Advisor to Adventurer Alliance All Purpose ~ [Magic Swordsman] said to be [instrumentally poor] and banished from the Brave Party, but I can teach swordsmanship and witchcraft [All-purpose Instructor], so I decided to entrust my beloved apprentice with the King of Demons Crusade

Off the West Side of Gaddis, near the [Dragonbone Sinus] entrance.

"Pigguua......"

"Yes, that's it."

The song that Irene paid for blood put the sword into the sheath.

It is a cave made of rock walls adjacent to the sea, usually beneath the sea, but it can be entered on foot during the tide. On the still wet gothic ground were piles of demonic bodies like hands and feet growing on fish.

"This is a mistake, too."

Ellios also put a bloodstained spear on the ground.

"Well, if you do it, it's enough. But I don't think this is what adventurers do..."

Irene and the others had left the Reede search to Cece to do the request they had already received.

That's a demon crusade request called [Mulfish] that it springs up in large quantities regularly in this cave.

This demon itself is not just a strong demon, but a runaway adventurer - anything can easily be defeated by a child... Leaving it alone, you have the habit of calling troublesome demons when you become a herd, so this is how you get requests to make regular mistakes.

A troublesome demon - [Barbarian Club] may be calling for [pseudo violin (Mimictopath)], so the rank of the request was set high due to the low crusade difficulty itself.

Nevertheless, it is not a difficult request if you are an adventurer with some arms. However, it was an unpopular request to the adventurers because you have a high rank for the request and the reward is low and you need to defeat dozens of the same demons.

But Cece and the others [White Dragon's Breath] had taken the initiative to take requests that everyone hated. Some heartless adventurers told me to call me Guild Dog, but Cece and the others didn't care.

"After all, it was just these guys. Oh, [Barbarian Club] I'd love to see it."

"Right. Just in case you brought a flameball, did it go to waste?"

It was the little balls that Elios took out of the porch. It's packed with powder of [fire-sucking flowers] that let you suck and crush the fire, causing a small explosion and flame when you apply a strong impact.

It's a popular tool for adventurers who can't use fire magic, and Ellios prepared it for a fire resistant sea demon crusade. There is also the magic of Irene, but these tools that can be used to be aggressive are useful in times of need.

"It's not rotten, and you can use it again."

"Right. Hmm? Is that...?

Elios notices something moving in the back of the cave.

Something was caught on the tip of the protruding rock as Irene and Ellios caught guard and proceeded to the back.

"Uhm... trouble..."

If you look at it, it was one old man. The robe I was wearing was caught in the rock and I couldn't get down and bummed my hands and feet.

"I didn't expect you to move into a cave like this... uhm..."

Irene and Elios approach the old man surprised as he meditates on his eyes and whines about bumps and solitude.

"Are you okay?

"Hmm? Oh...... has anyone finally arrived? I'm sorry, can you get me out of here?"

"Okay, just give me a minute. Irene, I need your help. - Irene?

Irene held onto Ellios' arm as he stared straight at the old man trying to climb a rock to help the old man.

If you look closely, the hand is trembling subtly.

"Elios... no..."

"What's up?

Ellios following Irene's gaze. When I saw the face of the old man with open eyes, especially the cloudy eyes, Elios finally realized that - the white (...) eyes (...) and (...) black (...) eyes (...) of the old man's eyes were (...) inverted (...) and (...) yes (...) ru (...).

If you look closely at it, it's small, but it has horns on its forehead.

"He said he was a demon!?

"I'm getting away with this! We need to call someone right away."

"Uhm... that's troublesome... the two of you there or Noon is definitely a demon... not a bad demon, huh?

The old man threw at the Irene and the others who became in a battle with a troubled voice.

"Huh? Anyway, you're not a cursory guy either!

"Irene, you better not make me talk. Let's call for backup right away."

"Non and the others are not a single rock... Non came to warn you..."

"Warning?"

Irene sends a hand sign to Ellios with her back hand in conversation with that demonic old man. Show Elios the will to keep the conversation going and instruct him not to move.

I don't know who this guy is, and he's definitely the enemy, but if we can pull the information out, I want to pull it out. You can think about the authenticity of that later.

In the first place, why is the Demons exposed to such defenselessness? In ambush, it's not rational.

"Non's name is Gerthardt. Soon the city will be hit by an unprecedented catastrophe…"

"It's about to happen when you're around."

"Non is willing to harm the people of this city."

"What do you think? You think you can trust the Devil's word?

"Hmm... From what I've seen, are you the people of Bail... this is also a cause..."

The old man - Gerthardt's face had a look of pity.

"What does Bail say?"

"Do you know what caused the death of Be (...) a (...) l (...) treasure (...) tree (...) country (...)?

"What? Suddenly... I know that, of course. I was told that treasure trees had withered and the land had deserted…"

The Bail Desert extends into the central part of this continent. It was once, he said, a great forest with abundant water sources, and huge trees, in a fertile land. The great tree known as the treasure tree stood in its center for a time, and the royal family of Bail once built a castle in the great tree and lived there for generations.

The people of Bail, who lived in the Great Forest and were good at hunting, maintained high cultural standards at the time and prospered.

