We helped to bury the bodies of seven dead soldiers in the nearby woods. We couldn't leave them there and we couldn't take them away.
　The youngest of the three surviving soldiers continued to make a grave in silence. His brother was among the dead, and he bowed deeply to us as we built his grave.
　Next to him, an old man with white hair also bowed.

We are truly grateful. I don't know how to thank you...
'No, don't worry about it. For that matter, your injuries may have healed, but the blood that flowed hasn't returned, so don't take it too hard.

　I hurriedly call out to the old man, who keeps bowing his head. Apparently, I have a weakness for old men, as I did with God.

''Thank you, Fuyu Yoru and all!　You saved my grandfather's life, and not just my grandfather's, but the life of my straw!

　A blonde girl who uses pompous words to thank me. While smiling bitterly, I think that this girl is probably the daughter of a nobleman.
　A carriage that looks much more expensive than the one I saw at Zanuck-san's place before, a lot of guard soldiers, an old man who looks like a butler, and a girl with a big attitude, it's almost certain that she is.

'I'm late to greet you. My name is Raym, I'm the Duke of Ortlinde's householder, and this gentleman is the Duke. And this is the duchess, Susie Ernea Oltrinde.
'It's Soushi Ernea Oltrinde!　Take care of it!



　The Duke?　A nobleman's daughter, after all. No wonder.
　I was convinced that that was true, but beside me, the twin sisters and the samurai girls were frozen in place.

''.......What's the matter?''
What's the matter... why are you so nonchalant about it?　Dukes, duke!
''...The duke is the highest of the titles...unlike other titles, only royalty can be given that title, basically...''

　Royalty.... Eh?

'How. Walla's father, Duke Alfred Hernes Ortlinde, is the brother of His Majesty the King.
So you're the king's niece. That's nice.
"...don't be too surprised by Fuyuuya. It's a big one.

　Huh?　When I turned around, the twin sisters and the samurai girls were on their knees and bowing their heads. What, down on their knees?　Does it have to be that bad?

Um, Mr. Suzy...?　I should do that too...right?
Suh is fine. It is not an official occasion. You don't need to use honorifics either. As I said before, Fuyao and the others have saved my life. If it is true, it is we who should bow to them. You should also raise your heads.

　When Su said that, all three of them raised their heads and stood up. The tension seemed to dissipate somewhat, but the stiffness in their expressions could still be seen.

''But why is the Duke's daughter here?''
Grandmother... you're on your way back from your mother's. I have some research to do. I was on my way back to King's Landing after visiting for a month or so.
That's where you got robbed... It's not just a bandit...

　It was a bit unlikely that a bandit would even use summoning magic like that to attack them. And although there were many lizardmen, it was effectively just one man in black robes. It's more comfortable to think of it as an attack aimed at the duchess. The objective was assassination, kidnapping, or something like that.

''Since the attackers are dead, who they were, or whether they were working on someone's orders, is in the dark now.
I'm sorry...

　Yae is nodding with a shudder. Ah, I remember it was Yae who fired him. It's true that if you caught him and made him tell you all sorts of things, you might have learned more about the conspiracy behind it.

It's not a matter of concern. "Don't worry about it," he said, "I am grateful to you. I'm proud of you for defeating me.
Thank you for your kind words...

　Yae bows her head deeply again.

'So?　What are you going to do now, Sue?
About that, sir...

　Reim-san, who was standing by the side, opened her mouth apologetically.

''More than half of the soldiers in our escort have fallen, and if a similar attack occurs at this rate, we won't be able to protect the young lady. Therefore, I would like to ask Fuyao-san and the others to take on the job of escorting her. I will pay your thanks as soon as we arrive at King's Landing, could you please help me?
Protector...

　Well, the destination is the same, and I don't feel comfortable leaving it like this. I don't mind, but I wonder what everyone else is thinking.

I think it's fine.　We're going to King's Landing anyway.
I'll be fine, too.
I'm the one being carried along, that I'll leave it to Fuyao-dono.

　Apparently there was no disagreement.

'I understand. I will accept it. Thank you for taking me to King's Landing.''
'Mmm!　It's nice to meet you too!

　Soo said, and a big smile appeared on his face.



　Two carriages followed. The dukes' carriage in front and our carriage in the back. Furthermore, in front of the duke's carriage, there are three soldiers on horseback leading the way on their own.
　I'm going to get into the duke's carriage and directly escort Suh. It was decided that it was better for me to do so because I could use both magic and swords.
　Sue was sitting in front of me, who was seated on the unfamiliar upper-class seat, and Raym-san was sitting next to her.

''...And so Knight Momotaro successfully defeated the bad ogre, obtained many treasures, and returned to the village.''
'Oh!　Good for you!

　Sue clapped her hands and was happy to see him. I wonder if this was the right thing to do. He asked me to tell him something, so I decided to call it a heroic tale from my hometown, and I played Momotaro. I wasn't sure if he'd like it, but he seemed to like it.

"Can you tell me another story?
Well....it's another story from long ago, but in the castle town of a kingdom, there was a Cinderella...

　I didn't think I'd be telling a story about a wizard in a world where magic is normal. He seemed to like it, so I was okay with that.
　After that, I told him all the fairy tales I knew, and even had to change the setting of a famous manga or a blockbuster anime movie from there.
　I'm going to find the castle in the sky!　I have to admit that I was impatient when I said that, but Raym-san soothed me.
　Apparently, this young lady likes adventure stories. Strange.
　With us on board, the carriage was heading north and north towards the royal capital.