Almost falling into a deep sleep, Natsume picked up the binoculars from his side to cheer him up.

Although it is possible to get a little excited by watching the girls frolicking on the beach from here, it is not a good thing after all.

Behind him, in the tall building beside the church, the chief knight rested, and his party would depart for the capital at noon.

But it's not to worry about it.,I shouldn't be arrested or killed directly by the knight commander as a violation of discipline.。

Aristocrats are reserved, but as mercenaries, they don't have to care so much.

This is the top of the city wall, and from this place you can see the distant scenery of the Strait of Dover and the sandy beach below.

Some people are resting on the beach, others are fishing at the pier on the other side, and such a peaceful scene makes it impossible to imagine the coming storm.

Natsume lay lazily on the chair, although he was ordered by the head of the knight to investigate the return route of the princess Verion, but Natsume did not plan to act today, because of the route and time problems.

Judging by the information given to him by the head of the knights, he had to go to the border of France.

Even if it would be forced to break through there later, it would not be possible to go there now.

He is just an ordinary person, crossing the French border privately as a British mercenary, and once he is caught, he will undoubtedly be investigated as an agent or something, and Natsume doesn't want to encounter that situation.

With a yawn, Natsume reached out to block the scorching sunlight above his head, the ultraviolet rays raising his body temperature.

It's a little boring.

Such a peaceful day is quite rare, Natsume smiled, and thought of a way to relieve boredom.

Go to the Knight Captain for a drink.

No, not good.

Since becoming William Orwell, the water in the rear, his actions are really close to that of his uncle, and this change must be curbed by finding a way.

But it's still boring.

Natsume got up and patted his shirt, patted off the non-existent dust and walked to the bottom of the city wall, Asking the knight to drink is not very representative of the uncle's heart, but rather cute, right, a teenage drinking boy?

About five minutes from the steeple church, many horse-drawn carts equipped with supplies were driving from the front to the door, and the sound of horses' hooves fading away and the noise of people could be heard.

There are many people walking around the church, and even if they are close to the church, there are still many people walking around the neighborhood and worshipping the church, so it is also a thing they expect to be able to get close to the solemn church.

The Mass had long since ended, but there was a steady stream of people entering the church, sitting reverently in their seats, their eyes fixed on the Bible in the priest's hand, quiet and polite.

Pulling his gaze back from the church, Natsume saw a procession emerging from the tall building.

Teams of knights were a common sight in the city, but the difference was that they had all their weapons drawn and looked like they were about to fight. And this situation also made the surrounding pedestrians quickly avoid it.

"Follow me to the Eastern Capital!"

The knight who had saved Natsume once before waved the spear in his hand and raised the handle of the gun with the flag on it, leading the team to move forward.

Oh, oh, oh!

The next moment, on the other side of the line, a figure flew over from that side.

Although it was only for a moment, Natsume saw that the person who flew up had a strong body and a rugged appearance, and the weapon in his hand had long since been broken, and was currently in free fall into a barrel full of fish.

Before Natsume could react, the carriage also flew high, landing where Natsume was.

"I'll go!"

Jumping to the side, the carriage grazed Natsume's right shoulder and smashed to the ground, causing the wind to blow his hair and the wood turned into debris and scattered everywhere.

After temporarily avoiding the crisis, Natsume looked ahead, and waited until all the knights had left, revealing the mastermind who caused the incident.

Clapping his hands, the knight commander with a calm face looked at the man who had fallen into the barrel, and after saying a few words to the people next to him, several people carried the man away.

"Yo, what's wrong? Feeling bored in this place? ”

"What were you doing compared to that?"

"It's just a matter of punishing the rude, and it's disrespectful to the royal family to commit a crime in this place across the sea from other countries, so it's just a small punishment for him."

"If you beat people and throw a carriage into the air, these kinds of things are all classified as 'small punishments', and you really can't think of what a big punishment is."

Well, the Knight Captain waved his right arm and said

"Let's pull it with 'Frentin' or something."

"That's too dangerous!"

Taking out that kind of spiritual costume is not to punish ordinary people at all, but to erase it directly.

The Knight Commander spread his hands, and he said as he looked at the team of knights in the distance

"So why come here, the detailed information has already been told to you, and it is okay to leave now."

"No, I have my considerations, at this time, Queen Vilian must not have come to the middle of the route, and taking the liberty of moving forward will only be an excuse for the enemy."

"Then it's troublesome."

