The first person to speak up was the girl. The girl hastily blocked her own mouth, but now it will be.
"How did you know?
The boy seems to have given up, but his center of gravity is a little lower than just now.
Depending on my attitude, it will be to escape immediately.
"I don't know..."
I couldn't say I could use an appraisal, so I clouded the words appropriately.
Name... Teeda von Blumeil Crustin
Age… 12
Race... People
Title... Prince of the Kingdom of Krustin and second in succession to the throne
Name... Luna von Blumeil Crustin
Age… 8
Race... People
Title... Princess of the Kingdom of Krustin - Succession to the Throne # 3
"Do you think I believe that I was spotted in a survey, etc.?
With that said, Tida took the position of sheltering Luna.
Well, that's what happens if you're normal. Because I had no choice, I decided to consider the most obvious answer.
"You met a long time ago, resembling a certain person"
"What's wrong with that?
Following Tida, who became even more alert,
"Doesn't Kukri Village sound familiar to you?
With that word, Tida reacted, albeit slightly.
"Five years ago, did he ever get attacked by a herd of oaks on his way to Kukri village? Did a child help you at that time? And did you ever invite that kid to the Kingsguard to turn him down?
Tida looks at me like she sees incredible things.
Apparently, the king has heard of me.
"The child I refused to invite the person to... Kukri Village Tenma"
Tida with a flashing expression pointed at me,
"Dragon Killer Tenma...... real?
"I've never heard that name before, but I did kill the dragon... it was a zombie though"
To that word, Tida suddenly corrected her posture...
"I'm sorry!
And I've apologized for some reason.
Luna's got a serious look in my face.
"Is your brother really a tenma, that hero's?
Now I thought I heard words I wasn't used to hearing.
"What, that hero?
When I asked Luna back,
"My uncle said that Tenma was a hero, a great man who had rid his country of dragons by himself."
That king, what are you teaching your own grandchildren... seriously.
Still, I still can't see that Tida is solidifying...
"So, why are you solidifying?
I decided to ask directly because I had no choice... Teeda looked quite nervous and looked a little blue.
"No, um... my uncle, he who can kill a dragon is of the same power as that dragon. Turning such a man against his enemies means that the worst country may perish, so be careful."
What are you really talking about, that king! Don't use people as children!... and there was no reason to scream here, and my emotions filled me.
Look at me like that, Tida was shaking.
"I'm sorry! Please, my sister, help! My sister didn't do anything! Just miss my sister's life!
"Who kills!
I shouldn't have accidentally put a scratch in Tida's desperate plea.
Because of that, Tida was completely frightened.
"Don't bully your brother! Your brother just practiced as the minister told him!
Here came the information on the mastermind figure.
"What did that minister say?
"If the minister is to be king, he has to go through about fighting. Now it's just about the time the veal was born, so you should practice with them."
Luna's words alone don't tell me what kind of person the minister is, but at least they seem to have instigated these two.
"Look, both of you. Don't pepper them all because of how much the minister said. I happened to be on the street this time, so I could help, but if I hadn't, I'd be dead."
Now they're shivering at my words.
"Besides, if both of them die, not only will the kings grieve, but the two escorts, starting with the minister, will likely be punished as well. Maybe even that relative will be punished"
Now the escorts are bluing their faces.
"I wouldn't have caught such a dangerous eye if I had first spoken to the Kings. Most of all, I'm going to try and kill the veal, and I don't know what to say, but the king would have been mad."
Hearing that, Tida turned her face down, but Luna didn't seem to quite understand,
"But I've had veal steaks and veal soup many times. Was that something you shouldn't have done?
I've heard that. Honestly, I think it's a hard story to tell a child plainly.
Even in my previous life, if I ate whales and dolphins, I'd look cute! People say cows and pigs can eat because they can increase their numbers! When I heard you say things like that, I didn't understand.
The number of whales was decreasing, so I understood what I was still trying to say, but I thought it had nothing to do with taking the lives of cows and pigs.
