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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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The mbers who had been dispatched on requests began returning one by one.
As expected, they had resolved the requests without much difficulty and brought back appropriate compensation.
It was an excellent result.
This would raise the Royal Knights’ reputation and widely announce their resilience to the continent.
Of course, there were still many lacking areas, but that was alright.
Because it was the sa for the demon race.
Though it was just speculation, considering the demons’ actions described in the setting collection and the original story, their power had indeed been greatly weakened.
If the demons had been at full strength, no living being on the continent could have withstood for 7 years, no, was it 6 years now?
Even with dragons, it wouldn’t have been possible.
In fact, even the dragons, who were called the strongest race on earth, had been annihilated by the demons’ offensive, and the surviving dragons had beco slaves.
That was why dragons appeared as enemies.
Among the bosses that appeared in the original work, there were as many as two dragon bosses.
One was a boss that appeared in the original story, and the other was a boss that could only be unlocked through DLC.
Its na was Tyrant Yuren or sothing like that.
…Wait a minute. Yuren? Surely it couldn’t be the Yuren I knew?
I quickly shook off the ominous possibility.
Just imagining that gave a headache.
Anyway, the negotiations had ended without much difficulty.
The mbers had safely completed their requests and returned.
Everything had ended well.
Just then, Bayard spoke with a dark expression.
“C-Commander. Did s-soone from the beastn co…?”
“The beastn’s envoy is currently staying here. Do you know soone?”
“I-I sll a familiar scent…”
Looking closely, Bayard was trembling and couldn’t stay still.
It was as if she had encountered sothing frightening.
Bayard’s behavior had been a bit strange until now.
At first, I thought it was just trauma from the expedition.
But looking closely, it was trauma, but it seed to be a different kind of trauma that was tornting her.
What should I do in this situation?
No matter how much I racked my brain, I couldn’t co up with a good solution.
So I raised my hand, and patted her reddish-brown hair.
“Eh, yes?!”
“Good work. Now go back to your room and rest.”
“N-No. There’s still work to do…”
“Clara, Ruby. Please take care of Bayard.”
“Huh? What do you an…”
“Co on, quickly go to the room together!”
Thanks to the quick-witted Ruby, I could easily entrust Bayard to them.
If what I was thinking was correct, leaving Bayard alone would be very dangerous.
Fortunately, she had reliable comrades she could trust and rely on.
Thinking I should ask Helia for help later too, I turned my head.
Now it was ti to find out directly.
Even if I kept pressing Bayard, she would never tell .
It might even end up touching her wounds.
Rather than that, it was better to ask soone who seed to know.
And there was only one person in my mind who might know this story.
Yuyoung, the leader of the Rat Clan.
If it were a complete stranger, I wouldn’t know, but Bayard was a mber of the Royal Knights.
As the leader who led all 12 tribes, she might be able to give even a small hint about her.
With that thought, I headed to the infirmary where she was lying down, but I was blocked in the corridor in front.
“I’m sorry, but Lady Yuyoung is not in a state to et anyone yet.”
It was a woman with long blue hair and fox-like soft ears on top of her head.
Her sharp cat-like gaze made feel slightly intimidated.
“I just need a mont. I have urgent business.”
“May I ask what this urgent business is?”
“I can’t say.”
But I couldn’t back down either.
It was an issue concerning a mber, not just anyone.
Especially since Bayard had slled sothing and openly showed signs of anxiety.
In other words, soone who had given her trauma was now in Lionheart Fortress.
That was why I couldn’t back down.
The woman twitched her eyebrow and moved her hand to her waist.
A long black chain was tied around her waist.
She wrapped it around both hands like a whip and pulled the middle string with a snap.
Was she using the chain as a weapon?
“I am Yana, a warrior of the Cat Clan. I serve Lady Yuyoung, the leader of the Rat Clan.”
“I’m Hans.”
