Chapter 20
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TL: Cnine
ED/PF: akshaythedon, Timberlord
Part 1[1-3], Part 2[4-7], Part 3[8-10]
◆Rox kingdom’s Knight, Rember
「I’ll leave it to you then, lord Rember」
I bowed deeply after hearing the words of the king a while ago.
I’m a knight of the Rox kingdom. Hence, I have to follow the king’s order.
By no means, it was a gloomy order.
I walked along the street after leaving the castle. The street is bustling with life despite the dark sky.
Maybe everyone is busy since they’re preparing for the festival that will start tomorrow.
But, I don’t think that this festival will be a good thing.
After walking for a while, I finally arrive at the store which was my destination.
It’s a bar and dining store called 「White Scale Restaurant」. The one I’m looking for is there.
I went into the store. On entering the store, I can see many customers since it’s dinner time.
This White Scale restaurant is quite special within the Rox kingdom. If one were to ask the reason, it’s because the guests who come to the store are rather abnormal.
Almost all of the guests in this store are armed.
Demons are overflowing outside the city rampart, and many coming from the outside will at least have an edged tool with them, even if they’re just normal individuals. In the end, it’s just for safety when demons come out. Guests of this store are unlike normal travelers who keep regular weapons; they have their shield or armor which is nothing but the minimum requirement they need.
Still, they have toned muscles that are incomparable to those who live a normal life; they are the people who display their worth in a battle.
Freedom fighters.
That’s what people call them.
If knights were the kingdom officials, they’re what you call as the private army. The defense of highways that connect the country with neighboring countries is an extremely important matter to all countries. The knights are responsible for exterminating the demons appearing on the highway.
But, the reality is that a knight, whose jurisdiction is limited by the so-called country, can’t protect the peace of the highway by himself.
For example, if the diplomatic relationships with other nations became tensed, it’ll cause economic problems.
In that case, people cannot be stopped from crossing the national border, and it is a difficult situation for the country to fulfill all demands needed while crossing borders.
That’s why the need for freedom fighters arose. They can act with more flexibility compared to the knights. Basically, the knights can’t sortie without the order of the king, but freedom fighters don’t fall under that category. They hear the requests of the other citizens, and they decide to act as fast as possible if they deem that it’s necessary. Knights can’t take actions without orders, and they only need to abide by their own country’s orders; freedom fighters would protect the other country as long as they determine it to be necessary.
And this White Scale restaurant is the gathering place for those freedom fighters. The people who have a request for the freedom fighters in the Rox kingdom normally come to this store.
Right now, almost all of the freedom fighters gathered in this place are those who have come due to the commission from the Rox kingdom.
the Rox kingdom has been performing a major cleanup operation against the demons in the vicinity of the city since three days ago for the sake of tomorrow’s festival. The cleanup work had also ended today. Thanks to them, the people arriving at the Rox kingdom don’t need to fear the demons for a while. The freedom fighters have gathered together in this shop after finishing their job.
I look for someone as I walk inside the shop. I could easily find the one I’m looking for.
At any rate, that man is huge with his outer appearance completely resembling a bear. His presence stands out in spite of being seated in the inner part of the store.
His back is facing my direction. So, I approach that man.
His age is just below thirty; he has a sunburnt face along with numerous scars carved on his muscle which definitely distinguish him from normal people.
Maybe because he noticed me approaching him, the man turned around.
「Yo~, isn’t it Rember? You’re as gloomy as ever, huh」
「And you’re as amazing as ever Gallios-senpai! Is your injury from yesterday already alright？ 」
「Yeah, more or less. I can move after being healed by healing magic from Nimri-sensei」
Gallios grinned from ear to ear.
It seems that he couldn’t resist it even though he was about to die. Could it be that people who become freedom fighters are actually not afraid of death？
Gallios is a freedom fighter who lives in this the Rox kingdom. He’s a former knight and also my senior. He almost died during the demon extermination yesterday.
Part 2
I approach the table and sit next to Gallios.
There, I suddenly noticed that someone has been sitting in front of Gallios for a while.
His frame is feeble when compared to Gallios with a huge body frame.
I failed to notice his presence when I came due to Gallios’s overwhelming figure.
「So you came along too, huh. Good day, Kuro-dono」
I nod at him.
And then, I look at Kuro. He is a mysterious youth with a strange atmosphere that I never see in this neighborhood.
He has an extremely handsome face accompanied by his jet-black hair that would mix well with darkness. Those young girls won’t leave him alone as long as he dresses well.
But then, it seems that this youth is the quiet type.
I just happened to want to express my gratitude to Kuro for today’s matter. He has suitably appeared along with Gallios.
「Good day, Rember-dono」
Kuro also nods back while looking at me.
Kuro isn’t the same as the freedom fighters in this store.
It’s about the matter when I met with Kuro yesterday evening.
I heard from my sister, Gallios’s wife, that Gallios who left for demon extermination yesterday evening won’t be coming back.
There’re a lot of demons in the night. Moreover, humans who couldn’t see at night are as good as dead if they meet a demon outside the rampart. It’s the same even for a skilled soldier.
When I was hesitating whether I should search for Gallios or not, Kuro appeared with Gallios being carried by his shoulder.
It seems that around noon yesterday, Gallios received injury on his legs and fell from a small cliff after losing a fight against a goblin and an orc.
Though he managed to climb back, he became gloomy once he found out that he couldn’t move his legs. There, he met Kuro by chance who happened to pass that place.
My sister was extremely delighted after seeing Gallios safe and sound.
Just like that, Gallios was carried by Kuro to Nimuri-sensei who can use healing magic for treatment.
Kuro’s body is the slender type. It’s definitely not the type of body which that could carry Gallios, the man with a gigantic build that’s probably the biggest in the kingdom, on his shoulder while traversing the forest road with almost non-existent trails. According to the story from Gallios, they neither met with any accident nor lost their way while walking in the dark forest in the evening.
According to Nimuri-sensei, Kuro may be capable of using night vision magic. In short, this youth called Kuro might be a magician.
When I think of it from this perspective, I could accept the fact that he can walk in the forest while carrying Gallios with a much bigger build than me. Maybe he was using some kind of mysterious magic to carry Gallios.
The existence of a magician is precious. If Kuro is a magician, I definitely want him to reside in this kingdom by all means. Currently, the only one who can be considered a magician in this kingdom is Nimuri-sensei. Though the female doctor who settled in this city two weeks ago seems to be able to use a bit of magic, it seems that her ability isn’t enough to be termed as a magician.
Gallios couple is the one who will be taking care of Kuro, their savior, during his stay in this kingdom.
Since Kuro didn’t fuss about luxury, it’s pretty easy to take care of him. No, from what I could see, Kuro preferred simplicity. Even now, the two of them just ate common food. In contrast to Gallios who drinks ale, Kuro has chosen the herb tea. When the Gallios couple tried to give him liquor to show their gratitude for saving Gallios’s life, it seemed he didn’t want to drink it since he is still a misenen. [TL: I’ll leave “Misenen” untranslated for later chapters] [ED: I guess ‘misenen’ means ‘underage’]
Though I didn’t know what this misenen thing is, could it be that it is some kind of discipline that needs to be mantained by him?
He behaved like those ascetic monks.
When I think about it, there’s no gap even in the way he walks, maybe he is in pursuit of something.
