Huwaaaahhhh

A new morning has arrived, and like how I always did, I greeted it with a stretch of my arms, along with a barely audible, but lengthy yawn.

Yesterday, Fritz had successfully arrested Algerio, and along with Gabal, several other accomplices were arrested as well, and the Goldstone company was brought to ruins.

After the arrest, the innocent servants in Algerio's household were freed from their work contracts, and are now being helped out by Fritz to find new jobs so that they can still continue to earn a living.

After that, we were supposed to take our rest, but because Liz had already rested before us, she kept bugging us to tell her what happened. Needless to say, it was a long night.

As I recollected the events that had happened yesterday, I felt like sleeping in the very comfortable bed once again. Although my body wasn't tired, my mind was.

Honestly, that kid...

Bang Bang Bang

「Grey-oniisama, hurry up! I wanna eat already!」Eliza

And just as I was thinking of her, Liz banged the door ever so loudly and asked me to cook breakfast for her.

Seriously, just where does this kid get all her energy from? Also, aren't there chefs that will cook for her? So... Why me?

「Just wait a minute! I'm still preparing myself.」Grey

A few minutes later, I walked out of the room and headed to the kitchen with Liz, where she enthusiastically watched me cook breakfast with Rhodes-san and the other chefs.

Upon finishing my dish for the day, I left the kitchen and took a quick bath to refresh myself. And when I did, the mental fatigue that piled up yesterday slowly faded away.

Haah... Bathing really is great.

After the bath, I wore a change of clothes and then joined everyone in breakfast, wherein only Liz looked like the one who wasn't tired. But even though they were tired, everybody still ate their meals heartily.

I was almost done with my meal when I suddenly remembered something important that I forgot to ask Fritz yesterday.

「Oh right, Fritz. Now that Algerio has been arrested, are our jobs finished?」Grey

「Hmm... I think it is. Don't worry, I'll send you the payment later.」Fritz

「Ah, thanks... Also, although we're thankful for letting us stay over, I think we'll be going back to the inn.」Grey

Yuna and I already decided this long ago, that after we finish the job, we'll be going back to the inn. Although the mansion was wonderful, the thought of damaging something expensive really puts a burden on our minds.

Clang Clang Langgggg

When I said those words, someone's fork and knife suddenly fell from her hand to the table. It was Liz.

「What's wrong Liz-chan?」Yuna

「Uuu... Yuna-oneesama and... hic... Grey-oniisama are... hic... leaving... hic... I don't want that! No! No! No! I want them... hic... to stay!」Eliza

Tears flowed out of Liz's eyes as she started throwing a tantrum. It seemed like she became really attached to us.

「Don't worry, Liz-chan, we're going to visit you everyday.」Yuna

「Yeah, and we'll bring back gifts for you.」Grey

「No! I want you... hic... to stay with... hic,.. me!」Eliza

「But Liz-chan, we still have other jobs to do.」Yuna

「Then... hic... I'll go with you!」Eliza

「Liz, don't be unreasonable. Grey and Yuna still have their own jobs. You can't monopolize them.」Fritz

「But... hic... But... hic... I just want... them to be... with mー」Eliza

As time passed, more and more tears flowed out from Liz's eyes. And seeing her like that, my heart ached a little.

Seriously, this child...

「Alright, alright, we'll stay. As long as your father agrees to it. Right, Yuna?」Grey

「As long as it makes Liz-chan happy.」Yuna

Not being able to resist Liz, Yuna and I agreed on Liz's request on the condition that Fritz agrees. And hearing our condition, Liz looked at Fritz with teary eyes that can break one's heart.

「So long as you don't ask unreasonable things from them.」Fritz

「Uuu... Thank you... otou-sama!」Eliza

In the end, we we're all powerless against Liz, and we all agreed to stay over the mansion while we're still at Moterno.

I wonder how she will behave when we go back to Galderia... Ugh... my head hurts just trying to imagine it.

「Fritz-sama, they're here.」Rosa

Just as we finished eating our breakfast, a maid suddenly entered the dining room and notified Fritz on some people's arrival.

It was the maid that we rescued along with Liz. Come to think of it, she has been thanking us a lot of times for saving her. Well, I'm just glad that she's safe.

「Tell them I'll be there in a minute.」Fritz

Having heard Fritz's response, Rosa-san then bowed and left to carry out her task.

「Visitors?」Grey

「You could say. They're knights from the capital that are sent here to participate in the Labyrinth of Gale's opening.」Fritz

Knight, huh....

