The Heroine Who Was Taken Away by the Main Character Becomes Obsessed With Me After Returning

57. Brackets. (3)

Roland Taylor.

The youngest son of Count Taylor, a boy who has been training all his life to become what the family calls a “Model knight.”

His talent wasn’t great, but he wasn’t without it.

The result of adding a bit of luck to that.

At the age of only 15, he went beyond the Expert Intermediate level and made it to the finals of the Mutuje.

The next opponent is the wretch of Duke Reinhardt. Cale von Reinhardt.

Outwardly, the level known is the lower level of expert.

It is said that there seems to be some hidden number. If he’s not vigilant, he’s a tough opponent to beat.

He thought so and went up to the competition site.

-Kale!! Fighting——!!!

A woman’s voice sounds like it’s stuck in my ear.

Seeing that, Cale turned her head as if looking for the culprit.

Naturally, Taylor’s head moved along with that line of sight.

Then we met.

Silver hair and mysterious purple eyes, as if falling in love.

A mysterious impression.

Rather than being human, a higher level…… It looks like a fairy.

That silver-haired wizard with skin as white as jade.

He is the prettiest person I have ever seen in my entire life.

He was such a beautiful person that I couldn’t help but think that way.

Let’s look at it casually.

The wizard’s eyes, which seemed to be looking at Cale, pass Roland for a moment.

Her eyes meet Roland’s. And the silver-haired wizard quietly opened his mouth.

‘What are you looking at? Aren’t you cleaning your eyes?’

“…… ?”

Contrary to her face with her smiley lips raised while looking at Kale.

The words inferred from the shape of his mouth were quite savage.

Roland was forced to come to her cognitive dissonance for a while.

Did I misread the shape of her mouth? Maybe?

Even so, he’s giving the other person a friendly look.

At least it looks like there is a friendship between the two.

Asked Roland, who had kept her mouth shut for a moment.

Since ancient times, a courageous person can win a beautiful woman.

“Me, that silver hair… …. I think you are an acquaintance. What is your name, by any chance?”

“…… Wow, look at this bastard.”

…… Is not it?

Suddenly, a curse came out of the man’s mouth.

Even though that was all, something eerie was wrapped around Roland’s body.

Instinct is warning you.

If you go further than that, you might really die.

I thought so.

Roland, who tried hard to dismiss it as a misunderstanding, asked back.

“Yes?”

“…… No, no. Thinking of something else.”

If you ask me like that.

As if asking where the creepy energy from earlier had gone, Cale said so in a polite tone.

…… It also seems to have been an illusion.

Still, I’m glad I came to my senses.

If she was caught off guard and lost, she would not be ashamed of herself as a knight.

Taylor straightened the sword and concentrated.

‘…… First of all, let’s win. And. I’m going to visit you to see how you’re feeling. It was an impressive duel.’

And it would be best if he met a silver-haired woman in the process..

Okay. It’s a natural way not to arouse suspicion.

If you don’t pay attention, you won’t get bored.

The opponent was a low-class expert and at the same time a man famous for being a rogue.

She herself is a knight who has been practicing swords since she was only eight years old.

Effort does not betray people.

…… It should have been.

Puuu!

– The battle begins!

The host’s voice heats up the arena.

At the same time, Roland put an aura on his sword.

And before swinging, let’s look forward again.

Cale was no longer standing there.

“…… Uh?”

──f*ck!

With the feeling of something hitting my chin, the world shook for a moment.

What happened?

Roland’s body was leaning backwards without even realizing that fact.

“…… No way. Shouldn’t you pass out already?”

But before Roland’s body leaned completely.

Chin.

Magic energy flowed from Cale’s hand that grabbed him by the collar.

Let the magic power of others penetrate your body.

It’s like waking up from sleep.

A sense of sudden awakening from a clouded consciousness.

Before you even properly grasp the situation.

To the pit of the stomach, Cale’s fist dug in.

f*ck!

“Keep——.”

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A pain like choking breath that came up to the neck.

Roland, who was pushed back in an instant, fell to his one knee with his flop.

“Kkeok, kkeuk.”

However. Cale did not continue the offensive as it was, but instead passed the sword that Roland missed before he knew it.

Pak.

His own sword was pierced into the ground in front of Roland’s eyes.

Dduduk ── Cale, who clenched his fists, spoke with his black waist wrapped around his waist.

“…… Wake up. Aren’t you done yet?”

An exemplary article does not swear.

Because a knight who should be an example to others cannot say vulgar things like cursing.

However.

Even knowing that, Roland couldn’t help but mutter to himself.

‘…… M, he’s crazy.’

Anyway, I was caught by a madman by mistake.

* * *

Um.

Great, refreshing.

Uncommonly, feeling that way, I grinned.

The loser gets on his knees.

The winner enjoys victory in front of him.

A situation where there is clearly a winner and a loser.

Let’s look at the presenter for a while with that feeling.

Belatedly, startled, he grabbed the magic tool and shouted.

-S…… Winner, Cale von Reinhardt!

Um, um.

That man should practice a bit too.

What if the moderator forgets to watch the moderator?

A society that decides the winner of a duel with a more arrogant tone than before the start of the duel.

Leaving that pleasant silence behind, I leisurely walked out of the venue.

Let’s move to the audience seats where the party will be soon.

Suddenly, I felt a presence from behind.

“I enjoyed the game. How come, you seem to have been a bit emotional since the trumpet started blowing?”

An easy-going way of talking like a unique man.

