「I have been in your care」

「Commander Ellen……!」

The members of the Knights became aware that Ellen is resigning as their commander, so all of them gathered before Ellen with tears in their eyes.

「…… Ah, with this, we are finally saved from the usually incomprehensible orders……」

「From that unreasonable, harsh training too……」

「Kuu…… we party today!」

A tear appears in Ellen's eye.

「…… I see. Are you so sad that I will no longer be here……」

Nonono. I don't think that's the case? No matter how you look, they are happy?

「If you bastards are like that, as expected even I will get shaken up!」

Hearing Ellen's words, the knights greatly panic.

「P, please don't mind us!」

「That's right! Commander, please go on the road you have chosen for yourself!」

「Please, quickly leave the capital! I beg you!」

「Kuu, I have received your bastard feelings! I become much stronger and return without a fail!」

Ellen wipes her tear and strongly declares.

「Eh…… return……?」

「Even more violent than now……」

「This is the worst…… I, I should leave the Knights before that happens……」

The Knights utter in shock.

Rather, your real feelings are too visible. Ellen's head is in the field of flowers right now, it doesn't seem like she noticed.

After the Knights sent us off and we were preparing to leave the castle, the old butler ran after us.

「Princeeeees! This geezer too, take this geezer aloooooong!」

To be frank, since he would be a hindrance to our journey, we have tied him up to a nearby tree.

「Oooo! A restriction play, is ittttttt!?」

He seems to me misunderstanding something, but we leave without paying attention to him.

「――!? W, where are you going!? Please, waaaaait! Take this geezer with youuuu! Pinrceeeess! Please, punish me as alwaaaagyaaa!?」

Tira silences him with lightning magic.

「I'm sorry. He was noisy」

「……」

I have a feeling that Tira is gradually becoming more violent……

◇ ◇ ◇

「So, where are we going?」

「Country of Demihumans――Ekbana!」

I answer Ellen's question.

Ekbana.

A small country on good terms with the Alsara Kingdom, ruled by wolf people.

By the way, wolf people are one of the sub-races.

There seems to also be wolf people sub-races who are classified as a demon race.

Werewolves and kobolds for example.

The wolf people have similar bodies to humans with animal ears and tails.

On the other hand, werewolves are basically violent bipedaling wolves who like to wage wars.

Maa, putting that aside.

「I want to mofumofu animal ears!」

That is the reason I have chosen Ekbana as our next destination.

「That is good, but…… is that all right?」

Ellen asks while looking at Filia.

There is a possibility of encountering monsters on the way.

She's probably asking if it's alright to take a child along.

「Although she looks like that, Filia is quite strong, you know? She's Magic Puppet, after all」

「Ahem」

Filia puts her hands on her waist and puffs her chest out.

「…… I can hardly see that……」

「Then, why don't you try?」

I proposed Ellen to have an arm wrestling with Filia.

「I expect Filia to win」

Ellen makes a face that says 'stop joking' at my prediction.

「No way. There's no way that I will lose to a child. I have not lost in physical strength before and the number of doorknobs I have destroyed so far is definitely not below hundred, you know?」

You remember breaking something like that?

「Filia won't losemon!」

Filia rolls up her sleeves with burning passion.

「Is it really okay? I can't hold back while gambling」

「It's al~right!」

「Hou, you have quite the determination」

The two enter a serious mode and link their hands.

「Ready…… fight!

The two put power behind their hands at my signal.

――Mekimekimeki!!

A terrible crack appears on the stone pavement immediately.

Both of them have outrageous strength.

But, the match was decided in a moment.

――Zugon!!

「Gyaa!?」

Ellen screams and falls on the ground.

Ellen's hand which was holding Filia's sunk into the stone pavement.

「Winner, Filia!」

「Ye~s!」

「A, are you okay?」

Tira pulls up Ellen in panic.

「Just what the hell was that power about!?」

As expected of Ellen. She's lively even though half of her body sunk into the ground.

「Filia is incredible, right~」

「Incredishble right, incredishble right~!」

When Filia and I exchange a high-five,

「Ku…… Is she possibly stronger than you?」

Ellen says that with a sour face.

Because of that, second round.

A father-daughter match.

「Filia. Don't you dare to lose, okay?」

「Oka~y! I mean, I won't lose to anyonemo~n!」

A spark appears between the father and the daughter.

「…… Why are you getting so serious against a child……」

Tira asks in astonishment, but because I have to uphold my dignity as a father I don't plan on losing.

「T, then, let's go. Ready…… fight!」

We put strength behind our arms at the same time at Ellen's signal.

Certainly, Filia has a superhuman strength.

But, I have〈Pinnacle of Physique〉.

There's no way I can lo――

「～～～～～!?」

――Crapcrapcrap!

Hey, what kind of strength does this child have!?

I suddenly fell into a pinch right at the start of the match.

I have been driven 5cm into the ground by the more than I expected strength.

Rather, isn't a child who has a shorter arm at advantage?

I thought, but it's already too late.

「Papa, wea~k!」

Filia-tan already said her victory speech.

But, I fearlessly laugh.

That panic just a while ago, was just an act.

「Fufufu, too bad, Filia. In fact, papa has another three transformations left!」

「Hoe?」

――〈Pinnacle of Physical Strength〉Activate!

My arm starts immediately overflowing with a terrific power.

〈Pinnacle of Physical Strength〉is〈Pinnacle of Physique〉's specialized version.

It strengthens my body ten times more than〈Pinnacle of Physique〉.

――Zugooーーーーn!!

The next moment, Filia's body sinks into the stone pavement.

「I'm the winnerーーー！」

Fu, I got slightly serious against my daughter.