180 – End of expedition (1)
Early in the morning, the expeditionary force’s garrison,
A ridge that overlooks him at a glance
Siron asked the girl who had been clinging to him like a leech the whole time.
“They’re all here.”
“…Haaam. What is it? Has it already arrived?”
Latera yawned droopily, rubbing her sleepy eyes. I even tasted my appetite a few times, as if the feeling of sleep had not gone away yet.
“…Hero. Please don’t do anything that will pollute your soul. Don’t forget that I am always watching.”
However, Latera soon came to her senses and started nagging Siron. Even after so much warning, the slut continued to do shameless things with the devil again, and Latera’s trust in Siron almost hit rock bottom.
“The guardian angel’s duty is not to watch over the hero. I also want to build a good relationship with the hero, so it hurts my heart to meddle like this.”
“…okay.”
Siron also knew him, so he was patient even when he heard Latera’s crying while coming here. As evidence, there was currently a salty smell on the back of Siron’s head.
“A hero be a hero! I won’t say things like this. However, I just ask that you manage your penalty points diligently.”
“Okay, okay, let’s go in.”
“Ugh. You answered roughly again.”
As if warning her was not enough, the girl, who rubbed her buttocks against the back of her head a few times, disappeared into thin air, leaving behind only a faint body temperature.
It was only yesterday that she had been crying and crying while coming here from the Castle of Dawn, but Latera quickly changed her attitude and pretended to be calm.
Shiron dismissed the sight as a child’s quirk and opened the dirty pocket he had been holding in his hand.
It was a blood bag from the demonic beast that had been hunted on the way.
Siron had bloody blood spread all over his body. Since he usually took care of himself neatly, he frowned as he covered his hands with blood, but this discomfort was nothing compared to the danger that might arise.
Natalia’s desertion, which had no foreshadowing.
In response, Siron accelerated the search for the heat wave dragon’s nest a little.
The original plan was to complete the expansion of the front line and execute it through appropriate procedures, such as obtaining permission from the Expeditionary Department.
However, life does not always go as planned, so with the advent of Yoru, the procedures that must be followed in organized society had to be omitted.
‘…Your eyes are black and your heart looks like it’s been robbed, so how can you stay still?’
Still, just in case, I explained the general situation to my subordinate, the Crown Prince, but I think that even Viktor would be unable to do anything for more than a month.
Of course, there was a story behind it that only appears in legends, such as learning from a dragon to learn magic, but that was solely Siron’s personal situation.
The expeditionary force has no way of knowing whether Siron, who was not declared a hero, becomes stronger or not.
[No! It’s late because I’ve been messing around with the devil!]
‘…Even if you say you’re sorry.’
After hearing Latera’s scolding, Siron left his bitter feelings behind and moved along the slope to the garrison.
It continues for a long time and border posts can be seen sparsely along the barbed wire fence. Siron narrowed his eyes, chose the least well-guarded guard post among them, and began to warm up.
‘No matter how much you say you killed him, you don’t even know he came this close.’
Although he deplored the lack of discipline among the soldiers, Siron thought it was fortunate. The more foolish these people are, the more likely they are to be unable to respond normally because they are trying to hide their mistakes.
And, Siron’s prediction was surprisingly correct.
Kwasik-!
“W-what are you talking about?”
“W-Who are you!”
When the door of the guard post was torn down in one go, what appeared was an unexpected sight. Siron pushed past the startled and helpless soldiers and entered the guard post.
‘It’s messier than I thought.’
For some reason, the fire at the guard post was barely lit and no heads were visible, but there was some kind of drinking scene going on. I didn’t wonder where on earth he got the alcohol. Among the supplies specially bestowed by the emperor just a month ago, there were alcohol and snacks, so they must have been stolen from there.
Ugh-
There was a heavy silence at the guard post.
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As such a man stands quietly with his entire body covered in blood, the soldiers can only stand there, unable to even draw their weapons.
However, one soldier who quickly realized that a division had been formed hurriedly stood up and opened his mouth.
“Well, who are you to break down the door? Looking at your outfit, I don’t think you’d be much of a knight…”
“He is a hero.”
“…yes?”
“I’ll ask this time.”
“…W-What? Hero?”
“Who is your immediate superior?”
Siron fired off questions before the soldiers could come to their senses.
“Uh… that…”
The soldiers could not easily answer Siron’s question.
It may not have been because they gave themselves the absurd title of hero, but because they instinctively wanted to hide the reveal of what they were doing.
However, this is a situation unknown to Siron.
Wow!
When they mumbled without answering, Siron slapped the person closest to him on the cheek.
“Since you don’t answer, let’s ask another question.”
“Queuuu.”
“Is His Highness the Crown Prince still at the garrison?”
