒険者は、鼻血を流しながら歯を食いしばった。
「何かと思ったら武器だったのか。魔法使いかと思ったが、見誤ったぜ......」
「誤りではありません。魔法使いです」
鉄扇を左手に持ち替え、右手を前に突き出す。
「! 危ない!」
本能的に危険を感じた男は、オリガに背を向けて女をかばう。
次の瞬間、男の背中はざっくりと切り割られ、自らの血で作った水溜りに倒れた。
「えっ?」
未だに反応できていない女の目の前、気がついた時にはオリガが開いた鉄扇を振り抜こうとしていた。
「遅い」
辛うじて意識があった男の目の前に、女の首が転がる。その表情は、何も理解できていないという顔だ。
「くそ......なんで......」
それが男の最期の言葉となったのを見届けると、オリガは周囲を見回した。
フォカロル領兵たちが、駆け足で集まってくる。
「目撃した者は?」
「残っておりません。全て処理いたしました」
「では、先ほど眠らせた魔物のところへ行き、あれも処分します。外から見えるのは問題があるようですから、今度は胸部を切開して埋め込むようにしましょう」
男女の死体を手早く街道近くの茂みへと捨てると、オリガは兵たちを率いて街道から離れていく。
「一二三様......この作戦は私が必ずやり遂げてみせます......」
その呟きは、誰にも聞かれる事なく、草をかき分ける音に混じって消えた。
王女の戴冠については、宰相と騎士たち、そして一部の文官等、城内の限られた者だけにのみ伝えられた。
全ての予定は、一二三との交渉次第で変動するためだ。
「で、俺の戦勝報告も兼ねて戴冠式を行うから、ついでにイメラリアの護衛をしろ、と」
王都へたどり着いた一二三は、兵士に声をかけられて王城へと来ていた。
一二三への打診を行うのは、宰相アドルと近衛騎士隊長となったサブナクの二人だ。
目の前でソファに腰掛け、紅茶に口を付ける一二三を、二人は緊張の面持ちで見ていた。
「俺は次の予定もあるから早めに家に帰りたいんだが......」
戦勝も何も適当に殺しただけで戦争して勝ったわけでもない、と一二三は言う。
「聞けば騎士隊も再編成されてるようだし、もう反対派も何もないだろう。必要か? 護衛」
「反対派はまだ多少は存在します。ある程度は追い出しができましたが......」
サブナクが慌てて言葉を発したが、一二三に睨まれてあとが続かない。
「その程度の事で外部の人間を頼るな。まず体制なり練度なりをどうにかしようとするのが当然だと思うぞ」
「うぅ......」
正直な気持ちを言えば、ホーラントとの戦いと一二三との戦闘でかなり減ってしまった騎士の補充が追いついていないので、原因の一つである一二三にフォローして欲しいというのもあったが、減った騎士隊については多分に自業自得であるのも理解しているサブナク。
理屈でお願いすれば理解する相手だとわかってはいるものの、その理屈が突っ込みどころ満載なのが問題だった。
隣の宰相を盗み見ると、どうやらサブナクに任せて様子を見るつもりらしい。その意図もなんとなくわかるが、わかりたくない。
「俺の目の前に立ちはだかるなら別だが、自分たちの敵の前に俺を立たせて処理させるような、都合のいい真似はするなよ」
「そういうつもりはないのですが......」
次の言葉を探してる間に、ノックをして騎士隊長ロトマゴが入室した。
宰相とサブナクに軽く目礼をすると、ロトマゴは一二三に向かって深々と頭を下げた。
「元第三騎士隊長、現騎士隊長のロトマゴと申します。一二三殿が城へお出でという知らせを受けまして、お詫びを申し上げるために参りました」
一二三は無言のままで、同席を求めたロトマゴの願いに頷いた。
「ありがとうございます」
サブナクに一二三の正面を譲ってもらったロトマゴは、座るなり一二三と目を合わせる。
「まずは、私の部下でありましたパジョー。そして隊が違うとはいえ、我が国の騎士隊がご迷惑をおかけしたことを、この国の騎士隊を束ねる者として、お詫び申し上げます」
「謝る必要は無い。誰も彼もが失敗は命で償った。それでいい」
一二三の言葉に、ロトマゴは再度頭を下げた。
「そして不躾ながら、一つお願いがございます」
「護衛の話なら、今断ったところだが?」
視線を向けられ、サブナクは俯いた。
「直接一二三殿に護衛をしていただこうとは思いません。それは、我々騎士と兵士の仕事ですから」
ロトマゴの言葉に、さらにサブナクは小さくなり、宰相は気まずそうに顔を背けた。
「ミュンスターで一二三殿にお世話になりました、元第二騎士隊のヴァイヤーという者がおります。今はこのサブナクの下で近衛騎士副隊長などと大層な肩書きを得ておりますが......。彼が一二三殿のフォカロル領兵に同行して王都へ帰着した際に、良い話を耳にいたしました」
侍女が新たに持ってきた紅茶を飲み、口を湿らせる。
「何でも、一二三殿の指導により独特の訓練法と戦闘方法を取り入れており、アロセール防衛戦の大成功もその指導の賜物と」
不機嫌とも取れる厳しい表情だった一二三が、その話を聞いて機嫌よさそうに笑った。
「ヴァイヤーか、覚えている。いい判断をするとは思っていたが、目も良いらしい」
「そこで、我々が城内を警備するにあたって、一二三殿から騎士隊及び兵士たちへの指導をお願いしたいのですが、いかがでしょうか。実は、ヴァイヤーも一二三殿の領へ行き、指導をお願いしているところです」
