February 1st.
In less than a week, the suppression of the Eastern Demonic Front was completed.
This is an absurd speed considering that it usually takes about ten days on average.
...thought Nike.
If there are any unexploited entities in Area A, where the demons appear the most, they escape to Areas B and C, and it takes an average of ten days to clear them all out.
But the reason why they succeeded in subduing it in just a week is...
This is because there are almost no demons that have escaped from this place, Area A0.
The size of the demons was no different from usual.
So what's different?
“Why? You’re just so cute!”
“Take it off, you punk! You went to pee the other day at dawn and almost caught a real lion!”
“No! My daughter bought this for me!”
...Yeah, that guy.
It's Ryan.
He expected it just by looking at the courage of someone who was incompetent and entered the center of the cursed land without fear...
He was an incredibly skilled person.
It was Ryan's contribution that shortened the subjugation time.
“Ryan! Want to go out and have a beer?”
"Good~ I'll invite you to Belzer, so stay. I've completely renovated the mansion, so there's plenty of room to sleep~"
He was also very sociable, so he became friendly with everyone in Area A0, including knights, private soldiers, and mercenaries.
Innate physical condition and talent that is not scary even without this ability.
As a person with supernatural powers, Nike felt bitter.
Indeed, he wonders if God favors the Wassenberg bloodline...
“Your Highness!”
Ryan approached Nike, who was lost in thought, with a bright smile.
Nike stared blankly at the lion head cape that had become the mascot of Area A0 for a week.
Actually, that one... was broken once.
He doesn't know about Ryan, though.
“You little shit! Get behind me! Die! Aaaah! Aaaah!”
During the subjugation, Nike saw him screaming and chopping up the corpse of a dead demon beast, so he looked to see why he was doing that.
“What are you going to do with my cloak!!!”
A cape torn by the demon's claws rolled beside him.
It seemed like he cared a lot, and Nike gave him a break because Ryan might get too excited, and it might be dangerous.
Nike went back to before the cape was broken and fought against the demons near Ryan. He made sure it wouldn't break again.
That was the cape that saved his life.
"...Why?"
“Hehehe.”
Ryan pulled the cape's drop straps all the way down.
‘Again... are you trying to ask me something?’
Nike swallowed a sigh.
For some reason, Nike felt weak every time Ryan pulled on that drop strap.
He was worried about Ryan, the first subjugation, so she tried to send him to a safer place.
“When the calm is over, go to Area A1.”
“Hmm. I just want to stay here, can’t I...?”
The expression on the baby lion's face became sullen as he pulled on his hat string...
"...Yes."
And it just failed.
“It’s not my original deployment area, so I don’t have a good place to stay... Would it be okay if I stayed at the Prince’s barracks for a while...?”
He came to his barracks, pulled at his hat string, and made a pitiful expression...
"...Yes."
Nine met a man for the first time, and they were stuck together in a small barracks, and they even made eye contact.
Nike was ominous.
Will it be the same this time?
And as expected, Ryan said, tugging on his hat string with a distracted bulk.
“I have a favor to ask...”
“...”
What is going on?
Today is February 1st.
I was having dinner at my accommodation when someone came.
"The subjugation is over!"
In less than a week, the suppression of the Eastern Demonic Front was completed.
This is an absurd speed considering that it usually takes about ten days on average.
...thought Nike.
If there are any unexploited entities in Area A, where the demons appear the most, they escape to Areas B and C, and it takes an average of ten days to clear them all out.
But the reason why they succeeded in subduing it in just a week is...
This is because there are almost no demons that have escaped from this place, Area A0.
The size of the demons was no different from usual.
So what's different?
“Why? You’re just so cute!”
“Take it off, you punk! You went to pee the other day at dawn and almost caught a real lion!”
“No! My daughter bought this for me!”
...Yeah, that guy.
It's Ryan.
He expected it just by looking at the courage of someone who was incompetent and entered the center of the cursed land without fear...
