For about three days now, my dad and all the hunters have been going to the city to sell their demon materials.


    The name of the city is Begonia, the capital of the country where Felix was going to fall.


    That''s right, it''s the capital of the country that Felix was about to fall into.


    I didn''t know it, but I heard that he went to the city there many times to sell materials for demons.


    I probably went to that city to sell materials in my past life as well, so how come I didn''t even know the name of the kingdom of Begonia....


    I''m such an idiot.


    And today, my fathers should be coming back.


    Everyone in the village is expecting them to use the money from the demon''s materials to buy good tools and other useful things for us.


    About a kilometer south of the village, there is a road that leads to the royal capital.


    There they would take their horses from the village and finally ride to the capital, which would take about two hours.


    And when you return, it will take longer than the trip because you''ll be carrying your luggage, but this time you brought a lot of demon materials with you, so it should take very long both the trip and the return trip.


    Normally they would be back in a day or two, but this time they said they''d be back in three days with plenty of time to spare.


    Me, Tina, and everyone else in the village were working the fields and waiting for our fathers to return.


    We were waiting for them to return.


    We''re back!


    Dad''s loud voice echoed through the village from the south.


    ''Eric!　My uncle is back!


    Yeah, I can hear you.


    Tina turns to me with a happy look on her face and tells me.


    If I miss a voice that loud, that''s what''s wrong with my ears.


    Tina runs towards the sound of the voice, but I leave the hoe quietly and walk in that direction.


    A few running villagers pass me from behind.


    When I walked to everyone, people were crowding around the bags that my fathers had brought back with them.


    ''Ooh, here it is!　I''ve been having trouble getting this thing to break lately!


    ''I could have bought this too!　Great!　This will make my job a lot easier!


    Everyone in the village is each very happy to receive what they asked their fathers to give them.


    Since most of the people have happy faces, the demon materials this time must have sold for a very high price, and they must have been able to buy some good tools.


    ''''Hahaha!　Glad to hear you''re happy!


    My dad is also smiling boldly and looking at everyone else''s situation.


    ''''Who are those people behind my dad?''''


    My dad is surrounded by people who are fellow hunters, but behind him.


    Everyone in the village is getting too excited and there are some unfamiliar people who are pulling back a bit.


    ''Yay!　They even got me a new knife!


    Tina is also happy to get what her dad bought her.


    No, I think it''s cute that she''s happy, but notice the people behind her.


    ''Dad, who are those people over there?''


    Everyone in the multi-divisional village won''t notice anyone else if we go on like this, so I ask my dad that question.


    ''Oh, I forgot,''


    My dad turns back and bows his head lightly, as if he realized with a huff at my question.


    ''''Eric, these people seem to have business with you.


    What, for me?


    I looked again at the people behind me when my father told me this.


    There were about three of them, and two of them were wearing armor and even a helmet.


    But perhaps because of the way to get here, the armor is a bit light.


    The two men were puzzled by the appearance of everyone in the village.


    The other one, who doesn''t wear any armor, looks very light, and his clothes are a bit more expensive than the other two.


    His blond, silky hair is tied back lightly.


    His face is well-groomed, but his expressionlessness gives him a slightly scary look.


    And most of all - the atmosphere is different from the other two.


    I''ve seen that atmosphere many times in my previous life - it''s something that only a strong man can produce.


    ''''Are you the Eric-dono that Dian-dono was talking about?''''


    The blonde asked me that in polite language.


    ''''Yes, but ... what about you guys?''''


    I answer the question and ask more.


    ''I''m sorry I''m late. My name is Jeremias Astara. Please feel free to call me Yele. The two men behind you are my men.


    The two men in armor salute to me.


    I bail lightly, a little confused.


    ''''Huh ... so, what do you want from me, Yele-san?''''


    The person who introduced himself as Yelle said, still expressionless and serious.


    ''''I just wanted to confirm a few things and I also wanted to talk to you about something.


    ''Well I can''t talk to you here in peace, so do you want to come to my house?''


    ''That would be very much appreciated. I''ll take your word for it.


    I head home with Mr. Yelle and two of his men.


    Tina is still excited to see what my dads brought back, so I decide to leave it there.


    I get to my house and open the front door.


    ''I''m home,''


    Welcome back, Eric. Oh, who are those people?


    My mother is at home, and she asks me about Jere and the others who followed me.


    ''It seems they have something to do with me, people from King''s Landing.


    Oh, really?


    Sorry to bother you. My name is Jeremias Astara.


    Oh, well, that''s very kind of you. My name is Serena, Eric''s mother.


    You are Lady Eric''s mother, aren''t you? You are so young, I thought you were my sister.


    "Uh-huh, that''s pretty good.


    My subordinates are let into the house, and me and Yele-san are sitting across from each other in the living room.


