Chapter 45: Straight from the company?
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After the pulling exercise, we will brush and take care of the hooves, help clean the stalls, and put the horses back together to finish the morning's work.
We decided to have lunch in the garrison's dining room, but before that, we will go to Rustock to finish taking care of the chairman of the committee.
The chairman was in the examination room with a blue face as he continued his treatment.
Maybe it's because I've come to take care of her, but I'm worried that the chairperson is pushing herself harder than ever before.
'Lady Saint, I think that's enough treatment for the morning.
Okay I'll just take a break and...
The chairperson let out a deep sigh and relaxed as she let herself fall back onto the sofa.
The caretaker, Elena, quickly draped the blanket over her and gave a small bow and walked out of the examination room.
I asked Fred to keep an eye on Elena and cast a healing spell on the chairperson.
''Ah........Kento.......''
''Really, you're pushing yourself too hard already...''
'I'm sorry Kento, why didn't you come last night?'
I'm sorry, I was discussing the rescue mission with Yagi and the others and it was getting late, so I just cast a healing spell so I wouldn't wake them up.
The rescue mission, the next real war?
'No, I don't mean that, I'm working on a way to get them all out, so you'll have to wait a little longer.
You sure?
Shh ... you're being very loud.
Oh ... sorry ...
I kept my voice low and told the chairman of the committee about the rescue mission using sleeping pills.
The chairman was surprised when I told him that we started training for you today.
"Hey, could it be that Camilla's bed-wetting...
Oh, did the chairman hear that?
'Everyone knows about it already, and there's a confrontation going on with the knights about it...'
According to the chairman of the committee, the story of Camilla's bed-wetting has spread to her classmates, and a conflict is beginning to break out over the ridiculous words that have been used to make fun of the matter.
The classmates are uttering teasing words as if to relieve the resentment that has been suppressed up to now, and in response to that, the knights think that the slave Fubei is making fun of the royalty, and are responding more harshly than ever before.
''Ah... is that what's happening, or is it a mistake?''
No, they were laughing so hard behind my back that it wasn't a failure.
I hope so, but I'm a little worried about the confrontation.
So I'll tell everyone to weigh in.
Yes, please.
We broke off the conversation and headed back to Volzard as our caretaker, Erna, returned.
As we hurriedly ate, I updated the five of them on the situation in Rastok.
When I told them that there was a confrontation going on because of Camilla's situation, they all looked worried.
'That's right, under those circumstances, if you hear rumors about Camilla wetting herself in bed, you'll want to scoff.
'Yagi's right, but we don't want this to get even worse to handle, so let's get the carriage moving as soon as we can.
Everyone nodded in agreement with Mr. Kobayashi's words and everyone took the afternoon's training very seriously.
In the afternoon, it was decided to try riding horses to learn how to use the reins.
We were told that the basic reins handling could be taught verbally, but the sensory aspects could only be learned by actually learning them physically.
That said, none of us had ever experienced riding before, so we started off by having them hold the reins and just make them walk.
Yes, we had a long way to go if we didn't work a little harder.
We continued the training until the evening and after we were separated from the five of us, we headed to Mr. Donovan's place to report to him.
So far, we've only talked about rescue operations that utilize actual battles, so if we were to suddenly rescue nearly two hundred of our classmates at once, we'd have to let them know in advance.
Since Donovan-san is always busy, I asked him to make some time for me to talk to him briefly.
'So that means there's a greater chance of nearly two hundred of them coming over here?
'Yes, I'm sorry to leave you out of the blue, but I don't want to keep you over there for too long.
'Your quarters will be fine with temporary quarters, and your meals will be fine with a little early notice.
So I can get on with it any time I want?
Yeah, I don't care what time it is, just let me know in advance.
Yes, I understand.
Donovan gave us the OK, so now we just have to wait for us to be ready.
After finishing our report, we flew from the shadows under the guild's stairs to Rustock at once to take care of the chairman's evening care and then back to Volzard for another dragonfly trip.
Before returning to the boarding house, I thought about going to Muel's master's apothecary to purchase some more sleeping pills and so on, and then I returned to the guild, but I saw Manon waiting in front of the doorway.
''Kent.......can I have a minute.......?''
Okay, do you want to walk and talk?
'Yeah...'
Manon, who had a thoughtful look on his face, nodded a small nod and twined his arms around me to hold my left arm.
I tried to look at his expression, but Manon turned bright red and looked down.
At any rate, I started walking out of the guild's front door to head towards Manon's house, but this time Nazario, with a blue streak on his temple, stood in the way.
''This guy.......he's messing with another woman too.......''
Nazario, his four crony boys, and two young men, who are not very personable today, are escorting him.
'Give me your face for a minute...'
Manon has nothing to do with it, so if you'll let me leave here...
Shut up! Get your ass over here, man, and let them bring the girl too!
As Nazario instructed, the impersonal men flashed their knives in a way that was visible to me and invisible to those around me.
'Manon I'm sorry I got you involved in something weird.
Ken and Kent who are these people?
'Yes, I'll tell you all about it later, and you can rest assured I won't let Manon get to you.
