I wasn't sure if I should tell her what I knew, but I still felt it was a bad idea to keep quiet, so I asked Meira next to me to meet my gaze as I spoke to her.

　Meira looked a little surprised, but she nodded silently, as if she understood my intentions.


"Mr. frontier Earl, ...... there is actually one thing I want to report to you ...... and if possible, I'd appreciate it if you could pay for the person .......

Al?　You have something to report to me?　A report you haven't even made to Arnold?


　He nodded silently at Lloyd the frontier count's question.


'I should consider that face and exorcism ...... an important report. Good, the guards will leave the collapsing compartment. We'll leave Al, Meira, me, ...... and Mais in here. Is that all right with you?


　I'm not sure if he noticed my unusual state of mind, but he tightened his expression and let the knights of the guards leave the room, leaving only his one arm, Myth, behind.


''Thank you. I should have told you earlier, but I couldn't because I thought that reporting it would result in punishment for me. But when I saw the situation, I decided that I shouldn't keep quiet about it.

"Will Al be punished for revealing the ...... information? Depending on the content, yes, but I will give it the utmost consideration.

Thank you for your consideration. Now, I'd like to report to you: ...... Actually, I've fought someone who might be an Abyss Walker in King's Landing: ......


　When everyone heard my report, their faces all froze in unison.


　That's the way they would react, after all.

　It's the safest place in the kingdom to fight Abyss Walker in the capital.

　If I hadn't fought them, I would just think it was the ravings of a madman.


"Al, what in the world do you think you're talking about?　There can't be any Abyss Walkers in King's Landing--

'So you're saying there are other humanoid creatures with black scaled skin and green blood?　I've been researching all sorts of demons, but I've never heard of such a thing: ......


　If we'd been able to see its face, we'd have been able to tell if it was a demon or an Abyss Walker.

　I was desperate to fight, and unfortunately, he was wearing a helmet that covered his entire face.

　So I'm still unsure if you're sure, but even if you were called a swordsman saint, the ability to accept your own full force sword was a skill that no ordinary swordsman could have.


''Black scaled skin ...... green blood ...... and it's ...... true or it is.''

Yes, I'll fight to make sure.

Where in King's Landing is it?


　The face of Lloyd, the frontier count, was growing more grim.

　If I tried to tell you that this was a lie, you'd instantly get a sword in your neck," he said, his voice full of spirit.


''It's .......''

What's that?


　The voices of Myth and Lloyd, the frontier count, match.

　The pressure to hurry up and come to a conclusion is directed at me.

　To get rid of this pressure, I opened my mouth.


It's the other house of the Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, Lord Gilet!　I was there to engage in a battle with what appeared to be two Abyss-walker creatures.


　Lloyd and Mais' expressions froze at the name that came out of my mouth.

　They didn't seem to have expected the name of Giles, the Commander of the Kingsguard, the legitimate son of a great nobleman of the kingdom and a member of the king's entourage, to be mentioned.


''What ...... is ...... is that true?''

No way. ......

I will not lie to you, sir.


　When I learned that he has a connection with the Commander of the Kingsguard, I could see the color in their eyes as they tried to figure out who I was.

　Meira, sensing the hint of this, stood between me and began to explain the situation.


''Oh, um!　Al and I are sister and brother who are not related by blood, and Al is really the bastard son of a certain nobleman in the royal capital. He's not known to us, but... You've got to be careful about what you wish for, and you'll need to be able to find out what you're looking for. I'm being pursued on that matter, and I've come to this place with the idea of hiding out in the middle of nowhere.


　Meira took the liberty of telling me stories that I didn't know about.

　I knew he was after me after I ran out of Gilead's house in King's Landing and I knew he was after me, so he was cleverly using that to avoid making me out to be the Swordsman Alfine.

　I've been listening to Meira's defense, and I can see the color of the search for my identity fading from their eyes.


I'm not sure if that's the case ....... I am aware of Al's background. I'm not going to ask you about your background either. However, we'll be sure to talk to you about the Abyss Walker case.

Yes, sir.

"Dear Lloyd, ...... this could be a serious matter. If the Commander of the Konoe Guard was involved in the Abyss Walker's secret plan ......

Mais, don't talk like that lightly. We can't do anything until we have proof. We have to examine the information from Al first. But first, I will have the bodies in this room brought up to the surface so that we can honorably mourn them.


　Lloyd, the Count of the Frontier, broke off the conversation there, and called the knights outside and instructed them to begin housing the bodies.