Chapter 36 – Entor Kingdom’s 3rd Knight Order Commander (2)

- Entor Kingdom’s 3rd Knight Order Commander’s POV-

「It was only in the forest huh.」

As my vice commander said that, I looked back. Right, there’s no longer any sign of any follower monster.

The members of our group, who felt sad about it, looked back again and again with traces of disappointment on their faces.

The follower monsters stayed with us until we left the forest.

Thanks to them, we were able to reach Emperors without being attacked by monsters even though we traversed the forest for eight days.

There are some very strong monsters in the forest.

To avoid encountering them, we walked in the open part of the forest.

It is a place where strong monsters were less likely to appear.

However, the forest is the forest after all.

Just because there is a low possibility of encountering them doesn’t mean we will surely not encounter strong monsters.

IN the past, there used to be a path that neighboring countries of the forest could use as it was being guarded by the follower monsters.

However, due to the curse that covered the forest, the path disappeared and even the followers of the kings of the forest disappeared.

Over the past few hundred years, the forest had turned into a dangerous place with monsters.

When I was a young boy, I read about follower monsters in books and yearned for them as much as meeting spirits.

I wanted to increase my magic power and meet the spirits. I want to walk in the forest and meet follower monsters.

I worked hard to increase my magic power but I had given up the idea of meeting followers.

I never thought it would come true now.

If I’m not the commander, I would have been grinning all over.

「But that was amazing, wasn’t it? That roar. The moment I heard it, my whole body trembled.」

The words of my adjutant made me remember what happened three days ago.

Three days ago, the followers threatened monsters that we encountered into running away.

Three nights ago, we encountered 8 monsters.

We immediately took up our weapons and prepared to fight.

The moment eight monsters all ran towards us, a heavy bass sound echoed through the forest.

It was the roar of a follower.

Its power made not only us, but even the eight monsters, unable to move.

We were also surprised that the follower is not alone.

There were two of them and they both have threatening magical power.

The appearance of their backs were so majestic that it was burned into our eyes.

The monsters couldn’t help but run away with tails between their legs.

I can still vividly remember that roar and how their backs look.

I guess my teammates also remember them since they are still talking about them even if we are already out of the forest.

However, we can’t do that forever.

We are already in Emperors.

「Pull yourself together. We are already at Emperors.」

『Affirmative』

My men quickly formed a line and began a beautiful march.

I’d like to thank my vice commander in this area.

He’s the one who trained us.

When I turned my gaze a little farther away, I saw a group of knights with this kingdom’s flags.

「It’s the welcome party.」

I agreed with what my vice commander said and looked at my men who were lining up behind me.

Their excitement earlier can no longer be seen as if it has faded completely.

Good.

「Let’s go.」

Hearing my command, the march became a little faster.

Normally, the commander, the vice commander, and other officers should be riding horses but because of the danger of the forest, everyone, including me, is walking.

There’s a chance that they might make a fool of us because of this.

Well, if they really do that, all I can say is they’re a fool.

「It looks like you’re having fun. But please don’t act like an idiot.」

I felt discouraged by my vice commander’s words.

There’s no way I’m going to do that in another country.

What the hell does this vice commander think I am?

How about I listen to him once?

….No, let’s not do that.

I have a feeling that I will never be able to recover if I do.

「Thank you for taking the effort of traveling so far. I am the commander of Emperors Kingdom’s 4th knight order, Mizerost. I will be your guide to the royal castle.」

「Thank you very much. I’m Entor Kingdom’s 3rd Knight Order Commander, Dadavis. Please take care of us….from now on.」

Areh?

That’s alright, right?

Yeah, I’m sure it’s fine.

「It must have been difficult for you to travel in the forest.」

「We were prepared and some followers protected us.」

「Eh? You mean followers of the kings of the forest? That’s amazing!」

What’s this?

You haven’t met any follower monster yet?

I thought you had already met a king of the forest.

Well, I guess we were one step ahead of you.

Oh no, I can’t help smiling.

「Kuh」

「What’s wrong?」

「N-nothing, hahaha」

Vice commander, don’t just suddenly elbow me.

I glared at him and he glared back.

It seems like he found out that I was smiling.

Please, overlook it a little. That elbow of yours hurts.

Even so, the field of Emperors is really vast.

It’s only field as far as I can see. However, why aren’t they planting anything on them?

This is strange. I think I felt magical power from the field.

Or is it only my imagination?

「Commander, I think I can feel magical power from the field.」

My adjutant whispered to me.

In Emperors, is it okay to use magic in the fields?

If so, I’d like to hear about it.

In Entors, the yield of the field has been decreasing for the past few years.

I heard that this year’s harvest is good but they are still calculating how much it has increased.

It was believed that the revival of the river has increased the yield but other measures should be considered.

Maybe I should ask them.

「What the hell is that?」

「Commander! Above! Above!」

While I was pondering about the field, the surroundings suddenly became noisy.

I told them not to make a fuss because we’re in another country!

I looked at my subordinates and saw that they were all looking up with their mouths open.

What a bunch of idiotic faces.

「Is that a Fenrir?」

Eh, Fenrir?

Commander Mizerost, Emperors 4th knight order commander, is also looking up so I look up too.

「Huh!」

There is one being in the sky that looks like a Fenrir and behind it is a being that looks like a direwolf.

And behind it are four slightly smaller Fenrirs than the leading Fenrir.

「The leading Fenrir is big, is it the Fenrir king? But why are they here?」

I shut my mouth and only listen to Commander Mizerost’s comment.

I can’t make a fool of myself here.

Areh?

Someone is riding the Fenrir.

Moreover, I think that they stopped to look at us.

「Commander, what should we do?」

「「What can we even do….hnn?」」

My and Commander Mizerost’s voices overlap.

When we looked at each other, we smiled.

「My apologies but, do you know anything about the Fenrir?」

「Only what’s written in the books. Do you know anything about the Fenrir?」

「Commander, your words, watch your words!」

Ah, I spoke casually.

「No problem. I’ll speak casually too. I don’t like speaking formally that much.」

「I’m glad to have some understanding with Commander Mizerost. Let’s go back to business, is that a person?」

「No way that’s a person. No person can ride a king of the forest unless he’s a….god?」

The one riding what seems to be the Fenrir king has held out his hand and invoked some kind of magic.

I was surprised that the magic was casted on the field but I originally felt magic from the field.

Maybe the god of the forest has put magic into the field?

「Amazing, what’s happening?」

My adjutant’s words were no surprise.

The field glowed as far as the eye could see and after a while, grains of light soared into the sky.

Those grains of light gathered to the person who was riding the Fenrir and absorbed them.

No, they are not being absorbed.

He had something in his hand and they all gathered there.

「Magical power seems to have disappeared from the field.」

「Eh? Oh, it’s true.」

Hearing the words of my stunned vice commander, I turned my gaze to the field.

It’s true, the magic I felt a while ago is completely gone.

What’s going on?

「Why?」

Commander Mizerost was looking at the field in daze.

I’m not even sure what’s their reason for applying magic to the field.

「In this country, do crops grow without problems if there are magical power in the field?」

「Eh? What do you mean?」

「What do you mean what do I mean? If the soil contains magical power, the crops will not grow well and eventually, nothing will grow at all. Isn’t that the same here?」

「Eh, I don’t know. I think the previous king order to pour magical power into the field….so that’s how it is.」

After seeing how Commander Mizerost was convinced about something, he turned his gaze to the sky.

However, the figure of the Fenrir’s group and the person who seemed to be the god of the forest are no longer there.

….I’m glad I became the emissary.

I never thought I’d meet the god of the forest.