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Chapter 287: Tetes’s Counterattack 1

Fortress city Rennesto. Surrounded by thick, high walls, the city boasts a strong defense, but in the middle of winter, it doesn’t seem so tense. As expected, the number of demons has decreased and trade between the cities is proceeding smoothly. It’s still a dangerous land, but after enduring the hardships of the great invasion, the city’s winter is full of vitality. ……It seems to be. I don’t know much about foreign countries, though.

We landed safely at the 「Celesta Residence」……a little early in the evening. I was used to it by now and the unloading and carrying into the house went very smoothly. It’s not a place we’ll be staying for very long, so we don’t have much to spread out and the royal family has already arranged for basic necessities like clothes and food, so there’s no problem even if we come empty-handed.

“No, after all winter Rennesto is lively”

Naris looks at the market street and smiles.

“Is it more lively than other seasons?”

“There are few times when Rennesto is not busy, though. But since the street is closed in the fall, people and things move around a lot in the winter, so there’s a different kind of tension height”

“Hee……it’s true that the atmosphere is a bit different”

“I’m sure the military is starting to regroup. I think the Gauntlet Knights are also in the process of replacing the Unions”

“Union……sure”

It’s like a rough classification system for magic users and power users.

“Is that something that can be replaced?”

“Yes, they do. The ratio of each union changes depending on the battle situation of the year and since we can’t keep reducing the number of unions, we are sometimes transferred from other unions even if our abilities are slightly different”

Tetes also added a note to Naris’ explanation.

“A union is like a tag for a commander of Black or above to convene mission personnel, so it can move according to his own wishes. I can use magic, but it’s hard to do missions that focus on it, so I’ll join the Lake, which has a lot of plain missions or I want to fight alongside Great Knight Chief Annette, so I’ll go to the Earth Union, even though it’s a little sweaty”

Sky Union is the group that uses magic in combination, Earth Union is the group that emphasizes strength and fights mainly rock monsters (and has a high rate of being called up by Great Knight Chief Annette), and Lake Union is the group that does neither and is often assigned to ordinary missions. All three of our Red Arms are not good at magic (Even Tetes has declared……that she can’t use magic in her organization), so they are treated as Lake Union. It seems that she is being pulled by a special mission in this way because she has a stronger personal connection with Sharon.

“We were also allowed to go in and out of the Sky and Earth Unisons at the time of being an Red Arm”

“Ah, Knight Chief Sharon and the others. They can use magic and are surprisingly powerful”

“Naris-chan, who can hardly use magic and doesn’t have enough power to process rocks lightly, has only the Lake Unison as option”

“Uh-huh. ……Don’t say anything that makes you feel sorry, Tetes-chan!”

In addition to seeing the city.

“That’s the house we’re using”

I also got to see where Sharon´s group lives in Rennesto. I was expecting to see a huge mansion, but it was surprisingly small. If it is a knight’s mansion, it should be a bit bigger. ……I thought.

“We are also hired. That’s enough to live with the three of us”

“If you say Gold Arm, you can get an aristocratic rank”

“My brother is a warrior and in terms of position alone, we were comparable to aristocrats in our hometown. We are not going to reach out to aristocratic society even with Renfangas”

So that’s it. To the bitter end, the three of Sharon´s group are participating in Renfangas as warriors and it seems that they want to keep a distance from politics. If you’re a nobleman, you need to look good to some extent, but if you’re a guest general, it makes sense to live a small life.

“And even though the building is small, we are allowed to live in a certain level of luxury. The three of us have quite a lot of swords and armor”

I was a little jealous of their wealth.

I know that Naris and Almeida don’t have houses. So the next stop was Tetes’ house.

“Even though it’s a house, in my case it’s a form of buying a room in an apartment”

Tetes pointed to the second floor of a three-story apartment facing the main street, which didn’t seem to have much space either.

“You’re not as greedy as I think?”

“It’s just a matter of years of service, that’s all I could afford for a down payment”

Well, she’s only sixteen. She can earn money, but she certainly doesn’t have that much saved up.

“……Isn’t Tetes-chan able to stay in Lord Buster´s mansion?”

“I could if I went, but it would be a bit awkward”

“?”

