Then don't take turns. If you're going to heat up the miso soup for the evening meal, make sure you transfer the food to a small pot.

Oh!
Yes, sir!

　This time we decided to take four shifts on guard, with the first half being the women's team and the second half being the men's team. The first half is for me and Albert, and the second is for Cain and Leon. Incidentally, my grandfather won the lottery, so he didn't participate in the watch this time.

I'm sorry, but I'm at my limit. Don't go ahead and take a rest.

　In the middle of taking over and giving them both a brief handover and a few reminders, Albert went into the male replacement tent first, saying it was hard to stand up.

'I understand most of it, so Temma can go to sleep too. If anything happens, I'll wake you up then.

　Cain said he was fine, so I left the rest of it to him and decided to go to bed early with mine and went inside the tent. Inside the tent, Albert, who had just entered the tent, was sleeping in his sleep, and I decided to lie down next to him.

(Found it....come on....)

Hmm?　Sorry, did I wake you up?

　As I was getting ready for bed, I heard what sounded like a small voice from somewhere, so I thought for sure I had woken Albert up, but he didn't look any different than when he entered the tent, and he was asleep.

'Is it my imagination...?'

　He could hear Cain and Rion talking faintly from outside, and there were insects buzzing near the tent, and maybe it was Albert talking in his sleep, so he climbed under the covers, thinking he wouldn't have to worry about it.
　But just as I was fading in and out of consciousness, and I was almost asleep

(A little far... well, okay I've waited this long, no need to rush...)

　The voice was quite small, but this time I could hear it better than before.

'Who's there?'

　I stepped out of the tent and looked around, but there was no sign of anyone nearby.

'What's going on, Temma?'
'Huh?　When did it come out?

　The two guards were a little late in noticing me, perhaps because they were focused on the outside.

'Cain, Leon. Did you see anyone near the tent?　I heard voices...

　They looked at each other at my words.

No, no one went near you.　Right?
'Yeah. We were close to the fire the whole time, and if someone in the carriage approached the tent, one of the two of us would definitely notice... maybe they heard us talking. I'm sorry.

'No, I don't think it was two voices...'

That's the one. He said it sounded different from his normal voice through the tent. I'm sorry about that. I'll speak a little lower next time.

　I had a feeling something was different, but what Rion had said was the most likely to be normal, so I decided to go back to the tent and lie down again.


'Temma!　Hey, Temma!　Are you okay!

What?　

　I had apparently fallen asleep before I knew it, and Albert shook me awake.

'What's the matter, Temma was having an awful nightmare just now.

What's going on!　What's going on!
What's going on, I'm hearing Albert's voice, what's going on?

　As Albert was explaining to me, Rion and Cain continued to come in.

'Whoa!　Temma, you're sweating like crazy!
'It's true. I'm sweating like a waterfall.

　It was only when the two of them told me that I realized that I was covered in sweat all over my body. On the contrary, even the bedding I was using was soaked with sweat.

Is there something wrong with you?

　Albert looked at me with concern, but other than a little sluggishness, I didn't feel anything bad about it.

'It's very early in the morning, what's the matter with you?

　The addition of Leon and Cain made things a bit noisier, and Grandpa, who was sleeping in the tent next to me, woke up.

'Apparently he was having a nightmare in his sleep, the three of us were just worried about him.

'Hmmm ... do you feel a headache or an ache somewhere?'

　I told him that I had nothing in particular except for a slight malaise, but he said, "You must be tired.

He said, "I suppose so. We'll take care of the futon ourselves, so you'd better go and sweat it out.

　Albert said so too, so I decided to take advantage of his kindness.
　We have some leftover water from yesterday's bath, so we can reheat it and get it in soon.


　Merlin SIDE.

'Since Temma says you're not really sick I'm sure you're not really sick...'

'Dear Merlin, is there something on your mind?'

I agree. I have to tell you, since Tenma is not here, I don't want her to go to the village of Kukri.

　I didn't think I'd have anything against Temma's decision to go, but my fears may have been correct.

The truth is that Tenma is probably the most powerful man in the country. The fact is that she won a head-to-head battle with Dinh against a more powerful magician than me. You can win with magic or martial arts alone, but not with both.

　They nodded in agreement with me.

But he is not mentally mature yet. They have just come of age.

　She is mentally much stronger than people her age, but she still looks her age. I was concerned whether such a Temma was able to withstand visiting the place where her father, mother and many villagers had died.

I hope my fears are unfounded.

　Hearing my near soliloquy, the three of us kept silent and looked in the direction where Tenma was.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Merlin SIDE Done!

'Wow I'm puddled with sweat.

　When I somehow wrung out my undressed clothes, a surprising amount of sweat poured out. I just didn't feel any symptoms, but there was a possibility that I was on the verge of dehydration, so I hurriedly took some water and decided to just pour it over myself instead of getting into the bathtub.

'Is anyone in there~'

"Jeanne?

