Dual Life ~Hiru wa Yuusha Party, Yoru wa Maou Gun~

Knights of the White Lily Knights are always on the lookout for the royal palace's most inhabited quarters, where women's royals live. The Knights of the White Lilies are the only members of the Knights of the Valois Kingdom to be composed solely of female knights, whose primary mission is to guard the princess and princess. When stepping into the area where a female royal family lives, where Falsa is currently located, the behavior is so limited that at least two men and two men, and in many cases four knights, move around.

"I was called by Princess Aurelia, are you talking?"

"... I'm listening to you, please go through."

Despite the situation, Farsa traveled with ease and spoke to a female knight standing on guard in front of Princess Aurelia's private room. It has been called by Princess Aurelia several times since being set up as a court mage, and although he is already used to Falsa, the attitude of the knights is not very friendly. It's a big problem for them if any of them are guarded, but Princess Aurelia often escapes, and there are countless ways to bring Farsa into the room. Unmarried royal and aristocratic women are especially valued for their virtue, and even the twelve-year-old Princess Aurelia is unavoidable. Looking back on the history of the Kingdom of Valois, there are many examples of Princess Aurelia's relationship with the opposite sex at the age of Princess Aurelia. Sometimes a young princess marries a prince of over thirty other nations, who are girl-loving, at the age of ten, and at other times, a large nobleman, who has reached the age of fifty, welcomes an eight-year-old girl to one of her own wives. There have been times. It is generally accepted that the age of marriage in the kingdom of Valois is between the ages of 15 and 20, but there are always exceptions. Even a person of obvious identity deserves vigilance, but Farsa, who is here, was a princess who was suddenly brought by Princess Aurelia, whose history is unknown at all. Of course, as a escort knight, you can't help but be alert, but since the princess of Aurelia himself trusts Falsa, she can't make any extra claims. But no matter how much Princess Aurelia has ordered her to use herself, she can't change that easily. Anyway, he's a rising mage and a reputed person with bad rumors.

"I'm sorry, what do you want? Her Highness Princess Aurelia"

As soon as he enters the room, Falsa immediately begins to work. Originally, the exchanges between royal nobles begin with greetings, and often involve round-robin conversations until they enter the subject. However, neither Falsa nor Princess Aurelia favor useless exchanges, so they try to keep things simple when there is a requirement. Still, it is rude to cut out the story as soon as you enter the room, and if you were a regular Falsa, you should have put a little more introductory information, but today the situation was different.

"Oh, Mr. Falsa, you don't seem to be in a good mood today."

"Well, it's less common in the royal palace to be in a good mood. Apparently, I don't seem to be a good court servant."

"Oh, I'm worried. If Fartha-sama is hurt, I'll be sad too."

"Everything is lacking in my skills. I'm sorry for my expectations."

Princess Aurelia imitating a crying and deliberate cry, but apparently feels Farsa's heart. He had already decided to resign from the court mage in Falsa, and he was going to deliberately be rude so that he would not rot. Of course, it wouldn't be as brilliant as Princess Aurelia, but the people around him are different. There are many maids and knights in the private room of Princess Aurelia, where Falsa is now, and they can be a source of rumors. Farsa thought that a daunting attitude here could increase the credibility of the bad rumors and create an atmosphere that Princess Aurelia could not resist. However, acts such as rants can be charged with reproach, so they say that they are polite and rude, or that their words and attitudes are polite and that their remarks are rude. The remark that the court servant was not suitable was heard, and if turned over, there was criticism that Princess Aurelia, who relies heavily on Falsa, is blind, and if a human being close to the princess understands such a longing, Easy. Not only the White Lily Knights, but also the maids who serve the royal family are noble daughters, so such exchanges have been experienced since childhood. Also, the first-person "I" isn't suitable for public use, so it's likely that Falsa's reputation will fall further.

