Entrance to the Demon World (1)

“My lord. Are you okay?”

“Okay. I’m fine. “No one got hurt, right?”

When dawn ends and dawn rises.

While heading to the central battlefield, a monster attack occurred.

At most, monsters similar to goblins and orcs.

They rushed in, aiming for numerous supplies and food, but they chose the wrong opponent.

Among them, there were some elite soldiers, but they were all defeated with a single blow.

‘In the past, I would have been cautious and cautious.’

Right now, I was nothing more or less than a trivial person.

“I heard that the number of monsters near the capital has decreased significantly, but they still remain.”

“As we get closer to the central battlefield, the attacks may become more severe. Let’s be careful.”

The carriage was inspected with instructions.

Fortunately, there were no deaths or injuries, and when the battle ended, the driver who had been hiding came out.

“It’s over now. Let’s leave again.”

“Yes. Thank you for your hard work.”

Perhaps because this happened often, the coachman’s expression showed no signs of embarrassment.

Feeling relieved, I just went back to my seat and calmed down the horse.

Meanwhile, Catalina yawned and quenched her appetite.

“Shit. Do monsters never sleep? “You’ve been diligent since morning.”

“Sister. Don’t fall asleep and wipe the blood off the sword first.”

“Stop nagging.”

“I have to shake off the blood before I set off again.”

No matter what happens, the only person who takes care of her is Malcolm.

If Catalina was really a bad person, she would have ordered Malcolm to do chores.

Although she grumbled, she started wiping away the blood as Malcolm said.

“Knight Commander. Are you okay?”

“Okay. “This is nothing.”

Arne and Max also took care of the monsters with ease.

In the first place, since they are the knight commander and adjutant, dealing with monsters should be simple.

The three knights also had skills of their own.

Since this is a person chosen by Max himself, he is definitely not weak.

I couldn’t really recruit him as a colleague, but his military power would be considerable.

“If nothing happens, we’ll leave right away.”

“I understand. “You’ve worked hard since early morning.”

After disposing of the monster’s body, they returned to their respective carriages.

After a short maintenance, silence came.

For the first time in a while, I was able to swing my sword for a while, and the boring time was repeated again.

As soon as the battle was over, Tyria fell asleep again, and Celica was also dozing off.

Maybe it’s because it’s been a while since we’ve been camping, so I’m probably more tired.

Let’s keep quiet and let our colleagues fall asleep.

Erina and Kayla came close to me.

“My lord. If you’re tired, you can lean next to me.”

“…Go away.”

“Or you can borrow my knee.”

Kayla narrows the distance, ignoring Erina’s words.

Before we knew it, Kayla was ignoring Erina’s threats.

Above all, Erina’s vigilance and threats have decreased significantly.

Since the previous scolding, his reckless behavior has decreased.

Sometimes he ignores my words and acts more.

“Ugh… !”

“Fall…!”

Erina raises her fist and hits Kayla’s thigh.

Kayla frowned as if she was in pain.

“Stop. Erina.”

When I gently grabbed the fist that had hit Kayla, my strength quickly relaxed.

Fortunately, I didn’t hit him seriously, so I didn’t get seriously hurt.

“Ugh…”

Kayla rolled up her robe to slightly expose her thighs.

Fortunately, there were no bruises or anything.

“…!”

Then Erina opens her eyes.

I don’t know why, but a gentle smile appeared on Kayla’s face.

‘What on earth are you doing?’

Although the two people’s big fights have almost disappeared.

The number of situations where secret fights like this have increased.

For me, it’s embarrassing to stop or scold him, and I can’t ignore him.

I had no choice but to mediate between the two like now.

“You. Please tell me to get off quickly.”

“My lord. “I don’t want to fall.”

“Why are you allowing a b*tch like that to be with you?”

“If my lord orders, I will fall. But… “I want to stay by my lord’s side.”

Time passed as the argument continued between me.

Since both I and I were used to it, the atmosphere flowed strangely rather than becoming heavy.

If other people saw it, it could have seemed like he was lightly complaining.

“Everyone be quiet. Celica and Tyria are sleeping.”

“…”

Then the two people come close to me with their mouths tightly shut.

