I told you, the knight's face rotted.
“If this were the Mareon Empire, you'd be decapitated! ”
“But this is Manisland. Isn't that right?”
“Khh...! Two, we'll see. You from the Markayne family... ”
“That won't work! ”
As I hit the ground and approached the creature in one fell back, the frightened creature swirled his sword with a burst of error.
A pretty sharp blow from two dead knights. But not to play with Express.
“Farewell! ”
Phew!
The knight who had been pierced through the heart by a dug sword spits out blood and kneels on the floor. Then, he stared at me for a moment and slowly fell to the ground.
Turning his head to look at the man next to him, he opens his mouth in surprised eyes.
“Mr. Balon? I'd like to hear the situation. ”
“Ah... that's... ah! Help me, over there! ”
“Yes?”
“Save our commander and his comrades! Please!”
“What are you talking about? ”
From the look on Balon's face, something must have happened.
He opens his mouth urgently, pointing his hand to the other side.
“Ogres and allies are fighting over there! At this rate, we're all going to die! Please help me!”
“Mister! Please help me! ”
A little boy ran up and grabbed my coat and poured out the door.
It seems that the energy of the large monsters that were first detected is the energy of Ogres fighting their allies.
[Kaiyan! Help me! I feel sorry for my child!]
“Phew... Got it. It looks urgent, so I'll go first. ”
When I looked closely at Balon and the little boy who were going to follow me and ran to the place where I felt the energy, I saw the screaming ogre and the four soldiers who were barely standing in front of him in blood.
“Kwaaaah!”
“Turn it off, it's over. But since Valon took Linda... ”
The ogre looks at the soldiers who are left with ferocious eyes, knowing that the battle has already been won. He finds the day behind and smiles hideously.
He probably thinks I'm extra food.
‘That's upsetting. Enable error.’
I wanted to slowly turn the ogre's face into blood, but seeing the soldiers standing there barely enough to see if there was too much blood.
When I activated the error, my whole body was bursting with power, and I slammed into the ground with that power and leapt toward the ogre.
Paaaak!
“Kuaak?”
“Get your filthy face off me! ”
I put down my sword, believing in the power that flows through my hands, without mixing any tricks on the ogre's face.
Puhwaaak
One sword split the ogre's face to the sides and sprinkled dirty green blood all over the place. But, what I didn't think of.
[Argh! My fur is bleeding!]
‘... If I'd known this, I'd have used Blaze Armor. ’
The amount of blood that was scattered to all sides to his huge size was enormous.
It reminds me of a memory on the battlefield when I covered in the blood of a strange monster. I used to walk around with monster blood on my back like it was something I was proud of.
As I turned my head toward the soldiers, the frightened soldiers retreated back to see me covered in green blood.
“Nu, who are you? ”
“I see. I don't know who to call. ”
“Yes? What is that…. ”
Puss.
As soon as the soldier tried to say something, Balon and the little boy appeared through the bush, and the surviving soldiers looked very surprised to see them.
“Balon! Linda! What the hell...? ”
“Commander! You're alive! I'm so glad!”
“Mister!”
A commander ran up and sighed of relief, looking at the little boy in his arms.
“What the hell is going on here? Balon, why did you come back? And the rest of the men? ”
“Well... the knights killed all three trillion soldiers. ”
“What? The knights? ”
“Yes, I think we're just like the commander said…. ”
“Ugh... Then where are the knights now? They couldn't have let you and Linda go so easily. ”
“He saved me and Linda. You took care of all the knights. ”
At Balon's words, the commander looks at me surprised and quickly lowers his expression and bows his head.
“Thank you so much for your help. I don't know what to thank you for...”
“That's okay. Why are you after a child in the Markayne family, after all?" ”
“Yes? Oh... that's...”
The little boy in his arms opened his mouth when he asked me a question.
