# 344
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344
“You look stupid.”
“what? “You bastard!”
“long time no see.”
Luke Yeager frowned at the light greeting.
“How are you here? “Where have you been all this time?”
“Where have you been?”
“You went missing in Rinosa!”
Helmut raised his eyebrows in surprise.
“How did you know that?”
This is Luke Jaeger, who was thought to be imprisoned in Bashor. Besides, the only thing he knows about Helmut is his name.
“I am now the commander of the Knights of Palma. I can figure out that much. I thought he was either a mercenary or an academy student. I didn’t know it was the latter, though. Because you don’t look like a student at all.
Your skills are definitely not for your age. I figured whoever you were, there would definitely be a rumor out there. No matter how much you hide it. “Then it’s not hard to find out since you know the name.”
Luke Yeager frowned.
“But it’s too late. “I found out later that there was a guy named Helmut at Greta Academy and that he went missing in Rinosa.”
“It was like that.”
Helmut responded briefly.
“But why did you come here?”
Luke Jaeger looked at the fallen monster and Helmut alternately as if suspicious.
If this was Basor’s royal capital, he would have welcomed Helmut happily.
But that wasn’t the case. He thought that Helmut’s disappearance was Helmut’s will.
I thought he wasn’t the kind of guy who would be bullied by anyone.
I can’t help but think it’s strange that someone who voluntarily disappeared suddenly appeared in a desert like this.
Helmut muttered.
“Now you know how to doubt me.”
“…It’s a suspicious situation no matter who sees it.”
At that moment, a flash of light came from the monster. Magical energy.
Luke Yeager hurriedly aimed his sword.
However, the monster never moved again.
A person jumped over the monster’s body.
widely.
Judging by her womb, which was wearing a white robe, it was a woman.
The hood was pressed down so deep that only the lips were exposed, but the well-shaped pink lips stood out on the pure white chin.
But there was something more noteworthy. A black mass with a surface as shiny as crystal was floating in the air next to her.
In the black mass, the presence of magic suppressed magic was strong. The gigantic wriggling demon energy was so vivid that it was almost as if I could see it with my eyes.
However, the magic was completely blocking the demon energy. It would not be possible to influence Helmut’s sprouts of darkness.
“The core has been recovered. Now, no monster will be able to inherit the power of the red scorpion, so no monster that will rule the desert will appear for a while.”
It was a nice voice to listen to. Luke Yeager looked at her blankly and noticed one more strange thing.
A bird with colorful and colorful feathers was sitting on her shoulder.
Moreover, at my feet, a white cat followed me and was standing with its eyes open.
‘Birds and cats.’
It is an unsuitable combination for an appearance that does not match the desert. Because cats eat birds.
But wouldn’t something be different since he’s a wizard?
The white cat Elaga then opened her mouth.
[For a guy who lives in the human world, he’s quite strong. I never thought there would be a monster like this here.]
The bird also opened its mouth with a pout.
[Strong guy? A guy like that who runs away from humans even under the best of circumstances? Rather, what happens to that core?]
[You, who was so weak, ate it? You have to eat at least that to at least follow my toes.]
[What? You stupid cat!]
[What a shabby new head. Do you know that even if you fight in your current state, you will lose to me?]
[This… this!]
Wizard Area said clearly.
“We will use it for research purposes. “I won’t give that to anyone.”
Her voice brought reality to Luke Yeager.
“The cat talks! Even birds!”
Luke Yeager was horrified and pointed. Elaga hit the floor with her tail.
[Oh right. You shouldn’t speak in front of people. I forgot because there was only one person.]
[I heard about that guy, so why not just kill him and bury him?]
The eyes of cats and birds were all focused on Luke Yeager. I couldn’t hear what was said next, but it was a look that I couldn’t help but flinch from.
“stop. “He won’t talk.”
Helmut calmly dissuaded him. This time, Elaga scolded in a voice that only Helmut could hear.
[How can you guarantee that? Do you still trust people after being betrayed by them? A poor guy!]
Elaga seemed like a creature that existed only to criticize Helmut. By his standards, Helmut was raised as best as he could be, but he was a poor guy who foolishly went around getting betrayed.
Helmut’s feet twitched. I wanted to kick him furiously, but I had to restrain myself.
He was learning something called patience these days. I deeply regret taking Elaga out of Pahe Forest.
It was a point where I began to suspect that in this way, I was returning the trouble I had suffered to Elaga when I was young.
“He is Darian’s great-grandson. And that’s why I came here.”
Helmut’s gaze, which had briefly moved to Elaga, then focused on Luke Jaeger again.
“Because I want to meet him.”
“You came to see me…?”
