Master of the brave.

A glittering glint in the alley illuminated by the magic of Light.

"If you spare your life, you'd better surrender."

Kelvin just told the men standing around getting their mates killed in front of him in such a mild tone that he didn't think it would have been easy to snap each person's neck.

He is gently waving the knight's sword to fly the bloodshed and pounding his shoulder with a sword belly.

Kelvin's eyes so narrow that he didn't know if they were open or asleep, he obviously laughed as if he was enjoying this situation.

"Uh, I'm not saying anything bad, so it's better for you to dump your weapon quietly. He's out of his mind, so when it comes to killing, I'm really gonna kill him."

The alley on the main road - behind the men, Lloyds standing trying to block the escape, tells the men in a proper tone somewhere.

"You're out of your mind, Captain. Well, I wouldn't deny killing you if you resisted."

"Don't say that happily. I'm scared, Fukuchi."

Leno complained as he had his sword hanging around with one hand behind Lloyds.

Kelvin ahead, and behind him. Royce, Rock, Leno, and Wedge are blocking the way.

The number of men is seven.

Though accustomed to rough things, it does not compete with knights who are using magic to greatly enhance their physical abilities and with men who are ordinary people.

Kelvin is the only one standing in front.

But Kelvin's killing more terrorized the men than the four blocking the rear.

In front of Kelvin, the body of a fallen and lying companion.

At his feet a rolling head was just turning to the men with his eyes cut open.

Sprayed blood stains the walls perfectly -.

"... damn"

Weakly moaning, the men drop the crude weapon they were holding.

"It's hard work. Above all. Wedge, rock. Tie these guys up. Leno, put your weapon away. I'll hand it over to the Guards later."

Lloyds orders.

"You wanted me to defy you a little more..."

Even unfortunately, Kelvin walks over to Lloyds.

The men who heard that dialogue without any mixing of Kelvin's lies shook up.

Even they close to amateurs, the unusual killings Kelvin was perceived as vile.

"Thank you for your hard work"

"No. I haven't slashed you lately. To be honest, a little more..."

(Who, who put this guy on a rear mission?)

To that word, everyone in the inner Lloyds squad thought so.

Lloyds has been with Kelvin as a senior junior since before he became Zaunas' bureaucrat, but even with him, I think Kelvin was good on the institutional side.

Leaving him wild as a criminal, no man would be more dangerous.

"Well, now, we've already got an investigation into what you guys were doing kidnapping people and selling them out."

Refreshing his mind, Lloyds begins interrogating tied up, crowded men.

If he seemed to take a defiant attitude, he wasn't going to hesitate to torture him either, but honestly the men answered Lloyds' question about how horrible Kelvin was.

Most importantly, I didn't get any information about the kidnapping of Miss Isaleah of the Earl of Behmond family that Lloyds was craving.

"Ki, if I grabbed the upper balls like the noble princess, I'd leave this place like this by now and live a better life..."

It also makes sense what the men said.

In the end, I was just able to hear out a few other organizations like the ones that were working on the kidnapping.

"I want to - what are these guys going to do?

"As I said earlier, turn it over to the guards. Yeah, well, take me with Kelvin and Wedge to the jar."

"Huh? Is that me?

Kelvin inquired as surprised, and Wedge nodded lightly.

"I don't like the bureau."

"Don't complain. Kidnappers are bigger. If we let Wedge and Leno form and take them to the bureau as usual, they could get away with it."

"No, but it's still pretty tough for both of us -"

"I don't mind slashing off one of my hands and legs if I show you a bare gesture to escape along the way."

Kelvin smiled niggardly at the words.

"If you've slashed your leg, you need to take him in charge, so I'll keep it on your arm."

"To, you don't run away! Don't run away from me!

Kidnapping group men trembling at the words Kelvin grinned at.

After being tied with a rope, the men connected by a single rope walk out so that they are pulled by a wedge with the end of that rope.

The footsteps were heavy at first, but when Kelvin clattered tiny from behind, he just walked out, even though his legs were about to snap somewhat.

"All right, then rock and lino"

Lloyds, who then dropped him off, turned to his remaining men.

"We'll look for their Azito home. Looks like they were stealing in addition to kidnapping.

So Rock. If you're from a merchant, you could do some eye-catching, too, right? If you have any stolen gold eyes, keep them down.

And then Leno's parents were pharmacists, right? I'm guessing you have some knowledge of the drug relationship, too?

"I want to, how could you do that? Yes, as long as it's slightly"

"There may be banned drugs or something.

And still, the kidnapped may be left inside. If the victim is a woman, I'll basically leave it to you.