“Because I am the heir to the House of Marcaine! I don't think they want me to be lord! ”
“Linda! ”
The commander and Balon panicked and tried to silence a boy named Linda. The child who sprayed his hand came to me.
“Mister! Thank you so much for saving me and the others! If you don't mind me asking, what are you doing? ”
“Mmmm... I'm not a man yet... I'm a mercenary. ”
Linda glanced at me with gleaming eyes at the words "mercenary."
“Then I'm really sorry.... If you don't mind, could you do me a favor, or a favor? I heard mercenaries are on the move for a quest. ”
“Linda, to the unknown... ”
“It's okay, mister. If it wasn't for his help, I'd be dead. It's no secret that I'm the heir to the Markains. ”
“… Got it. ”
As Balon and the commander retreated, Linda glanced back at me with a flashy look.
“… Can't I? ”
[Kaiyan! Why don't you help the little girl? We have to cross the Mareon Empire to get to Antigas anyway.]
Looking at those two twinkling eyes weakens my mind. Eventually, I opened my mouth.
“… just in case, I don't take any requests for succession positions. ”
I'm tired of succession fights. Fighting for each other's lives and whether or not I did well is not my fight.
Linda looked disappointed in my answer. I think he was about to request a succession dispute.
“… I see. Okay. Thank you so much for helping me and the guys. ”
It's true that when I look at the child who is retreating with his head bowed and looking at the ground, my heart weakens.
‘You have no right to take another man's life at my hands. ’
What if I helped Linda, and the other one did the same? Turns out young Linda was working the same scam to kill the other heir?
The successor quarrel, like in Baran's case, is a matter that cannot stand idly by unless the situation is directly tied up with me and judged by my own eyes.
“Hey... why don't you come with us to the Markains?" If you just protect Linda until then... ”
Balon said to me, when he saw Linda turning powerlessly.
Before I opened my mouth, I turned my head, and Rika, who was on my shoulder, was staring at me with a look that said, "I have to accept this."
“As long as it's the Markains... that's fine. We have to cross the Mareon Empire. ”
“Thank you! Thank you so much! ”
[It's you, Kaiyan! You did a great job! I believed!]
“Ugh... It's cold! ”
“Kaiyan, let's get you warmed up over here, too! ”
You made a temporary campfire to tidy up some of the dead ogre corpses and soldiers and to melt them down. If it was a forest close to the northern border, there would be a bunch of monsters running around smelling blood, but this is a peaceful forest.
When the soldiers couldn't resist the suggestion of smiling beautifully, they approached the campfire, and the man who was paying attention pushed his butt and came close to the crack.
“Kaiyan, if you don't mind me asking. ”
“Yes, I'm fine. ”
“A-are you really a mercenary? ”
“Yes, that's right. Is there a problem?"
“No, it's not like that... You're too good to be a mercenary. Killing Ogres with a single sword will be difficult, even for knights. ”
Yes, I understand your suspicion of me in his position.
You heard Balon killed three knights with ease.
“You don't have to think too complicated because you are lucky to have a special fortune with a good teacher. ”
“Yes? What is that…. ”
“Isn't it a problem that I'm strong now? ”
“That's right, haha, I'm sorry. I'm skeptical, so I disrespected the rescuer. My name is Anton. Home to the Mareon Empire, I spent 10 years in the Kingdom of Manislan. ”
The words of Anton intrigued me.
“Why did Anton spend 10 years in Manislan? And if you don't mind me asking, why is Linda here? ”
I am very curious as to why the heir to Marcaine is in MENISLAN, not the Mareon Empire.
Anton sighed and opened his mouth, saying that he was troubled by my question.
“Oh, that's... Phew... You don't have to come and hide it now, so I'll tell you. Linda is the only granddaughter of the late Lord of the Marcaine family. ”
“Granddaughter... I see. ”
“The reason I'm here is because Linda's mother, Jerina, settled here with her marriage 10 years ago in the Kingdom of Manislan. Haha! We followed you then, too. ”
“... But how can a child named Linda be an heir? I don't know, but is the Mareon Empire any different from any other empire? ”
I have never heard of a grandson or granddaughter who skipped the lord's child and inherited the title. Even if it is possible in the last words, will the Lord's children remain silent?
