Akuyaku Reijo Ni Koi Wo Shite

During the audience after Rion's departure, there was a fuss despite the presence of the king and his wife. The missing royal family has been found. And if he were not a princess but a prince, there would be no fuss. If this weren't Rion, those who were here would have been a little more calm.

Many have turned to malicious intent on Leon. They remember what they did and fear that it would be known to Rion. And those who looked at Rion favorably also had complex thoughts. We value Rion's ability because he believes his power is useful to the kingdom, and if that would be a disaster, it would be different. It is a well-known fact that Leon has no good feelings for Prince Arnold. If you are a minister, there is no opposition, but what if you become a younger brother? They worry about this.

Other than that, various thoughts are running around in each head.

The king, who found it difficult to reconcile the situation, once ordered the site to disband. That is what the minions want. There are a lot of things I want to talk about without a king. People disappeared from the audience in no time.

All that remains is the king sitting on the throne, holding his head, and the crying queen sitting next to him. The Knight of the Guards staring at it with a complicated expression. And Prince Arnold.

Prince Arnold is also crying.

"……father"

The king does not try to raise his face when Prince Arnold calls on him. I couldn't raise my face anymore because she was called. I know the next word coming from Prince Arnold's mouth.

"Is Rion my brother?"

As expected, the words were uttered as I expected. Everybody knows.

"……Wrong"

Without raising his face, the king returns in one word.

"mother?"

"... Arnold"

From the queen's mouth, no more than Prince Arnold's name appears. I don't want to be affirmed or denied. This is the Queen's feeling. This is the same as affirming, but the Queen did not want to mention that he was not his son.

"Why didn't you tell me?"

With the Queen's attitude, Prince Arnold stopped asking if Lion was a younger brother.

"What's the story? I have nothing to talk to."

The king intends to cut white. He prioritizes his position as king, not father. The king's attitude cannot be criticized.

Prince Arnold knows this very well. I would be in the same position, but I had learned this.

"I ... I killed my brother, my friend !?"

Arnold now speaks as a son, not a prince.

"I have no brother!"

Nevertheless, the king does not admit Lion. It is not only a fear of a fight for succession. Recognizing Lion as a missing prince also acknowledges the cruel work of the queen of abandoning her newborn baby. It cannot be acknowledged not only as a king but also as a husband.

"……I understand"

I'm not convinced. But no matter how much he talks, Prince Arnold knows that his father's mouth will never tell. When I ask my mother, I don't want to hear it with such a painful expression, at least now.

Prince Arnold walked away from the audience with a weak step.

"I can't prevent the rumors from spreading."

When Prince Arnold disappeared, the commander of the Guard Knight opened his mouth.

"I know, but keep it to a minimum. Don't put it in the public's ears."

The enormous popularity of Rion, which is spreading among the people, and the proportionate reputation of Prince Arnold. If Leon was known to be a royal family in this situation, it would not be clear what momentum would rise. It must be prevented as a ruler of the country.

"How is it? No one is commanding the intelligence department right now."

Information control behind the scenes is the job of the intelligence department. In this case, no prominent mouth-opening order has been issued. Then just let the facts go and spread the story.

"... Is there any reason I can select a successor right away?"

The intelligence officer was a demon. If so, you must consider the contamination of the entire organization. This is not a new director appointment. Check out everyone.

"I need to think more than Viscount Frey."

"I know ... gather the main ones. We'll have a meeting on how to deal with the Devil."

"Wish"

More than just intelligence research and rebuilding. Other departments must also doubt. On the contrary, there may be demons among those who will gather for the meeting.

The Grand Flam Kingdom will be stuck for a while. What would happen to the Kingdom of the United States, if not the same? In that sense, the King must thank Lion. Right now, I'm not in a state where I can do that.

Things are starting to move a lot. Maria, who knows the game now, has no idea what the consequences will be. The story is already completely different.

◇◇◇

Rion jumps out of the audience and leaves the castle. The destination is not a dormitory. I didn't think of anything, but my feet naturally turned there.

The place where I arrived is the execution site. For Lion, it's Vincent's grave.

After climbing the steps of the execution table, kneel down on the spot. At that time, tears had already fallen from Rion's eyes. Leon also thinks the same thing as Prince Arnold.

Did Vincent kill his own family?

Rion does not admit that he is a royal family. I really want you to be wrong. Otherwise, I didn't seem to be able to sort out my feelings.

The grudge that Vincent was killed has not gone away. This is no doubt.

Then, when I wonder if I can kill a man who might be my brother, my heart becomes painful. Not just my brother. If he could, he wanted to destroy the kingdom of Granfram, who had given Vincent a false accusation. This country where my parents rule.

Can you do that? When I wondered if I could continue to do so, rather than destroy the country, I did not have the strong determination I had before.

Maybe Eriel knew. Suddenly, such an idea came to Rion's mind. That's why he said he could abandon his revenge. Even so, I do not feel remorse for being silent. You know that you care about yourself. It seems that Ariel must also have been worried about this fact.

Rion felt a little easier when she started thinking about Aeriel.

