Chapter 8 - Accusation

Finally, around 9 o'clock the guard on duty who had finished taking overcame and saw the thief and was rescued.

Unfortunately, the guards were also killed and injured due to their extraordinary skill, but they couldn't be caught and all of them were massacred. I don't even know who the guide is.

"What? Did you allow a thief to attack the day you became captain of the guard and injure the next king, prince? What will you be responsible for the damage? ?? ...Isn't it true that our family will be innocent? Ami will be the daughter of a sinner when she graduated from high school and started training as a bride."

After being rescued by the guards, while checking the condition of the prince's wound and being ordered to wait at home until it heals, I was blamed for being hysterical.

The cause of the suicide was probably to avoid affecting the family, but the wife's cold attitude seemed to have added to it.

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"I made way for an officer, but I made a big mistake from day one, and thanks to that big idiot who endangered the next king, my pension was lost. I have no choice but to return to the former captain of the Guards... Starting today. .. Is there any problem?"

Dane glared and replied with dull eyes looking down at me, touching the green mustache that stretched out.

"Well, you were invited to the royal palace in Katsu, and the treatment was good, so you didn't change jobs there? ...Who do you mean by the big idiot in the first place? No way, are you alone?"

I didn't agree with what he said the other day, so I answered while glaring at Dane.

"Well... what is it? Don't be nonsense... do you want to laugh at me? Hey... catch this idiot... this guy injured the next king, Prince Jude. It's a villain, so to speak!"

"Hah! Immediately, the soldiers surrounding the station rushed over."

"Oops, did you contact Prince Jude? The thief who sneaked into the royal palace hurt him! Ten thieves surrounded him and attacked him."

One day I submitted a report, and most importantly, the guards gathered here were fighting together, I can't help but know.

"I knew it through interrogation. The dereliction of duty came late, which could hinder the coronation, so all the guards went looking for you. The harvest was attacked by the bandits, but if you go to work at the scheduled time, security will not weaken."

Dane answered straight, glaring at me, without taking his eyes off me.

"That was a mistake... For... I was at work at 7 am. As you said the night before, I snuck inside the fence to check the situation around the royal palace, without relying on the stuffing place, I noticed that no one rushed into the distance where the prince was staying and met a bandit there... The ridiculous accusation that my trip was late and the prince was attacked."

I don't know the real meaning of Dane for now, but I will tell the truth.

"Who would believe that you were playing around… such accusations?"

Dane looked down on me with a proud heart.

"Even though it's stealth, it's because I entered the royal palace... I can't say it's unknown... Of course, but the history at the time of entry remains... It's 6:58 am. But, well... I thought it wasn't as good as before you advised me, so I entered it into Irimiya's ledger by hand at 8:30... 6:58 is the clock time record."

I took out a vertical sheet of paper about 15 cm wide from my breast pocket and showed it ... The name is written on the top right, and it is Roy Hodgson ... This is Roy's time card.

The captain of the guard was also a palace maid, and his attendance and departure records were well maintained.

"Looking at the guard card on that day, all night shifts leave at 6:30, and day shifts go to work after 8:30 ... what does this mean?"

I took my eyes off the Dane and looked around the soldiers around me.

"Hmm...scared...because Captain Roy was asked to wait at Bekyu at 7 am to greet us. We followed that life and headed for Bekyu."

Immediately a soldier replied with upright and unwavering respect… Bekyu was a palace about 3 kilometers away from the royal palace… It was a facility mainly used for visitors from other countries, three days ago. open.

"Hmm... and... I told you to go to Bekyu... Did you say I would greet your inauguration?"

"Unfortunately, I don't remember giving such instructions… Instead, I was appointed captain of the guards only yesterday morning, and at that time I did not have time to give instructions to the guards."

"Hmm… even if you say that… Captain Dane said it as an order from the new captain."

The soldier mentioned the previous answer without losing his posture.

"Well... Dane... when?"

"Hmm... I was ordered to take over when the army was replaced on the night three days ago."

"Strange… Dane submitted his resignation three days ago in the evening, and he recommended me to his successor… but at that time I hadn't heard anything. That night when Dane finished his shift, I heard a story about Captain Guard and decided to take over...

"So, before that, I won't be giving any instructions to the Guards. Moreover, it's impossible to give instructions to loosen the guard on the new king's coronation day, right? No matter who says it, a Dane giving such an order directly is weird. ..Isn't it the responsibility of the Dane to let the royal palace raid the thieves?"

It was strange that he immediately returned to the Guard Captain, who had said he would quit, and Dane's behavior was full of suspiciousness. It could be said that he was quite good at such mystery-solving accusations since he saw them in animation.

"Haha ..."

Instantly the place froze... No wonder, the captain who had followed him for years was under suspicion.

The guards might be wondering how to deal with it.

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"Don't let the play go unnoticed, is there any evidence?"

Dane glanced at me, holding the sword at his waist.

"No evidence... where's the evidence I asked for instructions to lure the guards to Bekyu that you gave? No? I remember asking you to tell me that. No."

I also saw Dane's eyes and answered.

"It can't be helped... If this happens, let's try a black and white duel. Proud of that knight, the Dane proposes a duel with Roy... the witnesses... well, there's so many here, so it's fine."

Dane then removed the small piece of cloth on his right hip and threw it at me. It seemed like a ritual to propose to a duel, and Dane was renowned as a swordsman because he was appointed captain of the guards at a young age.

Roy, on the other hand, was also a swordsman as he was a swordsman, but his personality was reserved and unlikely to be suitable for duels.

Dane and Roy's battle record at the dojo using a simulated sword is 5 minutes, but if you take the sword, Dane is said to be victorious, and Roy himself seems to think so..