"Actually, there was a special story for Farsa, who seems to be boring recently. So I was surprised that Farsah wasn't even enough to work as a court mage. As expected, she is just a genius wizard. "

The court mage, who holds the next seat, is given a dedicated laboratory where magic and magic tools are studied day and night. That said, Farsa's lab, including herself, uses only two people, and after finishing today's work, Farsa walks out of the room without telling his junior mage and reads in the garden Was doing. Farsa was sorry that she saw nothing extra. Falsa's desk in his lab contains the completed manaports and magical tools, which Princess Aurelia probably saw and judged. Until now, even if he called Falsa, he had to send maids and other servants, so he was also careless. Originally, it is natural for a royal family not to go to himself, but to call in an opponent, so it is usually impossible to visit a laboratory without prior notice.

"I happened to have time last night, and just brought something I had made in advance to make it easier the next day. By the way, can you tell us about that special story and what?"

With a bit of an excuse, Farsa remarks that it makes sense and urges Aurelia to do the job. I don't know what I'm trying to do, but Falsa decides it's so easy to get what she wants. If she only appreciates Falsa, she is the one who made the court mage in a brute force manner, and in a sense, the culprit that created the situation. Farsa knows that care should be taken if she is careless, so she must be careful not to take the wonder of Princess Aurelia.

"Actually, I asked Falsa for a job, and I called her. I've already received permission from my father, so you can think of him as a king."

"... It seems that you're really excited about the fact that you're bothering the King."

"I am worried about the country's future as a government official. It is no exaggeration to say that this is the first step that will determine the future of the Valois Kingdom."

Princess Aurelia speaks with a sad expression, but she shouldn't actually be interested in Valois. Although the nature of the princess is intense according to her bad reputation, recently she often takes such an attitude to change the evaluation of the surroundings. Selfishness is only a story of childhood, and the growing consciousness as a royal family grew up in the blueprint of Princess Aurelia, which Falsa knows. In addition, I couldn't despise because I had prepared an extra story that renewed my ambition by meeting Falsa. Indeed, there is no doubt that the encounter with Falsa has triggered him, but the story that Princess Aurelia has spread around was clearly exaggerated in various parts.

"So what is the future of the kingdom?"

Farsa tries to ask a question, but she is interrupted by the sound of knocking on the room.

"It looks like you've come. The person who will be the partner for Falsa this time."

Saying so, Princess Aurelia raises her corner and smiles at Falsa. The girl, who is gradually becoming an adult even in her youth, emits incredible beauty, but for Falsa she could only see the face of a child who came up with mischief.

"I'm sorry. Zenobia de Cuteciphon, a member of the Knights of the White Lilies, has summoned her dear Princess Aurelia."

From the opened door, a knight-like girl, Zenobia, entered the room with a dignified expression, shouting and kneeling toward Princess Aurelia. It is a figure of a knight who swears loyalty, and it seems as if only Aurelia and Zenobia had jumped out of a single painting. The surrounding maids and escort knights have fallen in love, and the room is filled with lily-colored air.

"Look up, Zenobia. In fact, I called you because there was something I wanted to ask. I'll just talk here and sit down. Falsa-sama is here too."

"Huh! I'm sorry!"

"..."

Princess Aurelia urges her to sit at the table in the room, Xenobia afraid and obeys, and Fartha sits silently. However, Zenobia never turned his eyes on Falsa as if he was not in sight. Apparently, Falsa thinks she is quite disliked. Many knights dislike court mages like scorpions, and often see scenes that ignore each other as they pass each other.

"Both of you look at this first. It's a summary of my petition to the government, which I've examined independently, especially focusing on things that didn't reach my father."

A petition in the Kingdom of Valois is an act in which the people state their current problems to the administrative organs, for the people, the king and ask for their improvement. For example, it is often related to people's daily lives, such as whether they are suffering from domineering by local aristocrats, or how many monsters are generated and dangerous in forests. You may send a petition or visit the Royal Palace to talk directly, but of course not all of them reach the king. In the first place, it is not unusual for a local lord to have jurisdiction, or to ask the state, and there are numerous petition. That's why the contents are scrutinized in advance and reach the ears of the king, but of course this process was a hotbed of injustice. Petitions are initially accepted by lower rank guards, such as lower guards of the Royal Palace and new petitioners in the case of petitions. From there, reports were made in order, but the inconvenient contents were squashed along the way. Pressures and bribes by the powerful people are rampant, and even if they pass through from the sense of justice, they will be repelled further on, and after that they will live a cold life afterwards There is. It is partially implied that reporting such an inconvenient petition will never allow you to get a job, and even if it is really necessary, it may not be handled properly. Princess Aurelia has said that he has gathered a huge petition that had disappeared on the way, so there must have been considerable hardship.

