Hero’s Redo ~ A Hero That Once Saved the World Reborn as a Girl ~

Back in the room I snuck into bed with Sassa after washing my bloody clothes away with water to erase any traces of it. The city is in a lot of noise with soldiers running around because of me breaking into the mansion. Although I felt a little guilty about them like that, I couldn't beat drowsiness, so I decided to sleep according to my instincts. The next morning, I woke up, and I opened the window to see what was going on out there, and there's more soldiers on the street than yesterday, and the security is tight. But being an intruder already, did I decide that I had escaped, or that I didn't see a soldier running around?

"... you seem to have calmed me down for now. All right, it's time for everyone to wake up and have dinner downstairs."

I'm not sure if there are any other guests or sleeping in the dining room on the ground floor just down the stairs, but he didn't look anything but us. I pulled my seat and got to the same table as I answered them as they noticed me and raised their hands.

"Oh, dear."

"Good morning, Lapis."

"Morning."

"Good morning, master."

"Ugh ~ su"

When we exchange greetings and get to our seats, the lady at work comes to pick up the order, so we order the same thing as everyone else. They all seem to be sleepless eating first, and chewing breakfast seems to take longer than usual.

"Yesterday, you had a really big May fly."

"Soldiers were running around when I woke up and looked outside. Looks like something happened."

"Even if we found the remnants of the Demon Clan, did we?

"I wanted you to be quiet because everything was fine ~. I thought I could sleep slowly because of you"

They are unhappy faces, not expecting the culprits of the noise to be in front of them. I asked everyone to look at me, feeling sorry for the way things were going.

"What? Lapis, do you know anything about yesterday?

"You know... I was the one who snuck into the king's mansion yesterday"

"Buha!

"Yeah!?

"And, Master!?

Quickly avoid what Ciel spits out and tell him to put his index finger against his mouth and quiet against surprise Dieria and Rubias. Ciel looked at the table like the others and lurked her voice as she rushed to clear the table.

"Hey, hey, what do you mean?

"I'll explain that now. For what purpose did I go to the Mansion and meet him?"

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When I told the King that I was going to ask him what was going on, that I had encountered the Demons and that they were turning out to be holding someone hostage, they made a difficult face at the same time. I guess we didn't even think it was dewy to be in that situation while we were asleep - it seems like a very different reason.

"Lapis, if you want to do it, just do it and say something to us."

"Karin's right. You've got another bad habit. You've decided to talk to me when you do something, haven't you?

"Master. Maybe the Master didn't want us to take responsibility, but it's arrogance, not compassion. I can't believe you're sleeping in danger on one of your people, so you don't have our position."

"Lapis. There's something we can do, right? You can't go ahead on your own."

"... sorry"

They pissed me off. It's my bad habit to overconfident myself and get ahead of you right away. The same thing pissed me off before, but I forget and repeat it immediately. If you don't change your mind, you're going to lose your love sooner or later. Let's be careful.

"Well, the master said to be careful next time. For now, let's talk about the Demons and their purpose. The Master should often recall the conversation he had with the demonic lady. Didn't I say something to give you a clue?

That's how Rubias visited me, and I tried to remember last night again. What did you talk to him about after he broke into the mansion and was ambushed?

"With that said... you said he was understaffed. That's why I can't leave the king's side. What do you mean... not so many enemies?

"Right. That could be quite valuable information. I don't think there are many enemies lurking in the king's capital if only one person is near the king, who is the most important person. But there's another possibility."

"Another possibility?

When I visited, Ciel nodded quietly.

"I mean, it could be haphazard. The hostages themselves are haphazard, and their demons are on the king's side, which is inconceivable for assassinations at various times? If you ask me, you said that woman, her lord, was Master Apulia, right? I know that's one of the five Demon Kings, but I think there's a tip around."

