Yomigaeri no Maou

"... Hmm, you don't have a problem with your ID. So, for the purpose of my visit to the Lugung merchant country...?

After going through several accomodation towns, it was the soldiers in charge of the post who asked so in a post built on the border between the Kingdom of Leonard and the Lugung Merchant Country, where they finally arrived.

Because the Lugung merchant nation is an oligarchy centered on a few large merchants rather than a royal system, there are basically no knights, and the majority of them are made up of national armies and mercenaries for military power.

For this reason, the soldiers here will be professional military personnel recruited from the civilian population.

The purpose of the visit he asked, being such a soldier, is not to Saufa, but to the Lulu's.

Saufa and the others seem to know each other facially from the soldiers they are inspecting this time, and they remember the faces of almost everyone in the merchant corps, of which the faces of the Lulu and the others they have never seen have become noticeable.

It was a sudden crisis visited during the task of Lugun infiltration, but Lulu and the others answer with a face like nothing.

"I came here because I wanted the military to hire me. You need a lot of mercenaries in Lugung right now, don't you?

The way it is said is the tone of about fourteen boys as Lulu looks, completely different from the usual tone of relatively intelligent and repugnant places.

Rather, it is that of a boy who overestimates curiosity and his own strength, and I guess these boys are frequently seen by soldiers.

While I laughed bitterly, I asked a bunch of questions.

"You know perfectly well, kid. But that's a story that hasn't been conveyed very far out of the country. Who told you that?

I guess he's a capable soldier around smiling but listening to what needs to be heard firmly.

About this, Lulu is honest,

"I asked Paula! Because Paula is out of Lugung. Hey, Paula?

That's what I said, and I spoke to Paula, who was standing behind me.

Then the soldier's attention turns to you too.

The soldier's gaze seemed suspicious at first, but when Paula removed the bandana wrapped around her forehead, I see, she nodded.

"My lady...... if you're a dwarf (Katangenos), you're an adult now, aren't you?

"Yes, it is."

Paula also answers, just like Lulu, that with the thickness of the surface.

But if you observe closely, you'll see that the area around your mouth is strangely drawn.

He wanted to erupt like Lulu had changed so much that he was patient.

I heard beforehand that I intend to act and survive in such cases, but things are too different for the boulder, and it is difficult to indulge because it is something that behaves like a child.

But erupting here makes me suspicious.

Paula forcefully stops the facial expressions with the power of her will and answers the soldier's questions so that they look serious and pleasant.

"What do you mean you're from Lugung?

"Yeah, it's true. Nationality is still lugu. Wow. Paula Ange."

"Hmm... Ange, huh"

"My father's name is Walter Ange."

Paula, who also said his father's name, either to finally claim his identity to be more certain.

But when I hear that name, the soldier's complexion changes.

"Walter Ange...... Walter? Hey, that's from the Ange Chamber of Commerce..."

"Hey, I'm seeing you. Wow."

It was the moment Paula's unexpected origins were revealed from the interaction between Paula and the soldiers.

With that said, I think there was one thing that was subtly mumbling in explaining why Moitz and Ivan chose Paula as the guide for this trip if I recall now.

That was probably about this, the Lulu and the others understand.

Ange Chamber of Commerce, I don't know what the hell the size of the Chamber of Commerce is and what position it is in Lugung, but I guess from this reaction of soldiers it is quite a big store.

If it is a country ruled by merchants, Lugung, it should be assumed that power is considerable too.

In fact, the soldier's attitude has changed expressly since shortly after he heard that fact.

"… or I will confirm, please wait a moment"

So I go back inside the barracks.

Then a few minutes later, the returning soldier looked blue and white,

"Ha, I did check. Lord Walter's son, Paula."

And it sucks.

And Paula had a subtle look,

"Yeah. So, what do you say? Will you let me through?

When asked, the soldier, whilst breathing a cold sweat,

"Yeah, of course you are. But as for you... you want to join the army, so you need to take some exams, and you have to stay in jail for today and take them..."

"Yeah? Didn't you take it from the Metropolitan City?

"As I said, even those in the Greater Commercial Capital have exams, but that is mainly a practical technique, and there is a writing about domestic law at this point..."

The soldier tells Paula, who says slightly grumpy, in awe.

Apparently, according to the soldier's story, he won't let me in Lugung unless he takes an exam on domestic statutes at the precinct.

And he says this is still pretty loose.

Because if you don't want to join the military, foreigners don't get permission to enter themselves in the first place.

Even though I had heard it beforehand, I actually find it a bit of a hassle when they say so.

But if you say you have no choice, you have no choice.

Paula, too,

"Really... well, I get it. Wow. Because you'll be working too, and you can't just say you can't push through. Then that's what I'm asking you to do. Saufa, do you mind?

Saufa, who watched him interact with the soldiers, standing beside him as a representative of the merchant corps, nodded to Paula's words,

"Well, as far as I'm concerned, I just want to go fast, but I can't even leave you guys. It doesn't matter."

I answered.

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Inside the barracks is like a small city, wide enough for the entire caravan to come in.