'Yeah...'
Yesterday, Nazario's behavior seemed even gleeful, but today it was a bit unfashionable.
Maybe it's because he's been busy moving around since the morning, but he's also stressed out and is getting quite annoyed.
They took me to the same vacant lot in the back alley as yesterday.
One of the men is standing behind Nazario and the other is holding my collar the whole time.
Yesterday you did a licking, but today it's not going to happen. Both of these two are C-ranked adventurers, and a chick like you won't be able to get a hand or a foot in the door, so keep it up.
Yeah, it's a refreshingly fox-like state of affairs with a tiger.
Well, I'm not really qualified to complain about it, though, as I was able to use Donovan-san to get Gillik through it.
'If you don't promise to stay away from Miss Beatrice, that woman will be hurt too...'
"You've got to be kidding me!
When I shouted at him to interrupt his words, Nazario's body shook with a jolt and he took half a step back.
''If you like Beatrice so much, let her be the guy you like yourself, relying on a grown-up adventurer like this will only make your own appeal go down, not up.
This guy....
'What would you do if Beatrice fell in love with an A-rated adventurer? Hiring an S-ranked adventurer to threaten you? So what are you going to do if you fall in love with an S-ranked adventurer?
Shut up, shut up! If you disobey me, I'll hurt that woman too.
Another adventurer, who received Nazario's signal, was about to walk up to Manon, so he brought out his dark shield and blocked his way.
''Nah, what the hell is this...''
It's a dark magic called the Dark Shield.
He's a sorcerer... when did he chant...
The man who was blocked from going is unable to hide his surprise.
''If you mess with Manon, I won't forgive you either.......''
You don't forgive me? What can you do against two C-ranked adventurers?
'You know the last time a horde of rock ogres came to Volzard, right?
Nazario threw a glance towards the adventurer next to him, not realizing for a moment what I had just said.
The adventurer who met Nazario's gaze nodded, so maybe he had come to the castle walls.
''Yeah, what does that say?''
Did you know that it was three skeletons that took out a horde of rock ogres?
Yeah, so what...
Did you know that dark mages can use necromancy?
He thumped the ground with his toes as he spoke to Nazario.
''Ah..........''
'Wow, s-skeleton...'
Hii....u, later....
"Do something about the skeleton!
Don't be stupid. They'll kill a rock ogre in a heartbeat.
"I didn't hear you deal with these people!
I meant to call out Reinhardt alone, but the vicious skeletons have stepped in line.
Behind me, Reinhardt, Fred is protecting Manon, and Basten is standing behind me, blocking the alleyway.
'These three of us can overwhelm more than two hundred rock ogres. If you're going to mess with me and the people around me any more than this, I hope you'll be prepared to come to me with a certain amount of determination.
Nazario, his cronies, and the C-ranked adventurers gathered in one mass and nodded waggishly at me, making a show of it.
'Basten, it looks like you're on your way home, so let him through.
As Basten nodded and sank into the shadows, the seven of them ran away without even looking back.
I ended up borrowing the dignity of the vicious Skeletons, but it's fine.
I don't have to deal with this nonsense anymore.
''Thank you, Reinhardt and Fred.
"Buh-ha-ha, now even that bonbon won't be able to touch me.
I hope so...
Manon watched Fred sink into the shadows with a roll of his eyes as he clung to my arm and watched Fred sink into the shadows.
'I'm sorry, Manon, for getting you into all this nonsense because of me,'
''No ... did the skeleton just protect Volzard?''
''Yeah, Reinhardt, Fred, and Basten, the three of them were knights and squad leaders and troop leaders back when Riesenburg and Landsholt were one country.
So ... are they always together?
I've got Reinhardt to do the normal escorting and Basten and Fred to gather information, but I'm planning a rescue mission for my classmates right now, so I've asked them to come back.
'Yeah, well...'
Manon looked up after looking down for a few moments and began to speak, staring straight into my eyes.
'I'm sorry I heard that Kent was scrambling to rescue his friends and all I could think about was me.
Beatrice really just treated her, and Marianne was there with her...
''Yeah, Mr. Muell told me, Kent, you've been promoted to a B grade, right?''
'Yeah, but it was Reinhardt and the others who did the Rock Ogre thing, and Giga Wolf was on good terms by accident.
'Still awesome, Kent is awesome... or cool...'
When I said that, Manon looked down again.
''No........I'm a little guy......and I've been given powers.......''
I don't know what to do because I've never felt like this before, but...
Manon...?
My heart was pounding in my chest when I was with Kent... and it was painful to see Kent kiss Beatrice...
While squeezing my arm, Manon is crying polo tears.
How, how, how can I do this? I've never been in a situation like this before either but you can't leave a girl crying.
"I'm sorry I keep making Kent cry...
Manon thank you.
He turned towards Manon and wrapped his right arm around her, holding her close to him.
'Kent.....'
I've never gotten along with a girl before, so I'm really glad a pretty girl like Manon likes me.
Well, I'm pretty, but I'm not...
'No, Manon is pretty, I say pretty because I'm pretty!
Huh....
