2nd Rank Has Returned

Exclusive Knight-2

one month

30 times a day gathered, and a year has passed by dividing it into 12 times.

During that long and short period of time, a lot has changed.

The first was Leo’s own change.

[Are you just looking at me now?]

During this month, Leo had a solid foundation for magic. Even a wise man with a double lust was praised for it, so it was worth saying that his achievement was remarkable.

The magic of Circle 1 was also learned by field, so it was not too much of a problem to use it in practice.

The second was the change in the treatment received by the family.

When I first came, I was greeted with the same kind of glances and contempt as if I was lucky enough to get caught, but now, at least in front of me, that has not happened.

The reason could be fully guessed if you imagined it from the previous events.

Last one…

“thank you! Leo!”

It was a change in Ariaspil’s personality and attitude.

Ariasviel in his previous life always looked down on himself, but… Now, somehow, they seemed to see them as the same person.

That’s the extent of the so-called friend.

[How was it in the past?]

＜About how people look at ants?＞

The sage asked Aria and Leo alternately.

[My eyes are quite strained because of jealousy.]

＜I won’t deny it, but I’m not exaggerating either.＞

There must have been some distortions or predictions out of jealousy, but Ariaspil was really looking at the world that way at the time.

They simply placed people as ‘the same race’, and did not place any more values or less discrimination.

Like a machine born to be a hero.

[That’s a bit scary.]

＜So. I guess it’s because I’m still young now.＞

It must have been that he was able to smile like that because he had not yet met the winds and waves of time.

“…Leo?”

“yes?”

Suddenly, her face was in front of Leo’s.

“it’s okay? I’ve been calling you before…”

“Yes? yes yes I’m thinking about it.”

“Now that training is over, let’s go down. I’m going to go buy a present.”

Leo nodded and followed Ariaspil, who had gone away.

[gift? What gift?]

＜A present for Mrs. Silica.＞

Syraka Reinhardt, she is the wife of the headmaster Gladio, in other words…

[Oh, Aria’s mom?]

＜…that’s true, but does the sage say that in the original way?＞

Because he was not a wizard, he had no illusions about being a sage, but his common sense as a human being had long since been broken and crushed.

[I invite you here and eat rice with the dragon! Take a bath together! What have you done!]

It was a relationship I didn’t want to know.

But if it was such a close relationship, why didn’t a portrait of the hero family get caught?

[…What? Can’t you believe it? I’m having a bit of a hard time right now…! In the past…! That’s awesome!]

The sage looked at Leo with his twin eyes digging his nose. For some reason, that Chutae made me understand the treatment and behavior of the warrior family.

＜…tt.＞

[Don’t bite your tongue.]

＜I’m sorry. What’s in it…＞

[Do you brush your teeth with an auror?]

Oh, I don’t fish this.

“Leo! Come quickly!”

When I turned my head out of the mansion, I saw a girl who took off her armor and was waving her hand.

“yes! going!”

Following such a young lady, Leo also left the mansion.

***

[Isn’t the market in 300 years good enough?]

The sage looked at the market and said, whistling inappropriate for his age.

I was a little curious about the shape of the market 300 years ago, but in front of the abundance and vigor of the surrounding shopping districts, I could not easily bring up those words.

The merchants at the edge of the alley were busy boasting of the products they had prepared, and those on the footpath did their best to negotiate the price based on the value of the product.

[But do you need a noble girl to come to such a shabby place?]

＜It is necessary to know the things of the world, and it can change your mood.＞

As if to prove that, Arya was losing her eyes to the vitality of the market.

“Leonardo!! Leo!! Look at this!”

As if she wanted to enjoy the vitality together, she waved her hand and even called her article.

“…This…”

What Ariaspil saw was a blue flower. It was also not an ordinary flower, but a blue rose.

“It’s a blue rose! I have never seen a rose like this!”

“Oh ho ho! You really have eyes to see!”

Even though he was a man, the florist who spoke a strangely clear tone confidently held out a blue rose.

“As for this rose, it is a rose collected by adventurers from the high plateau, Elim Mountains. It is also known as the Frost Flower because it grows near ice! Originally, I should have received 2 gold, but… I will cut it down to 9 pieces of silver for the good guys!”

