2 – excuse
In the end, my body recovered faster than I pushed Serena away.
The drops of blood on Serena’s blonde hair returned to her mouth, and the internal organs that had been pushed upwards returned to their proper places.
As her spine was restored, she naturally pushed Serena’s hand that was hugging her waist. The lungs, which had been torn by shredded ribs, also returned to normal function.
Finally, the ribs that had been crushed by the head-on collision with the armor and the dented chest returned to their original form and pushed Serena’s head away.
Serena finally let go of the arm that was hugging my waist and took a step back. He withdrew, but the sneaky glance at me seemed like he wasn’t satisfied enough yet.
It was obvious what to do next. Seeing me raise my right hand, Serena quickly lowered her head.
My hand rested on Serena’s head. As I moved my hand left and right and ran through the silky hair, Serena immediately sighed and hugged me again.
It was a soft and delicate movement on a different level than before.
Serena, who put her hands together in front of her chest like a sickly beautiful girl and dutifully dug into my arms, felt the touch of a hand gently stroking her hair without making a sound.
If someone even sees this, there will be an uproar, but who would come to a place like this? Rather, I would try to get as far away as possible.
And Serena is much better at detecting presence than I am.
“Is it a bit rude to ask how you came? If it were you, you’d be well on your way. Then I’ll change the question. How are you, Serena?”
“I didn’t get along. The sense of loss that my lord was not by my side was so great that I couldn’t get anything out of my hands. Even when I woke up, while training, and while lying on the bed, all I could feel was the empty seat next to me. If it had not been for the orders given to me by my lord, I would have gone mad. Enlisting me in the Royal Knights and asking me to train my skills there are all part of the master’s grand plan that a lowly person like me would never dare to guess, but knowing that, I… … .”
After that, my mouth dropped open as I lamented my life, which continued hesitatingly, full of longing.
I just handed out a greeting to be exchanged in moderation, but contrary to my intention, an incredibly heavy answer came back.
Even if the content is heavy, if it is finished with one or two words, “At that time, you should say that you have been well, even with empty words. There is still more to learn.” I could have laughed it off with one or two jokes, but since the words didn’t end, it was ambiguous to cut it on my own.
In addition, there were not one or two expressions in the words that bothered me.
‘Are you okay? who?’
Even if you search the entire continent, Serena, who is one of the strongest on three fingers, ignores you.
I was dumbfounded and gave strength to the hand that had been stroking my hair, but Serena still looked happy as she rubbed her face against my chest, sniffing the scent of extensions.
Well, even if someone like me gave me strength, would I send a message to Serena? It’s at a level where it can withstand even a direct hit from Meteor, the highest level of magic.
I gave up and let go of my strength. As the power of stroking my hair faded, this time Serena took my hand and held it to her cheek. And he rubbed his cheek against my hand.
“I hate everything. I just hate everything. All I need is my lord, but having to serve a bitch who shows off her pride as the king, having to say that I serve that bitch every time I introduce myself, being praised as the strongest in the kingdom doesn’t even mean anything, and the honor of being the first knight commander of the royal family. I don’t like it either. I just wanted to put everything down and live by my lord’s side for the rest of my life, but my lord wouldn’t allow it. Of course I know. It is an insult to the lord that someone like me dared to have such thoughts. But, but-”
Even as I rubbed my hand against her cheek at random, Serena’s mouth kept complaining and complaining.
Have I left the Templars alone for too long? It must have been only 6 years at most. No, was it 7 years? Or 8 years?
It’s been a while since I gave up counting the days correctly, so my sense of time was fuzzy. This is all the more so because it is not an area with distinct seasons.
Seeing that Serena, who was originally quiet, was talking for so long, it seemed that a lot of time had passed.
It’s been confirmed that even dragons can’t kill me anyway, so there’s no reason to stay in this city any longer.
Anyway, it seemed like he would be holding my hand and muttering to himself even if it took all day, so I grabbed Serena’s shoulder and pushed her away a little.
Even though she let out a short sigh, Serena obediently followed my lead. Of course, it was still a pity, but the blue eyes were fixed on my hand.
Now that I have a lot of time, I can do a haircut a little later. For now, there was something I had to ask.
“Serena.”
“Yes, lord. Please tell me.”
“What’s going on here?”
Yes, it was more urgent to ask why you came than to ask how you came. He probably would have taken the transfer door or whatever he was going to do.
