Jeanne and the others were kidnapped.
　With this one word, the hall was in an uproar.

　The ones who were particularly noisy were the neutralist nobles, some of whom looked like they were about to jump out at any moment.

''Duke Sanga-sama. If the one who kidnapped Jeanne and the others was a nobleman and injured or killed that nobleman for some reason, what would be the guilt of Jeanne and the others and my master, me?''

　In response to my question, the Duke of Sangha thought for a moment and then

''First of all, if this incident was really the work of a nobleman, depending on the other party's title, depending on the extent of his injuries, he may not be acquitted. In that case, Temma-kun may be charged with some kind of crime as well, but it's likely to end in a light fine. Of course, if the culprit was a lowly nobleman or an opponent who doesn't have a title, it would probably end in self-defense, but.......are you planning to kill the other party?

　At Duke Sangha's words, everyone who was around looked at me in unison.
　But that was a mistake on the part of the duke. It wasn't me who could have killed him........

''That's partly true, but there's probably a higher chance that Jeanne and the others will kill it by mistake. Of course, it's not Jeanne and the others who are going to do it directly, but the golem I'm giving them as a guard.

How powerful is this golem?

　That question reminds me of those golems and I'm reminded of those golems...　

'If considered as a simple force, it's comparable to Shiroumaru. That's two of them.

　In terms of magic and speed, a scorpion-type golem for escorting would not be able to match Shiroumaru's footing, but a golem whose entire body was made almost entirely of metal and didn't feel pain would continue to move to annihilate the enemy, even if its body was half-destroyed, as long as it didn't break the nucleus that hit its heart.
　I don't think Jeanne and the others would order them to do that much, but if such an order was given for some reason, it might cause enough damage to cause the earth dragon to go berserk.
　I just thought of something, but maybe I'll use the Earth Dragon's magic core next time to create a ground dragon type golem.......

'Temma, I know you're thinking of something weird again, but I can't think of anything else right now...'

　Namitaro seems to have read my thoughts and is rushing in, dumbfounded.

''I'm sorry, Namitaro. First of all, I'd like you to briefly describe the situation in which Jeanne and the others were kidnapped.

Well.....　

　According to Namitaro, when I was sleeping in the garden of the house, Leena came running to tell me that Jeanne and her friends had been kidnapped.
　When I was wandering around the city with Garratt and his friends, I saw Jeanne and her friends in the distance, and when I went to call out to them, they suddenly jumped out of the carriage and took her in.
　They were in the middle of a deserted area, so it was probably someone who was familiar with the crime.
　However, it's hard to tell if it was done with Jeanne and the others in mind.

The two of them were chasing after the carriage, and Leena came to the house to inform them. I heard that Leena was planning to run to the royal castle if I wasn't in the house.

　He was going to catch the carriage at the time, but since Namitaro was at the mansion, he asked him to take care of the rest, and he's falling down in the mansion.

'All right. Thanks for coming to let me know, Namitaro. I'll be there right now.

　With that, I floated up into the sky with magic.

"Temma, I'm coming with you!

　Grandpa seems to be coming with us. In the hall, the Duke of Sangha and the others are giving some instructions to those around them.

'Temma, I'll help you with that!

　Leon is shouting downstairs. I appreciate the offer, but I don't have time to wait for it now.
　As it turns out, Namitaro said he would show us around.

'Temma, we'll be there later, go ahead! Namitaro, I need a tour!

　As Albert said this, he and Rion and Cain ran out of the party hall with Namitaro following them.

Let's go, grandpa. Jeanne and the others seem to be in this direction!

　I expanded my search and sought out Jeanne and the others' reactions.
　Grandpa seemed to wonder how I knew where Jeanne and the others were, but he seemed to agree when I told him that I had made it possible to detect the current location of the guard golem.

　According to the map displayed in my head, Jeanne and the others are at the edge of the royal capital, and it looks like they are together, and there are about a hundred reactions around them.
　Even if they flew away from the royal castle at full speed, it's far enough away. When I told this to my grandfather, he told me to leave him then, as he might be late. Well, even if I left him there, he would probably catch up with me in a few minutes.