He was an incredibly skilled person.
It was Ryan's contribution that shortened the subjugation time.
“Ryan! Want to go out and have a beer?”
"Good~ I'll invite you to Belzer, so stay. I've completely renovated the mansion, so there's plenty of room to sleep~"
He was also very sociable, so he became friendly with everyone in Area A0, including knights, private soldiers, and mercenaries.
Innate physical condition and talent that is not scary even without this ability.
As a person with supernatural powers, Nike felt bitter.
Indeed, he wonders if God favors the Wassenberg bloodline...
“Your Highness!”
Ryan approached Nike, who was lost in thought, with a bright smile.
Nike stared blankly at the lion head cape that had become the mascot of Area A0 for a week.
Actually, that one... was broken once.
He doesn't know about Ryan, though.
“You little shit! Get behind me! Die! Aaaah! Aaaah!”
During the subjugation, Nike saw him screaming and chopping up the corpse of a dead demon beast, so he looked to see why he was doing that.
“What are you going to do with my cloak!!!”
A cape torn by the demon's claws rolled beside him.
It seemed like he cared a lot, and Nike gave him a break because Ryan might get too excited, and it might be dangerous.
Nike went back to before the cape was broken and fought against the demons near Ryan. He made sure it wouldn't break again.
That was the cape that saved his life.
"...Why?"
“Hehehe.”
Ryan pulled the cape's drop straps all the way down.
‘Again... are you trying to ask me something?’
Nike swallowed a sigh.
For some reason, Nike felt weak every time Ryan pulled on that drop strap.
He was worried about Ryan, the first subjugation, so she tried to send him to a safer place.
“When the calm is over, go to Area A1.”
“Hmm. I just want to stay here, can’t I...?”
The expression on the baby lion's face became sullen as he pulled on his hat string...
"...Yes."
And it just failed.
“It’s not my original deployment area, so I don’t have a good place to stay... Would it be okay if I stayed at the Prince’s barracks for a while...?”
He came to his barracks, pulled at his hat string, and made a pitiful expression...
"...Yes."
Nine met a man for the first time, and they were stuck together in a small barracks, and they even made eye contact.
Nike was ominous.
Will it be the same this time?
And as expected, Ryan said, tugging on his hat string with a distracted bulk.
“I have a favor to ask...”
“...”
***
What is going on?
Today is February 1st.
I was having dinner at my accommodation when someone came.
"The subjugation is over!"
Ryan burst in, cheering. He was wearing the lion cape I had given him.
“Father, this is really the best!”
“No, how did you finish it so quickly?”
“Ahem!”
Everyone was excited and welcomed Ryan.
"The demons came out sooner than I expected. Of course, even if they came out early, I'm still largely responsible for finishing the subjugation in just a week."
Is that so? Well, Ryan isn't an ordinary player after all.
“Don’t lie.”
At that, Kali shook her head firmly.
“Weren’t you the gatekeeper, my lord?”
“Hey! Come here for work!”
Ryan said with a grin.
“You knew the Commander was going to make me the gatekeeper, right? Why didn’t you tell me in advance?”
"What difference would it make if I told you in advance? If you don't have experience in subjugation, you'll just be a gatekeeper at first. But you can't disobey orders to deploy, right?"
“I refused!”
"... Yes?!"
Kali was startled for a moment. Then, Revan, holding his chin, spoke calmly.
“That guy, that guy, he’s a very self-indulgent gentleman. There’s nothing to be surprised about.”
"Lord Ryan, are you crazy? If you don't listen, you'll be rejected from the next expedition!"
“Ahahahahaha! That won’t happen!”
Ryan shouted, throwing his arms into the air.
“Because I became soul mates with the commander of the punitive force...!”
What?
My eyes widened in surprise, and Ryan smirked at me. Then he quickly ran over, grabbed my arm, and pushed me into an empty room.
