Boundary Labyrinth and the Foreign Magician

"Welcome home"

"Thank you for your safety."

When we get the dragon cage down in front of the house, Cecilia and Michaela come out to pick it up.

"I'm home. Anything unusual while you were away?

"Peace. While you were away, you all worked really hard."

Cecilia smiles happily.

Yeah. That's more than anything. We all split the luggage in the dragon cage and get it into the house quickly.

"... well. I'm sorry I seem to be going out again soon, but I'm going to the royal castle for a little while. We have to leave the dragon cage."

"Yes, sir."

I have a report. When he gets into the dragon cage and gives orders to Lindblum, Lindblum gives orders to the other flying dragons, and the cage goes up in altitude.

A dragon cage is just around the corner to Royal Castle. Unload the cage in front of the stables and descend into the royal castle.

Soon the stables will gather and rush into tasks such as removing gear from the flying dragon and cleaning up the dragon cage. The disfitted Fei Long men are pulled back into the dragon house one at a time.

The impatient Lindblum... well, it seems like it cannot be handled except by some tamed ones.

"This is the Ambassador."

"Oh, Mr. Matthew"

Matthew, some of its tamed stables clerks, turns a loving grin.

"How were the Feilongs doing?

"It's nice to be honest. Lindblum seems to be in good control, so I'm just saying this one's not helping."

"I didn't expect this guy to try so hard."

Laughing happily as Matthew strokes Lindblum's shoulder. Lindblum seemed to see what they were saying about him, and he circled his neck to turn that way. I laugh bitterly with Matthew.

"Lindblum, I have business at the King's Tower. If you want to come to my house later, you can have it."

Saying, Lindblum circled his neck here and raised his voice to respond.

"I'll give you a meal here,"

"Nice to meet you"

Send such an exchange to the King's Tower.

I've contacted you about the approximate time you'll be back in advance this time, so there won't be much waiting either.

Waiting through the salon as usual, it caught my eye that some plaything made by the craftsmen of the Labyrinth Chamber of Commerce was placed in the corner.

Yeah...... Quite well made. I guess the artisans were quite tempted to pay it to the royal castle.

Did you put here what you delivered to the king's tower? We talked about putting it in the knight's tower, in the barracks, in the hotel, etc.

"Theodore, are you back?"

As I watched the playthings flourish, King Melvin came to the salon.

"I'm back now"

"Uhm."

King Melvin nods, he goes to the table. Sit across the street and proceed as usual.

"It's been a long time since I've been home, but it's nothing."

"No. If you think the fire was extinguished before it burned"

King Melvin laughs bitterly when he answers that way.

"I heard the report. Based on that, we've got backup from these guys. The name of the Marquis Gilbolt again."

"The connection with the last case is somewhat obscure though"

"Uhm...... That was the last time..."

King Melvin gives a slightly darker look.

King Eberberberbert will be able to deliver his handbook.

King Eberberberbert, king of Sylvatria. According to King Melvin's story, the king himself lays down good governance.

"Was it... something not good, too?

"No, it doesn't mean there was trouble. I hear King Eberberbert is able to sleep on the hospital bed. So the messenger didn't make it."

That's also...... Sure, things about Marquis Gilbolt's workmanship and the relationship between Belliondola and the Demon can't be allowed to come into contact with the other person's eyes. In particular, I don't know what would happen if Prince Wang found out.

"There seems to be a problem with keeping the parent document just for things. Silvatoria's inner feelings are slightly opaque."

"Mm-hmm. Actually, I have two of the parent books that I gave the messenger. If the sight with King Eberberberbert was not fulfilled, he told the messenger to give him a letter of unusual contents. We also have to be cautious that this information is holding Marquis Gilbolt's unleashed hand, even if it could leak it before we tell the king."

Conversely... if someone steals a parent book, the Kingdom of Verdogal can be caught off guard by making them think they haven't got any information on the Marquis Jilbolt.

"It's also suspicious that it's called a hospital bed. Is it possible that this is happening as a result of Prince Wang's darkness?

"I see that as possible, too. Working on Silvatoria is on hold. I'm going to alert the people in the country that other countries may move in and work for themselves."