Today noon, Kuro tagged along with the other freedom fighters to exterminate the demons. I, who also participated in it as the knight of the kingdom, realized that Kuro’s battle style was splendid. It never came to me that he could fight by only using a small sword. Even if, for example, he used magic, I don’t think he could make that kind of maneuvers. From the way he carried himself, maybe he learned martial arts from somewhere.
Not greedy, can use magic, and also a combat expert, I could say that he is the most suitable person for the current duty.
「By the way, what is the matter that brought you here now, Rember？ You’re currently not off duty, right?」
Gallios asked about my business.
Though the maintenance of the public order inside the rampart is managed by the palace soldiers, if necessary, some knights may end up guarding the palace. Strictly speaking, I should be in the palace right now.
「In fact, there’s something that I want to ask to you, Gallios-senpai…」
Thus, I tell him the reason why I came here.
「Hou, from your face, it doesn’t seem to be a trivial matter. Fine then, I’ll inform everyone about it」
Thereupon, Kuro stood from his seat.
「If it’s such a complicated matter, shall I leave for the time being？ 」
Part 3
Kuro is being tactful in consideration for us.
「No, this is something that I wished to ask to Kuro-dono, too….」
「Me too？ 」
「Yes, Kuro-dono」
After I say so, Kuro sits down on his seat again.
Kuro is displaying a curious face.
But, I continue talking without minding it.
「I want to ask you to become a certain person’s bodyguard」
「Bodyguard？」
「Yes, those certain people suddenly decided to come to this kingdom. And I received an order from His Majesty to become their bodyguard, but I feel anxious for doing it alone. That’s why I want to borrow senpai’s power」
「Certain people？ Somebody like royalty of a different kingdom？ 」
I shake my head in denial after hearing what Gallios said. When I think about the people who will come in the future, they’re more than just another kingdom’s royalty.
「No, they’re not, but comparable to that」
「Huhm. Who is it, then？ 」
Gallios is asking with a puzzled voice.
「To be honest, the one who will come tomorrow is the hero, Reiji-sama, and his wives… Eh, what’s the matter, Kuro-dono！ ？ 」
Suddenly, Kuro spurts out the tea in his mouth.
The spurted tea sprayed right on Gallios’s face.
「I… I’m sorry Gallios-dono….」
Kuro apologized to Gallios.
「No, it’s okay, but… What’s the matter, Kuro-dono」
Gallios and I are surprised to see Kuro’s behavior. Kuro’s current state isn’t normal.
「It’s nothing, I just choked… My apologies… Please continue the story」
Kuro apologizes while coughing lightly.
「Yeah, back to the story, why did the hero come to this place? Is he going to sightsee the festival that starts tomorrow？ 」
Gallios asks that question while wiping his face with a cloth.
「It seems that is the reason, but… Gallios-senpai. You know about the hero Reiji-sama’s injury, right？ 」
「Yeah, he was defeated by an extremely powerful dark knight. I thought that no one but a god could injure that hero, but the world is vast, huh」
「I did think so, too. Thereupon, Reiji-sama will be coming to bath in the hot spring in this the Rox kingdom to heal the wounds inflicted by the dark knight」
This the Rox kingdom is famous for its hot spring. The main source of income for this kingdom is that hot spring.
「Thus, I request the two of you to become bodyguards for the hero」
I look at their expression.
Gallios and Kuro had complicated expressions.
「Uhm, Rember-dono. Why do we need to protect them？ Rei… I mean the hero-sama-tachi are already extremely powerful」
It seems Kuro also knows the matter about hero-sama, so it’s natural for him to be aware of how powerful the hero is. In the first place, finding someone who doesn’t know about the hero is a difficult task.
「Certainly, your question is natural… Save for those gods, the only one who can harm hero-sama-tachi might be just that dark knight, right?」
「Then why？ 」
「In fact, you’ll be bodyguards in name only; your actual job is to keep those guys with strange thoughts toward the hero’s wives away, you know…」
All women on hero Reiji’s side are beauties. Thus, someone with strange thoughts might appear again.
There was a great disturbance when a guy who tried to do something strange appeared during the hero’s previous visit.
「I cannot let them displease hero-sama-tachi. I can’t let the rampart to become wrecked even further, you know…」
I convey my real intentions.
「I see」
「No, somehow, I can understand your reason…」
Gallios nodded his head. It seems Kuro’s also guessing something.
The west side of the Rox kingdom rampart is currently in a half-destroyed state.
The cause is an extremely powerful offensive magic.
In the first place, this is the second time the hero’s party is coming to this kingdom.
Since there was a fool who tried to mess with those girls when they came to this kingdom before, the angry girl destroyed the rampart with magic.
I happened to hear that the hero’s party also caused a similar incident in the capital of Holy Republic Lenaria. It seems Rena temple always assigned a convoy whenever the hero’s party takes a stroll in the city.
That’s why, to prevent similar accidents like the last time, our kingdom also decided to assign a convoy to the hero’s party. The one in charge of that is me.
A big country like Holy republic Lenaria can assign any number of guards, but our the Rox kingdom knights number no more than 20. When considering about the need for maintenance of public order for the festival that will begin tomorrow and the usual defense of the highway, that number can’t be avoided. It won’t be bad if normal people were drafted to work around that area, but they’re not skilled enough. So, we had to recruit as many skilled individuals as possible.
Thus, we decided to recruit skilled freedom fighters as their convoy.
The criteria for selection is someone who won’t cause unpleasant feelings even when looking at the hero’s woman and isn’t hostile toward the hero.
Gallios is someone who I can trust after long years of association, and even if I only know Kuro for a while, he is skilled; moreover, he is calm, and I can’t see him as someone hostile toward the hero. The most important point is that I can’t see him as someone who will cause unpleasant feelings with his harmless appearance.
That’s why I want to employ their help no matter what.
「That’s why, please. Will you help me with this job？ 」
I bow to them.
「I’m not in the mood to do it….」
Gallios is saying so as he continued.
「In the first place, I don’t think that I’m suitable for the job if the other party is a noble」
Gallios has the same attitude toward anyone. He spoke with the same tone irrespective of whether it was toward me or royalty of another country. Though the king of Rox didn’t mind about his attitude, it’s might be considered a rude action toward the other country.
If we were unlucky, we might anger the hero.
「No, no need to worry about such things since the one to accompany them is Almi… Is the princess. We’re going to escort them from a secret place so no suspicious persons will approach them」
I tell him about my plan.
「Princess, are you talking about Almina？ 」
I nod to the question from Gallios. Almina, who will turn 17 this year, is the youngest princess of the Rox kingdom.
On hearing that the hero is soft toward girls and since it won’t cause any unpleasant feelings to the hero’s women if a woman was to accompany them, adding to her perfect manner, it was decided that the princess will accompany the hero.
「I see, both the future husband and wife will accompany the hero, huh」
Gallios said with a wide grin on his face.
「Please don’t tease me with that, senpai」
It’s a fact that princess Almina is my childhood friend and also my fiancee.
「It’s a good thing for you and princess Almina. I’ll lend a hand if weren’t for accompanying the hero」
Gallios is laughing with “GAHAHA”. Then, he glanced at Kuro.
「What about you, Kuro？ 」
To be honest, Kuro seemed unwilling to do this job.
But, Kuro, who can use magic, will become a great help in this case.
「Please help me with this job, Kuro-dono！ ！ 」
I bow toward Kuro.
「Well, I think it’s okay as long as it is not directly accompanying the hero…」
Kuro unwillingly accepted my request.
Thus, I gained their cooperation.
And the matter regarding the hero’s also settled for now.
Somehow, I have a bad premonition about this sudden visit of the hero.