　As we flew through the sky at high speed, I used my search to check on Jeanne and the others.
　The number displayed by the search was gradually but increasing, the number that started out at about a hundred, had now increased to about a hundred and thirty.
　Then, when we were halfway to the target, there was a movement in the map in my head.
　Ten reactions from those who had been around Jeanne and the others contacted Jeanne and the others.

　A few seconds after the ten reactions came into contact with Jeanne and the others, they were kicked off by the two reactions that suddenly appeared, and Jeanne and the two new reactions...the reactions of the golem of the guards started to move out together.

　As soon as Jeanne and the others' reactions began to move, the reactions outside rushed towards Jeanne and the others, but Jeanne and the others did not stop moving.
　On the contrary, the enemy's reactions were sent flying all over the place when they came into contact with Jeanne and her team's lead reaction.
　Some of the reactions are estimated to be 2 to 30 meters away, so it's just a touch up in the sleeve of your armor.
　I hope they aren't turned into mincemeat like the Orcs of the past.

　While I was thinking about this, I saw a large mansion where Jeanne and the others were supposed to be.
　That mansion, the grounds are about the same as the house's mansion, but the building was more than twice as large. It's quite tall and there seems to be a basement, so there must be more than double the number of rooms when viewed from the outside, as it seems to be a four-story building.

　The first floor at the end of such a large mansion suddenly collapsed.
　In conjunction with that, the top of the second floor is also breaking down.

　You can find a number of disfigured men who have escaped from the dust cloud created by the collapse, who are believed to be members of the people who kidnapped Jeanne and the others.
　The men who escaped escaped from the smoke and began to raise their weapons toward the smoke.
　Then, as soon as the cloud of dust clears, two large scorpions emerge. On the backs of the scorpions, Jeanne and Aura can also be seen covered in dust.

　Jeanne and Aura seemed to notice me floating behind the men and waved their hands towards me.
　The men noticed that I was behind them by their actions, and they quickly moved to escape, but they were already in range of my magic.

''I'll suppress the power, but don't hold a grudge if you die! 'Thunderwall'!

　The Thunder Wall, a powerful ranged attack of lightning magic, was originally intended for when the demons came in packs, and was not intended to be used for anti-personnel battles.
　It's difficult to control the amount of force, so basically it's a magic that can easily produce mass murder in an instant if used poorly against a human, let alone a demon that's sturdier than a human.
　Well, you don't need to consider these guys as human, but later on when you're interrogating them, you'll need someone who can talk, so I'm trying to hold back my power as much as possible, so there will be one or two people left. No matter how you look at it, the only thing that looks like a life force (...) is a strong face... let's just say it.

　The Thunder Wall is a magic that causes several pillars of lightning to fan out in front of me as they spread out toward the enemy, and electricity flows between the pillars, electrocuting men who pass by the pillars one after another.
　Some of them seem to have died instantly, but there are more than a few who are still alive, so I'd say the mission is a success for now.

　In the search, there are about fifty people who have fallen in front of us, and finally about eighty percent of them were caught in the rubble of the collapsed house.
　The remaining 20 or so people were trying to escape from the back of the mansion.

'Jeanne, Aura. Your grandfather will be here soon, so tell him I'm leaving this place to him. I'm going to capture the rest of the enemy!

　I gave them loud instructions as I flew through the air, and they nodded and sat back down on the scorpion's back.
　After checking the situation, I headed to the back of the mansion and found Podolo there, surrounded by about twenty men, trying to escape. Furthermore, beside him, there are some nostalgic trinkets.

''Where do you plan to escape to?''

　I landed in front of Podolo and his friends ahead of them.
　In addition, the Emperor-ized Slarin is on the left side from me, Shiroumaru is on the right, and Solomon is surrounding the men in the sky. The reason why the back of the men is empty is because there are grandpa and scorpion-type golems in that direction, and reinforcements from the royal castle should be coming, so it is intentionally left empty.

''And while we're at it, let me tell you, your misdeeds are known to all the nobles who attended the royal castle's party... there's no place for you in this country.

　I threaten to exaggerate a bit. The slarin' guys move a little closer to the guys to match my threat.

'Don't get carried away! You little brat! Hey, boys, get it done!

　Despite Podolo's bravado, the men around me were hunched over and looked like they were going to run away at any moment.
　I took my sword out of my bag and slung it over my shoulder.

"So when do you want to start dying?

　I said with a smirk, and the men around me, except for Podolo and the five men who were right beside him, ran backwards at once.
　But.........