"I see..."

It turns out to be symptomatic, but it's an effective hand. No lord has a good face for his realm to be vandalized, and even if there is nothing, the wind is strong for the bandits.

Because it is only an "interlocutor" of other countries, it also means that the appearance does not make relations with certain countries worse.

"The problem is lifting another one. That Marquis Gilbolt, who is the winner, wants to spread the word about his visit to Termwilds."

"Is that… the purpose of communicating with agents who have released inside Verdogal?"

"That's a good chance."

... I see. King Melvin's striking hand is a defensive measure. If the Marquis Gilbolt has a chance to make contact, something… I'd rather have an offensive hand.

"... can we not meet those whom the Marquis Gilbolt has unleashed?

"Hmm. Do you have any ideas?

"Though somewhat. I want you to hear my thoughts."

Head to the dungeon of the royal castle. That doesn't mean I'm going with King Melvin, so Mildred, the Knight Commander, gave me about the escort.

"... you, or"

It was Elmer, the magic swordsman of Sylvatria, who led the task force. When he saw my face from the bunk in the cell, he gave me an indescribably subtle look.

For once, they treat you humanely for being a prisoner. Magic pills and magic interrogation will get you the information. I can't use magic, so I don't have to hurt you. They seem to be getting treatment as well.

Have them open the cell. I'll go in and face each other alone.

"Hey, I'm here to talk to you"

"... there's nothing to talk about, and if we knew, you guys would have pulled it out already. Or is it still not enough?

"Does the name Donovan and Lionel sound familiar to you?

I'll cut you out without a foreword, but there's no change in Elmer's expression. Those two are in jail too... well.

"I haven't heard it yet, it's important. You and Donovan. Why... follow Marquis Gilbolt or something? If you fail, you'll be willing to trump it from the beginning, the Marquis."

Elmer floats a tannic side to my words, which I put aside for a beat and asked.

Marquis Gilbolt or because of his loyalty to Silvatoria... well, you can't speak of it more than lay low in your relationship...

Trying to vandalize my mother's house, trying to torture Kathleen to kidnap my father and encourage him to confess... I'm pretty sure he's the one who doesn't like the M.O.... but you tried to use those hands, and there were so many of them that I didn't end up running for betrayal or preservation as one.

I don't like the mismatch there. That's why there's something I need to check on this occasion.

Thus it is handed over to King Melvin, and he does not have to worry about being put on peten if in an environment where magical interrogation is available.

If there's an unavoidable circumstance with these guys, I'll give them a convenience, and if there isn't, it's fine. At that time, as I said to King Melvin, it is just a story of drawing information from these guys and letting them contact the Marquis of Gilbolt to pull out the information after he has borrowed his figure in Ambram without worries.

"Is it something, even a shackle?

Asked, Elmer turned that way. The kind of reaction where you don't answer anything. Then let me move on a little more on my own.

"For example, they're taking flesh parents hostage."

As soon as I said that, Elmer opened his eyes and glanced at this look. This - reaction.

"If betrayal is discovered, the flesh parents will be killed? Then he was executed as a kidnapper... Would it be a better story for you to circulate that information?

"You..."

"I'm not going to do it your way. Even under those circumstances, I tried to do the same thing here, so to be clear, I don't like it. But... I have a magical interrogation, so if I'm gonna be honest with you, I can trust you."

With that said, Elmer seemed to be in a grip for quite some time, but eventually opened his mouth.

"That's not it... We're not the ones taking hostages... we're the Marquis."

To the words, I was accidentally face-to-face with Mildred. Mildred's face, who seems to have guessed the circumstances, is mixed with an unpleasant color. Marquis Gilbolt is being held hostage. Who the hell is that to?

A foolish question, perhaps to the prince king of Sylvatria. When Marquis Jilbolt is taking the dirt job in one hand instead of Prince Wang...... that's why.

"Sure...... Considering what we tried to do... I know very well that it's a good story about bugs. But... could you please help the Marquis? If a magician like you can help... or..."

So Elmer bowed his head deeply, and lay flat.