Scheme in the Woods

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The grey-skinned orc dropped to the ground with a thud. Julia swung her blade to get rid of the blood and Kazuya dismounted to examine the remains.

"(This person…)" Julia was a little shocked at how natural Kazuya was while curiously looking over the headless corpse.

Though she was not unfamiliar with killing monsters, there was still a part of her that was disgusted with the remains of creatures that were human-like in shape. A royal knight was responsible for the protection of the royal family and the nobles. As someone who had just reached the age of two decades, as much as she didn't like to admit it, she was still inexperienced.

"How strange…" Kazuya muttered.

"Is something wrong?" Julia sheathed her sword and approached.

"Are orcs like this one supposed to be close to the capital?" he asked a leading question to make Julia think about the current situation.