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Never touch Eldmia Egga - Episode 319

Drake Knight. One of the few types of troops that can assume air superiority as the air force of another world..

However, they do not receive much attention due to the extreme conditions of cultivating mana and aura at the same time. Thanks to this, I have never had the opportunity to see a dragon knight in person in my life until now. Since Delt was closer to just being able to ride a drake rather than being a drake knight, it would be correct to consider it as an off topic..

But what made me more excited than anything else was that the people the royal family called Drake Knights were people whose skills were recognized as top-notch. Although the standard is limited to war, tactical factors other than individual force may be involved, but it will never be at a level that can be ignored..

"Sir Visquente, have you ever seen a dragon knight in person??"

"I've seen them from afar during kingdom events, but this is my first time seeing them actually fight.."

Visquente was also quite excited about the fact that the dragon knight was coming. He had the temperament of an outstanding storyteller for an aristocrat, and was as excited as a child as he told anecdotes about the dragon knights he knew while warming up by the campfire. Well, in a way, they are the ones who serve the royal family closest, so it is understandable that a noble with a well-thought-out mind like Visquent would admire them..

"Come to think of it, I heard that there is a dragon knight assigned to Princess Messina's entourage. They say he is very talented and is a promising candidate for the next general manager.."

Huh, it looks like he holds a lot of power, considering he doesn't have any sense of leeches. As I was secretly amazed by the completely unexpected story, Visquente searched his memory and came up with a more specific story..

"His name was... ah, Lord Heyri. He was originally from the Eastern Hivish Baron family, but became a Drake Knight. It is said that even before that, he had a reputation for being naturally boneless.."

The dragon knights, who cannot be kept anywhere other than the royal family, are literally like the royal guard. So, under the pretext of avoiding being swayed by family sentiments and making decisions that are detrimental to the royal family, they give up their castles and do not start a family until they retire..

If you look closely, they are worse than temple knights. Because the religions of this world have no restrictions on priests getting married and raising families. However, it is not a world where there is a set retirement age, so I know that most dragon knights die without leaving a successor..

"Since the Princess of Messina personally helped her, she may be among those dispatched this time.."

"Haha, maybe that will be difficult. Lord Heyri is Princess Messina's closest confidant and also serves as her butler. However, if Lord Heyri comes here as Lord Ega said, it would mean that the princess wants to look into this incident carefully.."

butler? At that moment, the female butler who had accompanied the sudden appearance of the leech-haired princess passed by..

"Is Lord Heyri a woman??"

"yes. you're right. If you have ever met the princess, there is a high probability that you have met her. Because I'm always by your side."

Huh... I guess that's right. That person was such a great person, right? It's a bit disappointing that he didn't feel anything even though he faced him at such close range..

Since it so often happens that you don't even know there is a mine right in front of you, I wondered if I should find a way to feel the aura, but after thinking a little deeper, I came to the conclusion that there was no need..

Anyway, the strengths and weaknesses of the other person have no meaning in my life judgment standards, so why bother using them??

As I sat by the campfire and listened to the heroic tales of the legendary dragon knights, I began to see flying dragons fleeing in formation from the distant sky..

"Finally... it's coming.."

"...It's more spectacular than I thought.."

Bisquente also nodded his head in agreement with my brief impressions. Even though there was a considerable distance between them, the difference between them was so clear that it was easy to tell that Giess was at the head of the flight and that those following were dragon knights..

It can be said to be the difference between an ordinary horse and a war horse..

"At that level, it seems like just a low altitude flight would break the enemies' necks.."

Bisquente's analogy was accurate. Starting with the length of the tail and wings, the drake-specific armor wrapped around the body seemed to be 1.5 times larger than the drakes used for transportation. It's like looking at a modern fighter plane, so just four of them are enough to be threatening..

"......!"

As the distance approaches, the person in front waves his arms and signals behind him. He was wearing all kinds of cold weather gear and goggles, so there was no way to recognize his face, but somehow the flying dragon looked familiar. As Gees said, they all look different, just like dogs and cats. I'm only very familiar with that one..

"Eldmia! Long time no see!"

Sure enough, the bundle of clothes waving as it slowly lowered the dragon made Gees' voice, and I smiled and waved. Meanwhile, the flying dragon that had finished landing quickly fell to the side and began to cry at the flying dragons that were descending after it, as if sending a parking signal. Then, the speed of the drake, which seemed to be descending a bit quickly, significantly decreased, and only after all four drakes had landed safely did Gees get off the drake and approach with the knights..