　As I finished sweating and wiping myself off, I heard Jeanne's voice from outside. If this were Chris-san or Aura, she would have come into the changing room (inside the alternative impulse) before I could call out to her. Amour has been improving lately, so I'm sure she's fine... but honestly, I'm still not sure.

'Ah!　Was there a temma in it?　What about the laundry and stuff?

'Ahhhhh I'll put it in the basket on the way out, you can take it with you later.'

Okay.

　I was a little embarrassed to give Jeanne my sweaty clothes, but since it was Jeanne's job to wash them, and she had washed them at the mansion, I decided to put them in the basket, thinking it was too late now. However, I didn't want her to take it away from me while I was looking at it for some reason, so I told her to take it with her later.

'By the way, that voice yesterday... what the hell was that?

　Rion said something like, "I heard a different voice through the tent," but I had my doubts that it would change that much.

'It didn't sound like any of the members of this group, and...'



Maybe it's a 'fairy'.

　When I came back from the bath and told my grandpa about the voice I heard yesterday, he said it could be the work of a 'fairy'.

"The 'fairies' in the stories and stuff?

That's right. However, it is said that no one has ever actually seen a fairy, so I don't know what's really going on.

Hey, Grandpa, stop fooling around!

　When I protested, Grandpa laughed, but then he suddenly turned serious.

'Whether or not fairies really exist, the owner of the voice Temma heard could be a supernatural being. For example, of a being called 'God' or something like that.

God....

　When I met you in a dream before, you said you saw me from time to time, so maybe that was it...

There are researchers who say such things. Others claim to have heard the 'conversation of the gods' leaked in, or the 'voices of the dead' or 'the voices of the grudge'.

　Others said, "My nerves must have been so high that some kind of noise sounded like a human voice. That's what it was about. On the way, there was talk of something like a psychic phenomenon, but in the end, it turned out to be a mistake on my part.

'Good morning. Master Merlin, what were you talking about?

　Chris came out of the carriage and saw a group of men gathered around his grandfather and called out to him.

He said he was worried that Tenma had fallen asleep and heard a 'haunted voice' and that's what we were talking about.

Grandpa!

What, Mr. Temma you couldn't sleep because you were afraid of the ghosts?

　Chris grinned and teased me as he talked about his grandfather.

'That's what you say, Chris, though it sounds like there are a lot of sleepless nights when you're worried about being late.

　I was a little pissed off, and I said something that could be called a forbidden word. Chris looked at me with a smile at my comment. I also smiled and looked at him with a smile. And before I knew it, the grandfathers who were around us had disappeared.

'Temma-kun what do you mean by that?'
I think it's exactly as you said it would be, don't you?

　The quiet battle between me and Chris continued until Aura, who couldn't read the air, came in to let us know about the meal. She told me later that Jeanne had told her to go get us.



'Grandpa. How long do you think it will take us to reach the village of Kukri?
Like I said, it's going to take a few more hours.

'Temma it hasn't even been an hour since you asked me earlier.

Was it?

　I thought quite some time had passed since I heard about it earlier, but it seems not at all, and I was taken aback by my grandfather and Cain, who were playing the role of gosha.

I was taken aback by Grandpa and Cain's dismissal. You're too fidgety now.

'That's right, Temma. You're supposed to be our leader, so what does that make you?

　Aside from Chris-san, I didn't seem to be comfortable enough to be warned, even by Leon.

'Temma, would you like a cup of tea?'
There's candy. I'm saving them.

　Jeanne and Amour also looked at me with concern.

'But then again, I've never seen Temma so restless before. She usually seems more relaxed than we are.
''Yes. I mean, when I first met you, you were calmly dealing with a bunch of orcs, and you didn't seem too nervous when you found out who His Majesty was afterwards.

I'd love to hear about it.

　Chris agreed with Albert, and when Chris glanced at the old days, Rion was interested in the story. Other than that, Jeanne, Aura and Amour also seemed to want to hear about the old days.

''I was in a hurry at that time, really... His Majesty suddenly said, "This way is a shortcut! And then I forced them to change the path that Clife-san had decided on, and then the orcs attacked in a place with poor visibility. And because the Orc King was there, he was so well led that he was behind the curve. We were fighting against a rock wall, and then Temma-kun suddenly fell on us, and the situation was resolved in a flash... Honestly, the Konoe Guards lost all face. And even after everything was over and we went back to King's Landing, the captain found out that we'd had a hard time with the orcs, and all the guards at that time were squashed... and it was hell.

　Chris talked about other things in Kukri village, but before I knew it, he was talking about his memories of Shiroumaru, and Rion was prodding him.
　Rion's tweak made the inside of the carriage much livelier, but I still couldn't calm down. In fact, I even felt my impatience growing stronger just by thinking we were getting closer to Kukri village. But I couldn't let that impatience get the better of me when everyone was taking care of me so far.

''Huh?　Is that a long way from the 'Grand Old Man's Forest'?

　Chris casually looked out and saw that the carriage that was supposed to be going along the path along the 'Great Old Man's Forest' had gone a different way before he knew it.

