While riding with calm, following the only road in here as almost all over the place filled with green plain, my eyes can't stop looking for the view from here. It's beautiful as the sky is blue paint with a sun-bright with a wind blowing the grass.

Thanks to Galland, I manage to memorize a bit from the map, at least the location for my village, that is. And as I can remember, Roca village is located in the middle of Jega, Lorc and Sedrid but more to Jega... so its pretty close.

After reminiscing from the last night, I already arrived at the back of the town. Looking back feels nostalgic as this is the town that me and Rena selling the corn. I bet today she keeps selling too!

Since the horse is not allowed to walks around the town, so I have to place my horse at the place that is prepared for it, the horse parking spot. Then I carried my bag and sword, walking through this street.

While walking, reminiscing from yesterday event in the royal capital, my heart feels betrayed and rage. Those guys in the royal house... is it true that they are the high ranking officer?! if so, then it just wasted my time coming here! even the royal guard who being rumoured greatly about their strength is nothing but a bad joke!

Yet without appraisal, I can determine their strength via their aura, since myself, a warrior with a brute strength alone. Ever since I came here, I gain a lot of information about why are they not available defeat us... so I have made an assumption. First, this country dividing their force on each purpose, which is a crap to begin with! the strongest soldier choose to live in comfort live in the castle?and most soldiers choose to fight against other enemies rather fight the demon. That reason alone is why I don't have many battles for years. Second, judging by the recent battle, I can tell that those four organizations were not interest in helping the weak unless they do gain some profit in the end... that's a different story. They observe them, then take advantage when it comes to the chances.

Which is more the reason on why I establish that military organization is no other than to raise an army on focusing to raise their power to maximum. And when they reach the peak, I'll throw them to the battles against the demons... of course I'll lead them. And when our names been spreading wide, more people will recognize us and join us... the more people the better. We will continue to win until the day they believe in their storybook about the prophecy knight has become true. And when they are enough to handle themselves, as they powerful enough, I'll fight them, crushing in what I'm creating this far. Since the demon lifespan is longer than the elves, I'll repeat what I'm doing for as long as I like. If this country has recognized my face, change to another place and doing the exact same... easy~

Fufufu, not a bad idea if I must say. But If I rethink again, doing all that seems a big hassle. I just want to fight a strong opponent, just like when I fighting with Fhartu. Fhartu... Fhartu... Heh, today my brain is extremely sharp for some reason,  I thank you, brain! 

Buff... my chest being hit with some other human, I still stand firm but not that human who sitting on the ground with a copper coin being scattered. Hmm... I know this human!

"Rena... are you okay?" I give my hand to her

"Ouch...Hmm? S-Sven?! you're back! w-wait, that's not the time!! my money!" she picks those copper with hurried, I wonder why she looks panicked

"Hey, you brat! stay there!" a voice yelled to her roughly from behind her. It's the soldiers. All of them were five-person... hey, that person in front of them is the person before who berates me for just asking.

Seem they chased her all the way here. I do not know the reason, but I bet something bad will happen to her if I don't do something. So for the stater, I will confront them on her behalf. I walking and standing behind her, who those soldiers running toward her.

"Hold it, you guys" I shouting to them. They stopped their running and standing with a few steps from me

"Hmm, hey it's you from before! what is it now you want!?" that soldier know me, even we only just met once, and that's several past months! What a sharp memories.

"Thanks for asking, may I know on what occasion that you guys chasing this girl until she out of breathing?"

"You really like to ask a question huh? that girl just sold her goods without a permit!" judging his reaction towards me, I think he doesn't know my rank yet, but I play along with this farce.

"Is she sold her goods in the town?"

"She selling at the outside of the gate!" 

Weird, why now they noticing about this?

"If she just selling within outside the town, then I can't see any problem with that~" I began helping Rena to collect her coins

"Who are you to judge that! according to the rule, those who want to sell their goods, they must have a permit and pay the tax monthly to the Freed group" 

"And if those who won't abide this rule shall being prisoned or worse being sold as a slave in Ares hall. Their goods and money will be taken entirely!"

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I glaring at Rena who began to down when she heard that

"But can you make an exception for her? is not like she disturbs other's business and she selling at outside the gate too"

I try to solve this with polite as possible since we in the middle of the town.

"The answer is no. I've been ordered by Freed to capture this girl and sell her on the Ares hall"

I look at my surrounding, the other people been keeping away their distance for not to involve with us. They murmuring as I can hear a Freed name from their lips.

"What's this all about?" a young man with well-dressed like a noble comes with his men, as their sword hang on their hips.

