Vol 9 Chapter 151 (2/2)
“Understood After reclamation, I will personally make a move I’ll move by Lorphys’ words”
“Thank you very ize As Zayin is, we’ve noso much aid, the present state is one where we cannot put out an adequate reward”
I smiled
“No, there is already a huge merit in it for me I’ll leave that matter to you”
When I brought it up, Gastone-san nodded
“Why of course It’s just as much a merit to us But is it possible?”
When he inquired towards the possibility, I heard a knocking sound from the
It was May
I sent a look to Miranda She went over to theto let her in
May wasa bit of a tired expression
“Hah, it really is busy Lyle, the fort is going so out to the surrounding village to look for applicants, it seehts, and soions And for some reason, there weren’t any ”
After taking in Gastone-san’s slightly surprised expression, I nodded It seems there was a reason some would choose to ally with us
To elaborate
“The ones sent out to the reions areunsavory actions For there to be no enee about the country’s military affairs, but I don’t know the reason”
I touched ht
(There are other areas with troops stationed nearby the fortress, right? Did so happen? And wait, do we have a lot of allies… should I go there personally to discern friend and foe?)
When I felt the impulse to move myself, the Fifth’s voice came from the Jewel
『… Lyle, leave this to the ones you’ve dispatched You’ve prepared thisthem, then that’s all there is to them How about you believe in the, I tell you』
Hearing his opinion, I felt it wasn’t suited to theI endured it, and directed my eyes towards Gastone-san and Novem
“As planned, ill send Gastone-san and Novem first Miranda and I will remain”
Novem hesitated for just a moment
“Lyle-sa you return first here would be…”
I smiled at her
“It’s alright They’ll do fine on their own And even if I remain here, I have Miranda with me”
Miranda shrugged her shoulders, and looked a little happy
“If you say it like that, I’ve no way to decline Worry not, I’ll protect Lyle”
I thought as I nodded
(She really is reliable There’s no need to protect me)
Miranda’s abilities were top class, even within the party She had a different strength than Aria’s, and she was always quite cal for a reliable ally
I spoke to Novem
“Go If the enemy makes a move, they’ll need your power”
There, Noveoing outside, she let the two onto her back before disappearing into the darkening Lorphys sky
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… Night
Inside the Jewel, I received instruction from the Sixth for the first in a while
I held a halberd, and was guided in quite a practical lesson
His tall andit withhis feet
My constitution was different from his, and it was clear as day that I wouldn’t be able to win if I learned to swing it around in the same way he did
He took a leap back, and I stepped in to give pursuit
There, the Sixth gave a grin
He spread out his left hand, and thrust it at me
『Now try dodging this! Fire Canon!』
A large fireball flew at me, so I swiped my left hand to the side
“Ice Wall!”
Clashi+ng with the fire, the wall of ice that manifested was blown off and melted I went ahead and moved to the side to slice at him
The Sixth sounded delighted
『Nice! Always stay calm! Panic drops your chances of success!』
He skillfully turned his halberd to turn round to send dirt at my face
“Are you a one-trick pony!?”
With the Second’s Skill… Field, I could understand s even withwith his motion, stepped in, and thrust out my own halberd
There was only a few centi blood out my mouth
The halberd had gone through my chest
In exchange, I had raze his side
With a grin, he withdrew his polearround, and rolled to a face-up position
I gotthe pain in ain
There, the Sixth lent me his hand
When I took it and stood, the halberd in his hand disappeared And he applauded me
『Nicely done You pass』
“That was a passing grade?”
When I looked unsatisfied, he gave a bitter smile, and scratched his head
『Are you an idiot? Just how long do you think I’ve been swinging that baby around? If you want to win for real, it’ll take several years in theBut if you can do this much, then I’m relieved』
Saying that, his smile turned sincere, and he looked at my face
『Now then… Lyle, I’ll show you so』
“So”
『Well I’ quite refreshed here So do you want to knohy I behave so reserved around the Fifth?』
Hearing that, I tilted my head Come to think of it, the Sixth of his ar to his father
Their relationshi+p wasn’t anything like it was now
“Coe”
『Well, about that In our history, I’ but failures』
A laughing Sixth showed me his memories
It was inside the ed frole woman sat and shed her tears
Her clothing was in taters
『That’s er sister』
When he said that, I looked at the woman once more
Her clothing was soirl, and her hands were beaten up And her hair was in a horrid state I could see bruising on the parts of her li
The grayened stopped tian to move
The Sixth offered me an explanation
『A sister of a different mother, you see She was once sent to a hostile feudal lord… a vassal house nonetheless We pitied her the most』
Following the Sixth’s sorroords, a woman different from the Sixth’s mother came to weep before her
When tihter tight
The woman spoke
『I’m not a slave! I can’t take it anyo back!』
Fiennes nervously looked upon the desperate women
The Sixth went on
『A lord of a region we had to hold down no s, they apposed us, and of the other lords… barons, and counts I believe Anyways, they were a house that’s pledged allegiance wouldn’t stop rolling around And as that happened, the sister was sent in as a bride Because she was of good lineage, she would birth superior children they worked her quite like a slave, it seems』
The Sixth made a clenched fist
(But if they did so like that…)
While I thought that, Fredricks… the Fifth in his active years came into the room