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Chapter 17: Victory angel\n \n \nI really enjoyed my time with Fletty and the others.\n \nIt was as if 300 years' worth of happiness poured down
on me all at once.\n \nLaugh, cry, and then laugh again at .......\n \nIt felt as if something that had been missing for 300
years suddenly found its way back into my heart.\n \nBut time flies when you're having fun.\n \nThe next morning, Fletty decided to leave the camphor
tree.\n \nThanks for your help, Luciel-kun.\n \n"No problem. I'm sorry I couldn't do more for you."\n \nFletty shakes his head when I say that.\n \n"No, that's not true. You took care of Mildy and
even allowed her to sleep in your bed. You even cooked for us... I'll pay back
this favor someday, I promise."\n \n"You don't have to pay me back. I've already had
enough."\n \n"......?"\n \nWhen Fletty tilts his head, I smile and laugh.\n \n"Fufu..."\n \n"Ahh! Luciel-kuuuuun!"\n \nMildy jumps on me.\n \nShe pulls my head in and pushes it into her face.\n \nI see a beautiful woman's face in front of me, and my
heart starts to beat fast.\n \n"Mi, Mildy-san!"\n \nAs expected, I feel embarrassed and want to run away,
but Mildy doesn't let me go.\n \nOn the contrary, she put more strength into her arm.\n \n"Ueeen. I don't want to say goodbye. I'm going to
stay here."\n \nMildy is the last person I meet, but I feel like we
have become the best of friends.\n \nHe's probably the mood maker in her team.\n \nAnyway, she talks so much.\n \n"Hey. Mildy, don't do that."\n \nRichil grabbed Mildy like a cat.\n \nWhen I first met her, she always looked anxious. But
now, she looks like a caring older sister, taking care of Mildy, who tends to
run wild.\n \nI'm sure she'll be angry if I say this, but she's like
a rampaging horse and its rider.\n \n"I'd like to thank you too, Luciel-kun. And I
wish you the best of luck."\n \nShe hugs me gently and prays.\n \n"Garner, why don't you say something instead of
staying silent?"\n \nMildy said to Garner, who was looking at me from a
distance.\n \nGarner the quiet knight put his hand on his chin and
patted me on the back.\n \n"The foods were delicious. Please cook for me
again."\n \nHe asked in a heavy voice.\n \nIt sounds like a marriage proposal, and I smile in
return.\n \n"Isn't that a proposal?!"\n \nMildy smacks Garner on the head, but he doesn't even
budge.\n \nAlso, Mildy ended up retorting him...\n \n"Come on, Commander. Let's take Luciel-kun with
us."\n \n"We can't do that, Mildy."\n \nWith a serious face, Fletty warned Mildy, who sounded
like a cat.\n \n"You haven't forgotten what we're here for,
right?"\n \n"That's...."\n \nMildy can't speak any further.\n \nFletty-san was right.\n \nThey are not going to their Lord's mansion, where they
will be welcomed with a warm meal. They are going to the hideout of bandits who
will attack them mercilessly.\n \nThey can't take a child like me to such a place.\n \nShe wouldn't say such a thing in front of me, but I could
see it in Fletty's gentle eyes.\n \nThen he tapped me on the shoulder.\n \n"Actually, I would like to introduce you to my
Lord. But..."\n \nI shake my head.\n \n"Don't worry about it. Fletty-san and the others
have things to do. I'll be fine... Please be safe."\n \n"Thank you, Luciel. But if we meet again, I would
like you to meet my Lord. No, I want to introduce you to him... as a great
benefactor of the Letivia Knights."\n \n"Great benefactor?"\n \nI think he's too exaggerating.\n \nI think it's normal to treat wounds and shelter people
who are being chased by bandits.\n \n"I'll see you again, Luciel-kun."\n \n"Okay. Bye-bye."\n \nAfter saying that, Fletty and the others went down the
mountain.\n \nI kept waving at them until I couldn't see them
anymore.\n \nThey are good people.\n \nThat's why it bothers me.\n \nI can't lose such kind people.\n \nI go back to my house and take out tanned leather from
my toolbox.\n \nIt's not just any leather. It's the skin of the Jewel
Chameleon, a magical tool that has a camouflage effect just by wearing it.\n \nAlso, it automatically gives the user the skill of
[blocking presence]. So, unless the person is a master, it would be very
difficult to detect me.\n \nIt also suppressed sounds and smells. It is useful
when hunting deer, birds, and other prey.\n \nI put it over my head and decided to follow Fletty and
the others.\n \n◆◇◆◇◆\n \nI keep my distance
from Fletty and the others as I follow them.\n \nWhen they finally
reached the foot of the mountain, Fletty suddenly stopped.\n \nI reflexively hide
behind a tree.\n \n(Did he find me?)\n \nMy fears turn out
to be unnecessary.\n \nFletty looks
around and tilts his head.\n \n"This is
strange. There's no sign of the bandits."\n \n"That's true.
I thought they were waiting for us to come down."\n \n"Maybe they
got tired of waiting for us and left."\n \n"Or maybe
they thought we've already eaten by monsters..."\n \nEveryone tilts
their heads at the same time, but there is no conclusion.\n \nIt can't be helped
if they are puzzled.\n \nAll those bandits
had disappeared.\n \nI used my skills
to restore the forest to its original state, though I didn't completely
recreate it.\n \nA glance at the
forest should not reveal anything.\n \n" Garner,
what do you think?"\n \nFletty asked
Garner, who is sensitive to presence.\n \n"I don't
sense any presence nearby. Not a hint of ambush."\n \n"Fufu..."\n \n"Commander?"\n \n"Commander
Fletty, what's wrong?"\n \n"No,
nothing... When Mildy was injured, I thought victory had abandoned us."\n \nThe other knights
also nod at his words.\n \n"If you put
it that way, I felt more desperate when the Commander left of the mansion
alone."\n \n"Mildy is
right. If we hadn't chased after you, Commander would have been engulfed in
flames and killed."\n \n"Uh, I'm
sorry... I'm grateful that you guys came."\n \nThis is right.
Fletty bowed his head.\n \nI see. I didn't
know such a thing had happened.\n \nI was wondering,
for a knight order, their number is too few. So Mildy and the others came after
Fletty, who chased the bandits by himself.\n \n"In that
sense, you guys might be my Victory Goddess."\n \n"Fufufu...
You can worship me more."\n \n"Mildy, don't
get carried away. Your injury has certainly put us in a pinch."\n \nRichil reminds
Mildy to stop bragging.\n \n"That's
right. The Victory Goddess was injured, but it looks like we found our Victory
Angel."\n \nFletty grins and
laughs.\n \nThen everyone
else's face broke into a smile.\n \n"Yes,
sir."\n \n"For our
cute, cute Angel."\n \n".....
Ng!"\n \nFinally, Garner
nods his head significantly.\n \nCute Angel.......
Are they talking about me?\n \nI feel a little
embarrassed.\n \nWell, a person
who's been alive for 300 years might be like a god to most people, but .......\n \nI couldn't help
but laugh.\n \nThen, Garner turns
towards me.\n \n"........"\n \n"What's
wrong, Garner?"\n \n"........ No.
Nothing...."\n \nGarner strokes his
chin.\n \n"Okay. Let's
go. This time, we will retrieve the Letivia family treasure."\n \nOoo! And the knights' voices overlapped, and they started
heading south along the street.\n \n