"Taken, captured...... What's going on!?"

"Let's let the decay explain. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Looking at the dejected Batlon, Math Haas opened his mouth. He elaborated on the request made by Eleonora, the warlord of the kingdom of Gistato.

Hearing the amount of the ransom, Tita almost faints again.

"No matter how much money you raise, you can't hand it over!

This is close to the amount of tax revenue in Alsace for three years. Although they have a year's savings, that is also saved little by little from a small amount of taxes each year.

Moreover, there is no time left.

Ten days have passed since Eleonora's request was conveyed to the Kingdom of Brunay.

There are less than forty days to go.

"If you can't prepare the ransom, what will happen to Master Tiegler?"

“…… Among the captives were also those whose character and martial arts were recognized, who worked for the enemy, married local wives and ended their lives. ”

Most of the captives would be sold to foreign slave traders, after which their whereabouts would be unknown—Mathhas did not say this, except to cite a very rare exception recorded in heroic poetry.

"That can't be!"

Tita slapped the table hard. The clay cups of Mathhas and Batalong shook slightly.

"Master Teegler won't be able to come back! Besides, marry a wife in the local area......"

"In general, in short, will not be killed immediately after the deadline is reached. ”

Startled by Dita's terrifying seriousness, Mathhas faintly added a sentence.

“…… What the hell should I do? ”

Bartland said gloomily.

"Please, what about His Majesty?"

Tita asks Math the question she just came up with.

"Can't His Majesty help Young Master Taegler?"

Mathhas grimaced and fell silent. He couldn't answer that question.

For his part, Math has hoped that His Majesty the King can do something. But to be honest, the state does not have such a free time now.

In this war, there were many dead and wounded among their soldiers. After that, he also had to attend the funeral of Prince Legunas as a member of the Brunay nobility.

A suffocating silence dominates the entire space.

"-I see. ”

The one who broke the silence was Dita.

"I would borrow money from all over the village and in the city. ”

Hearing her words imbued with strong will, the two old men raised their heads.

"Even if it's just a copper coin, if you gather too much, it will become a silver coin, or even a gold coin. Although Young Master Taegler has only been a lord for two years, he has always done his duty for everyone. I'm sure someone will understand and help. ”

Math Haas also said "um" and nodded.

"The old man understood. Well, it's up to Tita and Batalong to do that. The old man will also try to ask for acquaintances. ”

"Thank you, Lord Mathhas!"

Tita, who smiled, buried her head deeply.

She vaguely saw hope.

- Master Teegler. I'll definitely save you. Please wait a little longer!

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Ten days have passed since Tegler declined Alan's invitation.

Life as a captive was very peaceful and at the same time monotonous.

The first is to wake up around noon.

Then there will be guards who will ask him to go to the kitchen with him.

The soldier's name was Lurick, and he had previously given the inferior bow to the man of Tegler during an incident at the training ground.

However, for some reason, the top of his head became barren.

When I saw him at the training ground, he still had shiny black hair that matched the face of a suave man, and he was draped over his shoulders.

As a result, he is now completely bald.

"Tyger Wilmud, I, Lurick, will be your watchdog from now on. That being said, as long as it is within the confines of the Prince's Palace, I will not give you unfree or unpleasant feelings. If you have any comments, please feel free to do so. ”

Lurick saluted with a hearty smile that stunned Tegeller.

After a moment of confusion, Tagler nodded frankly.

"Uh...... Where's your hair?"

"Shaved off. A cheerful answer.

"Senhime-sama ordered me to hand over something second only to life. I thought I was going to die, but thanks to the compassion of Taigler Wilmud, I was able to save my life. ”

――Is it my fault?

Before Tegler could reply, Lurick suddenly knelt down.

"It's a little late to say that now, but I don't know how to thank you for your forgiveness for my shameless behavior. And your god-like bow skills, I admire it so much. Lurick had always been confident in his bow, but was now only ashamed of his immaturity. ”

His words seemed to mean something.

“…… Yes, yes. Forget it, then please take care of it. ”

At the time, it was not known how the future would develop Tegler, but Lurick did not notice this detail. Even when dealing with trivial matters, he never put on a troublesome face.

The watcher unexpectedly has a crush on him.

"Naa, big brother, here and here!" Yui at the kitchen door waved at Tegler, but when she saw the shiny head of Lurick, she suddenly fell silent.

"Why do you look at me like this?!" Although Lurick was calm in the face of Tegeler, he was being stared at by the cute little Lori with such strange eyes, no matter how tough his mind was, he would have a feeling of 'I want to die'.

"Yui, are you really going to follow me, even if I'm still a prisoner—" Tegler reluctantly asked again, although she had been vague several times, but now that Lurick was here, Yui would probably arouse the suspicion of a certain warlord if she didn't explain it slightly.

"It's fun to follow my big brother, just like my father!" Yui said with a smile.

"Daddy, Yui's daddy・・・・・・・" This was the second time Tegler had heard 'Daddy' from Yui's mouth, and although he didn't see it much, he could feel the little girl in front of him attached to her father.

'If that's the case, why did she follow me alone, and who were those guys who looked like guards?'

Although full of questions, Tegeler still doesn't want to break the casserole to ask the end, which is too disrespectful for Yui (after all, it's little Lori).

"Yui's father~~ is a big hero! Very strong, very strong・・・・・・ um, but I don't know why everyone calls Dad 'Your Majesty', obviously Dad rarely stays on the throne to say ・・・・・・・" This sentence was said deliberately by Yui, and then she playfully stuck out her tongue and said to the two, "Oh! This is a secret! Don't talk nonsense~ Two big brothers~!"

"・・・・・・・・" Tagler suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and he felt that Yui's words were true.

"Aha~ It turned out to be a little princess! Yui-chan is so cute. Lurick, who was adored by that playful tongue, took Yui's words as a joke.

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The second update of the two daily watches!