My Death Flags Show No Sign of Ending

The match between Liner and Harold has been settled. Colette, staring at the scene in a daze, returned to me the next moment and rushed to the fallen Liner.

The last magic that Harold cast. I didn’t hit it directly, but there is no guarantee that the Liner will be safe. Liner’s father, Olbel, who was next to him, didn’t even hear the restraint, and he moved his legs in anxiety.

However, the first aid room is just a short distance away from the people.

While wondering why, Colette boldly rushed into the crowd, saying “I’m sorry!” And “Please let me through!” I will push through.

The crowd suddenly opened up.

With the sudden pressure to stop, Collet leans forward with too much momentum, but still regains his posture and stops with his own sense of balance.

Then I looked up and met Harold.

“Ah …”

My voice leaks unintentionally.

Apparently, this human fence was formed by avoiding Harold. Looking around, a space close to a circle was created around him.

Certainly, it’s no wonder that I can sit back immediately after witnessing the thunder. Colette would have been like them without the help of Harold.

But that didn’t mean that the words came out.

I have a lot of gratitude and words to convey.

However, when I see the battle between my lifesaver and my childhood friend, I feel very unstable.

I don’t think I’ve seen the heart of such a collet, but Harold talked to me.

“Is that the man you expected?”

“Eh …? Ah! Yes!”

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Collet is not sure what to answer because he is quite upset. Still, I understand what Harold said and give an answer.

“You told me to give it to a man who can protect you? Why did you bother to choose such a small fish?”

That is probably the necklace Harold gave me three years ago. From the day he received the necklace, Liner has always hung it around his neck.

Harold realized in the battle that Liner was the knight who defended Colette.

“Well, Liner isn’t weak. It protects me.”

Collet’s voice is weak. .. Still, only the eyes do not divert and firmly capture Harold and do not let go.

“Hmm, if you’re satisfied with just being protected, that’s fine. It’s a good fit for small fish to protect. You can only pull Liner’s legs at best. “Let’s go”

“Why do you say that …”

Why Harold rebukes himself and Liner? Colette doesn’t understand.

However, being criticized by Harold was unbearably painful.

“I thought you knew how powerless it was to be weak. Still, if you choose to live as a weak person, like it. I know. That’s not it. “

After all, Harold left as if he wasn’t interested in Collet.

The reunion with the lifesaver ended in just a few exchanges. In the form that it is also unilaterally limited.

Only the question of why runs around in Collet’s head. Why did Harold, who saved himself and his mother, cast such harsh words?

I didn’t understand the meaning, and when I noticed, tears were floating in my sight.

It was against Harold’s unreasonable words and deeds, and also against the sadness of being abandoned by him.

Wipe the tears that are about to overflow with your cuffs. Looking towards Harold’s departure, his back looked very distant.

It seems like a gap between him and he squeezes Collet’s chest.

“… Yes, I have to go to Liner”

Collet tells me that. Run in the opposite direction of Harold to escape from what you don’t want to see.

In the first aid room we arrived at, Liner lay with his eyes closed. As far as I heard Olbel, who arrived at Colette a little later, talking to the doctor, it seems that he just collapsed due to fatigue and there was almost no trauma.

The doctor also said that he would wake up soon because he had already cast the healing magic.

Liner regained consciousness about 10 minutes later.

Liner’s eyelids open with a moan.

“Liner !?”

“Colette …? Wow!”

Eyes I woke up and hugged Liner as if Collet was covering it.

Liner was suddenly confused, but he understood the situation and gradually blushed. The adults around, including Olbel, sensed the air and left the room without making any noise.

Collet, who hasn’t seen such a reaction around him, hugs Liner strongly.

“I’m glad …”

“I’m glad … Oh, I lost. I lost.”

I noticed that I was lying in bed and remembered the previous game.

The whole body was lazy, but there was no pain.

“a real man? Does it hurt?”

“It’s okay. Harold took care of it.”

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Harold’s name suddenly pops out of Liner’s mouth and Collet’s expression becomes cloudy. I don’t really want to take this attitude, but I’m upset when I remember Harold.

Liner looks into the face of such a collet.

“What happened?”

