Since the return of the dragon car that sent the saints, the royal palace had become even more noisy.

The cause of the disturbance was based exclusively on the saint summons, and the queen was not informed of its existence - the actual existence of the 21st saint.

For the queen, whose life was paramount, this concealment was supposed to greatly accelerate mistrust of her subordinates.

In the first place, Queen Rebecca was slightly aware of what the subordinates were doing behind her back.

Originally, the queen, who also performs the duties performed by the King, is busy sending daily, and there should be no room to pay attention to the number of magic tricks surrounding the Royal Palace and other things, but still, the bad rumors that pop into the Royal Palace naturally come into our ears.

--- The saint summoning has not been carried out in reality, and all the funds and magic are used for different schemes.

― ― The saint summons was ostensibly designed to de-curse the King, but the actual situation was used for other purposes, and the "demon king overthrow" plan is nothing but a cover.

--- During the saint summons, vicious monsters (...) are mixed up and secretly disposed of or confined to the basement.

― ― All of these are the secret orders of Queen Rebecca, and we sought to get Prince Alec to the throne as soon as possible.

At first, the queen tried to trust her subordinates.

It is unprecedented in the long history of this country to summon as many as twenty brave men of different worlds.

It was the Queen's sincerity to ask her to work hard, but she decided to cut off the unfamiliar plan from some delays.

Still, the disturbing shadow never cleared up.

Repeated delays in saint departure. Requests for supplies that significantly exceed the required number of notifications in advance.

Every time I tried to believe them, the queen's wishes were betrayed.

Even though the departure was delayed and there was a request to provide much more than the planned amount of supplies, both were supposed to add "Absolute Creation". Saints acquired the skill of "Lunatic Sexual Training". Because of this, it took extra preparation and the supplies and time far exceeded the original plan, and because the Saints abused "Family Training" and made an imitation to solve the cohesion of other Saints, it was judged that it was not yet appropriate to send them out at the time of the demon king crusade, and there was a reason for eating the extra time.

The very fact that he had summoned the 21st saint in the first place, because he was silent with the queen, he could not honestly mention the causes, and continued to cloud the tea with the act of procuring supplies and delaying departure. As a result, only mistrust was recruited.

"Summoning saints has been completely carried forward by the Queen's side from plan to execution.For the Queen, it would be betrayed by the most trusted.I'm sure this problem couldn't have been that easy. "

It is Walkins, the real brother of the side chamber pearl and the head of the first side chamber, who speaks in a unique and sticky manner.

With his elbows on his desk in the office, he turned to Harris, the butler he was calling for, with a pitiful triple white eye.

"Uh-oh, what about the King's body?The Queen's people seem desperately hiding it, but they've been looking into it, haven't they? "

"It's been a few days since the saints left, but your body hasn't changed."

"Above all else. I didn't think it was likely to recover anymore, but if things get worse suddenly, it's not convenient for us either.... I'm relieved it hasn't gotten fucked yet. "

His subordinates, and even if he were a minister, Walkins would say a terrible thing.

"I don't want to die that easily.At least until the saints return, they must do their duty as kings. "

Harris, the butler, asks Walkins with a dull voice.

"But are you sure? I'll leave the plan piled up to that saint (...) who doesn't know where the horse bones are...."

"I've told you so many times.That's just insurance.Whether he dies on the road, tie up with his friends and turn around to the queen, the plan remains unchanged.However, if he moves as a token, his plan becomes a cornerstone.Without it, there's nothing wrong with it.I don't think he's a troublesome opponent when he turns to the enemy. "

"But...."

"Don't worry, if you're not missing pieces, you can't send them on an absurd journey with the demon king in the first place.I kept an eye on it for a while, and I still treat it here as a butler. "

The place Walkins opened his eyes to when Harris was called to the office - where Saint Kirishima Run stood.

"Hey, there's a lot of craftsmanship. I don't know how far that Family Training swears loyalty to me!Looks like you're relying on him alone, so I guess you're overconfident in your luck.I don't really think that God will be on my side anymore! "

"You're right."