“I’m illegitimate. As you can probably guess from the fact that I and Lord Buster are so far apart in age”

Ah, indeed. Tetes herself seems to love Lord Buster, but since she was born of being an illegitimate, she doesn’t know what other family members and servants will see. ……I’m sure the reason why Tetes was strangely impatient when he was searching for Laila was because she was looking for a release from that kind of suffocation.

“I’ve been recognized since I was born and I’ve never been inconvenienced by money, but……I’m an illegitimate because I’m in a half-hearted position, so at one point I have a grudge against my father and mother. ……So I can’t really understand the fact that 10-man captain Smithson and the women around him are spreading it without hesitation”

“……Speaking of which, am I going to be in the position of illegitimate, you?”

Almeida began to worry.

“It’s okay. You are in a weak position in society, that’s why you are concerned about it. For Smithson-san, I don’t think it’s worth distinguishing between wife and concubine”

Sharon gives me a slightly wishful defense. In fact, I have no intention of making a distinction between who is a regular wife and who is a concubine, but I wonder if……I am standing in such a strong position in society.

“Hmm, but……I think it can’t be helped if you just care about that”

“Naris-chan……”

“It’s true when you think of children, but……I don’t think it’s directly related to the fact that you’ll love people and feel like you can do naughty things”

“…………Hmm”

Tetes with a slightly sharp mouth.

“I wonder if……10-man captain Smithson is that attractive”

“I don’t want you to put that question mark in front of me”

I don’t know what I should look like standing there.

Dianne had just returned from the castle when we returned to the Celesta residence after finishing the tour of the city.

“Did you have an audience?”

“To the Queen, yes. I heard that Lord Buster was in Trot, so I couldn’t see him”

“Is it the congratulatory envoy?”

“Yes”

Neia, who was listening next to me, laughs, yeah.

“Buster-sama is a Trot enthusiast……or rather, he is a Trot favourite and if he has a need, he will go by himself”

“That’s a problem. It was difficult to get through to him because he was in charge of the search business. It’s a mess of hearing the location of Celesta’s Ace Knight dormitory”

“Where is it in the end?”

“They’re renting one of the Royal Army quarters closer to the castle. When I dropped by on my way home, I found that only Becker’s subordinate, 10-man captain Metz, was there, so I left it to Becker to hear and sort out the current situation”

“That Birdman general wasn’t there?”

“He’s already in Catalina”

That’s a lot of footwork. Considering the fact that we’re half-playing and waiting for spring, his diligence is both encouraging and distressing.

“Well, I’m working on Becker today and I’ve flown to a magnificent mansion, so let’s take a rest. ……Oh, yes, Neia, the queen wants to see you”

“Ah, yes. I’ll come back later”

Again, we are at a leisurely pace. Well, even so, from the perspective of people without dragon wings, it’s probably fast enough, but I wonder if it’s a little better. There is also the footsteps of the Sword Saints Brigade and King Ulysses approaching behind. ……We can’t help but rush, so we’ll take a rest too.

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Night. For the first time in a long time, I have no 「Reservation」. In other words, I don’t have any promises about who I’m going to have sex with tonight and I don’t have any obligations to seed anyone. Of course, I love sex, but sometimes it’s nice to have this kind of 「Freedom」. I don’t care if I have sex or not. It’s a time to dare to give your mind a choice.

“What should I do?”

I mutter in a good mood as I open the window of Celesta’s residence and look out. Its good to have a nightcrawl tonight. I can leave it alone for now and wait for someone to come crawl in the night. It’s also a good idea to go out for a drink and get away from all the erotic thoughts. In addition to the fact that, unlike in the past, Becker is the only man who accompanies me this time and he is outside organizing information, so most of the people in this house are my slaves. I don’t have to worry about any of my options. I was thinking about that……when there was a knock at the door.

“Who is it?”

I guessed it was one of the slaves (and Naris), so I asked who it was.

“It’s me. 10-man captain Smithson”

“Me……?”

I’m having a little trouble discerning the voice through the door. Well, I don’t know how many people still call me that.

“If you’re here at this hour, that means you’re……”

Naris knows what it’s going to be like. When I opened the door, I saw a slightly smaller figure than I expected.

“Why don’t we talk a little?”

“……Eh?”

I’m not sure why, but Tetes Murray was standing there with a bottle of fine liquor in her hand.