Liner’s eyes and voice are seriously worrisome. Since the day I made the promise, Liner has been trying to keep Colette.

That’s why I trust Colette, and I couldn’t allow Harold to despise Liner even if he was the other party.

“Hey, Liner”

“Hmm?”

“Liner is me Will you protect me? “

” Oh, I promised that! … Well, I lost today. “

Liner scratched his head, which seemed to be awkward.

Colette laughs to encourage him.

“Liner is not weak”

“What?”

“Harold” I lost to you, but I might win next time. “

” Maybe … Harold-sama? Does Colette know Harold? “

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“Yeah. I used to get help with my mom. I got the Knights necklace I gave to Liner from Harold.”

“Is that so … Hey, is he a nobleman?”

“That’s right”

“After all. It’s amazing. He’s strong, he can use magic, he’s an aristocrat.”

It’s a simple impression that it’s amazing. But that’s true, Colette thinks. What Harold showed in the match against Liner was a difference.

Still, Liner is the strongest child in the village. I have defeated a ferocious monster by myself. Harold overwhelmed such a Liner.

He is such a person who has the strength to fight and the strength to protect people. That’s why I’m grateful and respected by Harold.

It was a shock to be pushed out just for that.

“Even so, he’s too strict. What did you say to me at the end?” Stupid. If you can do that, do it from the beginning “?”

Liner complains while imitating Harold’s tone. However, there was neither anger that was ridiculed nor sadness that he lost.

There is no doubt that the last flame that Liner showed was a full blow that can be put out now. It was bounced off brilliantly.

I can’t believe that Liner, who hates to lose, doesn’t feel anything.

“Are you not regrettable?”

“I’m regrettable, I’m determined to be regrettable. What should I say? “

Liner with his arms crossed and his head twisted. After groaning for a while, I spit out these words.

“I don’t know, but I didn’t feel unpleasant. It wasn’t that I was stupid to do it from the beginning. It was like when I was messed up. “

Liner’s mother, Leona. She is usually kind, and when it comes to training with Liner, she has a bad mouth and is quick.

But it’s one of Leona’s expressions of affection to support Liner’s dreams. Liner seems to have felt something similar to Harold.

Liner’s sensibility to feel love by being overwhelmed can be said to be pitiful, but is there any Harold’s feeling that he could read?

“If there is a fight next time, I will definitely win!”

“… I see. Good luck.

“? Isn’t it fine?”

“Isn’t that the case?”

Colette laughed, holding back the words that squeezed into his throat.

The Liner, who lost with his own sword and still looks forward, is dazzling to the current collet. I felt that the light highlighted my weakness, and I couldn’t stand it and looked away.

“Yes, I’m calling the teacher and Mr. Olbel! I don’t want to be gone even though Liner has happened.”

With such a dry smile and a spinning line, Colette disappeared from the first aid room.

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A feeling of excitement that I have forgotten for a long time. While being driven by it, Cody, who relaxed his usual fluttering expression, sprints along the main street without worrying about the strange gaze directed from the surroundings.

It doesn’t matter if your subordinates find you. Contacting that black-haired boy is now a top priority, rather than such a trivial matter.

Lord’s sword and magical genius are real. Moreover, it is being trained considerably at this point.

However, the technology and body are still unfinished. I felt that I had abundant growth margin.

It’s horrible. He could eventually become a masterpiece on par with Vincent or even better.

That’s why it’s promising and therefore dangerous.

Because it has a power that is isolated from others, misuse of power can cause enormous damage.

What should I do? The answer is simple. Just throw it into the den of powerful people.

“That’s why Knights 《 Uchi 》 ? “

” What is “that’s why”. Is your head squirming? ”

Rhode casts harsh words on Cody, who suddenly spits out invitations without greetings or prefaces when he thinks he has appeared in the wind.

The young man walking alongside Lord is wary of Cody, who is full of suspicion, but Lord himself controls it.

“Calm down. This guy is still a member of the Knights”

“This person is …?”

The young man looks suspicious, but that’s not unreasonable. Cody, who has an already frivolous impression when he meets for the first time, is now dressed as if he had taken off his armor, which is a proof of the Knights, and blended into the city.

It’s hard to believe even if it’s said to be a human being of the Knights.

