“Lowering… !”
Selize lightly drew her sword and stood in front of Leo.
The sudden appearance of knights at night.
Of course, I had to be vigilant.
“Are they knights from the nearby territory?”
It’s dark and it’s hard to see from a distance, but I can tell that the armor and barding they’re wearing is pretty good.
In this world of Lost World, since monsters continue to appear around the territory, knights and soldiers must constantly patrol the area.
At first, I thought it might be such articles.
and after a while
The knights arrived at the place where Leo and Celise had camped out.
One of the knights in the lead stepped forward as a representative.
And… .
“… Lowering!?”
“Drexla?”
It was Drexla, a member of the Royal Knights.
After seeing him for the first time in a while, Leo smiled in delight.
“Wow. long time no see.”
“no… .”
Drexla’s eyes widened when she saw Leo.
“Are you really low? Looking at Sir Sellies next to me, it’s clear, but… .”
“Why? Is it strange that there is no attendant next to me? Everyone sent them back first.”
“That’s not it. You’ve grown so much taller than the last time I saw you.”
“ah. Drexla hasn’t seen me before.”
Leo grew up quickly while training hard last winter.
However, I hardly saw other people because I was mostly confined to my room.
After that, he set off for Hydra’s beggar, so Drexla saw Leo within a few months.
So I couldn’t help but feel embarrassed.
The Leo he remembers was a short kid, but he had grown well over 170 before he knew it.
“Anyway, what’s going on here? Did you get a mission?”
“Yes. you’re right. His Highness the King personally gave the mission.”
“What? Oh, for security reasons, you can’t let me know.”
“no. You can let me know.”
Drexla shook her head.
Then he took out a rope from the back dance and lifted it.
“This is an order to bring the 4th prince of Leo Asian Rom Karst to the capital immediately.”
“… … ?”
Are you kidding?
* * *
A mission to transport Prince Leo.
King Biden, who couldn’t wait, exploded and dispatched the royal knights to catch Leo himself.
Fortunately, since the person in charge is Drexla, he is familiar with Leo, so it can be said that he was considerate in his own way.
“… Big hum. Drexla.”
“Yes lower.”
“Is your father very angry?”
“Um… .”
Drexla had a hard time answering.
How can you judge the master’s feelings carelessly?
However, just by looking at the way he blurted out his words like that, Leo was able to notice enough.
“Sigh… .”
Leo sighed involuntarily.
It was a consignment mission and I actually brought a rope, but of course I wasn’t really confiscated.
The knights, led by Drexla, served Leo with great care.
They were a whopping 20 people, and even brought a wagon to pick up Leo.
It was a luxury that could be used as a bedroom when camping.
“Fortunately, the. Seeing you sleeping on the floor, I kept thinking it was uncomfortable.”
“Selise… . I’d rather camp comfortably.”
Celise was happy to make Leo’s return more comfortable, but Leo was different.
It would have been much more comfortable to move slowly while looking at the stars in the sky.
‘I never thought I’d feel the way I felt before I got scolded by my parents at this age… .’
I don’t know when the last time I felt this way.
Of course, it’s nice to feel the love of King Biden, but… It was true that it was a burden.
“By the way, low. It’s been a while since I heard you arrived in the Duchy of Ryant, so why are you coming now?”
Leo slightly averted his gaze at Drexla’s question.
“what… How come it happened hahahaha.”
I couldn’t say that I had been sick for two weeks after going on an expedition to Uranus.
Aren’t there not only Drexla here, but other Royal Knights as well?
If they even inform King Biden of this… .
‘Absolutely not.’
Leo trembled.
If he did, he might be confined to the royal castle until he became an adult.
It was then.
“It is because of me. Thanks to the grace of the Duke, I was taught swordsmanship, albeit briefly. Leo, you delayed your comeback for me.”
Celise, who had been listening quietly by the side, opened her mouth.
Of course, Leo was dumbfounded.
“what… ?”
what did that mean
However, upon hearing that, Drexla and other knights burst into exclamation.
“Huh. Sir Sellies was taught by the Duke?”
“I wondered why the comeback of the poor Leo was delayed, but did that happen… .”
It was a lesson received from the first swordsman of the kingdom.
For the knights, it was a better opportunity than any elixir.
You delayed the schedule even though you knew you would be scolded for the sake of your subordinates.
Isn’t that the best lord ever!
Drexla smiled.
“Sir Selisse would be nice. To be able to serve someone like you, Leo.”
“of course.”
Celise nodded her head broadly, as if asking why she said something obvious.
The other knights looked at him with envious expressions.
It’s because it’s not easy to meet a lord who cares for a knight like that.
Like that, thanks to Celise, the liking for Leo rose in the hearts of the royal knights.
“… … .”
Leo looked at Celise with a puzzled expression.
Then the two met eyes.
‘good.’
Leo gave a thumbs up.
* * *
When Leo saw Wangseong, who had arrived after a long time, his steps were heavy.
“Go, low. His Highness the King is waiting for you.”
“… Isn’t your father busy?”
king of a country. If it was a king like the Roman Kingdom, the schedule was tight for several months.
Of course, it was difficult to see him carelessly because his son had come to visit.
“well. I don’t know the details, but he told me to come right away as soon as he brought the lower Leo.”
However, the king summoned Leo right away as if he had prepared well.
And the audience room arrived.
