The wise man returns

Salute the soldiers coming soon. As soon as Serra replied, Valine followed one instruction.

A few moments later, you hear a low groan, but the entrance to the tent flutters and two soldiers enter side by side.

“As you said, I've enchanted these two. ”

“Well done. Keep one of you on watch, and you're with me. ”

“Yes.”

He answers quietly behind the two soldiers.

Balin asked the rest of the soldiers to keep an eye on one of the soldiers.

“What was that guy talking about? ”

"Uh, uh..."

Maybe it wasn't me who enchanted the soldier, but the soldier didn't answer right away.

Balin gives Cera a single glance behind her back. Then an answer came straight from the soldier.

“Yes, I'll tell you. It's about the messenger who sent the letter that the Black Wizard had appeared. ”

“... tell me more. ”

Balin slowly listens to the soldier's story.

The content was shocking.

Earl Tennessee didn't want us to go down the mountain. He sacrificed Laden to unravel the buildup of anger.

When I had a chance, I told them that they would do all sorts of chores and that the onlookers would be sad.

No matter what you want to stop them, they are the Master of the Swordmaster and Master of the Investigation. I only watched as a soldier after all.

Balin takes a deep breath and checks with Ceira to see if she's right.

The results were surprising.

There was a slight difference in the details, but she also testified that she had seen Laden humiliated in many ways.

Instead, Serra told me what the soldier didn't know.

“Ha, that's what I said...”

From the moment you showed your humiliating kindness, no. I didn't like him very much before that.

But I can't believe you did that to Laden.

It was right not to get too involved with family love, but there was no reason to endure this.

“Look forward to it, Count Tennessee. ”

Balin mutters silently, suppressing her anger. I can't just sit here like this because I've done this.

I was supposed to just use it, but I had to make him pay enough to know that I did this.

When the soldier came to let me know that the meal was ready, Balin, who was alone, walked out with a big smile.

* * *

After a few days of traveling, a group of investigators arrive in the capital city of the kingdom.

It was about a week after they departed from Baron Soldier.

The capital was in a state of emergency because he left without sending any letters.

Earl Tennessee's return was expected to take months.

Whatever the reason, this was great big news.

“This is...”

Balin, who was intertwined between the apostles, relaxed and looked around the sides.

70 years ago, the world was not stained with war, so its splendor never fell.

Rather, it looks richer now.

You can't find anxiety in people's faces.

Children are playing warriors, not fighting.

A knight asks if you have mistaken the importance of Balin, looking around for a long time.

“You've never been to the capital? Do you like it? ”

“Yes, I love it. ”

Balin openly confesses her feelings.

The Demon Lord and the Northtra Empire have not drawn their swords yet.

I really liked this world.

“I knew it. People from the Pioneer Kingdom would never do that. Hahaha!!"

Except for a quote from the knight who brought it out.

The investigators made it through each district of the capital smoothly.

Commercial districts dominated by ordinary people and vendors

A residential area dominated by middle-class residents with facilities

Neighborhood where knights and their families live

To a central area filled with mansions of nobles.

By the time the search party across the districts arrived at the palace gate, Valine had noticed Robert's deputy's disappearance.

Where did he go? Did you go back to the war first? ’

Balin, who was thinking of the bear, shakes her head.

No matter how strange the chancellor seems, it won't be serious enough to disobey the king's order.

Even if it disappears, it is normal for it to disappear after completing the report.

If he was stupid enough to break it, he wouldn't be the deputy in charge of one country.

Or, something bigger.

Balin suddenly felt her throat heavy.

"Ha."

This was not good. After trying his best to calm his mind, he focused his mind on the image in front of him.

“Everyone, please return your weapons. ”

Knights in red armor intercept the procession that was about to pass through the outer sanctuary and enter the fortress.

This time, the Marquis of Tennessee responded quietly.

That red red armor can only be worn by the Near Royal Society.

The fact that the knights guarding the royal families are here means that there is a king nearby.

Weaponizing in front of the king was a matter for the sorcerer to take on.

“Here comes the little wizard. If you have a wand or a wand. ”

“I haven't had a special cane yet...”

“Then put this on your neck. A necklace that prevents magic. ”

The necklace the Wizard presented with the horse was quite numerous for the artifact.

The design is surrounded by a few iron trims around a blue manatee.

Balin bows and hangs her necklace. Then I felt the field from the necklace spread throughout my body.

‘That's not a very good feeling. ’

I feel like I have sandbags on my arms and legs.

It was said to be safe, but it was quite uncomfortable.

‘It's quite uncomfortable to wear this necklace with you... wait. ’

The lightning flashed into Balin's mind touching the necklace.

Why Deputy Robert was so embarrassed. And I glanced at him.

When I connected with this holy thing, I thought I knew why I did it.

How do you explain this later? I have to stop by because of the Life Orb, but it's a real pain in the ass. ’

You hear the screams of the knights who finished the search in Balin's ears.

“You may go in. ”

As soon as permission was granted, the gate that blocked the immunity opened wide.

After that comes a spring garden full of flowers.

Balin shakes her head a few times and finds five or six people in between.

