A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

Although his combat power is not weak, Garlan still lacks experience in walking in the wilderness, and he did not expect to be attacked by wild beasts in the wild.

His long sword was placed with the clothes on the shore. If a wild wolf pounced on him, he would be unarmed and would definitely suffer a big loss.

Fortunately, the butterfly-like bard arrived in time and shot the wild wolf to death with one arrow. Garlan was shocked when he saw the huge wild wolf.

Standing in the waist-deep stream and seeing the wild wolf shot to death, he breathed a sigh of relief and looked up at Shulos on the shore, wanting to thank him.

But when he looked up, he found that Shulos seemed to be stunned, staring straight at him.

He subconsciously looked down and saw the blond hair hanging down on his arms and the naked chest with water droplets rolling down. Only then did he realize his current situation.

Oh, exposed.

Garlan thought so, but his heart was not shaken.

Forget it, it was a matter of time.

After all, he didn't intend to continue wearing women's clothing for a long time.

When he thought about it, he raised his hand and casually pushed the wet blond hair hanging down on his chest to the back of his neck, and walked towards the shore.

The clear water rippled around him. When the boy stood up in the water, the water droplets reflecting the moonlight fell from his fair skin to the water, causing tiny splashes.

In the emerald green forest, the boy who tilted his face slightly and raised his hand to lift his blond hair looked like a white deer walking slowly in the stream.

The boy, the moonlight, the water waves, and the glimmer of golden hair scattered on the water.

All of this, set against the dark night, formed a picture so beautiful that one almost forgets to breathe.

Shulos took a deep breath and turned around suddenly.

"Miss Gal, please forgive me for my offense!"

He turned around, facing away from Garlan who was walking towards him, and shouted loudly.

"But this is really a critical situation. In order to protect your safety from being harmed by wild beasts, I have no choice but to... Please believe that I am unintentional no matter what."

"I...I didn't see anything on this dark night!"

Gallan, who was halfway through the stream and already knee-deep in the stream, was startled for a moment. He looked at Shulos with his back to him in shock as he tried to defend himself.

See nothing?

Just kidding, the moon is shining.

"...Did you see it?"

This is an affirmative question with doubt.

"No, no, no - I really don't - it's so dark, how could you possibly see it?"

"you saw it."

This is an affirmative sentence.

"I... uh, I, that... no, Miss Gal, you are still young. Even if your breasts are a little smaller, it doesn't matter. Ahem, you will grow up in the future. Ahem, this, even if you are destined to be like this, Ping, it’s just a little regret, and your supreme beauty can make people ignore this little regret.”

Shulos, who had his back to Garlan, coughed dryly and kept talking.

"Yes, that's it. A little flat-chested, you don't need to care at all... Well, I don't care at all either, really."

Just as he closed his eyes tightly and kept mumbling with his mouth open, a hand stretched out from behind him.

Garlan, who had already walked behind Shulos, pressed Shulos on his shoulders.

"I told you, don't refuse to face reality."

Probably guessing the reason why Shulos refused to face him and said it was no big deal, Gallan couldn't laugh or cry for a moment.

"No matter how flat a woman's breasts are, they are completely different from men's."

As soon as he finished his sentence, Shulos, who was holding his shoulder, suddenly let out a loud scream, then grabbed his head and shook it desperately.

"I won't listen, I won't listen! Anyway, you are Miss Gal, you are a woman!"

Shulos, who refused to face reality, held his head tightly and shook his head.

"You're definitely not the kind of pervert who likes women's clothing. Your breasts are just a little flat! They'll get bigger if you rub them—"

Before he could finish his words, Garlan, whose eyes twitched, had already kicked him hard on the butt, causing him to stumble forward.

If he didn't have good limb balance and coordination, he would probably be eaten by a dog.

But just as he stabilized his body, he was kicked again, causing him to fall forward to the ground.

Her wet blond hair hung down, and drops of water fell on the grass.

The young man stepped on the back of a certain bard and looked down at him with his eyes slightly narrowed, revealing an extremely dangerous light.

"Say it again? Who is the pervert?"

"...I'm talking about myself."

Unable to struggle, Shulos endured the humiliation and finally succumbed to Garlan's feet.

…………

The bonfire was still burning, but the people sitting beside it were completely different.

The beautiful black-haired girl turned into a beautiful boy with blond hair. Garlan sat by the fire to dry off the moisture as quickly as possible.