◆Dark Knight Kuroki
I think that it’s quite strange.
I never thought that I, who summoned to beat the hero, will one day become his escort.
I accepted Rember’s request because it seems that it’s an important matter for him and because I consider him as one of my friends outside Nargol.
Part 5
From Rember’s story, it’s not like I’m going to meet them directly, so I think it’s okay since it just involves escorting them from a relatively isolated place.
As for why I came to the vicinity of the Rox kingdom, it’s to gather the ingredients to create a goddess.
I recalled the conversation I had with Modes before I come to this place.
「I need a dragon horn. Moreover, we can’t make a goddess unless the horn is from a dragon king」
Modes told me that when I asked for my compensation.
Surely, it’s not like I will receive my compensation in an instant.
But, it seems that special ingredients are needed to create a goddess, and it seems that we can’t make a goddess unless we use those ingredients.
I was told that a dragon, hailed as the holy dragon king of silver, is living in the vicinities of this the Rox kingdom, and we definitely can make a goddess by using that dragon king’s horn. By the way, it seems that Mona is made by using the horn of the dragon king that was hailed as the demon dragon king of lustrous black. Maybe that’s the reason for Mona’s beautiful black-colored hair that’s different from Rena.
Nevertheless, the matter of acquiring the horn of a dragon king is a highly difficult subject, right？
When I researched about it, the dragons hailed as dragon kings are considered terribly strong. I don’t think that acquiring the dragon horn will be an easy matter for me.
It is as if I’ve completely become an errand child for Modes.
Or else, it’s maybe because he judged that it’ll be an easy matter for the powerful me.
Moreover, I didn’t want to hurt a dragon just for my own desire.
It’ll make me remember Glorious.
Thus, I rode on Glorious all the way till this the Rox kingdom. Though I heard that the people without permission will be chased around by the holy knights of Elios, those holy knights were already annihilated by me.
To be honest, I’m reflecting on my actions that went overboard. That evening, I lost my temper, so I just crushed everyone who came toward me without thinking much about it. Before I noticed, it seems that I had already annihilated the holy knights. On hearing about their annihilation, I still wonder how much damage I caused to them. I can’t confirm it even now.
Well, since there are no holy knights, it’s mean that I can ride on Glorious.
Compared to Nargol, the majority of the expanse of the skies of this world is beautiful with a perfectly clear blue sky like the one from my world.
In that matter, riding on the back of a dragon while flying under the blue sky was truly wonderful expression.
Though I can fly with flight magic, flying on the back of a dragon feels much better.
I definitely won’t be able to forgive anyone who wants to take the horn of Glorious, since he made me feel the wonder of flying under the sky.
That’s why I couldn’t get excited with the matter of killing off the dragon king who’s similar to Glorious.
Moreover, the reason why I came to this place is because I have nothing to do.
I thought it’s better to have something to do than nothing; thus, I traveled on Glorious all the way till here. By the way, Nut isn’t with me right now.
I first arrived at a certain tower in the forest, since I can’t enter the city with Glorious in tow.
It seems it is an abandoned tower with no life. The hollow on top of the tower is the most suitable place to hide Glorious.
I came to see the situation a while ago, but it seems that Glorious liked that place.
According to Ruugas, it seems that dragons will eat when it’s the time to eat and eat nothing when it isn’t the time. It seems that Glorious is currently not in eating mode.
I immerse myself till my shoulders while thinking about those things.
Currently, I’m inside the public hot spring in the Rox kingdom.
The other guests are also bathing along with me.
Though I’m still reluctant about the matter of acquiring the horn, I’m extremely grateful for the existence of this hot spring. I think it’s worthwhile to come to this place just for this alone.
The hot spring established by the Rox kingdom wasn’t built in an elaborate manner; it just contained a rock bath.
There’s a liquid foam made from the oil of a certain plant, and they even have sauna-like rooms – complete with the equipment. While immersing myself in the hot spring, I recall about Japan.
Not even one month has passed since then, but I’m already feeling homesick.
I wonder if everyone is alright？
Can we go back safely？
Part 6
My head is filled with nothing but such thoughts. It seems that I’ve soaked a bit too long in the hot spring.
「Ooi Kuro, going up already？ 」
Gallios inquires me about my action.
I look at Galios. He’s a hairy man. There are scars all over his body, and those scars are the testament of his way of life.
I met Gallios yesterday night.
I found Gallios with wounded legs when I was wandering in the forest for food. [TL: Poor Kuroki]
Unfortunately, the healing spell that I can use is the type of healing that can be used on no one but me. That’s why I couldn’t heal Gallios. Thus, I carried Gallios on my back all the way to the Rox kingdom.
Nevertheless, it turned out that Gallios is quite a famous figure even in the Rox kingdom. Even the gatekeeper of the rampart simply let me through when they saw Gallios on my back. It’s hard to believe that they kept refusing me at the door until now.
In fact, this is the first time I entered the rampart from the front gate.
However, the Rox kingdom provided more freedom for people to go in and out as long as they won’t commit crimes.
It seems that there are a different means to enter each country: there’s a country which will allow you to enter as long as you pay money, there’s also a country which won’t allow you to enter if you’re not their citizen or a citizen of their allies.
And speaking of money, different from my last journey, I’m bringing money for my use it in human society.
Thus, the problem of money that was present during the visit to Holy Republic Lenaria was solved in a jiffy.
That is not because I understood the method to exchange available gems for money.
It’s good as long as I can make some money – the so-called private mint. [TL: Producing money on your own
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TL: Cnine
ED/PF: akshaythedon, Timberlord
Part 1[1-3], Part 2[4-7], Part 3[8-10]
◆Rox kingdom’s Knight, Rember
「I’ll leave it to you then, lord Rember」
I bowed deeply after hearing the words of the king a while ago.
I’m a knight of the Rox kingdom. Hence, I have to follow the king’s order.
By no means, it was a gloomy order.
I walked along the street after leaving the castle. The street is bustling with life despite the dark sky.
Maybe everyone is busy since they’re preparing for the festival that will start tomorrow.
But, I don’t think that this festival will be a good thing.
After walking for a while, I finally arrive at the store which was my destination.
It’s a bar and dining store called 「White Scale Restaurant」. The one I’m looking for is there.
I went into the store. On entering the store, I can see many customers since it’s dinner time.
This White Scale restaurant is quite special within the Rox kingdom. If one were to ask the reason, it’s because the guests who come to the store are rather abnormal.
Almost all of the guests in this store are armed.
Demons are overflowing outside the city rampart, and many coming from the outside will at least have an edged tool with them, even if they’re just normal individuals. In the end, it’s just for safety when demons come out. Guests of this store are unlike normal travelers who keep regular weapons; they have their shield or armor which is nothing but the minimum requirement they need.
Still, they have toned muscles that are incomparable to those who live a normal life; they are the people who display their worth in a battle.
Freedom fighters.
That’s what people call them.
If knights were the kingdom officials, they’re what you call as the private army. The defense of highways that connect the country with neighboring countries is an extremely important matter to all countries. The knights are responsible for exterminating the demons appearing on the highway.
But, the reality is that a knight, whose jurisdiction is limited by the so-called country, can’t protect the peace of the highway by himself.
For example, if the diplomatic relationships with other nations became tensed, it’ll cause economic problems.
In that case, people cannot be stopped from crossing the national border, and it is a difficult situation for the country to fulfill all demands needed while crossing borders.
