"Hey, now we are all serving the country, on the same side, it's not good to fight like this. I suggest you hand over the two young ladies behind you. Look, we're not bad people, just wanting to invite the young ladies as guests." A swordsman in blue metal armor from the Cold Wind Mercenary Group said. It was clear that he was the leader of this seven-person team, but no matter how you looked at it, this guy was a ruthless character, as his title had already exposed him.

"Hmph! The world is really going downhill. General Maid actually agreed to incorporate your mercenary group into the army; he must be blind. I've known all along that you guys definitely have malicious intentions. Other mercenary groups are extremely wary of joining the army, but you volunteered. It turns out you just want to do evil under the guise of the army's name!" One of the three defenders of the city, a knight named Dendo, said, but they were all clad in full armor, so I couldn't see their faces.

"Hmph! So be it then!"

With that, one of the seven, a swordsman in heavy armor holding a greatsword, stepped forward and looked at them.

"We can't let you go back and report, I suppose, since no one will care about this matter anyway, right?" The swordsman in blue armor looked around, and everyone cooperatively took a step back.

"That's just perfect." I smiled slightly and then jumped down from the second-floor platform, landing directly next to Aliyah and the others.

"You guys really know how to play." I sighed.

"It takes one to know one~" Both of them chuckled. Thinking about it, these two idiots shouldn't be dumb enough to buy things with gold coins, which could only mean they were pretending to be.

Troublesome fellows indeed.

"Let me design the next scene." When I landed just now, the three knights didn't notice, but the seven across from us did.

"Who are you!"

"I'm their brother." I said with a silly smile.

"Thank you for taking care of our sisters. We'll be off now." After saying that, I threw a smoke bomb on the ground and then pulled Aliyah and Oyado out of the crowd.

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing? We wanted to see the knights protect the princess!"

"Princess? You guys?" Seeing them nod, I could only think one thing.

Who gave you the confidence?

"Stop fooling around. Playing like this could end up with people getting hurt. Even if you want to deal with those bastards, don't do it in public." Aliyah pouted in dissatisfaction.

"It's more fun this way."

"Fun my foot. We don't even know how strong the people on this continent are. What if you provoke some really powerful guys by acting like this?"

"Deal with it."

"..."

Where does your confidence come from?

"Whatever, my plan is to take down those guys anyway." I said with a smile. No one who dared to have ill intentions towards Aliyah and Oyado should be left alone, right?

Of course, as a man full of righteousness and justice, how could I possibly take down the enemies in public?

So, of course, we lured them into an alley~

Saying that, we had already run into a residential area's alleyway and leaped up onto the roof of a nearby building.

"Well~ as much as I like assassination~ I'll take care of the big brother!"

Oyado said so, then took a step back and disappeared into the air.

Well, if those seven men knew that the assassin they wanted to abduct was like this, they probably would have wet themselves, right?

But when those mercenaries caught up, there were only five of them.

"Huh? Why are there only five people?"

"Didn't you notice?"

Aliyah next to me said, "When you were pulling us away just now, those three knights blocked the path of the other two, so only five of them came running after us."

"Really, missing the experience of two men."

"That's right... But why did you say 'I am their brother' just now! When did I become your sister!"

"Just said it casually, what else should I have said?"

I laughed.

"Say... um..."

Aliyah hesitated for a moment, blushed, and then kicked me.

"Hmph! Definitely not a sister! How can you make me answer such questions myself, you should be the one thinking about it!"

"Alright, alright..."

I nodded.

"But don't worry, I will definitely protect you and not let anyone bully you~ So, ooops, don't kick me!"

"Why don't you ever blush!"

Aliyah seemed very angry.

"I don't need you to protect me! Hmph!"

After saying that, she drew her dual swords and jumped down.

I smiled bitterly, it seems those five pursuers will have a hard time, it's definitely not my fault...