There may still be remnants. Be very careful. "

(Well, I guess I can get a lot of information where I searched for him)

With that in mind, Lloyds goes down the stairs to the abandoned house that the kidnappers had made aside, the basement that was built in it.

Shortness of breath along the way, worried by two of my men...

◇ ◆ ◇ ◆ ◇

The dining room at the "Migratory Bird Inn" pavilion.

Recently, Rock, who often stayed at the Lloyds' stuffing house, had been back to his dorm room for a long time, so Winn had invited Rock to visit the 'Migratory Bird Inn' pavilion for dinner.

Cornelia, who was attending the Knights School, and Leticia are with him.

"Master Wynn and Leticia are really here to eat a lot, aren't they?

Said Rock as he stabbed a fork in the chicken.

"Sort of. I grew up eating dishes made by Mr. Randall. I think the food here is the best."

"Yeah. Me too, I guess I like the taste of this place the most because I used to eat it here with my brother so well"

Winn and Leticia laugh face-to-face.

"I do think the rice here is delicious, but wasn't Leticia eating something better at your parents' house?

"Hmmm...... because I don't have very good memories in your house. I was eating with your brother. I like this one.

Besides, it sure tastes good at home, but it's not ready, so it's getting cold. "

"Well, if it tastes like a muffin, it tastes like a father. Does Master Cornelia like the food here?

"Anything you think is delicious, it feels delicious to me."

Cornelia smiled as she drank the soup with elegance.

"Sure, the dishes made by top cooks are delicious, but I don't think Mr. Randell's arm is ever inferior either"

Winn nodded at the words.

They set up a shop on the main street of Teito.

It was Randell's great culinary skill that kept him thriving through other rivals, although he could never be described as an elegant audience such as workers and adventurers, mercenaries and pedestrians.

Randell, in particular, specializes in stewed dishes, so much so that some people ask for stews and other takeaways.

Now it is planted from Randell every day so that his eldest son Mark can inherit the flavor.

"Speaking of which. The Rocks are looking into the kidnapping right now, right?

"Oh."

"I need you to listen to Rock for a second, too."

Wynn called Celi, who was coming and going between the tables holding a basin to carry the dish.

The caller, Celi, heard on the market from Wynn, nodded when he asked me to tell him about the recent disappearance in the Glades and told Rock.

"Some of the shoppers in the market I go to are running farms outside, but there are many missing children and people coming from elsewhere in the Glades."

Winn originally invited Rock to come to the 'Migratory Bird Inn' pavilion also because he wanted to remind Rock of this story and let Rock hear it.

"Actually, one female guest who was a mercenary staying at our inn is missing."

"If you were a mercenary, didn't you travel to work or something?

"No, that leaves a good amount of baggage and money."

"It seems like a mercenary... or maybe he was darkened by a workaholic resentment or something, and I get it. I'll ask you later in the Guard if there was a case like that."

"Thank you"

When Celi bowed her head to the lock, she walked patsy to the customer who was called to order.

"But kidnapping someone you remember in your arms like you're a mercenary is too dangerous to think about."

Winn said as he chased Celi around the table busily with his eyes.

"But Miss Isaleah of the kidnapped Earl of Behmond family is also a quasi-knight. Naturally, I can fight magic. I don't know if the mercenary you know was kidnapped, but if you're strong enough to kidnap Miss Isaleah, or if you're an organization, it doesn't seem like a problem if your opponent's arm stands up a little bit, does it?

"Does the fact that there are many missing persons out in the Glades have anything to do with this?

Between the conversation between Wynn and Rock, Leticia pinched her mouth.

"I'm not investigating any missing persons in the Glades."

Locke looked up at the ceiling with the fork in his mouth.

Because the Knights, who were asked by the Guards to settle the kidnapping of the noble lady, initially thought it was just kidnapping for ransom purposes.

Later, due to the lack of demand from the kidnappers, he was now investigating whether it was a crime by a human trafficking organization targeting noble or upper class daughters. Just a daughter of the upper class. There's demand.

"Besides, if it's a ghetto, there's a lot of people buying it."

In slums stretching outside the walls of the Imperial capital, many of the displaced refugees live in abandoned house-like huts or in the shadows of the Imperial capital's outer walls and on the streets.

It is only the place where the devoured people flow and it is also a hotbed for criminals.

The influx, the exodus, is intense, and it is difficult to determine whether the missing person did what he or she wanted to do and went elsewhere, or whether he or she was caught by people buying.

"A ghetto? But the disappearance there is too much of a routine tea meal, and the guards don't know if they can grasp it, do they? If you were a refugee outside the outer walls in the first place, it would be out of your jurisdiction for the Guard."