Shulos, who was completely stunned by the blow, was completely lost. He hugged his knees and sat by the bonfire, staring blankly at the night sky.

That decadent look was really too much for Garlan to stand.

"I think you can think about it in another direction. The reason why you failed to be courteous to me is not because your attraction to women has weakened, but because I am not a woman at all."

Gallan said, "If you think about it this way, wouldn't it be better?"

Shulos was startled.

Then, it dawned on me.

"I see!"

He said that he was still so handsome and graceful, so how could his attraction to women suddenly disappear?

The other person you dare to love is not a woman at all. The problem is not your own.

Thinking of this, the bard who was wilting a second ago immediately became energetic.

Although the beautiful girl was sad to lose him, he immediately cheered up when he thought that this proved that his charm was still strong.

After all, there are many beauties in the world, and there are countless beautiful flowers waiting for him to pick.

It’s just that you have to see the beauty’s gender clearly next time... or else you should focus on those beauties with towering peaks in the future...

The bard who was bitten by a snake thought so secretly in his heart.

"I said you are also surprised. You can tell at a glance that he was pampered and pampered. Why is a child running out to endure hardships when he is not around his relatives?"

Once he regained his energy, Shulos couldn't stop talking.

However, now he treats Gallan, who is a male, with no tenderness, consideration, care or respect for 'Miss Gal', and even withdrew the honorific title.

"Let me guess, he must have run away from home. To avoid being caught, he disguised himself as a woman, right?"

"Quite smart."

"Of course." Garlan's compliment made Shulos very happy, "Don't look at me young, I started traveling on this continent when I was only fifteen years old."

He patted Garlan on the shoulder and said, "When it comes to life experience, I am definitely your big brother."

In front of women, he must act affectionate and single-minded, but in front of the same sex, he unceremoniously starts to let himself go, proudly bragging about his romantic history.

After talking about it for a long time, I finally made a summary.

"I can tell at a glance that you are still a young boy who has never touched a woman. Your family must be looking at you too closely. But it doesn't matter. From now on, follow Brother Shulos and I will keep you for less than a year. I will be able to see everything Appreciate the fun of the different flowers in the world.”

Shulos raised his hand and stroked his long forehead, his curved peach blossom eyes full of amorous feelings.

"Since we are men, we can live up to this life only if we have the warmth and fragrance in our arms."

"..."

Garlan watched Shulos blowing hard there.

A smile slowly appeared on his lips.

"Okay." He said with a smile, "I will follow Brother Shulos and learn from you from now on."

If you want to travel around the continent, it seems good to become a bard like this person.

Garlan thought so.

Although he feels that his martial arts is not bad, he has very little experience in traveling abroad. Shulos has traveled alone on the mainland for a long time, so he must have extremely rich experience.

"But if you were a man, why would you want to go to Mount Tweelour?"

"Huh? Can't men go to that mountain?"

"It's not because of this, it's just because many women yearn for that mountain range, because according to legend, the white unicorn once appeared there."

Shulos shrugged and replied.

The white unicorn is a legendary holy beast. It is also said that it is actually an elf transformed from moonlight and water.

It is said that it will only appear in front of the most beautiful and pure girls in the world.

"I have never heard of this. I just heard people say that the Tianchi and waterfalls in Tweilur Mountain are very beautiful, so I want to see it with my own eyes."

"Oh, I passed by that place the year before last. It was indeed a beautiful place like a fairyland."

As if he remembered something, Shulos touched his chin with a nostalgic look.

"I had a wonderful time there, the beautiful women there were very welcoming..."

"Because of that legend, some girls who think they are beautiful will go to that mountain range to see the unicorn, because then she will be recognized by the unicorn as the most beautiful girl in the world. I thought at first 'Miss Gal' is also one of them."

The laughing bard suddenly changed the topic and looked at Garlan's face with regret.

"Speaking of which, if 'Miss Gal' really exists, maybe I can actually see the rumored white unicorn with my own eyes."

Garlan blinked.

He said: "There are no unicorns in this world, right? That's just a legend."

The bard smiled.

"Who knows."

The tone of his words now lost the frivolity of before, and revealed a bit of meaning.

"This world is such a big place, nothing would make people feel weird...right?"

He said, "It's late at night, go to sleep, little baby of the Qiao family."

After saying that, he stood up and patted Garlan's head while talking about the baby.

