Chapter 116 - Episode Thirty-Four - And Then The Legends (3)
Lancelot looks around the facility.
“What’s the matter, isn’t Gaston there!”
“I-, it’s me! I am Gaston!”
Gaston forced his way through the people around him and appeared in front of the Elite Guards Captain.
“Hmm, you must be Gaston. I’ve heard of your many heroic deeds.”
Princess Charlotte looked at Gaston intently, as if she were assessing him.
“I hate to be cryptic, so I’ll be frank. You will replace that man here as my new Elite Guards Captain.”
Princess Charlotte said simply.
Another commotion stirs from the surroundings.
What is that princess thinking?
The captain who has been serving you until now is entrusted to a ragtag group of people who have only heard of your achievements.
I thought that Lancelot wasn’t convinced either……but he didn’t move a single eyebrow.
“Abel…… Isn’t that bad?”
Mea says with concern.
“It-, it’ll probably be fine. Even Gaston is not that stupid. Serving the princess, even that is……”
It’s different from serving a weak nobleman.
If you deceive a royalty, the worst thing you can do is to have your head cut off.
It’s a good thing that Gaston, who is completely satisfied with being the hero of the city of Lomarn, has no merit in crossing a dangerous bridge now to be under the thumb of such an impudent girl.
The question is, how long can you say no without attracting attention……
“Yes! thi-, this Gaston would love to help you, Princess…… or rather, if I can help you!”
Gaston readily agreed with a poorly written respectful speech that was even sneering.
What was that idiot thinking?
When I turned my attention to the back, Gordon, who was helping Gaston carry his prey, was also staring at Gaston with a terrific expression.
Maybe I’m making a face like that now, too.
“Oh my goodness, you don’t have to be so nervous, okay? For a big figure, there’s something pretty cute about you.”
“Ah, yes! Yes!”
That’s a bad idea indeed.
Gaston thinks he can fool them.
Without a doubt, soon his disguise will be exposed and be beheaded.
If I’m not careful, Princess Charlotte’s anger could spread to my side.
“Then, Gaston, please follow me. It’s pretty dusty here so I don’t want to stay here for too long.”
As Princess Charlotte turned herself around, the Elite Guards rearranged their positions accordingly.
“Gaston, from this day forward, you will be my Elite Guards apprentice. When we return to the castle, you will officially become the Elite Guards Captain. Lancelot will be your assistant.”
“Yes! Yes!”
Gaston answered vigorously, and even made a guts pose.
This is not good, at this rate, he’s going to go as far as he can. He’s completely out of it.
Someone has, someone has to stop him.
At this rate, Gaston could seriously be executed.
“S-, stop…… Please wait a minute!”
I run out in front of Princess Charlotte.
Mea rushes after me.
“Um, you’d better think twice about hiring that man! Just a little bit more is fine!”
Right after I called out to Princess Charlotte, a bleary-eyed Gaston jumped at me.
“Don’t get in the way!”
I quickly readied my wand, but I didn’t want to stand out awkwardly in this situation.
It could be a really uncollectable situation already.
After a moment’s hesitation, I waved my wand.
“Wah, carry!”
I dropped my wand from my hand and held the teleported World Tree Ortem in my arms.
Gaston sent a knee kick to the World Tree Ortem and I was flung backward.
“Ouch!”
I fell off my back and fell on my ass.
I was glad the Ortem Guard was there on time.
Gaston targeted for the solar plexus as hard as he could.
If I had gotten it right, it would have taken my consciousness away.
“You were going to take away my achievements, weren’t you? When you saw that I was picked up by the princess, you thought it was too good to pass up this opportunity.”
Gaston comes up to me and says, keeping his voice volume down.
“N-, no, it’s not……”
“Then shut up!”
Gaston yells at me and goes back to the princess.
I coughed and placed Ortem on the ground and held my lower belly.
“I promptly punished the impudent who jumped in front of the queen!”
“Oh my goodness, that’s a nice mental attitude. I can’t wait to see how you do in the future.”
The sound of regular, regular footsteps echoed inside the ticking Adventurer’s Support Center.
The Queen’s group quickly walked out of the facility.
“Owow, ow……”
Damn, the Elite Guards was wary, but I didn’t expect a kick to come from Gaston with no questions asked.
My stomach ached from being kicked through the Ortem Guard.
There were plenty of other better ways to prevent it, but I hesitated because I didn’t want to use magic here in this public place, especially with Princess Charlotte here.
“Abel! Are, are you okay?!”
Mea pounces and crouches down, making eye contact with me.
“N, no, I’m rather okay. More importantly, Gaston is……”
I stand up while borrowing Mea’s shoulder and turn my attention to the doorway of the Adventurer’s Support Center.
Princess Charlotte’s group is not there already.
The adventurers were all outside, breathless with the need to see Gaston off on his journey.
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