The rain sound seemed to come over from above. Cathedral Knight Donovan is sitting on the chair where Angelin was sitting. The maid with empty eyes arranged tea and sweets on the table with light hands. François was expressionlessly behind Benjamin, and Falca stood still with a vague look. Occasionally, the rabbit ears moved. Benjamin, sitting opposite Donovan, opened his mouth with a fearless smile.

"The knight of the cathedral seems to be in bad business."

Donovan also reached for a cup at the table with a smile. Benjamin put his elbows on the table and put his fingers together. Put your chin on it.

"Well, what kind of use are you?" "It's a sad story, but we're going to need something, and I'm ashamed to ask for help.

Benjamin laughs at me.

"That's a cheap deal. You're taking care of me in various ways ... but Donovan-kun, can you be satisfied with the status of being used forever?" "Because I am a faithful servant of the Lord God ... But I want to keep a good relationship with His Highness. ''

Donovan smiled with something and smiled, sipping tea. Falca looked faint, but only the face turned to the darkness of the corner of the garden. The hand rests on the handle of the waist sword. It is a natural body that seems to be able to be released with just a little movement. Looking at it, Benjamin says.

"Are you useful, is he?" "Yes, it's a really good" sword ""

Donovan smiles at Falca looking sideways.

"That's a superposition. Well, I hope you don't cut my escort." "I want you to take a look at a little bit more. This is also a pain to keep down the institution. "Yeah, I'm grateful for that. It's been really comfortable over the past year. If you just sit at the top of the church in the Imperial City, I won't say anything." "It depends on the will of the Lord God." "Let's do that and we'll spare no effort to do this. Let's do our best, Donovan."

Benjamin shrugged, saying deliberately. Donovan responds with a smile. It seemed a peaceful meeting, but both seemed to be swirling at the bottom of their belly to crush the opponent.

Both were silently picking up sweets for a while, but Donovan opened his mouth.

"... I'm stubborn in my home country, and there are still people who want to send in institutions despite my report. I have to convince them." Do you need it? "" Left, "Donovan screamed and approached Benjamin. "The institution was originally hostile to the" blue flame of calamity "... it's not going to come to terms with it because it's been repeatedly defeated."

Benjamin loosened his mouth slightly.

"Take him out." "I'm not saying that right now. But as long as I'm cooperating with that, I can't see rest in my Highness." "I look forward to a good reply. Your Highness .....

Donovan stood up. Then he saw François standing behind Benjamin and snorted.

"... It's not a very good hobby."

He then walked away with Falka. Benjamin leaned back on his chair and looked upside down as he checked his palm.

"Well, what happened?" "Your Highness ..." "Hmm? Oh, good. You should go back and take a rest."

François bowed away. Looking back at him, Benjamin muttered without telling anyone.

"... Hmm, why don't you keep it for a long time.

At that time, a figure emerged from the darkness that Falka was staring at. He wraps his tallness in a black coat and puts his gray hair behind his head. "Executor" Hector. Hector stood beside Benjamin with an eerie smile.

"That kid seemed to want to slash me. He looked like a crazy dog in a habit of a rabbit." "Hmm? Ah, Donovan's" sword "? That's that." What I wish I had come to was quite calm. Is something different prey decided? ... "" It looks sorry. "" It's a lukewarm opponent and there is no competition. The sword rusts. " "I would like to see it as" Haoo sword "." "I have a chance. But that elf also has various reasons .... What about Schweiz?" "I don't know if you know "Well," "... I'm always selfish. What is it ...

Benjamin shrugged, saying it's awkward that there's no cohesive organization. Hector narrowed his eyes, seemingly clogged, and looked around at nothing.

"... Don't squeeze me all the way down." "I'll have a lot of rampage. Please be patient."

Hector went back into the darkness again without reply. Benjamin leaned on a chair and looked overhead. The square-cut sky was wrapped in darkness.

The rain from overhead was blocked by Maulin's magic, but as he walked, his feet scattered. Although it is cobbled, it has irregularities, and water accumulates in hollows. I couldn't afford to dodge that kind of thing because I was so fast, and when I stepped on the puddle occasionally, the water sprang vigorously around.

The Persivals from the Imperial House of the Grand Duchy headed straight for the fourth branch of the guild. Not far away, but not close. By the time I passed the guild entrance, the sun had fallen completely and the area was dark.