'Whoa! Let it die!

　They are kicked around by the gains of three men who rode up on horseback. The three men are Albert and his friends, and the owner of the call, who is not a nobleman, is Rion.
　It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

　The three of them neutralized fifteen people in the blink of an eye. The only ones alive were the four Albert dealt with, Cain buried four of them with his headshots, and Rion had killed seven of them with one swing each.

It looks like your friends are almost wiped out. The only ones left are the self-proclaimed nobleman-sama bandit, the current crime slave Guise and his gang, who were cotenanced by me... what do we do now?

　What a nostalgic foolish face, but what are these guys doing here?
　Just as I thought that, the woman behind Geese released an arrow.
　The arrow, shot with a small motion, tried to pierce my head with precision, but I grabbed the arrow in mid-air.

　Liquid was dripping from the arrowhead made of iron. It was probably poison of some kind.
　The arrowhead was carefully carved with grooves and jagged edges to make it easier for the poison to get mixed in.

'You can have it back.　

　I folded the arrow I grabbed in my midsection and threw it back at the woman in a knife-throwing fashion.
　The broken arrow hit the woman's shoulder and pierced her armor, piercing her flesh.

　The woman hurriedly took a vial out of her bag and tried to drink it, but the moment she tried to open the vial, it was snatched away by Slarin's outstretched tentacles.

'Ka-ka-ka....'

　The woman collapsed, foaming at the mouth, with her hand outstretched.
　She didn't seem to be dead yet, but it was probably just a matter of time.　

'How dare you!

　Geath drew his sword when it snapped, but....

'There's another one there!

　He was kicked out cruelly by Rion, who had ridden his horse and rushed in (out of control).
　Rion must have realized that the number of prisoners has been reduced by cutting down seven earlier, but this time it was all Mine-uchi.

''This was just the beginning of the good part...''

　They took the show, and I whined and made the woman drink the contents of the vial that Slarin had taken from me.
　At least the woman swallowed the contents of the vial, but if this didn't save her, this woman just wasn't lucky.

'Temma, is it just these guys?'　

　Leon, who had calmed down now that the enemy was gone, seemed somewhat inadequate.

''What a way to talk about my prey after you sidelined my prey... well, never mind. More importantly, Rion. Help me tie these guys up. And don't forget to make them chew the gag.

　I've decided not to use honorifics to Leon in the future. It's because I feel like I'll feel like I'm missing out if I use honorific terms with Leon.
　The fact is that Leon doesn't seem to mind my use of language, and he has been tying up Geese and the others with great effort.

''I'll help you too!

　As I was tying up Podolo, Cain joined in, happy for some reason.
　And Cain very quickly and skillfully tied up the woman in a tortoise shell bind........

　The Marquis de Samons your son is quite a freak....

　Cain, who had no way of knowing my feelings, had tied up the second person. The other party is, of course, a woman, and it's turtle shell bondage.
　This is as expected of Leon.

"What kind of a way to tie me up, you........　

　Albert, who had arrived late, was saddened to see what Cain had done.

'Because I thought Rion would be happy...........because I really just wanted to try one!

　Cain's excuse was withdrawn with a single glare from Rion, who was still on his feet after the battle.
　No one here asked him why he knew how to bind them.
　Because I don't even want to know...　

　As they were all tied up and lined up, Albert noticed that Guise was there and frowned as hard as he could.
　That's right, if you're facing a guy who was the son of his former father's subordinate, who misbehaved a lot and tried to disgrace the Duke of Sanga's name in the end, you'll have a lot to think about.

''Rion why didn't you just kill this guy....................You should have just cut him in half without reading the air as usual.

That's going to piss me off!

　Rion was reacting to Albert's eighteenth degree, in a disciplined manner.

'If you want, do you want to lose your head now?

　Albert sighed and shook his head as I asked him while I put my sword against Geese's neck.

''You can't do that.......I don't care if it's a subordinate, this idiot is most likely at the core of this case. If you do that, I will be reprimanded by His Majesty.''　

If you know what you're doing, don't give up.　

　When Cain told him that, Albert distanced himself from Geese.
　It looks like he wants to move to a position where he won't be seen as much as possible.

　It's a good idea to have a good idea of how to carry Podolo and the others out, when a rustling sound could be heard from the mansion.

