44 [37] Footsteps at the beginning.txt (1/2)

When the inhabitants of the Humane Kingdom were asleep, the moonlight was blocked out by the clouds in the night sky and a deep darkness ruled the area.

A man with a hood over his eyes appeared noiselessly on the balcony of a house.

Did he climb up the wall, or did he jump off the roof?

The fact that he moved soundlessly suggests that he was quite skilled.

The man in the hood broke in through the window, nonchalantly and quietly, as if it hadn't been locked from the start.

As soon as he closed the window he had entered noiselessly, a sharp long sword was placed on the man's shoulder.

''It's a bit unbecoming of you to enter a woman's room this late at night without permission, isn't it?

The voice of a dignified young woman echoes in the quiet space.

Despite having entered the mansion without permission and being discovered by its occupants, the man in the hood did not appear upset.

On the contrary, he began to laugh quietly, as if it was a predictable event.

''Kukkuk. As expected, you're said to be one of the kingdom's top-class talents. This is the first time you've been found this easily.......Listyanne-dono.

Illuminated by the moonlight that shone through the clouds that had been swept away by the wind, was Listyanne, the former guardian knight of Her Royal Highness Princess Lumelia, who has not yet been released from house arrest and has not been allowed to leave the mansion.

''I don't need your help. What are you doing here? Now tell me what you're going to say, or I'll have your little head cut off.

”The long sword that was attached with a ”chuckle” wounded his neck along with part of his hood, and a slight amount of blood seeped out.

But the man cowered his head without showing much concern.

''Oh dear, you are impatient, aren't you? However, I have to talk to you anyway, so I don't mind.

The man turned toward her in a slow motion so as not to irritate Listiane.

Then he bowed to Listiaane with a graceful movement, as if reminiscent of royalty and nobility.

''How do you do, Listiane-dono. My name is Julius. I have a message from a certain person to you. Therefore, I would like you to take the sword for now.

...All right, talk. But try anything crazy and you'll end up crying your head off.

Yeah, we'll keep that in mind.

Ristiane slowly draws his sword, but there is no sign of putting it back in its scabbard.

There is no caution in his eyes, and he is staring at the man in the hood (Julius) with a stern gaze.

”Well, Listiane-dono. You don't know that you were under house arrest, but the Humane Kingdom has decided to form a friendship with Princess Rumelia and the young man you brought with you, an abomination.

”Y-you're a friend? Wasn't that the story of that guy falling on my kingdom!

What I had been told when I was working with Rumelia was that he was going to take them to the Humane Kingdom as a plan to bring Vilm and the others into the kingdom.

Ristiane's expression, which she hadn't expected, was tinted with astonishment.

''Yeah. The spirit beast that the young man of the abomination has contracted with, after all, is said to have power worthy of the kingdom's national warfare force. It's only that they are equals.''

'Nonsense! No matter how strong he and his spirit beasts are, I've never heard of a nation and an individual forming a relationship of equality! You'll only be insulted by the surrounding countries!