Hostage

"Could you inform me of the situation?"

I asked the obese nobility dressed in fancy clothes. Simply the amount of fat on their bodies offended me for the first time. Nobles, whether evil or virtuous, tended to appear dignified. But these nobles were the worst.

They were both hideous, snooty, and evil.

I could see his knights almost out of breath from lugging such a fat bastard and escaping harm.

The official looked up and down at Riel before deciding to ignore him. If it had been another time, the official would not have let Riel go so easy after insulting him. Apparently, asking him a question was considered offensive.

But now all he could think of was returning home to safety.

Thud!

Selena whacked the official's bald head with her sheathe, almost frightening the official out of his wits.

"Respond to him, bastard."

The official turned to face the offender with wrath, only to turn pale when he saw Selena.

"S-swordmaster Selena!"