サブナクからもお願いするようにとロトマゴは言い、宰相も合わせて、あらためて三人が頭を下げた。
「......いいだろう。一週間なら、時間を作ろう。領で訓練に参加するのも構わない。そっちは元々隠さずに自由に決めるように言っておいたからな」
素早く顔を上げて笑ったのはサブナクだった。
「あ、ありがとうございます!」
「ただし、今から言う条件は飲んでもらう」
そこで提示された条件は、
・全員が一二三の指示に従う事。反抗した者の処分は一二三に一任する。
・城内の工事も指導をさせる事。
・領兵を30名、王都へ呼び寄せて宿舎を手配する事。
「は、反抗した者の処分というのは......」
宰相が恐る恐る懸念を伝えると、一二三は鼻で笑った。
「明確に俺に対抗しようとしないなら、殺すまではしないから安心しろ」
「それで構いません」
きっぱりと言ったのはロトマゴだ。
「た、隊長......」
「私はもうお前の隊長ではない。しっかりしろ」
「す、すみません......」
ロトマゴは居住まいを正した。
「ヴァイヤーから聞いております。軍の動きで重要なことは連携であると聞いた、と。その邪魔をするのであれば、痛い目に遭わせて、それでも邪魔をするなら排除すべきでしょう」
城内警備、引いては女王陛下の警備は貴族の娯楽ではないのですから、とロトマゴは言った。
「では、明日からはじめよう。城内と周辺を警備する予定の者を集めておけ。午後には大工を呼んでおいてくれ」
「よろしく、お願いいたします」
再び頭を下げながら、サブナクはこれには自分も参加必須だろう、と気が重くなった。
カイムの元を訪れたヴァイヤーの手には、プルフラスから借りてきた鎖鎌と手裏剣が握られていた。
「カイム殿、お時間をいただければ助かるのですが......」
フィリニオンからの話と、ここ数日の滞在で文官奴隷たちの多忙ぶりを知っているヴァイヤーは、遠慮がちに声をかけた。
彼の姿を無言で見ていたカイムは、たまたま部屋で書類を書いていたデュエルガルに持っていた書類を全て押し付けた。
「これをお願いします」
貴族である騎士からの依頼を、奴隷が断れるはずもないのはデュエルガルにもわかるので、渋々書類を預かることにした。
それを無表情で見届けたカイムは、再びヴァイヤーの前に立つ。
「それで、ご用向きはなんでしょうか」
「あ、ああ。これなんだが......」
改めて鎖鎌と手裏剣を見せるヴァイヤーに、カイムは一度だけ頷いた。
「領主様やオリガ様が使われている武器のレプリカですね。手裏剣と鎖鎌という物です。私は武器にはあまり詳しくありませんが、他国でも見ない珍しいものだとは聞いております」
「カイム殿は、この武器に習熟されているとプルフラス殿から聞きました。できればこの武器を騎士隊にも取り入れたいので、カイム殿にご指導をいただければと思ったのですが」
即答したカイムに驚いたのは、ヴァイヤーだけでなく、何気なく聞いていたデュエルガルも同様だ。
「ちょ、ちょっと待ってくれ! カイムに抜けられたら業務が回らなくなる!」
「領主様は」
慌てるデュエルガルを右手を上げて制し、カイムは静かに語る。
「このトオノ領から戦闘技術と領地運営技術を積極的に推進する事を望まれております。その計画の中には、私たちの分散派遣も含まれているのです。私一人居ないくらいで滞るようでは困るのです。それに、丸一日を使うというわけでもないでしょう」
「も、もちろん。2、3時間の指導をお願いできれば、御の字だと思っております」
「では、午前中に訓練場にて行う事にいたしましょう。場所は押さえておきます。人数分の武器もプルフラスに用意させましょう」
ヴァイヤーは望外の好条件に、満面の笑みでカイムと握手しているが、デュエルガルはようやく落ち着き始めた職場が過去のものになるのか、と涙目になっていた。
「デュエルガル。明日の朝は貴方から他の文官へ説明をお願いします」
「......わかった」
女性陣から”なぜ止めなかった”と避難される未来は簡単に想像できた。ただでさえ機嫌の悪いミュカレを筆頭に、明日の朝は大荒れになるに違いない、どんな仕事よりやりたくない、とデュエルガルは暗い顔をして書類に向かった。
"Damn it! Why does such strong monster appear near the highway!?"
The adventurer was barely able to fend off the tiger-like monster with its 2-meter-length, that brandished its sharp claws, with his sword. The long sword is already worn-out and chipped at several places and his leather armour has been torn off at the shoulders and arms.
"It should have been safe along the highway!"