'Grandpa, what's going on?'

"It's a little bit of a detour, but it's less dangerous this way. "It's a little bit of a detour, but it's less dangerous this way, so we can move faster. Maybe we'll get there faster than if we had to follow the forest.

　He was making his grandpa and the others worry enough to make them change their planned course.

'I'm sorry, Grandpa,'

What? I don't care. I'm simply changing my plan because it reminds me of a safer and faster route to take than the one I'm on.

　Cain, sitting next to him, nodded at Grandpa's words.

'And Temma. I can see a pack of orcs in the distance, so you can go rampage to distraction.

　When I looked in the direction of my grandfather's pointing, I did see a flock of orcs looking at us. They are probably hunting in ambush in that area, but since we were approaching from a different direction than usual, there was nowhere to hide, I think.

'Right. Maybe I'll have you come along for my distraction this time.

　With that, I flew through the air, leaving the slowed down carriage behind and attacking the pack of orcs from above.

　Merlin SIDE.

He's blown up...
He must have been under a lot of stress.

　I've never seen Temma so impatient.

Could it have something to do with the fact that we're approaching the village of Kukri?

Well, that's the only reason I can think of...

　Even though Tenma is a non-standard existence, he is still a young man of eighteen, and his spirit is appropriate for his age.

''Master Merlin!　Temma-kun just flew away at a tremendous speed!

　Chris opened the window, looking surprised. Chris opened the window and saw Amur with his back to him.

"A pack of Orcs has taken up position at the end of the path we took. I let Tenma go ahead of them to ensure their safety.

Oh, really?

　By this explanation, Chris and Amur seemed to understand what was going on, but Rion wasn't happy, saying, "You don't mind talking to me.... Rather than wanting to go on the rampage, he seemed to want to take the initiative in dealing with his own territory, but Chris and Amur told him to read the atmosphere. He was staring at me as if to say.

'Rion can't do that. Because the orcs will scatter and run away while Leon gets to that point, and even if the orcs don't run away, the meat of the orcs will be ruined with the way Leon fights. I don't mind messing up goblin meat, but orc meat is a waste.

　Cain's explanation convinced Rion that that was true as well. Behind him, Shiroumaru and Solomon reacted to the word 'meat', ''Today's dinner is meat! He is wagging his tail.

'Ah!　I think it's over.

　I looked at Temma at the sound of Cain's voice and saw that the head of the last one had just fallen off.

You are very good at that. It took a long time, but even more importantly, the way he defeated it, he did it so beautifully that you could see it from a distance. You could see it from a distance.

　Chris was right, the orcs were all decapitated and knocked down.

'Aura, I'm going to get you ready for your bath.
'But I don't think Master Temma is going to be stained with blood, do you?

Aura, even if you don't get stained with blood, you'll still smell it and you'll still sweat. Do as Jeanne says and get ready for the bath quickly or I'll tell Aina.

　Aura is missing in places. On the other hand, Jeanne is well aware of what's going on. Besides, a bath will refresh you.

Now, Raiden. Now, Raiden, go to the Temma.

　After I saw Aura, threatened by Chris, slamming her footsteps and going to help Jeanne, I sped up Raiden.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Merlin SIDE Done.

Tenma, are you feeling better?

　As I was putting the orc's corpse in my magic bag, the carriage stopped beside me and Grandpa called out to me.

'Thanks a bit,'

　Not completely, but compared to before the rampage, I feel more comfortable as much as I moved my body.

"A little bit... well, that's okay, but Jeanne has prepared a bath for you, so you can take a long, leisurely bath and rest your body.

Thanks.

　After using water magic to flush out the pool of blood that had formed around her, and lightly slapping the dirt off her clothes, she walked into the carriage, where Jeanne was waiting for her with a towel.

'Yes, a towel. You have a change of clothes, Temma, right?

You can get dressed. Thanks, Jeanne.

　When I got the towel from Jeanne and was about to move to the bath, Chris and everyone else in the carriage (except Leon) looked worried. Shiroumaru and Solomon also slid over to me, as if they had noticed something wrong with me. Well, when I opened the door to get into the bath, Shiroumaru quickly moved away from me and Solomon followed him. Maybe Shiroumaru thought he could bathe, and Solomon thought maybe he could get a snack from someone else since Shiroumaru had moved away so suddenly.

'Well, I don't feel like washing Shiroumaru now, so that's fine...'

　I felt a little unreasonable about Shiroumaru's attitude, but I decided to take a bath and rest my body. Incidentally, I fell asleep in the bath because of mental fatigue and post-exercise fatigue, and the magical power of the bath, and Albert and Leon, who were worried about me taking a long bath, rescued me. Fortunately, I was able to wake up before the women who came into the bathrooms were surprised to see me naked, because I shouted loudly when they found me. Well, after I got out of the bath, Grandpa and Chris were pretty pissed off at me... but it was a lot better than the awkwardness of being seen completely naked.