Bijo to Kenja to Majin no Ken

025 Restraint

I walked past the inn and into the alley shortly after I passed so as not to be as unnatural as I could be.

Grace and Sylvia follow suit.

As I was lurking my breath in the shadow, a shadow entered the alley a little while later.

It seems to me that I've come in inadvertently for putting people on.

The moment he entered the alley, Grace's leg stretched over him and he fell flashly.

Grace puts her sword in the shadow of a light fall.

"-Don 't move."

To Grace's voice, the shadow stands still.

When I lit Grace's sword tip with the magic of the light source, the figure was revealed.

When you look at it, it's a man you don't know.

He's skinny, but he's in pretty good shape.

There is no doubt that it is at least a forged body.

- You're the knight who was at the Holy Knight.

I tell a man while I'm sure.

The man who stays down, he answers silently and nothing.

While I “stared” at the man, I whispered a word that was in the man's ear.

"" I know, "Jail Rymund."

When I said that much, a man looked at me and said it like he was relieved.

"- How do you know my name?

I laugh at you, not to say that you wrote it in a state (status) on a boulder.

When I checked the man's body, I took his ID out of his trouser pocket.

Seeing that, Sylvia shudders.

"Were you following me while holding my ID? Aren't you a little manicured?

I laughed and answered that.

"No, I'm not a professional snitch.

I have ID to go in and out of town after us, and I can't keep this guy in my assets (inventory) because he doesn't seem to be able to use magic. If so, you'll have to wear it. "

I checked the ID I picked up and gave it straight to Grace.

"This is - a knight's chapter, isn't it?

Jail Rymund, looks like he belongs to the Western Knights. "

The Western Knights are knights led by the Holy Knight (Daim) Celestia.

As I turned to Grace, Grace lowered her sword and untied the man (Jail).

"The knight's chapter returns the next time it happens.

Say hello to the Holy Knight Celestia. "

I guess the man (Jail) didn't think he'd be released so lightly from restraint by the boulders.

He stood there and watched us leave.

The three of us go back to the inn.

The man (Jail) just now, of course, hasn't followed him or anything.

"- Are you sure? Let me go like that."

Grace asks me.

"Shouldn't I have hurt you a little?

I laughed and answered Sylvia's suggestion.

"No, that's fine.

That man (Jail) is an amateur.

You'd better think we were woven to find a tail.

Rather, it is likely that the Saint Knight (Celestia) was measuring our danger with whether that man (Jail) would return safely.

So if we get Jail back safely, he won't think we're in danger.

On the contrary, if it hurts, perhaps the relationship with the Saints will be obstinate "

"What about the knight's chapter?

"Make the most of it.

With this, it is possible to see the Holy Knight (Celestia) again "

Grace and Sylvia's eyes, looking at me, get jitty.

"- Well, that's not what you mean, is it?

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I don't know, I don't feel very trusted...

"As it were, well, leave that alone - it is.

Saint Knight (Daim) Celestia seems to be paying attention to beings who don't know just what they look like. "

"What do you mean?

Sylvia puts a question mark on my statement.

"- Why do you think Celestia let us go on tail?

That's also why, during the march of the army, we deliberately manned and tailed just adventurers.

Celestia is now on her way to the Wang capital (Ansel) for some reason, but she's probably been distracted by something else in the meantime, and she's trying to find out.

Besides, even though he thought we were suspicious, he let us swim and let the tail go without catching us during the missouri examination.

This means Celestia doesn't know what's bothering her, not as much as she did at the inquest. "

"That's a little -!"

Sylvia listened to me and raised her voice, but didn't come to a conclusion.

It's probably the same thing that's on Sylvia's mind, as well as mine and Grace's.

Saint Knight (Daim) Isn't Celestia going after “Demon Man” -?

- Of course this is just my own imagination.

It's just not a zero possibility.

That's why I thought I needed to see the Holy Knight (Celestia) again.

Of course, there is a chance that my imagination is wrong.

There is a chance that he was simply concerned and tailed, and that he was looking for something else, not a demon.

Either way, in a hurry, there will be no good results.

I cut up my reasoning and decided to tell Grace and Sylvia what I was planning for tomorrow and go back to my room.

Tomorrow we arrive in the Wang capital (Ansel).

Perhaps that's where you'll find out a lot.

The next morning, at sunrise, the three of us leave Inn Town.

The rest of the street is less walking distance than it was yesterday, yesterday.

If things go well, you will be able to reach the Wang capital (Ansel) after noon.

Near Wang capital, people come and go more on boulders.

Some have a bunch of adventurer styles, others know them as merchants because of their appearance.

Then, when I kept walking and passed my first break, I saw a number of camping tents, built along the streets.

"Sounds like Celestia's army."

Yesterday, a group of Western knights were chased through the streets, apparently camping a little away from the king's capital.

When it becomes a camp of a thousand and five hundred troops, it is also quite large on boulders.

It seems like a bunch of tents form a single city.

"- There's no atmosphere at this hour to try to leave, so the Western Knights either don't have permission to enter the castle, or they're keeping us waiting here."

Grace observed the soldiers' movements and said.

"If Celestia has been officially summoned, it doesn't seem normal for her army to be allowed inside the king's capital."

To corroborate my statement, people walking down the street have caught sight of the camp wondering what happened.

After all, I guess it's not normal for a camp to be created in a place like this.

"I'll be back in the West soon, so there may be a possibility that I'll be waiting outside -"

In Grace's opinion, I was negative.