She didn’t even try to hide her unique energy.

She could tell who it was even without seeing it.

“The Mercenary King?”

The leader of the Hestia Mercenary Corps.

Mercenary King Hestia.

Inadvertently moving his hand to the sheath of the sword, her fingers intertwined and blocked it.

It was only her fingers intertwined, as if they were lightly intertwined.

Nevertheless, she is the king of mercenaries.

She was the strongest mercenary in name and reality and one of the world’s strongest women.

In front of pure brute force that did not even use mana, an arm that could not even move.

In his own way, he is a lower level expert.

The amount of physical abilities and auras were gradually approaching the intermediate level.

Even so, they couldn’t beat the Mercenary King’s strength.

“…… No way. Don’t be too vigilant. Because it hurts.”

“What are you looking for?”

Huh. You don’t even pretend to hear

After muttering that, Hestia let go of her hand and stood back.

“Ah, okay, okay. It’s because I get hurt too.”

Hestia smiled bitterly while saying that as if she was really hurt.

However, no matter who saw her, it was obvious that she was acting, so let’s stare at her.

Come on. Said Hestia, who cleared her throat.

“Tell me to take a numbered ticket and wait? I need to know where to go to get a numbered ticket. If you get close enough, that bad-tempered cat will growl at you. How do you approach it?”

A bad-tempered cat.

Even though he only said that, I could easily tell who he was talking about.

“…… It’s Lucia. Not a cat.”

Since the day she ran into her knight, Hestia, Lucia has been quite wary of her.

This might have been the only way to avoid falling under Lucia’s feelings – the so-called Lucia radar – no matter how much she was.

“…… So. Why did the Mercenary King come to see me?”

“You can call me Hestia. I am generous with people I acknowledge.”

“Yes. So. Why did the mercenary king personally visit me?”

“…… Come on, darling. Do you have a personality?”

Hestia briefly exclaimed while saying that.

…… It feels like the title evolves as you become more rebellious.

Hestia crossed her arms and said.

“At first, it seemed like he was trying to hide his power. Seeing today’s battle, it seems like you’ve given up on that idea at all?”

“… ….”

“Ahahahaha. No, I didn’t mean to say anything, so straighten your face. I just thought that, unlike what he looked like, his personality was quite spontaneous.”

…… It was a fact that could not be denied.

Something related to the princess, Ray. The decision to fight Rin at Mutou Festival. The one that taught Dagnes the sword.

Actually, it was an impromptu decision to some extent.

Ah. Even sweeping the field to finish quickly in the first qualifying match.

Somehow, it seemed that the culprit was not me, but someone else.

“Well, don’t worry. I also like spontaneous people.”

“…… I’m sorry about that.”

“Baby. Are you really fearless?”

Is that a curse word or a compliment?

Unfortunately.

It was clear that Hestia liked either way.

“Well, that’s it. I asked why you came?”

Nod.

When the topic finally came up, I nodded.

Because if she satisfies the reason she came for me, she will be able to send Hestia back.

It wasn’t just another person, it was the mercenary king who came.

I was a little nervous about what the requirements were.

The story Hestia brought out was quite unexpected.

“…… I just came to say a little bit that I’m looking forward to it. It seems like you decided to fight properly.”

“Looking forward to it?”

“Since the tournament is ripe, I can see quite a few useful guys, right? Of course, among them, he is the most useful.”

It took me a while to understand because it was so unexpected.

I was able to figure it out right away.

Ah, so.

Does this mean that they came to cheer?

What kind of support is like declaring war like this…….

To think of it.

Come to think of it, as soon as she appeared, I suddenly thought that I had been openly wary of her.

“Isn’t it the quarterfinals soon? And then, the duel with the party won’t be long.”

“It looks like you didn’t see the bracket, but I have to go to the finals to meet Rin… ….”

“No, no. Not that one Of course, I’m interested in that too.”

Quarterfinals.

When you go up like this, who will you meet in the quarterfinals?

After calculating for a while, I put on an expression that reminded me of it belatedly.

Yes. I didn’t care because I didn’t think we would meet anyway.

In the party, there was one more person.

My escort knight from the White Lion Knights of the Duke of Reinhardt.

“…… Lord Dagnes.”

Let’s recite his name quietly.

Hestia smiled.

“I didn’t think so, but it seems like you really didn’t know. By the way. When it comes to a duel with the party…… I thought I might be able to lose moderately. Don’t you think that’s it?”

“That’s okay. I decided to play against my party in the finals.”

The group that decided to compete in the finals.

In the first place, that was the story about ‘Lynn’ that I just talked about.

After saying that, Hestia put her hand on her chin as if in agony and said.

“It’s the finals. …… I don’t think it will be easy.”

Hestia lowered her voice, so I couldn’t hear what she said behind the scenes.

Let’s tilt her head as if she said something.

Hestia shook her head as if it was nothing.

“Anyway. I’m looking forward to it. I’ve come to say this to you. Now.”

“…… Now?”

“This story ends here. It looks like that naughty cat is coming soon, so shall I go?”

A bad-tempered cat.

She still referred to Lucia by the same title, then she shrugged her shoulders and moved on.

…… As you said, did you come purely to cheer for me?

On the contrary, to the extent that I was shaken.

When I saw Hestia walking away, I gave a short shout.

“…… If you’re going to make an appointment, from now on, just find a mercenary and send it!”

Did you hear me? While walking, Hestia looked back at me for a while.

She turned back and walked away with the corner of her mouth.

It was subtly raised.