After all, the most important person is still Eriel. Above all else is Eriel.

Rion slowly rises from the spot. A little power had returned to his eyes. When I got off the execution table and headed for the exit, there was someone waiting. Sol.

"... for something?"

"It was ... that ... I was supposed to serve you."

While hesitating, Sol said what he wanted to say.

"... I don't know that story. Are you serving the first princess?"

"That's ... I don't know why it happened, but the one who went missing was you."

"What's the story? I grew up in slums. I don't know who my parents are."

"Finally found! Why do you say that !?"

Sol doesn't care about Lion's attitude, and Sol screams.

For Sol, Rion has been the sought-after Lord. Even if it is finally found, it is irresistible to be deceived like this.

"I don't think I'll serve you, even if I'm the missing child."

"……why?"

"I told you before. I did not serve Vincent, the House of Winheels, but Vincent, I did serve that person.

"... No, not. I'm not."

In Sol's feelings, there was a desire to serve Lion. But you can't do that from a Knight's standpoint. She felt betrayed the princess she was supposed to serve, and she couldn't speak herself.

However, if Leon is himself, he can serve as he wishes. Only Sol was pleased with this matter.

"Anyway. My only family is Eriel. I don't have or need any other family."

However, Leon doesn't want to hear about Sol's explanation.

"wait a moment!"

Sol stops in a hurry, Rion, trying to leave the spot early.

"Bad, but leave me alone. I don't want anyone at the moment."

Once Rion told me, I couldn't stop any more. Sol knows that Leon, the first to know the truth, came to this place where Vincent was killed.

However, Sol later regrets this.

Many people have confirmed that Rion has returned to the dormitory after leaving the execution site. Not everyone is watching Rion. But among the many surveillances, Rion dazzles beautifully. Leave only the letter to the commander of the Guard Knight.

◇◇◇

In the large conference room, the main people involved in the defeat of the demon gather. In addition to military personnel, there are civilians led by the Prime Minister. Originally, another party was called where a demon suppression official was called.

The reason is in a letter in front of the king addressed to the Knights of the Guard. It was written by Rion.

The Guard Knight presented the King's letter at the meeting without opening the letter from Leon. Many know that Rion left a letter. Once Rion is known to be a royal family, he must be careful to avoid any further suspicion.

The king opened the seal and confirmed the contents. After that, he called a person involved in subjugating the witches, so there is no doubt that it was written about the witches. The king did not imitate reading the contents. No one but the king knows what is written.

"I got it. Let's start with my mouth."

After confirming that all members are present, the King tries to start the meeting.

"Please wait for a while"

But the Prime Minister stopped it.

"What happened?"

"Some people are not eligible to attend the meeting."

"……do not worry"

The king knows who the minister is talking about. He knew it was about to start a meeting.

"Isn't this an important meeting?"

The Prime Minister does not try to follow the King's words. From the prime minister's point of view, this is natural. After all, they are cassis.

"I heard it was a call for those involved in subjugating the devil. They are qualified."

Prince Arnold, the principal who brought the cassis to this place, refutes the Prime Minister's point.

"Even those who are involved in subjugating the devils are members of the jury. Are you not eligible to attend this place, or to see your Majesty?"

Cassis, who is under Lion, is a jury from the perspective of the king. In a sense, the Prime Minister who wants to treat Leon as just a Viscount uses the participation of Cassis and others.

And Prince Arnold, on the contrary, brought the Cassis as a silent claim that Lion's ministry was his direct minister.

"They keep me from Lion, that is, now my ministry. Will the Prime Minister say that I'm still not eligible?"

Indeed, Prince Arnold does not say that Leon's ministry is his direct ministry. Instead, he replied to the Prime Minister for what was called a strain.

"However……"

"Arnold. Do they know?"

The king was interrupted by the inability to see a step back on Prince Arnold. There is a feeling in the king that it is useless to kill time in such a situation.

"It seems that there was a comment from Lion."

"... what is it?"

In the meantime, two thoughts, that of Leon and that of Lion, are floating in the King's heart.

"No matter what rumors you hear in the royal city, don't be fooled by it and finish what you need to do. That's it."

"So that's it"

This alone does not make any judgment. Rion himself should not accept that he is a royal family, but there is a slight doubt that this is indeed the case. The praise of Rion's ability has created fear in the King.

"Do you want to return?"

This time, I'm the Guard Knight. The questions of the Knights of the Guard are addressed directly to the cassis.

"... I understand that the Lord's intention is to fulfill his mission to defeat the evil spirits."

Cassis represented and answered the question.

"Hmm. Have you heard about the rumor yet?"

"... I'm listening."

"What did you think?"

The place to listen to this is the Konishi Knight Commander. It's not insensitive. I think hearing this is a shortcut to govern this matter.

"... No matter what Rion is, we have nothing to change. From the beginning, he was incomprehensible, and yet we were attracted to him."

Rion and Cassis, not the Lord, said. This is to clearly show that the title is not relevant.