That’s why the need for freedom fighters arose. They can act with more flexibility compared to the knights. Basically, the knights can’t sortie without the order of the king, but freedom fighters don’t fall under that category. They hear the requests of the other citizens, and they decide to act as fast as possible if they deem that it’s necessary. Knights can’t take actions without orders, and they only need to abide by their own country’s orders; freedom fighters would protect the other country as long as they determine it to be necessary.
And this White Scale restaurant is the gathering place for those freedom fighters. The people who have a request for the freedom fighters in the Rox kingdom normally come to this store.
Right now, almost all of the freedom fighters gathered in this place are those who have come due to the commission from the Rox kingdom.
the Rox kingdom has been performing a major cleanup operation against the demons in the vicinity of the city since three days ago for the sake of tomorrow’s festival. The cleanup work had also ended today. Thanks to them, the people arriving at the Rox kingdom don’t need to fear the demons for a while. The freedom fighters have gathered together in this shop after finishing their job.
I look for someone as I walk inside the shop. I could easily find the one I’m looking for.
At any rate, that man is huge with his outer appearance completely resembling a bear. His presence stands out in spite of being seated in the inner part of the store.
His back is facing my direction. So, I approach that man.
His age is just below thirty; he has a sunburnt face along with numerous scars carved on his muscle which definitely distinguish him from normal people.
Maybe because he noticed me approaching him, the man turned around.
「Yo~, isn’t it Rember? You’re as gloomy as ever, huh」
「And you’re as amazing as ever Gallios-senpai! Is your injury from yesterday already alright？ 」
「Yeah, more or less. I can move after being healed by healing magic from Nimri-sensei」
Gallios grinned from ear to ear.
It seems that he couldn’t resist it even though he was about to die. Could it be that people who become freedom fighters are actually not afraid of death？
Gallios is a freedom fighter who lives in this the Rox kingdom. He’s a former knight and also my senior. He almost died during the demon extermination yesterday.
Part 2
I approach the table and sit next to Gallios.
There, I suddenly noticed that someone has been sitting in front of Gallios for a while.
His frame is feeble when compared to Gallios with a huge body frame.
I failed to notice his presence when I came due to Gallios’s overwhelming figure.
「So you came along too, huh. Good day, Kuro-dono」
I nod at him.
And then, I look at Kuro. He is a mysterious youth with a strange atmosphere that I never see in this neighborhood.
He has an extremely handsome face accompanied by his jet-black hair that would mix well with darkness. Those young girls won’t leave him alone as long as he dresses well.
But then, it seems that this youth is the quiet type.
I just happened to want to express my gratitude to Kuro for today’s matter. He has suitably appeared along with Gallios.
「Good day, Rember-dono」
Kuro also nods back while looking at me.
Kuro isn’t the same as the freedom fighters in this store.
It’s about the matter when I met with Kuro yesterday evening.
I heard from my sister, Gallios’s wife, that Gallios who left for demon extermination yesterday evening won’t be coming back.
There’re a lot of demons in the night. Moreover, humans who couldn’t see at night are as good as dead if they meet a demon outside the rampart. It’s the same even for a skilled soldier.
When I was hesitating whether I should search for Gallios or not, Kuro appeared with Gallios being carried by his shoulder.
It seems that around noon yesterday, Gallios received injury on his legs and fell from a small cliff after losing a fight against a goblin and an orc.
Though he managed to climb back, he became gloomy once he found out that he couldn’t move his legs. There, he met Kuro by chance who happened to pass that place.
My sister was extremely delighted after seeing Gallios safe and sound.
Just like that, Gallios was carried by Kuro to Nimuri-sensei who can use healing magic for treatment.
Kuro’s body is the slender type. It’s definitely not the type of body which that could carry Gallios, the man with a gigantic build that’s probably the biggest in the kingdom, on his shoulder while traversing the forest road with almost non-existent trails. According to the story from Gallios, they neither met with any accident nor lost their way while walking in the dark forest in the evening.
According to Nimuri-sensei, Kuro may be capable of using night vision magic. In short, this youth called Kuro might be a magician.
When I think of it from this perspective, I could accept the fact that he can walk in the forest while carrying Gallios with a much bigger build than me. Maybe he was using some kind of mysterious magic to carry Gallios.
The existence of a magician is precious. If Kuro is a magician, I definitely want him to reside in this kingdom by all means. Currently, the only one who can be considered a magician in this kingdom is Nimuri-sensei. Though the female doctor who settled in this city two weeks ago seems to be able to use a bit of magic, it seems that her ability isn’t enough to be termed as a magician.
Gallios couple is the one who will be taking care of Kuro, their savior, during his stay in this kingdom.
Since Kuro didn’t fuss about luxury, it’s pretty easy to take care of him. No, from what I could see, Kuro preferred simplicity. Even now, the two of them just ate common food. In contrast to Gallios who drinks ale, Kuro has chosen the herb tea. When the Gallios couple tried to give him liquor to show their gratitude for saving Gallios’s life, it seemed he didn’t want to drink it since he is still a misenen. [TL: I’ll leave “Misenen” untranslated for later chapters] [ED: I guess ‘misenen’ means ‘underage’]
Though I didn’t know what this misenen thing is, could it be that it is some kind of discipline that needs to be mantained by him?
He behaved like those ascetic monks.
When I think about it, there’s no gap even in the way he walks, maybe he is in pursuit of something.
Today noon, Kuro tagged along with the other freedom fighters to exterminate the demons. I, who also participated in it as the knight of the kingdom, realized that Kuro’s battle style was splendid. It never came to me that he could fight by only using a small sword. Even if, for example, he used magic, I don’t think he could make that kind of maneuvers. From the way he carried himself, maybe he learned martial arts from somewhere.
Not greedy, can use magic, and also a combat expert, I could say that he is the most suitable person for the current duty.
「By the way, what is the matter that brought you here now, Rember？ You’re currently not off duty, right?」
Gallios asked about my business.
Though the maintenance of the public order inside the rampart is managed by the palace soldiers, if necessary, some knights may end up guarding the palace. Strictly speaking, I should be in the palace right now.
「In fact, there’s something that I want to ask to you, Gallios-senpai…」
Thus, I tell him the reason why I came here.
「Hou, from your face, it doesn’t seem to be a trivial matter. Fine then, I’ll inform everyone about it」
Thereupon, Kuro stood from his seat.
「If it’s such a complicated matter, shall I leave for the time being？ 」
Part 3
Kuro is being tactful in consideration for us.
「No, this is something that I wished to ask to Kuro-dono, too….」
「Me too？ 」
「Yes, Kuro-dono」
After I say so, Kuro sits down on his seat again.
Kuro is displaying a curious face.
But, I continue talking without minding it.
「I want to ask you to become a certain person’s bodyguard」
「Bodyguard？」
「Yes, those certain people suddenly decided to come to this kingdom. And I received an order from His Majesty to become their bodyguard, but I feel anxious for doing it alone. That’s why I want to borrow senpai’s power」
「Certain people？ Somebody like royalty of a different kingdom？ 」
I shake my head in denial after hearing what Gallios said. When I think about the people who will come in the future, they’re more than just another kingdom’s royalty.
「No, they’re not, but comparable to that」
「Huhm. Who is it, then？ 」
Gallios is asking with a puzzled voice.
「To be honest, the one who will come tomorrow is the hero, Reiji-sama, and his wives… Eh, what’s the matter, Kuro-dono！ ？ 」
Suddenly, Kuro spurts out the tea in his mouth.
The spurted tea sprayed right on Gallios’s face.
