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Chapter 4 - A Prince
Author: CleiZz
Editor: Tetrax

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The Duke’s Knight, Galon.

He was heading to the countryside at the order of the Duke.

“Sir Galon, if you go a little further, you’ll see the village.”

Of course he wasn’t alone.

He was accompanied by soldiers to carry out the mission and mercenaries to lead the way. It was such a large number of troops for a secret mission.

But there was a reason for it.

“Your mission is to escort the prince, who has been living as a serf, safely. Externally, it will be the gift from the Duke to the Great Lord. Never stand out and go quietly.”

Galon’s eyes, who had been mulling over the order for a while, flashed as he heard that he had reached his destination.

“Okay. And just in case, don’t lower your guard.”

Two men following Galon’s instructions burst into laughter.

“Sir Galon, at the very least, would there even be a bandit on a mountain like this?”

“That’s right. Unless they’re stupid, they’ll hide in front of this Duke’s flag.”

They were the centurion who commanded 100 soldiers and the mercenary captain hired for this mission.

“Moreover, with Sir Galon, one of the Duke’s Five Knights, is there anyone who dares to attack us?”

“Ha ha! That’s right. Five Knights of Duke Garcia, even street kids know their name.”

However, Galon replied in a cold voice.

“We’re on a secret mission. Just in case, we should minimize unpleasant situations as much as possible. If you understand, keep up your guard right away.”

“Yes, Sir.”

The centurion and the mercenary captain muttered as they retreated with a poopy expression on their faces.

“Damn it, I thought it would be an easy task to just bring a kid from the countryside.”

“That’s it. Some people aren’t that flexible.”

“They’re too uptight, so we’re the ones getting these chores.”

But it was just then.

“The centurion and the mercenary captain sure are easygoing and like to talk a lot, I guess.”

“!?”

A young man appeared next to the two talking men.