Well that makes sense... After all, the treasures inside the labyrinth will be owned by whoever obtained it. It would only be logical for the government to send their own participants. But they sure took their time, the labyrinths opening is only 2 days away after all.

Since they're sent by the kingdom, they should be fairly capable. If I'm not wrong, the combat power of soldiers averages 60 while knights are 90. I wonder how strong they are.

「Fritz, could we meet them?」Grey

「There's no problem with that, but why all of a sudden?」Fritz

「I'm just curious, that's all.」Grey

「I want to go as well.」Yuna

「Me too!」Eliza

Because of my sudden request, everyone ended up going out of the mansion to welcome the knights.

「Greetings, Viscount Landevar-sama! 30th Regiment Commander, Colonel Gustav Geldoria, reporting for arrival! We'll be in your care once again.」Gustav

When we went out to welcome the knights, a large man with a muscular build suddenly greeted Fritz with a loud voice.

《Appraisal》.

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【〔Anthronoids〕】

【Name】Gustav Geldoria

【Race】Human

【Sex】Male

【Age】39

【Status】Healthy

【Mana Capacity】684 【Mana Quality】D

【Combat Power】631 【Threat Level】C

【Attribute】Lightning 【Spell Proficiency】42%

【Class】Lancer 【Art Proficiency】44%

【Physical Enhancement】47%

【Ability】...

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Hmm... He's a strong one. But... looking at his age, I could clearly tell that Kurt and Vanessa-neesan were the strange ones.

「What's with that formality, Gustav? That's really not like you.」Fritz

「Hahaha! You really know me, Fritz.」Gustav

「You are my brother-in-law, after all.」Fritz

Oh... Looks like this Colonel and Fritz are related.

「Good morning, Gustav-ojisan.」Eliza

「Oh, Good morning Liz. Looks like you've grown taller again.」Gustav

「Un!」Eliza

Following his father's greeting, Liz also greeted his Gustav-san. They seemed to be rather close.

「By the way, Fritz. Who are these youngsters with you.」Gustav

「Oh, right...」Fritz

Gustav-san asked while he looked at our direction, and Fritz responded as if he had forgotten we were there.

「This is Grey and Yuna, I've hired them to be Liz's bodyguard for a few days.」Fritz

「It's a pleasure to meet you.」Grey

「Nice to meet you.」Yuna

「Grey and Yuna... where have I heard those names... Ah! I apologize for my rudeness, Count Grey-sama, Countess Yuna-sama, I've heard so many tales of you two from Commander Filastra-sama. It's an honor to finally meet you.」Gustav

After hearing our names, Gustav-san pondered for a while, and when he realized our identities, he quickly bowed his head and greeted us.

Although I was used to this kind of reaction, what bothered me the most was what he said on the last part.

Just what kind of stories are you telling them, Vanessa-neesan!?

「Umm, Gustav-sama... What kind of stories did Vanessa-neesaー I mean Vanessa-sama tell you?」Grey

「Ah, you can just call me Gustav.」Gustav

「Then, Gustav-san, would you mind sharing those stories?」Grey

「Well... There was a story where you have defeated an opponent as strong as a lesser dragon. There was also one where you two annihilated a horde of orcs. Oh, and she also mentioned that Yuna-sama can destroy B-rank enemies with ease.」Gustav

Well, at least everything she said was true. But how did she know about the orc horde subjugation? Did she hear it from the adventurers...? No, knowing Vanessa-neesan, she must have forced the guildmaster to tell her.

「Ah, there was also one where you destroyed a whole mountain, and annihilated an ogre nest in less than a minute. She even mentioned you two being able to take on the entire Alfrione army.」Gustav

Vanessa-neesan!!

Just what other things did she tell them!? Yuna is already frozen in shock just from hearing some of the stories!!

Ugh... Next time, I'll make sure to have a word with her. Though, I probably won't be able to win against her...

「Hmm... Now that I think about it, I haven't really seen how you two fight. How about we have a practice match?」Gustav

Huh? I think I just heard something strange... Did he say a practice match?

「Now, now, isn't that too much to ask on your first meeting, Gustav?」Fritz

「Come on, it's just for fun. Also, these knights of mine are getting a bit cocky. I could use a hand to teach them how vast the world is. What do you say, Grey-sama? Yuna-sama?」Gustav

Hey, are you for real? There's no wー

「I'm fine with it.」Yuna

As I was thinking that there was no way he was not joking, Yuna already agreed to Gustav-san's proposal.

