Do you even know what you're talking about!


Uncharacteristically, Crowe packed up on Leah with a change of blood.
This is the first time I've seen Crowe so upset.
Or rather, I think this is the first time I've seen Crowe raise his voice.


''I understand. What Akira-sama and the others are heading for now is the demon territory. Isn't that right?''


Leah turned to me to check it out.
I nodded.
Crow glares at me, but I don't care.
I guess he doesn't want to put Leah, who was adorable and honestly adored him, in danger.


'If that's the case, then there will come a time when you'll need my wards! I'm coming with you!


Perhaps that wasn't the reason, but even the quintessential Crowe shook his head slightly when he saw those determined-looking eyes.
Amelia's face was smiling as she watched the scene, but what on earth was she thinking?



''Well, let's get going!


Once Leah returned to the king's castle, there was no reason for her to stay in Uruk anymore now that Gram was dead, and with Crow's words, she hurriedly packed up her belongings and came to the outskirts of the town of Uruk, but there was Leah waiting for her with a large load of luggage as if she was all ready to go.
Probably sensing that Crowe was about to leave Leah behind, he went ahead of her.


'Don't think that Crow-sama is the only one who knows this town! Even I've spent many years with one or two loopholes: ......

What are you doing here?


In contrast to Leah, who was laying out her words with pride, Crowe's voice was quiet as he interrupted her.
Too quiet.
The air freezes at Crowe's snarling words.
Although there was no killing intent, the pressure was great.



'Earlier, Crow-sama nodded when I said I would accompany him. He didn't tell me where we were going to meet up, so I had to anticipate it. Besides, I have nowhere else to go back to.


It was a chest-thumping Leah, but if she could read Crowe's behavior that well, couldn't she see that Crowe was clearly angry now?
Or does he know and is making her angry?
Also, what does it mean that he has no place to go back to?
I don't think those greedy kings are going to let her go, though.


''The demon territory is a few hundred times harsher than you think. You've been spoiled as a royalty, do you really think you can stand it?


To Crow, who was still reluctant, Leah nodded cheerfully.


'It's okay! I'm not as weak as Master Crowe thinks I am! Besides, I've cut myself off from royalty. I'm just Leah now. I'm not Leah Lagoon.

...... Right.


What do you mean, you've cut off the royalty of the royal family?
I nodded my head at that thought, and Amelia asked me first.


'I don't think the royals would let you go once you were adopted. How did you do it?''

'It's easy. I knew it was my ward that those people wanted, and I knew it wasn't me. I just promised them that I would continue the ward even if I wasn't adopted anymore. Well, it was as a king that I promised, so I don't know until after I stopped being king.


I was surprised to see Leah laughing as if the prank had been a success.
She's more alive than she was when she was a royal.
I wonder if this is more honest.


It's a wise decision. The current royal family will be exposed to many irregularities now that he has been assassinated. Gram was overlooked and instead covered up the injustices of the royal family and the higher nobility.


So that was it.
I don't have any good memories of royalty other than the elven tribe's royalty at the moment.
Yeah, but Victor from the beast race and the soldiers in the castle were all good guys.
It was a bit of a bloodbath, though.

Crowe spun around and walked away with his back to Leah.


''Well, it's as if the royal family was trafficking in human beings, which the beast race abhors, and the king tacitly approved of it. I'm the one who sent the information to them. It's not long before the residents of the castle are gathering there.


...... hmm?
Does this mean that Crow was planning to leave Leah in such a situation?

Leah may have noticed that, too, and is looking down and shaking her shoulders.

No, it's Crowe, and he's probably made some kind of fusillade to protect Leah.
Is it the usual tsundere?



...... Now, let's go.

"Let's not go, let's not go! Master Crowe! What do you mean by that!


Leah was biting at Crowe with a squeak, but her mouth was in an arc.