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Chapter 146: A Disturbance in Front of the Headquarters

Tauro and Aeris arrived in front of the headquarters of the King’s guard.

It was surrounded by a wall so thick that it looked like a castle gate, so they couldn’t see inside, but they could hear the voices of many soldiers training beyond the wall.

At the entrance, they told the guards that they had a meeting with the Commander of the King’s guard.

“What? You guys? The Commander doesn’t have enough time to waste on children. And if you really have a meeting scheduled, we will send someone to pick you up. I don’t know where you got the idea that you had a visit today, but I wouldn’t trust someone who showed up in a short-distance carriage to get through here. Go home!”

If that were true, there might have been a carriage coming to pick us up at the inn.

“I’m afraid there’s been a misunderstanding, then. This is Aeris-sama, who is scheduled to meet him today and I am her escort. You’ll be in trouble if you do not inform Count Connoen, the Commander of the Kings guard of our visit and you will be reprimanded.”

Tauro stepped forward and politely informed the guards.

“We are doing our duty faithfully. We’ve been informed that the day time visitors will be coming by carriage, so we don’t have time to deal with anyone who looks suspicious!”

The guards seemed to have a rigid mindset. This is not a good way to talk.

If this happens, we’ll have to ask someone inside to come here directly…

Tauro used his “sense of presence” to sense a large number of soldiers on the other side of the wall, and used his “true eye” to catch the silhouettes that were regularly lined up and waving their swords.

There’s a figure looking at the soldiers a little farther away.

That silhouette is probably the soldiers’ superior officer.

When Tauro saw this, he decided to use brute force.

“There’s a distance, but I think I can make it now.”

Tauro mumbled, drawing his Artemis bow and holding it aloft in front of him.

The guards condemned the appearance.

“What are you doing, kid? We won’t tolerate such an outburst in front of the King’s guard headquarters!”

The guards hurriedly approached Tauro to stop him, but he ignored them and fired an arrow.

He fires two more arrows into the sky in quick succession.

Each of the three arrows flew to different heights, but at the time of their fall, they were all aligned in the sky and fell into the grounds of the headquarters and disappeared.

“……… Ah! Stupid! Don’t think you’ll get away with doing that to the headquarters grounds for free!”

The guard was stunned for a moment, following the arrow’s whereabouts with his gaze and then he pointed his spear right in front of Tauro’s eyes.

Tauro raised his hand obediently and the other guards came out to make a big fuss about the child.

Tauro was pinned down to the ground by the guards with force.

Aeris was also held back by the guards, who pointed their spears at her.

Then, a soldier in a luxurious sheet metal armor, different from the guards, came running.

“Who were those people shooting arrows at us?”

“King’s guard! This little boy did it, so I seized him!”

“…Did one kid do that?”

“Yes! I’m the one who confirmed that, he did it in front of me, so he’s guilty of it. Even if it was a child, he will be punished severely.”

The guards took credit.

“Let him go, the Commander wants me to bring him back.”

“What? Let him go?”

The guard thought he had misheard and asked again.

“Yes, is that lady with the child? I’ll take her with me as well.”

He ordered the guards to release Tauro, who was pinned down on the ground and then dusted him off when he stood up.

He also showed Aeris what a gentleman he was by offering his hand and leading her to come along with Tauro.

Tauro and Aeris were escorted into the compound.

They were taken in front of a large number of King’s guard soldiers.

There, three arrows were stuck in one place on the ground.

“Was it you who did this?”

A man who was instantly recognizable as a great man stood beside the pierced arrows.

The man was at best in his thirties, with long brown hair, a beard, and a large physique with an austere air.

“Yes.”

“…Hmm, at your age, you’re quite skilled….Hmm? The young lady over there…”

“This is Aeris, Count Connoen, with whom you had a meeting scheduled for today.”

“Oh! No wonder her eyes look just like Marquis Van Dyne’s… I’m sorry about this. I’m the Commander of the King’s guard and my name is Connoen. I was indebted to your father, the Marquis of Van Dyne when I was young.”

Aeris was surprised by his words.

“Someone! Show these two to my office. I’ll be back later after I’ve worked up a sweat, so please wait a moment.”

Count Connoen bowed to Aeris and left.

Meanwhile, a member of the King’s guard led Tauro and Aeris into the headquarters building.

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