Maou No Utsuwa

When Princess Juliana realized she couldn't get information from the ranks, it was Ralph who made the next contact. In terms of ease of handling, the eyes are right, but in terms of obtaining information, it is a big mistake.

"So?"

"It's been festived with kings and such, but that man doesn't have that amount of instrumentation. You've got a good neighborhood."

"Around what?

"... around you"

There's no way Ralph would know who Keyman is if he'd never been involved in the affairs of the Republic. Even if I know, I'm not going to admit it. There's no one in the Republic that Ralph would want to admit.

"Yes..."

"From that story, Her Royal Highness Princess Juliana. What do you think? Aren't you willing to have a brave man with excellent martial arts skills in your men?

"Is that about you?

"Well, when it comes to brave men who excel in martial arts here, I'm the only one."

Now at this moment, if it is here within Ralph's reach, it is a fact.

"Yes. By the way, is it stronger than rank?

…………

To Princess Juliana's sharp scratch, Ralph loses his word.

"What do you think?

"... strong of course"

If it's grand, maybe it's strong, but I wouldn't know if I didn't try this either.

"So you'll fight and show me?

"Oh, sure. But the rank..."

"What's wrong with Rank?

"You don't try to fight for fear of me. If it's someone else, I'll show you how strong I am.

It is true that we do not fight, but we are not afraid. Because even if you fight Ralph, Rank thinks you can't be strong.

"So what about that general?

"Which general would that be?

"Could it have been Lutz?

"... Rutz, run away. I'm still not in this place."

Even if he is, Ralph escapes. Exactly, Ralph doesn't try to compete with Lutz either. Lutz, unlike Kamui, is a bad handler.

"I wonder who else is there?

Nobody's in this city.

Neither Maria nor Ignaz are in Nortwagh. But this is lucky for Ralph. The two are magicians, so if they are swords, they can win, Ralph thinks, but they are not sweet masters enough to forgive just magic workouts.

"... So who are you fighting for?

"With anyone else,"

"That's a common soldier, isn't it?

"Don't say that."

"... sorry. I just remembered something."

It was Princess Juliana who finally realized that Ralph was lying.

"Oh, hey, princess!

Princess Liliana left the scene, ignoring Ralph's voice of restraint.

The next thing Princess Juliana saw, who was going to waste her time, was Theresa. This is easy to handle, too.

"Hey, are you close to the king?

"Oh, well."

"Really?"

"Well......"

Theresa's voice goes down. Overlay, when asked if he was close to Kamui, he didn't know how to answer.

"... to what extent is that?

Theresa's lack of confidence created suspicion for Princess Juliana.

"Uh... well... is that enough to get you to hold it?

I can't fit in, and Theresa will try to tell you the truth only.

"... What!?

What surprised me about that was Princess Juliana.

"I am, because it is also a side chamber"

"Oh, your side room!?

The explanation that it is a side chamber reinforces the surprise.

"Yes."

"You're lying, right?

"Why are you lying?

"'Cause, hey"

Inevitably, Princess Liliana overlooks Therese as a giro.

"... that's good enough. I hate you."

"Chi, wait a minute!

Without an island to attach, you will be able to escape. Theresa is highly capable of discerning people's insides. However, even without such power this time, Princess Juliana's malice can be felt.

In the end, Princess Juliana decided to rely on the others, unable to find any takeaways.

"So, what's the situation?

"That's..., I can't hear anything"

The other's answer was not to satisfy Princess Juliana.

"What have you been up to? I told you not to choose the means, didn't I?

"Yes, but as far as I'm concerned, the colour trick doesn't seem to work either."

"... why?

This is what Princess Juliana feels the most. No one in the Republic tries to blind themselves to being confident in their appearance. This fact is also causing Princess Juliana to suffer.

"In the first place, Queen Hildegand is a very good looking woman."

"... right. I'll admit that."

Until she's lost, Princess Juliana hasn't admitted it. However, I feel that there is something in Hildendo that Princess Juliana does not have.

"Other women still seem to be more beautiful"

"Well, I guess so."

I try to remember the faces of some of the samurai. It's Tiana and Lucia's face, but Princess Juliana has to admit that they're both beautiful.

"On top of that"

"Do you still have it?

"Yes, the appearance of the Elves and Demons is such that even if I were a woman, I would already fall in love with it..."

"That's good enough. The men of this country are used to seeing beauty."

"That's what happens."

"He said I couldn't do color tricks. So what about regular intelligence gathering?

Princess Juliana's gaze now turns to the knights of the escort.

"You can't find anything in the city. In the first place, the city seems to be nothing to do with national politics or anything else, just a garrison. Even if you explore it, what you can see at best is the extent to which the army is training. It also seems that the army is only a domestic policing force and not even an elite one."

"What about that vigilante and the others, by the way?

"That's..."

"What?

"It's just my feeling, but I thought I'd line up with the Knights of the Kingdom"

I can honestly put this in my mouth, I guess this guy can say he's a good man. At least, I have the power to judge things objectively.

"Isn't that the elite?

