The tracking of the third princess began.

Originally, the carriages of the royal family and its guards had standard devices for detecting location information in order to prevent various accidents. The Captain crouched on the pavement, stroking his hand and whispering something. Immediately, as if applied with luminous paint, several glowing lines appeared. It was the rut of a carriage.

"The distance is about two kilometres. The speed is about 50 kilometers per hour. From the direction, it is walking along the foot of the mountain, probably trying to get to Canterbury via Dover. ”

"I see. It was the ostensible base of Puritanism in England. After knowing that neither the "royal faction" nor the "knight faction" could rely on it. Did you go to the Puritan stronghold?"

Kialisa chuckled.

"Needless cleverness. ”

"Do you want to chase?"

"Check before that. The servants who provided the carriages also knew about this level of detection system. Is it possible that it is a decoy?"

"They've seen magic, but they can't use it. According to the report, they are all of civilian origin. ”

"Well, if you find out it's bait, you'll have your head in the head. ”

The second princess said in a relaxed tone, and at the same time used her gaze to intimidate the knights. She walked to the corner where the many carriages were parked. However, she did not ride in a luxurious carriage reserved for the royal family, but on a war horse that knights who had been in battle.

"Let's go. There was no time wasted with that incompetent sister, so I killed her quickly and consolidated the foundation of the new system. I don't think France will act quickly, but it's not interesting if it gets taken advantage of. ”

However, the chief of the knights did not answer.

He looked up like a wolf hearing some noise.

"What's wrong?"

"It's coming. ”

Faced with Kialisa's questioning, he replied briefly.

"The true red of death is coming. ”

"Are you talking about me?"

The voice behind him made the Knight Captain jerk his head back.

And then he saw—

"Poof, yes, this expression. That's what I want to see! I used to think that you were missing something, and I didn't expect to hit the bull's-eye when I had a rare chance. Haha, this is an inferior expression. Very good, very good, not in vain I have tied my hands and followed you all the way. ”

In the middle of the "Knights".

In the center of the enemy line.

In the rear of the Knight Captain and Kialisa.

"By the way, speaking of—"

The red contractor tilted his head at the Knight Leader.

"What's your name?"

The sudden attack caused the surrounding knights to hurriedly draw their swords, and the figure standing in the center unconcernedly shifted his gaze from the knight leader to Kialisa.

“…… Are humans the strongest. ”

Kia Lisa, who was watching, said quietly.

"Why are you here?"

"Drag on time, or—down with you. ”

Aikawa, who was surrounded by a large number of knights, smiled sarcastically.

"Although there are some discrepancies with that aunt's commission, but ...... It's so boring, so let's have some extra service. Anyway, either one is super - it's easy. ”

"I will not accompany you. ”

Kialisa said in a casual tone.

Hearing the words of the second princess, the head of the knights stepped forward as if he were protecting Kialisa on a horse.

"I'll deal with it. ”

Kialisa snorted and grabbed the reins of the horse. Slowly turn the horse's head. Watching her chase after the third princess, the smile on Aikawa's face became even brighter.

"Do you know why the knight captain said I came?"

Kialisa paused. Aikawa continued as if he didn't see it.

Because he heard a 'voice' that only I could make. ”

The first person to notice the anomaly was a knight in the "Knight Faction".

"Hey, hey, what's that......?"

Everyone else looked in the direction he was pointing, and in the dark night sky, a 'red dot' was constantly enlarged.

"Well, only a few people will have the leisure to remember this voice. It's a "circle", but it's still the same, even though I can't hear the difference. ”

Keep zooming in, keep zooming in. The temperature around them gradually rises, and an indescribable sense of oppression is eroding the hearts of the knights. After a while, the red dot gradually entered the field of vision of others.

"Ah...... Ahh!!!h

I couldn't help but scream.

- That's the mountain. A mountain that had been burned red by the friction of the air and was rushing straight towards here at a rocket-like speed.

"It's been a long time since I've been playing like this, and I've been throwing buildings lately. Speaking of which, a year ago, I used a mountain to knock your Windsor Castle to pieces. However, I didn't think it was strong enough at first and threw it directly, but this time because it circled the earth, the power should be halved. ”

Shrugging his shoulders, Aikawa looked at the Knight Commander.

"-Are you going to deal with it? Anyway, let's take this on. ”

"Damn ......!!"

“……”

The head of the knights gritted his teeth fiercely, and the second princess, Qialisa, who was sitting on the horse, also slowly pulled out Catina I.