The important thing was why Serena, who was as big as the first knight commander of the royal family, had come all the way to this forest at the edge of the continent.
Serena’s expression turned serious at my question. After taking a few steps away from me, he knelt on the ground.
Kneel on your right knee, raise your left knee at a right angle, place your left hand on the floor, and place your right hand horizontally to the place where your heart is.
Then he lowered his head deeply and opened his mouth.
“I’m here to meet you, lord.”
“Did you come to pick me up?”
“That’s right.”
Serena’s voice didn’t shake at all. The words themselves seemed to be true, but the question was still not fully resolved.
“Why all of a sudden?”
I still haven’t heard why Serena came to pick me up out of the blue.
“I received a letter from the lord of a nearby city saying that a dragon has appeared and is asking for help. It was a letter from the lord of the city where my lord resides, so I accepted the request and came to my rescue.”
It wasn’t surprising that rumors of a dragon had reached the lord’s ears. I already expected it too.
However, it was quite unexpected that the lord immediately sent a letter to the palace asking for help.
Considering the distance between the city ruled by the lord and the royal palace, it was absolutely impossible to arrive in a day by ordinary means. No matter how bad it is, it will take two weeks.
But Serena said she received a letter requesting help, so there is only one way.
transition door.
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Judging from the fact that he used the transfer door to deliver just one letter, it seemed that the lord took the situation very seriously.
It was worth it. It must have been a heart-wrenching feeling to hear that a dragon whose existence was not even known appeared and emitted breath and glowed in the forest all day long.
If the dragon got angry for any reason and even showed up in the city he ruled in that state, the annihilation was certain.
“By the way, Serena.”
“Yes, lord.”
“Did the lord send you a letter asking for help?”
Suddenly, Serena’s body stiffened. A still silence prevailed.
Serena, who had been frozen for such a long time, answered after quite a long time.
“… … no.”
“I probably sent it to Charlotte. Because of his personality, if he had come, he would have come, but he would not have let you go.”
“… … .”
Looking at Serena, who was speechless and hesitant, I roughly figured out how the situation was going.
It was no big deal. A letter requesting support urgently sent by the lord arrives at the palace, and Serena gets caught before showing it to the king.
As soon as Serena confirms where the request for assistance is sent, she sends a messenger back saying that it is faster to meet the king herself.
And after the messenger returns to the lord through the transfer gate, he himself heads here.
Originally, he intercepted the letter that should have been sent to the king, did not even post it, acted on his own before the order was given, and probably even lied to the lord, saying that he had come to support under the king’s order.
The crime of delusion against military forces was laid down as a basis, and I had no idea how many crimes could be recited. If Serena had a family, it was a serious crime that would have destroyed the entire family.
‘Serena wouldn’t even care.’
To put it bluntly, even the rest of the Royal Knights combined would fall far short of Serena.
The royal knights were the collection of post-human monsters selected from among the talented people from all over the continent and placed in the capital of the kingdom, and once again selected through a rigorous screening process that would be considered excessive by anyone.
It means that even if all the knights of the royal family attacked, they would not be able to defeat even one Serena.
Aside from the fact that such a being is trembling, not knowing what words will come out of my mouth.
“Well, I won’t dig deeper. Serena, you must have done something.”
“… … Thank you, lord.”
“I’m going over it because there’s nothing wrong with it. Don’t be too heartbroken. Because I don’t care.”
Actually, even if there was a problem, if it wasn’t a really big problem, I would have just let it go. Unless it’s just like blowing up an entire city somewhere.
Well, to be honest, there was nothing that I couldn’t do depending on the situation.
“By the way, I heard you came to investigate the dragon, but the lord sent you alone? What about the other soldiers?”
It’s nothing more or less than useless bastards anyway, but out of courtesy, I wondered if a few of them would be sent along.
“I got an offer, but I turned it down. If he had told me to take him, he would have killed him on the way. It’s just a hindrance to serving the lord.”
“… … That is brutal.”
“It has to be done.”
There was determination in Serena’s eyes as she said that. Although it’s a little strange that he shows his determination while saying he’ll kill someone for being in the way of picking me up.
“And, if the lord permits it, I will kill the lord as well.”
“What? Why is the lord suddenly?”
I was taken aback, and when I asked, Serena responded calmly.
“Because you insulted your lord.”