「I… I’m sorry Gallios-dono….」
Kuro apologized to Gallios.
「No, it’s okay, but… What’s the matter, Kuro-dono」
Gallios and I are surprised to see Kuro’s behavior. Kuro’s current state isn’t normal.
「It’s nothing, I just choked… My apologies… Please continue the story」
Kuro apologizes while coughing lightly.
「Yeah, back to the story, why did the hero come to this place? Is he going to sightsee the festival that starts tomorrow？ 」
Gallios asks that question while wiping his face with a cloth.
「It seems that is the reason, but… Gallios-senpai. You know about the hero Reiji-sama’s injury, right？ 」
「Yeah, he was defeated by an extremely powerful dark knight. I thought that no one but a god could injure that hero, but the world is vast, huh」
「I did think so, too. Thereupon, Reiji-sama will be coming to bath in the hot spring in this the Rox kingdom to heal the wounds inflicted by the dark knight」
This the Rox kingdom is famous for its hot spring. The main source of income for this kingdom is that hot spring.
「Thus, I request the two of you to become bodyguards for the hero」
I look at their expression.
Gallios and Kuro had complicated expressions.
「Uhm, Rember-dono. Why do we need to protect them？ Rei… I mean the hero-sama-tachi are already extremely powerful」
It seems Kuro also knows the matter about hero-sama, so it’s natural for him to be aware of how powerful the hero is. In the first place, finding someone who doesn’t know about the hero is a difficult task.
「Certainly, your question is natural… Save for those gods, the only one who can harm hero-sama-tachi might be just that dark knight, right?」
「Then why？ 」
「In fact, you’ll be bodyguards in name only; your actual job is to keep those guys with strange thoughts toward the hero’s wives away, you know…」
All women on hero Reiji’s side are beauties. Thus, someone with strange thoughts might appear again.
There was a great disturbance when a guy who tried to do something strange appeared during the hero’s previous visit.
「I cannot let them displease hero-sama-tachi. I can’t let the rampart to become wrecked even further, you know…」
I convey my real intentions.
「I see」
「No, somehow, I can understand your reason…」
Gallios nodded his head. It seems Kuro’s also guessing something.
The west side of the Rox kingdom rampart is currently in a half-destroyed state.
The cause is an extremely powerful offensive magic.
In the first place, this is the second time the hero’s party is coming to this kingdom.
Since there was a fool who tried to mess with those girls when they came to this kingdom before, the angry girl destroyed the rampart with magic.
I happened to hear that the hero’s party also caused a similar incident in the capital of Holy Republic Lenaria. It seems Rena temple always assigned a convoy whenever the hero’s party takes a stroll in the city.
That’s why, to prevent similar accidents like the last time, our kingdom also decided to assign a convoy to the hero’s party. The one in charge of that is me.
A big country like Holy republic Lenaria can assign any number of guards, but our the Rox kingdom knights number no more than 20. When considering about the need for maintenance of public order for the festival that will begin tomorrow and the usual defense of the highway, that number can’t be avoided. It won’t be bad if normal people were drafted to work around that area, but they’re not skilled enough. So, we had to recruit as many skilled individuals as possible.
Thus, we decided to recruit skilled freedom fighters as their convoy.
The criteria for selection is someone who won’t cause unpleasant feelings even when looking at the hero’s woman and isn’t hostile toward the hero.
Gallios is someone who I can trust after long years of association, and even if I only know Kuro for a while, he is skilled; moreover, he is calm, and I can’t see him as someone hostile toward the hero. The most important point is that I can’t see him as someone who will cause unpleasant feelings with his harmless appearance.
That’s why I want to employ their help no matter what.
「That’s why, please. Will you help me with this job？ 」
I bow to them.
「I’m not in the mood to do it….」
Gallios is saying so as he continued.
「In the first place, I don’t think that I’m suitable for the job if the other party is a noble」
Gallios has the same attitude toward anyone. He spoke with the same tone irrespective of whether it was toward me or royalty of another country. Though the king of Rox didn’t mind about his attitude, it’s might be considered a rude action toward the other country.
If we were unlucky, we might anger the hero.
「No, no need to worry about such things since the one to accompany them is Almi… Is the princess. We’re going to escort them from a secret place so no suspicious persons will approach them」
I tell him about my plan.
「Princess, are you talking about Almina？ 」
I nod to the question from Gallios. Almina, who will turn 17 this year, is the youngest princess of the Rox kingdom.
On hearing that the hero is soft toward girls and since it won’t cause any unpleasant feelings to the hero’s women if a woman was to accompany them, adding to her perfect manner, it was decided that the princess will accompany the hero.
「I see, both the future husband and wife will accompany the hero, huh」
Gallios said with a wide grin on his face.
「Please don’t tease me with that, senpai」
It’s a fact that princess Almina is my childhood friend and also my fiancee.
「It’s a good thing for you and princess Almina. I’ll lend a hand if weren’t for accompanying the hero」
Gallios is laughing with “GAHAHA”. Then, he glanced at Kuro.
「What about you, Kuro？ 」
To be honest, Kuro seemed unwilling to do this job.
But, Kuro, who can use magic, will become a great help in this case.
「Please help me with this job, Kuro-dono！ ！ 」
I bow toward Kuro.
「Well, I think it’s okay as long as it is not directly accompanying the hero…」
Kuro unwillingly accepted my request.
Thus, I gained their cooperation.
And the matter regarding the hero’s also settled for now.
Somehow, I have a bad premonition about this sudden visit of the hero.
◆Dark Knight Kuroki
I think that it’s quite strange.
I never thought that I, who summoned to beat the hero, will one day become his escort.
I accepted Rember’s request because it seems that it’s an important matter for him and because I consider him as one of my friends outside Nargol.
Part 5
From Rember’s story, it’s not like I’m going to meet them directly, so I think it’s okay since it just involves escorting them from a relatively isolated place.
As for why I came to the vicinity of the Rox kingdom, it’s to gather the ingredients to create a goddess.
I recalled the conversation I had with Modes before I come to this place.
「I need a dragon horn. Moreover, we can’t make a goddess unless the horn is from a dragon king」
Modes told me that when I asked for my compensation.
Surely, it’s not like I will receive my compensation in an instant.
But, it seems that special ingredients are needed to create a goddess, and it seems that we can’t make a goddess unless we use those ingredients.
I was told that a dragon, hailed as the holy dragon king of silver, is living in the vicinities of this the Rox kingdom, and we definitely can make a goddess by using that dragon king’s horn. By the way, it seems that Mona is made by using the horn of the dragon king that was hailed as the demon dragon king of lustrous black. Maybe that’s the reason for Mona’s beautiful black-colored hair that’s different from Rena.
Nevertheless, the matter of acquiring the horn of a dragon king is a highly difficult subject, right？
When I researched about it, the dragons hailed as dragon kings are considered terribly strong. I don’t think that acquiring the dragon horn will be an easy matter for me.
It is as if I’ve completely become an errand child for Modes.
Or else, it’s maybe because he judged that it’ll be an easy matter for the powerful me.
Moreover, I didn’t want to hurt a dragon just for my own desire.
It’ll make me remember Glorious.
Thus, I rode on Glorious all the way till this the Rox kingdom. Though I heard that the people without permission will be chased around by the holy knights of Elios, those holy knights were already annihilated by me.
To be honest, I’m reflecting on my actions that went overboard. That evening, I lost my temper, so I just crushed everyone who came toward me without thinking much about it. Before I noticed, it seems that I had already annihilated the holy knights. On hearing about their annihilation, I still wonder how much damage I caused to them. I can’t confirm it even now.
