Episode. 15 Metamorphosis (3)
“under.”
Ludwig looked at Richard with a blank smile.
Even if the youngest son had changed, he had changed too much.
Both outwardly and in terms of his perceptible spirit, the word “eye-to-eye” was appropriate.
There is only one opportunity to achieve this change at once.
“No way, did you have a metamorphosis?”
“yes. Thanks to Dragon Heart, I was able to grow even more.”
The housekeeper’s eyes fluttered once.
“Did you mean you ate dragon hearts raw?”
“I did.”
Richard calmly nodded.
There was no reason to lie.
“We’ll hear more about it later.”
The family head looked away from Richard and once again praised the 3rd Knights for their hard work.
The 3rd Knights showed a look of great emotion at the encouragement of the family head.
“The 3rd Knight Commander, report the damage.”
Polk, who was ordered to, knelt down and opened his mouth.
“5 anti-dragon ballistas have been destroyed. There is no other damage.”
“How many died?”
The family lord was going to hold a funeral for the dead, including Gide.
To soothe the souls of those who gave their lives as Battenberg’s sword.
Suddenly, Polk shook his head.
“There are no casualties.”
“… … what?”
It was unbelievable. No matter how young he was, there was no way that there would be no casualties in dealing with the dragon.
Didn’t Gide start quenching in the first place?
“All of this is thanks to Master Richard.”
Richard saved Gide’s life.
He also said that he saved the knights from a dragon that had gone mad, and that he did all sorts of things.
Amazing stories flowed from Polk’s mouth.
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3 days after returning to Battenga.
I suddenly became a big star.
okay. If I had to describe the current situation in one word, that would be the best.
“Ah, hello, Master Richard!”
“okay. A lot of work.”
Feeling the hot gaze, I turned my head, and one knight lowered his head in amazement.
It was as if he had been caught looking at a beautiful woman.
It’s a bit strange to get this kind of attention from a nasty guy.
It’s all because Polk painted my face in front of everyone.
The boy who realized that my butler’s life was in danger and rushed to save him within a month.
When the knights were trembling in front of the devil’s demon, the bloodline of the true Battenberg who was the first to show off his bravery.
A dragon slayer with a sword inserted into the head of a mad dragon, a genius who ate the heart raw and digested it perfectly.
In addition, a lantern that drives away the darkness!
That was the modifier that followed me.
The knights of Battenberg seemed to have erased from my head the fact that I had been an idiot a few months before.
It was a time when the sudden change was very burdensome.
“Richard!”
“Maurice?”
My brother, Moritz Battenberg, who slightly resembled Rapture, stood in my way.
“Why did you call me? I just received a call from the head of the household, but tell me about your business.”
I can never say that my relationship with the guy is good.
It was Moritz who was desperate to avoid me after giving me a hard time in the last fight.
“that is… … Hey.”
That guy was wiggling his fingers right in front of me.
With his face stained red.
Doesn’t this look like a young boy confessing to his first love?
“crazy.”
“Go, why all of a sudden?”
I could stand the gaze of the knights, but I couldn’t stand the guy’s attitude.
“I’m busy, so let’s go.”
“Now, wait… … !”
If it is a new type of bullying, applause comes out for its cruelty.
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I was afraid he would catch me, so I quickly moved on.
The place they arrived at was the lodging where the 3rd Knights were staying.
“Oh, Bocchan! What are you doing here?”
“Jack, call me Rapture.”
Ludwig, who has been unknown since they met on the day they returned to Battenga.
He called me into his office a while ago.
Also, since I don’t know when I’ll see him, I thought I’d take this opportunity to greet Rapture.
“Chwiik! Can I finally take off this robe?”
Rapture, who was imprisoned forcibly in the dorm, exclaimed excitedly.
hahahaha, for an orc, wearing something cumbersome like a robe would be inconvenient.
“You just keep your mouth shut.”
“Okay. Last time I saw it, if I made a mistake, I would be cut! Chwik!”
Orc’s unique sense?
Rapture, who is good at grasping the opponent’s state, said he felt keenly that Ludwig was a dangerous man.
“Wait here.”
I put the rapture in front of the housekeeper’s office and knocked on the door.
smart-
“Come in.”
Hearing a low voice, he opened the door and stepped inside.
“Meet the family head.”
The first thing that caught my eye was the desk of the head of the family piled up with so many papers.
The housekeeper asked after putting away the papers and plugging the pen.
“How about Gide?”
“I haven’t come to my senses yet.”
“Right.”
Tok, tok-
The housekeeper knocked on the desk.
“Quenching disintegrates the body. If you forcibly exceed your original status, the end will be destruction.”
“I know.”
“How on earth did you prevent the aftereffects of quenching? What did you find in the Magic Palace?”
The housekeeper’s sharp gaze was directed at me.
What he was interested in was how to prevent aftereffects.
Quenching can be used without any penalty because it’s too deceitful.
If that happens, the magician will not be able to use it against the samurai.
“… … .”
I stayed silent at his question.
I had no reason to tell you.
In the first place, one fruit of the world tree could be produced a year, and that was my capital.
It would have been foolish to tell it to the unknown man in front of me.
“Dragon hearts must have been consumed in a similar way.”
indeed.
He kept his mouth shut while sticking out his tongue in a sharp insight.
“Tsk, you have a lot of secrets.”
“sorry.”
