The master meditated his eyes and looked like he was remembering the sights of that time.
And I started speaking in turn.
"Rumors of Luciel were circulating because there was information Garba had grabbed, so that we would not be confused, if anything had been passed on to Luciel beforehand. There was this guy who spread all these rumors."
The master remained meditating on his eyes.
"So you caught him and interrogated him, didn't you?
"Oh. I let him drink Object X, woke him up when he passed out, and I repeated that over and over again, and he crashed in about two hours, faster than I thought,"
My master and Mr. Gulgar imitated that, so I guess I had a lot of guts during that time.
But you tried to interrogate me a lot just because you said a rumor.
Well, I guess I did some digging...
"... well, if you're intolerant, it'll be hard."
"Oh. Well, when I compared the information I got from such an interrogation to what Garba grabbed, I found out I was telling the truth. So aside from Luciel's case, it turns out that I'm going to leave that for now. So I caught him, and he was just an ordinary man hired to run rumors."
I don't know how much I got, but it would have been a request that would never fit the bill.
I feel sorry for you by accident.
"Naturally, your employer knows you were hired, right?
"Oh. That was Sir Camilla, the nobleman of Blange, whom I spoke earlier. I had Garba explore the matter right after I cut my mouth off."
"... I see"
Mr. Garba would be well placed to gather information.
"So the man we captured, he talked some good information, and he seemed to be reflecting, so he released him after letting him spend the night in the Adventurer's Guild."
Is it like a judicial transaction in a previous life?
"Well, if you punish me for spreading rumors, that could be the problem..."
"Yeah, anybody can talk about it. I was on my way to find out this time, and I had some suspicions, so I just asked for more information."
I guess it's the master quality that the interrogation just talked about at some point.
"Is that it? But then there's about a two-month opening between when the master was injured and when he released that hired tribe, right?
It should have been a month after the rumors came to Nerdar. But you said your master was injured about ten days ago, right?
"... oh. Once or twice a week, I worked out myself while accompanying the adventurers."
The master enters the explanation with Mr. Garba in tow after having his face stretched for a moment.
"This is the Alliance Master, isn't it? Can you believe it? Even though I do say the paperwork is perfectly done, you're throwing an emergency request round a gurger, aren't you? Luciel, I think you're irresponsible, too."
But Mr. Garba, unlike usual, narrowed his eyes and stared at such a master.
I'm sure he was putting it to training.
"Yes, no, Garba! Don't break the waist of the story! Let's get back to it. I was training in the woods at the foot of that mine about ten days ago, and suddenly I heard yelling and a sword trident. They were fighting our adventurers, not knowing if they were bandits or mercenaries."
The master reopened in reverse guile and proceeded with the story all at once.
"From the flow of the story, among the faces that attacked, there was a tribe that spread rumors, wasn't there?
"Oh. I decided to ghost my heart out and deal with each and every one of those people because what I dropped myself on the bandit is to be necked or sold to another country as a criminal slave"
But the master was injured.
I could never figure this out.
If you could make me suffer all those injuries, would my master have been missed? Because ten days ago, your strength wouldn't be so different now.
I felt something mocking boiling inside of me.
"The fact that you were injured ten days ago meant you were as powerful as you fought today, right? And yet you're saying you suffered all those injuries?
"Oh, I didn't expect a few of you to turn into demons."
"Become!?
I am stunned by the fact that my master was confronted with the Demon Clan, my mouth is half-opened, it solidifies in a state, and I drop my eyes on the map.
Looking ahead through the southeastern woods from Melatoni, there existed the Duchy Brange.
Maybe even if not, it must be a crusade request sent by those demons from the Principality of Brange to Church headquarters,
"Well, I didn't feel that strong, but I couldn't control this body properly, and I ate a few blows of abandonment, and that happened."
The Master spoke pale of the strength of the Demon Clan, but if it was an attack of abandonment...? Many times?
"How many times, then what about the other adventurers?