Nam and women who appear to be family and servants who wait around them.

As soon as Valine saw what she felt in an adult male, she swallowed her saliva.

I felt instinctively that he was the king, even if I didn't listen to him myself.

Earlier, Earl Tennessee leans forward into a crooked stance.

“Hail, Pioneer Kingdom! Long live King Helios! Marquis of Tennessee Hermann. I have now returned from His Majesty's command. ”

“I've heard the details. I heard Orcs appeared instead of the Black Wizard. ”

“Like I said, there were roughly two or three thousand of them, all armed. ”

I can see the king's expression shaking noticeably in his reply.

You'll hear from me soon enough. As soon as Valine took a breath for sure, Earl Tennessee spoke.

“If it weren't for the boy hero here, all of the people of Baron Soldier would not have been wiped out. ”

The royal family who heard the baron's words turned their attention to Valine.

Balin was happy to see the familiar face of the four faces.

A young prince looking this way in the Queen's arms.

He may not know it, but Balin knows what the prince will look like in the future.

‘Armando III, I mean, Prince Armando. It's been a while.'

The boy who has yet to be weaned will grow up to be a great king in the future.

At a young age, the capital was overthrown by Orcs and the local nobles suffered standing up.

A paladin who overcomes all that and becomes a powerful king to rebuild the Pioneer Kingdom.

At the same time, he was also a member of Balin's advisory group.

‘The drinks I had with you at the time were quite tasty, but I don't know about this life. ’

Armando III was defeated and defeated by the Demon King until the end.

Balin, who had barely dealt with one of the ducs and arrived in the capital late, saw the words with her own eyes.

The capital collapses without a single building. His neck hung above the burning palace.

I didn't want to think twice.

‘So, I'm going to change the future. ’

By the time Castro and Cainhoof were defeated, the original future had vanished.

In the new future, who will that prince be?

“You must be Balin. You've done quite well. ”

“Your highness. I would not be foolish enough to wash myself...”

“No. I'm here to report on your investigation into the appearance of the Black Wizard. That is why I have not given you time to change your body, so that you should not feel guilty. ”

Under the king's rule, Balin bowed his head in depth instead of answering.

The king's lips opened as he gladly watched.

“The erl told me about the great event. A boy wizard who defeated the Orc Captain with superhuman abilities in a dismemberment situation and drove out the rest of the Orcs... What are the attributes? ”

“We deal with fire. ”

“The Wizard of Fire, the perfect color for our kingdom. Haha.”

The Pioneer Kingdom favored red from top to bottom.

That's what the king said.

“Your teacher, he must have been a great man. ”

“I was an overachiever. ”

With a humble reply, Balin was overwhelmed by a strange feeling.

Going back to childhood and calling yourself too much.

It was a subtle feeling I would never know unless I had experienced it firsthand.

“Haha, I see. First time in the capital, by the way. How does this place look to you? ”

“I really liked it because everything was in balance. ”

There was no lie here. I just said what I felt pure.

The king laughed and said, in a solemn assessment.

“That's a relief. This is where you'll be staying in the future, so you'd better like it. ”

“Thank you for your kindness. ”

Balain, the queen next to him, smiles lightly.

“Do you have a family? ”

“Oh, you and your sister are back home. ”

In Balin's reply, the queen tilted her head.

“Why didn't you bring him in? If there is a lack of money, to the savior of the kingdom...”

“Well, it's not like that! ”

At that moment, Balin's speech slightly increased.

The only reason we can't bring Laden and Millia in is because of hidden enemies everywhere.

Soon the legions of the realm will descend to defeat the Red Orcs.

The Baron Soldier will be the supply station and will create enough conditions to protect himself from the forces of the Demon King.

A wall much stronger than the one we brought to the capital with us.

It could no longer be a rational decision.

They say so, but Valine's heart continues to care for them. It's as natural as family.

For that reason, I just couldn't take the queen's words lightly.

The queen waves her hand in an instant, as the atmosphere grows stronger.

“If not, don't take it so hard. It's just a shame that talents like you get caught up in money. ”

“Your Highness.”

Balin bites his lip as he finishes speaking.

I just did something so immature. I made an unexpected mistake because of my family.

Fortunately, the queen didn't care much for it, so it was almost over.

“Queen, don't worry. This child has already won a thousand gold prizes in the temple. I can live comfortably like that. ”

The king relaxes the queen and turns to Valine.

“But apart from that, King Bourne wants to make you pay for heroic behavior, so please accept him. ”

“I would be honored to keep it. ”

Behind Balin's bent back, the reward from the king resounded into the garden.

One was to enter Ruby Tower, the royal tower, and learn magic directly from the tower master.

The right to take one of the desired artifacts from the Kingdom's artifact warehouse.

They were both valuable things that were hard to calculate.

“Also, if you want something, I'll use my power. Is there anything in particular you want? ”

In the king's question, Valine raises her voice with a big smile on her face.

“Your Majesty, there is only one thing I want. ”

“Hmm? Tell me what it is. ”

“Actually, when my father came back to town about the Dark Wizard's arrival...”

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