Legend

"The lake, you say? Is that a joke or something?

"No, it's true. Whoever brings this information has been the one who has given us so much information, and it is never wrong"

To the words of the old man, the man who brought the report affirms so.

Sometimes the information I've actually gotten so far has been right, but above all, it would have been that huge flame I saw yesterday.

"As Master Veen knows, a huge flame suddenly appeared outside the gilm yesterday. Apparently, it's something to do with the lake, because of the deep red ray."

To that report, the old man called Veen frowned uncomfortably.

The name Ray in Deep Red is a name that has rapidly become famous in the last few years.

I know you're a powerful adventurer, but for an old man, I only have the impression that you're a lowly grown-up.

Less so than one's own home, one of the nobles belonging to the Kings.

It is very much a business venture for such an opponent to have such a big face, but I can't help but be convinced that Veen also has all that strength, although Ray is made up.... although it is only unpleasant.

"Is that flame?... what the hell happened in that lake. Anyway, what happened to the information over there?

To a suddenly changing conversation Veen, the man who brought the report, although he thought a little, immediately guesses what he is talking about.

"They're pretty sure the royal handlers made contact with Dusker, but nothing more info yet"

"... find out whose hand you are as soon as possible"

To the Kings, all royalty belongs.

This would come naturally from the name of the Kings.

And the Kings naturally have queens, children, and some concubines besides kings.

Who the hell in such a royal family came into contact with Dusker was something that I wanted to know as soon as possible for many of the nobles who belonged to the Kings.

Though they are put together in a lump sum with royalty, each royalty has a different position.

Those who fully subscribe to the King, those who subscribe but are not that strong, those who belong to the Kings because they benefit, those who do not feel anything in particular for the King, those who look at the opportunity to strip the King of his fangs… and much more.

What complicates this problem would be that the King has many children for both men and women.

The number exceeds twenty, including children born to queens and concubines.

Each of them had guardians, who were moving to serve their own interests in the Kings.

Veen has also been kind enough with one of the royal families, but has not received any reports from them that he has sent anyone other than himself.

Beyond that, it is difficult to find out who is the one who came into contact with Dusker.

"Guess who?

"When I come into contact with Dusker at this time... is it near Lamlena?

"… Is it likely enough"

Ramlena is the prince of the heir to the seventh throne.

The right to inherit the throne can be said to be superior among the children with more than twenty, but its character falls in comparison to the true superior third heir to the throne, which is said to be destiny.

But instead, Ramlena moves fast, I'm sure.

Until now, we have benefited greatly from the speed of that movement more than once.

"Yes, there are several other candidates, but I was wondering if it's still possible there."

Veen exhales bitterly at the words.

In this case, it involves a place of great interest called Gilm.

Think of it, it's not very much, but you can't move it any way you want.

"Either way, gather as much information as you can about that lake.... What's the sudden transfer of the lake in the first place?

"Doesn't it have something to do with the Green Man or Lizardman?

"I guess. I hope I can get the Green Man in here somehow. Promoting plant growth is very interesting"

My men also snort honestly at the words.

As far as the Green Man thing is concerned, it is also quite widespread among the Kings in the Guild.

It is also widespread that they naturally have the ability to only promote plant growth, and many are paying attention to it.

As Dusker thinks, if you can grow spices in your own territory, your territory's income will explode.

Depending on the spices, many of them are traded for the same weight of sand or more expensive spices.

However, for the most part, such spices do not grow in a limited climate.

Being able to ignore it would be such a delicious project.

That's why everyone is trying to get the green people somehow...... Dusker also understands the area as a matter of course, so he protected it pretty strictly.

Whoever actually manages to sneak into the Lords' Hall, all of it fails and is captured.

I don't know what happened to those who got caught. I don't know, but it was only clear that Dusker wasn't going to give in there either.

(I just need one, I hope I can get a green guy)

I know as information that green people have the ability to grow plants, but I don't know exactly how capable that is.

When that happened, it was still honest that in the present situation I wanted to keep the green man at hand because I was alone.

"Master Veen?

The contemplating Veen returns to me in the voice of his men.

If it's nothing, I stroke my chin beard while shaking my neck to the side.

I know that's a habit for Veen to show when he doesn't want to get stuck any more, his men honestly have nothing more to say and change the subject.

"With that said, there are quite a few of the Kings who are meeting with the Princess General, but what will Lady Veen do?

"I know I should see you, but I go out of my way to see that little girl like that from me"

Elaine's official name is Elaine Kelevel.

He is the only daughter of one of the finest duke houses in the aristocracy, the Duke of Kelp.

Elaine herself only had the alias of Princess General, and if she kept going, there was no doubt Elaine would be the next Duke.