"What, what? Soulmates? You're close? With His Highness the Third Prince?"
I asked as soon as I entered the room.
I guess they met and talked.
However...
“Haha. Yeah, yeah. Good. You told me about this, right?”
Ryan pulled at the cape's hat string.
“I just did this, but he couldn’t refuse the request of a really cute baby lion?”
"Really?"
Wow. This is a bit surprising.
Actually, I knew Nike would like that behavior.
Because...
"...Cute."
“Huh? What?”
Nike loved it when I pulled on the cloak strings to tighten them in the winter.
I bought a hundred capes with straps because of Nike, who kept looking at me and smiling and saying I was cute.
But... that’s...
'It applies to that size too?!'
I was astonished to see Ryan, a beast in his tight cape.
Wasn't it cute because I was there...?
"Ah, anyway. Now, tell me slowly. What happened? How did you become close with His Highness the Third Prince?"
“Before that, I have a question.”
“What is it?”
“Your secret... that you said you would only tell me if I paid you 50 million gold.”
“...”
I nodded.
My special ability... I guess you’re really curious.
'But I was going to tell you first anyway.'
I met Mario a week ago and reconstructed the situation after rewinding time.
Solve the immediate problem.
However, it remained to inform Ryan that Wassenberg was tracking 'Ratan'.
I was so worried about how to tell him that my head was going to explode, so I decided to just tell the truth.
This kind of situation will happen dozens of times in the future...
Since we already know each other's secrets anyway, I thought there was no need to bother going back.
'But!'
Let's play around with it.
“Are you ready with the fifty million gold needed to open my mouth?”
“No, I wasn’t prepared.”
“Ahaha!”
“I’ll try to guess instead!”
“Oh. My secret?”
"Yes."
Oh, that's funny. I laughed.
Well, since you're quick-witted, you probably guessed.
“You don’t need to say everything because I haven’t prepared 50 million gold. From now on, you will only answer my questions with ‘yes’ or ‘no.’”
“Hmm. Should I do it or not...”
"Hey, let's do it. It's fun. But if I ask the wrong question and get a 'no,' I'll stop. What do you think?"
Ryan said earnestly.
What an idiot...
When we first met, he could have grabbed me by the collar and asked me a bunch of questions, but he approached me so gently.
With that size, and with an instant kill skill...
Yet, I was never afraid of Ryan, and I came to trust him so quickly.
It's all thanks to Ryan.
Because it is a very affectionate beast...
“Yes! Don’t do it, what!”
“Whoa!”
A cheering Ryan asked immediately.
“First question! Aren’t you blessed?”
“Haha! Yeah!”
“Second question! Windsor Castle's Star!”
“...?”
No, I was doing well, so why am I going to be that damn Windsor Castle Star again?
Ryan has been really obsessed with that Windsor Castle Star ever since he heard my love story.
If you ask me if he's Fred, I'll have to say 'no'.
Then I waved my hand because the game was over after only the second question.
“If you’re going to ask such useless questions, ask them last. Start with other things.”
“No! I want to do this!”
“Ouch!”
“Windsor Castle Star!”
Ryan grabbed my shoulder and asked, his playful voice gone.
“...Third Prince?”
“...”
“Father, this is really the best!”
“No, how did you finish it so quickly?”
“Ahem!”
Everyone was excited and welcomed Ryan.
"The demons came out sooner than I expected. Of course, even if they came out early, I'm still largely responsible for finishing the subjugation in just a week."
Is that so? Well, Ryan isn't an ordinary player after all.
“Don’t lie.”
At that, Kali shook her head firmly.
“Weren’t you the gatekeeper, my lord?”
“Hey! Come here for work!”
Ryan said with a grin.
“You knew the Commander was going to make me the gatekeeper, right? Why didn’t you tell me in advance?”
"What difference would it make if I told you in advance? If you don't have experience in subjugation, you'll just be a gatekeeper at first. But you can't disobey orders to deploy, right?"
