That''s the last checkpoint.


    I heard Christo, who was playing the role of a guru, mutter that.


    After Viviana-san defeated the pack of orcs, we continued on and entered the forest.


    Nothing in particular happened in the forest.


    If I had to guess, I would say that I slept for the night and woke up to find myself surrounded by a pack of demons.


    Viviana didn''t wake up. Christo didn''t wake up either, perhaps because he was tired from being rocked by the carriage.


    It was me, who was hypersensitive to such signs, and Liberto-san, who reacted to the signs as well.


    There were goblins, kobolds, and orcs, I think.


    I think there were several other kinds, but I don''t remember much. I was asleep and awake, so my memory is hazy.


    Well, we weren''t the kind of people who could fall behind in their sleep, so me and Liberto-san killed the demon while we were half asleep.


    Then we both fell asleep twice.


    Soon after that, I was woken up by Christo.


    Christo was startled when he woke up and looked around and saw a pool of blood.


    He was half surprised and half dumbfounded when I told him that me and Mr. Liberto killed him in his sleep and then went straight back to sleep twice.


    ''I understand Liberto but Eric, you were one of those guys.


    What do you mean, a guy like that?


    Mr. Viviana didn''t get up then, so he put her in the carriage at random and left.


    That''s what happened yesterday.


    We went through the forest yesterday. Then there was a meadow again, and it was easy to see when the demons came out.


    We worked together to defeat the demons that came up from time to time.


    Two days have passed since we left the royal capital, Begonia.


    Finally, we arrived at the barrier that connected the Kingdom of Begonia to the Kingdom of Harzion.


    A large wall appeared in the grasslands from which we had a good view.


    That wall divided the land between the two kingdoms.


    In the midst of the wall, there is another large building. That''s the checkpoint.


    You can enter the land of the Harzion Kingdom after passing a checkpoint here.


    Haha, finally, the Kingdom of Harzion. My ass is sore from being rocked by a carriage for two days.


    Christo, who is playing the role of a guru, sighs and turns his head to rub his shoulders, probably stiff from being in the same position for so long.


    ''I''m not sure I''m tired enough for this, Christo.


    ''Shut up, Liberto. You''ve been a driver for the least amount of time.


    Mr. Liberto seems to be a person who feels comfortable with the rocking of the carriage, and he seems to get sleepy when he is rocked all the time.


    That''s why there were several times when I left the driver in charge of the carriage, he fell asleep before I knew it, and the carriage veered off course.


    That''s why it was not safe to leave it to this person, so the other three of us took it upon ourselves to do it.


    ''You''re out of your senses. I don''t know how you can sleep.''


    You''re a genius.


    ''Yes, yes, yes...''


    Christo pulls the reins while flowing appropriately.


    The joint is completely controlled by that side, the Harzion Kingdom side.


    Kingdom of Halzion, the current king of Halzion, Seredonia Halzion.


    The Kingdom of Begonia, the current king, Leonardo Carlo Begonia.


    It seems that the two men had a meeting quite some time ago.


    The two men got along well with each other at that time. His Majesty Leo seemed to be particularly fond of King Ceredonia and said, "I''ll leave that gate to you! It seems that he said.


    It''s a bold arrangement to leave the barrier between the two countries completely in charge, but the fact that nothing has happened despite this is a testament to the character and skill of King Seredonia and the good eye of His Majesty Leo.


    As we approach the checkpoint, we see armed soldiers.


    ''''That carriage over there, stop.''''


    In front of the guardhouse, Christo stops the carriage.


    ''You are from the Kingdom of Begonia, are you not? Do you have a permit to pass, or an ID?


    A soldier from the Kingdom of Harzion asks Christo a question in a polite manner.


    The customs offices I went through in my previous life when I went to various countries didn''t respond to me this politely.


    They were all disrespectful to the other party for now.


    I had an image that there were many people like that in the demon race, but these soldiers are also very polite, even though they are demons. I''ll have to change my prejudice a bit.


    In the meantime, Christo seems to have finished talking to those soldiers.