"I don't have it if I'm prepared. It's better to avoid big movements until the ground solidifies."

At that point, Walkins suddenly stood up and came before Harris.

"Well, while Family Training is away from the Royal Palace, we need to prepare the final Token."

Is this the last token?

Wonderful Harris shows Walkins his temples with tongue and fingertips.

"Unlike Kumakura, who can only stick to their identity and family affiliation, those who have risen up with their talents and efforts are different from the creation of athletes.It's about time you realized the secret hidden in this saint summons. "

A fierce smile is exactly what makes the weak fall into delusion and rejoice in the strong.

But the nostalgic feeling of seeing someone nostalgic was slightly hidden in his eyes.

"I like him, like my great father, who took my beloved sister Pearl up to the first side room while leaving the lower nobles."

Then he put his hand on Harris's shoulder and urged him to follow him, reaching out to the office door.

"My cunning and ambition are not far from my late father, but I think his courage to walk with the kinsmen of the supremacist queen, while being a civilian, should be well appreciated."

"Where are you going?"

Walkins narrowed his triple white eyes and smiled at Harris, who asked him about his back.

"To the last 'Token'....I thought I'd go out there alone. "

◇ ◇ ◇

This paranormal phenomenon, called magic in the world, is broadly divided into four categories.

One is Spirit Magic. Healing magic and attribute magic are worthy of this, and the covenant with the Spirit makes it possible for everyone in this world to express basic magic by circulating the magic in the body.

The second is "dark magic." An advanced monster who broke his covenant with the Spirit and was unable to borrow the Spirit's attributes is a magic he allegedly learned to protect himself.

It is a dark and evil name, but not only for the purpose of attack and destruction, but also the magic used by formalized monsters that can refine the energy in the body as a magic phenomenon, which humans call it all by themselves.

The third is "unattributed magic."An unattributed object is a snitch, and among the magic exercised by creatures similar to monsters who broke their covenant with the Spirit, it is called this which is not included in the dark magic mentioned above.

And the fourth is "inherent magic."This is the unique magic (skill) given to the saints.

It can be acquired using a special magic team like this one, but rarely lives and is born as a innate blessing.

People in this world call it talent.

"... I knew it. Definitely. Someone set this up."

The Royal Palace basement. From the torture room to the SM playground - a secret escape route dedicated to the royal family, the whole thing never appears.

A secret small stone room in one of the paintings.While examining the coordinates of the Summon Magic Team, he (...) relied on the candle lights to carefully gaze at the old book he had taken out of the Royal Palace library in a secret gap that he had stumbled upon.

"It can't be seen many times.The circuit through the magic is bent unnaturally.This is absolutely impossible without someone artificially rewriting it. "

I suppose there were too many irregularities in that summons from the beginning.

The saints, who were supposed to be summoned to the King's spared hall, were summoned somehow to a distant corner of the corridor.

If one step went wrong, half of them would have been buried alive in the walls and would have ended up dead.

He said that he had mistakenly assigned the coordinates of the magic team used for the summons - he had solved it himself because of his own malaise.

"The more you look at it, the more unnatural it is.I didn't notice too small a modification at first.If you suspect it from the edge, it's easy to find traces. "

That's what I said, but it took a lot of time and effort to find this modification.

I snuck into the Royal Palace library and took out the books about the "Summon Magic Faction" and "Transfer Magic Faction" written by talented people in the past, hid them in a secret shack in the basement, and kept coming to this place many times, and finally discovered them today.

"If you have a little romance about summonses and transfers, you will understand that this is not just a mistake."

There have been several geniuses born with inherent magic similar to summoning and metastasis in the past. Inspired by their achievements, few experts are attracted to paranormal phenomena such as summoning and metastasis, even without talent, and are pursuing research.

Presenting a copy of this magic team as physical evidence to a familiar magistrate will allow you to conduct a proper investigation via an expert.

They should be neutral in their judgment so that the powerless are not exposed to irrational sins and are not held fully accountable.

We have all the evidence. Later, it is necessary to clarify over time what distortions will occur due to this minor modification.