They, who were delayed in their reaction towards the approaching enemy due to their negligence, aren't able to deal sufficiently with just a single monster opponent and have been forced into an one-sided, defensive battle.
"Let's escape for now! We can't handle this opponent!"
A female adventurer, who was in a slightly distant location holding her magic wand, shouted.
With her robe covered in mud due to her falling down in the confusion, her expression is worn with fatigue after casting earth magic many times over.
"Stand up and run away! What are you doing!?"
No matter how they think about it, the monster is fast and has also stamina left.
"Because I will snare its feet with magic one more time, during that time..."
"If you are going to do it, be quick about it!"
Even during this exchange, the man standing in front as vanguard is slowly getting injured.
"... Burst open, earth!"
Probably because the cast was done in a hurry, the monster is only stricken by a small scale of soil, but luckily it hit the eyes of the monster as planned.
"Gyaaa!"
Having lost its sight, the monster is shaking its head and thrashing around in agony.
The couple of adventurers, who judged this to be a gap, ran towards the highway side-by-side after having looked at the monster's state.
Once they reached the highway after fleeing desperately and saw other adventurers and the wagons of merchants as well, they ended up sitting down together feeling relieved over the presence of the monster not chasing them.
"*pants*... can't run anymore..."
The female adventurer, breathing heavily, clung to her wand.
She worriedly looked at the face of the adventurer, whose breathing calmed down to some degree, at her side.
"... What's wrong?"magic
"At the time the monster thrashed around earlier, I saw something weird."
"Something weird?"
Picking up a branch of a tree, he drew a circle with a triangle in the centre on the ground.
"It looked like this... probably some magic tool?"
"A monster shouldn't have such a thing like a magic tool, now should it?"
Throwing away the branch, the adventurer looked in the direction of the woman.
"That's right. In other words, that means someone embedded it in the monster. It's the first time I hear about such big monster coming out in this area..."
