Chapter 28 – Alberic the Champion

Episode 28 Hero Alberic

The hero group, who had run up to the dust, stopped in front of us.

The number is 23 people.
All of them were equipped with heavy armor, including shiny helmets and shin guards.
Perhaps because they are on the move, the horse has no barding, only a saddle and a blindfold.

“Wow.”

The horses slowly stopped in front of us.
Looking at it up close, it’s much more heavily armed than I thought.
It seems difficult for us to subdue.
According to Marianne, since Alberic is a hero whose growth rate is staggering, it would be difficult to be confident of victory even if he were to surprise him.

… The enemy of the family.
I know you are lucky.
I’ll be sure to offer it as a living sacrifice to Van Dark later.
From the opening of the youth curtain to the purchase of diapers.
I’ll be sure to watch over you.

“What is the matter with Paladins passing through this place?”

“I am Thomas Abubakr, Paladin of the Cathedral.
Who are you?”

Alberic put on a puzzled expression for a moment.
He was wearing gleaming golden armor and flying a warrior’s flag, so he didn’t expect to identify himself.

“My name is Alberic Amitie, the son-in-law of His Highness King Amitie, the one who defeated the demon king.”

“Oh oh! You are a warrior!”

Haha, embarrassing.”

Escort captain guy.
He was a man who knew how to have a good social life.

By the way, Alberic Amitiera.
Alberic also knows that instead of entering the Amitie royal family as a son-in-law, he had a matrilineal marriage.
He and the king’s first daughter are the heirs to the throne, and the son born between them is the crown prince.

In other words, he is also a kind of competent Deril son-in-law.
Although he is a hero, he is a great fighter whose original background is unknown.
In a class society, there is no way to hand over the throne.

“We are on our way back to the cathedral.
Where are you going, warrior?”

So far, the conversation is going well as I predicted and instructed the escort leader.

“Haha, I heard a report that demons were found near the refugee camp in the north, and I am on my way to clear them out!”

This.
Fortunately, according to Master’s words, Rumika has almost reached the Devil’s Castle.
Van Dark, who started as a latecomer, must have gone to the refugee camp to drop supplies as I requested.
They should have brought the supplies by now.
… I’m worried that I won’t catch up.

“I see!
How industrious you are!
Now that he’s married to the princess, he deserves to be in the palace comfortably.
As expected, there are no gaps, hero!”

“Yes… ?
Haha!
Ah… Yes. Sure.”

Do not miss the shaking warrior’s eyes.
Master said that the hero recently said that there is a sign of abnormality in the couple’s relationship.
He seems to have come out because he doesn’t want to be at home.

The warrior who was looking around the party saw the box in his wagon, and his eyes lit up.

“Hey, Holy Knight.
We couldn’t prepare food and drinks because we were leaving in a hurry.
Could I get some?”

What’s lacking, you idiot.
A leather water bag, a saddle bag, and a well-stocked one.
After ripping us off, you’re going to camp out and eat and drink.

But okay, let’s move on.
The greatest advantage of mind control is that when giving instructions to the controlled person, it is not noticed by others.
General hypnosis is in a trance state, and the subject’s eyes are blank, but mind control has no such symptoms.

“Hello!
Bring beef jerky, red wine, and plenty of dried fruit!”

The captain of the escort called a servant to retrieve the goods from the wagon.

Alright, Marianne and Rebekah are hiding in the wagon, and I just need to send them away quickly while the paladins are paying attention…

“Uh?! Aren’t you Saint Marianne?!”

“… !”

The hero Alberic indifferently looked at the outside of the wagon and called Marianne correctly.
This… Is it magic power?
Or clairvoyant?
Hey, if you’re a clairvoyant, you’ll see underwear and nudity… Not!
I accidentally found out Marianne.

Purr.

The warrior who got off the galloping horse trudged to the wagon I was driving.

Jacques tightly grips the sword at his waist, and Ludvik gathers his palms and prepares to cast a spell.

“Oh, Alberic.
Long time no see.”

Discomfort passed in Marianne’s eyes just before the greeting.
What is it?
Marianne left the battlefield after the special operation to assassinate the demon king.
It is possible that this discomfort is the cause.
Could be the result.

