Yomigaeri no Maou

"All of you..."

Approaching the Adventurers Union (Guild) reception, officials greeted him with a strange face.

Anyway, it was yesterday today.

I could understand being that kind of face.

The content of the request is also, to a certain extent, a time-limited request for an investigation, and the subject is the Logsuela Mountains.

Officials are probably well aware that it doesn't mean what happens in a day or two.

In fact, it doesn't mean I'm here because the request is over.

Lulu told the female staff at the reception.

"I went to the woods at the foot of the Logsuela Mountains..."

"Yeah, yesterday, they left, right? Doesn't seem like the request is complete... Is something wrong?

Asked, Lulu explains what happened in the mountains.

About powerful demons that don't always come out, and signs of disturbing mountains, etc.

Then the official woman nodded with a serious looking face, she said.

"I see, I understand the story. If that's the case, I also know the adventurers who were sending them to the mountains aren't coming home. But given the fact that the demon who said so yet hasn't even come to the finals... it's going to be dangerous from now on. Even today, the number of demons coming to the finals has increased, but even more powerful demons will be added there..."

"That's why I came to report that I want the Final's protection to be firmly consolidated. I think I will continue to report back to you. I want you to determine whether the request has been fulfilled in its entirety."

"The content of the request is only an investigation of the anomalies in the Logsuela Mountains, so… I think we will be allowed to achieve it in this report…"

"But there 'll still be a period, won't there? I didn't ask for anything else. We want to find out everything we can."

Normally, if they say this is enough, they will also stop investigating, but this time there is a part where they say they don't know what will happen to the finals if they do.

In addition, the Kingdom of Leonard itself may experience a serious crisis, and it is not in Lulu's interest to overlook it.

I wanted to do everything I could, and it was perfectly natural to think so.

The women of the staff,

"I'd appreciate it if you could say that... it doesn't particularly reward you, does it? If you insist, there will be more trust in the work of Lulu, Illis and Zoe..."

I didn't start an adventurer for rewards in the first place.

If you get as much money as you can live with, that's fine.

And there's nothing more wrong with that than knowing it's going to happen.

The three of them nodded and agreed to continue the request.

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"... who are they now?

A young man who came into the Adventurers' Union (Guild) by mistake with the Lulu who left the Adventurers' Union (Guild) spoke to the receptionist.

The man, who looks like an early twenties, with a rough atmosphere.

Short-haired hair was upside down, with a sarcastic grin on her mouth, but somewhat elegant, releasing a strange charm.

The lady at the reception seemed to know the man's face and says with a grin that is never a sales smile.

"I'm an adventurer who was in the finals recently. All three of them are smart enough to go to the forests of the Logsuela Mountains today and return unharmed."

The man opens his eyes in surprise to that explanation of the woman at the reception.

"Why not!? Those kids... people don't look..."

"I don't think those three want you to say that either..."

What a receptionist woman to say that with a subtle look.

The man scratched his head,

"Ma... sure. So, how was the forest?

and change the story.

The lady at the reception was so light, she asked me without any concern, so I almost answered, but I remembered my sense of professionalism and shook my head.

"Regarding the contents of the report, it is an external secret. And... even if I don't ask you here, can I mention you right away?"

"That's why you can ask me here, right? It's not illegal, it's not like you don't have the right to ask me. I'm just asking you to break the stage a little. Who's running the finals in this city?

"The Floissar family, right? I wonder why your brother is such a fine man, but your brother has grown into such a character..."

That's what the woman groaned as she gave a worldly look.

It's a trick that's disrespectful if it's supposed to be, but it was an action because I knew a man would prefer this kind of interaction and never get angry again.

In fact, the man laughed,

"My brother is my brother, I'm me. If you let me tell you, it would be strange if your brother were to abandon the house and become an adventurer. Noble Führer is easy, isn't he? It would be luxurious to be his wife..."

That's what I said, and I put my face closer to the receptionist.

But the woman turned away from her sight,

"I know you're saying that to everyone. Totally..."

and shook his head.

But the man whispers with a serious look as soon as possible.

"You're the only one I'm serious about, right? Maria, think about it..."

That's what I said, I left the spot.

Looking behind the man, his cheeks turn slightly red on the Final Adventurers Union (Guild) official, Maria-Frati.

No matter how much I know it's a joke, I'm not insensitive enough to be whispered to that and not think of anything.

I know he is noble and not a man in a position to be serious about the woman of one of the officials of the Adventurers' Union (Guild), but it would still not be reprehensible for his breasts to be somewhat tempered.

"That's when I say that I broke my previous practice and gave the Final ruling right away from His Majesty, so that's why people don't come to see me..."

Maria returned to her own business after she had just left and praised the current head of the Froissard family, Claude-Froissard.

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"Is Final the direct jurisdiction of the King"

After leaving the Adventurers' Union (Guild), the Lulu's were walking in the city.

I can go right back to the area around the Logsuela Mountains, but I'm back because of it.

Because we walked a little in the city and talked about going back in the afternoon.

In it, Zoe gave me a chat about the finals.

Talk about weaving information from fifty years ago with current information I heard from Solange.