“Sir Hans, your current behavior is extrely rude. Please show the courtesy befitting your position.”
I couldn’t deny Yana’s words.
Despite knowing she wasn’t feeling well, to co like this suddenly and demand a eting.
However, I couldn’t back down.
If a mber’s condition wasn’t good, it was the commander’s job to resolve it.
But I couldn’t reveal the reason in front of everyone.
It could be a matter of privacy.
“I’m well aware of that point.”
“Then…”
“But I can’t back down. I’m sorry.”
“Well, it seems I have no choice but to teach you manners directly…”
“I wonder which side lacks manners.”
It was just one word, a single phrase.
However, those words weighed down like a vast mountain range.
The end of it wasn’t directed at .
It was aid at Yana, who had drawn her weapon in front of .
Soon, cold sweat began to flow from her forehead, which had shown no emotion before.
Though she was gritting her teeth and enduring sohow, her body trembled slightly, unable to overco the fear.
She had sohow squeezed herself between Yana and .
Her black hair blazed like flas.
Just by being there, she overwheld everyone.
“Show so manners.”
“Ugh?!”
“You’re in front of the Commander.”
Crack!
The sound of bones breaking echoed out.
Yuren’s light kick shattered Yana’s knee.
As a result, Yana, unable to stand, naturally ended up kneeling before .
However, her cat-like eyes were still not dead and glared at us.
Then Yuren raised her fist.
Before her fist could reach, I flicked my index and middle fingers.
We were the ones who made the mistake first.
I was not so foolish as to not know that.
So I was going to take the hit.
More precisely, I was going to use ti stop to take the hit less painfully.
Of course, there was a cooldown, but using ti stop was better than not using it at all to endure.
But I never dread that Yuren would intervene directly here.
“Stop it, I won’t allow any more conflict here.”
It was not a lie, when I stopped ti and grabbed her wrist, I thought I was grabbing a hand made of steel.
If I hadn’t shaken my arm for a while to drain the strength, I wouldn’t have been able to stop it.
And it was the sa now.
If she applied force here, I would fly away bodily.
Please, stop.
Perhaps my desperate prayer was answered.
As I said, Yuren slowly lowered her raised fist.
I was a bit surprised that she listened so readily.
With a slight blush, she looked at and said,
“Y-You could have spoken more forcefully, you know.”
“What do you an?”
“N-Nothing! I just ant that next ti, you could stop more firmly!”
“You’re not wrong. I’ll keep that in mind.”
It was better to stop fights firmly.
Of course, I didn’t have the confidence to stop them more forcefully here.
Anyway, I needed to quickly resolve this situation and et Yuyoung.
I had many things to ask.
“You said you had sothing to ask ?”
“My lady!”
“It’s alright, Yana. We had to et anyway.”
“That’s right, Yuyoung.”
“Please co inside for now.”
She looked more relaxed than when we t before.
Had she organized her thoughts while ditating alone?
Thanks to that, we might be able to talk a bit more.
It was fortunate for .
The place I followed her into was the guest room I had given her.
Lionheart Fortress often had visitors, so there were separate guest rooms.
Yuren had told directly.
At first, I thought it was just lodging, but the mbers’ quarters were in a different place, and Yuyoung was alone in the guest room.
“Don’t you need guards?”
“It’s fine. There are two reliable Royal Knights here, aren’t there?”
“I’m glad you say so.”
“So, what brings you to see ?”
“I ca to ask about Bayard.”
“…Bayard?”
There was a different reaction.
Although I hadn’t been observing her for long, this was the first ti I’d seen such a reaction.
Yuyoung looked surprised.
I tilted my head and asked,
“Do you know each other?”
“I know the na.”
“Your initial reaction was more than just that.”
“…She was a friend. My only friend.”
A wistful emotion was felt in her voice.
However, unlike her emotion, her words were in the past tense.
From that, I imdiately noticed.
I had to notice.
The fact that sothing had happened between them.
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