Manon turned bright red and looked down, but somehow he managed to stop the tears.
''Right now I can't face Manon properly because I have to rescue my classmates right now, but when I get them out of there... then I'll do it right...''
Yeah, I'm waiting...
Gently pulling me into a hug, Manon put his arms around my back and giggled and hugged me.
'I know we're going to postpone the problem, but right now we should focus on the rescue mission.
'I'm sure it'll be okay, but I'm going to take you home.
'Yeah...'
Manon holds my left hand in a lover's grip with his right hand, and his left hand is cupping the sleeve of my shirt.
Just when I was about to take Manon home and go back to the boarding house to take a break until dinner, the commotion breaks out again.
"At this time?
'The conflict over Camilla's bed-wetting story seems to have caused quite a bit of backlash from the knights.
What time is the actual battle?
"The day after tomorrow...
It's going to be a bigger crowd than last time.
"Okay, can you continue to gather information for me?
Copy that.
I'll look into the number of people and their choices, too.
After Fred and Basten returned to Rustock, I couldn't help but put my head in my hands.
''Hmm.......I was going to focus on the rescue mission.......''
"Things change, Master Kent, and change is not always a bad thing.
"But I can't train you if I'm working to rescue a real combat unit.
Yes, but the difference is only a matter of days, and if the newly rescued men are trained in your skills, the carriage will be ready sooner than later in the event of a rescue mission.
''Well, we're going to start by tying the horses to several carriages, so the more people who can be involved in the preparations, the better.
Reinhardt is right, if you think about preparing the carriage, the more manpower, the better, of course.
If you think about it that way, it's like going headhunting for your personnel.
''Yeah, I see, it makes me feel better.''
"But, Master Kent, there is one problem...
'What, is there something wrong with you?'
"Yes...
Reinhardt's uncharacteristically serious tone of voice made me feel uneasy inside my chest.
The actuality of the upcoming battle with the saintly lady, she will be able to come straight to Volzard, but if she runs into Miss Manon.......
"Bu-ha-ha, Master Kent, this is where you show your masculinity.
"How can I ever be so generous?
"Buh-ha-ha, if you're going to complain, just cover your mouth with a kiss, and shut up and follow me.
Yes....that's right...
It's like when one thing is done, two or three new issues are presented to me, and it feels like it's endless, is it just my imagination?
After finishing dinner, we headed to the guild in the shadow movement.
Tonight, Volzard's strongest social animal is still working overtime in the service.
''Good evening, Mr. Donovan.
Mmm... what's going on?
It's more likely that an unscheduled actual battle will take place.
Hmm, dates and times?
It's the day after tomorrow, and there will be more people than last time.
So you won't be arriving until the evening of three days from now?
In the shortest possible time, yes, but I'm not sure it will be as smooth as the last time...
'Well, please don't let it become a sacrifice you have to make.
Yes, I'll be very careful about that.
The Kurtz....
I'll let you guys know tomorrow while I talk to them.
Okay, okay....
Mr. Donovan smiled reluctantly as he broke off the conversation.
'Um ... what is it?'
'Kent you're going to go down the same path as me...'
'What? I mean, that's....
Donovan-san didn't answer my question, but looked around the empty guild staff space.
'Yes........do you mean to say that you work until this time every day?
Hmm, you already have.
''Ugh ... sure ... but once we're done rescuing our classmates ...''
Don't worry, the next job is definitely rolling in.
Yes....that's right...
What's the matter, can you go home and get some rest today?
'Ugh ... we're going to go to Rustock ...'
No, no, no, no, no...
'Okay I'll excuse me...'
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After the pulling exercise, we will brush and take care of the hooves, help clean the stalls, and put the horses back together to finish the morning's work.
We decided to have lunch in the garrison's dining room, but before that, we will go to Rustock to finish taking care of the chairman of the committee.
The chairman was in the examination room with a blue face as he continued his treatment.
Maybe it's because I've come to take care of her, but I'm worried that the chairperson is pushing herself harder than ever before.
'Lady Saint, I think that's enough treatment for the morning.
Okay I'll just take a break and...
The chairperson let out a deep sigh and relaxed as she let herself fall back onto the sofa.
The caretaker, Elena, quickly draped the blanket over her and gave a small bow and walked out of the examination room.
I asked Fred to keep an eye on Elena and cast a healing spell on the chairperson.
''Ah........Kento.......''
''Really, you're pushing yourself too hard already...''
'I'm sorry Kento, why didn't you come last night?'
I'm sorry, I was discussing the rescue mission with Yagi and the others and it was getting late, so I just cast a healing spell so I wouldn't wake them up.
The rescue mission, the next real war?
'No, I don't mean that, I'm working on a way to get them all out, so you'll have to wait a little longer.
You sure?
Shh ... you're being very loud.
Oh ... sorry ...
I kept my voice low and told the chairman of the committee about the rescue mission using sleeping pills.
The chairman was surprised when I told him that we started training for you today.
"Hey, could it be that Camilla's bed-wetting...
Oh, did the chairman hear that?
'Everyone knows about it already, and there's a confrontation going on with the knights about it...'
