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いつもの様にレオルドはギルバートと組み手を行っていると、メイドが一人走ってくる。普段なら、はしたないとギルバートが咎める所だがメイドの表情は青褪めており、ただ事ではないと二人は鍛錬を中止する。
「何事です?」
息を切らしていたメイドは、ギルバートに騎士が訪ねて来たと言う。レオルドも何故騎士がわざわざギルバートを訪ねてきたのか気になるが、メイドはギルバートにだけ聞えるように伝えた。
「あ、ああ。わかった」
気になってしまって仕方のないレオルドだが、ギルバートの雰囲気が教えてくれそうにもないので素直に言う事を聞いた。
ギルバートとの組み手が早めに終わってしまったレオルドは手持ち無沙汰となってしまう。なので、レオルドは自室へと戻り魔法の勉強に勤しむのであった。
一方でメイドから話を聞いたギルバートは訪れている騎士の下へと向かった。メイドと共に玄関先にいる騎士の下へと辿り着くとギルバートは騎士から詳しく話を聞くために、騎士を屋敷の中へと案内した。
「ええ。我々、騎士団が調査隊を派遣したところ間違いないかと」
「数は?」
「二十は越えているとの報告です」
「二十ですか......失礼ながら騎士団は月に一度は見回りを
「お恥ずかしい話ですが、中には見回りをしたと虚偽の報告をする者もいまして......」
「ほう。それが事実ならば領主様であられるベルーガ様にご報告をせねばなりませんな」
「出来れば穏便には済ませられないでしょうか......?」
「なりませんな。今回の件については騎士団の怠慢が招いた結果です。それを見過ごすことなど出来るはずがありません」
「っ......」
「い、いいえ。部下から聞いたのですがギルバート殿は相当な武勇の持ち主と聞きまして、今回のワイバーン駆除にご協力をとお願いに参ったのです」
「ふむ......バルバロト殿ですかな。しかし、私は坊ちゃまの執事ですので今回のワイバーン駆除には参加できません」
「そこをなんとかならないのでしょうか!? 我々だけでは大勢の負傷者が出ることは確実です。せめて、被害は抑えたいのです!」
「くだらない見栄を張るのはやめる事ですね。王都に使いを出して、援軍を要請するべきです。それでは、私はこれで」
これが真人の記憶が宿る前のレオルドだったなら、受け入れて貰えただろう。ワイバーンを討伐したという功績を引っさげて王都へと凱旋したかもしれない。
残念ながらギルバートの言うとおり、騎士団の怠慢から招いた結果なのでワイバーンを駆除したとしても何の褒賞も貰えない。むしろ、国民を危機に晒したとして罰を受けるのが正しい。
ただ、今のレオルドなら普通に断る。生き残る事に必死なのでワイバーンの駆除など騎士団に任せておけばいいと判断するに違いない。
ギルバートは訪ねてきた騎士と話す事はこれ以上は無いと決めて席を立つ。がっくりと肩を落とす騎士にメイドをあてがい、帰るように促した。
良い返事を聞けなかった騎士は食いつこうとしたが、ギルバートの物言わせぬ圧力に負けて大人しく帰った。
報告書が出来上がり、ギルバートは領主であるベルーガへと届ける。使いの者を出したギルバートは、ゆっくりとレオルドの下へと向かう。
自室で引きこもっているレオルドは魔法の鍛錬に励んでいた。少しでも精度を上げようと、無詠唱で魔法を発動させて維持していた。
相当集中しており、レオルドの額からは汗が溢れ出ていた。流れ落ちる汗は床へと零れて染みを作っている。
「ふう......ふう......」
掌に水の球を浮かべるレオルドは真剣な目付きで水の球を見ている。浮いている水の球はレオルドが少しでも集中を乱すと、歪な形となり弾けてしまう。
「ふう! ふう! 落ち着け......っ!」
集中が途切れたわけではないが、レオルドの掌に浮かんでいる水の球が騒がしくなる。綺麗な玉の形をしていたのに、今はボコボコと形を変えて今にも弾け飛んでしまいそうだ。
レオルドは必死にコントロールして水の球を操ろうとしたが、レオルドの努力は実らず水の玉は弾けてびしょ濡れになってしまった。
「くそ......またか」
悪態をつくレオルドは濡れた髪を拭く為にタオルを取る。ガシガシとイラつきながら髪を拭いていると扉をノックする音が聞こえる。
「坊ちゃま。今、よろしいでしょうか?」
「ああ。入っていいぞ」
部屋の中に入るギルバートは、何故かびしょ濡れのレオルドに疑問を感じた。
「入浴でもされましたか?」
「いいや。いつものだ」
「ああ。なるほど」
「それで、どうした?」
「なんだと!? 数は?」
「二十と騎士からは聞いておりますが、正確な数字は不明です」
「ふむ......」
(ゲームには無かったな。まさか、こんな事で死なないよね?
