He Didn't Want to Be the Center of Attention, Hence, after Defeating the Demon Lord, He Became

Returning to the basement of the silver water bottle pavilion, only Beatrice, who had finished dressing, waited and pinched his skirt and lowered his head. An elegant technique worthy of the nobility of the demon kingdom.

Welcome back, Dick.

"Ah... that? Not the usual clothes. It's our uniform."

Beatrice, who was pointed out, dyed her face slightly red because it was too pale and worried all the time. It is also strange that Reis, the demon tribe of the spirit body, makes his face red, but the higher demon tribe of the spirit system can materialize the body by magic, so if even the supply of magic is made regularly, it is almost the same as ordinary people.

"When Verlaine summoned me, I left my clothes in the Mansion. In the room I was in... I think my clothes are still there..."

"If the other maids find out, they might suspect Beatrice has melted."

"I've told you that I'm a demon, so I think it's okay, but I'm sure you'll surprise me. But I was able to help Dick a little, so that's the priority."

Blue and gold crystal clear eyes narrowed, Beatrice laughed. Although she hasn't visited the Mansion recently, her preference for me seems unshakeable.

(Don't think strange things because Mr. Leonid says you're going to eat them up...) This won't work.)

"Dear Dick, will you allow me to enter the kitchen?

"Oh, will you help me make dinner? What time is it?

"It's 10: 30 at night. The shop is closed, but the kitchen attendants have made it, so I think dinner will be ready soon."

I heard the time because I needed to meet and talk to Rowe and the Duke's principals about what they were hiding from us about the Master's interrogation.

I want to talk to Primiere about leaving Beatrice in the Mansion, so I will call the Mansion at a later date. Markis is likely to ask about the situation, so it would be okay to let someone else go. There are a lot of people who are good at undercover missions, but I'm going to ask Eileen here.

"Beatrice, invite Duke Stolen to the Mansion tomorrow night. I don't care about leaving Beatrice behind and abandoning the Mansion."

"Can you call Duke Primiere? I'll be ready if Dick tells me to."

"You may face each other directly, but are you okay?"

Beatrice shook his head in the sense that there was no problem. I don't think you hate the Stolen family, but I'm sure they have complicated feelings.

"Now I am relieved of the Stolen family's summons agreement. Mr. Primiere was there for me... and the others said he was a troublemaker for the dead."

"That's right...."

As far as I'm concerned, it's a little different to pursue Primiere in the Beatrice case.

"But... I thought I'd never see Primiere-sama again. If I can see you again, I want to tell you that I'm fine."

I see. Actually, there may be circumstances in Primiere, but I wanted to complain a little. I'm going to talk to the bad guys without deciding. "

"Thank you... but please be careful, Dick."

"Be careful, what?

When I heard back, Beatrice stared me in the face. So I remembered that my party mates had shown me the same reaction earlier.

"Dick-sama's hair is different from usual... well, it suits you very well..."

"I think Primiere sees a lot of colored men in the social world. I don't think you'll ever see me again."

"... I see. I want to see it all the time."

That's what I'm going to say, Beatrice. She says her eyes say things to her mouth, but she has glossy eyes.

Lacequeen, she can tell when she wants magic with one glance. It seems to be depleted by recoil because of the use of force in the "Summon Liberation" earlier.

"I'll go out for a bit after dinner... explain the situation to everyone else and come to the room a little after I get back. Is it enough to give you magic?

"Ah... are you sure? I can't believe you're all here, but I'm just a maid."

"What are you talking about, the mistress who keeps the mansion... hmm?

When I thought about something like that somewhere... Beatrice started to panic.

"Dear Dick, I'll ask you again later... well, then..."

Beatrice ran out. There is a brewery outside the hidden room with the magic team, so I would like you to be careful not to pull the bottle and break it.

I wonder what I was in a hurry for, but it's not like I'm too long.

We will infiltrate the Prime Minister's Mansion and find out the truth tonight. Whether or not you knew that sacrifice would be required to seal the snake. It must be questioned.

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Lowe was able to ascertain via the information network that she had barely returned to her home at the dawn of her duties. I wasn't monitoring Lowe's surroundings, but my guild's agents are entering so I can get information from the people working in the castle.

When the royal castle approaches, I use the magic of 'Hiding'. The soldiers guarding the splendid front gate only chewed the yawn and waited for the change of time before me.

The royal castle houses the residence of the royal people, the inquisition hall, as well as a hall where the Prime Minister and the civilian administration are carried out. I jumped into the Chancellor's room on the second floor of the building.

Since it is silenced by the magic of "Silence (Mute)", no sound is heard in the vicinity when landing on the balcony that connects to the Prime Minister's room.

Magically silencing the noise meant that Rowe would look at me and speak up, but the guarding soldiers would not rush in and could talk one-on-one.