According to the chairman of the committee, the story of Camilla's bed-wetting has spread to her classmates, and a conflict is beginning to break out over the ridiculous words that have been used to make fun of the matter.
The classmates are uttering teasing words as if to relieve the resentment that has been suppressed up to now, and in response to that, the knights think that the slave Fubei is making fun of the royalty, and are responding more harshly than ever before.
''Ah... is that what's happening, or is it a mistake?''
No, they were laughing so hard behind my back that it wasn't a failure.
I hope so, but I'm a little worried about the confrontation.
So I'll tell everyone to weigh in.
Yes, please.
We broke off the conversation and headed back to Volzard as our caretaker, Erna, returned.
As we hurriedly ate, I updated the five of them on the situation in Rastok.
When I told them that there was a confrontation going on because of Camilla's situation, they all looked worried.
'That's right, under those circumstances, if you hear rumors about Camilla wetting herself in bed, you'll want to scoff.
'Yagi's right, but we don't want this to get even worse to handle, so let's get the carriage moving as soon as we can.
Everyone nodded in agreement with Mr. Kobayashi's words and everyone took the afternoon's training very seriously.
In the afternoon, it was decided to try riding horses to learn how to use the reins.
We were told that the basic reins handling could be taught verbally, but the sensory aspects could only be learned by actually learning them physically.
That said, none of us had ever experienced riding before, so we started off by having them hold the reins and just make them walk.
Yes, we had a long way to go if we didn't work a little harder.
We continued the training until the evening and after we were separated from the five of us, we headed to Mr. Donovan's place to report to him.
So far, we've only talked about rescue operations that utilize actual battles, so if we were to suddenly rescue nearly two hundred of our classmates at once, we'd have to let them know in advance.
Since Donovan-san is always busy, I asked him to make some time for me to talk to him briefly.
'So that means there's a greater chance of nearly two hundred of them coming over here?
'Yes, I'm sorry to leave you out of the blue, but I don't want to keep you over there for too long.
'Your quarters will be fine with temporary quarters, and your meals will be fine with a little early notice.
So I can get on with it any time I want?
Yeah, I don't care what time it is, just let me know in advance.
Yes, I understand.
Donovan gave us the OK, so now we just have to wait for us to be ready.
After finishing our report, we flew from the shadows under the guild's stairs to Rustock at once to take care of the chairman's evening care and then back to Volzard for another dragonfly trip.
Before returning to the boarding house, I thought about going to Muel's master's apothecary to purchase some more sleeping pills and so on, and then I returned to the guild, but I saw Manon waiting in front of the doorway.
''Kent.......can I have a minute.......?''
Okay, do you want to walk and talk?
'Yeah...'
Manon, who had a thoughtful look on his face, nodded a small nod and twined his arms around me to hold my left arm.
I tried to look at his expression, but Manon turned bright red and looked down.
At any rate, I started walking out of the guild's front door to head towards Manon's house, but this time Nazario, with a blue streak on his temple, stood in the way.
''This guy.......he's messing with another woman too.......''
Nazario, his four crony boys, and two young men, who are not very personable today, are escorting him.
'Give me your face for a minute...'
Manon has nothing to do with it, so if you'll let me leave here...
Shut up! Get your ass over here, man, and let them bring the girl too!
As Nazario instructed, the impersonal men flashed their knives in a way that was visible to me and invisible to those around me.
'Manon I'm sorry I got you involved in something weird.
Ken and Kent who are these people?
'Yes, I'll tell you all about it later, and you can rest assured I won't let Manon get to you.
'Yeah...'
Yesterday, Nazario's behavior seemed even gleeful, but today it was a bit unfashionable.
Maybe it's because he's been busy moving around since the morning, but he's also stressed out and is getting quite annoyed.
They took me to the same vacant lot in the back alley as yesterday.
One of the men is standing behind Nazario and the other is holding my collar the whole time.
Yesterday you did a licking, but today it's not going to happen. Both of these two are C-ranked adventurers, and a chick like you won't be able to get a hand or a foot in the door, so keep it up.
Yeah, it's a refreshingly fox-like state of affairs with a tiger.
Well, I'm not really qualified to complain about it, though, as I was able to use Donovan-san to get Gillik through it.
'If you don't promise to stay away from Miss Beatrice, that woman will be hurt too...'
"You've got to be kidding me!
When I shouted at him to interrupt his words, Nazario's body shook with a jolt and he took half a step back.
''If you like Beatrice so much, let her be the guy you like yourself, relying on a grown-up adventurer like this will only make your own appeal go down, not up.
This guy....
'What would you do if Beatrice fell in love with an A-rated adventurer? Hiring an S-ranked adventurer to threaten you? So what are you going to do if you fall in love with an S-ranked adventurer?
Shut up, shut up! If you disobey me, I'll hurt that woman too.
Another adventurer, who received Nazario's signal, was about to walk up to Manon, so he brought out his dark shield and blocked his way.
''Nah, what the hell is this...''
It's a dark magic called the Dark Shield.
He's a sorcerer... when did he chant...
The man who was blocked from going is unable to hide his surprise.
