Heibon na Watashi wa Tonikaku Hibon

"So Ray and you both came home at a time like this."

Emrill, who was there as a matter of course, laughed bitterly as she served a drink for the number of people.

"What do you mean, at a time like this, Mr. Emu?

"When demons are appearing in the Wang capital. Well, I thought you guys wouldn't mind coming home, but I didn't expect you to come all the way to Kleehardt with Mr. Alamy."

"Hey, why don't you talk to Alamee and I'll call her out?

"Oh, how narrow-minded is the captain of the Front Pioneer Corps to let that happen?"

"Ah?

Clyhardt stares at Emrill with a smile and blues on his temples.

These two are bound to make a deal when they face each other for some reason. In the past, something seemed to have happened between the two of them, but they didn't tell us anything about it, so we didn't know what happened after all.

Tonic and Alamy were looking around, looking through in such accustomed fashion as those two arguments.

"Um, where's Lady Leifaras?

"Hey, where are Rio and Arf?

Stop talking about Emrill and Kleehardt in a beautifully overlapping inquiry as well.

"Oh, the three of us would have gone to get some dinner ingredients."

"What do you mean, you can eat demon meat today if you do well?"

"Right. Well, at least we can have venison."

"No, it's got Ray and Arf on it. Bear meat, at least."

"Indeed."

It was Kleehardt and Alamy who exposed their surprises to Emrill and Tonic sipping tea while talking.

"Hey, hey, wait a minute. That lady, you're going hunting?

"Yeah, that's right. What's the matter with you? So surprised."

"No, what's going on... this is the Beast Fang Forest?

Emrill and Tonic tilted their necks at Kleehardt's words.

It is a fact that needs not be said.

I wonder why he bothered to say that?

"Hey, don't make me feel dull until you guys do. The Vestibular Fang Forest is a place where even the Knights don't like to get in, right? It's a dense place of demons. The average person is a restricted danger zone. I don't know how much Ray and his Arf are following him in a place like that, but I don't know how to go hunting, my lady's strength. Then it's suicide."

Probably out of concern for Rio. Kleehardt's words were told to mix slight anger with that voice and addict to Emrill and Tonic.

Besides, they were both convinced.

Kleehardt's image of Rio stopped when she was still in the castle.

In those days when I learned the art of survival and was desperately scratching my feet.

Well, what I'm still doing is not much different from what I was doing back then, but her strength is up to no comparable then.

"It's all right, Master Kleehardt. He's getting stronger properly. Me and Ray are working out right now."

"No, but,"

The door was opened in a way that blocked Kleehardt's words, who tried to recruit something into Tonic's words again.

"I'm home! What, that? To Mr. Kleehardt, Mr. Alamy?

With about three demons similar to rabbits in his hand, Rio opens his eyes by acknowledging the appearance of Kleehardt and Alamy.

"Ah, it's been a long time, miss..."

"... sorry to disturb you"

"Oh, yes, it's been a while. Welcome."

Kleehardt and Alamy greet each other as they gaze at the demons Rio has.

Emrill stopped by Rio in response, confused by it, and smiled.

"Welcome home, Rio. Is today's harvest sole?

"Ah, Mr. Emu, I'm home. Besides this, I hunted a bear. Lady Ray and Arf are outside."

"Yes. Did Rio hunt it all?

"The bear got a little help, though. I'll get dressed."

"Yeah, I'll take care of the cooking."

Rio disappeared into the back by giving Emrill the demon he had in his hand.

Kleehardt and Alamy, who dropped her off like that, looked back at the tonic.

Tonic with his gaze on both of them is some proud expression.

"You must be getting stronger, that guy"

"Oh, I'm surprised. Not according to the signs of being haunted."

"Wouldn't that be quite usable by the magicians?

"It would be. I'm not familiar with magic because it's taught by Ray, but, well, it must be a pretty good user. After that, it would be perfect if he had the experience himself to feel confident in his abilities."

"That's why I was going to sign up with the contractor, do a little bit of a request, and get some experience."

But, and Emrill cut the word.

What is recalled is the matter of the earlier King's Capital.

"The Demons have appeared in the King's capital, so it's only natural flow that reinforces the security of the King's capital. But there's no way we can afford this country right now."

"Well. The main force in this country today is the Demon King Crusader."

Target the Demon King's army directly and crusade the Demon King while avoiding a futile feud with the Demon Nation to reduce the number of sacrifices at all.

This Demon King Crusade is organized in a small number of people who are targeting Sole but can therefore march.

But because of the small number of them, the chosen ones were all powerful here in the Sarawyn Empire.

"I'll leave about two hundred of my men behind, but they're also replacements with those who are defending the territorial line. In the first place, we didn't have the strength to turn to the defense of Wang Du, which is outside the Front Pioneer Corps."

"That's why the contractor speaks up."

Everyone nods at Alamy's words.

"I've asked contractors to work with me every now and again to compensate for the country's strength, and I can't tell you that she won't be driven out."

"Ray won't forgive me for using the power I've acquired in return for the kings of this country and the people around them to protect Soytes and others, and he won't like Rio in the first place."

"But with Rio's strength now, I'm sure he'll have a voice."

The sigh spit out of no-one is heavy.

Whatever it was, it was only after everyone was in place to discuss it, that Emrill took time to prepare for dinner.