    My subordinates are standing behind Yele-san.


    ''''Excuse me, I''m sorry, it''s rough tea.''''


    No, thank you.


    My mother served tea for Mr. Yelle, two of my men, and for me.


    I think both of them were fawning over my mom when she handed it to the person standing behind me.


    Well, Mom looks young enough that the social call Yele-san said earlier is seriously passable, and I think she''s so beautiful that she''s too beautiful to be my dad.......


    ''''Eric-dono, may I get right to the point?


    Yes, please.


    Yele, who still looks dignified when he speaks face to face, breaks off the conversation.


    ''''First of all, the reason why we came here is because we saw Eric-dono''s father-dono selling demonic materials in a certain shop in the Begonia Kingdom.


    You know the place that sells the material...?


    ''''Yes, our knights confirmed the movement of an unnatural demon in this forest about a week ago. And since we knew that Lord Dian was from this village, we spoke with him.


    However, I just heard some words that I can''t get rid of.......


    ''''Um, excuse me for interrupting the conversation, but.......what is the Order?''''


    ''Oh, I''m sorry. I didn''t tell you. I am the Commander of the Royal Order of the Begonia, the Royal Order of the Begonia.


    He was even more amazing than I imagined.


    What? You mean he was the greatest person in the kingdom''s knightly order, right?


    I had sensed from the atmosphere that he was strong, but.......when you''re the leader of a knight group, of course you''re strong.


    ''''We couldn''t understand the intentions of the movement of the forest demons in the knight''s group, so we talked to Lord Dian, who lives in this village,''''


    Well, I heard that my father has gone to the royal capital many times to sell demon materials, so I guess it''s not surprising to know that he lives in this village.


    ''''From what I''ve heard, a swarm of demons attacked this village... let me apologize for not even knowing that such a thing was happening, even though it was within our land.


    Mr. Yelle sits in his chair and lowers his head so low that his head seems to be on the table.


    Two of his subordinates behind him are also apologizing profusely with their backs bent from the waist.


    ''''Oh, no, it''s okay. No one is dead.''''


    My words might come across as "If someone had died, I would have held a grudge," but well, that''s true, so I don''t correct him.


    I don''t know if he received the meaning behind my words, but Yele raises his head.


    ''I am truly sorry. I would like to ask Lord Eric to speak with you so that this does not happen again.''''


    Yelle-san had no expression on her face, but she looked a little frustrated.


    Seeing that face, I really felt that this person was feeling pity for his helplessness.


    Me too - I was beaten down many times in my previous life, so I can somehow understand that Yele-san is blaming herself.


    ''I understand. But what can I tell you?


    ''Thank you. Now, do you have any idea of the demon''s unnatural movements?


    Mr. Yelle immediately asked a question that captures the heart of the story.


    ''''Well I have an idea. Or rather, I know the reason for this demon''s outburst (stun peat).


    Maybe this guy has talked to my dad, but he doesn''t know about it.


    I''m the only one who knows that Felix has caused this ruckus.


    ''''How...!　What is the reason?


    He asks me if I didn''t think I knew why, and he looks surprised.


    I tell him that after a man attacked and destroyed this village, he wanted to use it as a base to corrupt the begonia kingdom.


    ''So that''s what happened........!


    Hearing my story, Yele-san is surprised with his eyes wide open.


    It''s natural to be surprised when you suddenly hear that the country you serve was about to be attacked.


    You can see that the people behind you are also confused.


    ''''A certain man,'''' Lord Dian told me, ''''is that the man that Eric-dono defeated?''''


    Yes, I do.


    Who is this man?


    A man of the demon race named Felix Gladio. He claimed to be the next king of the Kingdom of Harzion.


    I tell him, remembering what that guy said.


    Then, Yele-san makes a surprised face, to the point that he breaks the expressionless expression he has maintained until now.


    ''''Felix Gladio........!　Is that name true!


    ''Well, ah, yes. Yes, but....


    I respond to Yele''s desperation, though I''m a little confused.


    Hearing my response, Yele-san calms down a bit and thinks about it.


    ''''........I would like to check on that person, is it okay?''''


    I''ve got the body, so if you don''t mind...


    I dealt with the demon''s corpse, but I hadn''t dealt with that guy''s corpse yet.


    It was a human corpse, so it was difficult to handle it.


    ''''Thank you, I''ll check it out later.''''


    Yes.....


    Once the conversation broke off, me and Mr. Yelle drank to tea and cleared our throats.


    ''As a matter of fact, I have a favor to ask of Lord Eric,''


    ...What...?


    Yelle-san starts off that way again with an air of seriousness.


    I nervously listen to what he has to say.


    "We would like you to join the Knights of the Begonia Kingdom...