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"Ah, I can see it now, Mr. Alphonse. I can finally see my home town."

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　Lambda, who was standing nearby, shouted.

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　We had left the white dragon's dwelling place in a desperate attempt to escape, but we had kept on walking, knowing that we would be no match for the white dragon if he came chasing after us.

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　Finally, after more than ten days, we returned to the town of Biden, Lambda's hometown.

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　Listening to his voice, I was in a slumped position on the Valkyrie's back.

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　I only raise my face a little to see the distant view of Biden, and then collapse again.

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　I was more tired than I had expected and had no energy.

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"Are you all right?

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"Sort of. I guess the lack of magic power lingers longer than you think. I've never seen that before.

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　There's a reason I'm groggy, of course.

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　It had to do with the fact that I had completely run out of magic.

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　When I ran away from the white dragon, I left behind a king-class magic-armed soldier as a decoy.

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　The king-class magic-armor soldier needs magic power as fuel to move it.

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　I had completely forgotten about that, or rather, I had not thought about it.

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　Originally, these soldiers were in the magical labyrinth in Briaria, and were powered by the magical power that the labyrinth nucleus filled the labyrinth with.

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　I used my magical power to activate these armored soldiers and use them outside of the labyrinth.

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　Moreover, I have given them the spirits that I have used.

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　It seems that such a king-class magic-armored soldier fought better than I expected in the battle against the white dragon.

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　I had thought that they would only buy us time while we were escaping.

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　Therefore, I had assumed that they would be bitten by the sharp fangs of the white dragon or cut by its claws at a certain point, and that their start-up would be stopped.

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　However, it seemed to work harder than I had expected, and I continued to fight the white dragon for a long time, and during that time, I continued to be deprived of magical power by the king-class magic-armored soldiers.

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　I had been deprived of magical power by the opponent I was working on so much that I finally suffered from a lack of magical power.

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　When you lose your magic power completely, you may lose consciousness.

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　Like a doll with a broken string, I collapsed on top of the Valkyrie I was riding.

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　I did not wake up for a few days after that, and when I did wake up, I was not in good shape for a long time.

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　This is the reason why it took me longer on the way back than on the way to the White Dragon's dwelling place.

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　I am unconscious and Benjamin, the prince, is greatly weakened.

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　We are now two complete baggage, but the demons attacked just as if it didn't matter.

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　The Barka mercenaries who had come along as our escort did a great job, and of course, Ian's presence would have been a big help.

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　If it had not been for Ian, we might not have been able to return home.

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"No more demons will appear once we've reached this point. I'm sorry, but can't Lambda go ahead and tell Biden that we've arrived?　If possible, a hot meal and a bath would be helpful."

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"Okay. But I'm not sure about the bath. ....... I don't know if I can afford firewood to heat cold water in the middle of winter. I'll ask around and see what I can find out.

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"I'll take care of the fire. I can handle the fire. If you can keep the water, I'll take care of it.

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"Are you sure?　I won't know if you fall down again, will I?"

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"No problem. It won't take any more of my magic. Then, take care of it.

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I understand. I'll leave it to you.

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　Lambda leads the way toward the town in the distance.

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　Of course, food and baths are important, but dozens of figures descending from the mountains to the town would be a warning sign.

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　We don't want to get into trouble when we enter the town.

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　Using Lambda in such a way, we slowly made our way to the village.

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　* * * *

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"Are you sure this is the right place, Ben?"

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"Yeah, that's good enough, Al. Thanks to Al, we've had a good experience. We'll be on our own the rest of the way."

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"Are you sure?　I can't give you the Valkyrie or the ice sucking stone, though."

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No problem. I appreciate your concern.

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I understand. Good luck. I'll never forget going to the sacred mountain with Ben.

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See you soon, Al.

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　This was after a few days' rest in the town of Biden.

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　Benjamin said, "We'll split up here and go home.

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　I wonder if he is really all right.

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　The horses they have brought here are in good health thanks to the care Biden and the others have given them, but they are still in the cold.

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　It is a long way to go back to Brillia from this town, which is located close to the sacred mountain, but still Ben says that they will return here.

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　Well, since you insist so much, I can't force you to stay.

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　Benjamin leaves the town slowly, looking as regal as he did when he first came here.

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　I saw him off with Biden, Lambda, and the others.

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　Biden and the others are unaware of Benjamin's weakened state, and remain unaware of it.

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　That is how the first prince of Briaria returned to his country in his natural state.

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　Perhaps this is where the fierce battle for the throne begins.

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　I don't know to what extent his loyalty crest will be useful, but he was originally said to be close to the king.

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　Not only his strength but also his position and faction will be involved, so I guess he and Charles are not sure who is closer to the king at the moment.

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"He's gone, isn't he? I met the prince for the first time and he is a good man.

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"Really?　Well, he's royalty, but he seemed rather easygoing."

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"I thought it was only Mr. Alphonse who was easygoing. I was overwhelmed."

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　I was thinking like this while watching Benjamin's back from afar.

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　Lambda, who was standing beside me, said something to me.

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"But it's great. He's going to be the king of Briaria, isn't he?　You can date someone like that, Alphonse-sama, you can be a king, too, can't you?"

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"...... me?　King?"

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"Yes. But I don't think it's possible for a big country. But I think you can be a king of a small country even now, can't you?

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"......, you know, it's hard, isn't it?"

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　King, huh?

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　I don't know.

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　Is that something you can become?

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　For now, I have someone named King in my family, but that is far away.

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　Those who live in the East have never seen them in person, and there is no proof that I have royal blood in my veins.

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　But the amount of magical power alone is enough for me to become one.

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　I mean, I've got Benjamin's magic through bloodsucking.

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　I think I have enough to call myself the king of a small kingdom.

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　I wonder if he can.

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　A king.

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　The person who had suggested this possibility to me had already moved on to other topics with the ease of a chat.

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　But I could not get the words out of my head.

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