Well, since there are no holy knights, it’s mean that I can ride on Glorious.
Compared to Nargol, the majority of the expanse of the skies of this world is beautiful with a perfectly clear blue sky like the one from my world.
In that matter, riding on the back of a dragon while flying under the blue sky was truly wonderful expression.
Though I can fly with flight magic, flying on the back of a dragon feels much better.
I definitely won’t be able to forgive anyone who wants to take the horn of Glorious, since he made me feel the wonder of flying under the sky.
That’s why I couldn’t get excited with the matter of killing off the dragon king who’s similar to Glorious.
Moreover, the reason why I came to this place is because I have nothing to do.
I thought it’s better to have something to do than nothing; thus, I traveled on Glorious all the way till here. By the way, Nut isn’t with me right now.
I first arrived at a certain tower in the forest, since I can’t enter the city with Glorious in tow.
It seems it is an abandoned tower with no life. The hollow on top of the tower is the most suitable place to hide Glorious.
I came to see the situation a while ago, but it seems that Glorious liked that place.
According to Ruugas, it seems that dragons will eat when it’s the time to eat and eat nothing when it isn’t the time. It seems that Glorious is currently not in eating mode.
I immerse myself till my shoulders while thinking about those things.
Currently, I’m inside the public hot spring in the Rox kingdom.
The other guests are also bathing along with me.
Though I’m still reluctant about the matter of acquiring the horn, I’m extremely grateful for the existence of this hot spring. I think it’s worthwhile to come to this place just for this alone.
The hot spring established by the Rox kingdom wasn’t built in an elaborate manner; it just contained a rock bath.
There’s a liquid foam made from the oil of a certain plant, and they even have sauna-like rooms – complete with the equipment. While immersing myself in the hot spring, I recall about Japan.
Not even one month has passed since then, but I’m already feeling homesick.
I wonder if everyone is alright？
Can we go back safely？
Part 6
My head is filled with nothing but such thoughts. It seems that I’ve soaked a bit too long in the hot spring.
「Ooi Kuro, going up already？ 」
Gallios inquires me about my action.
I look at Galios. He’s a hairy man. There are scars all over his body, and those scars are the testament of his way of life.
I met Gallios yesterday night.
I found Gallios with wounded legs when I was wandering in the forest for food. [TL: Poor Kuroki]
Unfortunately, the healing spell that I can use is the type of healing that can be used on no one but me. That’s why I couldn’t heal Gallios. Thus, I carried Gallios on my back all the way to the Rox kingdom.
Nevertheless, it turned out that Gallios is quite a famous figure even in the Rox kingdom. Even the gatekeeper of the rampart simply let me through when they saw Gallios on my back. It’s hard to believe that they kept refusing me at the door until now.
In fact, this is the first time I entered the rampart from the front gate.
However, the Rox kingdom provided more freedom for people to go in and out as long as they won’t commit crimes.
It seems that there are a different means to enter each country: there’s a country which will allow you to enter as long as you pay money, there’s also a country which won’t allow you to enter if you’re not their citizen or a citizen of their allies.
And speaking of money, different from my last journey, I’m bringing money for my use it in human society.
Thus, the problem of money that was present during the visit to Holy Republic Lenaria was solved in a jiffy.
That is not because I understood the method to exchange available gems for money.
It’s good as long as I can make some money – the so-called private mint. [TL: Producing money on your own
TL: CnineED/PF: akshaythedon, TimberlordPart 11-3, Part 24-7, Part 38-10Rox kingdom's Knight, RemberI'll leave it to you then, lord RemberI bowed deeply after hearing the words of the king a while ago.I'm a knight of the Rox kingdom. Hence, I have to follow the king's order.By no means, it was a gloomy order.I walked along the street after leaving the castle. The street is bustling with life despite the dark sky.Maybe everyone is busy since they're preparing for the festival that will start tomorrow.But, I don't think that this festival will be a good thing.After walking for a while, I finally arrive at the store which was my destination.It's a bar and dining store called White Scale Restaurant. The one I'm looking for is there.I went into the store. On entering the store, I can see many customers since it's dinner time.This White Scale restaurant is quite special within the Rox kingdom. If one were to ask the reason, it's because the guests who come to the store are rather abnormal.Almost all of the guests in this store are armed.Demons are overflowing outside the city rampart, and many coming from the outside will at least have an edged tool with them, even if they're just normal individuals. In the end, it's just for safety when demons come out. Guests of this store are unlike normal travelers who keep regular weapons; they have their shield or armor which is nothing but the minimum requirement they need.Still, they have toned muscles that are incomparable to those who live a normal life; they are the people who display their worth in a battle.Freedom fighters.That's what people call them.If knights were the kingdom officials, they're what you call as the private army. The defense of highways that connect the country with neighboring countries is an extremely important matter to all countries. The knights are responsible for exterminating the demons appearing on the highway.But, the reality is that a knight, whose jurisdiction is limited by the so-called country, can't protect the peace of the highway by himself.For example, if the diplomatic relationships with other nations became tensed, it'll cause economic problems.In that case, people cannot be stopped from crossing the national border, and it is a difficult situation for the country to fulfill all demands needed while crossing borders.That's why the need for freedom fighters arose. They can act with more flexibility compared to the knights. Basically, the knights can't sortie without the order of the king, but freedom fighters don't fall under that category. They hear the requests of the other citizens, and they decide to act as fast as possible if they deem that it's necessary. Knights can't take actions without orders, and they only need to abide by their own country's orders; freedom fighters would protect the other country as long as they determine it to be necessary.And this White Scale restaurant is the gathering place for those freedom fighters. The people who have a request for the freedom fighters in the Rox kingdom normally come to this store.Right now, almost all of the freedom fighters gathered in this place are those who have come due to the commission from the Rox kingdom.the Rox kingdom has been performing a major cleanup operation against the demons in the vicinity of the city since three days ago for the sake of tomorrow's festival. The cleanup work had also ended today. Thanks to them, the people arriving at the Rox kingdom don't need to fear the demons for a while. The freedom fighters have gathered together in this shop after finishing their job.I look for someone as I walk inside the shop. I could easily find the one I'm looking for.At any rate, that man is huge with his outer appearance completely resembling a bear. His presence stands out in spite of being seated in the inner part of the store.His back is facing my direction. So, I approach that man.His age is just below thirty; he has a sunburnt face along with numerous scars carved on his muscle which definitely distinguish him from normal people.Maybe because he noticed me approaching him, the man turned around.Yo~, isn't it Rember? You're as gloomy as ever, huhAnd you're as amazing as ever Gallios-senpai! Is your injury from yesterday already alright Yeah, more or less. I can move after being healed by healing magic from Nimri-senseiGallios grinned from ear to ear.It seems that he couldn't resist it even though he was about to die. Could it be that people who become freedom fighters are actually not afraid of deathGallios is a freedom fighter who lives in this the Rox kingdom. He's a former knight and also my senior. He almost died during the demon extermination yesterday.Part 2I approach the table and sit next to Gallios.There, I suddenly noticed that someone has been sitting in front of Gallios for a while.His frame is feeble when compared to Gallios with a huge body frame.I failed to notice his presence when I came due to Gallios's overwhelming figure.So you came along too, huh. Good day, Kuro-donoI nod at him.And then, I look at Kuro. He is a mysterious youth with a strange atmosphere that