Ee, Teni Shippai? Seikou?

Invasion of an empire coming from the north.

Demonic mass outbursts (stampedes) coming from the South.

The Kingdom of Sensorivel was constantly fighting those two fears.

The two countries have now entered into an inviolability pact because of disturbing movements in the demonic kings' territory in the northern part of the empire over the past decade.

The work of each guild is also significant.

I would say that we cannot completely eliminate skirmishes near the border, but the anxiety in the north has almost been dispelled.

Demonic mass outbursts (stampedes) from the South were revealed by Mailgrad, who pioneered beyond the wilderness of death, with the Jana Forest as its foundation.

And it can be said that the soldiers and adventurers who pioneered the border were able to defend them to a certain extent, thus eliminating most of your anxiety.

But the potential fear is hard to dispel, and few are anxious that one day disaster will come again.

It is a fuss on a day when rumors broke out that Border Boy controlled the demonic mass outburst (Stampede) in the South and would eventually invade the kingdom.

"This is ridiculous! There is no such thing as manipulating a bunch of demons. He's also a demon."

William, the Sarris peripheral, had been interrogated at the Royal Palace.

On that occasion, he is surrounded by high-ranking bureaucrats and senior nobles, beginning with the King, the Prime Minister.

Didn't you say you and your demons showed up?

A young man's voice echoes in a dim room.

The Lord of Voices was a dull blonde beautiful young man.

"Yeah, I suppose so. And by crusading the demon, the demon mass outburst (stampede) ended."

"Did you really crusade?

"... what does that mean, Uncle Colborne?

The youth's name is Patrick Colbourne.

He is the current head of the Count Colbourne family, which is home to the Sarris family.

I've only just turned 30, but I've been waving my spicy arm as my father's right arm since I was in my 20s, and I've pretty much had the real power of the Count family in the last few years.

I have a history of my father hiding the other day because of his illness and taking the Lord's seat.

"Didn't you just consign with that demon and temporarily evacuate the herd? Aren't you conserving your powers to eventually attack the king's capital?

"I don't even think about paranoia."

You watch your mouth, you country nobleman.

William frowns at Patrick, who speaks out cold.

Though it falls into the family's hands, Borderline Earl is usually higher in rank than the Count.

But the aristocracy of the kingdom was a little special.

If it is an empire, for example, the Borderline Uncle is nominally equivalent to the Marquis and has a second say after the virtual Duke.

While the kingdom mimicked such an imperial aristocratic system to some extent, there were parts that made it unique.

The Sarris family, divided from the Colbourne family, stampeded the Duke with achievements in border development and demonic mass outburst (stampede) defense.

But the Colbourne family, the main family member, vehemently objected at the time of his ascension to the Count.

We cannot ignore the opinions of the senior nobles, who had much merit over the royal family, nor can we go without rewarding the Sallis family for their merits.

So the royal family put up the faces of both families by making the border uncle an ambiguous treatment of "aristocracy ruling the border”.

If I may say so, it is a special treatment, and even the Duke is present at first sight in the kingdom, but only the Colbourne family always looked down at the Sallis family.

The Sallis family tried not to get too involved with the Colbourne family, but they often behaved in such a way as to set up a main house as a branch if they were ever present.

"This is rude. So what the hell do you mean, I put my hands together with the demon, etc., on that basis?"

Patrick frowned pictorially at William, who apologized with his mouth but did not express it in any way on his expression or tone, but immediately revealed his expression.

"Is there too little sacrifice for the scale of the demonic mass outburst (Stampede)?

"That's due to the rapid action of the lions by the army and adventurers in our town"

"There have been stories of Greater Landturtle appearing?

"It's..."

In the name of Greater Landturtle, a twist occurs.

In the past, the kingdom had a history of being ravaged by Land Turtle, a monster of giant turtles, in many towns.

If the Greater Landturtle, which is at the top of the list, were to emerge, it would already be a matter of national survival.

"If you ask me, it was an emperor species."

The twirl gets even bigger.

If you are a Greater Land Turtle Emperor, you can say that it is a crisis that extends not only to the kingdom but also to the empire anymore.

"Be quiet!

With the decree of the Chancellor, once the place is closed.

"That's... just a rumor, then?

William, with an awkward look on his face, made a powerless objection.

As for Greater Land Turtle Emperor, Tokoroten, led by Yangichi, crusades and has his carcass stored as well.

Because if I published it poorly, it would be a fuss, and I kept it a secret at the discretion of both William and Celestan.

"But I have an adventurer's eyewitness. There is no way that a brilliant adventurer on the border who ended a demonic mass outburst (stampede) with less sacrifice can be mistaken."

