The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing.

Chapter 214 I am a candidate for the King's Choice, is this true?!

"Elsa Gransilt, black hair and black clothes, holding a scimitar unique to the North. Because she likes to cut open the abdomen of her assassination targets, she is nicknamed the Gut Hunter. Not only is she a dangerous person, but she is also a well-known figure in the capital."

"Is that so? I didn't expect she had such a big background. Compared to that, the cherry just now..."

"The reason why she can heal herself continuously is probably because she is a cursed doll. This is a curse. The user carves the information of the target to be killed and the curse on a person. After it is activated, the cursed person will not die before killing the target."

"I see. The cherries just now..."

"I thought that I could just lower the damage to the threshold, but it seems that I took it for granted. Normally, I should keep it below the threshold for a period of time, constantly consuming her recovery energy so that she can no longer recover."

"No, no, no, the cherries just now..."

"Subaru, what did you say just now?"

"...Forget it, it's nothing."

Natsuki Subaru was completely helpless with Zun Zun who obviously changed the subject and didn't want to talk about this matter. But he couldn't help but look at the pair of bright red cherries tied behind his hair.

At first he didn't notice at all.

But the more I thought about it, the more something seemed wrong.

The cherry and the sword made a crisp sound when they collided. You can imagine how hard it is. When you bite it, your teeth might even be broken.

More importantly, it can also repel Elsa, who he cannot defeat even when she is at low health. In other words, this pair of cherries may be stronger than him.

You can’t even beat the fruit?
No, no, no, how is that possible?

Subaru Natsuki supported Zun Zun, and the two staggered to the halfway point of the mountain, where they saw Emilia and Firut taking care of Rom who was accidentally injured. In addition, there was another person standing beside them, with a hint of alertness around them.

This man has bright fiery red hair and clear blue eyes. He has a slender figure and a handsome face, so that just standing there he looks like a painting.

I don't know if it's because of Emilia or because he was originally loved by the elves, but the little starlight around him made him look very handsome. And on his waist was a knight's long sword with three claw marks engraved on it.

With such a conspicuous image, his identity is obvious.

“——Reinhard!?”

When Natsuki Subaru saw him, his eyes lit up and he shouted, "Why are you here? Why didn't you show up earlier? We were almost wiped out just now!"

"I'm sorry, Subaru."

Reinhardt, who was complained about for no reason, scratched his face in distress and said apologetically: "I also rushed here after noticing the explosion, but it seemed that everything was over when I arrived."

The guards arrived late because they had too many elements.

Natsuki Subaru knew that he was just losing his temper for no reason, so he apologized to the tall and straight swordsman and asked him why he was here.

In fact, he had met her when he and Emilia went to the stolen goods vault. Although he didn't know the reason, Emilia refused the Sword Saint's request for help - in fact, it was because she lost the badge, which would easily give people a handle, so they had to say goodbye to each other.

However, Reinhardt was inexplicably worried about Natsuki Subaru, so he stayed in the slums until the evening.

"It's a pity that I couldn't help in the end."

“No, Reinhardt, I already feel at ease knowing you’re here. To be honest, I’ve never felt this safe before.”

Natsuki Subaru, who was completely carefree, started to speak glibly again.

Reinhard shook his head helplessly.

"I'm also sorry about you meeting the Bowel Hunter, Subaru. She's a notorious assassin. Although the Knights have sent people to search for her, but..."

"She hid well. No trace of her was found, right?"

"That's it."

Natsuki Subaru also had a strange expression of 'I knew it, the setting is the same as in the novel', which made everyone who was looking at him feel slightly embarrassed.

"All in all, it's great that we got rid of her this time."

Reinhard seemed to have already asked Emilia about what happened, so he didn't ask too many questions, and Grandpa Rom's treatment ended at this time.

He said, "I won't ask for too many details, but please take care of yourself and pay attention to your surroundings. I will send knights on the way back, please let them go with me."

"Even if you said you should take care of yourself, I think it's all the same at this point. I'm sorry to bother you."

Emilia accepted the knight's kindness.

Reinhard then looked at Felt, who was kneeling beside Grandpa Rom, and asked, “Excuse me, what is your relationship with her…”

"Reinhard, this is my business. I appreciate your concern for me, but I hope you won't interfere with what happens next."

Emilia demanded in a strong tone.

It seemed like she was planning to protect Felt.

Thus, the conversation between the two came to an end, and then the knight was sent to escort Emilia back to the mansion safely, and the aftermath of the scene had to be dealt with.