Accommodation and essentials purchasing stores are also available for people who have eaten a good foothold, but are subtly expensive as far as prices are concerned.

"... you mean you're well in business"

After taking the lodging, Lulu, who was allowed to move freely from Saufa to the exam, whines so as he walks through the city inside the barracks.

Then Paula,

"That's right. If you can sell it, you can sell it in rubbish, because it is the motto of the Lugunese people. They're just rooted merchants. I don't really know how to attack a no-go zone."

The fact that a no-go strategy is a wager that doesn't fit for the price is almost close to the common perception of the world, and so it seems unnatural for a lugung merchant so sensitive to profit to get a good hand on such a thing.

Is that all the cutting feathers, or is there any other reason?

I have no idea now, but I think I'll have to clarify why sooner or later.

"You'll find out about the area soon enough. That's more of an exam now. You think you're gonna be all right?

When Lulu asks, Paula says,

"Are you sure you're okay? You remember all the questions that Moitz and the others gave you in advance, didn't you? I'll be fine then. Still, such a thick book, I can remember all of it."

and say with a slightly dazed look.

This Lugungshang domestic reconnaissance mission is a direct request from the Adventurers' Union (Alliance), whose support has been maximized.

Part of this was the provision of information on Lugung's written examination of domestic legislation.

Informative, I say dressed up, but in the end they gave me textbooks and a set of questions to remember them all, and so on.

It was thick as a dictionary. That's it, but the Lulu's decided to get by with their magic.

It's impossible to remember completely, but ancient demonic magic allows you to force some information into your head for a few days.

That will get you through this exam.

Well, in a few days, it's beautiful. I'll just forget about it, but it won't be a problem.

In the first place, the difficulty of the problem is not so much, but the majority of things are like right and wrong questions about behavior that just doesn't seem ethically acceptable.

of the Moitz. It has been over-provided and would not have required so much preparation if it had been

Just in case, that's all we talked about.

By the way, even though it is the coming out of Enzier, the minority of Lugung, Faitha, who is trying to enter Lugung as a foreigner by concealing his identity, also needs another exam, he said.

"Lugung's domestic statute already has it in mind. There's no problem."

I ran out of words.

Now I sleep in my lodging room to heal my fatigue until the exam.

He seems so confident.

Paula to this,

"Because the people of Enzier are famous for producing talented people. If you're the eldest son, you mean extra."

and smugly said.

Then Iris said, holding Nina the little dragon.

"Nevertheless, Nina is fine with ease around being allowed to enter the country without even being specifically mentioned... wouldn't all have had to go through all this trouble if she turned into Xiaolong (Liga Dragon)?

You're right when you ask me, I thought Lulu and Zoe, but I shake my head and answer.

"... you won't. You can't turn into a dragon in humanized magic."

This does not mean that it cannot really be done, but that it cannot be done.

Paula was informed as a member of the Northern Adventurers Union (Guild) headquarters that there was something called humanized magic, but that it could only be humanized about its limitations.

In fact, it's not impossible for the Lulu's to be a little dragon (Liga Dragon) either, but that's what we have to do.

And they said, "Yes, I was," and I thought, "Oh, my God."

"You did... I thought it might be fun to play with Nina if I could be a dragon, but there's nothing I can do about it."

said.

Zoe, who heard it, blushed and

"... besides thoughts, you're a radish at times like this..."

And he shrugged.

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Zah, and at the same time all the big hourglass sand placed in that room falls down.

"... stop!

The voice rang inside the room.

Those who kept writing letters on several desks place their writing instruments at the same time as their signals.

Then, when the soldiers who stood to monitor inside the room recovered the answers they had just written and made sure they had the number and number on them.

"This concludes the written examination for entry into the Lugung merchant country. I'll stick the acceptance out on the bulletin board after a moment, so I just need to check. As for those who fall, we'll have Leonard back first thing tomorrow morning, so be prepared."

and said the minimum dialogue needed and left the room.

"... Phew. I think I can handle it."

When Lulu stretched out his body and said so, Illis, who was taking the exam in the back seat, also nodded,

"That was easier than I thought. I never would have had a book that thick in my head."

I said.

I cheated by magic and slapped my knowledge into my head, but I didn't want to do what I could because of the side effects.

But I took certainty and ran it.

The side effect, by the way, is a plain pain in the head.

It's the pain that falls out in a day, but after a day, I can't get out of anything I do.

It was pretty flawed magic.

Moreover, since this is close to psycho-magic and brainwashing magic, it is not possible to improve it so easily.

That's why Lulu and I had to use it as it was.

"Well, it's a theory of results... and I'm not saying that it's actually falling because I'm interested in receiving it. Let's make sure we're well received and then we'll be happy..."

Between then and the acceptance announcement, Lulu and the others suffered a headache at the lodging, but some time later I checked the number stuck out on the bulletin board and felt like my shoulder load had finally come down.

I mean, the Lulu's passed.

Now, starting tomorrow, I will be admitted into the Lugung trading country.

That makes it strange because I feel like I've caught a little headache.

Actually, I didn't pull it off at all.