“Please don’t misunderstand. “I ended up here because I was looking for you, and I didn’t intentionally try to meet you in this place.”
Area explained. Luke Jaeger looked at her with her face covered and asked Helmut.
“who is this?”
“My girlfriend.”
Luke Yeager flinched. He looked at Helmut incredulously.
“She’s your girlfriend?”
“Do you have any problem.”
“…nothing.”
It’s not like I wasn’t worried at all because he suddenly went missing, but he seems to be doing well.
Much more so than here, where I was often fighting monsters in the desert.
The moment Luke Yeager opened his mouth, feeling somewhat betrayed, he saw the Knights of Palma running from the other side.
The distance was greater than I thought, so I finally arrived.
They found the fallen monsters, Helmut, and Area and approached them in a state of alert.
“Captain? How did this happen? “Did you catch that monster alone?”
The members of the Palma Knights who arrived only then asked. The moment Luke Jaeger opened his mouth, Helmut interrupted him.
“I happened to be passing by, and this person caught my eye and hit me.”
He gave credit to Luke Yeager in a light tone. Luke Yeager immediately denied it with an expression that said, ‘When will I?’
“No, this guy caught it.”
“Even if I give the ball back, you don’t know how to accept it.”
“I am the commander of the Knights of Palma and an honorable knight. “You can’t lie.”
Before becoming the Commander of the Knights of Palma, he followed Helmut’s words and was even awarded the title of defeating the Red Scorpion, but not now.
Luke Jaeger’s eyes were stern, and Helmut interpreted it differently.
‘That’s right, there’s no room to go up any further.’
Unless he was going to become king, there was no need for the Commander of the Knights of Palma to prove anything more.
“What are you doing with that monster?”
“Is the person next to me a wizard?”
It is very suspicious that such talented people suddenly appear in a desert like this.
However, it was also true that they defeated the monster that the Knights of Palma had been pursuing. Because Luke Yeager said so.
Even those who received awards made meritorious contributions. For a moment, the Knights of Palma were at a loss as to what to do.
Helmut took a step closer to Luke Jaeger and opened his mouth.
“Then shall we go?”
“You’re leaving. “Where?” “You don’t have to take me to the royal road. “He is a person who contributed to defeating that monster.”
Are you sure you want to wash with your bare mouth? Helmut’s black eyes darkened as if he was asking that question.
Luke Yeager nodded in confusion.
“Ah, that’s right.”
Secretly, he is still a guy who is good at manipulating people. Luke Yeager immediately looked back at the Knights of Palma and said.
“I know, so you don’t have to worry. Even the core of the monster was completely processed. Since he has done a good job, we should go to the royal capital together and reward him.”
“Yes, Captain.”
The Knights of Palma followed his words without a word. It was decided that Luke Jaeger would return immediately along with Helmut and several other members of the Knights of Palma.
The remaining members of the Knights of Palma will call soldiers from nearby cities to collect the monster’s body.
Helmut approached Luke Jaeger and whispered.
“Oh, please keep it a secret.”
Luke Yeager immediately understood what he was saying. Talking cat and bird.
Luke Yeager nodded with a confused expression.
“That’s it for now.”
“Let me explain. “I have something to talk about anyway.”
Luke Jaeger looked up and down at Helmut as he approached.
A different impression than when I saw it before. When I saw him for the first time in four years, he had changed so much that I was surprised to recognize him.
Helmut, or Hyde, was a boy back then, but now he is a grown man.
But Luke Yeager clearly felt something different.
“You have become stronger.”
“Yes, you too. “Maybe not as much as me.”
“Your personality is still the same.”
Luke Yeager laughed haha. Only then did he seem to relax, reaching out and stroking Helmut’s head.
Helmut flinched without realizing it. It was an unfamiliar and friendly touch.
Luke Yeager said with his characteristic cool smile.
“nice to meet. Helmut. “I don’t know if you’ll be happy to hear your story.”
Even after hearing the story, can he still think of Helmut as a welcome presence?
Helmut’s thoughts were ‘no’. Even simple Luke Yeager would have changed a bit after becoming the Commander of the Knights of Palma.
Elaga and Ygrel were talking loudly next to me.
[That guy is also looking down on you. How weak I must be in the human world.]
[Yes, stroking the head is a gesture that an adult shows to a child due to human habits. In other words, it is the behavior shown by the strong to the weak.]
[As expected.]
Helmut ignored the irritating and irritating sound. Now I could.
Area remained calm even in the double window and walked along Helmut’s side.
Her thoughts were all focused on where to use the precious monster core she had secured this time.
“let’s go.”
Following Luke Jaeger’s suggestion, they moved with the Knights of Palma. It was going straight to the royal capital of Basor.