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The third princess is in the carriage.

She is not riding in a royal carriage now. However, this carriage, which is slightly lacking in luxury, has a lot of functional and practical design. It is a carriage for guards.

There is no coachman.

This magically made carriage will automatically receive orders and run automatically as long as the destination is set. For Villyanne, who is not good at riding horses, this is a feature to be thankful for.

In short, hurry up, the anxious Verian didn't even have room to light the lamp. In the almost pitch black carriage, only the self-operated psychic gown shimmered.

(Go to Canterbury Cathedral...... ）

Verian thought of the stately cathedral about ten kilometers ahead.

(Anyway, if I get there first, and if there are still 'Puritans' here, at least ask them to save the ......servants who let me escape!!)

However, this wish could not be realized.

Suddenly, the two horses pulling the carriage stirred and ran away in different directions, and the carriage was twisted and overturned by the violent force. With a loud bang, the third princess lost consciousness.

"Woo......"

Velian, who heard the faint neighing of horses, woke up.

In the overturned carriage, the spirit suit used for automatic control emits a high-alert red light that is different from usual.

The communication in the corner of the carriage was voiced in a psychic costume.

"Give it up. Whether you come out honestly or hide in there, you're going to die anyway. If you are not reconciled, give up. But the prayer is up to you. ”

“……！！”

The familiar voice of her sister made Verian froze.

The spirit suit used for communication continued to hear Kialisa's merciless voice.

"Three"

Reciprocal.

But this wasn't what was asked of Veryanne.

"Two"

It's all going to be a killer anyway.

In other words, this is nothing more than torturing Villian.

"One"

Velian made a decision.

From the point of view of common sense, although it has overturned, the carriage with a certain degree of spiritual protection should be relatively safe. Unlike her sister, Verion is completely incapable of using offensive magic.

"Zero"

However, Verian suddenly reached for the door.

She opened the door of the overturned car, which looked like the hatch of a submarine. Lean out with all your might.

Immediately, the carriage received some kind of tremendous force.

The force of destruction smashed the defensive armor and the carriage to pieces. The third princess, who had managed to climb into the carriage, also rolled to the ground. I don't even have the room to check if my limbs are intact.

"It's useless to rely on Canterbury Cathedral. Got it?"

Kialisa's voice came.

She rode on a nearby military horse and looked down at Verian lying on the ground.

She had a sword in her hand.

Seeing this sword without a sharp tip, Willy's sharp expression became full of questions.

（…… No...... Catina II ......?)

"The automatic control of the carriage used by the guards is out of control, and it is not our doing. Rather, it's your destination, Canterbury, that hides its coordinates information...... You know why, you've been abandoned. 」

"......!?How could it be...... How could it be, is it ......!!"

"The 'royal faction' and the 'knightly faction' are already in my hands. So the Puritans are not going to shelter you. Obviously, you don't have a companion left. ”

Behind the second princess, multiple light sources approached. It was a lamp-lit carriage and a military horse. The dozens of knights who had been protecting Verian before had become the power that the second princess had mastered.

Falling to the ground, unable to move the princess for fear, surrounded by knights.

One of them, the head of the knights, said to Kialisa,

"It has been confirmed, there is no trace. ”

"Hmph, did you really run? Well, there's one more job to be handed over to you. ”

Kialisa's words sent a shock to the third princess's shoulder.

The Knight Captain looked at Kialisa. The second princess said to the knight leader with an inquiring expression.

"I've said it before. When the third princess is the time, I won't listen to your nonsense anymore. ”

“…… I see. ”

As he answered, the chief of the knights dismounted from his horse.

Velian couldn't believe it.

He is indeed a direct subordinate of Chialisa. The decision to follow orders is a matter of course. However, the Captain of the Knight is not a person who has only known each other yesterday or today, but has known each other for more than ten years.

The number of times I have relied on him for protection is too many to count.

At night banquets, he often guards in the shadows. Several political marriages have not been carried out, and I am afraid that there are also relationships that he has tried his best to do in places that history cannot see.

It's not going to be simply killed. Yes, it's not the mind or the military.,But the third princess with the image of benevolence.。 She looked forward to it strongly.

It's not good, the knight commander is just acting.

Pretend to kill yourself, hide it from the second princess, and then quietly let yourself go.

This kind of thinking is not so much optimistic as escapism.

Then, the inescapable despair shattered the thought in an instant.

