CH 69

Riding on the back of Prince Corini, who turned into a wolf, we ran down the corridor of the royal palace and went out through the front entrance.

After running through the garden for a while, I saw a building that looked like a knights’ quarters, and we arrived at a stone arena nearby.

Either way, it was absolutely impossible to walk this distance, no, to keep running, so I’m glad you carried me.

The arena is shaped like a mortar, and there are staircase-like seats in all directions.

There is a circular stage in the center at the bottom.

Just near the stage, there was a special wide royal seat that was different from the others, and I saw Gresis-sama and Prince Harence sitting there.

“It’s Her Royal Highness. Why are you riding a wolf?”

While the knights were paying attention, I finally got to Gresis-sama on the back of Prince Corini.

“We’ve arrived.”

“Thank you very much.”

Prince Harence looks surprised.

“I sent him to call Princess Lilith, but I didn’t expect that Corini would allow her to be on his back.”

“Princess Lilith couldn’t move on the way, so I had no choice.”

He lowered his position in a face-down pose, so when I was hurriedly getting off his back, Gresis-sama quickly helped me.

“Couldn’t move. What do you mean?”

I told Gresis-sama, who was staring at Prince Corini in the form of a wolf, about the situation in a hurry.

“It’s just that I didn’t have the physical strength. So, I caused trouble for Prince Corini.”

“I was the one who made you hurry. I’m sorry. By the way, what happened to Agar?”

“I had him accompany Lord Crane.”

Before I could answer, His Royal Highness Corini opened his mouth.

Gresis-sama’s expression didn’t change much, but his tail hit the ground loudly.

“. . . Crane’s escort is assured. So, I trusted you and dared not to give my country’s escort, and I gave Lilith Agar as an exclusive escort, but what do you mean?”

“I wanted Lord Crane to concentrate on treatment with peace of mind, and I instructed him that he could relax if he had a knight from his country. Her Royal Highness is with me, a member of the royal family, so I decided that there was no problem with the escort.”

Gresis-sama sighed at Prince Corini, who said it indifferently.

“It’s unnecessary. However, I was naive because I didn’t think about the possibility of acting separately from Crane. From tomorrow, I’ll also have an escort for Crane.”

When Gresis-sama told Prince Corini, he held my shoulder to switch his thoughts and guided me to the front row where I could see the arena.

“Lilith, it seems that the knights of our country are going to fight a duel, but it is possible to stop it now. What are you going to do?”

I was told by Gresis-sama, and I turned to the arena.

“Um, there’s only Carlsen, is he going to deal with 10 people alone?”

Gresis-sama laughed when he saw me surprised.

“It seems that Carlsen will defeat it in seconds.”

“No way. . .”

The opponents are also knights, so they can’t be weak.

If you get hurt. . . I don’t want you to fight if possible.

“If you’re worried, you can stop it.”

Gresis-sama put his hand on my back and told me.

In the arena, I see Carlsen waving.

Every time, he made tea in the break room and said whatever he wanted to say to Gresis-sama, and he had a serious expression that was completely different from Carlsen, who had a fun and gentle impression.

I realized now that this is surely a knight, Carlsen.

I don’t know how it happened, but for me, he is prepared to accept such an unfavorable situation and tries to fight without fear of getting hurt himself.

I felt it was rude to stop it.

Take a step forward and call out to the stage.

“Carlsen.”

“Yes.”

The knights’ eyes focused on me all at once.

“I want to see your cool side. Good luck.”

I just have to believe in what he can do and support him.

So I smiled.

“Please leave it to me. I’ll finish it in seconds.”

Carlsen returned a good smile after widening his eyes for a moment.

“””Uwaaaaa!!”””

The knights on my side held their heads and roared, so I was worried that this duel was too hopeless.

“Seriously, I won’t forgive you if it’s not a second!”

“I can show a cooler side than you.”

For some reason, the knights on my side started to shout at Carlsen more fiercely than the enemy knights.

The knights of the Kingdom of Howl are pulling away.

“What’s wrong with everyone?”

“That’s their support. There’s no problem.”

Gresis-sama sat down in his seat.

“I was expecting you to stop them.”

Before I knew it, Prince Corini, who became a humanoid and dressed, sighed.

“That was my intention at first, but. . . I’m sorry.”

Before I said it, I can only apologize.

“Corini, you don’t understand. Princess Lilith is right. The fact that morale went up all at once is proof of that. They will do their best tomorrow as well. Our knights of the Imperial Guard, too. It’s really interesting.”

