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"Hey, I wondered what would happen when Sir Cycleus showed up, but first it would fit round and above all!

In the luggage car pulled by the ragged and tototoss, Polearths has stated so.

The whole thing is a luggage carriage like a wooden box carriage, so you don't have to worry about your people stealing conversations.

"Perhaps some information was conveyed to Sir Cycleus at the end of the meeting at the castle and now it's a consolation dinner. Otherwise, there's no reason to throw away that supper party that Mitsuhito cares about above all else and come back to the hall. If you think about it, you're absolutely right about Zashma who brought me here to talk to you about it without waiting for tomorrow!

Freed from the pressure brought about by Cycleus, Polearth seemed to be in a manic state for a long time.

However, I still have no idea what's inside or what this person's purpose is.

Is it because of the phrase "Zashma person" that he was not originally an intimate person?

"Yeah. The only thing I was ever on edge with was Lord Camus. I heard the name of Zashma's man from Lord Camus. He wants you to think that the words he speaks are the same as his own."

"Oh, then you've helped me with the Camus connection,"

"Yeah, yeah. He's a delightful man. Hey. It also makes it interesting to hear stories about journeys that strand countries, and the opponents are not at all flattering and naughty even in nobility. I'm guessing there's something about that sturdy Lord Melfried who just takes a glance."

That's the kind of person he looks unrelated to his aristocratic arrogance.

I can't decide which kind of interaction this is, but it seems innocent and doesn't have a back surface.

"I just didn't feel like sticking my neck in trouble as far as I'm concerned, hey. If I poke Lord Cycleus, I wouldn't have known what would happen to me! It was a great battle for a generation, this!

"I really appreciate you. I don't know what would have happened to me if I hadn't helped anyone."

"That's okay! I know how to treat a second son when it comes to nobility! Sometimes if you don't get into a big fight like this, you're gonna end up in the shade for the rest of your life!

With that said, Polearth came to me with a red tide face.

In conjunction with the vibration of the luggage car, the loose cheeks are fluttering and shaking.

"Anyway, I'll be a lotus student in the future! Help each other out and open up a bright future! I'm counting on you, Lord Asta of Fa's house?

"Huh? Ah, yes"

I wonder what the hell they expect.

Of course, they saved my predicament, so I'm not going to spare my powers if I can - but I was somewhat anxious because I couldn't read the truth right now.

"Well, let's talk about the hard part another time. It's time to get to the castle gate. It's a reunion with our nostalgic brethren!

The luggage truck should have already been running down the street for more than ten minutes.

The small window draws something like a curtain, so I can't help but notice the scene of the castle town.

Ai-Fa had been behaving and keeping silent next to me, so much so that from earlier on, all the voices of me and Polearth were echoing in the car.

"Oh, but weren't you given a bounce bridge at night and the castle town won't be able to get in and out?

"It's okay! This is still the direct line of the Dalaim family! Even though he's a second son, there's no such thing as making it!

"Really? Thank you so much."

Ai-Fa will stay by his side, but I want to make sure everyone is safe wherever possible. Dora's father would have been a good fit when he had been home for a while, but at least he wanted to say hello to the innkeepers and stop by Luu's settlement.

"By the way, Lord Ai-Fa. I wonder what happened to the clothes and ornaments I lent you? There doesn't seem to be a place where you can change on the way from here to the castle gate."

And, Polearths looks back at Gurinai-Fa.

And there was no light in his eyes that would repel the people of the woods.

Besides, I'm somewhat relieved that I'm not looking at Ai-Fa with a favorable eye.

"Then would it be all right if I gave it back tomorrow? I keep my outfits with my compatriots, but I don't feel comfortable dressing in my luggage."

"Yeah, yeah, because you're a flattering young woman, even though you're a hunter by the woods! I don't mind at all. [M]... but they were taken out of the treasure trove of the mansion on their own, so losing even one ring would cause a lot of trouble..."

"Admitted. I will take it from you to make no mistake."

"Yeah! Please!

Polearths was even in a good mood, and Ai-Fa remained faceless.

After he met me face-to-face, he used the spiritual power of steel to regain his deposition, Ai-Fa.

My eyes seem to be just a little red, but no one will notice this darkness that only the lanterns rely on.

"... Dear Polearths, we have arrived at the main entrance"

Eventually the luggage will stop and your man will tell you from the small window.

"Uhm!" he nodded energetically, and Polearth went outside.

I guess you're negotiating with the guard. After being waited for only a few minutes, a soldier wearing a huge spear snoops into the luggage car.

"Two crew members, we have confirmed. Two of you will be out of the castle, and the rest of you will be back soon, right?

"That's what I mean! Put the jump bridge down!

