The Strongest Knights ~The strongest one is not the leader, but seems to be the cook~ Chapter 14

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Chapter 14

After adding Chimera to the group, the powered-up Lint Bloom Order returned to the capital.

「For now, I’ll report what happened to the King. And everyone is tired right, so take a rest for 2 or 3 days. Do whatever you’d like until our meeting.」,

said Leader, who then left for the castle.

「Gimlu. Were the rumors true?」

「Yes, Your Majesty. Everything is true.」

「The rumors are such a wonder. A chimera embracing a human. Is Kio okay?」

「Yes, Kio is the same as always.」

「He won’t use the chimera to attack people or anything, right? 」

「No, Your Majesty. Kio would never do anything like that. I believe you can tell, too.」

「Yes. I can tell. A person who would ask for a cooking knife as a reward would never attack people. Try to refrain from telling other people about the matter. Understand?」

「I understand, Your Majesty.」

「You can leave now.」

「Phew, d.a.m.n, it’s all Kio’s fault, why must I be so nervous because of him?」

That Kio is now in the plains riding around on Chimera.

「Uwah! So fast. You’re amazing, Chimera-san.」

「Hmm. Oh, yes. By the way, Kio. I feel something from your breast pocket…」

「Eh? Ah, I’ll introduce you. This is my partner, Nezumi-kun.」

「Hm? That rat is…. hmm, I see, this is quite mysterious.」

「Squeak-!」

「Just now… have we met somewhere?」

「What is it?」

「No, I was just talking to myself.」

I was talking about some interesting stories, but he didn’t hear anything I said.

「Ah, I forgot. I just made some homemade silver vine sake. It’ll take about 6 months, but once it’s done, I want you to be the first to drink it. 」

「Wow! You made silver vine sake? Yes, of course I would try it.」

Once I left Chimera-san and returned, it was very noisy for some reason.

「What’s up? It’s so noisy.」,

I asked the person near me.

「It seems there’s some kind of accident. A horse carriage ran over someone.」

「A carriage ran over someone…?」

「And on top of that, it’s that leader from the Lint Bloom Order.」

「Eh, Leader! Excu- Excuse me, please let me through.」

I pushed through the crowd and what I saw was Leader collapsed and covered in blood from head to toe.

「Leader! Pull yourself together!」

Even though I called to him, he did not respond.

「You, please get back!」

A doctor rushed over.

「When you get hit on the head, it’s not unusual to be unconscious. There seems to be some cracks in the bones of his leg. Let’s not move him for a while.」

When I heard that his condition wasn’t unusual, I felt such relief.

We took Leader to the inn to rest.

After a while, Leader opened his eyes.

「-gh! Owww- 」

「Ah, Leader! You’re awake?」

「Hm? Oh, Kio. Ahh, I remember. I was run over by a carriage.」

「That’s right. Gosh, I was so worried.」

「Ah, sorry. Oh, what’s with my leg.」

「It seems there are cracks in it.」

「Cracks? Well, it’s good that it’s not broken.」

「Should I call the Vice Captain?」

「Ah, yes.」

「Are you alright, Leader?」

「Yeah, but as you can see, I can’t move. Actually, we got a job that we can’t decline. I’m sorry, but can you take the group to survey the Western Forest?」

「I understand, leave it to me.」

「I’m counting on you.」

「Kio, you’re house sitting. Look after Leader, okay?」

「Okay, is it okay if I don’t come?」

「Yeah, since the job this time is only surveying the forest. We’re not doing anything like subjugation and anyways, we’re gonna come back quickly. Don’t leave Leader alone, okay? He gets unexpectedly lonely.」

「Hey, I can hear you, you know?」

「Sorry, sorry. Well, I’m going.」

「Be careful, Loki-san.」

「Everyone knows, but right now, Leader can’t move around. That’s why, I, the Vice Captain, will be replacing Leader temporarily. Please take care of me.」

「Yes, sir!」

「We’re counting on you, Vice Captain!」

「Thanks, everyone. Today, we will be doing some surveying in the Western Forest. Recently, the monsters in the forest seemed to have suddenly reduced in number. We are going to investigate the cause.」

「Then, let’s head out!」

Vice Captain Loki lead the Lint Bloom Kishidan all the way to the depths of the forest.

「As I thought, nothing’s here.」

「It seems so.」

「That’s right, let’s stop around here for today.」

We surveyed the forest, but we did not learn anything in particular. Since the sun was setting, we thought it was about time to go home.

「WAHAHAHA!」

The voice belonged to a human-like monster floating in the sky.