A week has passed since the king of Ket Sea died.
Still many ket shes pray silently together meatballs when they go before the royal castle. It makes me realize I was a king who was truly admired.
I just talked a little too, that guy... no, the size of the cat's presence is burning in my eyes. Because it was really big as a mountain.
At present, no one lives in the royal castle. They clean it every day, but until the next king decides, it's going to be a castle without the Lord.
Well, it was originally because there was a hole in the back for that king. Refurbishment work will also be needed if a new king is decided.
Stella has a home and a workshop for matatabi liquor, and now she and I live there.
"Mr. Stella, let me just moff a little more! Oh, I can't wait to feel this!
...... with Marina.
Marina's energetic voice, which can be heard outside the building, once...... no, because of her currently progressive and inward-looking personality, she didn't like dealing with people, but that Marina's loud voice, which finally broke with us and made it possible for us to have a brief chat, came to my ear.
It would also be thanks, for one thing, to Stella's sacrifice that the marina is thus allowed to live in Kett-See's lair.
Because every time Marina got excited, Stella was taking her opponent alone.
The voice didn't come from the back entrance, it seemed to be heard from the workshop, so I thought it was on my own, but we decided to go inside through the workshop.
"... Marina, come on... if they hold me, I'm gonna get a job."
"Oh, Stella, don't be mean... see, I'll help"
"I'm not sure I can help. I'm just checking humidity and temperature right now. I can't read the thermometer correctly when it's lifted."
Marina hugged Stella and cheeked her and Stella was squeaking with a slightly more open face.
"You're still doing it... Marina, come on"
"... Ah, Mr. Ichino, I'm sorry, if you look too closely... I'm a little embarrassed"
"... I'd like to talk to you later about Marina's shame... Stella, are you running errands for us?
"I have two errands to attend to..."
"Oh, okay. It's time to lock Marina up in my world...... that's just annoying right?
"I'd like to ask for that as soon as possible, but I don't know... I want you to take this."
It was the sachet Stella gave me.
I wonder what the hell it is, and if you look inside,
"Hey, this is a gem."
"I'm sorry, but thank you."
"You're supposed to get your commission from the Alliance, right?
Take the completed report and you will be rewarded by the Adventurer Alliance.
Stella has already paid that reward to Feluit's Adventurer Guild, so now when she receives the reward here, it becomes a double reward.
"Thank you for making me a Matabi wine. I saw that the king was happy, and Minya must have prepared it."
"... well. If that's the case, I'll be thankful."
I received the jewel and I missed it.
"So, what's another errand?
"The king's - about my father's final favor."
"... oh, that... bad, Caro, Hal. Take Marina outside."
"Yes, sir." "Yes, Master Ichino. I'm coming, Mr. Marina."
"Oh, wait, just a little more"
Hal and Caro dragged me out and Marina left. It's just gonna be me and Stella.
And I was remembering.
King of Kett-Sea - his last words.
"Tell the Demon King - I want you to tell her when you see her. Sorry...... and '
Because it was just before he died, it is likely that his memory was confused.
Because the Demon King is not already in this world. Because they were crusaded by brave men.
But - I didn't think so.
I don't know why the King said that to me. He said he smelled like a demon king in me.
I can't even tell Hal about this.
Hal admired the Demon King. I wouldn't be too sneaky to make you hope poorly.
Still, I only talked to Stella because it was the king's last word.
She was a little worried about what she knew and asked me to set aside time.
Can you hear that answer?
I thought.
"I'm going out the back door... I'll follow you."
"Ah."
Without giving a detailed explanation, she leads me to the back entrance - the front door on the residential side, and into Castle Without Kings.
Then he went through the hallway and reached the stairs leading to the basement.
"What is this place?
"This is a secret loophole handed down from generation to generation to the Ket Sea tribe. Anya. I know some of the fumes."
"Secret loophole... that king will catch you instead of slipping out"
"Ha ha, I guess so."
Stella had a dry laugh and opened the iron door.
So what I saw - were two magical formations that glowed blue.
"Transfer formation...?
I saw it once. That was in an intermediate labyrinth on the floor. Why are you here?
"Are we going through the labyrinth?
"No. One leads to the south, near the Dakat border, and the other further south."
"... is there such a convenient thing..."
"Well, conveniently, it's a problem. If some fumes find out there's something there, they can see it being used as a tool for war."
"Right... are you glad you told me?
"Don't worry about Ichino. Besides, I was also told Mr. Ichino's secret, so now Iconia"
"That would help, but can I tell Hal, Caro, and then Marina about this?
"Sure. You're free to use it."
Well, I'm glad to hear that.
This is how you can earn trust, be recognized, and share secrets.
"So there's a demon king's secret ahead of this transfer?
"That's right, nigga. This transfer itself is the secret of the Demon King."
Stella said. The Demon King specializes above all in dark magic and space magic, and his power is immense.
When the Demon King moves with spatial magic, he says, he creates a transfer formation to that too much strength.
It is commonly known as the "Trail of the Demon King," most of which is not publicly available to the public, but is said to exist in many parts of the world.
"I visited this place every few years and gave up a lot of things. Because he was a friend of the first King Kett-Sea. But thirty years ago, the battle against Hume intensified, and the king said, Come now... the king..."
Stella shook her head.
"My father has always regretted it." Poking the Demon King is a shame. "
"Were you..."
I think I found out a little about what I regretted.
But why did you tell me that? I guess Stella doesn't know the answer to that.
I didn't know the answer in the end, but I have to thank Stella for telling me such an important thing.
And the fact that it's connected to the south means that with the transfer formation, we can get to the port town without going down the road where the landslide happened?
That was when I thought. the light of the transfer formation becomes stronger,
"I got it, Elise! It's a cat village!
"You got it, Joffrey! To the cat village!
Two idiots showed up.
... Dude, aren't these the ones who shouldn't be spreading the most secrets?
I mean, is trust in me the same level as these guys?
I felt like I didn't fall for anything.