Both of them look at each other, muster some energy and get up.
"Let's report this to the guild. I think this is quite a big problem."
"Right, I agree."
A single small woman stepped in front of the two, who tried to start walking away.
To the vicinity she appears to be a magician as she is wearing a robe, but she doesn't possess a wand.
"It's unnecessary to contact the guild."
Her facial expressions are lacking however she has a lovely face after taking off the hood. She doesn't do anything but observing the adventurers with her green pupils without a change in her expression.
"... Who are you?"
Clasping the sword, which is riddled all over with chips in its blade, the adventurer set up his stance in order to protect his companion.
"I'm called Origa." (Origa)
Doing a courteous bow, Origa looks directly into the eyes of the adventurer.
"To be honest, I didn't think you would end up discovering the magic tool this easily either. It's absolutely necessary to come up with something better for the next. Also, it was out of my calculations that you would be able to use the sword better than I expected." (Origa)
"But then again, you are not at the level to even reach the sole of my master's feet", she continues.
"Y-You have spurred on that monster!?"
"I was simply close-by when it happened. No more than that. Though I intended for you to kill it as it is, I ended up wasting time needlessly thanks to you." (Origa)
Opening the iron-ribbed fan with a sound of sploosh, she conceals her mouth with it and squints.
"Uoo!"
The adventurer, who judged her to be an enemy due to her words, slashed at her straight away deciding that she is a magician without a wand.
However, she nimbly parries 2, 3 slashes with the iron-ribbed fan.
"It's useless, you know? Although you are swinging your sword, you hips possess no stability. You are throwing your body together with the sword off balance each time. It's something I often cautioned a close friend of mine about too." (Origa)
While saying this, she strongly hits the adventurer's nose.
The adventurer, who retreated back temporarily due to the pain and shock, clenched his teeth while blood was running from his nose.
"One way or the other I consider it, but it is a weapon after all? I judged you to be a magician, but I misread it..."
"There's no mistake. I'm a magician." (Origa)
Swapping the iron-ribbed fan into her left hand, she holds out her right hand in front of her.
"! Watch out!"
The man, who instinctively sensed the danger, covers the woman by turning his back on Origa.
In the next second the man's back is cut deeply. He collapsed in the puddle of blood he had produced himself.
"Eh?"
In front of the woman, who couldn't even react now, the opened iron-ribbed fan was swung at the time she finally perceived Origa.
"Too slow."
The woman's head fell before they eyes of the man, who was barely conscious. Her facial expression was that of not having been able to understand anything.
"Fuck... why..."
Once she made sure that these became the man's final words, Origa surveyed the surroundings.
The territorial soldiers from Fokalore are assembling by running quickly.
"Are there any witnesses?"
"There are none left. We disposed of them all."
"Then go to the place of the monster that had been put to sleep before and dispose of it as well. It's a problem if it can be seen from outside. Next time incise the chest and bury it deep within." (Origa)
Once they had dumped the corpse of the man in a thicket close to the highway, Origa commands the soldiers and leaves the highway.
"Hifumi-sama... I will show you that I  can definitely accomplish this task..." (Origa)
Her muttering vanished due to being covered by the sound of pushing aside the weeds without anyone hearing it.
Only limited people within the castle, such as the knight orders and a part of the civil officials, were told about the princess' coronation.
That's for the sake of changing all the arrangements depending on the negotiations with Hifumi.
"So, because the report of my victory will happen at the same time as the coronation ceremony, I will have to guard Imeraria while at it?" (Hifumi)
Hifumi, who finally arrived at the capital, came to the royal castle after being called out by a soldier.
The two people, who are sounding out Hifumi, are Prime Minister Adol and Sabnak, who became the captain of the Royal Knight Order.
Hifumi looked at both's tensed expression as he was sitting in the sofa in front of them and tasting the black tea.
"I want to return home quickly since I also got further plans though..." (Hifumi)
"It's not like I won the war if I only killed as fit without caring about victory or anything else", Hifumi says.
