I asked Noelia about the magic used by the full-body armor sorcerer, but she too could only reply that it was 'magic I've never seen or heard of before'.

　When it comes to magic research, if she didn't know about it even though she should have been exposed to quite a bit of information as a disciple of Linus, it was likely that it was extremely special and had few people passing it down.

　That sorceress, whose face and name I don't know, ran off towards our destination, Invahannes.

　So Noelia and I had discussed and decided that if we met again on the road or in the city, we would ask him to teach us about magic.


　The next few days on the road to Invahannes were uneventful.

　The only thing that changed was that the adventurers we passed on the way to the city began to have more and more beastmen mixed in with them.


''Come to think of it, I almost didn't see any beastmen in the royal capital, but I wonder why there are so many beastmen gathered in the city of Invahannes.


　As he looked at the beastly adventurers who had passed him in the swaying wagon, he mentioned a thought that occurred to him.


'I've heard that the reason there are so many beastmen in the city of Invahannes is due to the fact that it was originally their independent state.


　Susana, sitting next to me, was holding the reins and answering me.


'An independent nation?'

'Yes, since the Kingdom of Hertford originally conquered and vassalized Inverness, which was an independent state, and eventually annexed it. I understand that in the books that chronicle the founding of the nation, it is mentioned as a nation that resisted to the end.

'It was a nation of beastmen ...... hundreds of years ago, wasn't it?

Yes. It's been almost 300 years since the establishment of the Hertford Kingdom. During those three hundred years, Inverness has been a place where the beastmen have risen up in arms many times, so the kingdom is also nervous about security.


　I thought Susana was just a competent maid, but unexpectedly she knew a lot about the Hertford Kingdom.

　Even though I was an adventurer, from my point of view, who lived in the area around the royal capital, I had no information about Inverness beyond that it was a city in the frontier.


"When it's a city that's had a number of armed uprisings, is it treated as a territory under the direct control of a lordless kingdom?

Yes, until recently the kingdom had an army there, but two years ago the king suddenly gave it to Lord Giles, a heir to House Radcliffe. Since then, the Kingsguard has been stationed there with a branch stationed there.


　From Susana's mouth came the name of a man she didn't really want to hear.

　It's the name of Gile, the leader of the Kingsguard.

　He was the one who made us take down the demon dragon recklessly, and the man who lobbied for Alfine to become a sword saint and recommended her to the nobles.


　Two years ago, that's when we defeated the demon dragon: ......

　The horns of the demon dragon that we defeated were taken away and presented to the king without permission, so he was given the territory as a reward for that?


　Even after Alfine became a nobleman, I myself remained just an adventurer, so I continued to live an adventurer's life all the time without paying any attention to what the nobles were doing.

　I didn't know such circumstances existed .......

　It's understandable that he was treated so well by Alfine if he received the territory and was getting quite a bit out of it.


I'm sure you'll find that the Radcliffe family owns the city now?

Yes, to be precise, the city is owned by Lord Giles, a heir of Radcliffe. Well, but he'll always be in King's Landing as the head of the Kingsguard, and I'm sure the deputies will be in charge of the city.


　And I don't think Gile, who had Alfine say that he was the lowest skill among the weakest graduates of the Kingsguard, while he was the head of the Kingsguard, would come to the frontier even if he became a lord.

　Just like Susana said, he's probably making one of his vassals a deputy and living a lavish life with his tax revenue.


　But still, Lloyd, who disliked the Radcliffe family, didn't say anything about where he was going this time.


"The Radcliffe family doesn't seem to be on good terms with the Count of the Frontier ...... now, but is it safe for us to go to the city of Inverness?

''Master Lloyd, in his duty as a great nobleman, has a certain amount of interaction with the Radcliffe family. So don't worry. Besides, I have a letter of introduction from Lady Linus, so I'm sure they won't interfere.

I see ...... has been taken care of.

Yes, since I can't fight, I'll be laying the groundwork for the two of you to have a successful journey in those areas.


　Although Susana is somehow not a mere maid, it might be good to ask her about things other than magic, as she seems to know a lot of things about the affairs of different places.


　When I was talking with Susana like that, Noelia, who was whispering something with the demon sword in the cargo room, came out to the Gosha seat.

　The demon sword calls it a lecture on learning new magic and occasionally whispering with Noelia.


　Having defeated the Demon Beast Cerberus, he was able to use not only the Fire Arrow (Fire Arrow) and the Flame Sword (Flame Sword), but also several magic such as the Air Wall (Wind Barrier), the Healing Light (Healing Light), and the Gust of Wind (Gale Wind).


'Flick-sama, I've finished my lecture on magic to the magic sword. Talking to this girl makes me feel like I need to work hard on a lot of things too.

Really?　Is this guy making a lot of noise in class?

No, he's a good student who takes everything seriously.


　Saying that, Noelia held out the magic sword to me and I took it.

　Then, the magic sword immediately began to speak.


''Master, I'm doing my best to remember my magic!　But it's time for a new factor. Somewhere, can I slay a demon in that area!''

You can't slay a demon without me swinging it. And magic can't absorb the factor.

'Yes, it was. 'Well, but I'm very motivated right now, I mean, I'm very motivated, or I want the factor, or my blood--'

''I've always told you not to talk like that. If you're certified as a demon sword, you'll be in a bad position in many ways.

'Oh, yes. So, what do I do with this rousing feeling--'

Well, I'll take care of it for you now, and you can live with that.

'What?　Really?　Yes!　Care!'


　The demon sword is quiet when it sleeps, but when it wakes up, it's noisy like this.


　Well, me and Noelia are both heavy loudmouths, and Susana isn't one to talk like that either, so the noisy demon sword is making everyone feel at ease.


''Noelia, I'm sorry, could you take the tools?''

Please wait.


　I was turning my body towards the cargo area to try to placate the factor-hungry demon sword and get Noelia to take the tools to start caring for it.

　At that moment, Susana, who was holding the reins, announced the crisis in an urgent voice.


''Flick-sama, there's a lot of dirt and smoke coming from ahead!　That's a demon running amok!　It's coming this way!


　At the sound of his voice, I hurriedly looked towards the street and saw a large amount of dirt smoke in the distance, and a demon or something was coming towards us.

　And in front of those demons, I saw a few beast-like adventurers running with a desperate look on their faces.