The weather today is great. It’s the perfect location for a date. Efil invited me this time, but I’m also a healthy man. Honestly, I was quite looking forward to it. Anyone would be upset if their plans were interrupted. Especially when they tried to lay hands on Efil and the others. I won’t be satisfied unless I defeat them.
“Y-you! Do you know who I am? I am the third prince of Trisen, and you dare to commit such outrages?!”
“Ah, I know. Besides, you were the one who started this outrage first.”
“You bastard, you’re ready, aren’t you!?”
“Haa, if you have time to spout such third-rate lines, hurry up and get in position.”
Tabula and his guards finally drew their swords and assumed a fighting stance. They’re so sloppy…
“Regret this in the afterlife!”
Guard A and Guard B swung their swords and attacked Kelvin. However, their attacks passed through Kelvin, and their swords cut through empty air. The guards probably couldn’t understand what had happened.
“Is this the level of guards for a prince of a kingdom?” Kelvin sighed inwardly. He had simply avoided the descending swords with pure agility based on his status. He hadn’t used any magic. They simply couldn’t keep up with his eyes.
“Wh-what, he disappeared!?”
Honestly, these guys are too slow…
“Hey, aren’t you going to protect the prince?”
When the guards turned around, Kelvin was standing behind Tabula. Tabula couldn’t move. Kelvin had a dagger pressed against his neck.
“D-don’t move rashly, you guys!”
“As the prince says, it’s better not to move.”
Tabula, who felt death was close for the first time in his life, seemed extremely confused. Shall I probe him a little before I crush him?
“So, Your Highness, what business do you have in Pars?”
Kelvin asked with a dark smile, pressing the dagger against his neck. The guards couldn’t do anything in this situation and could only watch.
“That has nothing to do with you. Take that away quickly. If you do it now, I’ll overlook it?”
“Hey, hey, I’m the one asking the questions.”
He unleashed a heavy wind pressure, with enough power to make the guards collapse on the ground, against the two guards. It’s become the most frequently used magic for me. If I unleash it with full power, it can crush B-class monsters, but I can’t do that in the middle of town. As planned, the guards sank to the ground.
“Wh-what is this…”
“Can’t… stand…”
“Jean, Alba, what’s wrong!?”
Seeing their confusion, it seems they don’t know about heavy wind pressure. I can’t tell if they’re ignorant or if magic hasn’t developed in Trisen.
“Next, I’ll use this on the prince, so please answer honestly.”
“Y-you…!”
“By the way, I can see through lies with my skill. Of course, if that happens, I’ll use that, so be prepared to answer.”
“Guh… Damn it!”
The skill to see through lies is a bluff. I don’t have such a skill. However, Tabula fell for it nicely.
“…I came to meet Rio of the Adventurer Guild.”
Tabula replied in a whisper.
“What did you say?”
“I heard that a skilled adventurer based in Pars has recently appeared. I came all this way myself, as a prince, to verify the truth of it.”
“For a prince to travel, the quality of your guards is quite poor. Isn’t Trisen a military nation?”
“Hmph! Trisen is a meritocracy. Those with ability stand at the top. My position in Trisen is next to nothing.”
“So you intended to gain merit by taking skilled adventurers under your command?”
“Yes, that’s right!”
What can I say, his thinking is too simple… Is that why he’s not taken seriously in his home country?
“Haa, by the way, that adventurer is me.”
Even if he were to gather subordinates, with Tabula’s behavior, no one would gather. Even if he could secure personnel with the brand of royal blood, such people are insignificant.
“Wh-what!? I want you to be my subordinate!”
“There’s no way that’s happening!”
At the same time as my retort, I unleashed a heavy wind pressure, enhanced with magic, on them and their guards. Tabula and the others were forced into the ground as if from a gag manga.
“If you bother us again, I’ll crush that head of yours for real.”
I don’t know if they’re conscious, but I’ll make sure to make my point. Well, the cleanup is done.
The moment Tabula was crushed and the battle, which couldn’t even be called a battle, ended, cheers erupted from the spectators.
“Thank you for your hard work, Master.”
“You were amazing!”
Efil and Ange ran up to me.
“That was quite an interruption. Shall we buy some more sweets?”
They nodded happily. While being teased by the people around us, we resumed our date.
***
That night, after our date, we returned to our room at the inn.
My Efil and I were lying in bed. There is still only one bed in the room. I had applied to Claire-san many times, but she kept refusing with various excuses. I’ve given up.
The day I bought Efil from the slave merchant, we ended up sleeping together. Even though it’s a single room, the bed is quite spacious. If we squeezed, we could fit in easily. At first, we were both quite tense, but humans get used to things, and now we naturally sleep close together.
“Thank you for today.”
As I was lying in bed, half-asleep, Efil, who was next to me, spoke to me.
“What’s wrong all of a sudden?”
“For accompanying me to the shop at my selfish request, and for saving me.”
Ah, you mean that.
“I’m usually helped by you, Efil. I’ll do anything I can for you.”
In the past month, Efil has grown splendidly as an adventurer and as a maid. However, although she hides it outside, she still has a childish side befitting her age. When we’re alone, she often acts clingy.
“When that prince saw me, I couldn’t move for a moment. I still lack strength…”
I held Efil’s hand and stroked her head with the other. Efil likes being petted, but when I hold her hand, her face softens.
“I know you’ll worry even if I tell you not to. In that case, let’s get stronger together. I need you, Efil.”
“Sniff… Yes, I will serve you for life…!”
Ah, I made Efil cry again. It reminds me of the day I broke the curse. For now, I’ll let her rest her head on me until she stops crying.
