“Ugh… it’s so cold…”
I submitted a two-month leave of absence to the Royal Academy, and together with Sandra, Monica, and my partner Caz, we headed towards the Stone Margrave’s territory.
Or rather, I’d only been enrolled for about ten days before submitting the leave, so I got a lot of cold stares at the Royal Academy.
Likewise, from Lize, Christia, and Carla too.
Especially Lize, she wouldn’t listen when she said, “I’m going with you”… Well, I’ll buy souvenirs and hope she forgives me.
So, three weeks have already passed since we left the Royal Capital, and even though it’s now May, there’s still snow scattered around here. No wonder it’s cold.
“Caz is a cat Demon Beast, so it can’t be helped that she’s weak to the cold. Here, come here.”
“Okay.”
I spread open my coat and called her over, and Caz came into my chest… or rather, inside my clothes.
“Haa… nice and warm.”
“W-well, that’s good.”
Caz’s warmth is keeping me warm too, but Sandra’s resentful gaze is freezing my heart. I mean, I don’t think it’s good to be jealous of a kitten.
“So, haven’t we arrived at the Stone Margrave’s territory yet?”
“Yes, we have already entered the territory.”
Oh, this is already within the Stone family’s territory.
In that case, we can’t let our guard down… or so I thought.
“Ehhh…”
As if on cue, a group of horsemen came towards the carriage we were riding in.
Needless to say, they’re bandits, right?
“Fufu… I’ve been in the carriage for so long, my body has become a little dull.”
“Indeed. It’s quite cold today, so let’s move around and warm up.”
“Ehhh… I don’t want to go outside…”
Sandra grabbed ‘Balmung’ as if she’d been waiting for this, and Monica took out her Dagger Knife, a smirk on her face. But, we did Special Training together this morning, didn’t we?
Haa… only Caz, who’s wriggling into my clothes, is my comfort…
Well, but.
“Since we’re here, let’s defeat the bandits and make it a souvenir for the Stone Margrave.”
“As expected of Lord Hal.”
Taking Sandra’s hand as she happily praised me, I got out of the carriage.
“Heh heh heh… if you don’t want to die, leave everything you have and get out of here.”
“Oh, putting aside that scrawny (…….) brat (..), that maid over there is a real looker. We’ll take good care of her.”
Well, the bandits are spouting the usual vulgar lines. As far as roles for the defeated go, this is the best possible entrance. How sad.
As I was giving them a look of pity… wait.
“Fufu! How amusing! Who is it that has no breasts (…….) and is a ‘scrawny brat’!”
No, no, I don’t think the bandits said anything about breasts, did they?
But maybe Sandra was more concerned about it than I thought. As for me, I don’t dislike modest breasts at all, in fact, I love them, so what?
Even so.
“Hmph… all talk and no action.”
“Indeed. This isn’t even a warm-up.”
The pitiful bandits were instantly trampled by the two of them and were on their last breaths.
“Prince Harold, what shall we do? It would be a nuisance to bring this many people along, so how about we take only the leader of these men and return the rest to the soil here…”
“「「「「「!？」」」」」
Monica’s words turned the bandits’ faces pale.
“P-please wait! We apologize for attacking you! So, please have mercy…!”
The bandits who were lying on the ground all prostrated themselves and desperately begged for their lives, their vulgar language from earlier completely gone.
On the other hand, only the one who seemed to be the leader had a face as if he had swallowed a bitter bug.
…Could there be something going on?
“Lord Hal, what will you do?”
“Well… if they promise not to do this again, I wouldn’t mind helping them.”
“「「「「「! R-really!”」」」」」
The bandits perked up at my words.
After all, getting rid of (….) these guys would mean making Monica dirty her hands.
“Haa… Prince Harold is as soft (..) as ever. …Not that I dislike it.”
“Ahaha, I wonder.”
I gave a wry smile at Monica’s sigh.
I may be soft, but that doesn’t mean I won’t punish them.
So.
“Caz.”
“Nyahahahahahahahahaha! The Calamity Beast Caspary-sama has made a rare appearance Nya!”
Caz, who had absorbed a lot of my SP and grown huge, dug into the ground with her claws.
What for? Of course, to bury the bandits alive. Although, I’ll spare them from the neck up so they can breathe.
“Yes, yes, a good view.”
“「「「「「………………….」」」」」
I nodded in satisfaction at the sight of the bandits with only their heads sticking out of the ground at even intervals.
I don’t know who’s (….) responsible, but if they learn their lesson from this, they won’t do this again.
“Well then, let’s go.”
“Yes.”
We got into the carriage, threw the tied-up leader into the cargo bed, and headed for the Stone Margrave’s place again.
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