It will take a week to reach the central battlefield, but won’t it continue like this in the future?

Since we decided to embrace Erina and Kayla together.

Similar things will happen often in life in the future.

I don’t have any regrets or annoyances because I’ve already made up my mind.

At some point, the conflict between the two had to be resolved.

***

“Captain. No matter how much I think about it, I don’t understand it.”

“Hmm. What do you mean?”

“That is…” Seohyun’s party. No matter how much I think about it, it’s so strange.”

First of all, it was strange that the party consisted of one man and four women.

Among her colleagues, as many as two were Seohyun’s lovers.

In fact, even if it were an adventurer party, they had never seen such a deformed group.

In comparison, his exploits were nothing short of legendary.

The party most likely to subdue the Demon King.

I had high expectations when I heard about it.

However, after meeting and observing it in person, there were many suspicious aspects.

A prosecutor who is wary of people for no reason.

A wizard who always keeps his mouth shut and hides his identity.

A nun who is still quite young and an elf hiding in the forest.

It was a combination that was hard to find anywhere else in the world.

“Erina in particular was the strangest. “I would say it’s kind of gloomy.”

“If you even listen to that, you’ll be in big trouble. “The prosecutor was not an average person.”

“You certainly seem to have excellent skills, but… What can I say? “I don’t think we can trust each other on the same battlefield.”

“Still, he’s following Seohyun’s orders, so he belongs to the party, but he doesn’t seem to get along well with other colleagues.”

It was surprising how the party was maintained.

Does it feel like I’m looking at a precarious tower?

Max vividly remembers Seohyun’s party and the first time they met.

In particular, he couldn’t forget the way Erina looked at him.

‘Why on earth… ? ‘

A sense of life that I couldn’t feel even when I faced the devil’s army on the battlefield.

I was so overwhelmed by just the look in my eyes that I felt like my whole body was going numb.

Even though I had never had a proper conversation with her and had no relationship whatsoever.

It seemed like he was especially wary of himself.

I used to give wary looks to other people, but it was so severe that I couldn’t even approach them.

“Captain. “I think the decision to act separately from them was the right one.”

“Okay. No matter how much I thought about it, it was difficult to accompany him.”

Since we occupied the central battlefield, we had to conquer the demon world.

There were too many constraints to hope for their help.

Moreover, after hearing the plan to head to the center of the demon world, I gave up.

It would have been better to help them and open a path to the demon world.

“I don’t know much about this operation. Honestly, I would like to oppose it, but…”

“Arne. Same goes for me. But we can’t just sit back and watch them act separately.”

When he heard that Seohyun’s party was heading to the Demon World, Max decided that he had to join.

As the leader of the capital’s knights and the protector of the kingdom, I had to deal with the devil’s army.

I had to do my best to conquer the demon world.

However, the plan to head to the center of the demon world was too reckless.

At least from the perspective of leading the knights, it was absolutely unacceptable.

But it would be different if it was Seohyun’s party.

Considering their actions, they might have defeated Catherine.

‘By the way.’

Even though Seohyun’s party was handled well, Catalina was annoying.

I’ve heard a lot of rumors about her, but the reality is worse than that.

An infinitely arrogant and rude person.

Fortunately, she has Malcolm by her side.

If it hadn’t been there, he would have run wild even more.

Even when Seohyun’s party was told that they were heading to the center of the demon world, he immediately agreed, so he is no ordinary gangster.

I didn’t doubt her skills, but wasn’t she too reckless?

“Captain. “Don’t take it too seriously.”

“Is it so. We have to do our best.”

The trio of knights. Rack, Hex, Alec.

Although their light demeanor and speaking style did not suit the knights, they were chosen by Max himself because their skills were certain.

Even though Arne seemed unreliable, she would recognize her skills.

“Isn’t the job done anyway once we clear the entrance to the demon world?”

“It’s not the end, it’s the beginning. “Because we need to create an advance base to conquer the demon world.”

“You’ll have to be busy moving forward. “Get some rest now.”

Despite Arne’s request, the trio smiled and continued chatting.

In the meantime, it was natural that Arne and Max’s worries deepened.