He continued to talk to Roy for a while after that, but it was closed when the guild staff at headquarters came to call Roy.

''Excuse me, I have to get back to my example work soon. Speaking of which, did Luke-san move to the King's Capital?''
No, I'll be home in the morning in four days.
'Hmm, sorry ...... and if you're only going to be here for a few days, you might be okay, but please take care of yourself. Na(i)yi(i)t(i)t(i)ri(i)pa(i)s just killed another victim.

　Roy uttered an unfamiliar word.

　But somehow, Garnett pretended to know it as a matter of course.

'That guy hasn't been caught yet? I don't know what the Dragon King is doing too.''
'......?　What's a night ripper?
He's a serial killer who was the talk of the town for a while. It's not that there were many victims, it's just that the way he killed them drew a lot of attention.

　I thought for a moment that such an incident would happen in His Majesty Alfred's lap - but I quickly denied that it was an unrealistic idea.

　Of course, it's not that the occurrence of the incident is unrealistic.
　I mean that it's wrong to be surprised that a murder has occurred in the royal capital.

　This city is one of the largest cities on the continent.

　The crime rate may be low due to the high concentration of royalty and aristocracy, and the focus on maintaining security, but the number of crimes is high due to the huge population.

　Although I don't know the specific numbers, if you take into account the total population of the royal capital, it's not surprising that violent crimes occur at least three digits a year.

　Among those crimes, there just happens to be a series of murders that are still unaccounted for.

'The bodies are dismembered. Most of the victims were apparently so dismembered that even with skills, they could not be identified. The circumstances suggest that it was a midnight crime, and whoever called it was the Night Ripper (Night Ripper). Simple, right?
One of the victims was an A-ranked adventurer, so it was a pretty big deal.
''Oh come on, a murderer who can kill an A-ranked ...... No, if you attacked a sleeper, it would depend on how your skills mesh together.

　If the adventurer doesn't have skills that allow him to detect your presence or auto-defense, and he's still unprotected, such as when he's asleep, there's a good chance that he can be killed by a civilian, depending on the skills he possesses or his luck.

　They might not have as much of an opening as the average person, but when they're defenseless, they're really defenseless, and if they're stabbed in the vital point without the help of their skills, they could easily die.

　Even if you're an A-ranked adventurer, you're still a human.

''Well, being overly intimidated will only make you tired. You can't get away with it. It's a much safer ratio than other towns.

　I'm a little troubled whether it's a good thing for a Silver Winged Knight who is responsible for maintaining security to say, but maybe it's more of a realization because it's the Silver Winged Knights.

　In the meantime, a voice was thrown at me calling Roy again.

''Good heavens, as expected, I have to go now ...... and may I ask you one last thing?

　Roy turned around right after he left the table and asked briefly to me.

'The woman(person) I saw was a misunderstanding, but do you have a girlfriend or something now?'
You... ......

　I don't know what he's been worrying about all this time. There's a limit to how much we can do without.

　But now that you've been asked, you have to answer the question.

I've got a very pretty one. I don't think I deserve it.
'Really?　Please introduce me next time!
When you're ready. And don't tell anyone else about this, okay?
Of course I know that!

　I watched Roy disappear into the crowd with a good smile on his face as he disappeared into the crowd, while Garnett, who was sitting next to me, plopped down on the table, face down, and delivered a series of hard kicks to my legs.










'd*mn, you're you ...... seriously you're ......'

　Even after leaving the Adventurer's Guild headquarters, Garnett's slightly flushed face was distorted and muttered in a mumbling manner.

　However, the reason for contorting his face was not because of anger or displeasure, but because he was biting down on the expressions that came up from different emotions, but I didn't want to confirm that.

''I've hidden my true(...) body from you, so don't say anything that will give you too many clues.
'Sorry, sorry. By the way, just to be sure, how do you usually behave in King's Landing?
Hmm?　Doubtlessly, if you ask me ......, it's true. It's a different story than when you're in Green Hollow, isn't it? Come over here for a minute.

　Garnett took me down a side street that branched off the main street.

　In Green Hollow Town, Garnett hides both his gender and his knightly status.

　The former is because of the Silverwing Knights' policy of not recruiting female knights, so it's easy to imagine that it's the same in King's Town as well.

　But the latter is to protect me in secret, and I wasn't sure if they were doing so in King's Landing as well.

''It's basically the same in King's Landing (here) as it is in Green Hollow. I don't reveal my true face when I act as a knight outwardly, and I don't call myself a knight when I'm bareheaded unless there's something very special going on.

　Garnett leaned against the wall of the deserted side street and began to answer my questions.

But the difference is that more people know who and what I am than they do in Green Hollow.

　The right hand is held with only a thumb up, and a beautiful face, twisted bitterly, is pointed at.

It's a good idea to be able to have a good time with them. And there are guys who have met as 'Alma'.
So someone who knows the whole 'twin brother and sister' thing would know it was 'Garnet' just by looking at a boy with the same face as 'Alma'?

　Alma Argentia.

　A fictional character created by this guy, the youngest daughter of the Argentia family, who has served as the Knight Commander of the Silverwing Knights, to disguise his gender and become a Knight of the Silverwing, in order to manipulate information to the outside world.

　He hides the fact that he was born as Garnet Alma Argentia and pretends to be the twin of his brother Garnet and sister Alma, and usually works under the name of Knight Garnet.

　She would then play the role of Alma when necessary, and in the future - when her mother's revenge is fulfilled, or when she turns eighteen years old, she will quit her knighthood and live as a woman named Alma from then on.

　This is the promise made between her and her father.

It's a good thing that I've become a member of your company, so it's not like I'm going to have to do anything but hide and seek: ......

　Garnett's gaze swept over his mouth, but he looked up as if he suddenly thought of something.

'...... No, wait?　It might be a good idea. Can I give it a try?