However, apart from pretending to know him briefly during the descent, I was unable to speak to him first because I was now a guide. I didn't want to embarrass him by talking to him, so he turned his attention to the knights who looked like they had hair stuck all over their joints..

Because they had to endure the cold while flying through the sky, their armor was designed to protect against the cold to a level that could almost be called fur armor. Unlike a typical helmet, the face part of the helmet was covered with something similar to the visor of a motorcycle helmet, but the wearer's face could not be seen despite what material it was made of..

Just when I was wondering how my voice would sound if I said that, the person standing a little further in front of the other knights slowly took off his helmet..

The one who came out from below was the female butler of the princess of Messina. It seems that the princess did not take this incident lightly. She looked at me with her blunt face, nodded her head slightly, made her eye contact, and then asked Vis Quente:.

"Knight Visquente, is that right??"

"yes. This is Raviel's regular knight, Visquente. It is an honor to meet the dragon knight who protects the royal family.."

Visquente didn't just say anything, he was about to kneel down right away, but Heyri seemed to have already expected it, so he moved his hand first to stop him..

"Since this is an urgent situation, let’s move on briefly. Following the princess' orders, I came to subdue the orcs and check the gate believed to be the cause of their sudden appearance. Are the orcs attacking yet??"

"Actually, there was already one attack yesterday.."

"The scale is?"

"It is estimated that there were a little over 200 people mobilized for the attack.."

"Good defense.."

Instead of mentioning the efforts of the adventurers and mercenaries, Visquent just nodded..

Visquente is a bit odd. Among the idiotic knights, there were many cases where those who worked in both professions were dismissed as misers and dishonest. They are elites of the royal family, but I don't know what they think, so let me give you a compliment. It was clear that this was a choice made to avoid hearing ten words of ridicule while trying to add..

"We can't let your efforts go to waste. After warming up for a bit, I'll go straight to the orcs' village.."

Fortunately, the dragon knight Heyri seemed to have normal thinking. With a simple nod of her head, she ordered the other knights to follow her in her bisquente, and he led them into the empty house he had prepared for the knights in advance..

And Heyri spoke to me as if it was obvious..

"Long time no see, Sir Ega.."

"say the words..."

"Please understand that since the Princess of Messina did not withdraw her respect for the Lord, I cannot do the same.."

She looks like a princess with long hair. She had the look of a princess's butler, and she cut me off in an instant. I couldn't help but make a bad impression in front of her, so she pretended to be calm and nodded, and with a light gesture, she said she wanted to walk together. She continued with her expression..

"Sir Visquente was of great help in not taking his report lightly. She said the princess wanted to express her gratitude for this.."

"...I haven't done anything in particular."

"Aren’t you an experienced person? That too twice."

Well... the abandoned dungeon was originally a secret request from the royal family, so it wouldn't be surprising if someone of her level knew about it. This time she answered by simply nodding her head..

"The successive subjugation of demons by Margrave Levien, the abandoned dungeon gate, the traitor Envelde, and the saint of the Holy Light Cross, and the punishment of the remnants of the rebellion, as well as this... Should we call it the Orc Gate? Anyway, the princess is very heartbroken that she was not able to properly repay the Lord who helped the kingdom so much.."

It was said that the leech had not given up yet, but this time it was probably good. Anyway, all work up to Envelde has been officially completed and compensation has been received, and there are ways to properly organize the subsequent matters as well, contrary to the princess's wish to provide a grand meal..

"Looks like it needs to be changed to demons and evil dragons.."

Because of that, I was able to show enough composure to correct my mistakes without overreacting to what she said, and Heyri flinched for a moment, then nodded and said..

"okay. I guess I was mistaken for a moment."

"If you're busy, it might be possible. Isn’t this a world where people forget or make mistakes even in the process of purchasing food ingredients to survive?."

"Thank you for your understanding..."

"Personally, I hope that the princess, who is busier than anyone else, will also misunderstand and forget about me.."

However, it is a different problem to keep getting involved with things that could become troublesome in the future. Why on earth are you planning on pampering yourself with a big meal? It really makes no sense to try to simply praise my own merits. So what happens to the soldiers on the front lines right now??

This time, Heyri didn’t stop walking or flinch. But after some delay, she spoke with confidence..

"...The princess is intelligent and doesn't forget things easily.."

"I also don't doubt the princess's firearms. But they say people forget thousands of things every day. There's no law telling you not to do that, not even the princess.."

It was not yet clear whether this was an arbitrary judgment born of Heyri's loyalty or an order from the princess, so I drew a line in the hope that my answer would reach the princess..

Fortunately, while following Bisquente, Heyri did not bring up any more stories about the princess..