It was a flashy and flashy speech, but there was only one word that captured Arya.

‘Good man and beautiful woman…’

Isn’t that a pretty fitting sound?

Those words were enough to seduce the young girl of the warrior family.

“Then one…”

“mister.”

Leo grabbed the flower seller’s wrist.

“Where are you scamming?”

“…scam?”

But the mercenary who saw everything he saw and would not see didn’t even get a seed.

“…what do you mean? This…”

“First, the Elim Mountains are not yet in bloom. It’s still too hot for that.”

But this flower was still fresh. If it was harmony, of course, what I said earlier would be a lie.

“It’s… our florist’s special storage method.

“Second, let’s write the meaning straight. Frost flower is a term used for decorations that are magically frozen blue flowers. Does anyone see this as a living flower?”

“That’s because you’re young…!”

Leo grabbed the rose without hesitation.

“Third, this is not a blue rose in the first place.”

Leo broke the stem of the blue rose. Then, a pale blue sap flowed out from the inside.

“Did you think you wouldn’t notice that you didn’t apply the dye on the outside? You have to do it while looking at people.”

“this…! Little boy…!!”

The flower seller was about to swing his fist. However,

Pak!

Arya quickly struck the fist with her wrist.

“Aww!!”

“…are you lying? dare…!”

He had poor eyes and didn’t lift a sword, and he had the momentum to kill that strong man at any time.

[…Oh…]

＜This is the aria I saw.＞

Of course, he didn’t live up to this level, but the placenta was looking at himself with cynical eyes.

“…OMG…!”

“Calm down for now. If possible, we will settle it peacefully.”

Leo grabbed some white roses.

“Or do you want to fly with your hands and feet?”

The mercenary’s experience was also useful in negotiations.

***

“Awesome! Leo! How did you not know?!”

“It was just a matter of saying it. If you talk a lot, it is right to start doubting.”

A proud trader tends to keep his explanation as concise as possible. That way, customers can judge the product properly and think about additional questions.

“then! Then how did you know that the flowers were painted?!”

Arya looked at Leo with twinkling eyes. I thought she was only good at fighting, but her brain was clear, so it was surprising enough from her point of view.

“It’s just magazine-style. It is said that if you put the stem of a white flower in colored water, it will be dyed with that color.”

The achievement of samurai training was not just combat skills or strength. Through the trip, it was not difficult to obtain information from such light banter to advanced information such as magic.

It was thanks to that that I was able to learn the 1st circle magic formula quickly.

[Somehow, I learned quickly.]

＜What’s wrong with the voice of praise?＞

I don’t know if it’s the original voice, but the sarcastic feeling was too strong.

[No, it was really good. Traveling is more useful in practice than being stuck in a tower and scribbling letters or papers.]

Having said that, the compliment was right.

Now, it seemed that Jooridolim itself was contagious to praise.

It’s unfortunate. let’s pay our respects

“…Then what about that white flower?”

“It’s a gift. I think this would be good.”

“Mom doesn’t like white flowers very much. I said before, but everyone around me sent me lilies.”

Even Leo knew that throughout his past life.

“You don’t have to worry. What I’m going to give you is a rainbow-colored flower.”

Leo smiled and pointed to a shop selling paints and dyes. Seeing the signboard, the pieces of information that fell into pieces were connected, and Arya gave the answer.

“ah…! Then we can make it too!”

“It’s like that. You can make enough in a week and there is still left over.”

With that said, the young lady and the driver entered the store.

Of course, as a mercenary, bargaining was basic.

***

“…the time has come already.”

The day was gradually coming to an end. The sun was setting and the blue sky was getting red.

“You’re making too much of a bargain.”

“no. Thanks to you, I was able to buy a lot of good things.”

She smiled like that and looked at the dyes Leo had bought. In fact, bargaining might be meaningless if you have a family of warriors, but the idea of economics was effective when taught from an early age.

[Hey, but who’s in the back…?]

The sage’s reaction was not heard until the end.

“uh…?”

A man who rushed to the back snatched Leo’s belongings.