“Oh, no... The Markains only have Linda as their heir now. ”
“Yes? What the...”
“The Lord of the House of Marcaine had two children, one died in an accident with the Lord this time, and the other Jerina... He died of sudden illness not long ago. That's why the Markains sent their knights to take Linda. ”
There's no sense in three people dying from accidents and illnesses, which is even more ridiculous here.
“No, but who the hell would want to kill a kid named Linda? There's only one official successor left. ”
This is not the case with Baran and Jansen.
There is no successor left to quarrel with, but someone is after the rightful successor.
Janton bites his lip with a stiff expression on my words.
“… we don't know. But I heard from Balon that the knights said that they had told the Marcaine family that what they wanted was chaos. ”
“Then... someone in the family is after Linda. ”
“Yes, we think so. ”
Rest assured that a child named Linda is not arguing about an heir, but I wonder what kind of big one wants to ruin the Markains by killing the nobles.
I heard from Baran that killing a nobleman within the family does not concern the kingdom, but that killing another nobleman is a serious crime enough to be summoned to the castle and punished severely.
But the nobles aren't trying to kill the nobles, and the knights are coming to kill the nobles. The nobles of their own family.
[… this is more complicated than I thought. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have asked.]
Rica, who was in Linda's arms when she fell asleep, looks out and apologizes. He nods once to Janton, saying it's okay to look at the campfire.
At first, I felt like I was doing something annoying, but this seems to be getting more interesting than I thought.
It's not the quarrel between the brothers that I thought, so I thought I'd let myself get in the way of Linda, the original heir.
"They are not the heirs' quarrels, they are the ones who seek the lives of their heirs. Sounds like fun. '
I told you, the knight's face rotted.
“If this were the Mareon Empire, you'd be decapitated! ”
“But this is Manisland. Isn't that right?”
“Khh...! Two, we'll see. You from the Markayne family... ”
“That won't work! ”
As I hit the ground and approached the creature in one fell back, the frightened creature swirled his sword with a burst of error.
A pretty sharp blow from two dead knights. But not to play with Express.
“Farewell! ”
Phew!
The knight who had been pierced through the heart by a dug sword spits out blood and kneels on the floor. Then, he stared at me for a moment and slowly fell to the ground.
Turning his head to look at the man next to him, he opens his mouth in surprised eyes.
“Mr. Balon? I'd like to hear the situation. ”
“Ah... that's... ah! Help me, over there! ”
“Yes?”
“Save our commander and his comrades! Please!”
“What are you talking about? ”
From the look on Balon's face, something must have happened.
He opens his mouth urgently, pointing his hand to the other side.
“Ogres and allies are fighting over there! At this rate, we're all going to die! Please help me!”
“Mister! Please help me! ”
A little boy ran up and grabbed my coat and poured out the door.
It seems that the energy of the large monsters that were first detected is the energy of Ogres fighting their allies.
[Kaiyan! Help me! I feel sorry for my child!]
“Phew... Got it. It looks urgent, so I'll go first. ”
When I looked closely at Balon and the little boy who were going to follow me and ran to the place where I felt the energy, I saw the screaming ogre and the four soldiers who were barely standing in front of him in blood.
“Kwaaaah!”
“Turn it off, it's over. But since Valon took Linda... ”
The ogre looks at the soldiers who are left with ferocious eyes, knowing that the battle has already been won. He finds the day behind and smiles hideously.
He probably thinks I'm extra food.
‘That's upsetting. Enable error.’
I wanted to slowly turn the ogre's face into blood, but seeing the soldiers standing there barely enough to see if there was too much blood.