Marianne stuck her head out behind me.
Wearing loose casual clothes instead of a saint’s attire, she was closer to a beautiful commoner than a saint.

“Haha… Marianne, it’s been a long time since we met on the battlefield.
I have been to the cathedral several times, and it seems to be busy.”

The toes are tightly curled up.
I can see why Marianne was uncomfortable.
This guy is on the same level as Lumika’s suitor, “Feeling” Michelle.
In other words, it’s a joke.

When she sees a girl who wants to be pretty, she’s a guy who flirts.
Even though she is a married man and has become a royal son-in-law who has to keep her dignity in a monogamous kingdom.
You can tell by looking at Marianne and licking her lips.

“Ah, yes.
It happened because I was busy with relief work unintentionally.”

Marianne said she’s sorry, even if it’s a pretense, she’ll make time later, she didn’t say anything.
I didn’t say those words.

“Yes, I see.
Haha, I will definitely stop by the cathedral once again when I come back after eradicating the demons.
Please promise me!”

Hero Alberic winking mischievously and showing his little finger.
And Marianne, looking at the finger indifferently, responds with a salute to her navel.

“Here, we have prepared the food and beverages you requested.”

“… Oh, give it to the person over there.
We will share it.”

Eat your fill, you bastard.
Because it’s a food and drink full of hypnosis stimulants.
Eat well and be hypnotized or hypnotized well.
It’s not cool to have my family’s enemies eat me, or tear my mouth open…
Fighting now is not the best.
One step back for two steps forward.

“Come to think of it, what is the saintess doing here?
Are you wearing normal clothes?”

Damn, that’s pretty sharp.

“This is the way to deliver relief goods to the surrounding area.
I am too short of a person to be called a saint.
The saint’s uniform is also too much for me.”

Well done Marianne.
Drained properly.

“But the saint’s clothes must have been provided by the cathedral.
Because the ministers are so meticulous,
Haha!”

With a small smile, Marianne and I and Rebekah began to look inside the wagon.

She even provided food and beverage support, so go ahead.

“Hmm… These days, the coachman also wears magic earrings, right?”

“…!”

Mistress, this bastard is needlessly observant.

“Alberic, all items have been delivered.
Let’s go.”

The knight who was handing over the goods while riding a horse from behind called Alberic.
Good. It was timely.

“Huh… ?
Alas, that’s right. For a moment.”

“…”

Alberic continues to observe me without pretending to look at the call of the attendant.

“Look at this? Do these bastards have stiff eyes?”

Puck!

“Why… Why are you like this, please… !”

You have to be patient, you really have to be patient…
With that hand, my father, mother, and my brother…
I know you killed…
The fact that you hit my head with that hand right now, I feel like my eyes are going to turn upside down.

But if you get caught now, it’s a joke.
No matter what I do to cut this bastard’s throat, I can’t touch the rest of the enemies.

“Alberic! What are you doing to my attendant?!”

Marianne and Rebekah rushed to the driver’s seat to protect me.
Zach is seen gripping the hilt.
He shook his head slightly.
No.

“It is to protect Marianne.”

“… I beg your pardon?!”

“Look around you.
A few paladins, some dozen armed men, and a coachman with magic earrings.
Isn’t it too strange to be a saint’s escort?
If these suspicious people decide to do something else and try to harm the saintess, wouldn’t they be in trouble with the few paladins?”

… Dude, should I just play now?
If Jacques and I draw attention, Marianne protects Ludvik and blows a Phoenix Storm, we can wipe out most of them…

The problem is this young man in front of me.
Consumables such as amulets and magic tools are also abundant.
Even if the total number is lower, Ludvik is there, so it’s worth trying if you risk harm…
Weirdly I don’t feel good.
For some reason, I have a strong feeling that I need to be more prepared than I am now to beat this bullying bully in front of me.

“Apologies for insulting my attendants.”

Marianne rolled up her arms, got out of her carriage, and blocked his way.

“Ooh, that’s scary.
Why are you opening your ax eye again?
I’m afraid these suspicious people will plot things if I disappear…”

In fact, since Marianne keeps rejecting her proposal, it seems obvious that she is quarreling.

“I went through rough times on the way, and I only recommended that the attendants wear self-defense tools.”