"The state of the forest is strange, orphans are missing, sightings of suspicious persons ... Surely, as you can see from Princess Aurelia, it is no wonder that reports do not rise on the way to Her Majesty the King. "

"..."

The state of the forest is under the jurisdiction of the person who manages the area, crimes such as abduction are various types of information such as city guards and witnesses about suspicious people, and if the scale and damage do not increase, the response will be postponed. Become. The contents of the documents given by Princess Aurelia to the two were not squashed, but rather content that did not reach the king due to out of jurisdiction or low priority. Zenobia's remarks imply this, and he may be wondering why he is being read such a report, although he does not speak or speak. However, Farsat stared at the documents handed down by Aurelia.

"... Is it okay to call us to settle this petition? Honestly, I don't really care."

"Yes, first of all, I would like you to investigate the forest northwest of the royal city. When the appearance of the Land Turtle in other countries was confirmed 20 and 50 years ago in this document, There are a few things in common with the situation and the situation of the forest incident reported in this report. In the unlikely event, it will be important if left unchecked. "

Aurelia then took another piece of material and handed it to Farsa and Zenobia. Land turtle is a monster that looks like a huge turtle, and it is said that it lives mainly under the ground, but when it comes to the breeding season, which is said to be once every hundred years, it lands on the ground Appear and devour the area in search of food. A tortoise is a very evil monster, with a strong shell and skin, and can hit humans with sharp claws and fangs. In particular, it has been reported that a large number of newly born Land Turtle children have appeared during the breeding season, and that many villages have been destroyed. It is unlikely that once caught, there is little chance of being saved because it drags humans into the ground with tremendous power and preys on a stuck state. The only countermeasure is that if an adult land turtle is found, it will only hunt eggs and kill them before hatching. It is extremely rare to appear on the ground only during the breeding season, and since other ecology is unknown and there is no sighting information, it was only possible to take such a countermeasure. And where the mass of land turtles will go for hundreds of years after predation is still unknown.

"Sure, it's possible from this material, but if you're in a land turtle, I guess I and her are a bit short in number. If you are bad, you have to deal with the newly hatched larva. ''

Land Turtle children live with their parent Land Turtle until they grow to some extent. When they are able to hunt freely by digging underground, they begin to separate and prey on their prey, but Land Turtle is said to produce hundreds of eggs at once. In addition, it is difficult for an adult land turtle to be managed by individual power, and even in the case of 20 years ago, hundreds of subjugation squads were formed, but almost completely eliminated . However, Falsa thought it would be impossible to run the Royal Army, despite the fact that Land Turtle was not known. It only appears once every few decades, and it appeared two decades ago or fifty years ago, and no one in the Kingdom of Valois actually knew the threat. Otherwise, Princess Aurelia would never go to investigate the situation.

"Oh, if you're afraid, let's be honest. But if you're going to work with a fragile like you, I'll do it alone like a demon. I will do it all the time. ''

"... Huh, I don't seem to have a veto anyway. I'll use it at best."

"They are both very helpful and understandable. Yes, this task is ostensibly set up as a trial joint training by the court mage and the White Lily Knights. Therefore, I will always remind you to work in pairs, and if you act alone, you will be considered a violation of your order and will be treated as a treason against the royal family. "

Hearing Aurelia's words with a smile and ridiculous thoughts, Falsa and Zenobia's faces were immediately drawn. Falsa, as usual, was to act alone, using hidden powers such as transfer magic to solve the problem easily. Regarding Xenobia, he wants to oppose the fact that he has to act with his opponent who hates hair, but he may be patient because he is the Princess. Thus, a mission with the obvious and suspicious speculation of a search for a joint exercise by Her Imperial Highness Princess Aurelia began.