I could see Letsy, whose feet were numb, fidgeting as she looked at me.
Lord Hael came next to her with a rotten look on his face.
He said with a sigh that he had no choice but to follow the rhythm of his master.
“you’re right. This person is the shadow knight of Scarlett, the emperor of the Qizen Empire. He came out of the imperial palace today with an important mission. “I apologize for surprising you, Lady Viscount Evanroir.”
“uh… … . okay. no. I am truly sorry. “Are you okay with your shin?”
“… … .”
Hael was silent for a moment. His eyes rolled up and he looked up at the sky, then slowly turned to the floor.
“It’s very fine. Even though I look like this, I am His Majesty’s glorious bodyguard. Wow, that’s about as much as kicking a cotton bat. haha.”
“thank god. Phew. “I was a little worried when I saw you couldn’t get up easily earlier.”
“under. under. I guess you saw it wrong. It happened very easily.”
Oh, did I see it wrong? thank god.
phew. You almost took care of the Emperor’s bodyguard.
I sighed in relief and looked at Dazar, who was looking down at me with scary eyes.
He snorted and listened to our conversation, and then, Letsi… … No, he stood in front of the emperor and said this.
“Mr. Shadow Knight. “Please tell the owner to fix that thing.”
“what?”
“You should just sit quietly on the throne, why are you deliberately sending out bait? Tsk.”
“You know that too.”
Letsie, who was agitated for a moment, eventually calmed down and spoke softly.
“Their movements are unusual. “The church may be right.”
“… … .”
“Maybe Ruben really showed up.”
Don’t you think this is something I shouldn’t hear? Thinking this, I took a couple of steps back, but stopped in my tracks when I heard the words that came out of Letsy’s mouth.
‘Ruben.’
You just said Ruben, right?
Then Dazar said indifferently.
“Then there’s no way I wouldn’t know.”
“… … okay. That’s definitely true. “Because you are a seyaster.”
They said that if Ruben showed up, there was no way Dazar wouldn’t know about it.
What is the relationship between Ruben and Dazar?
As I was about to listen more, Letshi glanced at me as if she was aware of me and spoke in a quieter voice.
“All kinds of strange things are happening on the continent. The same goes for the sudden increase in assassins or the food problem you are in charge of. “They may try to interfere with what you are doing.”
“Please tell me you don’t have to worry about that.”
“okay. Then, we will find out who is behind these people through interrogation. It’s soon ‘Crack Day’, right? “If there is anything out of the ordinary, please report it immediately.”
“iced coffee.”
Dazar nodded as if he understood, and Letsy added.
“And please cooperate with other transcendents.”
Dazar frowned.
* * *
After parting ways with Letsi, we caught a passing carriage and headed to the imperial palace.
Letsi, who had asked me to go back to the imperial palace with her with a bright face, looked at Dazar who was caught in the middle of her and made a chewed face. (I couldn’t see it clearly because it was covered by the yellow cloth, but I guessed it was because of her distorted lips.)
In the end, we broke up without being able to do this or that.
‘I’ll send you a letter, and I hope you reply! Celia!’
Letsi spoke with a slightly trembling voice as if she were shy, and quickly disappeared with Lord Hael.
‘Oh, sister. Please speak kindly to your lord. lol.’
The black hawks that were standing in the background looked at me and scratched their heads before disappearing.
I don’t know what you’re asking me to say nicely.
As Leon left, he gave me a piece of candy. He said it was a bribe. The bribe was thrown to the earthworm that was crawling on the floor earlier.
And I… … .
“Can I stop by somewhere for a moment?”
“what? “Where?”
After letting me get on the carriage first, Dazar, who was climbing up behind him, tilted his head.
Inside the carriage, which had the seal of the Duke of Siaster painted on its door, I proudly pointed somewhere in the distance.
“We must prepare to defeat those who threaten the safety of the world.”
“… … what?”
Dazar’s face, who was sitting across from me, suddenly hardened. The mouth, hard as a rock, and the cold eyes were quite harsh.
No, I was just joking, why are you so serious?
People become awkward.
“He is the worst villain who prevents us from getting healthy rice. “They are scary pests.”
Dazar’s face relaxed as he quickly added these words. He laughed and muttered as if it were absurd.