In addition, I wore a mask out of my pocket to hide my identity.

You may not feel nervous, but there are good reasons for this. Hostility against Rowe as an Alliance Master is not a good idea - otherwise, on the surface, I should not contact Rowe as a Dick.

The identity of the masked salvator is the Demon King Crusader, but its name is widely known to King's Landing. Lowe wouldn't take a lighter look at it as a joke.

I cut the window clasp with a magic blade without a sound and went inside. Rowe's room was divided into an office and a reception room to welcome guests, so he entered the reception room first.

There is no light here, the office door is closed, but there is light leaking from the gap.

I'm sure I'll be in the room. I put my hand on the door, silenced it and opened it - and Rowe didn't look at us and didn't notice I came in.

Lowe sits on a chair in the office and looks at something like a portrait in a small frame. When I turned around behind him and saw the picture, my thoughts stopped for a few seconds.

What is depicted there is a beautiful girl with golden hair - no doubt. When I met her, she was a little bit younger than Miralka.

"... Miralka. Why are you with such a man...."

(That guy... who are you talking about?

Why does Lowe have a portrait of Miralka as a child? I wonder if the painter painted it, or if he did it himself, but we should check it out later.

When I stood by the window, I deliberately made a noise to make Rowe realize. Lowe turned around and looked at me in dismay, but he didn't raise his voice and disturb me.

"... I didn't expect the rumored 'masked savior' to come to me. I thought my heart would stop."

"With all due respect, I really need to ask you something. We are also interested in the Snake Crusade. But as I watched, I realized that I couldn't fall in love."

The effect of the mask changes my voice and resonates lower than the sound of vegetarian voice. Thanks to that, Rowe never realized I was Dick. It would be a big change of gear from the time of the Inquisition.

"This is not a peaceful situation... and I would like to ask you to help me if possible. Or were you already hiding your identity and participating in the Labyrinth Exploration?

"That's what you should think. First of all... who sent a man named Garrett?

Lowe's expression changed when she smiled softly. I wonder if that's what he looks like, with his cold and sharp eyes on me.

A man who might be the prime minister of a country is not as weak as he seems.

"... is that what you have to answer? Even though they are very popular with the people, I have a steward to my friends."

"Is that friend the Duke's current lord? I already know who Garrett is... Clive Garland. He was supposed to be imprisoned for assaulting the Red Twin Pavilion."

"If you know that much, you'll get to the answer sooner or later. Then it would be the same for me to answer. I don't want to die in the middle of nowhere."

Rowe understands the situation - if he's wrong about me, he'll be hostile here.

"Lord Markiss of the Orlando family. He can't afford to lose to the Stolen family."

"Is that so... a matter of decency?

"In secret, Lord Marquis was concerned about Lord Primiere. But Lord Primiere, by succeeding the Duke, was the answer to Lord Markis… they say so. The Duke's lords can't marry each other. I don't know if I'm going to say this to the prime minister, but that's true."

Marquis hastened to use Clive, an SS-ranked adventurer, for labyrinth exploration to get a glimpse of Primiere.

"Lord Markiss may have had his thoughts, but there are good and bad things to do."

"Is this an unacceptable act for the 'masked saviours' who do justice? What then, if the Orlando family loses power, the country's ruling structure will shake from the ground. It's not a good idea at this time of national disaster."

"The front line in the Labyrinth is not the personnel dispatched by the nobles. You were going to leave everything to the Demon King Crusaders from the beginning, weren't you? So it would be different to ask you to look at what the nobles do."

Lowe is smiling, but it's just making a smile. That means you're not clever enough to keep acting.

"The 'snake' does exist and may be about to be unsealed. If so, we should abandon our personal ambitions and cooperate. If you keep something hidden in your belly, it's hard to help save the country."

"... I'm not in control of this country. I am in a position to contribute to His Majesty the King, but it is His Majesty who decides whether to do so...."

"I didn't hear such a deception. Let me be frank. When the Snake was sealed in the past, the first king's party was sacrificed. You knew you'd have to make the same sacrifice this time."

"Eh... well, that's..."

Didn't you think the "Masked Savior" knew so much about the situation? Lowe quickly began to get nervous.

The majestic appearance of the famous Prime Minister, known as Lord Bai Li, was no longer there. It showed that it was an unexpected event for him that he was known to have sacrificed his master.

Even though Master was accused of de facto death, he might have lost his life holding himself inside without saying anything until he sealed the "snake".

"The woman who was questioned the other day. In exchange for her life, who founded the guild in King's Landing, she tried to seal off the Snake. You think that's the Kingdom's policy?

I questioned him so as not to disturb his feelings as much as possible. Still, anger is about to overflow.

But I know that Master must pay for the sins he committed.