“Then don’t change the question. When the sky was broken, what did you feel?”
It was an out of the blue question.
what did you feel
‘Why are you suddenly asking me this?’
I tried to read Ludwig’s heart.
Then, soon, I remembered the expressions of the knights I saw when I arrived at Battenga.
It was a face that was in the middle of the day, and it was the same with Moritz Battenberg.
Predictably, he wouldn’t have liked the frightened knights.
Then my answer was fixed.
“It was disgusting and unpleasant. To the point where I want to poke the eyeballs of the monster revealed through the cracks.”
“Hoo. Aren’t you afraid of Magi?”
“If we had only been terrified on the spot, we would never have survived.”
This was a test.
Did this guy only become shiny on the outside, or did something different from the bud finally bloom?
Fortunately, it seemed that the answer was correct, and the family head nodded.
“Yes, if Magi had been frightened, he wouldn’t have been able to open the imprint.”
“That is correct.”
“True warriors grow before trials.”
Satisfaction hung on his lips.
It was very surprising. Do you think this person can make a laugh like that?
“You don’t know, but Balak’s swordsmanship is truly amazing. He was the only one who could compare to me. Go on even harder.”
A more tolerant voice addressed me.
I didn’t say it out of my mouth, but somehow it felt like I heard it in my ears.
“Let’s go.”
The family head issued a congratulatory order.
But my business is not over yet.
“My lord. I have a favor to ask of you.”
“what?”
I glanced at the papers in front of him.
『Undead Corps, 20th Battle Report』
The battlefield where the 1st Knights and various warriors are wrestling.
Where I can grow the fastest and where I need it most.
“I will participate in the battlefield together with the 3rd Knights.”
I had to make my place there.
“Do you know what kind of battlefield it is?”
“It is a battlefield with the riches who brought dark clouds to the continent.”
“… … After the abnormal situation, their demonic energy soared even higher. The 1st Knights and the Muga Union are also struggling.”
I guess so.
I pictured in my head how things were going to turn out.
The 1st Knights found their base, and the Muga Union was quickly formed on a more serious scale than expected.
And the confrontation that has been made to this day.
Now that the Demon King’s demonic energy has been thickly scattered, it must be even more rampant.
he said with enthusiasm.
“I will go and end the war.”
“… … .”
Ludwig stared at me.
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I left the office.
After that, the rapture was firmly attached.
“Ugh, that ghostly man! You knew I was an orc long ago. Chwiik!”
“You got permission, so that’s okay.”
After finishing the story, I introduced Rapture, who was waiting outside, to the householder.
But the lord already knew everything.
Orcs have a unique momentum.
It is said that the fact that it was not a problem from the beginning was that it showed its own permission.
“By the way, aren’t you excited about going to a bloody battlefield?”
“Only you.”
In conclusion, participation in the battlefield was also permitted.
One thing that bothers me is that there was no consultation with the 3rd Knights.
“Chwik! They say that great human warriors follow them wherever they go, so what’s the problem?”
That was right.
Now, if they tell me to drop it, that’s disappointing. I arrived at the 3rd Knights quarters while chatting with Rapture.
When I opened the door and entered, I saw Aaron drinking tea casually.
“Did you have a good talk?”
“Aaron? Why are you here?”
“I was just resting after training.”
He said he originally belonged to the 3rd Knights, and Aaron was playing around here.
“It’s just fine. Gather everyone!”
At my shout, the knights quickly gathered.
“The 3rd Knights, the convocation is complete!”
“I have something to tell you.”
I slowly looked around. Some of them had saliva on their mouths as if they had come from sleep, and there were also knights who came back from training and were covered in sweat.
Each of them had a different color, but their eyes toward me were full of trust.
children. Honey drips from your eyes
“You’ve probably heard about it before. About the undead army.”
The knights nodded at my words.
“I heard something big happened while we were fighting the dragon.”
“I heard that the riches are so troublesome.”
match-!
I clapped my hands to stop the murmur of my mouth.
“I received an order from the state to participate. The competition will be in 20 days, so you will have to hurry up and prepare.”
“… … .”
Why?
The atmosphere in the hall had subsided. Only Rapture, who didn’t notice, rejoiced with a pig-picking sound.
“Boo!”
The knights were not enough to remain silent and even booed.
“These! Do you hate the battlefield so much after becoming a knight!”
As I was about to frown at the knights, they each opened their mouths.
“It’s not that I hate the battlefield!”
“As soon as I heard about the battlefield from a colleague, I expected that the young master would step out.”
“Somehow it seemed so.”
“Because the young master is a lantern!”
Then why are the reactions like this?
Aaron said with a troubled face to me who was standing there.
“Me, Bocchan? What the knights expected was a banquet.”
“what?”
“Because I leaked the story about the banquet… … It seems the knights were expecting it.”
“ah.”
I touched my forehead.
So right now, I thought a banquet would come out of my mouth, but the order to participate in Ammon came out and was in the middle of a protest.
“I can’t even eat dragon meat!”
“I can’t even have a banquet!”
“Oh, no use!”
The knights stretched their bodies with the momentum of lying on the ground. Seeing the scene made me sigh.
It seemed that he thought the banquet was canceled due to preparations for the competition.
“You idiots, don’t whine because we’re having a banquet tomorrow.”
“Uh… … ?”
“Is that true?”
I nodded.
Could it be that he tried to eat it without carrots?