I Was Deemed a Worthless Saint Without a Level-Up Blessing and Was Sent Off to Marry a Neighboring Country, but It Turns Out My Blessing Was Actually Level Cap Removal - Episode 48

“Geez, Captain! If you make Lady Ferulina cry, that’s just the worst!”

“That’s right, you know. Geez, do you even know why we’re here?”

What caught Ferulina’s eye as she turned around in surprise was the sight of the two of them, grinning defiantly.

Nanette wears a leather armor with a one-handed sword at his waist, while Chelsea also wears leather armor but holds a bow in her hand and carries a quiver on her back.

Nanette curled his lips in a provocative manner.

“Honestly, I’m way better at climbing trees than the captain!”

“As Nanette said, yes indeed~. Above all, the captain needs to stop right in front of the Poison Trent~.”

“Wait, you guys! I have no intention of allowing such a reckless plan!”

Alvent’s eyes narrowed at Nanette and Chelsea’s words.

However, the two do not back down even in the face of Alvent’s fierce demeanor.

“Of course, I don’t intend to climb Trent with the same naive honesty as the captain!”

“Only the captain would think of something like that~”

“Um, um, I was the one who said I would climb first…”

They hurriedly interject, saying that Alvent is being falsely accused, but Nanette and Chelsea don’t take it seriously.

Chelsea lightly pulls the bowstring she holds.

“Anyway, even if we don’t climb the trent, I’ll shoot down the poison fruit with this bow. Once Nanette collects it, we can just burn it up quickly with fire magic, right?”

“Yes, yes! Leave it to me and Chelsea!”

“But that opponent is not an ordinary trent, you know!? We don’t even know how much poison it has…!”

“As long as Lady Ferulina is here, it will be fine!”

“Even the captain saw Lady Ferulina’s power at Poison Squirrel, didn’t you? With Lady Ferulina’s power, she will definitely be able to detoxify the Poison Torrent’s poison!”

“Yes, of course…! No matter what happens, I will protect Nanette and Chelsea…!”

The reason they say such things is simply because they understand Ferulina’s feelings.

“Mr. Nanette, Ms. Chelsea! Thank you so much…!”

Wanting to convey my gratitude even just a little, I bowed deeply, and the two of them exclaimed in surprise.

“Lady Ferulina, please lift your face!”

“That’s right~. We still haven’t received the captain’s permission~.”

At their words, I looked up and stared intently at Alvent.

It’s not just Ferulina. Nanette and Chelsea, and even Robes, are all together.

As the four of them stared intently, almost to the point of boring a hole, Alvent eventually gave in and roughly ruffled his hair.

“Forget about Ferulina for now, but don’t keep looking at me with those eyes! Especially you, Robes! If you have something to say, say it clearly!”

“Oh, Lady Ferulina is fine, huh!”

“Geez! What on earth is the captain thinking?!”

“You guys! I’ll kick you out!”

Alvent, with a face flushed red, yells at Nanette and Chelsea who are grinning mischievously, but their smiles remain unchanged.

Robes also responded calmly, showing no signs of feeling any pain or discomfort.

“No, I think it would be more effective for Lady Ferulina to stare intently rather than for me to speak eloquently.”

“You guys…!”

Alvent exhaled as if expelling all the air from his body.

“Understood. If you’re saying that, there’s no reason not to try. If it gives us an advantage in the fight against the dragon, I’m all for it. However, if I determine that the danger outweighs the benefit, we will immediately switch to using fire magic for the extermination! Got it!?”

“Y-yes! Thank you very much…!”

When I expressed my gratitude with a trembling voice for the permission granted by Alvent, a surprised voice came from Nanette and Chelsea.

“As expected of the captain! A brilliant decision!”

“Lady Ferulina, that’s wonderful!”

“No, it’s thanks to you, Nanette-san and Chelsea-san! Thank you so much! I will protect both of you with all my might! Of course, everyone else too!”

With heartfelt gratitude and a strong declaration, cheers erupted from the surrounding knights.

“Lady Ferulina, we are counting on you!”

“If Lady Ferulina is here, we have the strength of a hundred men!”

“I’ll show you a great performance, so make sure to watch closely!”

“Rest assured, we will never let any monsters get close to Lady Ferulina!”

“……Doesn’t this have more popularity than me, the leader…?”

As I was at a loss for how to respond to the knights’ words coming from all sides, I heard Alvent, standing next to me, mutter something under his breath, which made me even more flustered.

“This is outrageous! The reason everyone agreed is solely for Lord Alvent! To give Lord Alvent even a slight advantage in the dragon battle…! Therefore, no one has more popularity than Lord Alvent!”

I shook my head with a “bubububun,” and when I looked up at the neighboring Alvent, I received a wry smile in return.

“If I were to ask the members, they would probably give me a completely different answer. Well, it’s only natural to be enamored by someone like you, who is full of love and actions worthy of the name ‘Saint’…”

Alvent, who muttered to himself as if convinced, examined his expression, looked around at the members, and encouraged them.

“It’s different from the usual Trent battle, but the basics are the same! Everyone, we’re coming back safe! For that, we’ll coordinate our strategy!”

The knights respond vigorously to Alvent’s words.

The rumble caused by Trent is gradually getting closer, but there’s still a bit of distance.

Even if it is not coming towards us, if the Poison Trent heads towards a human settlement, it will cause significant damage to both people and livestock.

We must defeat it in the forest at all costs.

Alvent instructed several knights to scout the detailed situation, gathered Robes and the main knights, and began devising a strategy.

Ferulina also joined the strategy meeting, not only to protect Nanette and Chelsea, who had granted her wishes, but to safeguard the entire knight order.