"Thank you very much! My name is Celia. I will definitely repay this life-saving favor in the future..." Celia, the woman with red hair, thanked Lucia very politely. However, Lucia was not optimistic about their team and said, "Let's talk about it when we survive that long."

Lucia held a giant scythe with one hand, clearly not confident in their ability to make it back to the city.

"I'm Silena. I'm going to sleep for another hour. If you disturb me, I will really kill you. Oh, by the way, don't slow down for me, I won't fall off, duse."

Silena left a warning and jumped onto Lolo's back, laying on his mane with a happy expression.

It seems she doesn't like nobles either.

"I'm Milia. You guys are E-level, right? This area here is for intermediate groups, it's too dangerous for you."

"Uh...uh, I'm Austin, the son of Duke Orlando, Mil...Milia senpai, can you escort us back to the city?"

Milia and Lucia were surprised by Austin's reaction and Milia's laughter.

"Ah!?"

Austin screamed as a spear grazed his cheek and embedded itself diagonally into the ground. If it had shifted a little further...

Lolo, the wolf that Silena was riding on, cleverly brought her in front of Austin.

Silena pulled out the spear and said, "If you make any more noise, I'll kill you..."

She seemed a bit temperamental, or perhaps she really wanted to kill him. Austin covered his bleeding cheek and nodded in fear.

"Please don't mind her. If she doesn't take a two-hour nap during the day, she becomes very aggressive. Please forgive her. ['Cure']"

Lucia respectfully approached Austin and healed his wounds.

So Silena has this kind of personality too?

With doubts in her mind, Milia pulled me aside and said, "Lan, if we escort them back to the city, we can earn a lot of money, and we can also sell a favor to the nobles."

"I heard that too. He seems to be a noble's child. Let's just do it."

After discussing for a while, I summoned three more wolves a little distance away.

"Um... I'm Louise... I seemed to have seen a wolf appear out of nowhere just now..."

As I returned to the edge of the team, the mage girl seemed to be waiting for me to introduce myself.

"You saw it wrong. These are the wolves we tamed. Oh, wait a minute, I have a gift for you... take this."

Looking quite shy, I decided to bribe her with a staff.

I searched through my phone and found that the level 30 weapon arsenal had weapons for mages: staffs, wands, and magic beads.

Except for the magic beads, the rest were not fancy, so I picked a magic bead and projected it in front of her.

"Um... what's this?"

Louise reached out and took the magic bead, a round crystal sphere slightly larger than a fist.

"Don't ask me, I don't know how to use it..."

"No, why are you being so kind to me?"

"Because you're cute."

That's how it evened out.

I hadn't forgotten, after all, it was the first time since I was born that someone said I was handsome...

"Th-thank you!"

With the crystal ball in her right hand, Louise lowered her pointed hat with her left hand and shyly thanked me before running over to Lucia's side.

And so, we began our escort mission.

***That night***

Camping in the forest.

Eight wolves formed a circle, with a campfire in the middle and roasted lizard meat, or more accurately, meat from a four-legged creature they had never seen before.

Camping in the forest used to be very dangerous, but now with the wolves surrounding them, there was no need to worry at all.

"When drawing the bow, make sure your hand is steady, the posture and the breath..."

Milia lent her compound bow to Celia and gave her guidance.

With a click, Celia accurately hit a hand-sized leaf, which had been set up in advance on a tree trunk as a target for her practice.

"Amazing! Just like Milia senpai said. Not only that, but this bow has incredible stability. I hope I can get such a divine weapon one day..."Artifact?

Milia's gaze turned towards me... I shook my head. It didn't matter if I pulled out another one, but why bother getting involved with something unrelated?

Austin, who was standing beside me, gave me a displeased look.

"Hey hey... I didn't do anything to you."

I couldn't be bothered to lock eyes with a man. I shifted my gaze towards Lucia instead.

Louise was consulting Lucia on how to use the magic beads. The magical tools seemed similar to magic devices, but I didn't really understand...

After the battle in the afternoon, both Celia and Austin were hovering around Milia.

Celia greatly admired Milia's archery skills and humbly sought guidance, while Austin was just sticking to Milia for no apparent reason. If I had to say something, he even went to sneak a peek at them bathing by the creek... Well, as men, we can understand that.

Lost in thought, I picked up a skewer of grilled meat-- "Don't touch it with your dirty hands!"

Austin instantly yelled at me. Did I do something wrong?

I looked at Lucia, who had a mischievous smile on her face.

Then I looked at Silena, who tilted her head in confusion. Finally, I turned to Austin and asked, "Do you have a problem?"

"That piece of meat is what I had my eyes on."

Is that all... I understand wanting to eat the best, but I won't fight with the client over food. Besides, it's not seasoned, so it's not very delicious.

I picked up another piece of meat.

"What's with your attitude? We haven't had our share yet, why do you get to eat first?!"

What's with all the commotion... Am I in the way for eating? I showed a slightly displeased expression and said, "If you're hungry, eat. If you're tired, sleep. Do I need your permission?"

"Putting aside the etiquette towards nobles, you haven't done anything all day, have you? Even the ingredients were prepared by Milia. Why do you still act like a superior leader?"

He's calling her Milia directly...

I think I've done enough... Like scouting and preparing the horses.

Uh... It seems like I really haven't done anything besides that. "I don't want to be the leader either, so why don't you let Milia taste the first skewer of meat?"

I handed the skewer of meat to Milia, who didn't know what to say. She smiled wryly and was about to take it, but Austin interrupted and knocked the skewer out of her hand.

...I was starting to get annoyed.

"Hey, brat, my patience has its limits. Do you believe I can have my men beat you up?"

"You... you rude guy!"

Austin kicked my right hand directly.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch!!!"

The bandage was stained with blood... I didn't have time to react.

"You! I don't care who you are, I'll teach you a lesson right now!"

Silena grabbed her spear and charged forward. I held her back, and Lucia and Louise also walked over.

"Killing is not acceptable, just beat him up!"

"Do you know who I am? My dad is Orlando! Try to touch me!"

That phrase sounds vaguely familiar...

Milia frowned, not knowing what to do, and Silena had an expression that seemed like she wanted to kill him.

Lucia, holding her scythe, clenched her hand tightly, making a creaking sound. It seemed that my patience was misunderstood as fear. Austin closed his eyes with satisfaction. "Understand now! With my father's position, it's just a matter of a word to have you executed."

Saying that proudly, he looked at Milia and the others. "Even though I don't know how this man managed to win you all over, Milia, I can hire you all as my personal guards. No need to sacrifice yourselves for this man..."

Hasn't he noticed that I'm starting to get angry?

The manes of the eight wolves stood on end, and they stood up, surrounding the area.

He was still talking absent-mindedly. "Hey, don't you have anything to say? A useless guy who relies on women for a living... Eh? Uh..."

Before he could finish, a flash of sword cut through, accompanied by his increasingly slurred coughing of blood... A bloodstain appeared on his neck...

I had just put my left hand on Lady Mist's sheath, but I hadn't drawn it yet. Who was it?

As Austin's head slowly slipped off and rolled to the ground, blood gushed from the severed neck.

"Ah... Ahhhh!!!"

Both Celia and Louise screamed in shock!

I forgot, there's someone in our team who lacks basic humanity, and it doesn't understand the concept of not teaching someone a lesson.As Austin's body fell, the towering figure of the Armor Warrior emerged.

I had given orders that no one should attack without my command.

But I forgot that if I am attacked, they will strike back too...