CH 62

Cadel, Van, Lumen, and Lydon were now on their way to the ‘White Kingdom’. This destination was also Cadel's choice, and with everyone's consent, he procured two horses and decided to travel in pairs of two.

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Increasing specs for the knight order promotion quest. Increasing the reputation of the mercenary corps in preparation for Lumen's recruitment. Breaking the seal for Lydon’s role as a knight.

There were countless tasks that Cadel had to shoulder, but these were the most prominent of them.

“Why does this kid have to share a room with Commander? He's a full-grown man. Unless he's young in the head, he should be able to get his own room. If you don't want to spend the money, let him be homeless―”

“Huh? Cadel is my human, so of course he shares a room with me.”

“Your, your human? Cadel? How dare you call Commander's name without hesitation?”

“It's up to me whether I call Cadel by name or by nickname! Ahaha!”

Lydon's joining was made by his own decision as the commander. The friction between the subordinates caused by that…… It was like a children's fight.

‘Van and Lumen quarreled every single day, and now Lydon was added here. I don't know about Lumen, but isn’t it Van’s first time seeing Lydon in such a cute boyish form like this? I thought he'd be a little nicer to Lydon…… Was I being greedy?’

Van was also beaten up by a fairy in the Forest of Enchantment, so Cadel expected some hostile feelings. Still, since Lydon's appearance was surprisingly angelic ― a judgment made purely by Cadel's weakness for his younger siblings ― he was willing to let his guard down a bit, but it was not what he expected.

‘Well, at least Van doesn't lay a hand on Lydon. Whenever Lumen sees Lydon, he tugs on him, beats him up, or pushes him away like it's a mistake.’

Even now, Lydon would be rolling down the stairs if Lumen hadn't gone to pay for the inn room. Luckily, Lydon was busy spitting out exclamations of ‘Wow, I get pushed around so easily?’ throughout the whole ordeal. Cadel, who watched, was very nervous.