Siron asked the other soldiers without even looking at the soldier holding his ruptured cheek.
The soldiers were frightened by his bold behavior and continued to hiccup.
‘How high of a rank are you that you even mention the crown prince’s well-being?’
Newly appointed unit commander.
A special lease directly under the imperial family.
Knights Guards.
There were many other identities that came to mind.
I had a feeling that if I kept dragging out the answer, things would get worse. One of the soldiers, who had completely sobered up, quickly knelt down.
“Woah, I haven’t heard that His Highness the Crown Prince left the garrison!”
“Right.”
Siron, satisfied with the quick answer, nodded. Then, he lifted up those who had fallen on the floor and groaned and smiled bitterly.
“My situation is urgent so I’ll just move on like this, but I pray that something like this won’t happen next time.”
“yes!!”
The soldiers raised their salute until Siron, who had jumped from the guard post, was no longer visible.
‘oh my god. Even in this situation, penalty points are erased?’
Latera, who was quietly observing the situation, was astonished by the violently shaking spirit.
He beat up people and even lied proudly, but instead of accumulating penalty points, Siron’s spirit rose to a much higher level.
*
Siron passed the guard post safely and moved to the barracks where Viktor was located without hiding.
There were times when I encountered soldiers standing guard or patrolling. No one could stop the theory.
It wasn’t enough to radiate fearsome energy while covered in blood, and perhaps because the act had a sense of pride without any shame, the soldiers stopped their steps and only saluted.
Of course, Shiron also saluted them.
When there were people who recognized her face at some point, Shiron withdrew her blatant energy and went into the barracks where the crown prince lived.
“Siron? What’s that look like?”
“Captain Malleus. Long time no see. Is His Highness, the Crown Prince, inside?”
“His Highness just turned off the lights and went to bed.”
“okay.”
“Okay, so if it’s not urgent… judging by the way you look, it looks like you’re in a hurry. I have a lot of questions I want to ask, so please go quickly.”
“Thank you for your understanding.”
Only after Malleus cleared the way did Siron climb the central stairs and reach the second floor.
smart-
“Victor, it’s me.”
Did he wake up to the commotion outside? Even though it hadn’t been long since I knocked, Victor’s door was opened right away.
Siron stood face to face with Victor, who was about a head shorter than me.
“Shiron? What on earth is that?”
“Isn’t that what you look like…?”
Blank eyes. Tangled hair. When I met Victor after a long time, he looked haggard, like someone who had gone through a hard time.
“It’s just that I can’t sleep because I’m worried. Don’t stand there, come in quickly.”
“What are you worried about? Did someone else die?”
“…Just come in.”
Victor left Siron standing in front of the door behind him and took a wet towel and held it out to Siron.
“Thank you for this too. Can I borrow the bathroom? I feel really bad coming here in this state.”
“…First of all, please explain why you showed up like that.”
Victor blushed… then looked at Siron with resentful eyes.
The atmosphere of people crossing their arms and crossing their legs is unusual.
It was Viktor’s request that he would normally have ignored, but Siron may have been pricked by it, so he obediently followed his friend’s words.
“…I just covered myself in blood because I was too lazy to return. Usually, people get embarrassed when I show up like this.”
“okay?”
“Is that so? Then I just said your name and came in leisurely.”
After wiping his face, Shiron threw the towel into the laundry basket.
“Who did you meet?”
“A few guards and patrolling soldiers. Why?”
“You didn’t encounter any knights, did you? Or any other magistrate.”
“Maleus is one.”
“…I’m glad.”
Victor sighed deeply and rubbed his chest. Siron blinked at that and wondered why he was like this.
“What am I glad about? Was I on the verge of being f*cked?”
“Hmm, it wasn’t that big of a deal.”
“…I didn’t do anything.”
“When you asked me if I couldn’t see your face, I told you that you were on a special mission.”
“Special mission? What is that?”
“If you get along well from now on, there won’t be any problem. That’s good. After taking a shower, let’s think about what kind of mission you have to do before you can be forgiven for being away.”
“…Okay. But where is the bathroom?”
Siron said as he took off his clothes in front of Victor. Victor looked at that figure and crossed his arms.
“You just have to open the back door on the right pillar… More than that, have you learned magic well?”
Victor asked Siron vaguely.
She looked after him with utmost care, but if Shiron didn’t achieve the goal he wanted, she would feel emotionally uncomfortable as well.
however,
For some reason, I didn’t think that Shiron would have failed. There was something different about the poetry I saw after a long time. Should I say that I have more space than before? If I had failed in the first place, I wouldn’t have maintained such a bright attitude. Viktor really wanted to confirm it from Siron’s mouth.
“Of course it worked.”
Shiron patted his chest and smiled sheepishly at the explicit gaze.