The Second Son of The Marquis Runs Away from Home ~ Lacking Talent, He Abandons Everything and Becomes an Adventurer ~ - 124

Chapter 124: Here They Come

After finishing the visit to the grave, I had a rare opportunity to talk with my brother and father. During our conversation, various details about my relationships with Aria, Serena, and others were revealed, leading to disapproval from my brother and astonishment from my father.

Then, we promised to bring Aria and the others on the next visit. When we returned to the capital…

“Hey there, Berg-kun.”

Philia arrived with a group of knights.

“Well, it’s easy to guess that the dispatched personnel from the Empire would be…”

“Of course, it’s us! Besides, Boruga-kun is here for suppressing monsters, and Alctos-kun is here for internal affairs audit.”

“…So Philia came for…”

“Of course, to research magical tools and that particular thing. Also, I heard there are survivors who used it and returned to being human. I couldn’t sit still, so I came!”

Maintaining her gentle atmosphere with a single-minded focus on research, Philia made me feel a bit relieved. After a brief conversation with my brother, Philia addressed me.

“Long time no see, Lord Philneria. Thank you for coming to the Berga Kingdom.”

“No, no. Besides, we’ll have a long relationship from now on, so Philia is fine. Right, dear brother-in-law?”

“Oh…”

“By the way, Philia, what about Aria and the others?”

Before any more could be said, Philia diverted the topic. She turned to me with a lively expression.

“Yeah, yeah! I’ve been waiting for Berg-kun to come for so long! I want to study Aria-chan’s holy staff, Serena-chan’s magic, and Rakul-kun’s greatsword, but right now, I couldn’t resist seeing your Chaos Crusader!”

“Uh…?”

“So, with that said…”

In a sudden change of demeanor, knights held their heads, bowed to my brother, and he, with a wry smile, conveyed to them not to worry about it. Ignoring the situation completely, Philia pointed at me.

“How about having a practice battle with the four of us using Rare Drops? I’ve already prepared Aria-chan and the others, so it’s just Berg-kun we need.”

Is it a no? Sighing, I nodded…

“Ah, welcome back, Berg.”

When I joined Aria and the others on the outskirts of the royal capital, various magical tools were neatly lined up.

“Preparations are complete. Anytime is fine.”

“Thanks. You’re amazing, Teresa-chan.”

“Welcome back, Berg-kun. The preparations are done, so we can start anytime.”

“Thanks! Teresa-chan is so excellent.”

With her hair tied up, Teresa bowed to Philia. For a moment, I glanced at the assistant-like appearance, but Philia clapped her hands and turned around.

“Well then, could Berg-kun and Rakul-kun start first? I want to see the two who have similar types in action first.”

Upon Philia’s words, Rakul and I nodded at each other. Then, each of us readied our weapons and spoke powerful words.

“Deploy military formation ‘Black-clad Holy Army Chaos Crusader’!”

“Deploy armor ‘Armor King Zanma’!”

A black storm and a towering mountain manifested on the plains…