"Are you coming to the sight of Wang Du (Ansel) and returning to the West without entering Wang Du (Ansel)?

There will be dissatisfaction in the boulders from the soldiers who have moved from afar.

I think it's normal to try to get into the city even if you're camping. "

After hearing me and Grace interact, Sylvia looked around and started talking in a brown tone.

"But the soldiers surrounding the king's capital are waiting for you, depending on what you try to pick up."

"When it comes to looking different?

"It looks like he's about to attack the king's capital."

Hearing Sylvia say that, all sorts of thoughts pop up in me.

From that, some thoughts come to mind and connect.

I said quietly to Sylvia.

Sylvia, you may not be wrong about that idea.

"What -?"

Sylvia was surprised by what I said.

The three of us went straight to the castle gate.

He crosses a bridge hanging from a wide moat and tries to enter the castle.

There was an interrogation at the castle gate across the bridge, and we showed the Adventurer Guild registration.

- I was asked about the purpose of entering Wang Du (Ansel), but this time it seems like I can get through without being particularly stubborn.

Inside the Wang capital (Ansel), it was more luxurious than anywhere I've ever seen it.

Large fountains on cobblestone wide roads, the buildings are stone built and many decorations are elaborate and luxurious.

The roads are lined with outdoor shops and there are many people to go with. Surrounded by energetic voices that give a sense of lively business.

The size of the building is overwhelmingly large compared to the port town (Ashbell).

Somehow the presence of the Royal Castle, visible in the front, turns out to be a special city.

Until then, when I said boulder king capital, the depth of history as a city seemed very different.

"Is Grace and Sylvia new to King's Capital (Ansel)?

I'll try to find them both.

"I've been here a few times."

"I only stopped by once quite a while ago"

Each returns an answer. Am I the only first...

"Kay, I think it's ok because the Western Knights are camping, but let's secure the Inn first"

"You sure do."

When I agreed to Grace's suggestion, I asked the owner of a nearby outdoor shop to find out where the inn was.

The owner of the outdoor shop doesn't know that I am not a guest, but simply came to ask for the way, and makes such a face to Rushu.

I had no choice but to buy two fruits (apples) that were in the outdoor store and give them to Grace and Sylvia, respectively.

The owner of the outdoor shop told me the direction of the inn district when he was surprisingly relieved.

"- By the way, what's the camp outside?

I'm just going to ask questions.

The owner of the outdoor shop just started telling me that he was waiting for the question.

This kind of profession may not come about unless you like rumors.

"That's an army of silver war maidens.

I don't know why the Western Knights came back yesterday, but Wang Du (Ansel) made a fuss.

The only reason I'm coming back is because they didn't even hear about the gatekeeper.

So, I thought the Knights were coming into town, so I started camping outside.

The Knights Commander stopped coming out of the cage while heading to the Royal Palace, so no one knew what was going on.

Now they're sneaking out from the Wang capital (Ansel) to the Western Knights to see their families in the camp. Looks like the first people I've seen for a while are reunited at an unexpected time. "

My husband laughs at Niyaniya while saying that.

I kept asking questions.

"Did the Knights Commander go to the Royal Palace alone?

"No, I saw you go through in front of me yesterday.

I think there were about a dozen of them. "

On that scale, it matches the number of people who came into the depot at the inquest.

"You haven't come back since yesterday except for the Knights Commander."

"No - except for the Knights Commander, I hear he's back.

There's a building with branches of each Knights right down the road here, but there's rumor that they're there.

It's just that some of them went to see it, but nobody let me in.

I'm sure it's just that... "

Something unexpected, I think I could hear something quite useful.

When I thanked my husband, I decided to head to the inn first.

While talking to the owner of the outdoor shop, he looks at Grace who kept him waiting and smiles satisfactorily as he looks at the apple (apple) in his hand.

Sylvia, on the other hand, had already eaten about half of the apples.

The inn was quickly found.

I thought the accommodation market in Wang Du (Ansel) must be expensive, but the reality is not so much.

Let the innkeeper tell you that the appearance of the Western Knights yesterday was when they suddenly appeared to make money, but unfortunately the Western Knights you were looking for did not enter the castle and started camping.

Until this morning, the price seems to have been raised and waiting, but it seems to have been lowered when I found out that he was not coming into the castle again today. He told me, "Why don't they come into the castle?"

Having secured the lodging, we decided to head to a building with a branch of the Western Knights first.

In a direction, sometimes on the other side of the inn, there is quite a distance when you walk away.

When I walked nearly fifteen minutes as my outdoor master told me, I saw a building like that.

- But things are not right.

"- There's a crowd."

"Is something wrong?

Me and Sylvia looked at each other.

We approach the building even though we have a slight run.

It's not the knights or soldiers that surround us. It's a common person.

The crowd is shaped like surrounding a building that seems to be a branch of the Western Knights, but in the center where they came together, they saw something like "stickers”.

"What the...?"

"Sounds like something has been posted.

- I'll check. "

"Please."

Grace says so, and then he leaves between people and leaves in front.

When I leave this kind of thing to you, there's no one out to Grace's right.

After a while, Grace checked the posting and came back near me, avoiding the crowd.

Grace's face showed a little nervousness.

"Kay."

Grace calls out louder than usual, but she starts talking to me about blocking Grace's report.

"- The contents of the posting are:

“Holy Knight (Daim) Celestia was detained", right?