“Brother. . . this is not a game.”

To Prince Harence, who seemed to be having fun, Prince Corini was sighing.

“Now it’s going to start.”

Gresis-sama led me by the hand and sat next to me.

I hold my breath and watch the duel.

The rule is that Carlsen will hit all the enemies. Or, if he drop all the knights on the wolves, he will win.

If he gets hit even a single time, Carlsen will lose.

Even if he drops his weapon, he will lose.

At the same time as the first signal, Carlsen quickly goes around behind the wolf.

Before the knights on other wolves came to support, Carlsen hit the hind legs of the wolf that he aimed at.

In addition, he hit the knight on the wolf who was out of balance due to pain, on the wrist and defeated two people first.

While the knights used a club that looked like a spear, Carlsen used a short wooden sword.

However, without regard to the reach, he enters the opponent’s guard with a quick movement and hits the wooden sword on the wrist and the wolf’s ankle.

Wolves also move fast.

But Carlsen is more agile and has jumping power.

The opponents could not respond to Carlsen’s movements, and were hit one after another, and in less than a minute, Carlsen won a complete victory.

“Damn. . . It’s a lie, isn’t it? I can’t put out my hands or feet. . . it’s too fast.”

The knights of the Kingdom of Howl were drooping, perhaps because they realized the complete defeat.

“Gresis-sama, may I go to Carlsen?”

“Wait. I’ll call him.”

Gresis-sama called out to the arena.

“Carlsen, come here.”

“Yes.”

Called by Gresis-sama, Carlsen in the arena came to his seat right away.

Even though it’s just after the duel is over, he has a cool face.

But there was sweat on his forehead.

“What is it, Unit Commander?”

“It seems that Lilith will give you words of appreciation.”

It seems that Gresis-sama will immediately understand what I want to do.

“It’s an honor.”

Carlsen knelt in front of me, so I approached Carlsen.

“Carlsen, can you raise your head?”

“? Yes.”

I bent down a little, took out my handkerchief, and gently wiped the sweat flowing on Carlsen’s face.

“. . . Oh, Your Highness!?”

“Thank you for your hard work, Carlsen, it was very cool. Thank you for my sake. I’m glad you didn’t get hurt.”

I was relieved and smiled.

I felt like Carlsen stopped as if he had frozen for a moment, but he immediately laughed.

“It’s a waste of words. This action was careless. I’ll be careful from now on.”

Gresis-sama reacted to Carlsen’s words.

“Yes, be very careful. Even just a knight is making her worry. Don’t make her worry about you in vain anymore.”

“I understand.”

Gresis-sama put his hand on Carlsen’s shoulder.

“Well, you did well this time. But you couldn’t defeat them in 30 seconds.”

The knights who heard Gresis-sama’s words began to agree with great momentum.

“That’s almost a minute, not a second,” or “I can kill more brilliantly,” or something like that.

Carlsen suddenly stood up.

“Please don’t compete with me just because I was praised by the princess. I know enough that the commander is the strongest, and you know that the commander is the coolest for the Princess.”

“Carlsen!?”

That’s true, but the embarrassment is different between saying it yourself and having it be pointed out by others.

“Well. But it seems that I’m narrow-minded.”

“Ah, that’s right. You were aware of it. So, you have no intention of improving it.”

Carlsen has no restraint towards Gresis-sama. He doesn’t blame Gresis-sama either.

“None at all.”

Gresis-sama laughed, then turned his face to the knights who were sitting in the cheering seat.

Almost at the same time, the knights stood up all at once and lined up.

For some reason, the knights of the Kingdom of Howl, who were in another place, also stood up.

“I don’t understand why it’s because of Lilith, but this duel was a good rehearsal. Today was a rational opponent, but tomorrow is a runaway opponent. However, it will be cute compared to the monsters we usually face. But you can’t let your guard down. Unlike us, canines have endurance. If it’s prolonged, it’s a disadvantage because your physical strength will be reduced. While adjusting your strength, disable it the moment you face it. Got it?”

“”Yes!””

The knights of the Royal Monster Subjugation Unit saluted all at once.

When I saw the reliable appearance of the knights, I felt that I had not been able to match them who risked their lives.

All I can do is heal.

I’m not versatile at all, but I’ll do my best to go home with everyone.

I swore to them in my heart.

I wonder if the knights of the Howl Kingdom are changing their mind about Lilith a little yet.

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