The beasts with the ability to bring back their ancestors were collared and sold. It was Master who made the collar that caused it.

"... she created a deteriorating factor in her relationship with the Beast. It's a great sin... in view of past achievements, it's not negotiable by deduction."

Lowe wipes the sweat on her forehead with a handkerchief. Whether I gained momentum by not saying anything or cowardice made him do it, he began to build up like momentum.

"Very well, if that will save this country. If the smallest sacrifice produces the greatest happiness, the death of one person is trivial."

"If you can save the kingdom at your own expense, can you say the same?

"Well, that's... what's in that analogy. According to the records of the first king when he sealed the snake, it was true that one woman had been killed. But there's no point in me dying, and I'm not guilty of anything. It would be more meaningful to give your life for many people in the end than to be condemned to death in national penalties....."

"... why don't you believe in the power of the Demon King Crusaders?

"Eh...?

Lowe looked at me with a face that she didn't know what she was talking about. I don't think I'm compatible with this guy, no matter how far he goes.

"The Demon King Crusaders came back after defeating the Demon King. If they can seal the Snake without sacrifice, she won't have to die."

"... you can defeat the 'Snake', which is said to be more powerful than the Demon King? Believe it too much....."

"Better than assuming someone's sacrifice from the start. If we could seal the snake without killing her, the judgment made at the inquest would not have been mere deception. Don't get me wrong, I'm not telling you not to judge her. I think we should make the Demon King Crusaders imitate sending her to the death row and think about when they discover her later."

For each negotiation, you should leave more room for the other person to stay, rather than just pushing hard.

I didn't come here to hurt Rowe. I just came to give my advice - and when I told him that, Lowe seemed to have forgiven me for some time.

"... I don't suppose that man would ever kill me... by Dick Silver?"

Do you think the Demon King Crusaders are a terrible creature or something? Then you should trust that power even more. "

"It must be terrifying. Even the strength of the S rank is only a subject of fear from those who do not have the power to fight. Not to mention the SSS rank, which I really don't want to put in King's Landing. I'd like you to help me secure the border."

"They did not cause inconvenience to the country. I just lived quietly."

"... that might just be superficial. I don't want you to think that I'm the only one with the back."

In conclusion, I find it difficult to understand this Rowe.

But I was able to stab a nail. The "Masked Savior" is always aware of Lowe's actions, and is concerned if he goes through a plot. It can also be passed on to the Demon King Crusaders - if you teach them, they will not pull each other's feet in future labyrinth explorations.

"... if you want to believe in the Demon King Crusaders, I will. I don't want to die either."

As a result, it has become a form of threat, but the purpose has been achieved.

Then the Demon King Crusaders - that is, we can defeat the Snake. Master's sins are redeemed except for her death.

And there's one more thing I'm curious about. It's a story of no tension, but it doesn't calm down if you leave it.

"... the story changes. Prime Minister, I think I saw a portrait of a girl...."

"Eh...."

"Don't let the women get past the crisis in the country."

"Kh... I don't like girls. This portrait... yes, the person who picked it up and delivered it."

When it comes to Master, someone who has become so cruel is so easily upset when it comes to Miralka.

That's why I'm blunt. I don't know what the situation is, but Rowe is distracted about Markis's path and is concerned about Miralka.

I don't eat horses like other people's paths, and it's troublesome for me to stick my neck in, but I would never normally do that.

If that's Miralka, it's different. She absolutely doesn't want to go out with Rowe - beyond reason, such a binding idea comes to mind.

"Then I'll find the owner and give it back."

"... look, I don't think I can find it..."

While saying that, Rowe thought she liked girls when she attached herself to the portrait, and gave me a frame the size of a hand.

"... does' The Masked Savior 'also do the work of delivering picked up objects to people? It's supported by the people."

Looking tired, Lowe laughs bitterly. When I look at the portrait, I'm afraid I might have seen it until you mentioned Miralka's name again.

I don't feel at all good about seeing Miralka's portrait in such a way. I'm sorry to bother Rowe, but I had to confiscate him with all my personal feelings.

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After talking to Rowe and returning to the Alliance House, Eileen, who was heading home to Holland, also returned from her assignment. I put "Small Spirit" on Eileen, so the situation has been communicated, but I heard the story again in the living room on the second floor of the Alliance House.

In conclusion, Markis said it was just Rowe's fault. Lowe told me it was all about Clive - but if that's true, he still doesn't trust Markis to do it and pretend he's not involved. Intelligence agents should be kept under surveillance on an alternate basis.

"Dick, I asked you a favor... you know?

"Hmm? What are you talking about?

"Again, you're melting away. Tomorrow's an adventure, but why don't you hang out with me for a little while?