"If you just want to interrupt the saint summons, you have to do as much as you want.A ritual to save the King's life.Putting a spear in such an important summons would result in a felony.You don't have to choose how to leave evidence like this. "

In other words, it is unlikely that this modification of the magical formation is intended to move the saint's summoned location to the corridor.

I think this is like a reaction to some other modification.To play with something else - the inevitable distortion that happens when you impose an impossible load on the finished magic team.

"Something fatal got me into trouble with these initial coordinate designations."

He - a saint summoner and now being held fully responsible for the various failures caused by the summons by the queen's rapists - raised his hands and looked up at the low ceiling in the clear face of the fallen possession.

"If you come this far, you'll need to find a real change.It's a modification that's so easy to understand.It must have put a lot of effort into that, too. "

The long-sought answers are for the relief of getting close at once.

Even though I was aware that I was dyeing my body behind dark things, I was so sensitive to the approaching signs that I was a Summoner Maidy.

It was only at that moment that there was an alarm.

"A-hh!?"

When I realized it, it was too late.

Tips and sounds are approaching, and we know exactly who's behind them.

Dense signs of late arrival freeze your spine.

There is only one entrance and exit to the small, narrow, secret room.There are no windows because of the basement.

I was completely cut off.

Why was this place exposed?Due to the characteristic feeling of blockage in the basement, the entrance was not blocked due to fear of suffocation, but it was caused by the accident.

Since the candle fire wobbles occasionally, the summoner Maidy was also aware that there was a hole somewhere to let the air through and that the air was circulating slightly.

At a time when stone desks and chairs had been carefully prepared, it should have been understood that at a minimum, the environment would be as accessible as possible for humans to use as a workshop.

"Still, it's terrible to block the only visible ventilation hole in such a tight place.Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo "

I couldn't move.

The dark signs slowly covered her head and pressed over her head.

No, it wasn't just a sign.

Slowly filling Maddie's back with a thick, dull shadow, a pale face illuminated by candles emerges in blurry darkness.

"I'm sorry to surprise you.I don't have a hobby to stick to more than I need, but it's not as narrow as I thought. "

It was Walkins who looked over his shoulder at the magic team on the desk.

"I'm not really enthusiastic about it.It's been a long time since I summoned the Saints, but I can't believe you're worried about the Summon Magic Team.Oh, really, that's really good. "

Walkins' long arm slipped loosely onto the desk like a ghost.Walkins said in a singing tone with his fingertips covering his back as he traced the magic team.

"I was going to put an effect on Koko, but there was no distortion in the coordinate designation circuit (this way).I thought I knew the magic team as well as anyone, but when I actually tried it, it was difficult again.It's literally nothing but snake feet to put your hands on the finished magic team. "

"But, Mr. Walkins...?"

"Hmm. Very clever. Clever as it sounds - hey, it's too late to notice.I don't know, I can't help looking at this environment.You just have to take out the books and cross a pretty dangerous bridge?Don't hesitate to search in such a dark place while you're asleep, it'll take some time. "

Walkins' arms glowed white, and eventually a small, pale fire lit his fingertips.

Evidence destroyed. Summoner Maddie covered her desk with a copy of the magic team, hoping she would finally be able to steal the evidence she found.

"Don't worry. I don't like such vulgar antidotes like burning evidence in front of me!"

When Maidy raised her face slightly, three small fireballs appeared blurry in front of her.

Walkins scooped the bluishly wobbly sole and put it on his palm, leaning his back against the wall opposite to the one towards which Maddie was heading, pointing to the three fireballs in reverse.

"Summoner, you have three choices."

…………

"One is to uncover everything you've ever looked into to the people involved in the summons - that is, the Queen's side.There was an artificial alteration in the Summon Monster team, and it was my own brother Walkins, the other side chamber pearl, who did this to me personally. "

One of the floating fireballs disappears.

"The second thing is that if you don't see anything as it is, you forget everything I've looked into so far - that there was a third party rewrite of the magic team and that I was involved in it."