''If you mess with Manon, I won't forgive you either.......''
You don't forgive me? What can you do against two C-ranked adventurers?
'You know the last time a horde of rock ogres came to Volzard, right?
Nazario threw a glance towards the adventurer next to him, not realizing for a moment what I had just said.
The adventurer who met Nazario's gaze nodded, so maybe he had come to the castle walls.
''Yeah, what does that say?''
Did you know that it was three skeletons that took out a horde of rock ogres?
Yeah, so what...
Did you know that dark mages can use necromancy?
He thumped the ground with his toes as he spoke to Nazario.
''Ah..........''
'Wow, s-skeleton...'
Hii....u, later....
"Do something about the skeleton!
Don't be stupid. They'll kill a rock ogre in a heartbeat.
"I didn't hear you deal with these people!
I meant to call out Reinhardt alone, but the vicious skeletons have stepped in line.
Behind me, Reinhardt, Fred is protecting Manon, and Basten is standing behind me, blocking the alleyway.
'These three of us can overwhelm more than two hundred rock ogres. If you're going to mess with me and the people around me any more than this, I hope you'll be prepared to come to me with a certain amount of determination.
Nazario, his cronies, and the C-ranked adventurers gathered in one mass and nodded waggishly at me, making a show of it.
'Basten, it looks like you're on your way home, so let him through.
As Basten nodded and sank into the shadows, the seven of them ran away without even looking back.
I ended up borrowing the dignity of the vicious Skeletons, but it's fine.
I don't have to deal with this nonsense anymore.
''Thank you, Reinhardt and Fred.
"Buh-ha-ha, now even that bonbon won't be able to touch me.
I hope so...
Manon watched Fred sink into the shadows with a roll of his eyes as he clung to my arm and watched Fred sink into the shadows.
'I'm sorry, Manon, for getting you into all this nonsense because of me,'
''No ... did the skeleton just protect Volzard?''
''Yeah, Reinhardt, Fred, and Basten, the three of them were knights and squad leaders and troop leaders back when Riesenburg and Landsholt were one country.
So ... are they always together?
I've got Reinhardt to do the normal escorting and Basten and Fred to gather information, but I'm planning a rescue mission for my classmates right now, so I've asked them to come back.
'Yeah, well...'
Manon looked up after looking down for a few moments and began to speak, staring straight into my eyes.
'I'm sorry I heard that Kent was scrambling to rescue his friends and all I could think about was me.
Beatrice really just treated her, and Marianne was there with her...
''Yeah, Mr. Muell told me, Kent, you've been promoted to a B grade, right?''
'Yeah, but it was Reinhardt and the others who did the Rock Ogre thing, and Giga Wolf was on good terms by accident.
'Still awesome, Kent is awesome... or cool...'
When I said that, Manon looked down again.
''No........I'm a little guy......and I've been given powers.......''
I don't know what to do because I've never felt like this before, but...
Manon...?
My heart was pounding in my chest when I was with Kent... and it was painful to see Kent kiss Beatrice...
While squeezing my arm, Manon is crying polo tears.
How, how, how can I do this? I've never been in a situation like this before either but you can't leave a girl crying.
"I'm sorry I keep making Kent cry...
Manon thank you.
He turned towards Manon and wrapped his right arm around her, holding her close to him.
'Kent.....'
I've never gotten along with a girl before, so I'm really glad a pretty girl like Manon likes me.
Well, I'm pretty, but I'm not...
'No, Manon is pretty, I say pretty because I'm pretty!
Huh....
Manon turned bright red and looked down, but somehow he managed to stop the tears.
''Right now I can't face Manon properly because I have to rescue my classmates right now, but when I get them out of there... then I'll do it right...''
Yeah, I'm waiting...
Gently pulling me into a hug, Manon put his arms around my back and giggled and hugged me.
'I know we're going to postpone the problem, but right now we should focus on the rescue mission.
'I'm sure it'll be okay, but I'm going to take you home.
'Yeah...'
Manon holds my left hand in a lover's grip with his right hand, and his left hand is cupping the sleeve of my shirt.
Just when I was about to take Manon home and go back to the boarding house to take a break until dinner, the commotion breaks out again.
"At this time?
'The conflict over Camilla's bed-wetting story seems to have caused quite a bit of backlash from the knights.
What time is the actual battle?
"The day after tomorrow...
It's going to be a bigger crowd than last time.
"Okay, can you continue to gather information for me?
Copy that.
I'll look into the number of people and their choices, too.
After Fred and Basten returned to Rustock, I couldn't help but put my head in my hands.
''Hmm.......I was going to focus on the rescue mission.......''
"Things change, Master Kent, and change is not always a bad thing.
"But I can't train you if I'm working to rescue a real combat unit.
Yes, but the difference is only a matter of days, and if the newly rescued men are trained in your skills, the carriage will be ready sooner than later in the event of a rescue mission.
''Well, we're going to start by tying the horses to several carriages, so the more people who can be involved in the preparations, the better.
Reinhardt is right, if you think about preparing the carriage, the more manpower, the better, of course.
If you think about it that way, it's like going headhunting for your personnel.