I never see in this neighborhood.He has an extremely handsome face accompanied by his jet-black hair that would mix well with darkness. Those young girls won't leave him alone as long as he dresses well.But then, it seems that this youth is the quiet type.I just happened to want to express my gratitude to Kuro for today's matter. He has suitably appeared along with Gallios.Good day, Rember-donoKuro also nods back while looking at me.Kuro isn't the same as the freedom fighters in this store.It's about the matter when I met with Kuro yesterday evening.I heard from my sister, Gallios's wife, that Gallios who left for demon extermination yesterday evening won't be coming back.There're a lot of demons in the night. Moreover, humans who couldn't see at night are as good as dead if they meet a demon outside the rampart. It's the same even for a skilled soldier.When I was hesitating whether I should search for Gallios or not, Kuro appeared with Gallios being carried by his shoulder.It seems that around noon yesterday, Gallios received injury on his legs and fell from a small cliff after losing a fight against a goblin and an orc.Though he managed to climb back, he became gloomy once he found out that he couldn't move his legs. There, he met Kuro by chance who happened to pass that place.My sister was extremely delighted after seeing Gallios safe and sound.Just like that, Gallios was carried by Kuro to Nimuri-sensei who can use healing magic for treatment.Kuro's body is the slender type. It's definitely not the type of body which that could carry Gallios, the man with a gigantic build that's probably the biggest in the kingdom, on his shoulder while traversing the forest road with almost non-existent trails. According to the story from Gallios, they neither met with any accident nor lost their way while walking in the dark forest in the evening.According to Nimuri-sensei, Kuro may be capable of using night vision magic. In short, this youth called Kuro might be a magician.When I think of it from this perspective, I could accept the fact that he can walk in the forest while carrying Gallios with a much bigger build than me. Maybe he was using some kind of mysterious magic to carry Gallios.The existence of a magician is precious. If Kuro is a magician, I definitely want him to reside in this kingdom by all means. Currently, the only one who can be considered a magician in this kingdom is Nimuri-sensei. Though the female doctor who settled in this city two weeks ago seems to be able to use a bit of magic, it seems that her ability isn't enough to be termed as a magician.Gallios couple is the one who will be taking care of Kuro, their savior, during his stay in this kingdom.Since Kuro didn't fuss about luxury, it's pretty easy to take care of him. No, from what I could see, Kuro preferred simplicity. Even now, the two of them just ate common food. In contrast to Gallios who drinks ale, Kuro has chosen the herb tea. When the Gallios couple tried to give him liquor to show their gratitude for saving Gallios's life, it seemed he didn't want to drink it since he is still a misenen. TL: I'll leave Misenen untranslated for later chapters ED: I guess misenen' means underage'Though I didn't know what this misenen thing is, could it be that it is some kind of discipline that needs to be mantained by him?He behaved like those ascetic monks.When I think about it, there's no gap even in the way he walks, maybe he is in pursuit of something.Today noon, Kuro tagged along with the other freedom fighters to exterminate the demons. I, who also participated in it as the knight of the kingdom, realized that Kuro's battle style was splendid. It never came to me that he could fight by only using a small sword. Even if, for example, he used magic, I don't think he could make that kind of maneuvers. From the way he carried himself, maybe he learned martial arts from somewhere.Not greedy, can use magic, and also a combat expert, I could say that he is the most suitable person for the current duty.By the way, what is the matter that brought you here now, Rember You're currently not off duty, right?Gallios asked about my business.Though the maintenance of the public order inside the rampart is managed by the palace soldiers, if necessary, some knights may end up guarding the palace. Strictly speaking, I should be in the palace right now.In fact, there's something that I want to ask to you, Gallios-senpaiThus, I tell him the reason why I came here.Hou, from your face, it doesn't seem to be a trivial matter. Fine then, I'll inform everyone about itThereupon, Kuro stood from his seat.If it's such a complicated matter, shall I leave for the time being Part 3Kuro is being tactful in consideration for us.No, this is something that I wished to ask to Kuro-dono, too.Me too Yes, Kuro-donoAfter I say so, Kuro sits down on his seat again.Kuro is displaying a curious face.But, I continue talking without minding it.I want to ask you to become a certain person's bodyguardBodyguardYes, those certain people suddenly decided to come to this kingdom. And I received an order from His Majesty to become their bodyguard, but I feel anxious for doing it alone. That's why I want to borrow senpai's powerCertain people Somebody like royalty of a different kingdom I shake my head in denial after hearing what Gallios said. When I think about the people who will come in the future, they're more than just another kingdom's royalty.No, they're not, but comparable to thatHuhm. Who is it, then Gallios is asking with a puzzled voice.To be honest, the one who will come tomorrow is the hero, Reiji-sama, and his wives Eh, what's the matter, Kuro-dono Suddenly, Kuro spurts out the tea in his mouth.The spurted tea sprayed right on Gallios's face.I I'm sorry Gallios-dono.Kuro apologized to Gallios.No, it's okay, but What's the matter, Kuro-donoGallios and I are surprised to see Kuro's behavior. Kuro's current state isn't normal.It's nothing, I just choked My apologies Please continue the storyKuro apologizes while coughing lightly.Yeah, back to the story, why did the hero come to this place? Is he going to sightsee the festival that starts tomorrow Gallios asks that question while wiping his face with a cloth.It seems that is the reason, but Gallios-senpai. You know about the hero Reiji-sama's injury, right Yeah, he was defeated by an extremely powerful dark knight. I thought that no one but a god could injure that hero, but the world is vast, huhI did think so, too. Thereupon, Reiji-sama will be coming to bath in the hot spring in this the Rox kingdom to heal the wounds inflicted by the dark knightThis the Rox kingdom is famous for its hot spring. The main source of income for this kingdom is that hot spring.Thus, I request the two of you to become bodyguards for the heroI look at their expression.Gallios and Kuro had complicated expressions.Uhm, Rember-dono. Why do we need to protect them Rei I mean the hero-sama-tachi are already extremely powerfulIt seems Kuro also knows the matter about hero-sama, so it's natural for him to be aware of how powerful the hero is. In the first place, finding someone who doesn't know about the hero is a difficult task.Certainly, your question is natural Save for those gods, the only one who can harm hero-sama-tachi might be just that dark knight, right?Then why In fact, you'll be bodyguards in name only; your actual job is to keep those guys with strange thoughts toward the hero's wives away, you knowAll women on hero Reiji's side are beauties. Thus, someone with strange thoughts might appear again.There was a great disturbance when a guy who tried to do something strange appeared during the hero's previous visit.I cannot let them displease hero-sama-tachi. I can't let the rampart to become wrecked even further, you knowI convey my real intentions.I seeNo, somehow, I can understand your reasonGallios nodded his head. It seems Kuro's also guessing something.The west side of the Rox kingdom rampart is currently in a half-destroyed state.The cause is an extremely powerful offensive magic.In the first place, this is the second time the hero's party is coming to this kingdom.Since there was a fool who tried to mess with those girls when they came to this kingdom before, the angry girl destroyed the rampart with magic.I happened to hear that the hero's party also caused a similar incident in the capital of Holy Republic Lenaria. It seems Rena temple always assigned a convoy whenever the hero's party takes a stroll in the city.That's why, to prevent similar accidents like the last time, our kingdom also decided to assign a convoy to the hero's party. The one in charge of that is me.A big country like Holy republic Lenaria can assign any number of guards, but our the Rox kingdom knights number no more than 20. When considering about the need for maintenance of public order for the festival that will begin tomorrow and the usual defense of the highway, that number can't be avoided. It won't be bad if normal people were drafted to work around that area, but