After a long night, the light of day shone on the royal capital.
After annihilating the undead army, we returned to the capital and were greeted with a grand welcome.
The guards all rushed towards us.
“I heard it all. You guys repelled the undead army with just the four of you. I thought it was absurd, but….. It’s outrageous!”
“Thanks to you, the royal capital was saved from any damage! I’ve never seen anything like this! We made it through a defensive battle without losing anyone!”
“You held off the enemy at the gates, leaving us to only stand there and watch.”
“Honestly, I didn’t like the air around you at first, but… you’re the real deal. With you here, we have nothing to fear!”
I wondered if everyone was elated that we had survived the attack.
Even those who had previously looked at me coldly began to offer words of praise. I feel as if I’m being lifted in the air.
“You guys did a really good job. Thank you for your hard work.”
Chief Bolton called out to us.
“I knew I could trust you guys to be at the frontlines… but I honestly never imagined you’d make it this far.”
He touched his beard and smiled wryly as if he was taken aback.
“It’s thanks to the hard work of everyone in the squad,” I said.
Spinoza heard this and snorted.
“You’re one to talk. Almost everything was your work. You’ve taken on the entire undead army’s attack by yourself.”
Chief Bolton looked astonished.
“Taking on the undead army’s attack by yourself……?”
“Yeah. Thanks to that, we didn’t receive a single hit. When you’ve been through something like that, it’s easy to misunderstand it as your own abilities.”
“Spinoza, I’ve never seen you compliment someone before. Is it going to snow tomorrow?”
“S-shut up! I’m not complimenting him!”
Spinoza spat out while her cheeks were blushing. She was so embarrassed that Chief Bolton was able to point it out.
Seira smiled like a goddess.
“I can fight with great peace of mind knowing that Sieg-san is on my side. No matter who the enemy is, I don’t feel like I’m going to lose!” She said.
“Sieg-san is our pillar.”
“Oi oi, you’re giving me too much credit.”
“Ufufu. You don’t seem to be very good at receiving praise. Maybe you haven’t had much experience with it?”
“Yeah, I guess that’s it.”
Fam was right.
When I was in my previous party, I was always scolded and never received any praise.
Only abuse reached my ears.
That’s why I feel a bit itchy when I receive compliments.
“Then, let me give you lots of compliments. Kyaa. Amazing. Nice. Hold me. Sieg-sama, you’re so cool.”
“That’s one hell of a monotonous voice……. You, you’re trying to play with me.”
“Was I that obvious? Ufufuf. I’m very interested in you. I want to see how you react.”
A thin smile appeared on Fam’s face.
She was completely enjoying this……
That’s when it happened.
“You guys, what the hell is going on here?”
A serious voice rang out.
I looked and saw a long-haired man in silver armor.
I wondered if he was a member of the knights.
He appeared to be in his late thirties. He had a look of pride on his face with his whole body leaking out the pride of an elite.
“Look who it is, isn’t this the Knight Commander, Gregor. What’s the matter with you showing up at a meeting of the guards who you look down on every day?”
The irony was bared in Chief Bolton’s words.
Knight commander……
The head of the knight order that served the royalty and nobility, and fights to protect the hidden treasure…
So that was him……
“I heard that you defeated the undead army. I was only hoping that you and your guards would be able to reduce their strength a little, but I didn’t expect you to…… wipe them out. What kind of cunning tricks did you use?”
Gregor folded his arms and said in a probing tone.
“Did you use some secretly developed weapon? Hmm?”
“Hahaha. Where’s the budget for that? The budget for us is sparse, you know? We aren’t like the knights.”
Chief Bolton said.
“There’s no need for tricks. We just faced them head-on. The fifth squad over there fought them off at the gate.”
“That’s bullshit! There’s no way you can compete with just four guards! Don’t you dare mock me!”
“I’m just telling you the truth,” Chief Boltin said.
“Well, you don’t have to believe me if you don’t want to. There’s no need for you guys to know anything.”
“Kuu….! You’ve got to be kidding me……! I will definitely expose what you are hiding. Prepare yourself!”
Gregor spat and walked away.
“…..Geeez. This is why the knights are like that. They are too proud of themselves that they only see what they want to see.”
Chief Bolton said in disgust and looked at us.
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“……Well, anyway. You guys did a great job. Now that the battle is over, let’s have a big party tonight.”