Temma~ Many noblemen have arrived!
Master Tenma~, Master Merlin wants to see you.

　The sound was actually Jeanne and Aura riding a scorpion-type golem.
　Albert and the others were surprised to see the scorpion-shaped golem, and the horses were trying to get away from the place.

'You two, come on down first! The horses would be startled and run away!

　They quickly get off the scorpion-shaped golem and run towards us.
　Rion was staring at Aura's chest as she ran, but Aura didn't seem to notice.

''Hey, hey, maid. If you're not careful, the beast will be after your breasts.''

　Cain diverted Rion's gaze to Aura. Rion quickly looked away, but a little too late, and Aura hid behind me, hiding her breasts in her hands as she hugged them.

'Temma-sama! What's with this guy? He's trying to get to my chest! Enemies! Are you a pervert?!

　Aura is behind me, giggling and fussing.
　Leon, who was called a pervert, is depressed and Cain is laughing with his belly.

"You know what, Aura. Maybe, but she's an aristocrat. It's also quite a prestigious........

　When Jeanne said that, Aura came to look at me.
　When I nodded my head in affirmation of Jeanne's words, her face turned blue.

'No - I don't think you need to worry about that, do you? And I'm pretty sure Leon was staring at your chest.

Yeah. That was Leon's fault. But how did you know that one (...) came from a prestigious family...

　Aura seemed relieved when Cain and Albert cared for her, but if she made a mistake, it was a big problem, so she'd have to preach with Aina later.
　Besides, Albert was right, Jeanne saw Rion depressed over there, and how could she have guessed that he came from a prestigious noble family?

　Jeanne says that she judged Rion's clothes and the coat of arms on the decorations on the Brave, but I still think it's amazing. I would have looked at Rion and knew he was a nobleman, but I wouldn't have judged him to be a prestigious nobleman.

''Let's carry these guys anyway.

　I pulled a tanikaze and a large eight-wheeler out of my bag, connected them together, and carried Podolo and the others.
　This is the one I used to carry Geese and the others before.

Let's get going then.

　I'm on Tanikaze and Jeanne and Aura are on Shiroumaru.

　I turn to the front of the mansion, wary of my surroundings, and I see Grandpa and the djinns there.
　The djinn are sorting and handling the guys who have fallen down after being electrocuted, while grandpa was yelling at some nobleman.
　Only one of them was yelled at the most, and while the other nobles were surprised by Grandpa's swordsmanship, they didn't particularly want to interrupt him.

''Temma, you're going too fast!''

　Amur, who had been left behind, protested in a huff. Apparently, Amour wanted to go on a rampage with me, but since I flew away first and my horse wasn't there, the result was the third group, and when we arrived, it was after it was over. By the way, the first group was me and my grandfather, the second group was Albert and his friends, and the third group was Amour Gin Branca and his nobles.
　And I heard that the knights will be coming afterwards, but I think this is for the sake of post-processing.

"Anyway, Temma, there's trouble brewing.

　Blanca pointed to a grandfather who was grabbing the nobleman's chest with one hand and lifting him up.

''It's rare for a grandpa to be that angry.......who could that be, huh?''

This is Viscount Henckel von Braun.　　

　As if to answer my question, Albert told me from behind. He went on further.

Temma's mother, Lord Ciria's former cousin, is a failed lord.

　With Albert's explanation, I could see why Grandpa was angry.
　Anyway......

''Probably trying to take advantage of him by saying he's related to Temma or something, and that's what pissed Master Merlin off. Not incompetent, but below average is the assessment I often hear about that viscount.

　Cain makes Henkell sound like a fool, and I think he's right too.
　You can't consider someone you've never met or heard of as a relative since you were reborn, and since my dad and mom have already cut ties with them in the first place, they shouldn't be able to call themselves relatives. This is recognized by the royal family.

　

　Rion pointed at Henkel, whose face was pale as Grandpa tightened his grip on him.
　I knew it would be bad if I killed a nobleman here, so I went to stop Grandpa.

I'm going to put him down anyway, Grandpa. It's not a bad idea to die, but it's a pain in the ass.

　When I stopped him, Grandpa reluctantly threw the henkel away.
　I'm not sure if I've ever heard of a better way to describe it.
　The fact that he didn't move at the end of the roll suggests that he must have hit his head and fainted.