According to it, the fortified city Final, by which I mean the city originally built to protect the kingdom from the Loguesuella Mountains, has been regarded as the direct domain of the King since its inception.

However, the inhabitance of the ancient dragon (Enchanted Dragon) in the mountains eliminated the need for protection and, on top of that, it began to develop as a trading city, making it an expected city with huge taxes, and officials seconded from the centre as deputies began to defile their hands with embezzlement to satisfy their nostalgia.

Originally, it should be a problem that would be solved if the neck of the officials who said so were inserted were replaced, but because the situation had not changed, no matter how many officials they tried to change, and because they had begun to have an insulting say with the money they put in, the king who jeopardized this decided just then to let the four houses that were about to build a family as an emerging nobleman rule the finals jointly.

Naturally, there was a strong backlash from officials, but their emerging nobles crushed the rebellion of such officials, one by one, because at the time, in times of war, they had done much work, and their families had gathered many capable things.

As a result, he says, the finals were placed entirely under the rule of those four houses, and have since been ruled by those four houses for hundreds of years.

It's just that things seem a little different now.

"At the time, the four families gave territory in such a way as to divide the circle around the finals, but only the city of the finals has governed jointly, right? However, for about five years now, Final's reign has become the monopoly of one house."

"Why is that?

Iris asked.

"The power of other houses has weakened, because there is, but the owner of that monopoly seems to be a pretty good player. We made various reforms that enriched the finals. As a result, Final's reign broke previous practice and his family was delegated full powers, but naturally if that happened, the other three would complain. But it didn't. The head of the family convinced the other three houses. It's not obvious how to do that...... anyway, I'm pretty sure I couldn't complain from anywhere. So now this final is ruled by his family, the Froissard family."

"Heh... you don't sound like a bad nobleman"

Lulu muttered so as he watched the finals.

As I thought before when I came, this city is full of life.

There's a demonic nest right there, and it's so vibrant to the citizens that it's still in danger, because it's pretty good to be a ruling lord.

"Probably. I can't say anything because I haven't seen him before..."

That's when Zoe said that, all of a sudden, the bell rang around.

- Khan, Khan!

It is a loud noise that

Lulu and the others didn't know what that meant, but it seemed self-evident to the citizens of the Final.

Anything that was opening an outdoor shop on the side of the road there immediately starts to smuggle in the product that was out on the rug and runs away somewhere as it is.

It also seemed that those who had walked leisurely down the streets of the city were hurrying to get somewhere.

The people who jump into the door of the house here, they close the door, lock it and don't come out.

"What? What..."

As Lulu leaned his neck, he witnessed one old woman running in a hurry down the street fall, so he hits you.

"Are you all right?

Then the old woman,

"Oh, I'm sorry...... no, no, not if I'm saying this! You guys, it's all right about me, so get in the cage somewhere quick!

Say that.

As for the Lulu, who didn't understand the situation, he had to lean his neck, and the old woman, who saw how such Lulu was doing, began to explain.

"The demon is coming... this is that alarm sound. The gatekeeper's soldiers are ringing from the lookout! As soon as this rings, we decide to escape into a sturdy building. You guys aren't from the finals, are you? Why don't you just die here! Come on, get out of here!

Lulu and the others are amazed at the loud, chopped feathers that you can't imagine coming out of a dead body shape.

It's just that Lulu and the others don't have to run away.

I'm not even going to abandon the old woman.

Besides, if you say the demons are here, it would be adventurers like the Lulu's, except for soldiers and knights who should cope with it.

"We're adventurers. I can protect myself. Don't worry, I'll give you a lift... the Adventurers' Union (Alliance) building, okay?

That's all I could think of when Lulu said he looked like a sturdy building around here. Asked, the old woman nodded and said.

"You guys were adventurers... oh, that's okay. I'm sorry..."

I guess you were anxious while I told you to run away quickly.

The old woman nodded as relieved by Lulu's words and thanked him.

Lulu tells the old woman.

"When we're in trouble, we'll help each other. And do you know which way the demons are coming from?

"Oh, because I heard the bell from the north gate... there it would be. The viewing deck is at the east, west, north and south gates."

That means it comes from the direction where the bell rang.

It is an easy system to understand.

The direction in which people fled was mostly south, I guess, because I knew it.

Then Lulu thought a little and said.

"Okay...... then, Zoe. Can you get this old lady to the Adventurers' Union?

"Okay. You two are going to the North Gate, right?

I nod at Zoe's words, and then I see an object flying beside me.

"Ah. Rigadora..."

"Kiyu!

He nodded for some reason when he tried to ask what to do.

I say it in a face that looks frightened when Illis sees it.

"Looks like you're willing to go...... can you fight?

"If it's your original body, then it's your current body anyway... well, okay. Then let's go."

If you have to, Lulu or Illis will protect you.

It would be more important to get to the scene early now.

With the soldiers at the gatekeeper, you'll probably be fine, but there's a time.

"Yes."

Confirming Iris, who nodded at Lulu's words, the two and one ran straight out towards the Final North Gate.

"Be careful!

I heard Zoe's words coming from behind, so they waved without looking back and hurried down the road.