they're not skilled enough. So, we had to recruit as many skilled individuals as possible.Thus, we decided to recruit skilled freedom fighters as their convoy.The criteria for selection is someone who won't cause unpleasant feelings even when looking at the hero's woman and isn't hostile toward the hero.Gallios is someone who I can trust after long years of association, and even if I only know Kuro for a while, he is skilled; moreover, he is calm, and I can't see him as someone hostile toward the hero. The most important point is that I can't see him as someone who will cause unpleasant feelings with his harmless appearance.That's why I want to employ their help no matter what.That's why, please. Will you help me with this job I bow to them.I'm not in the mood to do it.Gallios is saying so as he continued.In the first place, I don't think that I'm suitable for the job if the other party is a nobleGallios has the same attitude toward anyone. He spoke with the same tone irrespective of whether it was toward me or royalty of another country. Though the king of Rox didn't mind about his attitude, it's might be considered a rude action toward the other country.If we were unlucky, we might anger the hero.No, no need to worry about such things since the one to accompany them is Almi Is the princess. We're going to escort them from a secret place so no suspicious persons will approach themI tell him about my plan.Princess, are you talking about Almina I nod to the question from Gallios. Almina, who will turn 17 this year, is the youngest princess of the Rox kingdom.On hearing that the hero is soft toward girls and since it won't cause any unpleasant feelings to the hero's women if a woman was to accompany them, adding to her perfect manner, it was decided that the princess will accompany the hero.I see, both the future husband and wife will accompany the hero, huhGallios said with a wide grin on his face.Please don't tease me with that, senpaiIt's a fact that princess Almina is my childhood friend and also my fiancee.It's a good thing for you and princess Almina. I'll lend a hand if weren't for accompanying the heroGallios is laughing with GAHAHA. Then, he glanced at Kuro.What about you, Kuro To be honest, Kuro seemed unwilling to do this job.But, Kuro, who can use magic, will become a great help in this case.Please help me with this job, Kuro-dono I bow toward Kuro.Well, I think it's okay as long as it is not directly accompanying the heroKuro unwillingly accepted my request.Thus, I gained their cooperation.And the matter regarding the hero's also settled for now.Somehow, I have a bad premonition about this sudden visit of the hero.Dark Knight KurokiI think that it's quite strange.I never thought that I, who summoned to beat the hero, will one day become his escort.I accepted Rember's request because it seems that it's an important matter for him and because I consider him as one of my friends outside Nargol.Part 5From Rember's story, it's not like I'm going to meet them directly, so I think it's okay since it just involves escorting them from a relatively isolated place.As for why I came to the vicinity of the Rox kingdom, it's to gather the ingredients to create a goddess.I recalled the conversation I had with Modes before I come to this place.I need a dragon horn. Moreover, we can't make a goddess unless the horn is from a dragon kingModes told me that when I asked for my compensation.Surely, it's not like I will receive my compensation in an instant.But, it seems that special ingredients are needed to create a goddess, and it seems that we can't make a goddess unless we use those ingredients.I was told that a dragon, hailed as the holy dragon king of silver, is living in the vicinities of this the Rox kingdom, and we definitely can make a goddess by using that dragon king's horn. By the way, it seems that Mona is made by using the horn of the dragon king that was hailed as the demon dragon king of lustrous black. Maybe that's the reason for Mona's beautiful black-colored hair that's different from Rena.Nevertheless, the matter of acquiring the horn of a dragon king is a highly difficult subject, rightWhen I researched about it, the dragons hailed as dragon kings are considered terribly strong. I don't think that acquiring the dragon horn will be an easy matter for me.It is as if I've completely become an errand child for Modes.Or else, it's maybe because he judged that it'll be an easy matter for the powerful me.Moreover, I didn't want to hurt a dragon just for my own desire.It'll make me remember Glorious.Thus, I rode on Glorious all the way till this the Rox kingdom. Though I heard that the people without permission will be chased around by the holy knights of Elios, those holy knights were already annihilated by me.To be honest, I'm reflecting on my actions that went overboard. That evening, I lost my temper, so I just crushed everyone who came toward me without thinking much about it. Before I noticed, it seems that I had already annihilated the holy knights. On hearing about their annihilation, I still wonder how much damage I caused to them. I can't confirm it even now.Well, since there are no holy knights, it's mean that I can ride on Glorious.Compared to Nargol, the majority of the expanse of the skies of this world is beautiful with a perfectly clear blue sky like the one from my world.In that matter, riding on the back of a dragon while flying under the blue sky was truly wonderful expression.Though I can fly with flight magic, flying on the back of a dragon feels much better.I definitely won't be able to forgive anyone who wants to take the horn of Glorious, since he made me feel the wonder of flying under the sky.That's why I couldn't get excited with the matter of killing off the dragon king who's similar to Glorious.Moreover, the reason why I came to this place is because I have nothing to do.I thought it's better to have something to do than nothing; thus, I traveled on Glorious all the way till here. By the way, Nut isn't with me right now.I first arrived at a certain tower in the forest, since I can't enter the city with Glorious in tow.It seems it is an abandoned tower with no life. The hollow on top of the tower is the most suitable place to hide Glorious.I came to see the situation a while ago, but it seems that Glorious liked that place.According to Ruugas, it seems that dragons will eat when it's the time to eat and eat nothing when it isn't the time. It seems that Glorious is currently not in eating mode.I immerse myself till my shoulders while thinking about those things.Currently, I'm inside the public hot spring in the Rox kingdom.The other guests are also bathing along with me.Though I'm still reluctant about the matter of acquiring the horn, I'm extremely grateful for the existence of this hot spring. I think it's worthwhile to come to this place just for this alone.The hot spring established by the Rox kingdom wasn't built in an elaborate manner; it just contained a rock bath.There's a liquid foam made from the oil of a certain plant, and they even have sauna-like rooms complete with the equipment. While immersing myself in the hot spring, I recall about Japan.Not even one month has passed since then, but I'm already feeling homesick.I wonder if everyone is alrightCan we go back safelyPart 6My head is filled with nothing but such thoughts. It seems that I've soaked a bit too long in the hot spring.Ooi Kuro, going up already Gallios inquires me about my action.I look at Galios. He's a hairy man. There are scars all over his body, and those scars are the testament of his way of life.I met Gallios yesterday night.I found Gallios with wounded legs when I was wandering in the forest for food. TL: Poor KurokiUnfortunately, the healing spell that I can use is the type of healing that can be used on no one but me. That's why I couldn't heal Gallios. Thus, I carried Gallios on my back all the way to the Rox kingdom.Nevertheless, it turned out that Gallios is quite a famous figure even in the Rox kingdom. Even the gatekeeper of the rampart simply let me through when they saw Gallios on my back. It's hard to believe that they kept refusing me at the door until now.In fact, this is the first time I entered the rampart from the front gate.However, the Rox kingdom provided more freedom for people to go in and out as long as they won't commit crimes.It seems that there are a different means to enter each country: there's a country which will allow you to enter as long as you pay money, there's also a country which won't allow you to enter if you're not their citizen or a citizen of their allies.And speaking of money, different from my last journey, I'm bringing money for my use it in human society.Thus, the problem of money that was present during the visit to Holy Republic Lenaria was solved in a jiffy.That is not because I understood the method to exchange available gems for money.It's good as long as I can make some money the so-called private mint. TL: Producing money on your own
