Chapter 202 (1/2)

”Kaldia!”

In the Kaldia domain, in front of the domain lord's residence

I had finally withdrawn froether with the royal army's troops and arrived back ho up, I saw Eric as vigorously waving towards me from a third floor

Even though he had only left several days earlier, it felt as if I hadn't seen him for several months with all that happened

I reflexively wondered if I should wave back at hied all over for my injuries, so I barely raised one hand just for the sake of appearances

In place ofI could only s on

”I've returned, Baron Dovadain My apologies for having left you alone”

”Honestly! You put me here and went off to the battlefield by yourself, and now you're co back all beaten up like this!! Are you an idiot!?” I could only accept his typical insult-filled greeting with a subtle expression

Eric who ca at my now shortened hair and arm that was currently in a splint

It was easy to tell that he orried in his oay, and I expected that ruent with the fact that everyone was now in a post-victory mode

By the way, Ratoka as acting as ” in with the other servants in maid attire Ratoka had pretended to return to the battlefield after escorting Eric here, but secretly stayed behind in order to take charge of Eric's protection and other needs with Eric never finding out the truth that I hadn't escorted hiin with

”Whoa!? K, Kal, Kaldia! You, your hair…!!”

It seemed that Eric had finally noticed that my hair under my hood had parts of it chopped off and now reached only htly in response to hi

Arxian nobles, regardless of if they're h there's still soed noble boys that prefer to keep short hair,hair to separate themselves from commoners that would be unable tohair

The royal males and nobles that enter the monastery are typically the only exceptions Well, I suppose that my shortened hair will be stared at with curious eyes by everyone once I return to noble society I also felt that it was inconvenient hoas no longer able to tie my hair up as I could before

Ever since cuttingmirrors

…I'aand tied up in a ponytail on purpose to differentiate ame as much as possible, even if we had the same face

However, with my hair this short, I felt now that I didn't reseood part about losing some hair

”Well?” Ratoka as helping ly

”…The cartilage in my wrist is cracked I have injuries and scrapes all over my body My left ear's eardrum seems to be torn For some reason, only e injuries for you to continue acting as my double”

After I finished inforh