Not so many witnesses to the Greater Land Turtle Emperor.

He also laid down a warrant, but he couldn't put a door in people's mouths, and the information seemed to have leaked.

"There are traces of giant things knocking down trees in Jana's forest, too?

"It's..."

Patrick gives me a good grin.

"Is it possible to erase such a giant demon without a trace? Isn't it more natural to think I put my hands together with the demon and let him retreat into the back of the woods?

"But that's just a rumor, isn't it? Isn't it too much of a leap forward to call a traitor based on vague information?

"The other day, a demon showed up on the northern border."

William frowned when the subject suddenly changed.

Ignore it, Patrick goes on.

"Tokoroten, such an adventurer party seems to have worked quite well"

"... Yep, I'm a proud adventurer in my town"

You think your daughter Alana belongs too?

William felt something nasty in Patrick's expression when he said so.

"Is that it?

"Sounds very popular on the northern border, huh?

"That's due to Alana's accomplishments"

"Then again, it seems the adventurers of the Empire have visited Mailgrad many times."

"Adventurers don't have borders. Wherever and how they operate, it's their freedom."

"Are we going all the way from the northern edge of the human area to the southern edge?

"Something like that will happen."

Nasty air, flowing.

"Alexandre Balshmeade and Emma Kremperer. Aren't you good enough to be called a brave man in an empire"

"Yeah, I see."

"Isn't that how you want to get through with the Empire?

Twirling happens again.

Those who thought about what would happen if they were attacked at the same time from the North and the South would not be alone or both.

"Say what!!

To William's fury like a thunderbolt, the twist heals.

"Kids know that guilds are neutral and adventurers don't give (creep) to either country!

"Right, the guild is neutral"

Either William's anger affected him or Patrick continued the conversation without blaming him for his tone.

"But how's Mailgrad's guild?

"What?

"Isn't the Adventurer Alliance ruled by your father-in-law and the Mage Alliance ruled by your wife?"

"You still say my father-in-law and wife are privatizing the guild!?

"That's not all. My daughter Alana is also said to be one of Mailgrad's best adventurers, and its party members are ranking up at an unusual rate of speed"

"That is in view of their merit-"

"We have also heard that you have banished a promising young adventurer called 'Red Flash'. Even though they were active on the northern border, don't you think they pulled into the country town without going back to Mailgrad"

"That's because they wanted to flourish in their homeland."

"I wonder. I thought you were avoiding Mailgrad, who was bullied by the Sallis family.

To Patrick's words, which could also be considered insulting, William raised his eyebrows and ran his eyes bloody.

"If you've heard from me just now, you can say whatever you want! You are the one who tried to assault the daughter of Nan by despicable means!!

"That's paranoia. What proof do you have?

"Evidence, etc."

"I'll tell you what, I'm just laying out the facts"

"What?"

"Too little sacrifice for the scale of the demonic mass outburst (Stampede), the absence of even its carcass despite the presence of witnesses to the Greater Landturtle Emperor, the deliberate movement of adventurers belonging to both ends of the North and the South, the ruling of those who bring the Guild of Mailgrad into the Sarris family, and the fact that the young adventurer left the border"

"Guru...... that's why that's proof of treason!?

"Sure, the treason may have gone a little too far."

So out of words, Patrick turns to the king.

"Please think about what you should do with William Sallis based solely on the facts you mentioned."

That said, Patrick bowed his head deeply.

The king and the prime minister next to him were bewildered.

I would say that not only the two of them, but most of those on the spot, were perplexed.

Various opinions flew, the place was disturbed and eventually converged.

"Be cautious in King's Capital"

There is no clear evidence of treason.

Doubt, I can't say enough.

But I'm afraid to leave it alone in the wild.

So kings, prime ministers, bureaucrats and nobles decided to keep William under surveillance in the king's capital for a while.

"Patrick!"

The interrogation was dissolved, and William called off a young man trying to leave the room.

"What happened?

"What is it?

"What happened to the kind heart patrick young man who adored henry like his brother and admired non as his uncle!?

"Nothing."

Patrick answers William's screaming inquiry with no expression.

"I have sworn allegiance to the kingdom since my birth to the Colbourne family and have lived only for the benefit of the kingdom. And that's how we're gonna live."

"Do you think Non... will harm the kingdom? You really think you'll rebel!?

"Phew..."

At the end of the day, he left with a cold grin.

There was suspicion of rebellion at the Sarris border berth, William, and he was detained in a facility in Wang Du.

Such rumors began to circulate to William, who was just being cautious.