Volume 1 Chapter 38 The Archer Of The Kingdom
"It's done! What do you think? How's my tailoring?"
After about two hours, the seamstress emerged from the bedroom, opening the door.
And following behind her was the princess.
The princess's long hair had been significantly reduced, with the back styled into a braid.
Her outfit had changed from a noticeable dress to a simple combination of a white blouse and a shorter red skirt.
Additionally, she was wearing a shoulder bag, likely containing ancient documents she had taken from the castle.
One could say that her appearance had become more refined.
"Um... what do you think?"
"Yes! I think it's cute!"
"I-I don't think so..."
"Oh, well, now she looks like a charming town girl. Right, bro? Say something!"
Prompted by the shop owner, the princess looked at her reflection once again.
Indeed, she looked like someone who could easily blend in with others wearing similar clothes.
"Yeah, this way she will look like an ordinary townsperson rather than a princess."
"Well, that's not exactly what I wanted to ask... but you're still the same as always, bro."
I don't really understand, but if moving around can help keep her identity hidden, then that should be enough.
"Also, it might be best to think of another way to address her, since using her name might give her away."
"Yes, that's true... how about calling her Mel, then?"
Fatina immediately suggests a candidate.
It seems like it's because Merletta becomes Mel.
"Well, it might be a bit too straightforward, but there's no point in overthinking it. Is Princess-san okay with it?"
"Yes. I'm fine with it too."
The princess answers like that, then murmurs "Mel" quietly to herself, as if reminding herself.
"Nice to meet you! Mel-san!"
"I'll also start calling you that. You can call me by my name too."
"Nice to meet you too... um..."
As Mel looked a little troubled, Fatina's expression suddenly changed as if she had realized something.
"Oh, by the way, I haven't introduced myself yet! I'm Fatina, a Swordsman. And this is Ark-sama, a magician. Both of us are C-Rank adventurers and we're in a party together."
I also realized that I hadn't told her my name until now because there was a lot going on.
"Understood. Nice to meet you. Fatina-san, Ark-san."
We introduced ourselves and shook hands.
"All right, you're all set now. The carriage is waiting right in front of the shop. If you act natural, you shouldn't attract any suspicion when you go outside."
As the shop owner pointed outside the window, we could see the carriage waiting there.
"Um, thank you for everything."
Mel bowed politely to the two of them.
"What, don't worry about it. More importantly, I want you three to come back safely."
"Voltana's Hero (Eiyuu) is with you, so no matter what happens, you'll be fine!"
They both said so and replied in a friendly manner.
Seeing this, Mel's stiff face seemed to loosen a little.
Now, I opened the store door and we stepped out into the alley.
Then, when I met the eyes of the man driving the carriage who was waiting right in front of me, he smiled and raised one hand.
Is he about forty years old? He was wearing a rather thick robe, like traveling clothes.
"Yo! I'm glad to meet you. I owe you a debt for saving town. I'll take you to Trasverum."
"Please. The three of you should sit on the carrier."
"Gail-san! Thank you so much!"
"Thank you for everything."
"Don't worry about it. Everyone in this town was saved by you. Now let's go."
When we climbed into the back of the carriage, I heard the sound of a dry whip from the coachman's seat.
I could feel the slow vibrations as the carriage started moving.
As I turned the corner to get onto the main street, I couldn't see the shop owners anymore.
Looking out onto the street from the back of the carriage, I noticed the Cretian soldiers walking around. It was a good decision to leave the town early.
After a while of the carriage running, the vibrations suddenly stopped.
"Excuse me, soldiers! Is there something wrong?"
"We are currently conducting inspections. We need to check the contents of the carriage."
"Well, that's fine, but... there are only adventurers here."
"I see, but we need to make sure."
After hearing that conversation, the soldiers peered into the back of the carriage.
The soldiers stared at the three of us for a while.
"Hey, you there. Show us what's inside that bag."
Suddenly, the soldier said, and Mel trembled.
In that bag, there should be ancient documents.
(Could it be that there's an order to retrieve the ancient documents?)
"T-there's nothing in here..."
"What's wrong, can't show it? ...Suspicious! Get off the carriage right now! Otherwise—ugh!"
In the next moment, Fatina swung her sheathed sword and struck the soldier who was trying to climb into the carriage in the face.
"Coachman!"
"Yeah! Leave it to me!"
With Fatina's signal, the carriage accelerated rapidly, swiftly passing through the town gate and onto the outer street.
"What!? Where do you think you're going! Stop! It's likely that Merletta-sama is on that carriage! Report to the top immediately!"
As another soldier shouted, nearby soldiers quickly gathered.
"Coachman! Can't you go any faster?"
"Sorry, this is as fast as it goes! Ah! This is bad! They're faster over there!"
Upon hearing the coachman's voice, I looked back and saw soldiers on horseback chasing us from behind the carriage.
There were at least ten of them. Since we were in a carriage, their horses were undoubtedly faster.
At this rate, they would soon catch up and surround us.
"Water, capture my enemies within your flow── (Water Blast)!!"
The moment Mel chanted those words, a large amount of water suddenly appeared in the air in front of the carriage and flowed towards the approaching soldiers.
"Magic?! Oh nooo!"
The soldiers and their horses were engulfed by the flowing water and carried away to the side of the road.
"Mel-san, you can use magic!"
"Yes! I can use water-based magic and Healing Magic (Holy Magic) to some extent!"
Mel seemed to be a magician capable of both healing and attacking.
"Stay calm!"
The next group of soldiers approached the back of the truck.
"Hah!"
"Ugh!"
Fatina struck them with her sheath, forcing them to retreat, just like before.
I joined in, attacking with my bare hands.
Gradually, the number of soldiers decreased.
If we could defeat them all, maybe we could escape to Trasverum.
The moment I thought that, something flew down from the sky towards the carriage.
I quickly stood on top of the carriage and used my sword to deflect it.
It was clearly an attack.
(...But where did it come from?)
As I looked around, I saw a shadow in the sky.
The shadow gradually approached and grew bigger.
Matching the speed of the carriage, it flew through the air. It was a monster - a dragon covered in blue scales, with giant wings.
And on the dragon's back was a person wearing a blue armor and holding a longbow.
"Ark-sama, that dragon... it seems to have someone riding it!"
Fatina noticed the dragon flying in the sky and shouted,
"A d-dragon!? Why is there a dragon on a road like this!?"
Perhaps because of the two's voices, Mel also crawled out from the carriage bed onto the coachman's seat.
"This is... not good! She's Iria, a knight of the Cretia Kingdom's knights! Her weapon is a bow that boasts the best range and accuracy in the knight order! At this rate, we'll be sniped!"
(Next to the soldiers, now come the knights...)
It's likely that the knight riding the dragon is the Commander of the soldiers who appeared in Voltana earlier.
The attack on the coachman's seat earlier was undoubtedly done by that knight.
Moreover, the arrow repelled by my sword felt quite heavy. It's clearly not a normal one.
Now, the dragon rose back into the sky and once again aimed arrows at the coachman's seat.
I repelled it again with my broadsword.
"I-I never thought someone would be able to deflect Iria's arrow with their sword!"
Mel muttered as her eyes widened at what happened in front of her.
(...this is bad)
The blade of the broadsword I received from the shop owner is already cracked. It looks like it was a pretty heavy blow.
Even if I could take it, it would only be one more blow.
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