Against the background of the hustle and bustle of the surrounding guests and the sound of cooking heard from the kitchen.

"... so, then... what happened?

A sip of hot tea encouraged the drifting protection to continue.

"Well."

But Larutz looks up at the ceiling like a rounded other human resource.

"Huh? Well..."

"Soon afterwards, I took Gadgad out of the regiment. Besides the Septius that your head received, it looks like he sent in a few handshots..."

"Well, I don't know what happened to my people at that time..."

"I don't know. I heard rumors of the wind that it had become a group that would do the killing, but I don't know if it really is. Just..."

"Just?"

"The guys in the regiment were butting into a blackmailing deal at first... but in time, they were starting to shine their eyes on unknown weapons. More than any treasure until then."

That's as if, fascinated. At first, even your head, who inevitably drank a deal to protect the regiment, said it was a breeze that gradually got intoxicated by the power of Septius and handshots.

"Are the men of the regiment? You said you were different."

"No, I'm no different. If I can show you something like that, everyone will. Easy, you can be a strong man with only the power of pong and given substitutes without any difficulty... I can't do it either. However, in my case... fear outweighed exaltation. You're a coward from the roots, that's all."

Bandits empowered and rapidly transforming. I learned something so horrible about the way it was, that I decided to leave with my disciple Gadgad. That's what Larutz says.

"I was so excited to see you all at first. But Larutz's brother told me, and I'm starting to think it's kind of bad.... guys, I wonder why by now"

Gadgado remembered the time or groaned a little lonely.

"I see..."

I could hear unexpected stories in unexpected ways, Lifeguard roars.

An organization called Orchester, which has only been in the conversation so far, but the entity could not grasp it. And the Septius and the handshots that they made. It was said that the bandits were in possession in Raindeer's neighbor Lefe, but they may have been given it by Orchester in the same way.

And

"Mutty, is that it? You sound like a woman chanting magician."

"... I remember. You know. Um, I've been scratched by a gutter in my head... There should be no lies in his words. I don't know what to do with us, I don't even know what to do with him..."

Larutz sinks his expression as if to shake off that memory, stirring the liquor all at once.

(Sound attribute if you say so, huh? I've never even heard of it...... is that the same principle as that one in Predilecke?

Once a resentment demon, commonly known as the Black Ghost with a Sword, who broke into heavenly banquets and plunged people into the bottom of fear and confusion.

The roar unleashed by this monster has caused as many as two hundred soldiers to faint. In the direct hit Duen Akelone, this became a lethal hand. Even drifting guards and digos watching the game in a remote position were enough to stimulate the triple tube and cause legs to snap.

I hear that there are still many users of attributes in the world that have not been elucidated. One of them, I think.

"What more? Was there something weird about the blindfold? What was that?

"... no, I don't know. They called him Alalea or something... but he didn't speak a word, and he didn't do anything. Well, as far as the Monotra bastards are concerned, that chick must be a jerk too..."

One completely unknown being, something like that? I don't think he's the only one, of course, because he goes out of his way to accompany the bandits to Asia.

(Maggie, a powerful chanter, to a weapon that has jumped over civilization levels...)

Olkester, which has been wrapped up in mystery. Its organizational strength becomes apparent little by little.

"But I didn't think you two were involved with Orchester. Sabel and Julie didn't seem to know anything about it."

If it's a group with so much power, it's still something that seems to be in their ears that was crossing the place.

I think so as a drift shield, but Larutz roars not surprisingly.

"Because those two aren't like us, you don't have to know. Even the Wanderer has two proper public names: Mage, a chanter." Purple Phosphorus "Wisteride" and "Ethereal Butterfly" Morpho "are the names known in the neighborhood. You don't have to bother doing dirty work after you've sold your name in the first place. Treasure hunters in the first place, so treasure hunting is probably the main thing. Different directions."

"Oh, I see."

Even if you say adventurer in one bite, it would mean there are different people. Just as different styles exist in martial arts.

"And this guy is so tired of rumors..."

Open your mouth as Larutz remembered, pouring new liquor.

