The Hero King, Reincarnate to Master the Art of War ~And Thus, I Became The Strongest Knight Disciple (♀) in The World~

Ripple have protected this Kingdom and the people time and again as Hyrule Menaces.
Please, just believe in your own partners!!」

Of course, there was nobody else who would stand up and say such things except Rafinha.
If being a good person was a qualification to be trusted, then Leon was also a good person himself, and so her argument was as loud as it was unconvincing.
One also might say it was truly childish.

However, that was precisely why she shone so brightly.
That pure innocence of hers was nothing short of genuine.
Inglis couldn’t help herself but be endeared by Rafinha.
Just how would she grow from now on? She was looking forward to it as she continued protecting her from the side.

「… Of course we know that.
What you say is true, but still——」

One of the Knights responded like so.
With a plop, Eris put her hand on Rafinha’s shoulder.

「Don’t be mad at them, they have their reasons.
It is their duty, after all.
They must be aware of dangers all the time.
We just need to show them by our action that we’re not guilty.」

Said Eris nonchalantly.

「Y-, yes…」

Rafinha was a bit peeved, perhaps thinking that she was scolded.

「But, well, let me say my gratitude.
Thanks.」 「Yes!」

Looking at his little sister, Raphael then whispered to Inglis.

「… Phew.
Rani’s a stranger to reservation; she sure made me nervous.
They would take it as me favoring her if I covered her, so I couldn’t open my mouth carelessly.」 「She is always like this, you know? No matter the place, no matter the opponent.
That, I think, is what so great about her.」 「If that’s what you think, Glis, then I feel relieved.」

Then someone stepped into the middle of the circle.
It was a young man, a Highlander with how a stigma was embedded on his forehead.

「I agree with her opinion.
Hyrule Menaces are Guardian Deities who descended from the sky to the ground.
If you don’t believe in them and join your hands together, it will be hard to continue living on this land in which the Prism Flow poured upon.
These girls were originally people who lived in Midland too, and they sacrificed themselves to become a Hyrule Menace in order to protect Midland.
I wish nothing but you to understand their very root.」

Was this young man the new Special Envoy that had been mentioned earlier? If that was the case, then his first impression to Inglis was that he was intelligent, temperate, but also strong-willed.
She had to say that he was totally different from his predecessor.

「Then, you were once a Midlander too, Miss Eris——?」

That said, Ripple had also subtly hinted at it in her previous statement once.

「Lord Theodore.
I am not comfortable to talk about the past——」

Eris ‌seemed not too keen to touch her past, however.

「Forgive me, I didn’t think of your feelings.
At any rate, until we have a solid clue, please continue putting your trust in them.
Their existence is also proof of friendship between the Highland and Midland.
Naturally, I will also help clarify the situation.
This will be my first assignment as a Special Envoy.」 「Theodore.
Have you any guess?」

Asked Prince Wayne within the circle, watching over the scene.

「I can’t rashly conclude it, but I’ve grasped the gist of it.
Perhaps it’s linked to the circumstances of us Highlanders.」

Replied the Special Envoy Theodore with a bitter smile.