In contrast, in this world where the concept of protection against extinction is thin, it seems that there are quite a few cows.
I don't know if I can tell you well, but I decided to try to tell you as clearly as possible based on my thoughts.
"Look, I'll start by saying that what I'm saying isn't absolutely correct. On top of that, humans live by eating other creatures and making them their own. You know what that is?
"Yeah."
"I mean, the veal you ate, it became your life. But the veal that was killed this time was killed regardless of your lives. That means most of the lives of the veal have been wasted. The pro-boyfriends were also angry because they found that out. If only a few of them had been killed, the cows would have had no choice but to take care of themselves... and give priority to running away to help the surviving veal. But I could only be angry because all the veal was killed, and I tried to kill you guys... if your family was hurt, you might try to run away with your family, but if they killed you, you'd think I hated who you killed, wouldn't you? That's how the cows felt."
The truth is, you couldn't possibly know what it was like to be a parent cow, and it was close to a lie to tell you, but I guess Luna is an honest kid. He seemed to believe without any doubt in my words and had tears in his eyes.
"Well, what we did..."
"I just bullied and killed a veal half the time."
Calmly teaching her as she was, Luna seemed to understand the meaning of what she had done, tears tearing away from her eyes.
"I'm sorry, no... no, no, no, no, no."
Luna ran straight to the point where she burned the cows, crying and apologizing to the cows.
With that look at Luna, Tida gave me a serious look.
"So what about war? It doesn't matter what you eat in war, people are killing a lot of people.
I ask. I've never experienced war or anything, I've only heard from my grandparents in my previous life, but I decided to think about it a little bit and then tell Tida what I thought.
"I've never experienced it, but I think there are several kinds of wars."
"Type?"
"I think there's a war to live, a war to protect, a war of pride, a war of desire, a lot of things, but what we all have in common is that there are occasions when you join or get caught up in a killing, when you hesitate to take the other person's life, you or your loved ones may die. So in war, people kill people. Not all of them... but most of all, it's better not to have a war."
"So why is there a war or something?
The question is the simplest, but perhaps the hardest. I took a breath and then...
"I think it's because I'm human. I think it's going to be a war to think differently, to be happier than others, to be wealthier, to be better, to have that idea mixed up, and that's what others don't understand, and that idea grows bigger and bumps into each other... but this is all I imagine."
I don't know if I was satisfied with that answer, but Tida didn't ask any more questions.
I watched Luna cry for a while, but Tida comforted Luna and let her off the spot.
"Mr. Tenma, a cow, please. Please."
That's what Teeda says. She comes down with her head.
"Why?
"I know it's self-satisfying, but to turn it into our lives at all. Of course I'll pay for it."
Look me straight in the eye and say so, so I take one cow out of my bag,
"I don't want the money. Instead, eat as you carve into your heart what you are today."
I said and gave it to Tida.
"Thank you"
Teeda thanked him and was putting the cow in a bag. It was then that I realized.
"By the way, how do we get home to Wang Du?
The carriage that the two of them would have come on was rolling over, and on top of the broken wheels and the like, the horses connected seemed to have escaped and were not found around.
From here to Wangdu is about five to six hours if you run a horse and half a day if you rush a carriage. I was going to take the next day to head to Wangdu, but what are these two (+ escorts) going to do? When I was thinking, suddenly Shiloumar turned in the direction of the king's capital and began his vigilance.
Magically strengthen your eyesight and look in the direction Shiloumal was looking at, there's some soot smoke going up. Apparently, a dozen horses are running this way.
Just in case, he kept Shiloumar waiting near the carriage, and Jeanne and the others gave instructions to get in the carriage and be on guard.
But my worries seemed useless. Not yet in the eyes of those on this scene, but my enhanced eyes captured the figure of the armed knights.
"Apparently the knights are here to pick you up... those crests are royal stuff"
They were half-hearted teedas in my words, but then less than ten minutes later I was surprised to see the knights.
"The one there! Get away from that one!