"A human being involved in the work of the state is leaping behind as part of an orchester... what a story I've heard. For example, knights and court magicians… these people."

Court Chancellor (Mage). Lenore.

To that compatibility, I couldn't hear Larutz's story as just a rumor.

"... but, you know... if you find out, it's gonna be important." Ooh. "Actually, the knight of the country and the court chanter (Mage) were orchesters, something like that. Thinking about the neighborhood, how about he actually crosses such a dangerous bridge..."

I wanted to deny that cutting-edge fit. When the drift shield just cuts out the way you want,

"That's why, right? He honestly believes that 'the knight in your country was actually part of a criminal organization' when he says, 'Oh really?' hey. 'No way' anyone would think. That's why common sense like this is so easy to hide."

That's what they said, and the drift protection was hazy. I was wondering if the knight was in Raindeer exactly as the case was.

(Detlev......)

No one thought that a member of the National Elite Force... "Silver Legion Force" Silvalios "was a killer.

With that matter, only one Belgrette could get to the truth. The consequent powerlessness of Detlev is the drifting shelter, but also the fact that he just stumbled upon the end of his pursuit of the Gartilloud sisters, who were gone. I never thought that man was a mastermind.

"So, even if there was a member of the Orchester at the Royal Palace in Badalnois, I don't think I'm crazy....... hmm? What's up, Lugo"

I hear the upset was on your face.

"No..."

vaguely cloudy,

"Uh... yeah, hey, you were in the middle of a conversation earlier. After all, what did you do? Lenore and Martina."

I guess that was Larutz's care. He seemed to try to distract me from the story, but unfortunately I rather got on the direct hit route.

"No...... Well... Lenore is part of an orchester..."

Before you gave me the information, I couldn't help but notice.

Perhaps he was disgusted by the fact that there was no sign of a change at all and wanted to spit it out on someone.

When you say that about facts you don't want to admit,

"? What do you mean?

Larutz said so with a surprising frown.

"No, nothing... It means exactly what you say..."

It was he himself who said that it was no stranger to have an Orchester man in the royal palace of Badalnois than it is now.

I wonder what you look so unexpected about. It was a drift protection.

"A lady named Lenore, is she part of an orchester?

"... oh. So, say so..."

"Well, how did you find out?

Now it was the turn of the drift protection to whisk my brow. Something isn't subtly engaging the conversation. Like there's a discrepancy in our perceptions of each other.

"Look, Lugo. As I've been telling you, Orchester is a hell of a bunch of yabeye. They might be joining us like they're eating into the country's hub, it's a very dode-keh organization. There's no easy way to get a tail out, and even if I did, I wouldn't be suspicious to reject it because it's big. That tail, it just looks like a big pile. I'm sure it's easy to rub it off. I can shake that big tail with a bun and smash it hard. Those are the ones."

"What about that...... Ah!

Liquid protection also finally sensed what Larutz was going to say.

"How did you discover Lenore was part of the Orchester? How did you get to the bright side? Which one of you guys came in with that information?

――――

That was something I had doubts about the other day.

"No, it's... something about a soldier finding evidence in Lenore's mansion..."

Yes. The house search turned out she was part of the Orchester. We found a piece of paper to indicate interaction with the organization, something like that, I think. That's what Hefnell tells me.

That's the first time the homeless people have ever known the name Orchester.

That presence that I had never even heard of Sabel or Julie, a skilled treasure hunter who had traveled all over the place.

"... that's weird. I don't think it's easy for them to crack it."

"Me too... yeah, you were a little hooked. Lenore's a pretty smart guy, so I thought he was gonna be like that."

How the situation was so stuffed with cutting feathers that it became a feather that left a mark. I thought so, but now that I've heard more about Orchester, the unnaturalness still stands out.

"When it comes to... wazza and?

The meaning of Larutz's words is not known in an aggressive manner, and the drift shield tilts his neck. Neighbor Gadgad seemed to be the same, leaving his mouth open as if it were a sneer.

"What are you up to, asshole? Maybe it was the wax that left the trail, I mean. Maybe he dared to expose the name of Orchester."

