Chapter Twenty: Hero Faction, Imperial Faction, and the Neutral Faction When Ren and the Clausel knights entered Roy’s room, Roy greeted them from his bed. “I’ve been waiting for you.” Mireille was beside him, and both of them looked unusually grave. “Something troublesome happened without us knowing, didn’t it?” Roy asked. The knights who had […]
Chapter Nineteen: A New Invitation Arrives Licia departed at sunrise the next morning. She was still too small to manage a horse alone for a long journey, so she rode with a female knight. Ren later learned how she had reached him by herself the previous day. When Weiss’s party stopped near the bridge to
Chapter Eighteen: A Night That Wasn’t Settled at All Afterward, Ren left his room to complete a task Mireille had given him. A little later, everyone gathered for dinner. Proper protocol apparently required Licia to eat first and the Ashton family afterward. Licia ignored that rule and invited everyone to share the table, though she
Chapter Seventeen: Regretting His Rash Behavior Roy and Mireille were astonished when Ren brought Licia and Weiss into the manor. They immediately began preparing to receive their noble guests. Roy couldn’t leave his sickroom, so Weiss went there to hear about his condition. Licia, however, asked to speak with Ren privately. (I’m glad we keep
Chapter Sixteen: An Unexpected Spoil of War The girl launched herself forward without warning. She crossed the distance between them in an instant. (What!?) Her footwork was swift and refined, almost like a gust of wind. Ren was bewildered by the sudden attack, but the girl showed no hesitation as she aimed her dagger at
Chapter Fifteen: An Unfamiliar Girl Ren returned to the manor and went straight to his room. After sitting on the bed and taking a moment to breathe, he looked down at the bracelet on his arm with a pleased smile. Now that his family knew about his skill, he no longer had to worry about
Chapter Fourteen: After Autumn Arrived One afternoon, several knights returned to Clausel City from villages scattered across the barony. They went directly to the baron’s manor and formed a line before Weiss, who had come to receive them. “What happened? Report.” When none of the men immediately spoke, Weiss tilted his head. “Why are you
Chapter Thirteen: Thief Wolfen, Part Two The wound Roy had inflicted gave Ren just enough confidence to steady his breathing. (Should I be glad it’s injured, or terrified that it caught me so easily despite the injury?) Either way, a wounded enemy was better than an uninjured one. Sweat ran down Ren’s cheek as his
Chapter Twelve: Thief Wolfen, Part One The sky was already dim when Ren entered the forest, and night soon descended beneath the trees. The thick canopy blocked what little light remained, making the path far harder to see than it had been during the day. A Little Boar appearing now would have been troublesome, yet
Chapter Eleven: His Father’s Condition Ren returned to the manor before evening, where Mireille greeted him with a stunned expression. “D-did you defeat all of these yourself!?” “Yes. They kept attacking me for some reason.” There were twelve Little Boars in all. Both the Magic Sword Summoning Technique and the Wooden Magic Sword had gained