Chapter 12.2

「That’s the temple knight. What is that knight doing in there?」

In Holy republic Lenaria, the only one who can give orders to the knights is the head of the temple.

Thus, the knight’s job were maintaining the safety in the highway and protecting the temple in general.

Nut never said that they would be walking in the middle of the city in full armor like that.

Two girls are walking behind those knights.

Both of them were beauties.

The woman walking in the front is the very definition of a well-bred princess. Her bright colored hair is as impressive as her strong willed look.

The woman walking behind is a bit short with her hair tied like a bun on top of her head*. It’s just that her face is as if she’s wearing a noh mask.  As the two of them are having conversation, the woman in the front displays a variety of emotions and yet, the one in the back doesn’t even reply anything other than the bare minimum. [TL*: Her hairstyle should be similar to Saber from FSN]

Even from far away, I can figure out that the two of them are wearing first-class clothes. It seems they’re quite rich.

And then, it seems that the knights walking in front and on their back are their bodyguards.

I wonder who they are？

「Diehart-sama. She’s the exploding princess」

Nut is pointing at the woman walking in front.

「Exploding princess！？ 」

Exploding princess, what a strange nickname. Nut proceeds to give an explanation after thinking about that matter for a second.

「Once upon a time, that princess hit the man who tried to make a pass on her with magic. At that time, the power of her magic indiscriminately ripped apart innumerable buildings regardless of their value, and thus, she got the nickname “Exploding Princess”.」

「Haaah…」

I let out a stupid looking voice upon hearing Nut’s explanation.

And now, these knights were given a duty by the temple to not let anyone approach that exploding princess.

‘You aren’t bodyguards?’ It makes me want to retort.

The four knights were like a chaperone who surrounded the two beauties from a slight distance.

「In addition, that exploding princess is the hero’s little sister」

I’m astonished by Nut words.

The hero’s little sister！？ To put it in another way, she’s Reiji’s little sister.

I’m surprised by the fact that she was Reiji little sister, but I am also surprised that the number of summoned people is just one in demon king castle.

What the hell are they trying to do by summoning that many people？

When I inquired about that matter.

When I was summoned, I was alone.

Though I’m a bit dissatisfied by it, it’s just a matter of chance.

Shall I go closer to hear their conversation？

I’m straining my ears to eavesdrop.

I can’t hear anything.

I, who become a superman in this world, can’t hear their conversation. If I strain my ears, I can even hear the sound coming from far away.

But, I absolutely cannot hear their conversation.

Let’s tail them then. So, I decided my next plan of action.

「Sorry Nut, will you wait for a while here?」

「Understood」

Nut drops down from my shoulder.

Though it should be okay even if I address them from the front, I want to avoid being discovered by Shirone due to their description as much as I can.

I invoke the invisibility magic present in the shadow mantle.

The two of them are walking toward the bakery where I’m going to go.

I’m tailing them at a reasonable distance.

When I’m a bit closer to them.

I noticed that I can hear their voice.

When I’m thinking of getting even closer to them.

I start hearing their voices normally after I got quite close to them.

「Hear me Kaya, the bread they sell in this bakery tastes so good, you know～」

It’s the voice of Reiji’s little sister.

「Please wait a minute！！ Ojousama！ ！ 」

「What’s the matter, Kaya？」

She rarely calls to stop her.

It was at that time.

I bend my body to the back at once.

At that time, something with extreme speed passed at the place where my head was, a moment ago.

It’s a roundhouse kick.

The woman behind Reiji’s little sister jumped toward me and released a roundhouse kick.

Moreover, in spite of her back facing me, her kick aimed at my chin with terrifying precision.

I might be done for if I had reacted just a bit late.

And, I might have fainted if I got hit on my jaw.

Using the momentum of her roundhouse kick, she twisted her body and attacked me with a heel drop.

I can’t see the inside of her skirt.

I avoid that heel drop by rolling to the side.

The stone pavement where her heel dropped on got smashed and created fissures with the dropping point as the center.

She’s pursuing me right away.

The attacks are sharp, but maybe because she’s in a hurry, her center of gravity’s a bit off.

I instantly catch her and fling her.

Crap. So I thought.

At this rate, she’ll fall on the ground, head first.

So, I follow her momentum to make her fall on her bottom by circling my arms around her back.

「UH！！ 」

The woman is moaning.

It still hurts even if you fall on your bottom.

「I-I’m sorry！！ 」

I unintentionally apologize to her.

「KAYA！！ WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO KAYA！！ 」

Reiji’s little sister is facing me.

But, she slipped. And that brought her to her fall.

If she continues to fall in that manner, she might fall on the pavement, face first.

「WATCH OUT！！ 」

I spontaneously catch her body.

FUNYU.

There’s a soft sensation transmitted on to my palm.

「WHAT ARE YOU DOING！！！ 」

It seems I accidentally grabbed her breast when on catching her.

「THIS PERVERT！！ 」

A powerful slap comes toward my face.

Since my hand didn’t separate from her chest. I can only receive it head on.

At that time, my hood slipped.

「OH SHIT！！ 」

I leave that place immediately while trying to hide my face.

The knights who noticed what just happened are rushing at me immediately.

I entered the shadow of the road after taking down one of the knights.

I believe I have escaped far enough. On noticing my surroundings, I seem to be already in the hut of the outer city.

There, I’m catching my breath.

I’m recalling her movements. Those movements of her seem to belong to some sort of kenpo.

And then, it might be the kenpo that came from the earth.

She was a summoned person, too. Moreover, her movements are the movements of a trained person.

But, more than that.

「I failed….」

I’m muttering so.

It might become even more difficult to gather information anymore.

What should I do from now?

「Diehart-sama~. Are you alright～？ 」

Nut is running toward me.

Then, I remember preceding events upon seeing Nut.

Should I tell him the truth？

If it’s Nut, he can easily gather the necessary information.

We more or less became the hero’s enemies.

How would his thoughts change if he knows that I don’t want to be in dispute against the heroes?

But, at this rate, I’ll be left with no other choice.

I’m considering about several matters.

And then, I’m looking at my left palm.

「It was soft…」