Heibon na Watashi wa Tonikaku Hibon

It was a little while after sundown that Emrill received the letter.

Kotsun, and a familiar demon was flying outside the slapped window tying a letter from Rio to his leg.

When I go to my room around nightfall, the briefly spelled letter comes from Rio, who broke up a few hours ago.

After reading the letter, Emrill talked to the magicians in his room and asked them to stay in the back room, and now that he was up late at night, he was standing in front of the door and hiding his breath.

The door is knocked three times shortly after I hear two sounds of something falling from the hallway that would have been quiet until then.

At that moment, Emrill, who opened the door quickly, smiled at the two and one of them who slipped themselves into the room at the same time as the door opened.

"Rio, and Mr. Arf and Lapis, too. Nice to meet you. Nobody saw you?

"It's okay. The guards were asleep before they found us."

"Did you stun him? Wouldn't it make a scene when you woke up?

"No, I just really got you to sleep. There was a herb that said if I let it dry and burn it, the person who smoked it would fall asleep in an instant, and Wanzalt told me to make it. I can't believe you slept in the middle of a lookout. Few people would report it from up there, so I guess it wouldn't be an immediate fuss. Plus, there's a jet outside, so they'll let you know if anything happens."

"Jet?"

"I'm a new buddy. Forest Wolf jets. There are others out there, but now that you've left me a message, I'll see you next time."

"Yeah, I'll look forward to it. By the way, did you come here using magic formations?

"Yeah. I'm sorry Emu cared for you because of that."

"Don't worry about it."

Touch Rio's head to apologize.

It's just a precaution that Emrill, who went to see Rio, didn't use the metastatic magic formations in Ray's own little room. Just because you used it doesn't mean Rio will apologize.

That little room is enchanted so that you can't get in without Ray's permission in the first place. Well, there's a magic formation of experimental phase intrusion prevention, to be exact.

Therefore, even if there was someone who thought there was something in that small room, he could not enter it except for Ray and Rio.

Besides, the first person to go home to that house in Rio is not Emrill.

That's why Emrill didn't use the Metastatic Magic Formation. That is all.

"So, what happened on purpose at this late hour?

The letter I received only said I was going to the room.

To Emrill's inquiry, Rio took a piece of paper out of the bag he had and spread it out.

"Map? What's wrong with this?

That was a rough map of a continent with the Sarawan Empire.

It must have been painted when humans and demons were not yet in contention, with the letter "Territorial Line" on the line written to bisect the continent.

That map, which depicts each city and so on, draws an oblique line to a place that hits about two-thirds of human territory, and the inscription "Territorial line" appears on the oblique part of it and where human territory borders. And the slope part was overwritten with the letter "Demonic Territory".

What remains without being drawn an oblique line is human territory today.

This map depicted the current situation in this country very plainly.

Turning to Emrill, who puzzles such a map forward, Rio tells her why he came to see her.

"I decided to make sure Ray and the others were safe."

"Huh?"

"So I want you to tell me where you broke up with the Rays."

"... are you going? Over there?"

"Yeah."

……

Emrill was confused by Rio, who nodded.

He only responds silently, even as he turns his gaze to Arf, who is next door to see if she's serious.

But that's what Emrill understood when he admitted that Rio's words were true.

"... ha"

I need to say something and breathe in, and that's one big sigh that came out.

It's hard to say that Rio and Emrill have been dating for a long time. Still, we spent enough time together to know someone named Rio Akizuki.

Emrill knew perfectly well that it was useless for Rio to say anything that happened.

Because I knew it, I only breathed out one loud sigh again, and that's how I marked it with red ink on the map that Rio spread out.