CH 143

Tauro and Aeris met up with Shin outside the village and boarded the carriage that had been prepared for them.

“Take it easy, you two! And, good luck!”

Shin called out to the carriage as it pulled away and waved.

Tauro and Aeris waved back at Shin.

Shin and the village of Dansas behind them faded into the distance.

As Tauro gazed at the scene, he knew that it was going to be another long journey beyond the city of O’circus.

Tauro really wanted to go straight to the royal capital, but for safety’s sake, they rode to the capital via the city of Daredar.

Because it was conspicuous that Him and Aeris, two children, even if they were adventurers, were traveling in a rented carriage.

We decided that if we strayed from the city streets, we would be in danger of being targeted.

Besides, there was no need to be in such a hurry.

Uwakin’s movements were worrisome, but I had already intimidated him to the point of incontinence once.

It was unlikely that he would come after us.

It was the evening of the fifth day of our journey to the Royal Capital.

We decided to spend the night in a small town slightly off the road, but an unexpected pursuer appeared at the entrance to the town.

It turned out to be Uwakin and three of his soldiers.

They seemed to have been following us auspiciously.

Just as Tauro and the Coachman were getting out of the carriage and going to the entrance to ask the gatekeeper for permission to enter the city.

“Hey, I found you, Aeris! It is unladylike for a woman to travel alone with a man, even if it is a child while we are engaged to be married! But I’m a forgiving man and I’ll overlook this runaway and tolerate this behavior. Now, come with me back to Van Dyne territory!”

With that, Uwarkin ordered his soldiers to capture Aeris.

“I will not let you do so.”

Tauro stood in front of the soldier and the self-proclaimed fiancé, who was not wanted.

Then he chanted something and one of the soldiers who had gone towards them turned to his companion.

“Haaa!”

The soldier shouted and punched his fellow soldier.

“Gya!”

The soldier was blown away by his comrade’s surprise fist that went squarely into his face.

When he hit the wall of the city gate, he fainted and collapsed on the spot.

This startled Uwakin and the rest of the soldiers.

“He’s betraying us!”

They hurriedly accused their fellow soldier and started to hold him down.

The gatekeeper of the city gate, who had been watching this exchange, saw that it couldn’t be overlooked and called the other guards together to capture him.

Uwakin shouted that he was a nobleman, a member of the Marquis of Van Dyne party! He shouted, this time threatening the guards who were now trying to seize him.

“Guards. That man is the second son of a fallen viscount, not a member of the Marquis of Van Dyne family. He’s a criminal, so to speak, deceiving the nobility. You’d better capture him and confirm his authenticity.”

Tauro warned the guards.

“You’ve got a lot of nonsense to say!”

Uwakin retorted, his face turning red as he grabbed at Tauro.

Tauro slid away from the outstretched hand and swatted away Uwakin’s leg, flipping him over.

The guards seized him as he fell.

“Let me go! I’m the (future) Marquis of Van Dyne!”

Tauro and Aeris climbed into the carriage with Uwakin’s cries behind them and headed for the town’s inn.

“Is it okay for us to stay here and relax?”

Aeris expressed her concern to Tauro in the inn’s dining room.

“Once captured by the guards, it will take time to contact the lords above or even above them for confirmation, so I think they will remain detained even after we leave the inn tomorrow. It’s true that he did impersonate the Marquis of Van Dyne in front of the guards.”

“Is that so? That’s a relief, isn’t it?

When Aeris confirmed this from Tauro, she finally felt relieved and drank a glass of water to catch her breath

After that, the rest of the way to the royal capital was smooth, with no Uwakin in pursuit.

“What are you going to do when we reach the capital, Tauro?”

Aeris, who hadn’t been as nervous as she had been when Uwakin had followed their trail, seemed to be getting nervous again as they approached the capital.

“In case you’re wondering, I’ve sent out a letter ahead of time, so you’ll have to follow my lead and meet a lot of people for the time being. From what I’ve heard from you, the Marquis of Van Dyne is powerful and well respected, so I’m sure there are only a few people who will try to interfere in this family feud.”

“The Van Dyne’s aren’t part of any faction, but that’s why they’re so well respected. My father was a well-liked man. I don’t know what’s going on with my mother now that she’s doing whatever she wants.”

The gates of the royal capital were approaching in front of them.

They had arrived at the capital after more than ten days of travel.