One of the knights at the head of the group screamed so I moved away from Tida to near the carriage.
The knights split into two parts, one for Tida and the other for us.
However, some of the knights surrounding him lay their hands on the sword of his hips, so he took Adamantin's sword out of his bag and set it up.
"You! You're going to disobey!
That's what the knight screams earlier, so I stared, too.
"You don't seem to be being polite for the Knight of the King's Capital! Or is it the courtesy of the knight to suddenly surround himself with a multitude and try to pull out his sword against the benefactor of the prince's life!
"Oh my God!
Apparently this knight is vulnerable to provocation. I was just about to go on with the words, and Tida broke in between me and the knight.
"Refrain! Lord Tenma is the benefactor of my life and that of my sister! I will not forgive you for pointing your sword at Lord Tenma!
Knights silent on the words. But one man entered from behind the silent knights.
"Your Highness. I understand the circumstances… but forgive me for having to fight him…"
The man, who put together a distinctly different air than the knights around him, pulled out his sword without saying whether or not he had or had not, and slashed me.
Teeda was trying to stop the man, but it looks like another guy showed up from behind her.
It was during a few seconds that Tida stopped moving, but in those seconds the offense between me and the man had become unstoppable.
I knew I was going to attack from the atmosphere of a man, and I put my strength into my arms trying to fight back immediately, but at this time the weight of Adamantine's sword, which I was putting out with the intention of dealing with a large number of people, became a vendetta, and I only delayed my reaction for a few moments and turned to the rear to prevent the attack, so I was all over my hands.
"What's up, Tenma! You're moving dull!
The man seems to know me, and for what he's been attacking, he calls out in closeness.
I'm going to be jilli poor as it is, that's what I thought. I threw my sword through my head.
The sword aimed just at the moment to step in, so the man moved slightly bluntly to wield the sword. I took out the small squid over the bag and put it in a combat position as I lowered back wide into that gap.
"Rearrange it... let's go!
The man comes running again. But I didn't get that fast, so I gently threw them at the counter and let them poke me...
The man suddenly stopped and let my thrust empty, swinging the moving knife again to match the speed of the sword he hastily pulled back.
"Shit!"
The slaughter of a man strikes me, but by knocking my body back and then kicking it in the root of a man's sword, I could barely beat that blow.
He took a few steps back and between with a kicked recoil, this time launching an attack from me.
Release one or two punches with the knife lying down. In the meantime, I developed an attitude and put out a third shot of strength, but this is tricky and flattering.
A man tries to break my attitude with all his chances.
But I was more prepared for that attack... than to say, my attack was not yet over.
The flat poke was also used in the new selection, and the characteristic of this poke is the two-stage attack called the horizontal giraffe after the poke.
The man seemed to have eaten the face of this attack on the boulder, but surprisingly stepped in faster than the slaughter and beat the attack with his body around the root of the knife.
And the man blew me up right by my body, sticking his sword down my throat rolling.
So the battle was decided... perhaps a complete defeat since my father.
"I'm here."
I took my hands off the knife I still had and gently raised my hands as I fell asleep.
It would have been a shame if it had ended. All my attacks were carried out, and the attack I intended to put behind me was overrun, and it ended without the skill of doing so.
"It just so happens. If Tenma was willing, I might have died... and that was the only difference."
That's what the man said, put his sword away, and took my hand up.
"You haven't said hello yet. I'm Din Dee. Is it easier to tell your father and your mother's old companions?
Name... Din Dee Duran
Age… 50
Race... People
Title... Former Top Adventurer, Viscount, Kingsguard Captain, Royal Army Strongest
HP… 25000
MP… 15000
Muscle strength… A +
Defense… S +
Fast… A
Magic... A +
Mental strength… S +
Growth power… C +
Luck… B +
Skills... Swordsmanship 10, Pokémon 10, Martial Arts 9, Bar 8, Throwing 8, Patience 8, Bow 7, Axe 7, Physical Ability Enhancement 7, Fire Magic 7, Wind Magic 7, Sensory Enhancement 7, Soil Magic 6, Demolition 6, Abnormal Resistance 6, Night 6, Vitality Enhancement 6, Water Magic 5, Martial Arts General 5, Destructive Enhancement 5, Cooking 2
That's just the strongest thing about the Royal Army. The ability is high, but the technology is even more amazing.