The guild was busy with such rain. However, the floor seems to be completely wet and slippery, as they seem to be coming in with wet shoes because the rain does not subside. Employees are turning left and right with a mop in their hands.

"Hey, the water soaks."

Morin laughed annoyingly when he saw the wet, discolored boots.

"I'm in a hurry. I'm not gonna die. Geho, gogh." Percival looked at Toya while taking out the smell bag. "Where is Toya, Irene?" "I think it is the Deputy Branch Office. This is it."

We talked with the receptionist in a few words and stepped into the background. He walked down the hallway and knocked on the doors of the deputy branch office and the room with the nameplate lowered. Irene, who seemed to be sitting at a desk in the back and looking at documents, looked up in surprise.

"What's going on?" "No, I want to cooperate a little ..." "I'm in the way."

Irene ransacked the papers on the table in a hurry. Percival laughs from the air.

"Don't be shy, don't be shy, don't you work hard?" "Wow, I'm sorry ...

Irene dyed her cheeks and offered a sofa for visitors. Toya looked around in the room.

"Oh, are you okay here?" "Hmm? And that kind of story?" "What about the monster infestation of the Imperial City?

Morin said. Irene frowns a bit.

"Ah ... no, I don't think it's okay. It's a request that I've just entered into the guild properly.

Four people butted their knees. Somehow it seemed like the room was still. Monsters that have appeared in the Imperial City are at most D-rank, and are not particularly difficult to deal with unless there is a special situation in the city. So it seemed that it was a job where high-ranked adventurers could not go out. Because of that, Toya and Morin have little to do with their work. Percyval crossed her arms with a suspicious face.

"But didn't you start trying to find the cause? It's unnatural to think of it, and it wouldn't be possible to defeat the monster." "That's what it was. There was some work to find the cause, but after a while, it spontaneously disappeared. "I don't know, I didn't know, I wasn't in charge ..." "Either way, I'm sure the guild wouldn't take this problem seriously. Do you know where it came out? "" Yes, if you look at those related materials ... please wait a moment. "

Eileen stood up and went out of the room, presumably going to retrieve the material. Toya whispers with her face close to Percival.

"If the fake prince had adhered to the upper guild ... it could have been squashed." "Oh, it's more natural to think that there was an inconvenience if you couldn't find it. Then it would have been more noisy, but it would be forgotten if it was only at the lower ranks. "" Some conspiracy is complicated. It looks like a stale novel. "

After a while, Irene came back.

"I kept you waiting!"

A map of the Imperial City is placed on the table. There are circles around here and there are numbers next to them. Apparently the place where the monster was exterminated.

"This number is the number of this detailed document." "Hmm ... roughly concentrated here."

It is a corner of the east side of the Imperial City. There are a lot of circles around there and there is nothing else, but if you look at the detailed materials, it seems that the place where you followed the escaped monster and finally defeated it was there, and the place where it eventually occurred was that It seemed to be concentrated around. Toya muttered while looking at the material.

"Greyhound also appeared ... despite the E rank, there was not much damage to ordinary people." "This area is a little insecure. There are many rough people and adventurers with a little bad luck are making it to the castle "I see, even if the monster comes out, you can crush them all on the spot." "Yeah. Some things were ex post reports, and it was true or a lie "I knew this area was suspicious anyway. And it's strange that the cause investigation spontaneously disappeared, despite this clarity, there's definitely something going on."

Percival stood up after folding the map and pocketing it. Irene pricks her eyes.

"Eh, are you going already? I told you to carry tea." "I'm sorry." "Well, really?

Percyval walked out of the room fast after Irene, who was reddish and stiff. Toya and Morin follow as if in a hurry. Percival spoke to Toya without looking back.

"Toya, have you ever been around this place?" "No, but I have a rough idea of the path." "It's fine. How long does it take?" You might eat it. "

It is still raining when you leave the guild. In addition, because the sun fell and it was dark, the outlook was even worse. Under the eaves lighting, Percival spread the map.

"Northern north ... you certainly don't eat a little time, this is it."

Moulin pierced Persival, trying to walk away with a map.

"I get a little wet, but do you fly?" "What?" "You can use flying magic. You may get wet because the rain shield is thin." "... You're a geisha."