''Yeah, I see, it makes me feel better.''
"But, Master Kent, there is one problem...
'What, is there something wrong with you?'
"Yes...
Reinhardt's uncharacteristically serious tone of voice made me feel uneasy inside my chest.
The actuality of the upcoming battle with the saintly lady, she will be able to come straight to Volzard, but if she runs into Miss Manon.......
"Bu-ha-ha, Master Kent, this is where you show your masculinity.
"How can I ever be so generous?
"Buh-ha-ha, if you're going to complain, just cover your mouth with a kiss, and shut up and follow me.
Yes....that's right...
It's like when one thing is done, two or three new issues are presented to me, and it feels like it's endless, is it just my imagination?
After finishing dinner, we headed to the guild in the shadow movement.
Tonight, Volzard's strongest social animal is still working overtime in the service.
''Good evening, Mr. Donovan.
Mmm... what's going on?
It's more likely that an unscheduled actual battle will take place.
Hmm, dates and times?
It's the day after tomorrow, and there will be more people than last time.
So you won't be arriving until the evening of three days from now?
In the shortest possible time, yes, but I'm not sure it will be as smooth as the last time...
'Well, please don't let it become a sacrifice you have to make.
Yes, I'll be very careful about that.
The Kurtz....
I'll let you guys know tomorrow while I talk to them.
Okay, okay....
Mr. Donovan smiled reluctantly as he broke off the conversation.
'Um ... what is it?'
'Kent you're going to go down the same path as me...'
'What? I mean, that's....
Donovan-san didn't answer my question, but looked around the empty guild staff space.
'Yes........do you mean to say that you work until this time every day?
Hmm, you already have.
''Ugh ... sure ... but once we're done rescuing our classmates ...''
Don't worry, the next job is definitely rolling in.
Yes....that's right...
What's the matter, can you go home and get some rest today?
'Ugh ... we're going to go to Rustock ...'
No, no, no, no, no...
'Okay I'll excuse me...'
If my glasses are in line with the NEET line, am I in line with the company? Why is the other world so black?
After the pulling exercise, we will brush and take care of the hooves, help clean the stalls, and put the horses back together to finish the morning's work.We decided to have lunch in the garrison's dining room, but before that, we will go to Rustock to finish taking care of the chairman of the committee.The chairman was in the examination room with a blue face as he continued his treatment.Maybe it's because I've come to take care of her, but I'm worried that the chairperson is pushing herself harder than ever before.'Lady Saint, I think that's enough treatment for the morning.Okay I'll just take a break and...The chairperson let out a deep sigh and relaxed as she let herself fall back onto the sofa.The caretaker, Elena, quickly draped the blanket over her and gave a small bow and walked out of the examination room.I asked Fred to keep an eye on Elena and cast a healing spell on the chairperson.''Ah........Kento.......''''Really, you're pushing yourself too hard already...'''I'm sorry Kento, why didn't you come last night?'I'm sorry, I was discussing the rescue mission with Yagi and the others and it was getting late, so I just cast a healing spell so I wouldn't wake them up.The rescue mission, the next real war?'No, I don't mean that, I'm working on a way to get them all out, so you'll have to wait a little longer.You sure?Shh ... you're being very loud.Oh ... sorry ...I kept my voice low and told the chairman of the committee about the rescue mission using sleeping pills.The chairman was surprised when I told him that we started training for you today."Hey, could it be that Camilla's bed-wetting...Oh, did the chairman hear that?'Everyone knows about it already, and there's a confrontation going on with the knights about it...'According to the chairman of the committee, the story of Camilla's bed-wetting has spread to her classmates, and a conflict is beginning to break out over the ridiculous words that have been used to make fun of the matter.The classmates are uttering teasing words as if to relieve the resentment that has been suppressed up to now, and in response to that, the knights think that the slave Fubei is making fun of the royalty, and are responding more harshly than ever before.''Ah... is that what's happening, or is it a mistake?''No, they were laughing so hard behind my back that it wasn't a failure.I hope so, but I'm a little worried about the confrontation.So I'll tell everyone to weigh in.Yes, please.We broke off the conversation and headed back to Volzard as our caretaker, Erna, returned.As we hurriedly ate, I updated the five of them on the situation in Rastok.When I told them that there was a confrontation going on because of Camilla's situation, they all looked worried.'That's right, under those circumstances, if you hear rumors about Camilla wetting herself in bed, you'll want to scoff.'Yagi's right, but we don't want this to get even worse to handle, so let's get the carriage moving as soon as we can.Everyone nodded in agreement with Mr. Kobayashi's words and everyone took the afternoon's training very seriously.In the afternoon, it was decided to try riding horses to learn how to use the reins.We were told that the basic reins handling could be taught verbally, but the sensory aspects could only be learned by actually learning them physically.That said, none of us had ever experienced riding before, so we started off by having them hold the reins and just make them walk.Yes, we had a long way to go if we didn't work a little harder.We continued the training until the evening and after we were separated from the five of us, we headed to Mr. Donovan's place to report to him.So