"If I heard correctly, you have also reorganised the knight orders. There is probably no opposing faction left. Is guarding actually necessary?" (Hifumi)
"There is still some opposition left. We were able to drive it out to some degree, but..." (Sabnak)
He answered in a rush, but doesn't continue after Hifumi glares at him.
"Don't rely on external people for that degree of troubles. I think it's it's only natural to first use your own skills and structures." (Hifumi)
"Uu..." (Sabnak)
In all honesty, given that we aren't able to catch up with the replacements of the diminished number of knights due to the big battles with Hifumi and the war with Horant, I want the sole cause of it, Hifumi, to follow-up, but the decrement of our knights is substantially the payment for our own mistakes
Although the other side will understand it if we request it with reason, the problem was the reason being riddled with holes to stab at. (T/N: Author phrased it more elegantly as in putting in tsukkomi's in a comedy routine, but that is difficult to understand without the Japanese culture as backing knowledge, so  localized it)
When he steals a glance at the prime minister sitting next to him, it becomes apparent that he intends to leave the entire situation to Sabnak. Although he somehow understands about the aim behind that, Sabnak doesn't want to know of it.
"It will be different if they stand in my way, but don't make things convenient by making me deal with your enemies." (Hifumi)
"We don't intend to do that, but..." (Sabnak)
While he was choosing his next words, the Knight Order Captain Lotomago knocked and entered the room.
Lightly nodding towards the prime minister and Sabnak, Lotomago turned to Hifumi and bowed very deeply.
"I'm the former Third Knight Order's captain and the present knight order's captain, Lotomago. I was informed about Hifumi-dono visiting the castle and came in order to extend my deep apology." (Lotomago)
Staying silent, Hifumi affirmed the wish of Lotomago, who requested to be present here, by nodding.
"Thank you very much." (Lotomago)
Lotomago, who had Sabnak yield him the seat directly in front of Hifumi, makes eye contact with Hifum as soon as he sits down.
"First off, Pajou, who had been my subordinate, and, although from a different order, our country's knight orders caused you troubles. As someone in charge of managing this country's knight orders, I wish to express my apology." (Lotomago)
"Apologies are not necessary. All of them compensated for their mistakes with their lives. It's fine with that." (Hifumi)
Lotomago bowed his head twice due to Hifumi's words.
"And, while being aware of my rudeness, I have a single request." (Lotomago)
"If it's about the guarding, I just now refused it though?" (Hifumi)
Being glanced at, Sabnak cast his eyes down.
"I don't expect Hifumi-dono to act as guard personally. After all that's the job of our knights and soldiers." (Lotomago)
Upon Lotomago's words Sabnak became even smaller. The prime minister awkwardly turned his face away.
"We are indebted to Hifumi-dono for Munster. There is a person called Vaiya, formerly affiliated to the Second Knight Order. Now he has attained a very high rank as vice-captain of the Royal Knight Order below Sabnak here, however... After he returned to the capital accompanying Hifumi-dono's territorial soldiers of Fokalore, he told me a great story." (Lotomago)
He wets his mouth by drinking the new black tea brought by a maid.
"I'm told that they are adopting unique training regimens and battle techniques following Hifumi-dono's guidance and that the result of that guidance also led to the successful defensive battle of Arosel." (Lotomago)
Hifumi, who showed a stern facial expression that could be even interpreted as pouting, laughed happily after hearing this story.
"Vaiya, huh? I'm remembering him. I considered him to have a good judgement, but it looks like has good eyes as well." (Hifumi)
"Therefore, while we will guard the castle, I want to request Hifumi-dono to guide the knight orders and the soldiers, but what do you think about that? Actually there is also the fact of Vaiya going to Hifumi-dono's territory to ask for coaching." (Lotomago)
"This request is from Sabnak as well", says Lotomago. Together with the prime minister, the three bowed formally.
"... I guess it's fine. If it's one week, I will make some time. I don't mind if you participate in the training in the territory either. From the beginning I told you that it is your free decision without hiding anything." (Hifumi)
Sabnak lifted his head quickly all smiles.
"T-Thank you very much!" (Sabnak)
"However, you will have to accept the conditions I'm going to tell you now." (Hifumi)
And then he gave his conditions.