But two hundred years ago, treasure trees and water suddenly withered, saying (...) sand (...) desert (...) and (...) turned (...) at night (...).

And the people of Bail called it [a disaster], and thereafter the place where the treasure tree was was, as an abominable land, no one came near.

The remaining people of Bail became vagrant people, but adapted not away from the desert, to this day.

They still dream of the glory they once had. The blood of the royal family is uninterrupted and remains the hope of the people of Bail.

That's what I hoped you would do one day to rebuild Bail Treasure Tree Country.

"That's it now... it's gonna happen here"

"I'm not willing to do harm! Ellios, call for backup!

Ellios nods and runs to the cave entrance.

"Wait, wait, little girl. Didn't they tell you to listen to me till the end? [The head of the short-tempered is susceptible to fall to the ground],"

"... how the hell do you know what Bail is saying?"

Irene looked back at Gerthardt in surprise.

Tell Ellios to go first with a hand sign.

"Because I had an edge on Bail. Nong... I'm here to stop it... but it's a bit of a failure."

"Stop?"

"That's right. I'm here to stop all the idiots who don't listen to me from going wild."

"Does that mean there are other demons here than you?

"Yes. As far as Non knows...... the two of us. They're crazy people who kill their own knights and princesses to fulfill their ambitions."

"Tell me each name and characteristic, where you are"

"I'm a bad dealer. There's no benefit to this one. Benefits mean advantages"

Listening to Gerthardt, Irene was wondering how far she should step in.

I know it's a very dangerous situation right now. I certainly don't feel any hostility or malice from this demon tribe, but that might be the aim to keep me alert.

"... say the terms"

"I'm telling you to get me out of here."

"That's all?"

"If I can do the rest, I want you to have a safe house. When humans find us, they turn their weapons on us when we make a fuss."

"What guarantee do you have that you won't attack this one?

"That's what you ask every person who walks next to you?

"If you weren't a demon, I wouldn't ask."

"We used to be together... Hmm. So, shall we do this? Let me give you [Flame Nucleus]. If you act hostile, you can crack it immediately."

When Gerthardt slapped Pong on his hand and said so, he stuck his hand into his chest.

"Huh? I've never heard of being able to remove [Flame Nucleus]. No. Speaking of which, did the old guy make it?"

"The principle is fundamentally different from that of the buried fire, but it can also be done. Here."

Gerthardt removed a rugged [flame nucleus] from his chest.

"What evidence do you have to say it was you?

"I'm a loud little girl...... take a look"

When Gerthardt exposed his chest, there was a hole in it. Place the flame nucleus in there. The hole filled beautifully without gaps.

"What do you say? Let's give this flame nucleus first. If Noon tries to do something, he can crack it."

"... there are possibilities for traps, including that."

"If I even suspected that, I wouldn't be able to move on. Think about it in the first place. If Nong had just the power to do you harm, he'd be out of here forever. If Noon wanted to kill you people, he wouldn't be exposed to such defenselessness."

Irene thought that was indeed true.

I doubt it, but I don't have a kiri. Besides, Irene was intuitive and found that there was no lie in Gerthardt's words.

Something is definitely going on without me knowing it. And there's a good chance Gerthardt has that information.

What to do. I just pull out the information and end it...... Even though he understood that was the best, Irene wasn't so sure he could be ruthless.

I'm sure it's the Demons in front of me... but that's all.

Irene was saddened when she was traveling with Ellios away from the Bail Desert. People are ugly and contentious and hurt each other between the same race just because of differences in skin color and different countries and the teachings they believe in.

Neither is the Demon Clan? Aren't you supposed to be someone you can hold hands with?

Of course, many people were deprived of their loved ones in the recent raid.

I'm no longer dead, but I'm not going to forgive that demon tribe.

But isn't that why you decided that all demons are?

Irene was so lost that she thought about it.

"... Fine, give me the flame nucleus first. If you do anything weird, I'll kill you."

"Ho, yeah, that's a look. Look, I'll drop it. I'll keep it with you for a while, but brush it with a dry cloth every day if you can. And then there's oil."

"I don't like it. It's so hard."

Ignoring the bumps and Gerthardt whining about how to take care of them, Irene picked up the rugged [flame nucleus] she dropped below as she cautioned.

"... come on... my hand (...) took (...) eh (...) little (...) daughter (...)"

"Huh!!

When I heard Gerthardt's low voice, it was Irene trying to get her hands off me right away, but nothing in particular happened.

"Isn't it beautiful? Even if he looks like this, he used to be a jeweler. I think it's a good [flame nucleus]. Just taking care of it."

"Don't make confusing noises!!

Irene raising her voice of anger.

At the same time I heard multiple footsteps from behind.

"Oh, there's one more human being, but I asked you, little girl. Not if they suddenly attack us."

"You don't have to worry. That's my master."

Irene found out in her footsteps without looking back. One is Ellios.

And the other...

"Try to find you guys to ask about Reede... this is... what's the situation?

Ledo, who had rushed over, gave a bewildered look at Irene and the [flame nucleus] in his hands and Gerthardt caught on the rock in turn.

"I just did what I was told. Advice number five, [Use even the enemy if you can], right?

That's what Irene said, pointing an invincible grin at Ledo.