From Yuki's point of view...



"──I didn't think that the 'Black King (Lord of) Noir' had a function to talk to a person at a distance.

　I send a message in my head, and Odette replies, 'I agree with you.
　I still don't know anything about 'The King's Horse (Lord)'.......
　.........It looks like it's worth studying, but I'll have to wait until I've settled down to do that.

　I don't have time for that right now.
　I'm in the process of carrying a wounded man into town.

"Uh-uh-uh.

In the arms of the 'Black King's Horseman', the soldier man groaned.

'Hold on tight. We'll be arriving in town soon.''

　She has a broken arm and a broken leg. That's painful.
　I've given it first aid, but you'd better get into town and get some proper treatment.

　The one I'm carrying is the soldier Mr. Lozo-Burns sent out.
　This man was supposed to have gone to the capital a day earlier than me to deliver the information.
　I found this man about an hour ago.
　I rescued him from the middle of the grassland, where he had fallen and was moaning in a hollow.

　I was on my way to King's Landing, clad in the Black King's Rider.
　I was flying over the grassy plains, avoiding the roads, trying to take the shortest route possible.

　Then I saw a saddled horse wandering in the middle of the meadow.
　I was curious, so I got closer and the horse led me to this man.

　I took off my 'Black King's Horseman' and returned to my sorcerer's style and treated this person.
　The messenger soldier immediately fainted, but before he did, he entrusted me with the information.

　That I had been attacked by a dozen or so cavalrymen.
　One of them was a terribly fast-moving knight in platinum armor.
　They were talking about their plan to release a demon into the kingdom and that they were aiming for the "Elysian" of the royal capital - such a thing.

　It seems that they were talking about their plans after they lost sight of Mr. Denrei-sen.
　But he was wounded and hiding in a hollow in the meadow. So we managed to get some information. I was going to tell it to the capital.



And that's when I walked in.

　I told Odette what's going on here.

'But it would have been better if old Zamel had been with me. Will you pass on this information to me?'

　I didn't expect Odette to be participating in the "Spirit King (Lord of) Horsemen (Phantom)" activation experiment, but if she's with the "Zamelites", she's quick to talk.
　As expected of Odette. You're very dependable.

The men who attacked the messenger army headed for the capital. The men who attacked the messenger army are on their way to King's Landing, and they've been talking about a plan to release a demon into the kingdom. Maybe they'll do it near King's Landing!
'Wow, okay. But there's one problem with getting the information to 'old Zamel'.
"Problem?
''I can't tell you that I spoke to Yuki through 'Wangki'. How do I answer if you ask me how I found out this information?''

　That's for sure.
I'm sure old Zamel doesn't know that the person wearing the "King's Horseman" can talk to each other.
　The fact that I have the Black Knight itself is a secret.

Then let's pretend that the bat that I use sent me a document. We can just pretend that the document was accidentally burned.
"Where do you want those bats?
'Take Dick with you. He's got to be at Martha's.
'Indeed. Old Zamel hasn't seen Mr. Dick, has he?'
'I mean, I think me and Iris are the only people who can tell a bat apart.
Huh?
''Odette has learned to recognize the faces of bats, too. It's amazing...

　Ordinary humans couldn't tell each bat apart.
　Even in the Fira Village in the previous life, half of the villagers were able to guess the names of the bats by looking at their faces; only Alice and her parents, Lyle and Remilia, were able to guess 100%.

''That's because of your 'magic blood'!　So this is how I can talk to them when we're apart. Because of this, I've learned to recognize the bats. Of course it did!''
I see. Well, let me study it sometime.
"No, sir!　'What do you think the maiden is? Besides, you have no time for that now!'

　It was.
　Soon, the city walls will be in sight.
　We need to get down to the ground and take off the Black King's Riders before the soldiers on guard see us.

　The messenger soldier's horse................is lagging behind, but it's following us properly.
　As expected of Rosso-Burns-san's troop of horses, they're excellent.
　Let's put the orderly on that horse and go into town.

We will arrive at the town in a little while. Good luck.
Um...

　The courier kept his eyes closed. As expected, he is still unconscious.
　If possible, I'd like you to wake up after you've entered the town.

"Odette. I'll be arriving in town soon. Let's take our time out. Give me a call to old Zamel, please.
I understand. I'll ask old Zamel if he will let me try to activate the 'phantom' tomorrow as well. Then we can talk through the 'Spiritual King's Horseman' again.
"Thank you, Odette.
"No need to thank me. More importantly, please don't do anything rash.

　There was a short pause before Odette answered.

'You are so quick to be reckless when it comes to your family and friends.'
Oh, was it?
'Yes, sir!　But in this day and age we're not all protected. Iris has the power of a princess, and we have magic. Thanks to you, I can also use the 'Spirit King Rider'. So please rely on me more.''

　For some reason, I thought I saw Odette's face as she smiled at me.

''I'm not your villager, but I'm a friend you can rely on...''
"Thank you. I'm glad I was able to reincarnate in this time period and I'm glad I met Odette.
"...?　No, no. Old Zamel is about to find out, so the conversation is over. So long.

　After saying that, Odette's words were cut off.
　It looks like it's safe to leave the royal capital to them.
　No.........................We should make it safe to leave it to them. I'll take care of this case as much as possible on my own.
　With Odette and Martha and Remy in the other room.

But first I'm gonna need to take a break.

　The magic is still there, but my body is tired.
　My body is only thirteen years old, so sometimes I need to take a break or I can't move.
　We fought near the border, and then I slept for the night but I've come this far without a break.

　When we get to the town, we'll tell the guards what's going on, leave the messenger with them, and then I'll get some rest.
　And then...

Hey, guys, can you take care of the collection?

　I called out to the bat army on the back of the 'Black King Rider'.

''It's Shouchi!'' "I'll take care of it! "I will find my hero's target!

　A cheerful voice comes back to me.
　I had the bat army stick to the back of the Black King's Horse from the border to here to conserve our strength. While I'm resting for a bit, I'll have the others do some reconnaissance around the area.

When we get to the inn, I will give you my 'magic blood'. That should strengthen you guys. But if you see enemies, don't go near them. I don't want you guys to get hurt, and I'll...I'll be worried about Iris and Odette, too.
"'It's here!


　As we talked about this, we headed for the city.