MCFATTKM

101

Uncle Zenon died in battle with the pagans. It was the beginning of the misfortune that fell upon the Superion family in the original story.

Lelia was happy to have returned to the estate just in time for this part of the year, but she was hesitant about how to respond.

Duke Superion's expression softened.

"You are worried that Zenon will be in danger. How sweet..."

"Our good Lelia."

Her grandfather and uncle spoke with soft eyes, but Lelia objected.

"I know Uncle Zenon is an excellent knight. However... Maybe it's dangerous, so..."

[If I said I would go, would you object?]

She couldn't easily speak to them about it, and hesitated.

It was then Romeo spoke up, "Should we remove the armed forces in the immediate vicinity of the territory? Then leave it to us."

Lelia looked at him in surprise. Romeo looked at Lelia and smiled.

He winked with one eye closed as if he knew everything without her saying anything.

Looking at his signal, Lelia briefly remembered her childhood.

Romeo used to help her first by inferring what she wanted to say without saying it aloud all the time. He winked and sent her a signal just like he used to...

"......"

As she stared blankly at Romeo with a strange feeling in her heart, Romeo spoke politely to the Duke of Superion.

"It just so happens that these two are specialists in killing them. I'm going to spread them out very thoroughly, and knock them out."

Romeo pointed to Griffith and Oscar.

"They're very, very close. They will show fantastic harmony and annihilate the pagans."

Griffith and Oscar, sitting side by side, stared at Romeo with an astonished expression.

[Who's on good terms with whom?]

However, Lelia on the other side looked at the two with desperate eyes, clutching her hands.

With these two, Lelia was relieved too. Paganism would be nothing to them who defeated the dragon.

'Please...'

Romeo looked at the two and said, "Of course you're going to step up, boys."

Griffith and Oscar, staring blankly at Lelia, nodded as if they could not help it.

When Romeo saw them give their definite answer, he laughed and tried to say something to the Duke.

Griffith opened his mouth first.

"Then Romeo and Kalix, you'll have to come with her, so she'll feel safe."

Romeo's forehead narrowed. He had a clear expression that he was lazy.

"If we give this task to you.. We'd just be relieved and grateful. Are you sure you don't mind?"

As the Duke of Superion asked, Romeo nodded indignantly.

"Well, yes. Then let's take care of it as soon as possible. Is the area in question far from here?"

"No, it's closer than I thought."

"Then..."

The moment Romeo tried to say after thinking, Oscar opened his mouth.

"We'll be leaving tomorrow. It will take half a day."