The chief of the knights put aside his sorrow and pointed to the eastern wall of the city

"Next, are you going there?"

"It's good to know."

At the café where they met before, the two went side by side.

The Knight Commander knew that Natsume's actions had a reason, and he would not be puzzled by his words, the two people who had been dating for many years, the Knight Commander was already familiar with this friend's style.

At the same time, the mobile vehicle that Queen Vilian was riding in had absolute defense, so perhaps her worries were unnecessary.

The queen of the royal capital is about to start a conference on the power and economy of Europe, and she will be escorted to the royal capital to complete the garrison of that meeting, so this task must be entrusted to William.

Natsume didn't know what the knight commander on his left was thinking, but he knew something that was easy to understand.

He will become a means for him to protect Britain, and the reason why he has given this task to himself is that in addition to trust, there is also a certain test.

To put it bluntly, the safety of Queen Verian is in her own hands.

Putting this idea aside for the time being, Natsume and the Knight Commander achieved their original position.

The waiter inside brought the drinks before the two of them ordered, and it seemed that the Knight Captain was a regular customer here.

"Fermented with fresh grapes or grape juice and a variety of noble spices, not many people taste such a fine wine, but it is a loss for them."

"Wouldn't that be better?"

Natsume responded to the Knight's Chief's words.

"There are two kinds of people, who want others to like what they like; You don't want others to like what you like; Maybe I belong to the second type, and the wine is my own. ”

"That is a manifestation of selfishness, knights do not fight for their own selfish interests, and even if they capture an enemy, they should be treated with dignity."

"I don't want to understand you knights."

Perfunctory, Natsume drank in an unsightly manner.

Seeing that the red wine in the bottle had decreased dramatically, the knight leader, who had raised his eyebrows slightly, also accelerated the speed of drinking.

"Slow me down, the way to taste wine is to be slow, and absorbing all the flavors and mellows in it is the king."

"How did you snatch the bottle while you talked?"

"Although I am a knight, you are a friend and not limited to the scope of knighthood, it doesn't matter what I do."

"It's a difference!"

The head of the knight repudiated Natsume's 'knighthood' with a serious face, and responded with 'wine tasting'.

Time passed slowly between the two of them drinking, and as the sun rose to its highest, the scorching sun turned into dry heat, the earth was baked, and everything became blurred.

Natsume lazily leaned back on her seat, squinting slightly at the shadows between the walls outside the window.

Suddenly, a piebald cat delicately crossed over the cargo box placed outside, and its tail drew an arc in the air.

A group of noble ladies lifted their long skirts to chase the trajectory of the cat, and it seems that raising a cat is also a troublesome thing.

Unlike Natsume, even though his face was slightly red, the somewhat drunk Knight Commander did not put on a lazy expression, he enjoyed the breeze outside with a goblet, and sobered up against the salty sea breeze blowing through the walls.

The overlap of light and shadow formed in the corners, and with it came the words of the knight leader.

"The country now."

After a pause, this is to provide time for yourself to drink.

"There is a little bit of a change, although the three factions can maintain balance by holding each other back, but in the face of other sects and countries that are growing in strength, it is not enough to rely on British land alone. In the past, it had achieved supremacy on the sea, but it fell again under the rise of the Netherlands, and the maritime trade was sometimes curtailed, and now the kingdom is ruled by the queen, and the three royal daughters under it are also talented, but weishenme, weishenme will be so uneasy. ”

"He's really a guy who likes to think a lot."

"Isn't there no way?"

Because I want to protect this country.

That's fine, Natsume smiled and held up a finger.

"Isn't it good to be a knight? Politics or something is left to the queen to think about. You are the shield and spear of the British, and you are and will be in the future, and it is enough to think about defeating the intruders and thwarting the enemy army, isn't it? Do you want to come with me? Become a mercenary duo? ”

"Don't make this kind of joke, the glory of the family is guarded by me, how can I abandon it; Besides, how can the coat of arms be said to be taken down. ”

"It's serious."

Natsume sat up straight, reaching out to snatch the other's wine glass in a mocking tone, but was easily dodged by the Knight Leader, was it a mistake in his own judgment?

I feel that the direction of the wine glass is completely different, so I guess I am drunk.

"You better stop drinking, the amount of alcohol is getting low. It's about to take action, we're going to go around the strait, do you want to come along? ”

"Ah, of course."

Waving his hand, Natsume casually agreed and then fell asleep.