Percival and Toya approached near Morin and laid their hands on their shoulders. Morin mutters something muttering. Suddenly his body became lighter and the three rose to the air in a flash. Instead, the raindrops that had been flipped hit the body. Percival frowned and wore a cloak hood.

"It's going to get down a lot." "Uh, I want to learn. Toya, please guide me."

The three flew east through the rainy Imperial City skyline. The light of the city shone with the rain and blew away behind the thin sheltered to avoid raindrops.

As the fingertips began to paralyze in the cold rain, the altitude gradually decreased and landed. Surrounded by old buildings, the roads were not paved with stones, and there were puddles everywhere. The light leaking from the window is shining there.

Percival squinted and looked around. No one has gone outside in this rain. It seemed that the temperature was gradually decreasing, and that the rain was mixed with sleet. Morin sneezed small.

"Uh, it's cold ..." "It was a tough time.

Get into the eaves where it does not rain. This area is not a slum, but it doesn't seem to be a bright, lively place like the main street. The store at this eave is quietly quiet, with its doors closed. Percival took off his cape and shook it. It seems to be waterproof, and the water droplets clinging to the surface have splashed off, but there is no sign that it has soaked inside. Morin said, squeezing the robe hem.

"It's a good cloak, it's like it doesn't smell at all." "I made it by licking the stomach of a dragon. Tana ... how do you feel any suspicious magic? "" I'm hungry and it's not right. Flight magic is tired. "" ... There's a store that's still open. "You're fine, you can go."

Toya seemed to be squeezing clothes with her back turned.

The three leave the eaves. There may be many stores that are still open. He walked in and out of a puddle and stepped into a place with a faint light leak. It wasn't that many people were entering, and when three people entered, the customers looked at the entrance all at once. It is not a welcome atmosphere. Moulin, whose moist wet robe raised his body lines, seemed to have stretched under his nose. Was. Percival goes to the counter and speaks to a shopkeeper-like man.

"Give me something to eat. I'll help if you can lend me a towel or something." "Please pay in advance."

He picked up silver coins from his wallet and threw them to the counter.

"Finish fishing" "Somehow this is not good"

The attitude of the unfriendly shopkeeper suddenly became cheerful. He told the lower woman something and brought a towel from behind. Percival hands it to Toya.

"I don't change clothes," "Sufficient, thank you" "Mumbling"

Morin is already chewing bread with cheese. Toya said stunned.

"If you don't wipe it, you'll catch a cold." "Morin" "The belly peko catches a cold."

Toya wrapped the towel over Morin's head and wiped it off. The fire is burning red in the fireplace and warm. Clothes will also dry out. I feel like my body warms up when I drink distilled spirits in a small glass. Percival pushed the emptied glass.

"Please give me another cup." "Yes." "There seems to be a monster here."

The eyebrows of the shopkeeper who was pouring his alcohol moved.

"... You've been dispatched from the guild?" "Well, that's it."

The shopkeeper looked at Percival with a suspicious face, but nodded as soon as the score came in.

"I see, the guild has finally settled down." "Until now?" "I didn't get accepted when I went to the request. The soldiers and the army ceased the investigation early, and I was worried about this. "" Hmm ... when did the monsters come out recently? "" Around six months ago. Well, hang around here It's just a matter of getting rid of it while you're there, but I'm wondering if a girl or a child is attacked. "" Okay. Well, I'm safe if I come.

Percival said so and took a glass of spirits. According to the owner, the beast has appeared several times in this area. It is not clear exactly where it came from, and no one is actively investigating because it is originally an insecure area. Moreover, many monsters do not seem to be all that threatening, as only the lower rank monsters appear. Rather, it seems that villains and extermination are more dangerous. Still, those who lack the power to fight like shopkeepers here still seem anxious. Percival put out the map and spread it on the counter.

"Where is this bar?" "Ah ... here."

The owner points. There was a circle around that the monster appeared. But it seemed to be concentrated a little further east.

"I'm sure it's around this," said Toya. "Yes. I'm sure there's some magical element ... hey morin, have you gotten hungry?" "I want a cup of warm soup."

In front of Morin there are five or six empty plates overlapping.

"Where do you go in that slim ... hey, give me the soup."

Percival picked up the coins and put them on the counter. Toya leaned at the end while looking at the map.