far, we've only talked about rescue operations that utilize actual battles, so if we were to suddenly rescue nearly two hundred of our classmates at once, we'd have to let them know in advance.Since Donovan-san is always busy, I asked him to make some time for me to talk to him briefly.'So that means there's a greater chance of nearly two hundred of them coming over here?'Yes, I'm sorry to leave you out of the blue, but I don't want to keep you over there for too long.'Your quarters will be fine with temporary quarters, and your meals will be fine with a little early notice.So I can get on with it any time I want?Yeah, I don't care what time it is, just let me know in advance.Yes, I understand.Donovan gave us the OK, so now we just have to wait for us to be ready.After finishing our report, we flew from the shadows under the guild's stairs to Rustock at once to take care of the chairman's evening care and then back to Volzard for another dragonfly trip.Before returning to the boarding house, I thought about going to Muel's master's apothecary to purchase some more sleeping pills and so on, and then I returned to the guild, but I saw Manon waiting in front of the doorway.''Kent.......can I have a minute.......?''Okay, do you want to walk and talk?'Yeah...'Manon, who had a thoughtful look on his face, nodded a small nod and twined his arms around me to hold my left arm.I tried to look at his expression, but Manon turned bright red and looked down.At any rate, I started walking out of the guild's front door to head towards Manon's house, but this time Nazario, with a blue streak on his temple, stood in the way.''This guy.......he's messing with another woman too.......''Nazario, his four crony boys, and two young men, who are not very personable today, are escorting him.'Give me your face for a minute...'Manon has nothing to do with it, so if you'll let me leave here...Shut up! Get your ass over here, man, and let them bring the girl too!As Nazario instructed, the impersonal men flashed their knives in a way that was visible to me and invisible to those around me.'Manon I'm sorry I got you involved in something weird.Ken and Kent who are these people?'Yes, I'll tell you all about it later, and you can rest assured I won't let Manon get to you.'Yeah...'Yesterday, Nazario's behavior seemed even gleeful, but today it was a bit unfashionable.Maybe it's because he's been busy moving around since the morning, but he's also stressed out and is getting quite annoyed.They took me to the same vacant lot in the back alley as yesterday.One of the men is standing behind Nazario and the other is holding my collar the whole time.Yesterday you did a licking, but today it's not going to happen. Both of these two are C-ranked adventurers, and a chick like you won't be able to get a hand or a foot in the door, so keep it up.Yeah, it's a refreshingly fox-like state of affairs with a tiger.Well, I'm not really qualified to complain about it, though, as I was able to use Donovan-san to get Gillik through it.'If you don't promise to stay away from Miss Beatrice, that woman will be hurt too...'"You've got to be kidding me!When I shouted at him to interrupt his words, Nazario's body shook with a jolt and he took half a step back.''If you like Beatrice so much, let her be the guy you like yourself, relying on a grown-up adventurer like this will only make your own appeal go down, not up.This guy....'What would you do if Beatrice fell in love with an A-rated adventurer? Hiring an S-ranked adventurer to threaten you? So what are you going to do if you fall in love with an S-ranked adventurer?Shut up, shut up! If you disobey me, I'll hurt that woman too.Another adventurer, who received Nazario's signal, was about to walk up to Manon, so he brought out his dark shield and blocked his way.''Nah, what the hell is this...''It's a dark magic called the Dark Shield.He's a sorcerer... when did he chant...The man who was blocked from going is unable to hide his surprise.''If you mess with Manon, I won't forgive you either.......''You don't forgive me? What can you do against two C-ranked adventurers?'You know the last time a horde of rock ogres came to Volzard, right?Nazario threw a glance towards the adventurer next to him, not realizing for a moment what I had just said.The adventurer who met Nazario's gaze nodded, so maybe he had come to the castle walls.''Yeah, what does that say?''Did you know that it was three skeletons that took out a horde of rock ogres?Yeah, so what...Did you know that dark mages can use necromancy?He thumped the ground with his toes as he spoke to Nazario.''Ah..........'''Wow, s-skeleton...'Hii....u, later...."Do something about the skeleton!Don't be stupid. They'll kill a rock ogre in a heartbeat."I didn't hear you deal with these people!I meant to call out Reinhardt alone, but the vicious skeletons have stepped in line.Behind me, Reinhardt, Fred is protecting Manon, and Basten is standing behind me, blocking the alleyway.'These three of us can overwhelm more than two hundred rock ogres. If you're going to mess with me and the people around me any more than this, I hope you'll be prepared to come to me with a certain amount of determination.Nazario, his cronies, and the C-ranked adventurers gathered in one mass and nodded waggishly at me, making a show of it.'Basten, it looks like you're on your way home, so let him through.As Basten nodded and sank into the shadows, the seven of them ran away without even looking back.I ended up borrowing the dignity of the vicious Skeletons, but it's fine.I don't have to deal with this nonsense anymore.''Thank you, Reinhardt and Fred."Buh-ha-ha, now even that bonbon won't be able to touch me.I hope so...Manon watched Fred sink into the shadows with a roll of his eyes as he clung to my arm and watched Fred sink into the shadows.'I'm sorry, Manon, for