By comparison, Veen's house is the Count's.

Nor is Veen the owner of the Earl's family, but rather the relative.

Normally, I'm pretty sure Elaine is obviously more of a character.

Still, as a veen, I didn't want to imitate going to say hello to Elaine from myself.

I can't help thinking that I'm already old enough to go out of my way to that little girl... because of Veen's personality.

Do my men know that, too? Then I'll say it.

"But you should definitely go say hello to Master Elaine. So why don't we send someone to say hello, not Master Veen? Of course, you may think it's more problematic than Mr. Veen being in the Guild, but Mr. Veen is getting a little sick there..."

The suggestion, as a veen, is not interesting. It's not funny, but I also understand that it's good for me.

"Can't help it, huh?... Then do it. And I want you to investigate the lake as best you can. But be very careful not to let them know we're behind this."

"You're going to use the slum city people, okay?

"If this trait isn't known over there, it doesn't matter."

To his men's words, Veen answers that.

Even if we find someone looking into the lake, if it doesn't connect to us from there, there's no problem at all.

No, Ning Lo, even if such beings are found to die, you should gladly die if they serve you.

Veen thought so from the bottom of his heart.

The kind of person who lives in the slums and the aristocratic self.

Which life is honorable because it was obvious without having to think about it.

When his men dropped him off as he left the room, Veen thought again about what he should be doing.

"Hmmm.... I knew that lake was suspicious of all things"

Marina nods as she was convinced to listen to Dasker in the Lords' Hall.

If you were asked why there was a marina here, you would be right because you cared about the lake.

Also, I worry about Ray, who didn't come home to me last night, because there is.

For Marina, the impression that Ray's place to go is already his own home is strong.

I've actually been eating dinner at the marina's house every day for a while now, and since the Lizardman and Green Man thing started, I've even stayed.

Even at the wheat pavilion at dusk, where Ray is staying, the room is still taken, but still hasn't even left lately.

That's why Ray didn't come home to the marina yesterday because he had no idea of the marina herself, but he was doing quite a lot of damage.

That's why I came to the Lords' Hall with Dusker.

... Originally, those serving Dusker were in a position to stop Marina from going to see Dusker.

But if you try to be the ones to watch Dusker busy these days, if you can, you want him to even change his mood by having a conversation with the marina, and that's how you get through without imitating him to stop the marina.

As a result, the marina came to the office without being stopped by anyone in particular.

(Who, the guy who put the marina this far!

Dasker opens his mouth thinking so when he hears firmly from his men later.

"Oh. I've never known a monster without a demon stone... who might exist. How's the marina? Don't you know that kind of monster?

"I don't know, no. In the first place, monsters have magic stones, don't they? Is it possible, then, that it's not a monster?

"I think I'm a monster more than Ray says I'm a monster."

"Hey."

Marina turns a frightened glance at Dusker.

Marina would definitely reply that she believes Ray if she were asked if she believed him.

But it's very different between believing and blind faith.

Ray can make more mistakes than he can be.

(I don't know if I can call Ray a person.)

Marina is one of the few who knows the secret of where Ray came from.

I also naturally know that Ray's present body was not Ray's original, but was made by the hands of a single gate of Zeppyre.

Whether or not we should call Ray's body such a human now would be a delicate place.

Most importantly, there are no negative factors there.

In the first place, even the marina is a dark elf, not a human, Elaine inherits the demonic stone of the enchanted dragon, and Vihera fuses with a monster named Ambris...... no, it absorbs it.

It would be about two of the Marina's people, Ara and Buune, if they were to be human in the pure sense.

That's why Marina isn't so bound by purely people either.

... Or if Ray is bound by whether he is human or not, Marina may have cared a little about the area as well, but in Ray's case, she has a solid ego of herself and is not bothered or bothered by such a thing.

That's why Marina didn't care that much about whether Ray was a person either.

"You're not right about anything Ray says, are you? I know you know Dusker, but Ray's pretty much out of the way, isn't he?

It's cute there, too.

Seeing a marina with a grin when she says so, Dusker wonders what to say.

That even if you say something here, it'll probably make you fall in love.

"Whatever. Ray's supposed to submit the body of a monster with no demon stones to the guild later, so if you do a lot of research at that time, you'll figure something out. … but I don't know exactly what it will be."

"Dusker's not someone to look into anything like that, so you don't mind that, do you?

If you're some kind of scholar, you'll need to be serious about finding out if you're a monster you've never seen and don't have any more demonic stones.

But Dusker is only the lord of the land and is in a position to give such scholars instructions.

(Speaking of which, a few scholars made it to the lake... have you arrived yet?

He continued his conversation with the marina, remembering a few scholars who had immediately headed to the lake.