This luggage was guarded by three soldiers on Totos, but when they left the gate, Ai-Fa and I were going back to Inn Town, apparently.

(No, speaking of which, we were talking about Donda-Lou waiting outside the castle gate)

How much anger will you be able to evoke after committing such a great failure?

I think I'm sincerely happy with the situation I'm in.

"Come on, it's triumph!

The words of Polearths seemed to be vague and off target, but both were re-departures.

The bouncing bridge is lowered along with the heavy tone of Gigigigigigigigigigi...... and the luggage car starts to rag again.

Within ten seconds, the cargo stopped.

"You've arrived. Nothing's going to be dangerous, but be careful and go home. Say hello to the Forestside Chiefs!

Me and I-Fa return a word of thanks to each of them and get out of the luggage car.

It was still on the bridge there.

It is a huge bridge that is likely to be four or five meters wide, with columnar trunks provided to the left and right about the height of the chest. It's a bouncing bridge, so I guess it's a deep moat over there.

The entrance to the luggage was on the back, so I went down from there, facing the castle gate and the walls of the castle.

The stone walls seemed about two stories tall, about six or seven meters high.

The sun is already abundantly set, but there are a number of burning fires on the walls, so there's nothing inconvenient about checking its beauty.

The castle gate is a huge dark cavity, worn snugly against its walls.

I'm guessing the guards are keeping an eye on this one, even if it's Matsuaki. Even under that black mouth is the red flame shaking.

Looking through his gaze, the burning of the walls was slightly distant to quite a distance.

This solid wall guards the castle, the heart of Genos, and the castle towns for the nobles and the wealthy.

And it was this wall that kept me and my people apart.

(Has Zida gotten over this guy? It's a big deal.)

With that in mind, Polearth, who stayed in the luggage car, waved.

"See you soon! Fortunately for the Dalaim family and the people by the woods!

Three pairs of Totos cavalry and luggage cars turn gracefully to return to the bridge.

So I opened up my vision of the outside world, and the unexpected scene popped into my eyes.

At the same time, cheers explode.

"Hey, what...?

It was such a storm of cheer that it seemed like a tinnitus.

On the other side of the jump bridge, dozens of people flocked and waited for us.

"Asta- heh!

"It's Asta! Asta's really back!

Barely, I could hear those words.

"Let's go. If you let this bridge go up, all the guards in Castle Town will be rested."

Ai-Fa grabs my arm and starts walking on it.

I hadn't understood the situation at all while trying to get dragged by it half the time.

"... Asta!" And one of the shadows that ran out of that crowd hugged me.

A little woodland girl - Rayna-Lew - who gave you long dark hair.

"Oh, Asta, well done, you're safe...!

A new tear sucks into my chest when I change into a woodland outfit.

but Ai-Fa didn't try to stop me from walking, so I had my arm pulled. I also had no other way forward with Raina-Lou in my arms.

"Asta! Are you all right! I guess the nobles aren't imitating anything funny!?

Crossing the bounce bridge, a man in a figure thick shape grabbed me this time.

I give a shout of surprise as I hear the tone of the bouncing bridge lifting in my back.

"D, Dora's father? What the hell is wrong with you?

"What's the matter with you? Damn, you..."

My father was crying.

At its feet, the crying tara also speaks out, "It's Asta-"

"It had been communicated to all those involved that I would step into the castle town with the help of nobility. Not to be distracted by the guards, not to say anything until the sun goes down. … this was a necessary measure to prevent Cycleus and his daughter from being turned away."

One calm eye-fa explained it to me that way.

"So, this is how the sun went down, so I guess they all rushed to the castle gate. Nothing is surprising.... they were all looking for you, Asta."

Not a few dozen people, more than a hundred people there - it seemed like 150 or so people would be getting together if they did poorly.

About half of them are forest dwellers and the other half are residents of Innkeeper Town.

The fire of the pine lights that some of them shook up makes people look orange.

And most of them had a pleasant voice.

The rest of us were crying.

There's Sheila-Lou.

There is Lara-Luu.

There's Vina-Lou.

There's Li-Sudra.

There is Milan-Math.

There's a nail.

I have Naudis.

I have Yumi.

There are a lot of people who don't know their names.

Out of it, two little boys slowly walked out.

It's Rud-Lu and Sin-Lu.

"Asta... are you all right?"

Rudd-Lou took a louder breath.

"Thanks for the help. I didn't have to regret my stupidity all my life."

I thought he was so profoundly nagged, Rudd-Lou snapped in a low voice, "... thank the woods".

It was the first time this boy had ever looked so mysterious.

And it is Sin-Lu.

"Asta......"

Sin-Lu is approaching with pleasure.

