Brett turned his hateful gaze on the person who suddenly appeared on the scene.

　The person he once called his brother.
　A failure.
　The one who should have been banished and disappeared.

　Why is that now?

...... No, excuse me. So, what do you mean you can't believe our story?

　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most of your time with us.
　You will be able to get a little bit of anger at that, but there is no point in trying to mend your ways if you yell at them here.
　As you manage to endure, Solé opens his mouth.

I'm not sure what you mean by that. ...... Well, that alchemist guy. It's a magical life form that he says he created.
"What about ...... magical life forms?　You don't think you can trust me until you see the real thing?

　If you meant to interrupt me by saying so, it would be very shallow.
　There's no way you couldn't have predicted that much.

"Wow, if you say it that way, does that mean you brought the real thing?
"Of course. Hey.
Yes, yes, you can go to ...... and wait a minute.

　The movement is too slow and frustrating, but if you manage to wait for it, it (...) eventually reveals itself.
　The ground lifts up and the shape it creates is a wolf made of dirt (・・・・・・), and

What do you think?　This is a magical life form. If this does not satisfy you, I can show you the power in person at ......

　As he said it, Brett gave a triumphant smile.

　I don't know why that thing was here, but I can see why it was so determined to do that.
　She was probably just trying to use her wits to get in our way.

　I don't know if it's just a grudge or something, but he was just trying to get in the way and that's as good as it gets.
　I'm going to advise my father to do it again later. ...... Then I noticed the expression on the bastard's face.

　It was like contempt, disappointment, or pity.

...... No, you don't have to. I just want to ask you one ...... or two questions instead, okay?
"......?　Yeah, fine, but ......

　I don't know why you look at me like that, and I wondered what you were going to say at this point in time, but I'm going to remind you that it's just a useless pawing at .......
　I'm going to be able to give up, but I'm not going to be able to get out of this one.

　So, you can continue to look triumphant.

The first one, though, is that this magical life form is the only one you can create at the moment, right?
"Yes, that's right. It's a top-secret process, so it's not something that other countries will be able to copy.
"...... I see. Then the second one, ......, is definitely named Claywolf (・・・・・・), right?
"......!　Why is it ......!

　The study of magical life forms has been conducted in secret until now.
　It has never been used in practice and should only have been used once (・・・・).
　There was no way I could know its name.

　No, it's certainly not a twisted name, so it's not a name you can expect from its appearance.
　But the way he just said it, he said it with certainty.

　To begin with, so what's the point?
　I don't see the point.

　There was nothing the bastard could do, yet ...... somehow it felt like he was strangled with a cotton ball.
　And.

I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to trust you guys.　Because - how can you trust the people who tried to assassinate the princess?
......!"?

　At that moment, the square erupted into the most buzz ever.
　All at once directed at us is suspicion akin to hatred.

"Assassinating the princess, because ......!
"You mean Princess, you mean Master Leeds ......?　Or you can visit ......
No, it doesn't matter who they are. It's more important to know who they are, which means they're involved with the generals and even the archbishop: ......?
What's in it for them?　Isn't that a lie: ......?
"No, no, wait ......, if you look closely, whoever is beside that boy might be ......!
"Li, Mr. Rees ......!
"--what is ......!

　That's ridiculous, it couldn't be.
　Reportedly, the place would have taken more than ten days to get there from here, no matter how fast.
　It couldn't be here.

　But surely if I looked close enough to that thing, hidden in the shadows of the people, there was someone there who certainly looked familiar.
　Without a doubt, it's Leeds Ad Astera, the country's first princess.

　And the girl, not even intimidated by all the stares, stepped proudly forward and raised a firm voice to reach the people in attendance.

What he said is a fact, there is no doubt about it. That magical life-form was definitely an attempt on my life. My personal bodyguard, Beatrice, will testify to that, although she's not here for some other matter at the moment. I would also like to add: ...... the place where the attempt on my life was made, in the territory of the Duke of Westfeld.

　With those words, people's gazes turned to me again.
　But there was even more anger in it than before.



"Hey, I'm pretty sure that guy is ......
Yes. You said you're the next head of the Duke of Westfeldt family.
"The general, the archbishop, and even the dukes of Westfeldt have all tried to take the life of Master Leeds: ...... Isn't that already a rebellion?
"Surely you said something close to that at ......, but hey
If what he said was true, he could have eliminated it by legitimate means without trying to assassinate him: "If what he said was true, he could have eliminated it by legitimate means without trying to assassinate him: ...... No, Master Rees is still a young adult to begin with.　Even if the Royals really did lie to us, they weren't involved, were they?
Even if you were, you wouldn't be assassinated.
You know. It's almost as if you're saying there's something shady about it.
"......!

