Chapter 137. Coincidentally, There Is Only One Road
Gusto didn't twitch an eyebrow even after discovering Inette.
He was as nonchalant as if he had seen her yesterday.
“Is it not the Princess.”
“Did you not hear ? I asked why you are here!”
“Well. It would be a reason similar to the Princess.”
At Gusto’s words, Inette could guess his purpose.
“Did you co to see Radel too?”
Co to think of it, I heard there was nothing but Radel’s territory at the end of this road.
Inette looked at Gusto bluntly.
“Don’t tell …… Radel invited you?”
Since he left for his territory without telling , could he have invited Gusto to co play at his territory.
When Inette’s eyes narrowed with suspicion, Gusto asked Inette as if puzzled.
“……Don't tell you did not receive an invitation?”
“Really?!”
“No way. I also was not invited. I am on my way to see the Prince under the Bishop’s order.”
“Hey!”
Inette yelled loudly at Gusto’s shalessness.
However, Gusto had an expression as if nothing happened.
“You have many suspicions. At tis like that, praying helps. Ah, although the Princess might have forgotten how to pray.”
“Help? You are the least helpful right now, you know?!”
Inette huffed and passed Gusto to move forward. Even if she wanted to go separately, since there was only one road, if she didn't want to go side by side, going first was the only way.
Walking amicably with that annoying apprentice holy knight was declined.
“Forget it, you co from behind. Since I’m going first!”
It was the mont Inette shouted like that and went ahead.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, an arrow flew from sowhere and stuck next to Inette’s foot.
Inette could discover Lizardn blocking the road, wondering when they appeared.
The Lizardn flicked their tongues and giggled.
“Brother, doesn't it sll like a stupid human sowhere?”
“Kukuku, right. How dare they co here without knowing where this is.”
Inette, who was watching the Lizardn giggling among themselves with absurdity, asked.
“Where is this place?”
“Where else! It’s none other than the sacred mountain of us Lizardn! The Tsar Mountain Range!”
Did the Lizardn have a sacred mountain?
Inette lost interest in the information that didn't really matter.
“Right. If you are done talking, won’t you step aside? Since there is a place I have to go.”
She said it just in case, but the Lizardn didn't seem likely to step aside obediently.
“To say you want us to step aside, I assu the toll is prepared!”
“If you offer everything you have, we will spare your lives!”
It was as Inette expected.
Judging from shooting an arrow from the start…… she guessed it, but they must be bandits for sure.
“What’s so difficult about going to one territory.”
Inette sighed. A journey with rugged roads and even Lizardman bandits appearing.
Gusto, who was watching the situation from behind, spoke to Inette.
“Do you perhaps need my help.”
“Is that even a question?”
Inette estimated the number of Lizardn.
It seed to be over ten roughly.
Since they were a race with combat power stronger than humans, letting guard down was forbidden. No matter how much she disliked it, she had no choice but to cooperate with Gusto.
“I see. I thought I heard that I was the least helpful earlier.”
“……You know you really hold grudges when seeing you like this?”
“? Would I be as much as the Princess.”
Watching Gusto who didn't lose a single word until the end, Inette ground her teeth.
However, to the Lizardn, that appearance seed different.
“The two humans are very affectionate, Brother?”
“It’s a good ti. Since we’ll let you off, you two quickly hand over the toll and get lost!”
Affectionate my foot.
Inette took off her gloves and threw them. She couldn't just let it pass after hearing such an insult.
Just in ti, Gusto seed to have the sa thought.
“We heard unlucky words. Let’s deal with them quickly and go to the territory.”
“Agreed. I have to show those crazy bastards so hot taste.”
Whoosh!
Flas soared from Inette’s hands and Gusto’s sword shone white.
The two rushed at the Lizardn simultaneously.
Their honor depended on this fight.
* * *
Chariot Sapphire, the acting lord of Raviedel, was full of worries today as well.
This small territory he took charge of after his father, the forr acting lord, passed away was going through the worst ti now.
“Lord Chariot, the flour remaining in the warehouse has almost run out.”
“How much longer can we last?”
“At most a week.”
At the attendant’s words, Chariot’s face darkened.
When the lord’s castle was in this state, the situation of the territory people went without saying.
Since the Lizardn were blocking the only road, they couldn't go out to external cities to get food, and it wasn't easy to farm abundantly in the rugged mountainous area. The sea attached to the territory sward with monsters instead of fish due to the abnormal mana flow.
At least they earned money by selling herbs, mushrooms, timber, etc. from the mountains or barely made ends et by hunting wild animals.
“What happened to the hunters?”
“They tried to find another path, but because the Lizardn interfered, they returned empty-handed this ti too.”
It wasn't that Chariot had been idle all this ti.
He gathered the fastest hunters in the territory and tried to find another path to go outside.
To pass through the road where the Lizardn were, they had to pay a toll or give food, but there were many cases where they only took those away and didn't clear the path.
He tried to find another path sohow, but because the mountain terrain was so rugged, it often ended in failure.
“……Now what should we do.”