The presence of our brave party in multiple demon kings. The demon king who attacks humans and the demon king who tries to manipulate humans from behind. What's the difference between the two? Why did that woman say she would bring a brave party in the first place? Let the king summon us, what did he want us to do? Did you want to get out of jail or get rid of us by force because we got in the way? That's ridiculous. Human beings in other countries - that too can quickly be a major problem if we imprison the brave, and the worst war begins. Besides, I don't know what to say to myself, but I meant to show off my strength in this activity. That's why the king understands our ability to fight. There's no way to eliminate us, even though we're understaffed, and we're not sure we can do it with a lot of victims. As a possibility of remaining...

"Did you want to use us to eliminate the other demon kings?

"That's it"

"Uhm. That's most likely"

Whatever Karin had not come to about the story, the conclusions reached by the other four were unanimous. I can't say I'm right, but as things stand, I can't find any more sickening answers, so let's first conclude that this is the answer.

"Next then. Who do you think hostages against kings are? I thought it was inside you?

"If you're going to hold me hostage, I think it's the most natural thing in the body. 'Cause everyone's family's the most important thing, right?

Rubias supplements as he nods at the words of Karin, who raised his hand.

"As far as I can tell, there must be seven royal families in the Kingdom of Strom in all. First, Your Majesty the King. And the queen and the next king, the prince and his wife. And three daughters."

As soon as my daughter's presence was revealed, me and Ciel's eyebrows moved pickly. A prince's child is the king's grandson. When recapturing this city, the king, who had decided to attack even when he was ready to sacrifice if his inhabitants were shielded, hesitated. Does grandson apply to that?

"Rubias. By the way, do you know how old your granddaughter is?

"Accurate age is hard on boulders, but it's true... you shouldn't have been over ten years old at the top"

"I see. It doesn't hurt when I see it correctly."

The next king and his granddaughters are most likely to be held hostage at the moment.

"But what if there are other hostages? I don't think we're good enough to help."

"Right..."

If we can use something like the sacred magic that Mr. Flair used, it's easy to talk about, but we can't help it without it. We need to figure out another solution.

"Can't you ask the Temple for help? Use not only one sect, but multiple sectarian powers to use demonic magic throughout the city."

"Will they have that much power? I don't really grasp the power of the monks in general, but in the battle with Rich I heard about, it seemed their ridiculous magic had been played..."

"Yeah. That's why they send powerful monks against the temples that are in every country. Explain what's going on in this country, and maybe, depending on your activity, you can teach the state..."

When I said that, everyone pulled their cheeks.

"Lapis... if I said that even though I didn't get the king's permission..."

"You're not completely lying, are you? I can't make it a national religion on boulders, but I think that king would build one or two of the temples."

"I guess I agree. Because the temple isn't trying to move much, even though the world is in this situation. You're busy making money, aren't you?

Although Dieria's opinions are somewhat full of prejudice, there is generally no mistake.

"Now, let's use my handover quickly to get the sentence out tomorrow as well. And... why don't you ask the brave men of all countries to help you if you can? Whatever Lord Flair is on his way back, other brave men might be able to help."

"Right...... I can't expect much, but can you ask me out for a second?

Copy that, sir.

All right, for now, we're setting up the means to free the hostages and discover the Demons. We have to work hard.

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- Dutro point of view

"Your Majesty. When the hell are you gonna direct me to a brave party?

The maid, who visited the washi room late at night, said so and showed heralousy. I've been in a bad mood ever since I heard there was a raid last night and Koz came back who somehow went after the killer. Weird enemies must have either escaped or made it look good. It's a very angry attitude, but I can't take a worse attitude than being taken hostage. I try to dress as calm as I can.

"... I know. 'Cause I wasn't ready for you last time. Yeah. It just took the form I said. I'll make it work next time."

"Is that true? Aren't we going to fail again? Well, either way, if we fail, we can't guarantee the safety of the hostages."

"Knock..."

Cute granddaughters and unrelated children. Both of which are irreplaceable treasures for the eagle. If even those kids are safe, I'll let you do whatever you want. Conscious of the black flame lighting behind his chest, the eagle secretly cemented his determination.