'So what did that guy do?'

　I already assumed that Henkel had done something, but based on the reactions of the surrounding nobles, it wouldn't be a mistake.
　I'm sure that the nobles around me are staring at him and looking at him with disgusted expressions.

While I was taking care of that place with the djinn, these noblemen came rushing over to thank me for that and to talk about what to do afterwards, and then this guy came from behind me and said he's going to take charge of the place for me, and then he said he's going to marry Tenma to a girl who is related to him. "brain

　It was a matter of fact.
　Of course, the nobles around them would be angry. They treated it as if they were gathered for Henkel.

''Well, let's leave that fool out of it for now, but who are these people?

　There are about twenty nobles gathered here, and about fifty knights waiting behind them.
　There are some faces I saw at the party, but I don't know why they've gathered so much.
　If they were here to ingratiate themselves with me, even if the other party was a nobleman, I didn't think my grandfather would want to thank them and get them to cooperate.

''Oh, that's right. Oh, we see. When they heard that Jeanne's father had taken care of them, they came directly from the hall to the site to find out that his daughter had been kidnapped.

　It seems that this is the case. When I was about to thank him for that, an elderly nobleman stepped forward after the grandfather's words.

''I have a favor to ask of Lord Temma about that. I am Viscount Andalusian von Mustang. Please take care of me from now on.

　

''What do you mean by a request? You're not going to ask me to give you Jeanne, are you?

　Without showing the slightest reaction to my flippant remark, Viscount Mustang said, ''Do me a favor.

''Please, don't abandon those kids. If you have no choice but to let them go, I want you to contact me first. If I'm not, I'll ask you to contact the neutral nobleman here.

　Following Viscount Mustang, who bowed his head, the nobles behind him also bowed their heads.
　Since this was an unexpected request, they were a bit confused, but when Viscount Mustang noticed this, he explained to them.
　According to Viscount Mustang, the nobles here are all those who were taken care of by Jeanne's father, 'Viscount Almeria', and they are the ones who regret that they couldn't do anything when Jeanne and her family fell.
　However, it is said that Viscount Mustang was more of a caretaker than a caretaker, and he was Viscount Almeria's (Jeanne's father) older brother.

'On the day of the fall of the Viscount Almeria, I was in the vicinity. I heard from a merchant I know that there was a disturbance in the Viscount Armeria's estate. I didn't know to what extent I could be of help, but I knew I had to meet with him and talk to him, so I led a small handful of men toward him... but I was wrong. Even though we were a small number, there was no difference in strength, and because of that, we couldn't make it in time because of the complications in the procedures when we passed through other noblemen's territories.　

　It is said that Viscount Mustang learned that the Viscount Armelia's house was crushed by the rebellion when he was only a few days away from the Viscount Armelia's territory.
　It's a good thing that you're able to get a great deal more out of them.

　The enraged Viscount Mustang, with a handful of men in tow, charged at the floating rebels, crushed them, and took the head of the man he thought was the leader.
　The majority of the rebels were thought to be mercenaries, so they knew this was not just a rebellion and tried to find out what was going on, but they could only get vague information that Podolo might have been involved.

'To tell you the truth, I would have liked to have cut off this Podolo's head as well... I can't do anything about it after I've captured him, but he's done so much, he'll be spared the death penalty for the first time in decades.

　In addition to the fact that the kidnapping incident that occurred during a party hosted by the royal family is considered to be against the royal family, it is also considered to be a plot to stage a coup d'état, since they have been gathering so much military force in the capital, the death penalty is almost certain to be carried out.
　The reason for this is that there is a possibility that Podolo will kill himself or someone else will assassinate him.

"At any rate, if Tenma-dono is willing to do what you asked me to do earlier, we will side with you, Tenma-dono... not as neutrals, but as individuals.

　The part about not being a nobleman may be a misunderstanding, but it's still a deal that has no loss for me.
　
　And from the looks of it, Viscount Mustang seems to be dependable in many ways, and the nobles behind him are all capable people.

　Even though it's half-deadly, it seems that I'm also seen as a member of the royalist faction, so horizontal connections (informants) will be necessary from now on.

　Thinking about this, I was about to shake hands with Viscount Mustang when Henkel regained consciousness.