Leo opened the door and greeted King Biden, whom he hadn’t seen in a long time.
“father. long time no see.”
“Huh. yes. You seem to know that it’s been a while, right?”
“… … .”
“I also thought you decided to go out and live.”
Leo broke out in a cold sweat.
‘It looks like I’m really mad, but how do I get rid of that… .’
He was a benevolent person for a king, but he had a fatal flaw.
It was that he loved his children so much.
“You have grown taller. It’s so awkward to see my son after a long time.”
“hahahaha… .”
“Besides, you spent your birthday outside. Do you know the feeling of having a birthday celebration party when there is no birthday person?”
“… Did you throw a party without me?”
“As a member of the royal family, you have authority, so of course you have to celebrate your birthday. Other nobles give you a present, and I took it instead.”
Nobles and royalty should always be conscious of others’ gaze.
If Leo’s birthday was not celebrated, it could be seen from the outside that there was a feud between the King and Leo.
I had to be careful from the beginning, as once a strange rumor spread, it would get out of hand.
That’s why the not-so-funny incident of having a birthday party in Leo’s absence happened.
“hahahaha… I guess I should say thank you to the nobles who gave me the gift.”
“I told you for it, so you don’t have to.”
“thank you. father.”
“Okay. I wonder if that thank you will come out after hearing everything I have to say in the future.”
King Biden smiled lightly.
Leo was startled.
‘Oh, I can’t.’
It was obvious what he was going to say.
“From now on, I will control your going out… .”
King Biden’s words slowly penetrated Leo’s ears.
No going out.
You can no longer roam around freely like before.
There are so many things to do, but I just couldn’t.
That’s why Leo said urgently.
“Ah, father. Come to think of it, I can’t see the Marquis of Merverde?”
When hearing the news of Leo’s return, the Marquis of Merverde always came before anyone else.
However, only the king was in the audience room.
“The Marquis has recently been busy with a brief position as an academy professor.”
“Oh, I see.”
“You seem to want to see your teacher, the Marquis, more than this father?”
“Yeah, can that be?”
Leo felt as if his body was reeling from another attack by King Biden.
The king did not leave such Leo alone.
Besides the long outing, there was another fault of Leo.
“By the way, it’s Leo. You must have done a great job before you left.”
“… What are you talking about?”
“The Dark Tower Master of the Medith School. Black Mage Logan. Are you friends with him?”
“ah… .”
“Not all warlocks are evil. It is a fact that I and other nobles know.”
Surprisingly, among the black magicians, there were those who fell into that path for unavoidable reasons.
Most of them were unanswerable trash, but there were also people like Logan who could only learn magic because of circumstances.
“That Logan seems to be pretty good.”
While Leo was gone, Logan, who had been staying in the royal castle, was investigated in many ways.
However, Logan has the guarantee of the first queen, and has a history of helping Prince Leo defeat other black magicians.
In addition, his past was also given extenuating circumstances in that it was clean.
“But that doesn’t mean you’re not at fault. If you’re still young, you could get caught in the dark mage’s thread and suffer greatly.”
Didn’t the younger sister of the first queen do the same?
Of course, he was short-sighted and had a lot of foolish sides, but in the eyes of the king, he couldn’t help but be worried about Leo, who wasn’t yet grown up.
“And again… .”
The king’s nagging continued for a while.
Leo pretended to be apologetic at first, but as it got longer, it became difficult.
Eventually, Leo abruptly cut him off.
“father. Logan is a really nice guy. As proof of that, it was decided that this time in the Duchy of Lyant, his Medice school would be adopted as the official Mage Tower.”
“what… !?”
King Biden stopped talking and stopped.
Not simply trading behind the scenes with a few helpful warlocks, but accepting them as official mage towers?
Even in a duchy-like estate?
This was a big deal.
“Ah, no, the duke didn’t contact me at all… ?”
“Because I was going to tell you when I come to the royal castle anyway.”
Originally, it was right for the duke to talk to the king first about such a big matter, but Leo asked him.
-Peacock. I will tell my father about the Mage Tower separately.
-Why… oh I’m trying to divert your attention.
-you’re right.
Wouldn’t it be nice to have more shocking news that I can’t even nag!
Thanks to this, the king’s mouth, which had been nagging Leo for a while, stopped.
“… This should open a meeting right away. Leo, let’s talk about the unfinished business a little later.”
“Yes, Father. Then I will leave.”
Leo bowed his head and left the throne room.
A smile hung on his lips as he walked out.
It was as planned.
* * *
After the audience with King Biden, Leo walked to his room.
No matter how good the camp was in the wagon, they spent too long outside.
Naturally, this frail body was feeling fatigued.
‘Sonia must visit tomorrow.’
I had to ask them to make some elixir with the treasure of the giants, and there were also a lot of herbs brought from the fairy forest.
You should be able to make some useful potions with this.
‘Come to think of it, I should try contacting the empire.’
Now that he has risen to the fifth rank, it is time to fulfill his promise to Countess Ermeri.
Even if it wasn’t for that, there were many wizards who asked me to visit them at least once when they came to the empire.
Representatively, Count Guillotine, who was the commander-in-chief of Hydra’s Dokji garrison, was like that.
‘There are so many things I have to go out and see as soon as I come back.’
That’s how Leo was walking while thinking about this and that.
“Kyaaa Leo-!!”
There was a sound of cheering, and something came from the side and hugged Leo.