I meant to read the back, and I actually think they were making me dance on the palm of my hand.
"You could have used magic."
That's what Mr. Dinn says, but I felt like using magic was a waste even though he was fighting someone who was more skilled than me because of it. Most of all, though it might not have worked with half-breed magic.
"No, it's a shame to use magic even though I've been matched by someone superior... Plus, I kind of felt nostalgic when my father was doing his archery, and I forgot to use magic halfway through"
I thought it might be rude to say he was like my father, but Mr. Din doesn't look like he hates it.
He seems rather happy.
"I thought Mr. Ricardo was like my brother, so you feel like your uncle. It's not bad."
It was surprisingly highly regarded.
As the two of us spoke, the person who suppressed Tida approached us.
"Sorry to interrupt, but where did you get Adamantine's sword earlier?
The person, back-to-back with his serene face, entails an unspeakable atmosphere, and clearly finds himself not the only one.
I picked up Adamantine's sword, which was falling nearby, and I knelt down and put my sword in front.
"It's what I got at the dewstore in Gunjo City. Your Excellency the Grand Duke (...)"
Not only Mr. Din and Tida were on the spot in my words, everyone was surprised except the Grand Duke and Luna.
Jeanne and Aura, surprised, got out of the carriage immediately and knelt just like me.
By the way, Luna didn't seem to know why everyone was surprised.
"Ho ho, you don't have to be so afraid. By the way, why do you think I'm the Grand Duke?"
At that moment, the air emanating from the Grand Duke changed. Unlike before, I am so intense that I hold this one in.
In fact, Jeanne and Aura are being drunk by that air, and it seems that the Tida and the others are also being drunk by the Grand Duke, with the exception of Mr. Din and Luna.
"Grand Duke, please stop playing with that. Because my slaves are scared."
The knights, in my words, have reprehensible eyes, like, what are you playing with the witch mountain, but the Grand Duke at heart trembles his body,
"No - sorry, sorry. I'm a little too well. Wow."
And I laughed. As the Grand Duke changed, Mr. Din shrugged his shoulders and his face, except for me and Luna, looked distracted.
Even at a time like this, Luna looks strange... after all, she didn't seem to know what was going on... this kid may be the biggest of them all.
"So how did you know I was the Grand Duke?
Ignoring the distracted faces, His Excellency the Grand Duke has asked again.
"Yes, for several reasons. First of all, this sword doesn't have a crest or anything, so it's just a superior sword as it is (...), but doesn't alignment with these change the meaning?
I said that and put it out of the magic bag with Adamantin's armor and armor that I bought at the same time.
"Oh, you got it all... it's beautiful, so you noticed?
Not on the sword, but the armor and armor contain a lion and dragon crest.
"I was reacted to by the sword, so I thought maybe. And..."
"What, there's more?
Put one breath down, then take a glimpse of Tida.
"He is the one who stops the prince and has the same atmosphere as His Majesty the King, because it will be limited"
explained. Seemed satisfied with the words, the Grand Duke laughed out loud.
"Ho ~ You're not exactly who His Majesty said you were. Really funny...... by the way, didn't you have any other weapons?
"This way?
Now out of the bag, Mithril's knife and Orihalcon's knife were removed and arranged.
"Oh yeah...... so how much should I buy these for?
I've eaten my face at straight things, but the answer I immediately thought about and gave was:
"I'll give you the Adamantine stuff, but I don't think you need to give me the knife and knife"
Around the words (other than me, the Grand Duke, Mr. Din and Luna) I sweated cold.
"Why not?