"... it's... for what?

"I don't know, I don't know."

I called people assholes, you bastard, and I thought to myself, "Well, calm down," whatever you're skilled at, the shop laughs and pours drinks into the cup of drift protection.

"I mean the bottomless ones. They don't have orchesters. Maybe there was some intent and it showed wazz and existence, or maybe the name came on the table with a really trivial failure. Honestly, I find the latter difficult to think about. I found out about Orchester. What's the reaction to the Badalnois Royal Palace?

"Hmmm......"

Recall the reaction of the soldiers so far. Even in yesterday's operation, he didn't seem concerned about the existence of Orchester. Gammieha and others I knew locally seemed as if they hadn't even put it on their teeth.

"You didn't seem very conscious. Where they were, it felt like they were not enemies of the royal palace."

"... the reaction of a public servant of the state may be supremely natural. Sweeter than a yellow berry pie from Risemary, if you ask me."

That's what I said, Larutz, but okay, put the empty glass down.

"I'll find out. Trends around here."

"Larutz?"

"... you saved my life. I owe you, that... look, I haven't returned it yet. Orchester, Lenore, I'm going to gather some information about them and I'm going to tell you."

Looking in the direction of the day after tomorrow, the former bandit on the beard said blurry.

"... seriously. Well, that helps as far as I'm concerned..."

With a little surprise. Returning that,

"I'm telling you, I'm not going in deep. I get sloppy as soon as I think of Yabeye. I'm sorry, but I'm not going to fight them."

"No, rather you do. If he dies, I don't sleep well either."

"Keh, nasty words"

When I hear such an exchange, Gadgad laughs at Shishi.

"Lugo's brother, La Lutz's brother, has cancer in the light. After I left the refeit, I said I was drunk because I had a cliché." One day you'll owe Lugo his money back. "

"Gadgad! Don't talk too much."

He was an exodus who often spent some relaxing post-meal time with his reprimanding brother, his pokali and his beating and tear-eyed child.

"All right! Let's do it, Larutz's brother!

Breaking up with Liquid Protection and walking in the snowy city without any of the popular Hitoshi. Gadgad suddenly pokes his short, thick hands all the way up to heaven.

"Ah? Gadogado, you're very motivated."

Larutz scratches my head with me as I look at my healthy cousin.

"Sora, is this a great opportunity to repay Lugo's brother? I'm sure that guy will let Orchester blow a bubble!

Larutz slapped Pokali silently at the head of his disciple, who barked vigorously.

"Stay! What the hell, brother?"

"You idiot, don't speak Orchester's name in a voice all over the city...!

Larutz looked around in a panic as he held Gadgad's head in.

The Holy Ceremony "Palezza" is held throughout the country, at this hour. The city is so idle that it doesn't seem like daylight. Gadgad's voice was also so strangely wooden.

"I don't know where they're lurking, motherfucker."

"Shh, sorry, brother."

Side by side with his head-slapping disciple, Larutz turns his attention to the streets.

"Well, how did you find out, Mon? First......"

Many bounty hunters and mercenaries have visited Badalnois today in one Lenore case.

You should try hitting the tunnel around there.

"I knew it would be a tavern. After the evening, a lot of people will roll out for drinks, and then there's the real deal."

There is no such thing as a link between a bounty hunter outside and a royal palace soldier in this case, of course. As each is moving individually and information is not shared, results are not achieved for the number of people being mobilized.

But with the Laruts in between, we can bridge.

From bounty hunters to ralluzz, from ralluzz to drift protection, and from drift protection to the royal palace.

As long as we get the information right, we should be able to put up a net of sieges all over the country efficiently and without waste.

"Oh, yeah, it's gonna work, but hey, it's gonna be better than nothing,"

…………

The shadows are sparse, the city of winter.

In the faint glimmer of snow, the two backs turn away.

Former bandits, Larutz Buffet and Gadgad Keras.

"Orchester... you said, now"

The person rebukes the words they utter, the names they hear.

I don't notice the two of you leaving. We're staring at ourselves, at that gaze.