Reinhard looked at the flattened hilltop and wanted to say something, but then he remembered Emilia's warning and kept his mouth shut.

Emilia asked, "What should we do here?"

"No one is allowed to enter or leave the area, and a wanted order has been issued for the Intestine Hunter. However, she is like an extremely cunning venomous snake hiding in the shadows, so it is likely that all efforts will be in vain."

"Where's the girl and the old man?"

"Although I don't know the whole story, but from my perspective, what she and the old man did is unforgivable..."

Rheinhard drew out the tone.

Natsuki Subaru quickly came forward, stuck his butt out, and pleaded loudly, "Reinhard, I know it's shameless to say this, but for my sake!"

"But I'm off duty today. By the way, without the victim's accusation, it would be difficult to establish the case in the absence of sufficient evidence."

The Knight chose to turn a blind eye. "Thank you, Reinhard!"

Subaru thanked him and patted Felt’s thin shoulder, saying, “Don’t worry, Felt. Reinhard is a good man!”

Emilia also walked towards the blonde girl who was taking care of the old man. She bent down so that her eyes were level with the squatting Felt.

"Is this old man your family member?"

Felt looked stunned.

Perhaps it was because what Emilia said was different from what she expected. Even Reinhard, who didn’t know the two of them, could tell that there was no deep friendship between them.

Felt lowered her head again.

"Yes, we are like family..."

"But it looks like there will be a new family next."

Natsuki Subaru looked at Zun Zun who was recovering his strength beside him.

Everyone looked at him.

Zun Zun pulled the corner of his mouth, feeling helpless and angry, "It starts again, isn't it over yet?"

Everyone couldn't help but laugh.

Felt looked up at Emilia, her red eyes glowing faintly.

"I thought you were going to be mean to me."

"Yeah. If it was like that before, I might have done that. Maybe I was scared, so even though it's only a little bit, I'll just let it go for that person's sake."

Emilia looked at Natsuki Subaru and received a big smile from him.

Her attitude made Felt bow his head for a while, then he apologized quietly: "I'm sorry. You saved my life, I won't do anything ungrateful, I will return the stolen things to you."

"Well, that would help me a lot."

"Here you go. Since it's so important, you should hide it well next time so it won't be stolen."

Felt stretched out her right hand.

In her palm was Emilia's lost dragon emblem.

"It feels really strange to be warned by you. If possible, I hope you won't do this kind of thing again, not just this time."

"That's impossible. Let me make it clear first. I'm returning it to you this time because you saved my life, but I don't think I've done anything bad, and I don't plan to stop."

The slum girl is terribly stubborn.

In order to leave here and live a life of wearing a yellow robe and eating meat and fish three times a day, she has to work harder.

"You are really..."

"Don't bother with the lecture. If food comes out of nowhere without me doing anything, I might as well quit. Here, take it."

Felt handed over the badge.

In an instant, a red light flashed across Reinhardt's pupils. He remembered the halo and squinted his eyes to search his memory.

Then I found the memory that matched.

The girl's hand holding the badge was grabbed by him from the side.

"……what?"

“Reinhard!?”

Emilia and Natsuki Subaru were surprised, but they were speechless in front of Reinhard's serious expression.

The two of them seemed to have some vague guesses. And Felt shook her head noisily, resisting with a weak movement.

"It hurts, let me go..."

However, Reinhardt's grip did not loosen. He stared at the thin girl with red eyes and blonde hair with a burning gaze, and trembling murmurs came out of his mouth.

"To think there is such a thing..."

"Wait a moment, Reinhard. I know it's really difficult not to pursue this matter, but this girl doesn't know the value of the badge."

"That's right, I don't know what this badge is used for, but since the owner doesn't want to pursue it, I'll just ignore it and let her go."

Emilia and Natsuki Subaru quickly pleaded for mercy.

"No, I don't think the problem is that."

Reinhard shook his head.

Perhaps because Felt was shaking so much, the badge in her hand fell to the ground. Zun Zun, knowing that it was his turn to step in, bent down to pick up the badge on the ground, and prepared to do a favor to show his contribution.

“Alright, alright. Reinhard must have his reasons for doing this, so let’s listen to his explanation… eh?”

Suddenly, the badge burst into a strong light.

Not only that.

Just as they were stunned, the light of the badge became stronger and stronger and continued to extend upwards into the sky, as if telling everyone "I am here".

"…Huh?" X5
This time, not only Reinhard, but also Emilia and the others were dumbfounded.

(End of this chapter)