Oops, that’s a mistake
Marianne shouldn’t have answered that.
Instead of having to answer the other person’s questions, she should have pushed her to apologize.
Now that she’s answered normally to my quibbles, I’m sure she’ll pry.

“It’s tough… ?
She said that the saintess and the others went through rough things?”

“… Come to the bandits.”

Marianne also blurted out what she wanted to say, but Alberic had already succeeded in snatching her horse by the pod.
Put on a benevolent smile

“This! To think that the Saint of the Sun is being threatened by mere bandits!
As the hero who defeated the demon king, I can’t wait!
Isn’t that the reason why the article was published?!”

Alberic looks at his party as if asking for consent.

“However, we are looking for demons who have appeared near the refugee camp… “

“Isn’t it for the sake of the country and its citizens to save the saint of the sun, who cares for our people, rather than scavenging refugees or catching a few demons?!
Haha!”

He must have known that even when he said it, somehow it didn’t match.
Some are refugees and some are citizens to be protected.

“It’s not long before the capital, Amitie.
We’ve made it this far safely, so don’t worry too much.”

Marianne euphemistically refuses,

“Ah, there is nothing to hold back.
Since we also came on horseback, we can take you there and leave right away.”

Frown

When Alberic winked, his fellow riders behind him didn’t say much either, as if they knew what he meant.

“We are on our way back after finishing the relief project.
It goes against the will of the sun god to be humble at all times to get noticed by the people around you with a splendid escort.”

“Isn’t that sun god always shining and taking everyone’s eyes?
If the Sun God’s cult could shine so naturally and attract someone’s attention, who would say anything?”

The horse is a clearing flow…
… Is it homophobia?
Damn.

“First of all, apologize for the assault on my entourage.”

“I… Lady, I’m fine… !”

It’s not okay, fuck
Be sure to throw that bastard to Van Dark later so he crawls on her floor like a dog and barks.
Naked, of course.
Looking at it, it’s a prize that Van Dark would like.

“Hmm, okay.
I apologize for my earlier rudeness.
My advice is, don’t open your eyes to the king’s son-in-law, or take anything out of proportion.”

“… Is that the attitude of an apologetic person now?”

“I’m just treating you according to your status.
No matter how you look like this, you are now a member of the royal family.
You shouldn’t apologize to the coachman carelessly.
I apologized for being a role model for everyone.
I just gave you the necessary advice.”

From an unidentified person from another dimension, he became the king’s son-in-law, and enjoys the air of high places to his heart’s content.
Was it overly localized?
I forgot my frog tadpole days.

Marianne clenched her molars.

“Let’s look at the hit area for a moment.
Please step back.”

“What kind of shame did you have for touching that pear once…”

“Come on!”

“Chit…”

Marianne dissuaded me from my extreme refusal, and while sitting in her coachman’s seat, I lifted her coat a little and examined the area where she had been hit.
Sister Rebekah, with her hands on her waist, was yelling at Alberic, who took a few steps back, to step back from her.

“Camyu-sama… Are you okay?”

“I’m okay.
Now that this has happened, let’s take them to the cathedral together.”

“Yes? With that rude guy?”

“Shh. Lower your voice
Let’s make it look like he got out of the raid thanks to that guy, so let’s fight High Priest Philip and that guy.”

“It’s a good improvisation, but I can’t get caught…” ?”

“If you persevere, you can take advantage of this situation.
… It may be unpleasant, but let’s be patient with it a little longer.”

Nod

Marianne approaches Alberic after examining her.

“Fortunately, he was not seriously injured.
Please do not treat the faithful followers of the sun god carelessly.
If you promise, I will allow you to accompany me.”

Haha!
Of course!
I and the royal family are also faithful saints of the sun god!
Everyone in escort formation!”

In the form of an escort or a convoy, Hero Alberic and his knights surrounded the wagons and our party widely.

“… It’s not long until Amitie,
I will speed it up a little bit.”

I don’t want to see your face for a long time.

“Now that I and the knights are here, don’t worry too much.
You can go slowly and comfortably.”

“… No. I have the following schedule.
It’s something the high priest is waiting for.
Coachman, could you hurry up a bit?”

“That’s right, Idat!”

I rode my horse more vigorously, as if I was dispelling my anger with a whip.
The wagons sped up all along to my pace, and the troopers and knights surrounding us began to trot.