It would be nice if it were a little. There's something I can do for you, then it's fine. "

I had to refill Beatrice with magic, so I explained the situation to everyone with my colonic thoughts, but still imagining it made Eileen's face flush.

"No, let me tell you... Bear doesn't really do lewd things, right? Or do you...?

"It may look lewd, but magic is better transmitted by touching the skin."

"... what does that feel like?

"Well, it feels like... Eileen's fine, and she doesn't have to replenish her magic."

Er, isn't Beatrice the only one?

"Well... if you have to say so, you can also replenish Eileen. I think you should take some magic medicine."

"Uh-huh... I'll think about it. I'm going to take a bath, I'll see you later ♪"

I had Eileen respond to my sudden request, so I would like to respond to my request. It feels good to be honest.

Even when it comes to replenishing magic, it doesn't mean you can put your hands on your back and send it in, so you don't have to take off your clothes - but you don't have to feel mistaken for what I just said.

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When I get back to my room, I wonder what I should do with the portrait I brought back in my pocket.

I confiscated it because I didn't want to keep it with Rowe, but I doubt it. I wonder why I thought that. It's a short-circuit behavior that's not like mine, such as forcing people's things away.

Miralka, "The Man," and Lowe said a shameful thing.

"... but..."

Again, as a child, Miralka was an abominably beautiful girl, written on her face.

To be honest, her beauty was already showing off that scale by this time, and now she's blooming even more.

"... cute, but definitely."

"Dick, what are you looking at?

--Forgotten Dick, died of cardiac paralysis at home, 18 years old. At the level of imagination, my heart froze.

Certainly, I was looking at the portrait with the door half-open - so allowing me to approach immediately behind would be too much of an alarm, or should I say Miralka?

"Nh... this..."

"Ah, no, this is..."

"Dick, did you get it back...?

"... eh?

As Miralka's eyes see me, they change - I can't keep up with unexpected developments.

She gently takes the portrait from my hand and points to the bottom right of the painting. There were small, autograph-like signs drawn.

"... I didn't tell you because I didn't think it had anything to do with this. Prime Minister Lowe has been my tutor for a short time. At that time, this decoration in the living room of the house disappeared sometime....."

"Does that mean... maybe Rowe took it out without permission?

"I wonder if that's the result... but I'm glad. This painting was drawn by my mother. Look, there must be an autograph here. I think your mother would be happy to tell you they found you, too. Thanks, Dick."

"Eh... ah, ahh. Then I'll return it to Miralka. That's right, Miralka. I wondered why there was such a thing in the Chancellor's room, but I'm glad to have it."

I can't believe Rowe stole the painting Miralka's mother painted... but love blinds people. It's not good to steal, but it's usually a crime.

"... we're almost home, so can I leave you here until you bring it home?

"Well, if Miralka says so... wouldn't it make sense to lay down on your face?

When Miralka tried to lay the portrait on the cupboard, she turned red to her ears and somehow said with an angry face.

"If anyone else sees you, it's not like you're decorating my picture. Is that okay with you?

"Well, that's certainly embarrassing... but I think it's a nice painting. Because I'm Miralka's mother, I feel like I could pull out a smile like this."

"... you're saying something really embarrassing. You got it back, so I'll take a good look at it today."

That said, Miralka overlapped with the girl in the picture because she still painted the same person.

"Well... I have to take a bath with Eileen, so I'm going now. If you do something strange to my paintings, I'll be cold for half a day."

"I won't do that. Come in slowly."

I sent Miralka out of the room thinking that it was also round. When I got angry in the past, it didn't settle down for a few days, so half a day is short.

When I heard about my mother's painting, I wanted to see my parents' faces for the first time in a long time - but I had to survive anything about the "snake" this time.

I told you to trust the Demon King Crusaders. Get down to the sealed hierarchy of the Snake and seal it as fast as you can - use all available means to do so.

Dragon Kimira came up to the first floor, but there was no sign of him going through the five floors. If the Beast cannot pass through that hierarchy because we need to activate the transfer device to exit it - then Dragon Kimira will have moved from less than six levels up to four levels in some way.

According to Master, the ruins labyrinth once floated in the air, and it fell. In other words, it is a foreign body of past civilization.

We have set up a transfer magic team on our own, but if there are other ways to get around the hierarchy from the beginning - if we can discover it, we don't have to go down one floor at a time.

I couldn't wait for the next day's exploration to prove my hypothesis. But before that, we have to cut through tonight.

First, Beatrice visits the room to replenish his magic. She was able to walk through the wall, so sometime she came into the room, where she turned into a reality and showed up.

"Excuse me, Dick. This is Dick's room... it's very comfortable."

As a matter of course, Beatrice starts taking off the negligence. The time spent giving magic is about half an hour - as I talked to Eileen about, I want to give it solemnly without evil.