Chapter 23: The Road to the Royal Capital

The road to the royal capital was smooth. In addition to the highest quality materials, we used rubber tires made from slime rubber created in our territory, and the recently invented “suspension”, which reduced vibrations and made it quite comfortable.

However, such a smooth trip did not last long.

“Master, people are gathering there.”

“Hmm? Is there a problem?”

When I looked out the window at Galatea’s words, I saw something that looked like peas in the distance. It seems that a number of carriages have stopped. I’m pretty sure it’s just a single mountain road from here, but there seems to be some kind of incident going on.

Vigna and Galatea are here so If it’s a monster, It can be killed instantly….

“Vigna, I want to know more about the situation, so please go closer.”

“Alright. I’ll fly! Go, Grace! I’ll punish you if you’re lazy.”

Vigna nodded to my words, accelerating the “Grace” in a ridiculously fun way. No, I know it’s not about me, but I’m a little nervous when it comes to punishment.

The steam-powered car was much more maneuverable than a horse-drawn carriage, so it moved swiftly toward the front. What we saw at the head of the line was a man in mithril armor who looked to be of high rank, entangled with the guards. That outfit is a knight of the Kingsguard.

“What are you lingering for? I have to get back to the royal capital as soon as possible! Get that rock out of the way!”

“It’s too big and it will take several days to remove it because of the monsters. You’ll have to wait or go around.”

“Well, in that case, we the kingsguard of George-sama will lend you power. Everybody, let’s go!”

“Ah……even though it’s dangerous……it’s Wyverns……”

After saying that, the man got into the carriage without listening to the gatekeeper’s restraint and quickly left. The man’s face was familiar to me, and I made a bitter face.

“This is a very nostalgic face….. He’s still as pompous as ever….”

“That’s not a face I really wanted to see.”

“Do the two of you know each other?”

“Yeah, George brother’s fucking bodyguard. He’s a jerk who makes fun of me for everything. Well, I guess he’s good with a sword. ……”

“I’m a better swordsman than him. I’ve beaten him in six out of ten mock battles. He was saying a lot of bad things about you for a long time. Aah, I’m so sick of seeing his face!”

“I see. …… Let’s get rid of the Master’s bad words.”

At our words, Galatea said so, killing our emotions. What are you going to erase? Existence? I’m a little scared of Galatea!

“Ugh, it’s a robo-joke, I was trying to lighten the mood of the two of you, but it seems I failed.”

Galatea stuck her tongue out at us and laughed. It was a joke. Well, he’s definitely disgusting, but I don’t want him to die. Galatea must have read and cared about the emotions of Vigna and me.

I thanked her for her feelings and called out to the guards.

“I overheard you talking to a knight earlier, is your situation that bad?”

“Yes, it is. This road isn’t usually that dangerous, but a while ago the dragon that was the master of this mountain disappeared due to being tamed by adventurers. Since then, the monsters have been fighting to take its place and they’ve been killing each other. The rock that fell was probably caused by monsters fighting each other. Some of the dragons are dangerous, so I warned the knights earlier that even they would have a hard time…..”

“That’s kind of tricky…., because at times like this, monsters are more violent than usual and dragons fly, so it’s hard to defeat them without wizards or special tools……”

“Wait….. What kind of monster was the previous Lord?”

I had a bad feeling when I heard the guard’s words, and when I asked, the expected answer came back.

“It’s a fire dragon. It was a powerful monster that flew in the sky and breathed fire, but the adventurers tamed it and it never returned. I wish it would come back……”

“I see. …… Wasn’t that adventurer the one with the long red hair?”

“That’s right. You know him well! If you know him, could you convince him to bring back the Lord of the Mountain? I think it would be better than now. ……”

I’m pretty sure that the adventurer who tamed him was the one who was working with Kyle. …… I didn’t realize that we were connected in this way. …… Then that dragon would have become fertilizer for our fields by now.

It’s not my fault at all, but I do feel a little responsible for it. ……

“Hey, Vigna, Galatea….”

“Yeah, I know, Grace. You’re going to the knights, aren’t you? And when they’re in trouble, you’re going to help them out by saying, “Oh, yeah! I can’t wait to see their faces when they’re saved by that idiot Grace!”

“Don’t think of such a bad thing…”

“It’s okay, after all, he was making fun of you for working so hard at the library! And since I’m going to help you, you can’t complain, right? Galatea.”

“I sensed anger from Vigna-sama. But I agree with you. I think it’s okay to give him a little bit of payback, Master.”

Galatea nodded with a big smile at Vigna’s words. Isn’t our female team a little too scary? That’s how we decided to help them.

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