Considering that the enemy had an Imperial Arms that could teleport, Budo directly provided close protection, while Lancer was reinstated and was in charge of the outer perimeter of the governor's mansion.
The main reason he didn't continue to serve as an inner guard was that he probably couldn't for the time being, after all... his weapon had been completely turned into fragments in the previous series of battles.
As a soldier of the empire, Lancer battle losses were naturally paid for by the empire, but his weapon was too special, especially the folding mechanism of the cavalry spear was the biggest secret of its portability. It was extremely tedious to manufacture, and there was no possibility of widespread promotion, so no one learned it.
So he simply went back to his old job————————hunting.
Although that 'Shield-crab Spear' was made from the materials of the Shield-crab from the MH world, the 'Cavalry Spear Manufacturing Manual' he owned was not limited to the monster materials from the MH world.
"Bang~!"
Accompanied by a huge impact sound, the mountain-like corpse of a danger beast was directly thrown to the ground by Lancer.
But at this moment, accompanied by a series of exclamations, a group of children in cloth clothes rushed over from the side.
"Wow~ Wow~ Wow~ Jack is back~!!"
In the children's cheers, Jack, who was originally standing next to the danger beast with his arms crossed and trying to look cool, trembled violently. At the same time, he looked at Lancer, who was bare-chested next to him, with an incomparably desperate look. But unfortunately, his partner 'betrayed' him and made a 'fend for yourself' expression to him.
"Jack!! Let me touch your paw pads!!"
"Jack!! I want to touch your tail!"
"Jack!! Belly!! Belly..."
In the children's cheers, Jack was completely defeated and was pushed down by a group of Lolis and Shota. With a desperate face, he turned his head and saw 'Aru' in a similar situation as himself.
"Meow... (You're here too...)"
Although Lancer couldn't understand the language of the Cat-people, the meow was full of vicissitudes.
"Meow~ Meow~ (You'll get used to it~)"
"Meow-meow!! Meow-meow!! (Aru! You bastard! You're not worthy of being a warrior of the Cat-people!)"
"Meow~ Meow? (Tsk, didn't you also eat the dried fish that the children brought?)"
"...(...)"
Looking at Jack and Aru lying on the ground, Lancer couldn't help but smile knowingly. He had felt that Jack was a tsundere before, and now it seemed to be the case. At first, every time a child surrounded him, he would run away, but after seeing a group of children with disappointed expressions, he 'accidentally fell from a tree'. Now, he didn't even dare to resist, which made him want to laugh out loud. But he was so envious~
He had only touched the paw pads...
"Mr. Lancer, you and Jack came back so early today~"
And just as Lancer was looking at Jack with a 'pleasurable' expression, a gentle voice from behind made him freeze for a moment.
"Mr. Lan? Are you watching these children today?"
"Yes, after all, she has something to do today..."
Lan, who was standing next to Lancer, looked at Jack and Aru, who were playing with the children, with a gentle expression, but then he shook his head and returned to normal. After all, his job today was to look after these children, not to indulge in his own fantasies.
"By the way, Mr. Lancer, have you collected the materials you mentioned earlier today?"
"Yes, they are all basically complete. Oh, by the way, I heard that there's a clown in the neighboring country who specializes in attacking children. You'd better be careful too..."
Lancer words made Lan sigh. It wasn't that he thought Lancer was cursing them, after all, he could tell what a person was like when they were serious. There was no doubt that Lancer was saying this out of genuine concern, but having to listen to it almost every day still made him feel a little annoyed.
And looking at Lan's helpless face, Lancer didn't know how to persuade him. He couldn't possibly say to him————————Maybe in the next few years, that guy will come, and he will kill all the children you cherish, right?
Not to mention that he couldn't provide any evidence, if he said something so outrageous without any warning, the other party probably wouldn't talk to him again, right?
Lancer never thought that he could change everything, because he was still too weak, too weak to even dare to assassinate Honest. Not to mention whether his strength could kill the other party, the impact of killing the other party alone would be enough to make him live in fear for the rest of his life. After all, although Honest was not a minister at this time, he was one of the few most powerful civil officials in the empire. Once the other party was killed, he would be at least wanted nationwide, and with Budo knowing his strength, he would probably have to experience the power of an assassination squad of all Imperial Arms users.
But even if he had no way to deal with Honest for the time being, he hoped that he could do his part for Lan's matter. After all, looking at the innocent and pure smiles of those children, even his tense nerves would unconsciously relax a little...
Perhaps Lancer life was very 'relaxed' now, but in reality, because of the emperor's attack, the entire empire had entered a very exaggerated state. The Imperial Guards stationed in the imperial capital had almost entered a state of war, and the territories of several nobles near the attack site were immediately listed as objects of investigation.
It could be said that the entire empire was in a state of panic, but unfortunately, even so, the Imperial Guards still haven't found the mastermind behind it.
So what about the real mastermind now?
"Mr. Honest, is this the guarantee you gave me?"
Dr. Stylish felt that he was going crazy at this time, especially when the Imperial Guards came to his door, he was almost scared to pee his pants. Fortunately, in the end, the other party only asked him to help investigate and confirm the condition of the corpse.
Is there a need to investigate? The man who looked very similar to Lancer was the result of his Imperial Arms modifications!
But could he say that? If he said it, he would be dead for sure. After all, his Imperial Arms did not have strong combat capabilities, but were more reflected in the precise manipulation of scientific research. Once the Imperial Guards found any flaws, his end would probably be to die in a dirty alley after leaving home one day, with no one caring.
"Calm down, Dr. Stylish. This time, everyone who knew the information is dead or has escaped. It's impossible for them to get any information, so no one will think that it was us. What's more, hasn't the biggest flaw already been sent to you? Just find a random reason to fool those guys from the Imperial Guards, wouldn't that be enough? Maybe you can lead them down the wrong path."
Compared to the others' nervousness, Honest was very calm.
Unlike his rough appearance, Honest was a very cautious person, always prepared for the unexpected. It would be best if this operation succeeded, but even if it failed, it would definitely not be linked back to him! He didn't believe that anyone would suspect him, a person who seemed to have nothing to do with this matter!