"It seems like there were many ruined buildings in this area ..." "Oh, I know well. There are many houses and ruins, so it's easy for rogues to get together. "

Morin, who drank the soup, stood up and slapped her belly with her palm.

"I'm full of energy. Let's go." "Oh, are you satisfied?" "It's my eighth minute, but it looks like it's going to move and it's just right." …Do not worry"

Toya smiles and stands up. Percival also shrugged and stood up. The rain was still falling, but it seemed that the proportion of sleet had increased a bit, and it was getting heavier and heavier. When I wiped the water droplets that wet my shoulders by hand, there was fine ice.

The three fast-paced on the path of jerking, and soon came to a place where no light leaked from the window. There are two- and three-story buildings lined up, but with the impression that they used to be fine, the walls were peeled off, the windows were cracked and boards were struck, and there was even an eerie atmosphere. Percival looked around and frowned.

"I see, it feels disgusting ... can you put up a net or something with magic?" "Yes, wait a minute."

Toya pulls his sword and closes his eyes as if to remember. Morin also sang something small with his palms facing his chest. Eventually, a wave of magical power erupted from their bodies, sewn between the buildings and spread all over. Searching magic. Anything caught in the spreading wave of magic will immediately notice. Percival stood with his arms crossed for a while, but then felt a strange sign and frowned. Toya opens his eyes.

"Something is coming" "... fun"

Percyval quickly came out in front of Toya and Morin, and drew his sword towards something approaching, gliding in the darkness. The shadows were torn apart without much fuss and rolled down the ground with the same momentum.

"A monster ...? Then," "Don't worry, keep going."

Percival glared at his surroundings with a sharp gaze and quickly broke down the second and third shadows approaching silently. Then sigh as if clogged.

"I was licked too."

Morin opened his eyes and frowned.

"... There's something like a distortion in space. What should I do, Percy?" "Let's take the lead. Don't worry about the surroundings."

The two nodded and ran out. The shadows follow the surrounding buildings as they crawl. But all who came were the two swords of Percival. Morin made his eyes pop as Toya hummed.

"What's going on?" "No ... no, it's really amazing.

Around several corners, one of the buildings appeared in front of me. The doors are closed and a number of boards are struck and tightly closed. Toya looked back.

"Let's do it!" "Don't ask me anything, break it!"

Toya quickly raised her sword. The blade was pale and glowing magical power swirled. Swing down toward the door. The slashes broke through the door with the plate struck as a block of impact. The three jump into the opened hole.

The building is black with closed windows. It was like that, even the sound of the rain was blocked, and the cold rain that had been hitting all the time seemed to go to a distant world. Percival, who slashed through the last one of the black shadows that came after her, waved her sword and put it in her sheath.

"Well, I guess I'm going to do this." "Uh, this is it."

Maulin, who magically fired a ball of light, breathed in sight of the torn shadow. It is a black cloth. From there, human bones were visible. Then a little black fog was floating under the cloth as it melted in the air. It seems to be undead.

"Death magic? If you think it's a reasonable and strange sign ... what happened?"

Looking at the undead as if staring, Toya shouted at him.

"Well, no, whatever ..." "... Toya, you said you had an enemy with an enemy. Who is it?"

Toya muffled her mouth as if to talk, but she was pierced by Percival's sharp gaze, and then looked down, as if she had conceived.

"I'm sorry, there's no reckoning right now ..." "I'm not as gentle as a bell. I don't want to be pulled by your cause." "Yes, that's right."

Toya sat down for a while, but eventually turned up.

"I had an older brother. He was nice, gentle, and his sword and magic were good. He killed his brother, the" executor "Hector." Yes, I was really an older brother ... I just felt emotional. "" I understand. There's a partner I really want to kill ... but I can win if I have blood on my head. "I'm gonna win," "I'm gonna know it in my head, but ..." "You're young ... even what I said," Percival said with a bitter smile. "Well, I don't want to cooperate if I want to be bullied, but I'm not going to help the losing fighter. I understand, it makes sense."

Toya tied her mouth as if biting her lips. Morin looked at each other alternately with the expression she laid out.

"Um, um ..." "Don't look like that, don't abandon it separately.

Percival smiled and looked into the back of the building. There was a hole in the corner of the shabby wall that filled the darkness.

"I guess that's the back. Let's go."

Percival walked in a stride.