Realizing that, Rayna-Lew let herself go of me with a crying face.

Always calm, Sin-Lu, makes my shoulders blush.

And suddenly tears sprinkled out of its cleavage eyes.

"Sin-Luu......"

"I'm sorry... I just didn't have enough power..."

Sin-Lu, just a little shorter than me, embraced my body just like Raina-Lu, and cried.

A man by the woods cried in public.

I was the one who nearly shed tears over how much guilt I had planted on this boy.

"It's okay. I'm responsible for not being able to protect myself. Never mind so much, Sin-Lu."

Still, Sin-Luu had been killing his voice and crying for a while.

Eventually, Lara-Luu, who had once walked over, slapped that back flat with his hands.

"That's enough, isn't it? I'll be angry tomorrow, okay?

And Lara-Lew, looking at me, laughed more.

"I'm glad you're safe. Looking good, Asta."

"Yeah. Thanks, Lara-Lew"

Lara-Luu had the usual smile, but his eyes were clearly red.

From behind it, sooner or later, the people of the Inn Town approach.

"Even my daughter ran away, but what are you gonna do when you're exposed to the bad guys, you idiot?"

Milan-Math was angry with a scared face.

"It's true. What were you worried about?

Yumi was laughing with an indescribable face.

"Asta... I have just been a detour... indeed, I cannot find the word of the wasabi either"

Nail was about to cry.

It was the first time I had ever seen this husband so disturbed by his creed to behave expressionlessly.

Anyway, thanks for everything.

Naudis was a lot frightened by the hunters by the woods cheering all over there and still spoke to me that way.

Yes, the sight of so many people by the woods and the people of the lodging town had kind of made me feel like I couldn't stop.

Not so many humans would allow their hearts to the forestside people as much as Milan-Math and Nair.

But they were dominated by common emotions, and now they're surrounding me.

They were crying, laughing, or angry at me to welcome a great fool like me, who fell into the hands of a nobleman from his own detachment and then could not take any effective means from himself, and just kept waiting for the hand of salvation to be put up.

A bunch of people in the south who are laughing up the earthen bottles of fruit liquor must be the architects who were helping Balan do his job.

The people of the east have hidden their expressions deeply over the hood, as always.

The smallest number was still the people of the west, but there would still have been about twenty. They are regular customers often seen in stalls, as well as the fathers of fabric stores and iron furniture stores.

And an unbeatable number of forestside people are laughing and swinging pine lights in the same way.

Some men, some women. Some faces are familiar, others less familiar. but there was no change in the brightness and strength of the expression floating there.

Also, if you look closely, you could have swept those people away and more than ten guards covered the wooden spear.

This is a fuss that could touch the laws of Genos.

Still, I had no choice but to stand up like an idiot, not knowing what to do - eventually three shadows approached me at the same time I saw it.

Two giant shadows, and one that isn't.

It was Donda-Lou and Gazran-Loutim and Lau-Ray.

"Asta, you're safe and above all."

First of all, Gazran-Rutim is going to hold my hand.

"Until Gazran-Rutim...... thank you for your concern and I'm sorry"

"No, as long as Asta is safe, that's fine."

Gazran-Rutim laughed calmly at me.

From the side of it, Rau-Ray also hits me a little bit in the face.

"Damn, don't make me worry, it's Asta. Weren't you almost at last at war with the nobles?... That was interesting."

Lough-Ray's seemed the same.

Laughing at just the usual conditions, those watery eyes shine sharply like hounds.

"Over the past few days, we've been running around Inn Town from morning to night, haven't we? If you let me eat even the most delicious dishes, they won't fit."

"Yeah, sorry. Let me cook as much as I want."

"It's a lie, idiot. It's only natural to run around for your countrymen."

And Rau-Ray has stretched his arms and shaken my head.

And it's Donda-Lou.

Donda-Lou snorted "Hmm..." as he looked down at us with his eyes when he was a beast.

"You don't seem to have suffered any hand injuries anywhere. When I get back to the woods, I'll let you know more."

Not even giving me a reply, Donda-Lou turned to the people who were gathered there.

And make your voice sound when thunder rings.

"Asta of Fa's house was brought back safely from the noble mansion! For the past five days, I apologize for making such a mess of the Inn Town! Allow me to express my thanks and apologies in the name of Donda-Lou, one of the three chiefs of the forest!

The people of the city of Inn shrugged their necks and heard the words.

But soon stretch your body and explode your cheers again.

"Good for you, Asta!

"Let us eat delicious food again!

"Now if you do your best to love town and get caught up in the woods, we'll all push you!

I got stuck in my chest and couldn't answer anything.

So with all my best thoughts, I let him bow his head deeply.

I was finally able to come back to the people I cared about.