After a long night, the light of day shone on the royal capital.
After annihilating the undead army, we returned to the capital and were greeted with a grand welcome.
The guards all rushed towards us.
“I heard it all. You guys repelled the undead army with just the four of you. I thought it was absurd, but….. It’s outrageous!”
“Thanks to you, the royal capital was saved from any damage! I’ve never seen anything like this! We made it through a defensive battle without losing anyone!”
“You held off the enemy at the gates, leaving us to only stand there and watch.”
“Honestly, I didn’t like the air around you at first, but… you’re the real deal. With you here, we have nothing to fear!”
I wondered if everyone was elated that we had survived the attack.
Even those who had previously looked at me coldly began to offer words of praise. I feel as if I’m being lifted in the air.
“You guys did a really good job. Thank you for your hard work.”
Chief Bolton called out to us.
“I knew I could trust you guys to be at the frontlines… but I honestly never imagined you’d make it this far.”
He touched his beard and smiled wryly as if he was taken aback.
“It’s thanks to the hard work of everyone in the squad,” I said.
Spinoza heard this and snorted.
“You’re one to talk. Almost everything was your work. You’ve taken on the entire undead army’s attack by yourself.”
Chief Bolton looked astonished.
“Taking on the undead army’s attack by yourself……?”
“Yeah. Thanks to that, we didn’t receive a single hit. When you’ve been through something like that, it’s easy to misunderstand it as your own abilities.”
“Spinoza, I’ve never seen you compliment someone before. Is it going to snow tomorrow?”
“S-shut up! I’m not complimenting him!”
Spinoza spat out while her cheeks were blushing. She was so embarrassed that Chief Bolton was able to point it out.
Seira smiled like a goddess.
“I can fight with great peace of mind knowing that Sieg-san is on my side. No matter who the enemy is, I don’t feel like I’m going to lose!” She said.
“Sieg-san is our pillar.”
“Oi oi, you’re giving me too much credit.”
“Ufufu. You don’t seem to be very good at receiving praise. Maybe you haven’t had much experience with it?”
“Yeah, I guess that’s it.”
Fam was right.
When I was in my previous party, I was always scolded and never received any praise.
Only abuse reached my ears.
That’s why I feel a bit itchy when I receive compliments.
“Then, let me give you lots of compliments. Kyaa. Amazing. Nice. Hold me. Sieg-sama, you’re so cool.”
“That’s one hell of a monotonous voice……. You, you’re trying to play with me.”
“Was I that obvious? Ufufuf. I’m very interested in you. I want to see how you react.”
A thin smile appeared on Fam’s face.
She was completely enjoying this……
That’s when it happened.
“You guys, what the hell is going on here?”
A serious voice rang out.
I looked and saw a long-haired man in silver armor.
I wondered if he was a member of the knights.
He appeared to be in his late thirties. He had a look of pride on his face with his whole body leaking out the pride of an elite.
“Look who it is, isn’t this the Knight Commander, Gregor. What’s the matter with you showing up at a meeting of the guards who you look down on every day?”
The irony was bared in Chief Bolton’s words.
Knight commander……
The head of the knight order that served the royalty and nobility, and fights to protect the hidden treasure…
So that was him……
“I heard that you defeated the undead army. I was only hoping that you and your guards would be able to reduce their strength a little, but I didn’t expect you to…… wipe them out. What kind of cunning tricks did you use?”
Gregor folded his arms and said in a probing tone.
“Did you use some secretly developed weapon? Hmm?”
“Hahaha. Where’s the budget for that? The budget for us is sparse, you know? We aren’t like the knights.”
Chief Bolton said.
“There’s no need for tricks. We just faced them head-on. The fifth squad over there fought them off at the gate.”
“That’s bullshit! There’s no way you can compete with just four guards! Don’t you dare mock me!”
“I’m just telling you the truth,” Chief Boltin said.
“Well, you don’t have to believe me if you don’t want to. There’s no need for you guys to know anything.”
“Kuu….! You’ve got to be kidding me……! I will definitely expose what you are hiding. Prepare yourself!”
Gregor spat and walked away.
“…..Geeez. This is why the knights are like that. They are too proud of themselves that they only see what they want to see.”
Chief Bolton said in disgust and looked at us.
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“……Well, anyway. You guys did a great job. Now that the battle is over, let’s have a big party tonight.”
