The next day. The next day, I was on my way to the royal capital.
　Hinata and I were to have breakfast together, but she didn't show the same expression as last night, but just continued to minister as usual with a lackluster expression.
　Cain doesn't mind because he knows what's going on, but Ragnaf, who has been carrying on, is not in the mood.
　He continues to talk to the saint despite his suspicions that he might be in a bad mood because of the roughness of the situation.
　Cain also speaks to her because he's worried about Ragnaf.

''Saintess, have you been to any other places besides the Esfort Kingdom?''

　Unlike when he was listening to Ragnaf, he instantly replied with a smile on his face.

''Cain-sama, this is my first time in the Esfort Kingdom. I was chosen by an oracle from God. Thanks to you, this is how I am able to get to Cain-sama--''

'Oh, I see. I've never been out of the country either, so I'd like to travel around the country someday. Well, I'm a lord now, so it won't be easy, but ......

　Cain replied as if to cover Hinata's words. He felt that if he let Hinata, who reacted to Cain's words with a smile, talk any longer, Ragnaf's jealous gaze would be even stronger.
　In the midst of this tension, they finished their meal and prepared to leave for the royal capital. Cain had all of his own luggage in his item box and was always empty-handed, but he had quite a lot of luggage, including a change of clothes for Silk. Once, "Shall I carry them in the item box? I asked her if she was a woman, but she adamantly refused. Perhaps it was embarrassment because she was a woman, after all.
　Ragnaf's carriage, in which Cain and Silk were riding, preceded by the carriage carrying Hinata, followed by the carriage with Hinata in it, in order to see them off here.
　Before departing, Silk asked him if Saintess-sama would like to take the same carriage, but before Hinata could reply back, the captain of the guard stepped forward and expressed his refusal. He must have thought that Hinata might say something to him in the carriage.
　Hinata's gaze followed Cain, but there was nothing that could be done about this.
　The carriage carrying the foodstuffs loaded in Sylvester's territory was at the back of the carriage and slowly left the city of Sylvester.
　Ragnaf accompanied them to the entrance of the city as a farewell. It is probably because he is a devoted believer, after all.

　The carriage would now spend the next two days on its way to the royal capital.

　Considering what Hinata had told him, he needed to proceed without letting his guard down from now on.
　It was no problem for Cain, who was already an outsider in battle, including his status, but the carriage proceeded even as he wondered what kind of tricks the Papal Faction would try.

　Three hours had already passed since they left the city, and the sun had already risen high in the heavens. The carriage was parked off the street to prepare lunch, and the squire was busy moving around.
　As Cain appraised the ingredients for lunch, he found one of them to be toxic.

'What are these ingredients?'

　I asked the squire but he didn't know about the loaded ingredients and tilted his head.
　He took out the smoked meat and placed it directly on the ground and suddenly used his magic to grill it. The pale, hot fire extinguishes the ingredients in an instant.
　The followers were surprised that he suddenly released his magic and burned the ingredients, but there was no way they could complain about the noble lord's actions, so they began to cook with the remaining ingredients.
　When I returned to Silk, Cain's behavior seemed odd and a question came.

''Cain-kun, what was that just now?　I don't have that much meat on board and I can't believe I'm burning it: ......

Silk, do you have a minute?　I need to talk to you.

　Taking some distance from the captain of the escort, Cain whispered in Silk's ear.

''The ingredients from earlier, they were poisoned. I used an appraisal, so I'm sure of it. Someone is out to get this group.'

　I'm not saying that he is the head of the convoy. Because if I denounce him without proof, it could lead to a national problem. And, of course, what Hinata told me. I wasn't confident that I could hide it if people wondered when I told them.

''What? Really!

　Cain nodded silently, holding Silk's surprised lips with his index finger.
　Then, in a small voice, he continued with more words.

'I'll protect you no matter what, but if something happens when I'm not around, grab the stone from the necklace I gave you before and let the magic flow. I'm sure it will protect you.

　Silk takes the necklace out of her clothes and stares at it.

'Yeah, okay. Though it would be best if you could help me, Cain-kun.

　Smiling, Silk tucked the necklace into her clothes again.

　Everyone began to eat their lunch as if nothing had happened. A few people, including the captain of the Marineford Church guard, left the circle of food, nibbling on dried meat that was good for alerting people around them.

'Is this confirmed: ......

　Cain mutters in a small voice. And gradually anger builds up.
　The use of poison means that he intends to poison those who eat with him, including Hinata. That includes silk. Cain had no problem with being resistant to it, but the others would not have survived.
　Cain glared at the captain of the guard, who was on alert, in the distance.

　When the meal was finished, several people, including the captain of the guard, came back with a casual look on their faces. They look at their followers who have finished eating and are getting ready to leave, and look as if they have bitten down on a bitter bug.

''Captain of the guard, is there something wrong?''

　Cain spoke to the captain of the guard with a nonchalant look on his face.

'Yes, no, it's nothing. There's no sign of demons around.'

　He says just that one word and walks away from Cain.

　Cain mutters in a whisper that no one can hear as he looks behind him.

'I'm definitely not letting you do what you want. ......

　The carriage is ready to leave and the carriage begins to proceed. The road passes along the forest, and there are more than a few demons in the forest. However, using the exploration (search), the movement of the demons all around the area is understood, and I knew that they would not be coming towards this group.