“Ahhhhh! It looks like this for a while now, but I’m a knight member who has a history”

“So what did you come to do?”

“No, as I said earlier, why don’t you join the Knights? I think I can do it with my own hands. “

” … I’ll tell you one thing. My name is Harold, not Road. Don’t call me again. “

“Are you there?”

“Do you hate that much? This name”

“Involuntarily you It’s not enough to make me feel like a thumbs up. “

” It seems that there are complicated circumstances. Would you like to talk a little about that? “

Cody points to the store behind her with her thumb. It is one of the few shops in Delphito where you can see the bar, and it sells a lot of drinks other than alcohol.

Harold got on the invitation without complaining.

The interior of the store, which is somewhat quiet compared to the hustle and bustle of the street, has less than 30 seats including the counter, but 80% of them are occupied and it is prosperous as it is. Seems to be doing. Cody sits down at a round table where only three people can sit together, and Harold sits directly across from it without hesitation.

On the other hand, I wonder if the young man who sat between them is still vigilant, even after the light self-introduction is over, he keeps watching Cody’s appearance. There is. Harold didn’t look very good when he talked about his identity and how he participated in this tournament.

Still, he doesn’t seem to be enthusiastic about what Harold does, and he listens quietly to the dialogue with occasional drinks.

“Hey, it’s a pseudonym to deceive my parents’ eyes. Why are you so far in this tournament?”

“Just It’s a test of my skill. It was just a small fish that I couldn’t even try. ” Speaking of a person who was even a little chewy …

“But that red-haired child who won in the final. Wasn’t he pretty good?”

“Huh, make me laugh At that level, it’s not much different from the stones lying on the side of the road. “

” It’s tough. I’d like to talk to him too– “

“What?”

The air that wasn’t terrible, if not peaceful, solidifies in an instant. Suddenly Harold uttered an unmistakable anger.

Cody was unintentionally frustrated by the heavy pressure of pressure. I don’t know what touched Harold’s chord in the current conversation, but Cody has rejected contact with Liner.

“… I was at a loss. Ah, I’m here. I’ve been getting more and more misunderstood lately. Am I too old?”

“Fun”

Although it was a bad deception, it seems that I got nothing for the time being.

But why is Harold so reluctant to be tampered with by Liner?

(I wonder if he has any feelings for him. By the way, it doesn’t look like he’s instructing how to fight in the final)

At first I thought I was going to hit it, but in the end I didn’t attack Liner directly. It was a common way of fighting throughout Harold’s tournament, but it was different only against Liner, although the opponents up to that point were quickly dismissed.

Without using the speed that would be the greatest weapon, he took the attack of Liner and hesitated. By doing so, Liner was cornered and pushed beyond its limits.

From a different point of view, it can be said that Harold pulled it out.

(Well, only he knows the truth)

I’m curious, but it’s not necessary information for the time being. .. The most important thing is whether Harold is willing to join the Knights.

Cody cuts out the story again in a light tone as if to loosen the tense air.

“Now, let’s take a second look and the main subject. Harold, why don’t you join the Order of the Holy King?”

“…

Harold with his arms folded and silent. I think he has a lot to think about.

Then Itsuki opened his mouth in anticipation of the silence.

“Oh, Mr. Cody. I think the Knights of the Holy King couldn’t enter unless he was 16 years old or older. Harold is still 13 years old, right?”

“Well, that’s the case in principle. However, there are exceptions to everything. Some of my acquaintances joined the group at the age of 14 years old.

“Is it an exception?”

“Well! Well, in fact, it’s rare. I’m Harold. I felt the talent and probability of. “

This is a pure fact.

Itsuki talks when he hears the words talent and probability. He has seen Harold closer than Cody, so there are many clauses that come to mind.

“Who was the youngest member of the exception?”

Harold was silent and thinking. Ask such a thing.

“I’m the 14-year-old boy I’ve just talked about. My name is-Vincent”

right? Cody says the name with the meaning.

Vincent van Gogh Westervoort.

A hero that many people envy as a monster known as the “strongest” in the Knights of the Holy King.

“… Okay. Put me in the Knights”

But Harold laughed when he heard the name. .. It’s like expressing the desire to challenge the strongest.