When I activated the error, my whole body was bursting with power, and I slammed into the ground with that power and leapt toward the ogre.
Paaaak!
“Kuaak?”
“Get your filthy face off me! ”
I put down my sword, believing in the power that flows through my hands, without mixing any tricks on the ogre's face.
Puhwaaak
One sword split the ogre's face to the sides and sprinkled dirty green blood all over the place. But, what I didn't think of.
[Argh! My fur is bleeding!]
‘... If I'd known this, I'd have used Blaze Armor. ’
The amount of blood that was scattered to all sides to his huge size was enormous.
It reminds me of a memory on the battlefield when I covered in the blood of a strange monster. I used to walk around with monster blood on my back like it was something I was proud of.
As I turned my head toward the soldiers, the frightened soldiers retreated back to see me covered in green blood.
“Nu, who are you? ”
“I see. I don't know who to call. ”
“Yes? What is that…. ”
Puss.
As soon as the soldier tried to say something, Balon and the little boy appeared through the bush, and the surviving soldiers looked very surprised to see them.
“Balon! Linda! What the hell...? ”
“Commander! You're alive! I'm so glad!”
“Mister!”
A commander ran up and sighed of relief, looking at the little boy in his arms.
“What the hell is going on here? Balon, why did you come back? And the rest of the men? ”
“Well... the knights killed all three trillion soldiers. ”
“What? The knights? ”
“Yes, I think we're just like the commander said…. ”
“Ugh... Then where are the knights now? They couldn't have let you and Linda go so easily. ”
“He saved me and Linda. You took care of all the knights. ”
At Balon's words, the commander looks at me surprised and quickly lowers his expression and bows his head.
“Thank you so much for your help. I don't know what to thank you for...”
“That's okay. Why are you after a child in the Markayne family, after all?" ”
“Yes? Oh... that's...”
The little boy in his arms opened his mouth when he asked me a question.
“Because I am the heir to the House of Marcaine! I don't think they want me to be lord! ”
“Linda! ”
The commander and Balon panicked and tried to silence a boy named Linda. The child who sprayed his hand came to me.
“Mister! Thank you so much for saving me and the others! If you don't mind me asking, what are you doing? ”
“Mmmm... I'm not a man yet... I'm a mercenary. ”
Linda glanced at me with gleaming eyes at the words "mercenary."
“Then I'm really sorry.... If you don't mind, could you do me a favor, or a favor? I heard mercenaries are on the move for a quest. ”
“Linda, to the unknown... ”
“It's okay, mister. If it wasn't for his help, I'd be dead. It's no secret that I'm the heir to the Markains. ”
“… Got it. ”
As Balon and the commander retreated, Linda glanced back at me with a flashy look.
“… Can't I? ”
[Kaiyan! Why don't you help the little girl? We have to cross the Mareon Empire to get to Antigas anyway.]
Looking at those two twinkling eyes weakens my mind. Eventually, I opened my mouth.
“… just in case, I don't take any requests for succession positions. ”
I'm tired of succession fights. Fighting for each other's lives and whether or not I did well is not my fight.
Linda looked disappointed in my answer. I think he was about to request a succession dispute.
“… I see. Okay. Thank you so much for helping me and the guys. ”
It's true that when I look at the child who is retreating with his head bowed and looking at the ground, my heart weakens.
‘You have no right to take another man's life at my hands. ’
What if I helped Linda, and the other one did the same? Turns out young Linda was working the same scam to kill the other heir?
The successor quarrel, like in Baran's case, is a matter that cannot stand idly by unless the situation is directly tied up with me and judged by my own eyes.
“Hey... why don't you come with us to the Markains?" If you just protect Linda until then... ”
Balon said to me, when he saw Linda turning powerlessly.
Before I opened my mouth, I turned my head, and Rika, who was on my shoulder, was staring at me with a look that said, "I have to accept this."
