Chapter 75: Lion's Springtime
With the help of Guduri and Itte, we took out all the bandits
"Fuu, as expected of me! I did not waste any time in the battle."
But then, someone else objected without even reading the mood.
"What's the point? Do you know how many of them ran that way?"
Sylvie joined in, wiping her sword.
"I-I handed over the credit... that's right! I handed it over to you."
"Yes, yes. If you don't fix the habit of reflexively covering your mistakes, I'll get angry again, you know?"
That's right.
When everyone was in danger due to a small mistake in the past
I made an excuse and Teacher hit me.
"I'm sorry!"
"Seriously, be careful, okay?"
"Yes......"
It seems she forgave me.
"Hey, guys!"
Then, Quies joins us in a cheerful tone.
He's dragging someone
"What's that?"
"The mastermind."
No matter how I look at him, he looks like just a villager
His clothes are in tatters though
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Then we all put out fires, rescued and healed the villagers.
Things had calmed down a bit by nightfall.
"Young mas... D-Druknen!"
Oh!
Hibari finally called my name!
"You finally called me by name."
"Is that so? Anyway, I need to talk to you."
"Yes?"
"No, not me, but this woman."
A shock ran through my body
She was dressed like any poor villager.
But she's disproportionately beautiful.
Her silver hair reflected the light of the bonfire.
White skin that can be seen clearly even in the dark
"W-who is she?"
"She's the first woman that young master helped."
I see!
I only saw the bandits, so I didn't remember.
"Um... thank you for your help."
She bowed her head deeply and thanked me.
But I'm not qualified to accept it.
"It's not the kind of result you should be thanking me for. If only I had moved faster..."
I'm sure I could have saved the other people who were killed.
“E-even so, you saved my life!”
I feel gratitude in those words.
But at the same time, it sounds as if she is about to cry.
"What will become of this village?"
The woman answers, shaking her head.
"We have almost no men left. We are taking the wheat to the capital."
"Royal capital..."
“It seems that the blond-haired one wrote a letter to the king. The chief's wife is going to deliver it, and they are all going with her."
Well, if they don't rely on the king, they'll probably die in the streets.
"Are you going to the royal capital too?"
"........."
The woman faced down.
Suddenly the air is heavy.
When I tried to rely on Hibari, he had already disappeared
"I was told not to come..."
"Eh? Why?"
"I'm the cause of all this trouble."
The woman told me everything.
She declined the marriage proposal
Then the man resented her and encouraged the bandits
The man was hung upside down until he died.
Everyone in the village judged the woman's actions to be the cause of the trouble.
"Are they stupid? You didn't do anything wrong!"
"........."
"...Do you have any idea where you will go?"
"........."
The woman looks down and doesn't say anything
"...Alright! I've decided!"
"Eh?"
“You used to work in the fields, right?”
"Yes"
"Can you hold this?"
I let her carry my luggage
"Yes, if it's this much"
"You have horses in the village, right? Can you ride?"
"Yes, I can."
"All right, just wait here!"
"U-um..."
I get up and start running.
"Quies! Quies! Where are you!"
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Three days later.
"You think the most unbelievable things."
Sylvie is furious with me.
But she doesn't seem to object.
I can't abandon her, so I have no choice.
"Sorry. I couldn't think of anything else."
"Doru, you're responsible for keeping her safe, okay?"
I get confirmation from Quies as well.
Of course
I decided on it
"U-um... I'm looking forward to working with you."
I'm Druknen.
Druknen Baralmeida.
I am the youngest son of Marquis Andrei.
That said, I was born in a concubine
When I grow up, I'll have no place in the house.
So no one is trying to make friends with me
Those trio are eccentric commoners
I never had a formal attendant
"Then introduce yourself!"
My first true attendant
"I-I'm Karen. I can only help you with your luggage, but I'm looking forward to working with you!"
By the way, I couldn't get a horse because everyone in the village would use it.
Instead, I was given a donkey in return for my help.
The donkey was loaded with luggage.
Karen was to take care of it.
Villagers are really fcking dumb huh..
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