CH 539

“Kuoon♪.”

“You seem to be in a good mood, Ash.”

“I think he likes to travel by carriage. He was so excited at Sandiola too.”

“He’s a little too comfortable around people, but is that okay?”

“He seems to know a bad guy when he sees one. He even barks at people who try to harm us.”

Our mascot bear cub is wagging his short tail in the direction of the driver’s seat, so you can’t really tell, but he’s growing up in his own way.

By the way, the horses pulling our carriage ended up being the usual Johnny and the others. After we get to the border, we’re going to leave them to the knights and head back, though. Albatross and Hitzrite are sitting on the driver’s seat, and they’re also keeping an eye on the surroundings.

“Maybe he’s excited because he’s not with the same people as usual. Except for me and Lars, he’s the others aren’t very familiar with each other.”

“We’ll start getting along now, so it’s okay! Right~♪!”

“Kuoon!”

For the time being, I’ll leave Ash to Kudelica, and when I’m ready to sit back and relax, Makina says with her eyes rounded.

“Hm, that’s rare? Aren’t you going to discuss things or something?”

“We’re just going to keep going until we get past the border anyway, so let’s take our time. We’ve done enough discussions, so we’ll just have to be flexible on the spot.”

“Right. The first few days, the Founder will be wary, but if you pretend to be obedient, you will soon get used to it. After that, we’ll be on the move in earnest.”

“We don’t know what the Founder has in store for us, and it wouldn’t do well to let him control the country and damage the Everlide, would it?”

“I think it’s best to take a look at that as well.”

When I break off the discussion, Sage speaks up, which is unusual, and then Retzel asks.

“We have a lot of dangerous people, but we are one of the strongest forces in the world. If we don’t let our guard down, I’m sure the results will follow.”

“Well said for the leading person on dangerous people. But you’re right, Retzel is right, individual strength is not a problem. I’ll do my best to protect Makina and KudeLica, so I hope everyone will do their best.”

I’m not sure if my words were unexpected, but Makina’s eyes widen, Kudelica looked at me with a twinkle in her eye, and Roza smiled wryly. 

“I mean, it’s true, right? We have demons, dragons, an immortal, and an unusual group of people.”

“You’re right. I think I’ll have to rely on you then.”

“Me too!”

Reiss approaches me with a discontent look, pushing aside the happy Makina and Kudelica. 

“Mu, you’re not going to protect me?”

“You’re under Retzel’s jurisdiction.”

“How could you …… Even though you promised to marry me ……!”

“When did you do that!? All you do is get in the way!”

“Reiss-chan, I’m trying to be patient, so you have to be patient, too.”

“What? Love is a battle, what will you do if you can’t even take him from Makina-kun–“

“Who are you trying to steal from?”

“I’m showwy ……”

“Ahaha, Reiss-chan, you’re desperate.”

Kudelica smiles at Makina as she constricts up Reiss with a smile. 

I was a little surprised at Makina’s behavior. In the past, she would have laughed bitterly or smiled shyly, so we can say that Makina is growing up. 

I glanced to the carriage and saw a carriage of several hundred people following us. I said that I wasn’t overly enthusiastic, but in reality, I wasn’t optimistic because if I messed up, the Everlide people would be in a lot of trouble.

In the meantime, Hitzrite is going to advise the Everlide soldiers to take a break and go back home, but it’s up to Apollos.

…… Anyway, he seems to have a grudge against the Reflexion Kingdom and the King …… When I was thinking about this, Makina came in front of me with her cheeks puffed out and opened her mouth.

“…… Didn’t you just look at Kudelica’s breasts, Lars?”

“I-I didn’t! What’s wrong with you all of a sudden?”

Oops, I wasn’t aware of it at all, but I did see Kudelica playing with Reiss right in front of my eyes. It’s true that Kudelica’s breast growth is the best in A-Class, but ……

“E-Erm …… A-Are you saying that I haven’t really grown up ……”

“Well, that’s not the only attraction of Makina, and I don’t mind it. “

“R-Really? I’m glad to hear that.”

“Hmm, human love, that’s interesting.”

“Hyaaaa!?”

Vertical put his hand on his chin and mumbled something, and Makina and I jumped up in surprise. And then Roza said to Vertical.

“Oh, I forgot about that. Please continue.”

“There’s no way we can!?”

“Hahaha, this kind of thing is not so bad too. It would have been interesting if Lars had been born earlier.”

Retzel laughs with a book in his hand.

Seriously, what does he think of humans are …… Nevertheless, he’s become quite calm too, I can say that he is a victim himself, but that doesn’t take away the fact that he killed someone. He doesn’t seem to mind, but when he asks me to kill him, I get the feeling that deep down his guilt is stronger than his desire.

–So, after a few days of camping and eliminating monsters along the way, we came to the border to go to Berias.

“I’ve heard the situation, please come through. A few kilometers east of here is the border of Berias. To the south is the Karnak Country, but …… that won’t be necessary this time, good luck to you all.”

“Thank you. Well then, Everyone from Everlide, we’ll be on foot from here.”

“It’s no problem, Lars-san! We’re just going to go back the way we came, Hitzrite-sama, we don’t care what happens to us, just be generous to the family we left behind.”

“Hmm. We are a slave country, but we are indebted to Everlide for crops and other things, and I also want to bring you back safely somehow. Well then, Lars-dono.”

“Yes. Let’s go.”

Finally, we set foot in the Berias Kingdom, and after a few more days of marching, we entered the Capital of Berias.