I''m Nina Grazio. Who are you?


    Her black hair is very long, reaching to her waist. It was blowing beautifully in the wind.


    Her eyes are large but suspended, and she has a sharp look in them. I think she''s beautiful, but there''s an air of glare in her eyes as she just looks at me.


    She''s tall for a woman, maybe a little shorter than me.


    No, I don''t care what this girl looks like right now.


    Her name is Nina.......Gladio?


    The name "Gladio" sounds very familiar.


    In a previous life, you took away my village, my family, Tina and my girlfriend Irene. And in this life, the man I killed.


    --Felix Gladio.


    You must have the same last name as this girl...!


    It''s nice to meet you, Nina Grazio. My name is Christo. We were traveling and we entered this country today. So we were on our way and we saw this settlement being attacked and we saved it.


    Christo explains to the boy.


    He doesn''t say his s*xual name to hide his status as a prince, it seems.


    "Oh, I see... you''re a good liar.


    ''　...what is it?


    Nina glares at Christo with a grin.


    Christo''s body reacts a little bit, but he lets it slide with an affectionate smile that he must have trained in various social gatherings.


    ''Oh well, it doesn''t seem to do any harm. It sounds like it''s true that you helped the village. I just wanted to say thank you, thank you.


    ''No, we did it because we wanted information ourselves and we thought it would be useful.


    So did you get any information from those mooks?


    Yes, I''ve got some good information.


    Well, good, you were worth it.


    Nina said emotionlessly and walked away from us, moving closer to the inhabitants.


    ''Come on, boys. "Come on, boys, I''ll cast a protective spell on you, and you will move away.


    The inhabitants retreat as they are told and give way to Nina.


    She looks frustrated, but I guess she can''t say anything back.


    ''I guess this is it,''


    Nina muttered and raised her right hand and pointed her palm to the heavens.


    ''''Protect me--''Guardian Wards (Partonbury)''''


    As he chanted this magic, arrows of light shot up from his palm into the sky and then spread out as if they exploded in a circle in the sky.


    The light that spread in a circle covered the entire settlement with a thin film.


    After confirming that the film of light surrounded the entire settlement, Nina lowered her hand.


    ''''Yes, done. Now the settlement is safe as long as I am inside this circle.''''


    The inhabitants are relieved to see the magic now, but I''m not sure what to make of it.


    A membrane of light has surrounded the entire village, but is this enough to make it safe?


    Viviana, what was that magic?


    Maybe Liberto-san couldn''t understand it either, but she asked Viviana-san, who was the most knowledgeable about magic in this group.


    ''''Hmm, since you said ''guardian wards (partenbury)'', it must be an advanced form of guardian magic, but...''''''


    Viviana-san nodded her head with a difficult look on her face.


    ''Patronage magic is hard to handle, and even lower level magic isn''t something normal wizards can do. I don''t even remember it because it''s a pain in the ass. So, a guardian magic user who can cover a village...................is quite strong, that girl.


    The strongest wizard in my opinion is Bibiana.


    So you''re saying that Viviana is a very powerful person.


    You are staying in the village today, right?　You''ll be safe inside this membrane, so don''t worry and go to sleep.


    Thank you, Nina.


    Hey, I didn''t know you guys were traveling, did I?


    Yes,


    So, do you know a guy named Felix Grazio?


    The question made me feel like my heart was in my hands.


    After all, this girl, Nina, knows about Felix.


    ''''Hey, Nina!　You heard that Felix is dead!


    One of the residents who had just heard the story interrupted the conversation.


    ''''Could it be that you''ve been out looking for Felix again!　Because we went looking for a dead guy, our community...!


    Shut up, small fry. My brother''s not going to die so easily, is he?　Can you not insult my brother by being a mook who just believes in rumors?


    d*mn it...!


    Nina glares at me like she''s willing to kill someone. The person being stared at retreats.


    ''And you guys know what?''


    Nina asks again.


    Christo glances at me.


    Liberto-san and Viviana-san, who are behind me in terms of standing position and can''t see me, will also be looking at me.


    The information about Felix Gladio was top secret in the Kingdom of Begonia, but the deputy head of the Knights and Magical Knights and the Prince would have that information.


    All three of them would know that Felix was killed by me.


    ''''Hm?　Do you know about this?　Where is brother Felix?


    The three of them look at me and Nina asks me again.


    It''s up to me to be honest with them. The three of them left it up to me to decide whether or not to tell them.


    Some people see it as an imposition, but I''ll thank them for leaving me in charge this time.


    I know what I''m going to say.


    Nina looks at me with a bit of anticipation in her eyes, as if she might be able to find out where Felix is.


    Looking straight into those eyes, I answer.


    ''I killed Felix Gladio.