"Ah, sir Raye. we have found the girl but this man is protecting her"

He walks with an annoyed smile on his face. Guh, he reminds me of Aslaroth of the twelve symbols "Fu... it seems you don't understand, you commoner. This girl has done something that I can't overlook her sin. It's quite a while since I ignoring this matter, but the more I become lenient, the wild she can be. Not only she's not paying the tax, but also disturbing some other sellers by stealing their customer. So they have come to me, begging to solve this matter... so I have come to their aid like a good man will do~ hehehe" he flips the gold coin in the air

I see, so this guy is the leader of this town

"Rena!" a familiar voice yells from behind those soldiers

And here I thought that I want to meet her today, and my wish is granted with early.

"Miss Aya" they both hug each other. It seems she's not aware of my existent here, so I silent 

"Well-well, if it's the only daughter of Versfalio coming here. How are you doing, Aya~?"

"Raye! how could you do this!?"

"I'm tired to explain. You should know the rules, Aya. And she broke it"

"But I already sent my application for the permit two months ago and you won't say anything to it! it's your fault, to begin with!" her rage cannot being tamed anymore I see

"Oh, you did? But I'm sorry as I might already trashed all the workpaper on my table long ago, so I afraid that includes yours as well, hehehe" all of them laughing right after he laughs.

"You fiend!"

"Know your place, you third rate. I'm the middle family, your superior! and I'm not interested in helping the likes of you. All of this will not happen if you're not reject my propose to you back then. Now look at you, dirtying your knee just to help this commoner, no wonder you fall into the third-rate... you deserve it! I'm glad that you reject my propose cause it would tarnish my own reputation as the mid-family. Your beauty doesn't match with your status!" he began to give his signal to his men

"you're an eyesore, take them to the prison for tempting to bribe me with their body." with his word, those men and the soldier began to approach them with lustful eyes. I can clearly see that in their eyes.

One thing I can say for sure, human are same as us, greed and cruelty. I also a demon, but I do not use my strength on something like that, but this... is far low than demon itself. Since Aya and Rena is my acquaintance, I'll help them.

"Hold your move, people," I said with my hand shows a stop signal

"What's it again, you commoner? since my rage upon those girls only, I have no intention to drag you into it, so either be grateful for my gift to you or you want the same treatment as them? hahaha"

"I choose none. Instead, I the one who gives you a choice"

"What do you mean by that?"

"You see here, by the word of Wallen of Walnez, the prince of this kingdom declared that I being appointed as the first great holy knight and my family status has been rank up to the upper class noble. And for your knowledge, I also from the Versfalio family... or more precisely, I'm her fiance." I showing them a scroll of paper that I get from that prince guy.

"Fiance...? Sven?" she turned his gaze toward me

"U-Upper class?! impossible!" that guy suddenly loses his cool. Ah... I see. I've obtained such weapon that even he who seems so pride about his status, being shackles

"Yup, and it said in here that, I'll be the one who rules the Jega now" I throw that scroll to them. They grab with hurried and look with focus.

"H-he's right! this scroll has a royal's stamp, the prince himself has stamp on it! what do we do now, sir Raye?" he said with nervous

"How would I know!"

"Now-now, how about this. I'll overlook this but with one condition. I want you guys to leave this place... in fact, leave Jega at once, and I don't want to see your face in here ever again...so what's your call?"

Nailed it! Look at those face, where are those laughing earlier? hahaha, I really like these feelings

"P-please reconsider this... sir? this is the only place for me to live in peace and eat with well and-" that noble began to plead with a sobbing face

"Your men just chasing this little girl until she out of breathing and feared. And you also just made a false accuse them so that you can enslave them right off the bat. What makes you think that I'll let you off the hook? I'm generous enough for letting you go out from this town unharmed... or you prefer something gore instead? I wouldn't mind since that's my expertise, after all, with my status, that shouldn't be a problem as I also can make an excuse too~" I began to smile like a freak to them

"N-no, we will leave at once! thank you for your offer! L-Let's go, men!" they began to run like a wind. 

Good grief, those humans always think of the girl as a place that makes them feel good. Well, that applies to us demon too... but don't lump me the same as them since I have no such desire things on me

"Sven..." Aya's voice sounded from behind me

"Oh, hey Aya-"

Buff... my body being pressed back by the momentum caused by Aya's flying hug. And I sit on the ground with her face keep rubbing on my chest

"I'm so glad that you're alive!"

"Aya... "

"I've heard the rumours from the villagers on how many soldiers have died from that war... and...and, I thought... that you...too" she began to cries on my chest. I thought that she might not be worried since she knows how strong I am... but that's not the case I see. 

I guess, she really worried about me. And you know... these feeling when you have a person that waiting for you at home, it's really a strange feeling. All this time, right after the battle... I went straight home. And when I open the door, only the darkness filled the place, with a silent yet lonely view. And now I experienced in this human place.

But this feeling, its different than claiming the head of those enemies. It's neither intense nor dark, but purer and warmth, enough wipe out my rage and soothe my heart to the content.

How should I say...

This isn't too bad... more like one of the best thing I felt since I came here

"Hey, Aya..." I rub her head with firm and careful

"Hmm...?"

I cannot hold myself from smiling... 

"I'm back..."