“He’s very good at surprising people.”
“Thanks for the compliments.”
Why are you looking at me so strangely?
It is true that if rice farming, which solved the food shortage, fails due to pests, the world’s safety will be at risk.
“Do you think that pest will stop the rice plants from growing?”
“yes. But there are no pesticides here… … .”
“pesticide?”
It was like that.
Why I’m going to a store with the incredibly scary name ‘Give me 3 seconds and I’ll poison you.’ There was nothing that could be called pesticide here.
‘I think it’s because of this problem that the food shortage occurred.’
Dazar seemed very curious about what that pesticide was.
“There is something like that.”
It was a hassle to explain everything step by step, so I ignored it and quickly headed to the alley where the store was located.
I erased his cold face from my mind.
‘He has a lot to hide. Well, I don’t need an explanation.’
When I asked him what Ruben was that Letsey was talking about earlier, he closed his mouth like a clam and didn’t say anything.
No, I did say something.
‘I’m not picking up what other people are saying.’
I guess you don’t think that I said it out loud.
At first glance, it seemed like there was some reason for coming to the imperial palace. What on earth is Ruben that makes him react like that?
I looked out the window with my arms crossed and a sullen expression on my face.
About thirty minutes had passed since we arrived at the dark alley.
Arriving at this place after wandering through alleys, it was very gloomy, as expected of a store with a scary name.
“Then, I’ll come back.”
“… … “Can I come alone?”
So much so that it is understandable that Dazar asks this question in an odd way.
“Are you really worried about me now?”
“No way? Ah, now that I think about it, I’m worried. “You’re a bully who won’t recognize those iron legs and will rush at you.”
“… … .”
“If that happens, it’ll be a bother, so I’ll join you…” … .”
“That’s Okay.”
I slammed the carriage door shut and walked briskly.
Dazar slightly put his head out and heard a thud, as if his forehead had been hit by the carriage door, but I thought it was my mistake and walked eagerly to find the store.
“anybody home?”
When I opened the dark wooden door covered in cobwebs and entered the store, it was quite well organized despite its appearance.
Although it had a gloomy atmosphere as there were things like the tails of unknown animals and dried skins hanging there.
I frowned slightly at the smell of medicine that passed my nose.
‘There are guests?’
The customer who came before me was standing in front of a messy desk that looked like a checkout counter. Her entire body was wrapped tightly in a robe, so her appearance was not visible.
The pitch-black robe went well with the gloomy atmosphere of the store.
‘It looks like the owner is preparing things.’
A sound like something being scraped was coming from inside the small door next to the cash register.
If there was a customer standing in the distance waiting with that sound, there was no doubt that they were preparing something for this customer.
‘hmm.’
What I wanted was a poison that would eliminate pests, but would not affect the plants as much as possible, and would not harm humans if they consumed the plants.
Because the conditions were quite strict, a conversation with the owner was necessary.
‘Let’s wait for now.’
Since the owner didn’t show up, I decided to wait and look around the store.
There were many interesting things inside the store.
Such as the thorn-like feathers of the thorny eagle.
Mushrooms that look like fingers or something.
‘wow. What’s this?’
Then, my eyes widened as I looked at what was inside the round glass bottle.
‘The eyes of a one-eyed giant?’
It had large, life-like eyes.
Ugh. For some reason, I felt upset and looked away.
‘omg. ‘I think your eyes just moved?’
Apparently, just now, his pupils constricted and dilated as if he was focusing to look at me.
As I took a step back in surprise, something bumped into my back.
“Oh, sorry.”
“… … .”
It was the back of a customer who arrived before me.
Then he turned around with a thud, thud.
‘uh?’
When I wondered what that noise was, it was the sound of the staff hitting the floor, which I couldn’t see well because it was covered by a robe.
The staff, which seemed to match the black robe and had a large obsidian encrusted with it, looked expensive at first glance.
“Are you okay?”
While I was focusing my attention on the staff, I heard a soft voice from above.
“Uh, yes. I’m OK. sorry.”
I bowed my head and looked up at the man.
And I was surprised.
‘and. ‘You look handsome.’
Before I knew it, such a thought had passed through my mind, and there was an incredibly handsome man in front of me.