Rock nods at Winn's words.

"When it comes to an organization that can kidnap noble ladies, it shouldn't be, but it's like we don't have a clue."

"Have any other nobles been attacked or anything?

"I'm not a nobleman, but there was a samurai or servant who disappeared.

That's frequent in the last month, too. I don't think I can think of a runaway line. "

Well, I'll give the captain a report, and Rock drank the soup. Then when you place the spoon in the vessel,

"Speaking of which, when is Wynn leaving Imperial Capital?

I heard.

"Huh? Is Mr. Wynn leaving the capital?

Celli, who has just served food to another table there, passes by.

Celi looked surprised and saw Wynn.

"Oh, it's not like I'm going somewhere else. Maybe we'll go to the kingdom of Lyon for a moment."

When Winn laughed and said, Celi had a look that reminded her of something: "Speaking of which,"

"You think His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness will visit the Kingdom of Lyon in good faith? Could Mr. Wynn be accompanied?

"You know very well.

"It's rumored in the city. Will you be escorting the prince and the princess? Isn't that awesome!? It's the prince, isn't it? The Empress, isn't she? Wow, wow! Awesome!"

Not too seri of excitement rode herself out and shouted out loud.

"I've only been to the village and the city of Nest until I came to the Imperial Capital, so I've never seen the royal family."

Will I be paraded when I stand in Lyon? You want to see it? But you have a job, don't you? And, one stuffy celi.

"Have you seen the royal family nearby?

"Yeah, well"

Winn and Rock, Leticia's gaze heads to Cornelia.

Cornelia, the crown princess, had her own stew on her clear face.

"Wow, that's amazing. After all, I admire princes and princesses. I used to hang out with the village kids and the princess."

Celi laughed nostalgic.

"Because I knew anyone would admire a girl"

Cornelia also laughed a little troubled at the seri's words.

"Maybe they'll go through the boulevard that day. I don't know if Her Royal Highness could possibly go outside, but I think His Royal Highness could show you his face."

"I hope you can see"

When Cornelia said so, Celi replied with a laugh.

By the time the meal is ready, the hustle and bustle of the "Migratory Bird Inn" pavilion will also settle.

"I'll help."

When Winn offered Hannah that, she walked into the kitchen.

"Oh, Wynn. Can you help me? That won't help."

"What do you want?

"Well, would you and Celi please lower the dishes from the empty table down to the washroom?

"Okay."

With jobs such as cooking and ordering in the cafeteria, Celli had lowered the table dishes to the washroom behind the kitchen one after the other, where the guests had returned.

"I'll help."

"No, Mr. Wynn is a customer."

"I originally lived and worked here. Thank you very much."

When I laugh, Winn also cleans up one empty dish after another.

Leticia, who was staring at Winn and Celi carrying dishes side by side or wiping up the table, leaked her breath a lot smaller.

"... Shall I also learn to cook and chore?

"Huh!?

Rock looked at Leticia unexpectedly.

"That's right...... oh man. You look a little admired when you see the sight"

Cornelia, like Leticia, was staring at Winn and Seri as they lowered their wash.

Wynn talked to Celi about something he didn't love - it was only about the work - and Leticia rose to her seat when she saw two people somewhere enjoying their work, unable to stay or stand.

"Brother, I'll help you too!

"Is that it? Letty gonna help too? But Letty, your clothes are gonna get dirty."

"It's okay, I'll be careful"

When Leticia rolled her sleeves, just like Winn, she was starting to clean up the dishes.

She was also used to sticking to Winn and helping when she was a young girl.

The gaze of the remaining shoppers gathered to Leticia

Leticia and Cornelia are a bit of an elegant outfit not seen in the city well, and their appearance is excellent.

From the time I entered the store during the meal, I had gathered some reluctant gaze, although not obvious.

However, once you have just begun to help the store, the gaze of the customers in the store gathers to Leticia.

"But there's no such thing as a scratch."

Rock squeaks.

There were quite a few people who were drunk with alcohol, but although Celi would throw nasty words or openly try to touch their bodies, they would just chase them with their eyes, even if Leticia went through their sides.

Is it awesome that Leticia wraps around the atmosphere of the princess of nobility from anywhere?

(Well, maybe even touching it won't even be enemies)

"But Master Leticia. You just look like my sister who's about to take my favorite brother..."

"I have two older brothers, too, but I've never really felt that way. But I think I know what Mr. Rock is trying to say."

Cornelia says, try to compete with Celli and smile as she sees Leticia lowering her dishes alongside Winn. But the smile looked somewhere envious to Rock's eyes.