　After an hour or so, Cain noticed that the demons in the forest were acting strangely.
　It was probably dozens, but he could feel them advancing towards the carriage from deep in the forest. Cain immediately instructed the carriage to stop.
　The guru stopped the carriage on the side of the road, startled by a voice suddenly shouting at him from inside the carriage. Cain instructs Silk to stay in the carriage and jumps down from the carriage alone.
　As the lead carriage stopped, the carriage behind it followed suit. Cain urged the knights of his country's Kingsguard to prepare for battle.

'Demons are gathering from the forest. Get the carriage away from the forest and get ready for battle at once!''

　At Cain's words, the knights of the Kingsguard dismounted their horses and drew their swords after evacuating them.
　The saintly guards became impatient as they suddenly took battle preparations.

'Captain of the guards!　The demon is coming. Evacuate the Lady's carriage immediately. Everyone but the guards will leave together. We'll take care of the battle. You are to protect the saint.

　Even though he doubted the truth of Cain's words, he evacuated the carriage and began to prepare for battle.

　And five minutes later.

　A sound like a group in action can be heard from deep in the forest.
　Cain takes the lead, and the kinsmen knights line up behind him in single file. No one says anything as Cain's armed forces are watching a mock battle with Tifana, the leader of the Kingsguard, and no one says anything.
　On the contrary, the guards of the Marineford Faithful muttered, "Why, even though they are nobles, a child is in the front ...... of the line, even though they are nobles.

　And the first to emerge was a group of forest wolves (Forest Wolves). There were probably about twenty in number. The forest wolves (forest wolves) are famous for living in groups in the forest and using their swift movements to kill their prey, but they don't go out of the forest on purpose. While thinking about this, Cain unleashes his magic.

'Vacuum Blade (Air Cutter)'

　The magic you cast without chanting buries the demons one after another.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.

Something is wrong ......

　Cain glared at the captains escorting the saint's carriage in the rear.

'One of you should go over to the escort and ask them if they have anything strange. This is just too weird.

　Cain buried the goblins and orcs coming out of the forest one by one, and a small mountain had already formed around Cain with the carcasses of demons.

　The kinsman knight who went to question the saint's guards returned.

''Master Cain, I understand. It looks like you used a demon repellent incense, and one of them was a demon repellent incense. I've already taken care of it, so it's fine.''

　The incense for avoiding demons is an incense that merchants carry with them to avoid being attacked by demons when they are peddling. The demon-repelling incense is used by adventurers to gain experience in areas where there are few monsters, and since there are many forests in this Esfort kingdom, it is not used. If they used such things as incense to attract demons in this country, the situation would be like this.

　Cain nodded to the kinsman knight's report and took care of the demons that followed him. No matter how low ranked the demons are, if they were attacked by so many demons, they would have suffered enormous damage if Cain wasn't there. The battle that lasted less than an hour was over, and there were already no more demons coming out of the forest.
　Several piles of demon carcasses have formed around Cain.

''I guess it's time to end it. ......

　When Cain turned around, the kinsmen knights, who had nothing to do, were stunned.

''You don't need us. ......
I mean, all that magic going around, it's nothing: ......
'Master Cain, I haven't even pulled out my sword: ......
I've learned a lot about being stronger than the Commander: ......

　To the knights in the kinsmen's guard who are muttering that, Cain tells them to be vigilant for a moment and walks up to the carriage protecting the saint.
　Cain's demon-god-like strength causes the saintly woman's guards to step back one step at a time, trembling in fear with their swords still drawn.

''The destruction of the demons is already over, so it's no problem. But still, why the incense? You didn't need it before.

　Cain is angry at him for putting his squire and others in danger, and he asks in an angry voice.

''I'm sorry, I'm sorry ....... I thought I was being careful, but it was mixed in with the things I took out of the Churchland. There is no malice in it. When you return to the country of origin, you will properly dispose of the inventory manager. You've exposed yourself to this kind of danger.

　With Cain's demonic prowess seen up close, the captain of the guards could only reply as he trembled.

''--I understand. From now on, please don't do anything unnecessary.

''--and so Sir Cain has no problem unleashing that much magic?

　Fearfully, the captain of the guard asked Cain.

''If it was that much, it wouldn't be a problem. However, if I hadn't been there, there might have been no small amount of damage to the Kingsguard. There was a possibility that they might have been wiped out. Please understand this well.

...... Got it.

　After telling him what he wanted to say, Cain went back to the kinsmen knights.

I'm sorry to keep you waiting. Then let's take this demon's corpse back with us. We can raise the revenue for the Order when we return.

　Cain's words made the kinsmen knights rejoice. With this much demon material, no matter how low grade it was, it would still be a reasonable amount of money. Cain put them away in the item box one after another, and the carcasses of the demons that had been in so many piles were gone after ten minutes.

　The knights in the Kingsguard knew that Cain had an item box, but the guards of the Church State were stunned by the first time they saw it.
　To use an item box that could store such a large amount of items, one would have to have an enormous amount of magic power to do the same thing.
　Even the leading magician in his own country would not be able to do the same thing.
　The captain of the guard wrinkles his brows, unable to do anything about Cain's appearance.
　With the preparations finished, Cain gave the signal to leave and the carriage began to proceed.

''Cain-kun, you looked great at the orc, but you looked great just now too.

　Cain scratched his head in embarrassment at Silk's words of excitement at seeing Cain in battle.

　And after that, the image of the battle is still there, or maybe the image of the battle is still there, and they arrived at the royal capital after two days without any interference from the captain of the guards.