“I refused!”
"... Yes?!"
Kali was startled for a moment. Then, Revan, holding his chin, spoke calmly.
“That guy, that guy, he’s a very self-indulgent gentleman. There’s nothing to be surprised about.”
"Lord Ryan, are you crazy? If you don't listen, you'll be rejected from the next expedition!"
“Ahahahahaha! That won’t happen!”
Ryan shouted, throwing his arms into the air.
“Because I became soul mates with the commander of the punitive force...!”
What?
My eyes widened in surprise, and Ryan smirked at me. Then he quickly ran over, grabbed my arm, and pushed me into an empty room.
"What, what? Soulmates? You're close? With His Highness the Third Prince?"
I asked as soon as I entered the room.
“Hey, the Third Prince is such a sucker, huh?”
However...
“Calling him a sucker is a bit harsh, isn't it? He's just a good person!”
Ryan pulled at the cape's hat string.
“I just did this, but he couldn’t refuse the request of a really cute baby lion?”
"Really?"
Wow. This is a bit surprising.
Actually, I knew Nike would like that behavior.
Because...
"...Cute."
“Huh? What?”
Nike loved it when I pulled on the cloak strings to tighten them in the winter.
I bought a hundred capes with straps because of Nike, who kept looking at me and smiling and saying I was cute.
But... that’s...
'It applies to that size too?!'
I was astonished to see Ryan, a beast in his tight cape.
Wasn't it cute because I was there...?
"Ah, anyway. Now, tell me slowly. What happened? How did you become close with His Highness the Third Prince?"
“Before that, I have a question.”
“What is it?”
“Your secret... that you said you would only tell me if I paid you 50 million gold.”
“...”
I nodded.
My special ability... I guess you’re really curious.
'But I was going to tell you first anyway.'
I met Mario a week ago and reconstructed the situation after rewinding time.
Solve the immediate problem.
However, it remained to inform Ryan that Wassenberg was tracking 'Ratan'.
I was so worried about how to tell him that my head was going to explode, so I decided to just tell the truth.
This kind of situation will happen dozens of times in the future...
Since we already know each other's secrets anyway, I thought there was no need to bother going back.
'But!'
Let's play around with it.
“Are you ready with the fifty million gold needed to open my mouth?”
“No, I wasn’t prepared.”
“Ahaha!”
“I’ll try to guess instead!”
“Oh. My secret?”
"Yes."
Oh, that's funny. I laughed.
Well, since you're quick-witted, you probably guessed.
“You don’t need to say everything because I haven’t prepared 50 million gold. From now on, you will only answer my questions with ‘yes’ or ‘no.’”
“Hmm. Should I do it or not...”
"Hey, let's do it. It's fun. But if I ask the wrong question and get a 'no,' I'll stop. What do you think?"
Ryan said earnestly.
What an idiot...
When we first met, he could have grabbed me by the collar and asked me a bunch of questions, but he approached me so gently.
With that size, and with an instant kill skill...
Yet, I was never afraid of Ryan, and I came to trust him so quickly.
It's all thanks to Ryan.
Because it is a very affectionate beast...
“Yes! Don’t do it, what!”
“Whoa!”
A cheering Ryan asked immediately.
“First question! Aren’t you blessed?”
“Haha! Yeah!”
“Second question! Windsor Castle's Star!”
“...?”
No, I was doing well, so why am I going to be that damn Windsor Castle Star again?
Ryan has been really obsessed with that Windsor Castle Star ever since he heard my love story.
If you ask me if he's Fred, I'll have to say 'no'.
Then I waved my hand because the game was over after only the second question.
“If you’re going to ask such useless questions, ask them last. Start with other things.”
“No! I want to do this!”
“Ouch!”
“Windsor Castle Star!”
Ryan grabbed my shoulder and asked, his playful voice gone.
“...Third Prince?”
“...”
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