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"Sorry, I just came to wash my face. I didn't mean anything by it."

He spins around and claims his innocence.

"I mean, if you're going to bathe in such close proximity, you should have called out to me!"

I also lodge a complaint. Give me a break, please!　It was a feast for the eyes, though!

"Hm, if Sakon is not coming, it doesn't mean I'm in bad shape, does it?"

"How can you come in here and not have an agenda!　What do you want?"

I need to wash my face.

If there is a water source, I'd rather wash my face normally than use a little life magic. A murderous atmosphere swells up behind me as I answer.　

"Wait, really. ......"

KIN!　There was a sound.

I turned around to avoid getting stabbed, and what I saw was Peter and Amane in a ninja sword vs. small sword duel. Amane was completely naked.

"Hey!　Where did that come from?

From the shadows.

"d*mn ......!"

Amane jumps backward and takes a distance from me, as if she is losing power from her position aimed at me. Naked.

"I promised to guard you seriously, even though you're not who I thought you'd be. ...... release or haste, please."

"No, no, no?　It's just a peeking refusal, remember?　It was an accident and a misunderstanding."

Having said that, I don't want Peter to get hurt, so I apply the haste. No, it would be better to have him use the release of at once, so that neither of us will get hurt.

"You!　I can't believe I'm allowed to serve you, even though I'm inexperienced!"

Amane's attention is completely focused on Peter. You don't mind being naked?　Are you sure?

Out of the shadows came the ability of , which I hadn't heard much about when I received it. Have you been in the shadows all along?　I thought for a moment that Amane knew the effect of this, but then I realized that she must have been aware of it too, because of her reaction to Amane's words about serving her. No, I'm more concerned about the nakedness than the effect!　Is Peter through because he is not in the pedophile sensor range?　

She must have been skinny, with breasts for a petite woman. Rather than swaying, her breasts move in time with the rapid movement of her sword meeting and separating from Peter's. It seems that neither Peter nor Amane is good at the contest of strength, and they repeatedly strike each other and then move apart. It is a new experience for me to see a man versus man fight, as I have only seen it on the screen of an athletic contest. Not so with .......

"Hey, Ukon, stop!"

"It looks like fun, though."

Ukon gets out of the water and gets dressed. He puts on his jacket and calls out to Amane.

Amane, get dressed. You'll catch a cold.

You're not wrong, but are you sure you want to cut each other, cut each other?

Amane draws his sword at Ukon's words, and Peter puts his sword away.

"......!　Remember that!"

"If you win, give me your best wishes."

Peter seems to have been shrewdly offering a deal while they were fighting.

"I know!　Hey, Homura, put this on. I'll take this in exchange for your life!　If you protect them all, this immature man wins!"

"All right, get dressed!"

"Hmm, you can't protect what you can't protect if you're worried about this."

Please mind, for God's sake. I received a beautiful scarlet braid.

"Well, can I fight back or run away?"

"Of course you can. You have seven days from the time you get to Fuso!

"Yes, yes."

Peter gives a curt reply to Amane as she puts on her clothes.

"Are you sure you want me to join?"

If push comes to shove, I'll just run away to the sky.

"I said yes.　It's a handicap, handicap!"

Insurance, insurance.

As I tied the braid around my arm, I checked it and received replies from both of them.

"So, how did you get in here?"

Ukon asks, squinting with amusement. It's interrogation time, but I'm not sitting on my knees. It seems that his plea of innocence has been heard.

"What?"

"Did you walk in unknowingly inside the wards?"

"Warding ......"

"I had set up a [ward] here that only women can recognize the place," he said. Unlike Peter who crossed the boundary through the shadows, how did you get in?"

Through the wards: ....... ............. There was... such a title!　You got it just recently!

Cloak appraisal result [I have a feeling that this is the ability of the [Transcendent of Heaven and Earth] ......

Hand armor appraisal result [...... Mm]

No, wait, that sounds like a useful ability for peeping!

"Sorry. I have a title that allows me to pass through wards. ......"

Seriously, I crossed the border without noticing the existence of the wards.

"Did you get another weird title?"

Peter, please don't call me a weird title!

"I can't believe ......,that you would go beyond the [warding] that Ukon-sama has done."

"In fact, we've been over it. The wards have not been broken, but are still functioning, and I only feel the discomfort of Peter's part now that I've been in.

"Oh no. ......"

Ukon made a nice sound and clapped one hand.

"I don't feel strange anymore.

Peter looks around.

"It's Ukon, ......, and he's unbound."

As soon as the warding is lifted, Amane goes into a calm mode.

"I don't think it's a good idea for Homura to go to Fuso like this. Some noblemen's residences, as well as shrine pavilions, have wards separating the back of the house from the front where guests enter and exit. Even if you have the ability to break them, it's still polite not to enter.

Yes, I didn't know if there were any wards or not, so I could enter without any malicious intent.

"Normally, if you are unaware of the existence of [warding], you don't have the ability to break it, so it shouldn't be a problem."

My title is annoying ....... Gghh!

"How can I ......, I have to have someone follow me when I move?"

Luba will go to blacksmith training, Peter will be on a ninja exploration course, and I want to eat and walk freely.

I can at least teach you the basics if you like.

"Ukon!"

"If you can use [warding], you'll be able to recognize it. Whether or not you can learn to use warding is up to Homura.

Thank you for your help.

Before Amane, who is in a panic, can stop me, I ask her for a favor. It's the long-awaited [warding]. ！！！！

"Amane-sama, you are here. Don't wander off, Ukon. Eat your breakfast and get going."

"Okay."

That's what happened.

That's what happened.

