(This is the story of the daughter of the brave and the demon king in another world line, and it has nothing to do with the main plot except for the identities of the two)

At noon, the sun shone the entire imperial capital into a scorched earth, knowing that the branches with withered leaves shouted loudly, and the harsh sound made people dizzy under the scorching sun, and they wanted to kill these annoying insects in one go, but after all, they could only scold their mothers in their hearts.

There were three or two soldiers standing there listlessly at the gate of the imperial capital, shrugging their shoulders and holding their weapons casually, trying to curl themselves up into the palm-sized shadows, but even standing in the shadows, they couldn't stop the heat wave erosion, and occasionally a person who entered the city tried their best to hide in the shadows and not come out, whenever they saw pedestrians who needed to come out to check, the soldiers immediately became inexplicably irritable.

However, now is the time of war, and there are only a few people who don't need to be checked, but fortunately, this is the capital of a country, and there is not much danger in the rear, even if the army of the demon king does not have any obstruction to drive straight in, it will take a whole day to get here, so although the soldiers are negligent, there are no major problems.

It was at this time that the brave man drove the carriage to the gate of the imperial capital, wearing an ordinary adventurer's suit full of holes, sweat mixed with dust made his whole person look like he had just rolled in the mud before coming out, and the beard that had not been shaved for half a month made him look like he was forty-two years old when he was only twenty-four years old, although he was covered in dust, his hands were unusually clean, and he held the reins firmly and powerfully.

Although he is gray-faced, the brave man has a hearty smile on his face, and his eyes are also burning, full of strength and vitality, which makes people feel his extraordinaryness at a glance.

When he came to the gate of the city, the brave man was stopped by the soldiers: "Even the guards of the imperial capital have changed, and it seems that the situation in the rear is also very serious." ”

"Open the carriage. The soldiers impatiently instructed the brave, and the scorching sun scorched their patience, prompting them to keep urging everyone who entered the city with a bad attitude.

The brave man smiled and nodded, and lifted the curtain hanging on the carriage door.

"Human traffickers!" the soldiers drew their weapons at once, and surrounded the brave men.

Inside the carriage was an iron cage made of stainless steel, and in the cage was a little girl who looked to be about ten years old, the girl curled up in the innermost corner of the cage with her head bowed and motionless, even if she felt the sun shining in, she only moved her body slightly, so that she could be as far away from the sun as possible.

Because the long black hair with her head down covers her face, no one can tell how she looks, but the white skin like a lotus root makes people see that she has a good family background, and in this war era, it is natural to have such a lustrous skin, and the girl's slender arms hug her legs tightly, like a kitten in danger, very cute and pitiful.

"Don't!" the brave man raised his hand, signaling that he had no intention of resisting, he knew very well what would happen when he opened the curtain of the carriage, and in fact he was looking forward to what would happen next.

"I'm not a human trafficker, I'm a brave man. You newcomers may not recognize me, but if you call someone who has been here three years ago, you'll know I'm not lying. ”

Of course, the words of the brave man could not make the soldiers who did not recognize him believe it at once, the soldiers discussed it, and one of them left to ask someone, and the rest of the soldiers raised their weapons and pointed at him: "You say that you are a brave man? Who believes it! You should tell me that you are a brave man who does not go to crusade against the demon king, what are you doing in the imperial capital?"

"The Demon King is dead, I have killed the Demon King, and now I am back to return to the King. With a confident smile on the brave man's face, he waited for the soldiers to be surprised and admired when they learned the truth, "I have come back from the journey day and night by myself, and your military report should be transmitted back in the evening, and then you will know that what I am telling is not a lie." ”

"Even if what you tell is not a lie, we can't let a suspicious person like you enter the city without receiving reliable information, not to mention that you look like a human trafficker at all!" The smile on the brave man's face was too confident, so that the soldiers were a little afraid to take him down, if he was really a brave man, then he would definitely be rewarded with a knight, what if he remembered that he was embarrassed at this time, what if he turned back and retaliated?

"She's not a kid I've been trafficked into, she's my trophy. The brave man slowly lowered a hand and pointed at the girl, "Do you see what she is holding?"

The soldiers looked at it and found that the girl was not just curled up in the corner, she was still holding a black and thick animal-like horn in her arms, but it was too dark just now, so everyone just glanced at it casually, so they didn't notice it.

"What's that?"

"It is the horn of the Demon King, the horn condensed by the magic of the Demon King, and this horn can only be removed by the person who killed him. The brave man said proudly, he does have the capital of pride, and if he can kill the demon king who plunged the entire continent into war, then I am afraid that no one in this world dares to be proud.

"And is your trophy the horn or the girl?" the soldiers wondered.

"Of course it's all ......"

"Hey, little friend, are you okay?" Hearing the brave man's answer, the soldiers immediately shouted at the girl, "Don't be afraid, we don't dare to do anything to you in this person, are you being held hostage by him?"

"I said I didn't kidnap it. The brave man rolled his eyes helplessly, "Don't bother, she won't answer you, she can't speak human words at all." ”

As the brave man said, the girl huddled in the corner, deaf to the soldier's words, it is better to say that she is only talking a little strange now, after all, they have been talking here for a while, but she has not spoken, if she wanted to speak for help, it would have been a long time ago, there is no need to wait for the soldiers to take the initiative to ask.

"Did you use some magic on her to restrict her from speaking?"

"No, she doesn't speak human words in the first place. ”

The soldiers were about to ask again, but they saw that the soldier who had left before had returned with his boss, and the boss who was not smiling changed his face when he saw the brave, and ran over quickly, shouting as he ran: "Lord Brave, you are back?!"

"Eh, isn't this Celt, you're the captain?" the brave man greeted the middle-aged captain Celt with a smile.

"It's not that the war is tense, many people in the city guard have been transferred to the front line, but I was just unlucky not to be selected to stay, so I replaced the original captain. Kert explained as he motioned for the soldiers to stand back, "Lord Brave......, why are you back at this time?"

"That's right, I've already killed the Demon King. The brave replied with a smile, and then, as expected, saw the expression he wanted from Captain Celt.

"That's wonderful, His Majesty will be very happy to know the news!" Captain Kert exclaimed excitedly.

"Captain, he is ...... in the carriage" The soldier on the side reminded in a low voice, although he was confirmed to be a brave man, but no one said that a brave man must be a righteous gentleman, not a hooligan who can be deceived and deceived, after all, a brave man is just a name for those who have the courage to crusade against the demon king alone, not those who are honest and brave.

"Lord Brave, is this ......?" Captain Celt, who was reminded by his subordinates, found the girl in the carriage.

"This is my spoils of war, which will be handed over to His Majesty in a moment. The brave man explained simply.

"For His Majesty's Majesty?" Captain Celt hesitated, he didn't know whether to stop the brave man's thoughts, after all, His Majesty didn't have such a hobby.

"That's right, don't be verbose, since you're here, don't let them get in the way, I'll go to the city to see His Majesty the King, and tell you the good news that the Demon King is dead. Tired of explaining in the scorching sun, the brave man drove the carriage toward the city, and until he disappeared around the corner, Captain Celt was undecided, whether to stop his perverted act of sacrificing his young daughter to His Majesty.