Chapter 52

There was a beast and a human struggling.

When the royal knights, who received the report, arrived at the scene, they saw a large wolf, a tired-looking boy, and an unconscious man with a bad appearance.

Naturally, the knights were most wary of the large wolf, the Volf. Seeing the knights point their swords and be on guard, Louis thought, "This is bad," and desperately tried to explain to the knights. The suspicion was cleared for a moment when it turned out that the unconscious man was a thief known to the knights and Volf had returned to human form. However, they were still not free, so Louis asked the knights to inform the prince that "his friend Louis is in trouble."

The knights were suspicious, but if the boy really was a friend of the prince, it would be a problem. When they informed the prince Yuri, Yuri exclaimed, "What has that idiot done this time!?" and rushed out of the castle to Louis's location.

"Ah, you're here, you're here. Hey, Yuri, over here, over here!"

Louis called out to Yuri, who had rushed to the scene. Despite his hurried arrival, Yuri was irritated by Louis's calm demeanor.

"Hey, Louis! You always cause problems! What did you do this time!? My stomach has been hurting because of you!"

"Haha, sorry, sorry."

While apologizing, Louis explained the whole situation from the beginning. When Yuri learned that Louis and his companions had been caught up in a fight and had even destroyed the band of thieves, which had been one of their concerns, his anger finally subsided.

"…Haa. Well, since this has contributed to the peace of the kingdom, I'll let it slide this time. But from now on, you must inform me before you do anything! The aftermath is a hassle, you know!"

With that, Yuri began giving orders to the knights with precision. He also informed them that the thieves were lying in the warehouse, which put his mind at ease. Yuri would handle the situation well. He would also deal with the item the leader of the thieves had…

As Louis was thinking this, a large shadow slowly approached and suddenly pounced on Louis!

"Kweeeeee!!"

"Whoa!?"

The one who pounced was the large green parrot, Wise Parrot, that the thief had caught. It seemed to have been hiding because the knights had arrived.

"What, what's wrong? You're free now, you know?"

Wise Parrot kept rubbing its large head against Louis and wouldn't let go. Seeing this, Volf laughed.

"This is rare. It seems this bird has taken a liking to you, Captain."

"Huh? Really?"

When Louis asked, Wise Parrot chirped, "Kwee♪," as if in agreement. It seemed to have really taken a liking to him.

"Hmm, what should I do?"

"Keep it, why don't you? Wise Parrot is as smart as a human. I don't think it will be much trouble."

Volf advised the puzzled Louis. Hearing this, Louis made up his mind.

"Then I'll ask the dormitory master if I can keep it! If I say Yuri gave permission, it should be fine!"

Hearing this, Wise Parrot chirped joyfully, "Kweeeeee!!" However, Yuri, who had been decided for without his consent, would again have a stomachache, but let's set that aside for now.

"Still, why did it take a liking to me?"

While petting the head of the joyful Wise Parrot, Louis voiced his question.

"…I think I understand."

"Huh?"

"From you, I sense a greatness that doesn't match your small body. It must have been drawn to your big heart."

Volf, who had started calling Louis "Captain" at some point, made this deduction. Louis, who was directly complimented, said, "No, that's not true," while blushing, but Volf's face was very serious.

"Can you tell me? How do you become someone who can move for others like that?"