「Yuna... Are you really sure about this?」Grey

「Un... And didn't you say that the next time someone is challenging us, it would be my turn?」Yuna

Well, I did say that. I just didn't think that next time would be against hundreds of Alfrione's knights.

Well, excluding Gustav-san, the strongest of the knights are at D-rank, and most of them are at E-rank. Even if there were thousands of them, Yuna wouldn't lose.

「Alright, but make sure you don't hurt them too much.」Grey

「Really!? Thank you, Grey!」Yuna

Yuna said with a sincere and bright smile on her face.

Badump Badump Badump

That's cheating... Your smile is too destructive...

「Grey, are you alright?」Yuna

「Ah! I'm fine... Anyway, now that Yuna had agreed to it, we should probably find a good place to have the match.」Grey

「???」Yuna

That was close... If I hadn't changed the topic, Yuna would have noticed. Aghh... I need to be more careful.

「Haah... Then I'll allow you all to use the practice grounds, just try to not destroy anything.」Fritz

「Haha, then it's settled!」Gustav

Having decided the venue, Gustav-san then ordered the knights to follow him, and headed there. The four of us then followed suit. When we arrived there, Gustav-san then announced the practice match to the knights and explained the rules briefly.

The rules Gustav-san made were simple, in order to win, one side must knock out all the opponents from the other side. The use of any form of magic or any consumable items are forbidden, and one would be disqualified if the rules are broken.

「Alright, then begin!」Gustav

Gustav-san already announced the start of the match, but rather than attacking, the knights complained why they were made to fight a teenage girl.

It was only logical for them to complain, who wouldn't? Just from a single glance, one could tell that it was 300 against 1.

「Jou-chan, can you surrender for us? We really don't wanna get you hurt, okay?」

One of the knights said as he tried to pat Yuna's head, but before he could do so, Yuna disappeared from her view and when she reappeared, she already knocked out the knight with the hilt of her dagger.

「Oh, I forgot to mention, she's much stronger than Commander Filastra-sama!」Gustav

You forgot to mention...? You clearly just wanted them to drop their guards.

「You've got to be kidding us!」

「Hey, don't drop your guards!」

「Let's corner her!」

The knights charged towards Yuna but just like what she previously did, Yuna vanished from their sight once again. When she appeared once again, she was already on the other end of the charging knights, and knocked out about 30 of them.

Although I say vanish, she was just actually too fast for their eyes to eyes to follow. It just makes sense, after all, while the knights can reach speeds of 60 kph, Yuna can go at twelve times that speed.

「Don't let your guard down! She can appeー」

「Behind you!」

「Where is shー」

One after the other, the guards fell by Yuna's hand. Rather than a practice match, it looked like a one-sided beatdown. Not even a minute has passed, but the knights' numbers already dwindle to a quarter of what it originally was.

「Hm... This is my first time seeing Yuna fight.」Fritz

「Hahaha! She's just like how Filastra-sama described her!」Gustav

「Yuna-oneesama is amazing!」Eliza

I felt pity for the knights, but if they really were getting cocky like Gustav-san said, then this could be a lesson for them. Thankfully, they weren't allowed to use magic, otherwise, Yuna would have already obliterated them.

A few more seconds passed and the last knights finally fell, and thus the match was concluded with Yuna winning one-sidedly.

When the knights regained consciousness, they received a lecture from Gustav-san and they apologized to Yuna, but...

「Gustav-sama, please let us have another match.」

「Maybe we could win a fight with the young man there.」

「Yeah, we'll prove our worth as knights.」

... the knights asked to have another bout, but this time, they wanted me as their opponent.

「No, no, no, there's no way you'll win against Grey. If I were to estimate, he should be about a dozen times stronger than me.」Yuna

But of course, Yuna shot down their hopes before Gustav-san could even agree to their request.

「You really didn't learn your lesson, did you? Grey-sama, I would like to ask you to educate them once more.」Gustav

Haah... Don't go dragging me into this mess, Gustav-san... But well, I think I could use some exercise myself.

「Fine, but I'll make it quick.」Grey

「Then... begin!」Gustav

As soon as Gustav-san gave the signal, another practice match began, and just like the previous one, the knights were defeated one-sidedly.

「S-Sorry!」

「Please forgive us!」

「Uwaaah!」

That day, the knights gained an unforgettable experience, and the motto of Galderia's adventurer's guild was engraved to their souls, and that is to never judge a book by its cover.

CHAPTER 37 END