episode_0162

“It’s far~~~???”

Despite the annoyance in the voice coming from inside the carriage, Kyle forced a smile and answered politely.

“I think we have to go a little further. The road is very rough.”

“Anyway, Mom and Dad, you’re really weird. You sent me all the way to this remote village just because some assassins broke into the palace.”

“Isn’t it because His Majesty and His Highness the Empress love His Highness the Crown Prince?”

“Ha, I wonder if those people didn’t even show their noses on their lovely son’s birthday.”

“Ss …

The boy riding in the carriage was named Leonhard Arvin. He was the son of the current Emperor Assel Arvin and Empress Penelope Arvin.

“But His Highness the Crown Prince likes Raoul, right?”

“Because the godfather is a kind person. Unlike Mom and Dad, he is not that serious.”

“Pfft!”

“What’s wrong? Do you know how difficult Mom and Dad are? Mom is a very strict person who doesn’t even curse or use slang. Dad is a very stubborn person who doesn’t even joke around. How suffocating!”

“Bam bam…”

“On the other hand, the godfather is someone who always worries about others.”

Kyle, who was acting as both a groom and a bodyguard, tried his best to hold back his laughter so that no carriage accident would occur, but he felt like he was going to suffocate at the absurd sounds that kept coming out.

It’s said that someone who curses more than a dock worker is tough.

A gentleman who would have thorns growing on his tongue if he didn’t play a joke even for a single day is stubborn.

It’s amazing that a nobleman notorious for being cold and windy is worried about other people.

Kyle couldn’t help but think that there must be limits to masquerade balls.

But if I revealed the truth, I would definitely get hanged, so I had no choice but to keep my mouth shut.

“Camilla is here too…”

“…… That’s why I don’t want to go.”

“Camilla is scary.”

“…… You’re not the type of person who’ll just end the story with “you’re scary.” ”

Of course, there were some who didn’t know how to wear things like masks.

For example, there’s the story of the nobleman who got a hole in his shoulder because he kept pestering Camilla without knowing who she was, the story of the one who annihilated a group of pirates because he felt dirty, and the story of the one who killed an assassin by spitting out the candy he had in his mouth.

These were stories that were more than enough to be objects of fear.

“To be honest, I think he’s scarier than the assassin.”

“… Why can’t I say no? ”

What Camilla was afraid of was Kyle too.

“But, your fiancee is there too!”

“The granddaughter said…”

The relationship between Raoul and the Emperor and his wife was strong, and the family supporting them was also strong, so it was only natural that the two would become in-laws.

“To be honest, getting engaged to kids who haven’t even had a drop of blood in their heads yet? It’s like getting caught up in adults’ housework.”

“Life is basically about being caught up in a game planned by the people above. If only I hadn’t gotten my nose stuck that day… Damn it…”

“And I’ve never met that kid. He’s never been to the capital.”

“Haha, she’s a bit like Camilla… No, she’s a free spirit.”

Kyle couldn’t help but laugh bitterly as he thought of his nephews’ faces.

It was amazing how they looked exactly like Raul and Camilla.

“Still, I guess it resembles Camilla’s cool personality and Raul’s peaceful personality.”

“… It’s pretty.”

“Isn’t it refreshing?”

“… It’s pretty.”

“Is it peaceful?”

“…… It’s pretty.”

“You’re feeling anxious! You’re obviously hiding something! I can feel the anxious energy on the other side, no, beyond it!”

The crown prince was a well-bred young man who was acknowledged by his parents and even Kyle, but he was not so complacent that he could not sense an ominous sign.

“Turn the carriage around right now! I can’t go to a town where two disasters are lurking! My father is a famous fool! He won’t protect me from those disasters! Turn the carriage around right now!”

“… It’s easy to go, but it’s not easy to go back. That’s the way of the world.”

“Don’t lie! Why is it so hard to go back!”

“Getting married is easy, but going back is very difficult…”

“The more I go on, the more I hate this engagement. I feel like all I can feel is the darkness of marriage!”

“Originally, freedom shines in the absence of freedom. Happiness also shines in marriage.”

“Then marriage is just darkness and lack of freedom! I hate it!!!”

At that moment, as the two people were sinking into fear and depression about marriage, the roar of a huge beast was heard from somewhere.

Kyle’s expression, which had been gloomy just a moment ago, suddenly changed, and he grabbed the pole that had been carelessly thrown next to him after stopping the carriage.

“You’re a devil.”

