Edil and the other holy knights had come to the Great Demon Forest.

"Be careful because there are dangerous demons beyond this point.

　In a polite tone that wouldn't be expected from a man who has gone to the extent of his brutality, Edil speaks to the person behind him.

"Yes, sir.

　It was Lasse's squire, the dryad, who answered the call.
　She came here to accompany Edil on his request to gather herbs.

By the way, you might want to go to ......

　Edil looks uncomfortable saying it.
　His subordinates balk at the sight of a man they know, their boss, looking so bewildered.

What's wrong with you?

"Yes, yes!　Well, I'm sorry to say that they look great together, but I think the dress is not good enough for you in the woods!

　When questioned by the Dryad, Edyll is apologetic and happy to be spoken to, and says the matter that concerned him, albeit in a hushed voice.
　It is true that the dryad looks like a beautiful woman in a bright red dress at first glance.

That's not a problem. I'm used to this kind of place, and if push comes to shove, I'm sure Edil-sama will protect me, right?

"Of course, of course!

　The original request would have called for a force that could fight on its own in dangerous places, but Edil was willing to fight to protect her because it would allow the dryad to look good.

Let's go now.

　A dryad dances softly into the forest.

"Oh!　It's dangerous in the woods, we'll be ahead of you. ......

　The dryad is in the middle of a forest with poor footing, but the dryad is moving along like a paved road.

Let's go. Let's go, let's go.

"Wait a minute, dryads!

　Edil and the others chase after the dryads, who are too smooth-footed to walk deep into the forest.

"Ugh, wow!

"Oops!

　But the metal armor combined with the bad footing in the forest makes it difficult to keep your balance.

"Yeah, what are you doing!　Quickly, or we'll lose Mr. Dryad!

　It's a good thing that the commander of the holy knights is the leader of the group.

The dryad!

　The subordinates exhale with dismay at the sheer dedication of the figure.

It's love.

　◇

　Dryad-san, look out!

　Edil and the others started to collect the material when they got deep into the forest, but the demons attacked them incessantly.

Haha!

　As Edil's sword swung sideways, the head of the demon in front of him snapped off and flew into the air.
　His sword is a reasonably good one, but an ordinary sword. Mithril's sword had been broken in an earlier tussle with the dragon, and he now fought with an assumed sword.

　But he is still the leader of the holy knights. His skill with the sword was different from ordinary swordsmen.

Phew. Phew. ......

　Holy knights breathing on your shoulders.

Ha, ha, ha, we can do it. ......

"Oh, yeah. You can fight this much against these demons.

　Leaving the battle to the holy knights, the dryads were quietly gathering the herbs.
　Watching their battle from the side.

You're good at what you do, but you're awkward. And their mental state is not good. They're strangely tense and excited. I feel like a new recruit.

　The dryad had hit the nail on the head.
　These holy knights were like new recruits with little or no battle experience.
　Demons rarely spontaneously exist.
　And since the summoning of demons is an evil ritual, it was forbidden by the state and there are no books on it.
　Therefore, only a few pagans with money, materials and rare materials could summon demons.
　And the state would not allow such a dangerous group to go unnoticed.

　As a result, the dangerous men who could be summoned were dealt with by the legitimate knights who were loyal to the state, and the holy knights had no chance.
　And even though they occasionally succeeded in summoning demons, for the past few years, the dragons of Lasse were crushing them.
　They were, after all, a perfect paper tiger.

　But this was partly due to the power relationship between the Order and the Church, so it's not Lasse's fault for taking their work away.

Are you hurt, Mr. Dryad?

　Exhaling heavily, Edyll comes to the dryad's side.

"Yes, not a scratch on me, Master Eddy. Thank you.

"Huh!　Ha, ha!　Hey, it's no big deal!　The enemies are rather too weak and not enough!

　And then Edil slips up.

'Well, it's lovely!　Now let's go deep into the forest!

"Huh?

We don't have all the herbs we need in this area. So you'll have to go further in. But there are many more powerful and dangerous demons deep in there. I was hesitant to go further in. If you say so, Master Edil, then it's a relief!



"Let's see ...... yes

　Because of this gaffe, his subordinates kept throwing vengeful glances at his back.