getting you into all this nonsense because of me,'''No ... did the skeleton just protect Volzard?''''Yeah, Reinhardt, Fred, and Basten, the three of them were knights and squad leaders and troop leaders back when Riesenburg and Landsholt were one country.So ... are they always together?I've got Reinhardt to do the normal escorting and Basten and Fred to gather information, but I'm planning a rescue mission for my classmates right now, so I've asked them to come back.'Yeah, well...'Manon looked up after looking down for a few moments and began to speak, staring straight into my eyes.'I'm sorry I heard that Kent was scrambling to rescue his friends and all I could think about was me.Beatrice really just treated her, and Marianne was there with her...''Yeah, Mr. Muell told me, Kent, you've been promoted to a B grade, right?'''Yeah, but it was Reinhardt and the others who did the Rock Ogre thing, and Giga Wolf was on good terms by accident.'Still awesome, Kent is awesome... or cool...'When I said that, Manon looked down again.''No........I'm a little guy......and I've been given powers.......''I don't know what to do because I've never felt like this before, but...Manon...?My heart was pounding in my chest when I was with Kent... and it was painful to see Kent kiss Beatrice...While squeezing my arm, Manon is crying polo tears.How, how, how can I do this? I've never been in a situation like this before either but you can't leave a girl crying."I'm sorry I keep making Kent cry...Manon thank you.He turned towards Manon and wrapped his right arm around her, holding her close to him.'Kent.....'I've never gotten along with a girl before, so I'm really glad a pretty girl like Manon likes me.Well, I'm pretty, but I'm not...'No, Manon is pretty, I say pretty because I'm pretty!Huh....Manon turned bright red and looked down, but somehow he managed to stop the tears.''Right now I can't face Manon properly because I have to rescue my classmates right now, but when I get them out of there... then I'll do it right...''Yeah, I'm waiting...Gently pulling me into a hug, Manon put his arms around my back and giggled and hugged me.'I know we're going to postpone the problem, but right now we should focus on the rescue mission.'I'm sure it'll be okay, but I'm going to take you home.'Yeah...'Manon holds my left hand in a lover's grip with his right hand, and his left hand is cupping the sleeve of my shirt.Just when I was about to take Manon home and go back to the boarding house to take a break until dinner, the commotion breaks out again."At this time?'The conflict over Camilla's bed-wetting story seems to have caused quite a bit of backlash from the knights.What time is the actual battle?"The day after tomorrow...It's going to be a bigger crowd than last time."Okay, can you continue to gather information for me?Copy that.I'll look into the number of people and their choices, too.After Fred and Basten returned to Rustock, I couldn't help but put my head in my hands.''Hmm.......I was going to focus on the rescue mission.......''"Things change, Master Kent, and change is not always a bad thing."But I can't train you if I'm working to rescue a real combat unit.Yes, but the difference is only a matter of days, and if the newly rescued men are trained in your skills, the carriage will be ready sooner than later in the event of a rescue mission.''Well, we're going to start by tying the horses to several carriages, so the more people who can be involved in the preparations, the better.Reinhardt is right, if you think about preparing the carriage, the more manpower, the better, of course.If you think about it that way, it's like going headhunting for your personnel.''Yeah, I see, it makes me feel better.''"But, Master Kent, there is one problem...'What, is there something wrong with you?'"Yes...Reinhardt's uncharacteristically serious tone of voice made me feel uneasy inside my chest.The actuality of the upcoming battle with the saintly lady, she will be able to come straight to Volzard, but if she runs into Miss Manon......."Bu-ha-ha, Master Kent, this is where you show your masculinity."How can I ever be so generous?"Buh-ha-ha, if you're going to complain, just cover your mouth with a kiss, and shut up and follow me.Yes....that's right...It's like when one thing is done, two or three new issues are presented to me, and it feels like it's endless, is it just my imagination?After finishing dinner, we headed to the guild in the shadow movement.Tonight, Volzard's strongest social animal is still working overtime in the service.''Good evening, Mr. Donovan.Mmm... what's going on?It's more likely that an unscheduled actual battle will take place.Hmm, dates and times?It's the day after tomorrow, and there will be more people than last time.So you won't be arriving until the evening of three days from now?In the shortest possible time, yes, but I'm not sure it will be as smooth as the last time...'Well, please don't let it become a sacrifice you have to make.Yes, I'll be very careful about that.The Kurtz....I'll let you guys know tomorrow while I talk to them.Okay, okay....Mr. Donovan smiled reluctantly as he broke off the conversation.'Um ... what is it?''Kent you're going to go down the same path as me...''What? I mean, that's....Donovan-san didn't answer my question, but looked around the empty guild staff space.'Yes........do you mean to say that you work until this time every day?Hmm, you already have.''Ugh ... sure ... but once we're done rescuing our classmates ...''Don't worry, the next job is definitely rolling in.Yes....that's right...What's the matter, can you go home and get some rest today?'Ugh ... we're going to go to Rustock ...'No, no, no, no, no...'Okay I'll excuse me...'If my glasses are in line with the NEET line, am I in line with the company? Why is the other world so black?