“… Tsk. This guy is really bad. Kyle. Kill that ugly beast that dared to scream its dirty cries into my eardrums. ”

“I will follow your orders.”

What appeared before Kyle, who was taking a deep breath and preparing, was a giant basilisk.

It was a lizard-shaped demon with very thick rock scales, and was a dangerous demon that loved human flesh.

Since it was a magic that even the most skilled knights had a hard time with because of its intensity, Kyle had no choice but to exert some strength.

“Hoo…”

The moment Kyle was about to swing his baton,

An arrow flew in from somewhere and vaporized Basilisk’s head.

It didn’t even pierce the head, it literally just evaporated without a trace.

Even though it was a truly astonishing sight, Kyle sighed instead of being surprised.

“You’re already here.”

“What? Isn’t a more dangerous demon coming? Are we finished? ”

“Ah, not a demon…”

Kyle turned his head in the direction the arrow had come from.

Soon, the one who approached them, timidly, was a young girl who looked a little younger than the crown prince.

Black hair, pale skin and a pretty face like Raoul, blue eyes and long, smooth hair like Camilla.

Anyone could tell that she was the daughter of two people.

“This is Miss Sharia Argos, the young master’s fiancée.”

“… Oh my god.”

Raoul and Camilla’s daughter, Sharia Argos, resembles the two in appearance, but unlike other daughters, she had a relatively free childhood.

Her daily routine involved running around the mountains with an ivory bow the size of her torso, and in the process, she would kill countless demons.

Sharia again approached the demon who had taken his life by his bow and knelt before him.

“Well, that’s still girlish. Praying for the soul of the demon you killed. First of all, I should go down and say thank you…”

In fact, Sharia was only looking for the arrows he had shot.

“Right? Even though she looks like that, she might actually be a heavenly lady.”

“… The girl turned away at the moment when the demon was shot dead in one blow.”

“Well, people have to be three-dimensional to be fun. Even if your face looks cold, you’re refreshing on the inside…”

However, Sharia, who saw that her arrow was broken, quickly turned her head towards the crown prince and Kyle.

Then he spoke in a cold voice, holding a new arrow in his bow to prevent them from running away.

“Money.”

The arrow I shot to save you broke, so I wanted money equivalent to one arrow… but I omitted too much of the words, so it was misunderstood.

“What kind of mountain is that!”

“Ha… That’s not what I meant… Ah, I don’t think this explanation will work.”

Sharia inherited more than just the looks of the two men.

Because he was a child who had Camilla’s brute strength and a personality that did not hesitate to use force, and Raoul’s miserable way of speaking and smooth but eccentric personality.

Kyle thought to himself that the child resembled only good things on the outside, but only things that should not be resembled on the inside.

“… money.”

Kyle had no choice but to take a gold coin out of his pocket and put it in Sharia’s hand.

“So thanks to you, we escaped the crisis haha…”

“An even bigger crisis has come! An engagement with such a bandit! This is a crisis that will make the devil look ridiculous! Call that devil back! And back off from this engagement!”

When Sharia heard the sound of the bandits, she felt hurt inside and lowered her eyes to look at the ground.

“I’m not a bandit. I just pointed a weapon at him and asked for money.”

“That’s a bandit!”

“…… Kyle. He’s teasing me.”

“I’m not kidding! I’m surprised!”

The crown prince beat his chest and complained of his frustration, and Sharia held onto Kyle’s trouser leg and expressed her frustration.

“Ha… I’m grateful that you saved me, though.”

“Then can you give me the price of my life?”

“………”

The crown prince began to resent his parents for going ahead with this marriage without regard for his opinions.

I heard she was a beautiful, kind, and polite girl, but if you take away the word beautiful, every word is the exact opposite.

“…… I said that bandit because I was surprised. First of all, I apologize. But it’s rude to point a weapon at someone. If you do that to me in front of other people, it’ll be annoying in many ways. ”

“……. Then it’s okay to aim at them as long as they’re not in front of other people?”

“Oh my god. Did you hear what I said with your nostrils instead of your ears?”

The crown prince had a feeling that his future living under the same roof with this woman would not be smooth.

“… Still, your archery skills are amazing. That small body can produce such power. Who taught you?”

“…… Hmm.”

Sharia, who couldn’t name anyone because there were countless people who had influenced his archery skills, answered in an annoyed voice.

“Ghost.”

“Is that kid really weird?”

Kyle couldn’t bring himself to say no.

“Isn’t it unusual…?”

“No, that’s special.”