"HM……"

It was a bit miscalculated for the Guard Knight. They wanted so much words that they wanted to be their Lord in the future. That leads to Leon continuing to be the Lord of Bandhu. But Cassis has no such political mind. I answered my feelings honestly. This sounds like Leon's doing whatever he wants to do. That's true, of course.

"It's good, things are urgent, start a meeting."

If nothing worked, the king forcibly declared a meeting. In fact things are urgent. Now, only the King knows it.

"The Viscount Frey has provided information about the Demon. It's just a guess, but I'd like to hear about it."

"that is?"

After hearing information about Lions from Leon, the Prime Minister, who was reluctant to start the meeting, responded first. Meetings about the devil have already been held many times. However, no countermeasure like this has come out.

Right now I'm just studying one by one. I don't even know when it's time for everyone to finish. One of the most dissatisfied with the stagnation of state affairs is the prime minister, the Prime Minister.

"It has been suggested that the home of the demon may be near the royal capital."

"What is it? Is that stupid?"

"Well, listen. There are also some reasons. First, the raids of monsters are concentrated near the borders. I invited, but it was originally a demon was aiming for this. ''

"Is the genie doing that strategy ..."

"In the fight against the Kingdom of Merica, I showed a kind of tactics. In the fight, I've also shown tactics that could outwit us. Wouldn't that be enough?"

This is also written in Rion's letter. It is both the cunning of the king and the subtlety of speaking it as one's own thoughts. All thinks that Lion's suggestion will come up against some.

"……surely"

"Second. The former chief of intelligence was probably higher in the rank of the devil than claiming to be Shitenno. The chief of intelligence only took his duties shortly, mostly in the royal capital. If the devils had these meetings like us, they would be close to the royal capital. "

"... You may have used the transfer magic circle."

Indeed, it is only the person who will be appointed minister of the Grand Flam Kingdom. He immediately pointed out deficiencies in speculation.

"The transfer magic uses a huge amount of magic. You can't use it repeatedly in the same place. You may have changed places each time, but that makes it more likely to be noticeable."

Leon can't be aware of the possibility of a transfer magic circle. He then concluded that it was not.

"Yes, yes, and we've been searching for the transfer magic circles several times in the royal capital.

"Isn't it possible that they have moved outside the capital city?"

The Prime Minister was convinced, but the Deputy Commander of the Royal Knights Corps pointed out. The Knight Commander is still reverent. In addition, he has decided to resign. The current leader of the Kingdom Knight is the Deputy Commander.

"There will be a record of entering and leaving the royal capital. If it happens frequently, it will always report a suspicious activity, even if it is a chief of intelligence."

"But the genie has disappeared brilliantly from the royal capital. Did you know the doorway to the royal capital we didn't know because you were the chief of intelligence?"

"I have it."

The deputy leader's point is reasonable. In the first place, the opponent is a demon. I don't think it's stupid to get in and out of the castle gate.

"That shows another possibility. No, it's the same as being close to the royal capital."

The deputy leader also pointed out that he was within the range of Rion's assumption. Even when he is not at the meeting, Rion's letter gives the answer.

"What is it?"

"It states that the home of the demon is underground."

"...... underground? Huh? Is it really underground in the royal capital?"

This is what happens if the reason for the disappearance of the demon leads to speculation that the base is underground.

"No way. It's underground or connected to the royal capital."

"Why do you think so?"

"First, it's a question of where the monsters are. If you can't find hundreds of thousands of monsters, you're out of sight. There are no mountains or forests near the border. If there is, there should be no need for a transfer magic circle. ''

"aside from that?"

There is a possibility of underground. But that may not be the case. Mountains and deep forests are not only near borders.

"There is an abandoned castle near the royal city. When attacked by monsters, the monsters suddenly appeared from underground. So I can not say that the base is underground, but you should check it once. they said"

"Oops……"

Except for the Cassis and Bandhu, everyone here knows the event of the abandoned castle where Prince Arnold was also there. Naturally, they send people to the survey. However, the investigation was completed only by confirming that all monsters and undead had turned into sand.

Why did such mismanagement happen? Otherwise, the story would be inconvenient.

"And the last reason, or conclusion."

"Is it a conclusion?"

"You can tell Maria Theodor if this guess is true. It says that he always knows where the final battle against the demon will take place. I'm going to torture. ''

"What?"

"What about it? Maria Theodor, can you talk about it honestly? It's a crisis in the kingdom. We can't afford to choose a means, whether it's a woman."

"……I know"

The king's harsh glance pointed out that torture was not a joke. It is not Maria who can resist that fear. Mary's testimony proves that Leon's speculation is true.

It is not immediately possible to say that the final decisive battle with the demon is finally going on. According to Maria's testimony, she will intercept the demon who has attacked the royal city from both above and below the ground.

When it comes to attacking from here, you need to explore the basement and find a place so that the genie doesn't know. In addition, he searches for the enemy's strength, determines the strength needed to fight it, and can finally take action. There was a lot to do before the decisive battle.

Still, there is no doubt that the battle with the demon is coming to an end. The ending of the story is coming soon.