“As long as it's the Markains... that's fine. We have to cross the Mareon Empire. ”
“Thank you! Thank you so much! ”
[It's you, Kaiyan! You did a great job! I believed!]
“Ugh... It's cold! ”
“Kaiyan, let's get you warmed up over here, too! ”
You made a temporary campfire to tidy up some of the dead ogre corpses and soldiers and to melt them down. If it was a forest close to the northern border, there would be a bunch of monsters running around smelling blood, but this is a peaceful forest.
When the soldiers couldn't resist the suggestion of smiling beautifully, they approached the campfire, and the man who was paying attention pushed his butt and came close to the crack.
“Kaiyan, if you don't mind me asking. ”
“Yes, I'm fine. ”
“A-are you really a mercenary? ”
“Yes, that's right. Is there a problem?"
“No, it's not like that... You're too good to be a mercenary. Killing Ogres with a single sword will be difficult, even for knights. ”
Yes, I understand your suspicion of me in his position.
You heard Balon killed three knights with ease.
“You don't have to think too complicated because you are lucky to have a special fortune with a good teacher. ”
“Yes? What is that…. ”
“Isn't it a problem that I'm strong now? ”
“That's right, haha, I'm sorry. I'm skeptical, so I disrespected the rescuer. My name is Anton. Home to the Mareon Empire, I spent 10 years in the Kingdom of Manislan. ”
The words of Anton intrigued me.
“Why did Anton spend 10 years in Manislan? And if you don't mind me asking, why is Linda here? ”
I am very curious as to why the heir to Marcaine is in MENISLAN, not the Mareon Empire.
Anton sighed and opened his mouth, saying that he was troubled by my question.
“Oh, that's... Phew... You don't have to come and hide it now, so I'll tell you. Linda is the only granddaughter of the late Lord of the Marcaine family. ”
“Granddaughter... I see. ”
“The reason I'm here is because Linda's mother, Jerina, settled here with her marriage 10 years ago in the Kingdom of Manislan. Haha! We followed you then, too. ”
“... But how can a child named Linda be an heir? I don't know, but is the Mareon Empire any different from any other empire? ”
I have never heard of a grandson or granddaughter who skipped the lord's child and inherited the title. Even if it is possible in the last words, will the Lord's children remain silent?
“Oh, no... The Markains only have Linda as their heir now. ”
“Yes? What the...”
“The Lord of the House of Marcaine had two children, one died in an accident with the Lord this time, and the other Jerina... He died of sudden illness not long ago. That's why the Markains sent their knights to take Linda. ”
There's no sense in three people dying from accidents and illnesses, which is even more ridiculous here.
“No, but who the hell would want to kill a kid named Linda? There's only one official successor left. ”
This is not the case with Baran and Jansen.
There is no successor left to quarrel with, but someone is after the rightful successor.
Janton bites his lip with a stiff expression on my words.
“… we don't know. But I heard from Balon that the knights said that they had told the Marcaine family that what they wanted was chaos. ”
“Then... someone in the family is after Linda. ”
“Yes, we think so. ”
Rest assured that a child named Linda is not arguing about an heir, but I wonder what kind of big one wants to ruin the Markains by killing the nobles.
I heard from Baran that killing a nobleman within the family does not concern the kingdom, but that killing another nobleman is a serious crime enough to be summoned to the castle and punished severely.
But the nobles aren't trying to kill the nobles, and the knights are coming to kill the nobles. The nobles of their own family.
[… this is more complicated than I thought. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have asked.]
Rica, who was in Linda's arms when she fell asleep, looks out and apologizes. He nods once to Janton, saying it's okay to look at the campfire.
At first, I felt like I was doing something annoying, but this seems to be getting more interesting than I thought.
It's not the quarrel between the brothers that I thought, so I thought I'd let myself get in the way of Linda, the original heir.
"They are not the heirs' quarrels, they are the ones who seek the lives of their heirs. Sounds like fun. '