　The air that had been leaning so positively has been turned inside out at once.
　On the contrary, it is even developing into outright hostility.
　The reason I didn't tell you about the gift of birthright is because there was a chance of this happening. ...... You've done a great job.

　I'm sure you'll be able to see that the bastard is in cahoots with the princess.
　You'll be able to find out what you need to do with it.
　What to do about the situation is the top priority.

　Nevertheless, there's nothing to be done now.
　The princess is over there, and she's clearly against us.
　No matter how many words I said from here, I wasn't sure I could turn the atmosphere around again, even for Brett.

　Therefore.

"...... Oh, well, I guess I'll just have to do it. I really didn't want to use this kind of move if I could help it. ...... Well, if you're going to hate them, hate those bastards. We were trying to get this done so peacefully, and now ...... it's really unnecessary for us to do anything about it.
"What ......?　What's he talking about?
No, more importantly, the way you said it, is it an admission?
Does that mean you were trying to trick us?
Even the generals got together with ...... what the hell they were going to make us do!

　The buzzing and staring was annoying, but it didn't matter now that it was like this.
　You'll be able to get a good idea of what you're looking for, and then you'll be able to see the knights all at the same time.

"He-......!　What, what ......!　The knights are suddenly ......!
"No, no, sure, I'm surprised, but it's good to know!　Knights, please catch them!
"Yes!　They were up to something terrible: ......, knight ......?
"What, what ......!　These people, the way they look ......!
"Humph. ...... Of course. They're already working for us.

　The knights who showed up were from the Second Order.
　They were the general's men, in other words, disguised for such occasions.

　And unknown until now, the general's gift is actually a gift that can force his men to give orders.
　The general's character did not give orders and thus was never revealed until now. ...... Using it, the general could be moved regardless of the other party's intentions.

　You're going to be able to get a lot more than just a few minutes of your time.
　If it breaks, you can just use it as a dead soldier.

　I'm sure you'll find that the general's gift doesn't work if you become a dead soldier, so it's best not to do so if you can. ...... What happens is up to them after the effect wears off.
　If they are not likely to listen to what we say, then they will have to become dead soldiers.

　Anyway, this is the reversal of fortune--

I don't know what you guys were thinking, but it's not like you can't understand the situation, is it?　Well, if you're quiet, we may not let you be one of us--
...... really does do exactly what you'd expect it to do. Well, it's better because it's easier to deal with.

　It was at that moment that the left hand of the lifted soles was clenched.
　All the knights fell to the spot at once.

"Where's ............?
It's a bit of a hassle to keep from having to deal with the after-effects of ......, but I don't know if I can say that. It's not a good idea to get rid of it, but it can be done later.

　The left hand of the soles is clenched again without even looking at the stunned Brett.

　Then again, the people ...... fell down, but it was the people on either side of Brett.
　The general and the archbishop collapsed on the spot, and not only that.
　You're going to be able to find out what's going on.

"Hi ......!　Well, no way, you are killed, ......!
"No, no, wait, what's that look ......!
"Dirt to ......!
It's a good thing that they were forced to move a dead man. And apparently those two didn't even have any consciousness left in them. ...... Well, when you go against the natural order of things, there's a natural consequence, isn't there?

　Looking at the two people who have been turned into dirt, Brett is still stunned.

　What's going on.
　What the hell is going on.
　What the hell did they do.

　...... No, it can't be.
　It was a bad boy.
　It has to be a bad boy (・・・・・・). (・・・・・・・・).

　Otherwise--

"Huh, that was badly done. ......!　Don't get in my way. ......!

　Screaming, half-reflexively Brett was running towards Solé.



　The level is far superior to Brett's.
　The gift is there.
　There is no reason for me to be beaten by that bastard.

"--What?

　Just as I was about to strike him, our eyes met.
　The eyes clearly caught my reflection and a sigh was let out as if I had no choice.

It's totally ...... my brother in trouble. It's probably because I haven't been very supportive of him.

　Before he could launch his fist, he felt a jolt in his cheek and then his eyes went black.
　That means that Bled had been defeated by a bungler - but it was (・・・・・・) obvious (・・・・・・・・) that he had been defeated by a bungler (・・・・・・).

　Finally, the lips move.
　What kind of sound came out or didn't come out in the first place was not even recognized.
　Brett's consciousness had fallen into the depths of darkness, as if he were being painted by it.