The woman suddenly appeared, holding a cane in her hand and pointing the tip of it at me .

"He's not being violent, but this is not a choice. You see the knife on the ground here?

Windblast!

　You're not listening to me!

　The magic is gone.
　A faintly visible mass of wind is coming towards us with great force .
　Despite the fact that there are stalls around us, I didn't expect them to use this kind of magic. .......

　A direct hit would involve not only me, but also the two of us who are holding our stomachs and knocking them down.
　These guys are trying to help, and they're going to attack.

　There's only one way to get out of this situation quietly.

　We need to unleash wind magic of the same power as the wind magic that was released.
　By doing so, the two spells cancel each other out.

　Wingless is useful.
　It means the chanting takes only a moment of thought.

　I analyzed the magic she cast and unleashed a wind spell.

　Masses of wind the same size and speed collide.

　With a plop, the magic dissipated.


What?　No chanting?　d*mn it. It's going to come down to this.


　The louder you speak, the better I heard you.

　The girl, she can't go on, can she?
　She can't take any more damage.
　I ran out to stop her.


d*mn you, Anya. I told you not to use magic in town.


　It wasn't me that stopped her from preparing for her next spell, but another man .
　The bespectacled, nobly dressed man tapped her on the head.
　She looks about the same age as me.

Ow. Oh, Kurt. This isn't right!　That man...?　How could you be so close!

　The girl who called me Anya was surprised.

"Why? I was trying to stop you.

"I'm the one who has to stop...

　The man who just called me Master Kurt held my mouth.

I'm sorry. This boy has such a strong sense of justice that he can't see anything around him.

It's okay. It's not a mistake to say that he was violent.

"...... Hmm, a slum dweller. From the looks of it, you're a traveler, and I'm guessing you were attacked by the baby dragon objective above you.

　She's a keen observer.
　Trying to guess what happened with a little information in the background.

"Yes, that's right.

'Oh, I knew it. ....... I'm really sorry. If you hadn't been there to stop me, the city would have been devastated. Anya, you owe me an apology too.

...... I'm sorry about that ......

　He was a little confused, but he bowed his head and apologized.

"He doesn't seem like a bad person. You'll forgive him.

　Kyu telepathically told me that.
　I don't think I'm a bad person either, and of course I'll forgive him, but I'm curious why Kyu thought that.

"What makes you think you're not a bad person?

I know how people think.

"You gotta be kidding me. Holy shit. What about those guys in the slums?

"Bad Ass!

　Apparently, people in the slums were bad people.
　Well, that's true.

...... Everyone's wrong about something. But how did you know I was the only one to blame?

　Kurt(?) Since the three of you were able to understand the situation, I don't think you would choose to unleash your magic in a calm manner.

''I saw you punching him in the stomach, so ......

　It was pretty simple.

"Anya, if that's the only reason you attacked me out of the blue, you'd be the worse person for it.

'Yes ...... I'm really sorry ......'


　Then we talked for a bit and he wanted to apologize again later.
　When he asked me where I was staying, I thought I was lucky to have a letter of introduction from Lal.
　He's coming out tomorrow.

　The slum people I had beaten back had vanished before I knew it.



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　The next morning, while I was waiting in front of the inn, a carriage arrived.
　It's like a nobleman's carriage that specializes in carrying people.
　An elderly man in a steward's uniform confirmed that I was Revel and then I got in the carriage.




"There's a lot of room to sit.


　Kyu was flopping around on the cushions, rubbing his body against them.
　This was definitely soft.
　It would be hard to feel tired even after a long ride.



　After riding the carriage for a while, they arrived in front of an insanely large mansion.

　Get off the carriage and walk through the house with the butler.

"Sir, Master Kurt's waiting for you in this room.

　With that, the butler thanked him.

"Thank you, sir.

　He opened the door.

"Revell, it's been a while since we met yesterday.

Oh ...... or rather, Kurt's family was rich.

　We talked in broken tones.
　Kurt didn't seem to have any friends his own age and said he would like to befriend me if he could.
　I thought it would be easier for me to talk this way, so I agreed.

I guess so. My father's the lord here, after all.

Go to ......?

Ha-ha-ha. Interesting response. Hello again, I'm Kurt Weminia. Nice to meet you.

　Kurt was a noble man, but he was far greater than I expected .