なんか、怖くなってきた......)
「ギル、騎士団に加勢――」
「なりませんぞ。騎士には王都から援軍を呼ぶように言いましたから、坊ちゃまが出る幕はございません」
Ch 20
As usual, Leorde was  training with Gilbert, when one of the maids came running towards them. Normally, Gilbert would condemn her for being so flippant, but the maid's expression were  paled, and the two of them stopped their training, thinking that this was not a normal occurrence.
"What's going on?"
Leorde was also wondering why the knight had come all the way to visit Gilbert, but the maid told him so that only Gilbert could hear
"Ah, yes. I understand."
Leoldo was curious about it, but Gilbert's not in  mood   to tell him, so he listened to what he was  saying .
Leoldo was bored after his match with Gilbert ended early. So, he went back to his room to study magic.
On the other hand, Gilbert, who heard the story from the maid, went to the knight who was visiting. He and the maid arrived at the door and Gilbert led the knight into the house to hear more from him.
"Yes. We, the Knights, have dispatched a team to investigate, and there is no doubt about it."
"How many?"
"More than 20, "
"Twenty? ...... With all due respect, don't the Knights make their rounds at least once a month?"
"I'm embarrassed to say that some of them falsely claim to have made the rounds. ......"
"Well. If that's the case, I'll have to report it to , Lord Beluga."
"Is there any way we can do this peacefully, ......?
"No, sir. It's the result of the knights' negligence in this matter. It is not possible to overlook it."
"......
"No, sir. I have heard from my men that Gilbert is a man of great valor, and I have come to ask for your help in exterminating these wyverns.
"Hmm, ......, Barbaroth-, I see. But I'm the monk's steward, so I can't participate in this wyvern extermination."
"You can't do anything about that! We are certain that many people will be injured alone. At the very least, we want to limit the damage!"
". We should send a messenger to King's Landing and ask for reinforcements. Then I'll leave you to it."
If this had been the Leoldo of before the   he had taken over, he would have accepted it. He might have returned triumphantly to the royal capital with the achievement of defeating the wyverns.
Unfortunately, as Gilbert said, the result was caused by the negligence of the knights, so even if they exterminated the wyverns, they would not receive any reward. Rather, they should be punished for endangering the people.
However, the current Leoldo would usually refuse. He's so desperate to survive that he'll probably decide to leave the extermination of wyverns to the Knights.
Gilbert decides that he has nothing more to say to the knight who came to visit him and leaves the table. He put a maid on the knight's shoulders and urged him to leave.
When the knight didn't get a good answer, he tried to bite, but Gilbert's insistent pressure made him leave quietly.
After the report was completed, Gilbert delivered it to Beluga, the lord. After sending out a messenger, Gilbert slowly made his way to Leold.
Leoldo, who was secluded in his room, was working hard on his magic. In an effort to increase his accuracy as much as possible, he was activating and maintaining his magic with no chanting.
He was concentrating so hard that sweat was pouring out of his forehead. The sweat that flowed down spilled onto the floor, creating a stain.
"Fu ...... Fu ......."
Leoldo, who has a sphere of water floating in his palm, looks at it with serious eyes. The floating ball of water becomes distorted and pops if Leoldo disturbs his concentration in any way.
"Phew!  Calm down ......!
It's not that he lost his concentration, but the water ball floating in his palm became noisy. It had been in the shape of a beautiful ball, but now it was bobbing and changing shape, and it seemed like it would pop at any moment.
Leoldo tried desperately to control and manipulate the water ball, but Leoldo's efforts were fruitless and the water ball popped .
"Damn ......, not again."
Leoldo takes a towel to wipe his wet hair. While he is wiping his hair with irritation, he hears a knock at the door.
"Hey, master . Is this a good time?"
"Yes. You may come in.}
As Gilbert entered the room, he wondered why Leold was wet."
"Have you been bathing, ?"
"No.  it's magic training "
"Oh. I see."
"So, what's going on?
"What the hell? How many?"
"Twenty, according to the knight, but the exact number is unknown."
"Hmm. ......""
(That's not in the game. I am not going to die from this, right ?)
(I'm starting to get scared. ......)
"Gil, join the Order..."
"No, . I've told the knights to call for reinforcements from King's Landing, so there's no room for  me ,  master
Eroge Reincarnation, Struggle of a Golden Pig Aristocrat Against Fate
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