The second fireball also vanishes like a phantom.

"And the third thing..."

Walkins staring at Maddy with snake-like fierceness.

But the facade and the spinned voice conceived a gentle and sweet color.

"Why don't you just leave the queen alone and follow the same path as me?"

Murdered. Ready to do so, Maddie becomes a decent face with a choice plugged in from an unexpected direction.

I don't understand the meaning. No, I understand the meaning of the word.I can't grasp the truth.

"Summoner, you're smart.I don't suppose you know what the Queen's people are like. "

As Maddie remained silent, Walkins continued floating his third ball of fire at his fingertips.

"The Queen didn't trust you because you were so eager to look into this.You don't have to tell everybody.Otherwise, you should present a valid reason for not being so coy, and that is why you should gather the experts and give a bright picture.A ritual to save the life of a King like no other.You can't forgive someone who tried to disrupt such a sacred ritual. "

Logically speaking, yes.

It is unreasonable to leave the investigation of important rituals involving the King's life to only one person, simply because he has knowledge of the summons and is an important person involved in the saint summons this time.

Not to mention the fact that people are worried about their eyes like this can't help but suspect that there is something dark behind them.

If you are sure of your innocence, you should not hide it, and with the permission of your superiors, you should come to the analysis of the magic team with good reason.

"You know that.Queen Rebecca is furious about the incident.The Queen involved in the summons is trying to hold you, the summoner, responsible for everything. "

If you spend time in the royal palace, rumors and so on always come into your ears.

Most of them are false and unknown, but they're just rumors that are alien to themselves.A short while ago, the summoner, Maddy, was overheard by a familiar magistrate.

"Is it true that you were the only one who knew about the 21st saint that was discovered the other day?"

The ministers and knights involved in the summons all testified that they were unaware of the existence of the twenty-first saint and that his appearance was about water in their sleep.

I am greatly relieved that there was a mistake in designating the coordinates of the summons, and I have repeatedly testified to how unreliable Summoner Medici, who is a civilian, is, and there is a verse that forcibly tries to replace the argument.

The judge, who knew Maddy well, questioned the rumor.If people who didn't know Maddy were listening to her, they would see her with tinted glasses even if it was her turn to testify later.

"I... I intended to fulfill the mission given to me sincerely and sincerely if I could find a clue to lift the king's curse.There's still no change in that feeling. "

"But they were different on the Queen's side.I was going to put the king's life first, but apparently there was a clear perception between you and the Queen's ministers. "

"... the journey to defeat the Demon King should be steep. The big plan is to summon 21 Gentiles.There was a huge amount of time, effort, magic, money in everything. "

"That's why you thought that the Queen's people, of course, wanted the King back."

Walkins' face, illuminated by a fireball, shakes spookily.

It was a mysterious face, but it was incalculable what emotions were swirling at the bottom of my stomach.

"But what about reality? They only move to protect themselves, and they only think about who to cut first.Neither the minister in charge nor the guardian knights or servants who were present were chosen as human pillars.They chose you to be talented for some reason, even though there are lots of alternative tokens. "

…………

"You know why.You are a wise man. [M] Even if you're not convinced, you understand why the white feather arrow stood on you. "

I knew it.

I was not convinced.

Walkins was right, I was too sorry to admit it.

There's nothing I can do about it.My parents would have cursed my ancestors, because Maddy didn't have the power to confront me straight.

Because your family is a civilian.

Walkins ruthlessly confronted a reality he didn't want to admit.

"Because I was born a civilian. Civilians who have no schooling since childhood are determined to be inferior to themselves.--even if it was a genius born to wake up to unique magic (skills). "

…………

"There is no exception. For them, family is above all something to be respected and will not cover anything - a solid pillar to support themselves.Whether you're an incompetent person or not, if you don't imitate hurting your family name, you'll be given as many chances to start over.A lowly stature genius with no backing can be discarded as a bait for such a CPA to redo.There is no pride or arrogance in it, and I believe it is the most natural thing to do.From my point of view as a junior aristocrat, I think it's a joke. "

To Maidy, who bites her lips, Walkins holds a fireball and widens her arms.