“thief…?!”

It wasn’t a questionable question. His identity had already been proven enough when the running pickpocket ran.

“…this…!!”

“Wait a minute…!!”

Arya had already started running and chasing. Reluctantly, Leo followed her and started tracking the pickpockets together.

[Isn’t something strange?]

＜It’s strange.＞

As the sage noticed, Leo also noticed the alienation.

[Why is the pickpocket going to a more dead end?]

Two main reasons could be considered.

The first is that there is an alleyway that neither Leo nor Arya know.

Second, I didn’t want to think about it, but…

“…uh?! Leo! It’s a dead end! I can catch you!”

“I don’t think it is. Arya girl.”

Leo drew his sword from his waist. Even responding to pickpockets was a bit too much for me.

“Leo…?!”

“I’m sorry as a knight, but…”

Leo said, giving strength to the sword handle.

“It looks like it was caught, not caught.”

At Leo’s reaction, the pickpockets had nothing to fuss about.

No, it would be correct to say that he had no hesitation because he was not a pickpocket.

“…Is it a good idea to be a little kid?”

Masked people protruded from the entrance of the alley and beyond the surrounding outer walls.

The second situation I didn’t even want to think about.

It was an ambush.

“…stay back.”

Leo tried to protect his maiden with the other hand. Arya shook her head and drew her sword. When they saw the two boys and girls holding swords, the assassins snorted.

“This is so scary. Should I surrender?”

“I’d appreciate it if you did, but… I don’t think so.”

The assassin, who had gone out for pickpocketing, laughed out loud.

Yeah, that guy must be the boss.

“Yes, I have no intention of surrendering. But that doesn’t mean it’s out of negotiation.”

The boss pointed the dagger at Leo and said.

“Put down your sword and raise your hands. Then I’ll send you my girlfriend.”

“How do you believe?”

The boss gave orders to his subordinates with a gesture of his chin. Then the men all at once moved out of the alley.

“Can you believe this?”

“I’ll believe it when it all goes out. If you go out of the alley and fall 500 meters away.”

“300m.”

“400m, no less than that.”

“Baby…”

“If you twist it, you will fall behind.”

The boss sighed and looked at his subordinate and said.

“…great. I will send you.”

“But the boss…!”

The boss stared at his subordinate. The subordinate kept his mouth shut without making a single objection.

“go. miss.”

“….However…! Leo…!”

He couldn’t leave Leo alone. No matter how strong they were, their opponents were not alone.

“it’s okay. aria.”

Leo whispered softly in her ear.

“…Call someone. You are faster than me.”

Arya nodded at that whisper.

“okay.”

Arya made up her mind and ran outside.

He didn’t abandon Leo.

By trusting her knight and believing in his skills, Arya was able to run forward.

“Now put down your sword.”

“great.”

Leo put down his sword without hesitation.

“Hey, tie it up.”

The subordinate who was close to Leo hurriedly pulled the rope and tied Leo’s arms.

“Are you going to take me hostage? One article?”

“…the words were short from a while ago?”

“Well. You’re all dead now, doesn’t it matter?”

At that, everyone started laughing out loud all at once. Everyone, including the man who tied him up, even the boss.

“Khahahaha… Do you think that girlfriend was still alive? And call people as you whisper?”

Everyone was busy laughing. It even made it look like it was laughing by driving a year’s worth of laughter all at once.

“They have already sent out a pursuer. He’s already been caught.”

All that came out was a deep sigh.

“…under…”

Everyone was busy laughing even more at Leo’s sigh. In their eyes, Leo would be the level of a frog in a well who lives on his flair.

“Why is everyone laughing and screaming?”

At that moment there was an explosion.

A crackling sound, accompanied by an explosion, is transferred to the person holding the rope.

“aah!!”

[Fireball]

The assassin’s screams stopped at the end of one continuous circle of flame magic and the sound of an explosion.

“Hey, I’ll give you ten seconds.”

The rope had already been burned by the flames long ago.

“Raise the hand of someone who conscientiously thinks I’m not laughing.”

At least in front of Leo

“I’m going to kill everyone else.”

The laughter had to be endured.