Chariot was lost in sorrow and put his hand to his forehead.
He couldn't see a way to escape this difficulty.
Since the 8th Prince, the lord of Raviedel, was still young and likely powerless, it would only be troubleso if he requested help.
Although Raviedel was barren, it was the land where Chariot was born and raised. As the acting lord, he wanted to protect the territory people and protect this holand sohow.
“Lord Chariot! It’s a big problem!”
Soone shouted and ran to him who was lost in worry.
It was an attendant who had worked at the lord’s castle for a long ti.
“Lizardn are entering the territory right now!”
“What? Lizardn?”
Not content with blocking the road, now they are invading the territory.
It was the worst situation among those Chariot had expected.
He closed his eyes tightly.
However, there was no ti to fall into confusion.
He had to evacuate the territory people quickly.
“I will have to go and attempt negotiation. Guide to where they are.”
While the territory people evacuated to a safe place, he, the acting lord, intended to step up and buy even a little ti.
Chariot received the attendant’s guidance and went outside.
“Over there!”
Indeed, when Chariot went, about ten or so Lizardn were gathered.
“My na is Chariot Sapphire! I am the acting lord of Raviedel. What do you want?”
Chariot revealed his identity and approached them.
Although there was no money or food left in the territory, he intended to persuade the Lizardn sohow.
But sothing was strange. The Lizardn were all tied up tightly with ropes.
Moreover, the one holding the end of that rope was a figure who looked like an apprentice holy knight.
“Are you the acting lord?”
The apprentice holy knight looked at Chariot and greeted politely.
“I am called Gusto Zebro, an apprentice holy knight of the Supre Deity Order. I ca to see Prince Radel, the lord of Raviedel.”
Hearing his words, Chariot couldn't help but be flustered.
Although it was true that this was the territory of Prince Radel Silvert Cretian, as far as he knew, the 8th Prince had never visited the territory even once.
“I see. But the Prince has never co here.”
“What?!”
At that mont, a girl with red hair shouted with an expression of disbelief.
“Liar! Radel definitely said he was going to the territory!”
Chariot was surprised seeing her eyes.
Although he had never seen an imperial family mber in his life, he wasn't unaware that golden eyes signified the imperial family.
Moreover, Chariot had even studied abroad in a reasonably large city from Raviedel. He knew at least who the imperial family mber with red hair and golden eyes was.
“Are you perhaps the 7th Princess?”
“Hmph, I guess you aren't a complete hillbilly? Recognizing .”
The 7th Princess grumbled with a slightly relieved face and said this.
“Forget it and guide us to the castle. If we stay there, Radel will co, right.”
“Uh, then those Lizardn are……?”
Chariot pointed at the tied-up Lizardn and asked.
He couldn't understand how on earth this happened.
“Them? Since they were blocking the road, I got annoyed and caught them. Throw them in prison or sothing.”
Chariot was inwardly greatly surprised at the 7th Princess’s words.
Doesn't that an that the apprentice holy knight and the 7th Princess, just the two of them, fought and won against this many Lizardn.
Capturing Lizardn with strong martial power alive without killing them was a difficult task.
These two were definitely experts of trendous skill.
“What are you doing, not guiding us quickly?”
At the 7th Princess’s urging, Chariot hastily ca to his senses.
Guiding the two to the lord’s castle, Chariot pinched his own cheek.
‘This isn't a dream, right?’
However, for a dream, the pinched cheek only hurt.
Sothing unbelievable in his life was happening, enough to make him wonder if it was a dream.
* * *
“Prince!”
Baron Grandal Spear ran in a breath hearing the news that Radel had co.
The place Radel visited was the headquarters of the Spear Guild in the capital Levarsen, which was certainly more magnificent and huge than the Marcellent branch.
“You didn't contact in advance that you were coming. Then I would have served you more properly.”
“I just stopped by because I had sothing to buy on the way. Also to tell you that I received the gift you sent last ti well.”
“Compared to what the Prince has done for , it is nothing.”
Did I do that much for him……?
Radel laughed it off, thinking Baron Grandal Spear was saying words typical of rchants just to be polite.
Then Baron Spear added this with a serious expression.
“It is never a joke. The carriage business was my lifelong cherished desire. Since you opened the way for it, I also intend to repay the Prince properly.”
Radel had no choice but to nod at Baron Spear asking him to take care of him in the future as well.
Baron Spear even requested Radel several tis to tell him for sure if any new items ca to mind.
After buying items necessary for travel at a good price at the Spear Guild, the next place Radel headed to was the Ability Managent Bureau.
“So the report card is here.”
Radel stood in front of the Ability Managent Bureau and muttered.
Actually, he had no intention of coming here. Until Armandy visited last night.
‘Uh? What’s up, Armandy. Coming all the way here.’
Radel greeted Armandy gladly seeing him co to his room.
However, Armandy just held out a letter with sowhat uncomfortable expression.
‘Please check it.’
‘What is it?’
Opening the letter, a ssage from Ivan, the head of the Ability Managent Bureau, was written.
The content was that he was keeping the report card, so co and take it.
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