"But like my great father, some of these rotten family beliefs have done great things.My brothers and sisters have acquired immovable status by marrying their daughters to the kings above the clouds who would not even be allowed to worship them.In other words, if our abilities catch up ambitiously, it is not impossible for a poor person like ours to kick down and climb up with nothing but his own personality. "

"... but for me..."

"Yes, you don't have such a brilliant family, and you don't even have a trusted companion.I've been searching a lot to prove my innocence, but I can't believe this evidence is obscured. "

I tried not to think about it.

Has there been any modification by a third party to the Summon Magic Team that has been independently investigated so far?

When it is discovered, it may be crushed by the hand of the upper layer.

I handed it directly to a familiar magistrate, and I can't guarantee it from there to the end.

Sometimes, as inconvenient physical evidence, it is possible that it was not done.

That's why I'm here.

Further narrowing his sharp triple white eyes, Walkins squeezed the floating fireball into his hand.

It was as if they had swallowed it in their hands, and the little fireball vanished without a sound.

"I brought the third option here myself.I mean, I was just saying, let's make a deal! "

Walkins kept his back on the wall and talked with a sticky, uniquely prolonged tone.

"Any facts you have about the Saint Summon and the results of the investigation into the Magic Faction that is still piling up there.If you promise not to show it to anyone else and give it all to me - I will take responsibility for this and protect you from the Queen's hands. "

"That's...."

That means limiting the queen's side to the walkings-the first side.

"The queens despise your talents.I have a wonderful talent for summoning from other worlds, and I have no idea what it's worth. "

…………

"The ones who discovered your genius and picked you up at the Royal Palace happened to be on the Queen's side, and they don't have special loyalties to Queen Rebecca in the first place."

…………

"Otherwise, you, a civilian, will not go out of your way to dive into the cave of superior nobility.If that were the case, it would be a pretty stupid person, like Takiyama, who abandoned thinking.But neither are you. "

Walkins' hands are on Mayday's shoulders.

It was warm and gentle, but somehow strangely vivid, making Maddy feel a little unpleasant.

But behind that contact, the contents of the words were a substitute for shining a faint light on Maddie.

"You know, which is the best choice for you?... to tell you the truth, there's no evidence of my involvement as I've twisted my magic team around.Even if you tell the queens the sequence, the results will remain the same.It's much easier to abandon one civilian than to decide on my involvement. "

Maidy also had a slight feeling about it.

If we can rely on this confession to find physical evidence, there is no point in Walkins confessing his sins across such a dangerous bridge.

Even if this evidence passes safely, it can only prove Maddie's innocence.

"With all due respect....."

Yeah?

"With all due respect, I'd like to ask you two questions....."

Walkins signaled that he was willing to go ahead.

"If Mr. Walkins is involved in this...Why did you tell me that? "

"I told you. If you're so talented or incompetent, the shards won't be worthwhile either!I really wanted to avoid burying your natural magic like this.Whatever you do, I'll protect you.I just wanted to honestly communicate my readiness. "

Mayday is incalculable whether Walkins is sincere in his words.

But, worst of all, there must be a good reason to confess that you could lose yourself.

It was a big question of how much value my presence created for Walkins.

"Now, I'd like to ask you one more thing...."

That's all, Maddie speaks unintentionally.

What you're about to say is to clear up some suspicion.

Depending on how you perceive it, it's like insulting Walkins and exposing him to mistrust.

"This is a serious situation that will affect your future.Don't be polite or caring, and wipe out all your grief.Even if you suspect me all the time, there's no point in drawing you in anymore! "

From the slightest silence, did you perceive Maddy's hesitation?

Walkins said to clear up all doubts.

"... I apologize for your disrespect.You promised to protect me, but what exactly are you planning to do to get through this? "

I sold myself to Walkins for everything, and if I didn't protect myself, the future of Maddie would be over.

To prove his innocence, Maddie spent a lot of time and effort coming here.

If all of this is attributed to blisters, there is something unbearable.

