-- Eric''s side --


    ...that''s all you''re going to hear.


    I listened to all the questions I had originally planned to ask, and I was able to ask most of the questions that came to mind while I was listening.


    I let the assassin guy answer the last question before I knocked him out for now.


    It wouldn''t make much sense to take this guy as a hostage.


    I heard that he was hired by a nobleman in the Lynda Empire, but if he took the assassin hostage, he could just say that he didn''t know and abandon him.


    I could get the information out of him, so I won''t kill him, but what should I do?


    ''Eric, why don''t we just dump him in the dumpster in the underground city?　I think they''re going to rip all the wrappings off, but I don''t think I''m going to die.


    ...is it for the best?


    An assassin who was interrogated and finally knocked unconscious and woke up probably naked in a dumpster.


    It''s a bit pitiful, but if this is the only way I can get away with trying to kill my best friend, it''s probably cheap.


    ''''Well there was no information on Elena.


    ''Well...''


    I asked this guy about his peers, but he didn''t have any information about an assassin who looked like Elena-san.


    According to Nina, Elena-san is probably still a slave.


    ''''I''ve heard a lot of things, so I''ll have to report back anyway. Nina, go to Tina and the others.''''


    Okay, fine, I''ll take him to the dumpster.


    Yeah, thanks.


    Nina grabs the unconscious assassin by the neck and drags him away.


    I''m alone and make sure there''s no one else in the room, then I pull out a magic tool from my pocket and activate it.


    After waiting for a while, that one seems to have activated its magic tool as well, and there was a response.


    ''Yes, this is Anne.


    The magic gear connects with the leader of the Magic Knights, Anne, and a voice that is low and beautiful for a woman comes out.


    ''''It''s Eric Aulin. Commander Anne, is everything okay over there now?


    Yeah, I''m fine. Did you crush the people who were trying to get to you earlier?


    Yes, that''s right. I got some information from this guy and I thought I''d share it with you.


    ''Yes, I''d like to thank you. I was a little slow to notice, so I was able to defend myself, but I couldn''t catch you.''


    If I could sense the killing intent of someone a few hundred meters away and notice it beforehand, it would be more than enough.


    After that, I told the information I obtained to Commander Anne.


    In particular, about the assassins and nobles who would come after His Majesty Leo and Christo in the future.


    From what I''ve heard after interrogating them, there''s still a high probability that the assassins hired by the nobles of the Lynda Empire will come.


    Soon after the previous raid, the king and prince of the country are coming to a place like this, there''s no reason not to target them.


    It seems that a nobleman trying to gain the favor of the Emperor of the Lynda Empire is trying to kill them both.


    I have to say, I appreciate the information you shared. It seems that there are quite a few nobles who are after you after all.''''


    Yes, there was only one person here today as it was the first day, but I thought it would increase significantly from tomorrow.


    "I know. We''re here to protect you and the prince, so it''s your job to do it before they get to you.


    I know what I''m doing.


    Commander Anne and the other knights have to be escorted, so we will make sure that they are protected.


    We''re free by comparison, so if we find an assassin, we''ll capture them, preferably before they attack, like this time.


    ''''Those three of you ... no, I thought you had Nina Gladio. I know it''s a lot of work for the four of you, but don''t take it easy and do your best.''''


    Yes, thank you.


    I haven''t talked to Commander Anne much, but she seems to be a strict but kind person.


    Somehow, I have a feeling that he''s similar to Commander Yelle.


    He doesn''t show much emotion, but he has the qualities of standing above others.


    However, I sometimes see him angry at the deputy commander Liberto-san and Viviana-san, so his emotions probably come out more than Commander Yelle''s.


    ''''........Speaking of which, are you acquainted with the princess of the Harzion Kingdom, Irene-sama?''''


    ''What...?　I, suddenly, why?


    I thought he was going to cut off the communication since he was already done sharing information, but he asked me about Irene and I got impatient.


    ''''Because it seems that the conversation between Prince Christopher and Princess Irene in the carriage mentioned your name a lot,''''


    Oh, my God, really?


    Yes, Princess Irene has been asking Prince Christopher about you.


    Seriously...?


    What, but what was your intention in asking me that...?


    Before I met Irene for the first time in this world, I promised her that I would come to see her again.


    Could it be, "You haven''t come to see me, what do you mean? And you were asking Christo........!


    No, wait, I really want to go see him now too.


    When I was escorting Christo today, it was hard to be patient when I saw Irene from a distance.


    I wanted to jump out and talk to Irene right away.


    But I still had a mission to do, so I couldn''t do that.


    ''Kuh, what were Christo and Irene talking about?


    I tried not to show my upset, but my voice was trembling on its own.


    ''''........It seems that Princess Irene was concerned about you, and Prince Christopher was in the form of answering a question.''''


    ''No, I mean, you know... the question and all that...''


    ''I''m sorry, I don''t remember much.


    It''s an absolute lie.


    The inflection of his voice is deliberate and gives off an air of remembrance.


    ''Next time you see him, you should ask him in person.


    Okay.


    If I could do that, I wouldn''t have a hard time.


    ''And I''m not too impressed with the idea of calling out the princess of a neighbouring country with whom I''m friendly.


    Oh, uh....I''m sorry, I''m sorry...


    I was so upset, I didn''t even notice.


    I call Christo all the time, and Commander Anne knows that.


    But I shouldn''t have called Irene out on her.


    ''''Then I''ll call you on time tomorrow.''''


    Yes, yes, see you later. Good night.


    With that, I cut off the communication and sighed.


    Perhaps Commander Anne has realized that I have something to do with Irene.


    In fact, it''s just me thinking one way or the other.