“…… Decapitating with a sword damages the blade. Bring the axes used by the princes and nobles for execution. It is as heavy as possible to cut it beautifully. Even if she dies, a princess is still a princess. It is a shame for the princess to let the people see the dirty head. ”

The Knight's Chief's request to his subordinates made Virien's throat hoarse.

“…… Whew......"

She opened her mouth, but nothing came out.

The heavily armed knight brought an axe. A single-edged axe about a meter long, the axe surface that has absorbed countless amounts of blood, looks extremely heavy.

The Knight Commander silently took the axe and looked around again.

The left and right sides of the dimly lit road are full of forests. There is no light. There was no one else but them.

The Knight Commander closed his eyes and sighed.

He looked like he was expecting something.

Then it changed to a look of disappointment.

"Let's get started. ”

He opened his eyes and whispered.

A choking sound rang out, and the knight commander took the axe to his shoulders and raised it high.

"Woo, woo, ah....... Woo-ah!!"

Veryanne, unable to speak, lay on the ground and shouted.

But the Captain's expression did not waver.

He aimed his axe at Vilian's neck. With his technique, he can accurately decapitate even if he doesn't specifically hold Verian down.

Only Kia Lisa said in a somewhat melancholy tone at this time,

"It doesn't matter if you want to ask for help, there are so many people listening anyway. No one will respond to you, though. ”

This sentence made Verian feel the most painful.

There are so many people in the world, so many powerful people, but none of them stand up for Velian. Surrounded by knights with all kinds of weapons, Vilian was so lonely. It's like showing the end of the fallen Wang family.,Overwhelming loneliness.。

Tears welled up in her eyes.

Is it because of horror, sorrow, or humiliation?

The Knight Chief's brow moved for a moment, as if reflecting his mood.

“…… Farewell. Finally, I will make an agreement with you. I'll treat your head well. The muscles and skin will remain the same as they were before life...... No, it will be more beautiful than when I was alive. In that case, when you see the people of that level, you must be sympathetic to you. ”

After saying these last words, the Knight Commander waved away all confusion and swung the execution axe clenched in both hands towards the third princess, Vilian.

Confusion will give her excess pain.

That's when —

Bang. The terrifying onslaught struck the "knights" who were gathered around.

Rows of knights were swept down, and the execution axe in the hand of the head of the knight was shattered.

This moment.

Among the knights who were blown away, several of them whispered blankly,

“…… Are you back?"

This moment.

The second princess, Kialisa, who was riding on a horse, held Catinana I in her hand, still maintaining a leisurely attitude, said.

"Are you back?"

This moment.

Throwing away the broken axe handle casually, he looked at the knight commander in front of him, and shouted loudly with a smile in the face of the strong enemy that appeared in front of him

"Are you back!!"

Then, the mouth of the plural number opens at the same time,

People, or rather, everybody said that name—

[[[ William Orville!]]]

The third princess, Vilian, still can't understand what happened to her.

The body, which was lying on the ground, was floating in the air. No, no, it's in a man's arm. A strong man holding the third princess in one hand, and a huge sword in the other. The weapon, which was more than three meters long and too large, was easily held in his hand.

The inscription on the side of the sword reads "Ascalon".

And at the root, what else is contained.

It was a coat of arms that was supposed to be in the hallway of Buckingham Palace, and it was supposed to never see the light of day. The blue base is stacked with green, and the coat of arms of a mercenary is made up of a dragon, a unicorn, and Silky.

Verian recognized this.

She knew the man's name.

"Are you alright? princess of the kingdom. ”

He expressed the bare minimum of etiquette in short words. Mercenaries don't like to talk nonsense. Hearing these simple words, the third princess finally understood the situation.

The owner of this warm arm stood up for Villian.

Even the "royal faction", the "knightly faction", and the "puritanism" all abandoned her.

Only the mercenaries stepped forward.

“…… It's so slow......"

In the face of this fact, tears continued to flow from Verian's eyes.

But it's completely different from before.

The reason for tears has completely changed.

She was amazed at how many tears could flow from her eyes.

She didn't suppress the emotions gushing up in her heart, and while shedding big tears, she shouted with all the strength of her body,

"It's too slow! stupid mercenary!!"

So, the sheep and the princess were sent to the dragon's dwelling.

As the princess grieves over her fate, a wandering knight on a horse appears at her side.

Whoever carries a gun and a holy sword, a knight of knights.

His name was St. George.