If the rumours heard from the judge are true, Maddie will continue to be questioned and will not only be responsible for the failure of the summons, but will also be dressed for the saint's concealment.

Queen Rebecca seems to be furious about hiding the existence of the twenty-first saint.

Queen Rebecca cares more about the king's life than anyone else.Even if you obstruct the plan to defeat the Demon King, it is not strange to interpret it as disobedient.

If there is no concrete plan to queen Rebecca's anger - or to prove that Maddy's innocence is certain - Maddy cannot forgive Walkins so easily.

"It's not rude.It's the same as letting me live.It would be the Queen's homework to force me to trust you unilaterally with a specific solution. "

The last one would be a bad quality joke.

Walkins put his hand on his chin and spoke suddenly.

"I'm sure the Queen's people despise him because he's a civilian.According to the information I purchased, they have selected some of the rape ministers and the Kintetsu knights who were present at the summons and have all repeated the same testimony. "

Same as the rumor the judge told me.

Even though the sin of saint cover-up is at the core of the problem to be revealed this time, the Kinsai Knights continue to testify as to how untrustworthy a summoner named Maidy is, passing through the unknown about the twenty-first saint.

"I don't know if that's true.If you try to share "fabricated stories" with more than one person, there is no doubt that breakdown occurs first.It is no longer inevitable that there will be discrepancies in testimony. "

Therefore, during this investigation, the queen's rapist made an elaborate plan.

To avoid inconsistencies in each other's testimonies, only trusted Jinsei Knights are forced to knock on the hypothetical scenario and remember it accurately, and not to say anything else.

The scenario of Summoner Maddie hiding the 21st saint arbitrarily is repeated as if it were true.

"Anyway, it will take you a call. [M] So before that--"

Walkins stroked his chin and slightly opened his eyes.

"We should let Queen Rebecca testify in detail about the situation from all the people who were present at the saint summons."

Where are the odd tones going?

A simple and clear solution popped out of Walkins' mouth.

"Queen Rebecca is reluctant to reveal the truth about this incident.The Queen has been betrayed by the Queen's minister, and the Queen is neutral about the saint cover-up.The idea of being generous seems hairy, just because it's a family mistreatment. "

Walkins went on.

"I heard that the saint summons was attended not only by the knights on the Queen's side, but also by the knights of the present King's faction and his direct servants.Because they were summoned to a different location than originally intended, most of the knights who were present at the scene were under investigation this time, but if they included servants who were waiting for the summons to prepare for the festival, it would be a significant number.If they all testify, "There must have been knights other than the summoner at the scene of the summons," the position of the knights on the Queen's side who had repeatedly been unknown would be more dangerous. "

I noticed that my cheeks were loose naturally.

It's not a smile. I was relieved, but my stretched face is relaxed.

"When I tried to turn my hands afterwards, it was no longer possible to unify the testimony by rooting it all in the number of servants and labourers who were not on the Queen's side.It's a measure of nature and who is lying and who is lying. "

"Master Walkins....!"

The light spreads to the end of the darkness.

If Walkins is right, Mayday's innocence will soon be proven.

It may not be permissible to reveal the cause of the misalignment of the Summon Monster's coordinates beyond following Walkins.

At least as far as saint cover-up is concerned, the doubts will undoubtedly be cleared.

"All you have to do is testify to the truth with confidence.The rapist kept his mouth shut and couldn't reveal it.Some punishment will come, but not life-threatening punishment. "

Walkins took his hands off his chin and stretched his chest and arms out.

"This contention is not that the coordinates were misaligned, but that they concealed the existence of Saint Kirishima Run.If only to be clear, the Queen will not seek further clarification. "

"Master Walkins...."

"Don't worry. If you swear allegiance to me and my sister Pearl, I will do everything in my power to protect you from the Queen.... that's all you're worth.I promise. "

Tap on the shoulder.

I didn't feel the humid warmth as before.

Is it because the dark clouds of my heart have cleared up?Mayday, the summoner wandering the border with Hell, was staring at Walkins in a very heavenly mood.