To the words of His Excellency the Grand Duke, who seems to be illusory as if the temperatures around him have dropped, I honestly and without any shame,
"Adamantine's equipment can be seen from its crest as belonging to the Grand Duke's edge (itching), but the knife and knife have nothing to determine the owner. So it seems I have the ownership."
When I finished saying that, the Grand Duke and I looked into each other's eyes for decades.
The surroundings are quiet, drunk by the atmosphere of the Grand Duke. Behind me, Jeanne and Aura were completely solidified, and Shiloumar began to alert His Eminence the Grand Duke from the atmosphere around him.
"Hmm, so is that... sorry I couldn't."
He was the Grand Duke who unexpectedly gave up lightly. Those around him who were nervous exhaled greatly into the words of his Grand Duke.
"No, by the way, how much should I give you for Adamantine's gear?
"Uhm...... din, do you know what the market will be?
Neither me nor the Grand Duke know the price of the market, so Mr. Din asked for it, but Mr. Din doesn't seem to know very well either.
"As I know, there won't be a single piece of white gold. If it adds more value, you can think of doing more… why not ask an expert when you get to Wang Du?
That's what happened.
"Do you?"
So until then, I'll have it.
"Shall we go back to the King's Capital then... Tida, Luna!
"Yes!
"What is it?
The Grand Duke called the two names,
"When I get home, I won't preach."
That's what I said. I stopped at the Grand Duke's carriage, turned to me,
"Tenma, will you excuse me for putting these kids on Tenma's carriage? You can take your time with me."
It was. I admitted it because I don't have to disagree in particular, but when I asked what I would do with the carriage these kids came on.
"It's broken, so we'll have to leave some people here to bring the craftsmen from Wang Du"
That's why. Sure, you can't leave a carriage with a royal crest on it, but there was still room in my magic bag.
"Oh, then I'll put it in my magic bag."
So when I approached the carriage and stored it in my bag, both the Grand Duke and Mr. Din were surprised by this.
"Awesome...... how much the hell did it cost?
and His Excellency the Grand Duke asked. I was messing with my bag's mouth then, so don't even think about it.
"Oh, this is homemade, so it hasn't cost 100G"
And I accidentally talked. The Grand Duke and Mr. Din hardened into that word, and it was too late when I noticed the anomaly.
"Homemade... Bye..."
"He said he made this himself... this country... no, there are not many craftsmen who can make this class of things looking all over the continent..."
I shouldn't have been too indifferent to its value because it is something I have always casually used.
Usually magic bags are either excavated into the ocean in a large dungeon, or made over many days by leading craftsmen working with high-ranking wizards, which is unlikely to be made by fifteen children on their own.
Now, it's a joke, so it's not going to be deceptive, and it can be troublesome as it is.
When there's weird air between the three of us,
"Well, there have been times when my ears have been deaf because of my recent years."
"I also seemed to get bugs in my ears, and I didn't hear anything"
and His Excellency the Grand Duke and Mr. Din suddenly said,
"So, in the end, you got the magic bag in the dungeon, didn't you? You were lucky."
And so it happened. Fortunately, the Grand Duke and Mr. Din were the only ones nearby, so the other knights never asked.
"Yeah, it was a really lucky event"
and the way they fit together seemed like a bad cont, but so far, it didn't have to be a hassle, so let's just do it.
Tida and Luna were already waiting as we headed away from the two to Jeanne and the others.
"Um, it's Teeda von Blumeil Crustin. Nice to meet you, Mr. Tenma"
"I'm Luna von Blumeil Crustin. Nice to meet you."
After the two introduced themselves, I also introduced myself and told Jeanne and Aura that they were my slaves, and made Shiloumar understand that they were going to ride in the carriage too, replacing it with the usual carriage in the bag and connecting to Tanicase.
Tida and Luna were surprised, but that was purely against the carriage coming out of the bag, and Grand Duke and Din pretend not to look away from the magic bag.
"Well, let's go"
I gave Tanikaze instructions and rushed him to the king's capital.