Chapter 21.3 (2/2)

Reiji can keep his composure no matter how many hostilities from the men of our world were directed toward him. It seems enemy perception is unnecessary for Reiji as he was always being showered with hostilities from the surrounding men.

「How about we look for him in this area? 」

Nao puts forth a suggestion.

「No, I think it’s not a good idea. I don’t want to accidentally poke a snake under the bush. Moreover, this bell will let us know when Diehart is coming to cut the corners of the horn of the Holy Dragon King」

I take out a bell. Moreover, it’s not like we have to search for him.

「I agree. It’s been a while since we have come to the kingdom of hot springs after all. Let’s just enjoy our day at ease」

Reiji is saying so with a cheerful expression.

「You’re right. Let’s enjoy the hot springs here!」

I noticed that it’s been a while since my opinion matched with Reiji’s.

Unpleasant events keep unfurling one after another: Reiji’s near-death experience, losing the way to go back to our world, and doing queer things such as this one. I want us to have some change of pace at this point.

I think we should just enjoy our time in this kingdom where hot spring gushes forth.

Thus, we decided to enjoy the hot springs at the end of our meeting.

◆ Rox kingdom’s knight, Rember

「We are enough as escorts of hero-sama; we have no need for you guys. Your only job is to just patrol around the city to make sure that no one in the city plotting something against hero-sama」[TL: though the ‘you’ here isn’t kisama, it’s still a bit too rude]

This was the reply from the temple knights who became the escorts of hero-sama.

Some of the chosen freedom fighters are enraged by the impolite words of the temple knights.

Even though I managed to gather some trusted people, since there’s no need for escort unlike the last time they came here, my effort seems to have been wasted.

「I’m sorry. I asked all of you to come and yet….」

I apologize to the freedom fighters who have gathered at this place with me.

「It can’t be helped, we won’t get our change if those famous temple knights become their escorts, after all…」

Gallios is trying to comfort me.

「Well, it really can’t be helped, Rember-dono. There are some things that we can’t do even with great effort」

It seems Kuro isn’t that much bothered by it, either.

Naturally, some of the invited freedom fighters were angry about it, but they’re persuaded by Gallios.

Moreover, nothing will change no matter how angry they are.

Chivalric order of the temple knights of Holy Republic Lenaria is the best in the eastern part of this continent and twenty of such knights have come as hero’s escorts. It’s natural for someone like us to not even get our chance.

So, we have no choice but to patrol the city as the temple knights told us to.

It’s sound a bit pathetic.

It makes me wonder why I have to do this.

Maybe I’m just unfortunate. In fact, different from the other knights, my job should have ended yesterday before the festival. I was supposed to be the first to sortie in case an unexpected matter happened during the festival.

Because of this reason, I ended up drawing the short end of the stick by the hero’s sudden visit. There’s also the matter of those zombies. Too many things suddenly happened in one day.

In fact, I should be enjoying the festival with Almina around this time. Since the things that could cause problems aren’t happening, I concurred that there’s no problem.

But then, I can’t enjoy the festival with Almina since she became the hero’s guide. Misfortune keeps piling one after another.

Since no one is willing to patrol the city, the gathered freedom fighter also dispersed.

The only ones left are just Kuro and Gallios.

「I’ll be patrolling around with Rember. What about you, Kuro? 」

Gallios is asking Kuro.

「I’m going to patrol the area, too. And then, I think we have to keep our eyes on the festival to prevent any accidents」

Different from the other freedom fighters, Gallios and Kuro are willing to do the job. When I say my gratitude to them, they just laugh it off by saying “It doesn’t matter”.

「That’s right, Kuro. How about you try to woo some women coming to this kingdom after this job is done?」

Gallios suddenly pushes Kuro to woo some woman.