How did Ukon get on Homura's horse?

"I'm supposed to teach you how to ward. It would be useful to teach them on the move."

Ukon is in front of me on the white tiger.

"I'll teach you the rudiments. It would be a disgrace."

I knew you would agree, Mr. Sakon!　It seems to require hand movements to set up the warding, but Ukon in front of me takes my hand and actually moves it, so it's like I'm hugging him from behind!　I'm in trouble. What annoys me is not only the close contact, but also the tickling of the black color that has lost its space on the belly side and is now circling my back!　I was fine with the belly, but not the back. You can't mosey around in close proximity, can you?　It's a struggle to resist tickling. .......

"I don't think it's a good idea for men to be in close contact with each other, do you?"

"Ukon!"

Ukon teases with a smile. It's something like an archaic smile, but the content is terrible.

"Sakon, I think it's fine.

"Amane-sama, ......!"

"That way it looks more like me and Sakon."

Sakon stopped trying to argue and looked at me.

"I'm the one who started it. ......"

Ukon is wearing a robe over his conventional attire, and from the outside it appears that only Amane and Sakon are involved with Fuso. Moreover, Ukon sometimes takes my hand, and from a distance it may look as if he is making out with me. Now that they are riding in the valley of the Cardomos Mountains, it seems that they do not have to worry about others hearing their voices, but considering the possibility of being seen from afar, Amane and Sakon may have decided to be together when they bathe together.

Incidentally, Sakon has been calling Amane-sama "Amane-sama" for a long time because he is not confident of being able to call her "Amane-sama" in an emergency, and he has decided to call her "Sama-sama" until he enters Fusou. According to him, he is not good at being flexible.

He runs through the canyons of the Cardomos Mountains, sometimes fighting off the occasional demon, and sometimes running through the mountain range by passing through a cave that looks like a giant rock chasm. Peter's projectile is a cloud of difference from my projectile's damage. .......

Warding] has been added to the skill list.

"Oh, there it is."

Where are you?

Ahead.

No, I was going to say "the wards", but then the enemy came out too. Six men in armor on horseback came sliding down from the cliffs on either side, blocking the way. Horses are very dexterous, I thought, but then I remembered that horses are the cavalry of this world.

"Hi, nice to meet you. I am Agravain, and you must be the Amane of Fuso.　Can you come with me?"

"Where are you going?　I am on my way back to Fuso. I'm afraid I can't help you.

The man in armor, who does not seem to want to make us say no, acts in a surprisingly polite and knightly manner.

Knightly?　......Cardomos Mountains,Nine Tails of the Body and Soul in dispute with the Isle. I thought it was a family feud, but it's about the Nine Tails!

Peter: I'm getting a knight of the round table. w The relationship is too mysterious.

Homura: I have a very good idea. Can I ask the people involved if I can take them down?

Peter: Go ahead. Can we stop pretending to be wizards now?　Ruba seems to have solved the problem, and I got a statement from Amane, so...

Homura: Yes, yes.

Amane and the knight who calls himself Agravain text Galahad and the others while they are having a bargaining conversation. Peter's reaction is that Agravain is going to appear in Knights of the Round Table.

"I hear that Agravain is one of the most famous knights of the empire. Why is he doing this?"

"There is no need to go into detail here."

While Peter is talking, Amane and Agravain's negotiations break down, and the knights draw their swords in unison. Sakon, who has dismounted from his knight, draws his sword. Sakon and Hop look at each other to tell them to run away, but sorry, I'm in the middle of a text message.

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A short text was sent to Galahad, Eagle, Camilla and Cal at once. Each reply came immediately.

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Galahad<>

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He seems somewhat flustered. Is Galahad's reply really addressed to me?　Since they ask me to call them anyway, I use a forced call, which I have never used before. As usual, Eagle seems to know more about my title and other things than I do. Is this right?　This one. I am a bit hesitant about where in Patoka to choose, but I succeed in calling it out.

"Stoop ！！！！　Hurry up and put your swords away, you guys!"

"What?

A light appeared in front of me as if the space was split during the transition, and Galahad appeared where it disappeared. He seemed to be in a great hurry. He was wearing a tank top and soft cloth pants tied with a string, and he was barefoot. He is barefoot. The people of Fusou are taken aback by this sudden intruder. I'm sorry, I didn't expect you to show up wearing pajamas, too.

Galahad!　Why are you here?

The imperial knights are all in a stir, but fortunately, no one is commenting on their outfits.

"Just put your sword away!

What have you been doing out of the empire?

"I ain't got time to argue with you!

You're out, and I don't take orders from you!

Galahad and the knights are engaged in a heated exchange of words.

"Gyahhhh!　Already here: ！！！！！　You're early!　You used the privilege of Alvar transfer!"

Galahad screams when he sees the sky.

Galahad looks at the sky and a dot comes closer and closer, and soon he sees it is a man on a sky horse. A knight on a white horse. Wow, fancy, wow. .......

"Kneel down, fool!"

Kalu stops in mid-air, his cloak of white and blue lining fluttering in the air, and says, swinging his sword down. As soon as the sword stops in the air, the knights all fall to their knees in one awkward motion.

"Jeez!　Don't get me involved in this, too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Galahad shouts to the sky. Even Galahad is kneeling, is it some kind of skill that makes imperial knights kneel?

The knights kneel and glare at Kalu. The men of Fuso, Peter and Hop are astonished at the turn of events. Peter's eyes slowly turn toward us. He does his best to avoid their eyes, and says, "I'm out of the loop. I open a window and go through the process of acquiring the warding.

I wonder if I shouldn't pretend to be someone else now.

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