Ever since he knew that Garlan was not 'her', his attitude towards Garlan had become much more frivolous and unrestrained. Compared to the previous time when he was careful not to touch 'Miss Gal' with his fingers, Shulos now either patted her on the shoulder or on the head.

Garlan didn't care about this. It was much better than listening to the goosebump-inducing singing tune every day.

He also stood up and walked into the cliff cave with Shulos.

The bonfire behind them was still burning brightly. Shulos said that this would prevent those injurious beasts from approaching the cave in the dark.

A good night's sleep.

After daybreak, Shulos cleaned up all the traces of the campfire and their stay, and then continued to run towards Tweilur Mountain with Garlan.

"How long will it take to arrive?"

"Follow me, big brother, we'll be there in two days."

…………

The bright sun hung high in the sky, and this small and inaccessible village once again welcomed guests.

They were two knights, riding horses. They were both tall and handsome.

One had blond hair as bright as the sun and wore a dark eyepatch on one eye, but the eyepatch did not detract from his handsome and charming appearance at all.

The other one was just the opposite, with short hair as dark as the night, a handsome face with a compelling look, and a look in his eyes that was so sharp that people didn't dare to look at it.

However, although these two people came together and knew each other, their relationship did not seem to be very good.

The blond knight was holding the horse and was talking patiently to an old man with gray hair and beard.

"Have you really never seen a boy with blond hair? No, maybe it's not blond hair, but a boy, about seventeen years old, with a very beautiful appearance. Have you really never seen him?"

The old man who was the head of the village shook his head.

"My Lord Knight, how dare I, a commoner, lie to you? I really have never met the person you are talking about."

The black-haired knight standing next to him suddenly interjected.

"Did you have a bad memory and forgot?"

The old man was a little unhappy when he was questioned. The black-haired knight meant that he was old and his memory was bad.

However, no matter how dissatisfied he was, he did not have the courage to contradict the Lord Knight. He could only turn his head and glare at the group of village girls who were hiding aside and watching secretly.

The girls who peeked at the handsome man were so frightened that they fled in droves.

The village chief, who showed his authority, felt comfortable and answered honestly again: "Our place is very remote, and there are at most one or two guests a day. I will definitely remember all the guests who have come in the past few days."

He shook his head and said: "There is really no young man of about seventeen years old as you said, Lord Knight."

"It's just within these three days, is it true?"

"No, there was only a man and a woman who came together. Someone was holding a wedding in the village that day... However, although the girl was young, the man looked to be in his mid-twenties."

As I get older, I tend to talk a little bit more.

"That young man is really good-looking, no worse than you, Lord Knight. That girl is quite shy. She always wears a hood and can't even see what she looks like..."

The old village chief was still talking there. When Heimos heard the old man's firm answer that no seventeen-year-old boy was passing by, he turned around without saying a word and led his horse towards the entrance of the village.

As he walked, he thought deeply.

He followed him, and when he arrived at the village, he happened to bump into Caijos, who was also looking for someone.

Since they all judged that it was this way, the direction should not be wrong.

It's really strange that Garlan disappeared without a trace. It's not like he can escape from the tightly sealed royal city alone.

No matter how much I inquired, I couldn't get any information at all.

This shouldn't be the case. With Garlan's striking appearance, even if he dyed his blond hair any other color, his appearance would still be extremely eye-catching.

A young man with a beautiful face should be very obvious, but why can't he be found at all?

Heimos thought so, and unconsciously raised his head, and suddenly saw the lively square not far away. It seems that because a wedding was held here not long ago, the people in the village pooled their money to hire a civilian troupe to sing opera for three days.

In the opera that was being performed, a 'woman' with an obviously thick body wore heavy makeup and sang with a deep voice.

That was obviously played by a man.

Heimos was unimpressed.

This was normal, women were not allowed to perform opera in Aaron Landis.

Not to mention this kind of civilian troupe, even in the royal troupe, the women in the operas are all played by men. However, in the operas watched by the nobles, teenagers with delicate faces and slender bodies that look very like women will be chosen to play the roles. In this way First of all, after putting on makeup, they look completely like women, which will not make people feel inconsistent.

Suddenly, a white light flashed in Heimos' mind.

A young man with a beautiful face and a slender figure...

There’s nothing wrong with playing a woman…

[That girl is quite shy. She always wears a hood and can’t even see what she looks like...]

Heimos turned around sharply.

Could it be——

The author has something to say: The bard is very straight, straight.