"It was lame, but I had managed to beat it down using the benefits of numbers. Well, I couldn't defeat him, so I took the damage for it, but I'm just glad the others didn't get hurt or lose their lives."
The master speaks with a little pride, but I'm supposed to have complicated feelings.
Because if things had changed at all, the Master would not have been here.
"Well, the helpful adventurers let me drink or hang a potion that was so badly wounded that they managed to carry me all the way to Melatoni and managed to save my life."
"... you survived really well"
"Whoa. That's just the life Luciel saved in exchange for something important. You couldn't just give up."
If you think so, weigh yourself a little!! I wanted to yell so much, but everything was an irregular event, so even if I yell here, it's just my self-satisfaction, so I'll keep talking.
"If the person was a real person, there would still be something leading up to the Demon Clan...... was there anything suspicious or distinctive about it?
"It wasn't in the guy himself. If you feel a sudden increase in magic, you'll feel a sense of impatience blowing out of your body and instantly changing your appearance."
"... Really? I wish I had some clue."
"... I don't know if it'll be a clue, but do you remember the slaver who fought in the Grand Dollar?
"Yes, of course."
You can't forget the reincarnators.
"When you first fought that man, you were trying to summon something, taking the Demon Stone as your last consideration, weren't you?
"Yep. A red and black glowing magic formation has appeared..."
"This time, I didn't see the magic formation. But I could see the red and black light playing. Well, I don't know if that helps."
The master nodded with a serious look.
To sum up the story so far, one fact comes to mind.
"... Are you saying that it is not the Empire, but the Duchy Brange that is creating the Demon Nation?
"Don't panic so much. I still don't know about that...... Garba, right?
"Yeah. I don't know more about that red and black light or subpoena because the information is kept secret. It's just that I could get some other information in Blanche."
"Is that other information?
"Yeah. Before we talked about that, we just talked about Brodo getting information from the person who ran your rumor, Luciel, didn't we?
"Yes."
"Actually, the information involves the Empire, so I asked him to listen to the Principality of Brange first so he wouldn't get upset."
"So now we're talking about the Empire...... please"
When I saw Lionel and the others, they nodded, so I decided I was okay and I heard the rest.
"You know there are still warrior generals in the Empire, right?
"Yes."
He must be the one Lord Wisdom said in Nerdar.
"The man's name is Cloud. A swordsman, a magical swordsman who manipulates multiple magics and is also registered in the Grand Adventurer Guild."
"Do you also know your identity?
"Uh-huh, just a name and a little info. He couldn't use his sword or his magic when he signed up for the guild, but he gradually gained strength, like one time he learned the magic of transformation, but since then, the man's footsteps have supposedly disappeared."
"And now you're saying it was rumored in the Empire?
"I am now, but in a different order, to be exact. First it became the Blanche, Ruburg, and now the Illimasian Empire."
"His purpose, the Duchy Brange, and the Empire... you do have a lot of information, and your head is upset."
"Well, to summarize briefly, it seems to me that the Principality Brange is involved in everything, including the Church Headquarters thing"
"I see. So what do you want to do with the Church headquarters in the Holy Capital of St. Shroud's Accord..."
"Oh. If you do poorly, it can be war all at once. Supposedly safe so far are Yenis and Nerdar, and then the Grand Dollar. And then it's all complicated."
"... I understand the situation. But I'd like time to think about this for a while. I'd like to consider if I can get my hands on this."
"That would be good. Well, let's get this story over with. Luciel, what do we do about the place to stay?
"What are we going to do?
"Your room is intact, though?
"You still stayed that way. Then I'll rent that room."
"Whoa. Okay. Then mix what you want with the banquet, and whoever wants to head to the inn, do so."
That's what my master said, and he cut me off from this meeting.
Too much information made me want to think about anything, and in that room I miss, I decided to just get some sleep today, and everyone else decided to head to the room I booked.
Everyone felt like they wanted to talk, but I didn't have room for it right now.
"Just normally...... why is it so hard to hope for a peaceful life"
Words whining like sighs were dispelled by the hustle and bustle of the adventurers making a scene at the banquet.