- Everyone will obey Hifumi's instructions. The removal of defying people will be left to Hifumi.
- Construction work within the castle will be led by him as well.
- 30 territorial soldiers will be called to the capital and lodging will be prepared for them.
"Removal of defying people means..." (Adol)
As the prime minister timidly voiced his concern, Hifumi laughed scornfully.
"Be relieved, I won't go as far as killing them if they don't try to oppose me directly." (Hifumi)
"Then there's no problem." (Lotomago)
Lotomago said plainly.
"C-Captain..." (Sabnak)
"I'm not your captain anymore. Get a grip of yourself." (Lotomago)
"I-I'm sorry..." (Sabnak)
Lotomago corrected his seating position.
"I have heard about it from Vaiya. I heard you place importance on the cooperation in the movement of the troops. If there is someone obscuring that, they will go through a bitter experience. If they are hindrance even after that, they should be quickly removed, I think." (Lotomago)
"Because drawing Her Majesty the Queen's guard and the castle's defence away isn't entertainment for the nobles'", Lotomago said.
"Well, then let's begin from tomorrow. Gather those scheduled to guard within the castle and its surroundings. Summon the carpenters in the afternoon." (Hifumi)
"Please take care of us." (Sabnak)
While bowing once again, Sabnak became depressed that he himself would be required to participate as well.
In the hands of Vaiya, who arrived at Caim's location, he grasped the shuriken and kusarigama he had borrowed from Pruflas.
"Caim-dono, it would be a great help, if you could spare some time for me, however..." (Vaiya)
Vaiya, who knows about the busy style of the civil official slaves after his stay here for a few days, shyly called out to Caim.
Caim, looking at his figure in silence, forced all the documents he held onto Duelgar*, who was coincidentally drawing up official papers in the room.
"Handle this please." (Caim)
Since even Duelgar knew that a slave can't decline a request of a knight, who is a noble, he reluctantly decided to take hold of the documents.
Ascertaining that expressionlessly, Caim stands in front of Vaiya once more.
"So, what's the intention behind your business?" (Caim)
"A-Ah. What's this... ?" (Vaiya)
Caim nodded once due to Vaiya showing the kusarigama and shuriken anew.
"It's a replica of the weapons used by Lord-sama and Origa-sama. Those things are called kusarigama and shuriken. I'm not very well-informed about weapons, but I've heard that these are rare things you won't even find in foreign countries." (Caim)
"I've been told by Pruflas-dono that Caim-dono is skilled with these weapons. Given that I want to incorporate these weapons in the knight order if possible, I considered to receive Caim-dono's guidance." (Vaiya)
Not only Vaiya was surprised by Caim's immediate reply, but even Duelgar, who heard it unintentionally, was.
"P-Please wait a moment! The work won't proceed if Caim goes missing!" (Duelgar)
"Lord-sama..." (Caim)
Raising his right hand to rein in Duelgar, Caim calmly says,
"... wants to actively promote the skills of administrating a territory and the combat techniques of this Tohno territory. Our decentralized deployment has been included within this plan. It will be worrisome if the tasks are delayed with only me not being here. Besides, it's not like I will use the whole day for it." (Caim)
"O-Of course. If you can help me for 2 or 3 days, it will be most helpful, I think." (Vaiya)
"Then, let's carry out the training session in the mornings. I will find a location. Let's have Pruflas arrange for several weapons, too." (Caim)
Vaiya, smiling all over his faces, shook hands with Caim due to the unexpectedly favourable terms, however Duelgar wondered with teary eyes whether his workplace, that had finally calmed down, became a thing of the past.
"Duelgar, please explain the matter to the other civil officials tomorrow morning." (Caim)
"... Understood." (Duelgar)
I absolutely can't imagine how I'm to escape the future of "Why didn't you stop him?" from female camp. Even under normal circumstances, with the bad-tempered Miyukare at the top, there's no doubt that tomorrow's morning will become a great disaster. Rather than this, I prefer to do any work
Summoned Slaughterer
呼び出された殺戮者
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