    ''''May I tell His Majesty Seredonia about this?''''


    ''Oh, Dad, the King over here agreed. Please tell him my father sends his regards.


    Very well. Well, have a good day. It''s not a safe place to be right now.


    I understand. Thank you.


    Apparently, he has produced both a pass and an ID card.


    The soldier over there has a better posture, as if he is even more nervous.


    Christo is also speaking firmly and respectfully.


    I''m going to move the carriage again. We''re going to move the carriage again, so watch out for the shakes.


    A few seconds after those words, the carriage begins to move.


    We pass through the gate and into the Kingdom of Harzion.


    As we pass inside, the soldiers salute towards us.


    ''''Christo, did you tell them that you''re a prince?''''


    Yeah, but...


    Isn''t this a top-secret way to get into the country?


    If you''re usually going there for the purpose of looking around the city, etc., wouldn''t it have been better not to tell the soldiers that they were royalty?


    ''In any other country, I would hide my identity, but not in the Kingdom of Harzion. My father and the king here are very close, so it''s safe to tell them I''m going in this top secret.


    Really?


    ''If you tell the royalty here, they won''t talk to the soldiers or the people in town or whatever those people are. I''ve met them before and they''re good people.


    Oh, yeah... hmm?


    Were they good people you met before?


    So that means...!


    Christo!


    "Whoa, what''s the matter with you, all of a sudden...


    I leaned out of the carriage and approached Christo.


    ''Do you know a woman named Irene Harzion?


    Good people ''people'', that means you''ve met not only the king, but his princess as well!


    Yeah, I know who you are. You''re the princess here?


    ''You know what?　You''ve met him!


    ''I met you once when I came to this country with my dad, what does that matter?''


    I knew it.


    It never occurred to me that Christo and Irene knew each other.


    I had no idea because in a previous life I met Irene after she and Christo had died and separated from each other.


    ''Did Eric ever meet Princess Irene, too?


    No, not yet.


    ''What, then why did you react like that?


    You''d be surprised to hear that my best friend and my lover in my previous life knew each other, of course.


    Well, I can''t say that.


    "Well, it''s famous, isn''t it, Princess Irene? I mean, she''s a very beautiful princess.


    Is that so?


    You don''t know? How do you know about Princess Irene?


    There''s no way I could tell her that she''s my lover in a previous life.


    "Well, I met her, and she''s even more beautiful than they say. She''s the most beautiful woman I''ve ever seen in my life.


    I haven''t seen him since I was born again and my best friend Christo beat me to it.


    d*mn, I can''t wait to see him too.


    ''I''ll tell you what I''ll tell Alisa. That Christo said the other girls were more beautiful.


    ''Huh?　What are you talking about?


    ''Because that''s what you mean when you say you''ve never seen someone that beautiful before, isn''t it?


    I''m sorry, Christo, for being such a tease. It''s because I was a little pissed off at you, and that''s not your fault.


    "What?　I mean, that''s not what I meant!　I mean, Alisa is so much prettier than I am!


    Wow, you''re prettier than her.


    Oh, no, no.


    You''ve dug your own grave, Christo.


    "Ho.


    Hmm.


    What!　Hey, guys, listen up...!


    Mr. Liberto and Viviana are grinning with only their faces out of the carriage.


    ''You heard me, both of you,''


    ''Yeah, I heard. I heard Christo say that his maid, Alisa, was the prettiest girl in the world.


    I didn''t say that!


    Oh, so you''re saying there''s a prettier girl than you, Arisa?


    Hey, you guys.


    Christo is staring at us with a bright red face, but he''s not scared at all.


    ''Come on, come on, Gentlemen, hold on tightly to the reins.


    You are becoming unstable.


    I wonder why. Don''t shake it too much, Christo.


    ''Don''t ever say that, you guys!　Absolutely!


    Fake it.


    Fake it.


    Fake it.


    I''m not pretending!


    This is how we entered the Kingdom of Harzion.


    Ah, speaking of which, Christo. I can''t help but notice that you''re prettier than Irene. Let''s talk about it sometime, okay?