Dereliction of duty · 90 years in the new calendar

Zolf: There are people like this, right?

In order to make myself look less like paddling, I insisted on an upright "flag", in fact——

I was wrong...

If you don't give this guy another punch every now and then, he's going to have a good chance of going on endlessly.

Even if I put on such an obvious "please be quiet" attitude, it is almost impossible to wait for him to shut up.

Xus: ...Sometimes I admire your mouth.

Quiet for a while, let me observe more, okay?

Zolf: Oh.

He replied disheartened, his voice full of helplessness and insufficiency.

Thinking about it suddenly, when I first met him, he was actually serious in all aspects, and he seemed to be a very serious person.

It's not that he's an unruly guy now, it's just that the contrast is hard to ignore.

Xus: Those guys do seem to have a lot of fun doing nothing...

Wouldn't it be better if we didn't care too much?

Zolf: You decide?

Xus: Hey, at least you are the "master".

Let me tell you what's going on?

Based on the relationship between them, it is meaningless to say whether the master is not the master or not.

This kind of situation is reasonable in daily life. I don't know if the group of people in front of me will continue to be related to the overall situation of the Demon King's Palace - it should be up to him to make a decision.

Zolf: Really.

I thought you were much more cheerful, but you are still rigid in your bones.

Xus: What if I'm as stupid as you, what should I do here.

...I didn't mean to hate you.

Zolf: I know.

So, eh—I'd like to go up and talk to them, what do you think?

Xus: Crazy...

The most terrible thing is not that he made such an opinion, but that he has strode away while proposing.

He deliberately turned his head to look handsome, because it was so annoying, Xus turned his head and pretended not to see it.

Once Zolf decides something, it is difficult to change it easily.Knowing his character very well, Xus felt worried when he looked at his back, but he couldn't stop him.

Helpless, he also took small steps and followed.

When they observed the situation on the spot, they did squat down and the like, which were not so eye-catching.

After all, the environment here is open, and the people over there noticed it within a few steps.

Strange person: Hello!over there!

who are you? --you are not!

Zor said he'd dealt with certain people before.

When looking at it from a distance, because there is no reference, the face is not as clear as when it is close, so I never felt that there was something strange, but when I got closer, I realized:

The group, especially the loud one, looked... young.

Among other things, the person who ran away in a hurry to call for reinforcements was even shorter than himself.

And look again, these tents are also small in line with their size.

Xus: Children...?

Zolf: Ten or so, I guess.

Didn't you complain just now that I have no sense of crisis?

Do you know why?

Xus: ...

"You" couldn't explain it earlier?

Zolf: Well, I'll try that next time.

——Hello, we meet again.

Soon a group of children came up, unexpectedly the one who just reported was the tallest among them.

They wear the official uniforms issued by the clergy, and the sleeves and trousers need to be rolled up or additionally cut.

The children held weapons in their hands, some of them were normal swords and knives (miniature versions), but some of them just picked up brooms for cleaning.

They looked very nervous and terrified, staring at the two strange visitors intently.

Child: You, where are you from?

Say it!Or else, or else!Absolutely won't let you go!

After the leader yelled, the rest of the children also waved the things in their hands, and shouted in unison.

They are all childish voices, so they don't sound too harsh, but this volume is really intimidating.

Zolf: Ah, I said that before, right?

Zolf smiled wryly, and stared at the leader.

Zolf: Didn't you get my words across?

Child: Who will listen to your nonsense!

The one who was named suddenly exploded like a frightened hedgehog, folded his hands together, held the short sword in his hand—it seemed to be rusted—and aimed straight at Zor's waist, intending to stab.

Zolf smiled softly (probably), crouched down, and took the little boy's wrist with ease.The other hand snatched the things in his hand openly, and said earnestly:

Zolf: This thing is dangerous.

It is better not to hold and wave casually.

Child: ...Yes, I want you to take care of it!

return!Hurry up - hey!

Zolf: Hey, you— whoa whoa, I really underestimated you.

The kid kicked with a flying knee.Xus who watched silently from the side had a hard time holding back his smile after seeing this scene.

I thought, if it wasn't for the child's lack of strength, I might not be able to sleep on the pillow in my future night life with this kick - it seems that this is not good news, Xus really shouldn't laugh.

So... what to do with them.