"Yes, there is no general in this city who leads the army in the evidence."

"What's the rank? He should be the general."

"General Rank is a Kingsguard, but I don't see a Kingsguard leading him. I thought you might be accompanying the king."

"... yes. Anything else?

Forced denial does not make the Republic's policing forces weaker. Princess Juliana stopped talking about the army and asked for other information.

"Nothing."

"Hey!? What did you bring the Intermediary for?

A considerable number of those who pretend to be knights and squires are, in fact, intelligence personnel.

"Your Highness, your voice is loud"

"Because..."

"You can't leave the city."

"... what does that mean?

"I've been warned. Dangerous warcraft everywhere. If life matters, he said not to leave the city."

"No way, you didn't try to get out of the front, did you?

That's a question I knew it couldn't be.

"Of course it is. I secretly tried to get out of it, but they stopped me from doing it all. He's the one who seems to be a demon."

"... it just didn't kill me, was it better?

"I think so. I think the only reason I've done this is because this is a goodwill ambassador."

To the words of Princess Juliana, who intended to dislike, the knight honestly returned them in the words of consent.

"... yes. Nothing to gain. I don't know why you're here."

"There's one thing I know."

"What could it be?

"It means we shouldn't attack the Republic. I thought if we fought in this place, which is of local interest to the Republic, it would just be the two dances of the Knights of God."

"Were you even blown in cowardice?

"I'm going to think objectively, but maybe I am"

Domestic policing forces show comparable movements to the Knights of the Kingdom. There's no gap at all about intelligence, either, as I was told.

This knight is giving rise to the question of whether he can fight and win against such enemies.

"You can't bring that information back. Then they think I'm afraid of the Republic."

"... so you couldn't grasp anything, how about that?

It's more of a knight's decision with Masi than it is to bring back information on lies.

"Then it's not like I'm incompetent!

But the prophecy pisses Princess Juliana off.

"... sorry"

"Think of something. If a man can't, a woman. If you can't do color tricks, you can buy them or whatever."

I don't think the republic will remain silent when it moves so flashly. That leads to a line of danger.

"Her Royal Highness. If it moves too flashy, they will perceive this move the other way around. We still have time. Don't rush, move slowly."

"... ok"

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But such actions are so perceived in the face of the Republic. At first glance, even if it doesn't look monitored, it's just that the skill of the side you're monitoring is superior.

"So, after all, what is the purpose of Her Royal Highness?

"That's it. I can't even find what I think in my heart."

Matthias answers Hildegand's question. The republican side, too, is yet to be perfectly explored.

"Now let me know as far as you know"

"Yes. I'm pretty sure you're trying to find out what's going on in our country in a flourishing way. The scope of this is not particularly defined, but it feels like information because anything is fine."

"Yes...... What about your feelings for the Republic?

"I don't think it's good"

"That's sweet. I think it's a good idea to make it clear that's bad, though, right?

Theresa came out of her mouth in Matthias' reply. Not so much a complaint, but I wasn't convinced by the way it was far-fetched.

"Why, Mr. Therese, do you think so?

"Somehow."

"... then"

To Hildegand, I'm not going to deny Theresa's idea, but somehow it's not debatable.

"Uh, well, first of all, that princess changes her attitude depending on her opponent's identity"

"Really?

"I feel that, too. When you know you're just a samurai, the colour of contempt appears on your face. He seems to be hiding it."

Tiana tuned in to Theresa's description. Hearing that, Hildegand was willing to listen to Theresa a little more.

"Mr. Therese, is there anything later?

"Eh, I'm avoiding the Demons. If you have a thing for the Republic, don't think you should be interested in the Demons."

"That's true."

Somehow, the reason Theresa talks is convincing.

"Later, I'm pretending to be interested in Kamui, but that's a lie"

"What?"

"I don't feel interested in Kamui, I feel interested in the King of the Republic. Doesn't that seem so enthusiastic, too?

"How could that happen?

"Hmm, somehow."

There was no explanation for this that could be supplemented.

"Also..."

"No, what Theresa is saying is not wrong."

Rarely has rank affirmed Theresa's words toward the troubled Hildegand.

"Did you feel that way about rank, too?

"No. I was asked a lot more about the king than I felt in my case, but I thought I knew too much. The kingdom should be doing a lot of research on the King during the Imperial College. Whatever you say, it's the kingdom itself that hurts."

"Right. So, why are you pretending like that?

"Isn't it to draw this one's interest?

It was Matthias who answered Hildegand's question. As I listened to Therese and the others, Matthias' thoughts also came together.

"Interested?

"In fact, I can tell you that this one has decided to summon Her Royal Highness to the Republic. It could have been a way to get into the country."

"Yes. So you're also suspicious of the criticism of Prince Wang?

"Yes, it also seems likely to trick this one"

"If it's a trap, the Prince and Princess could be connected."

"I don't think I would act against Prince Wang, even if it wasn't that far away"

The measure of taking Princess Juliana in and creating pro-Republican forces within the kingdom was apparently a failure.

"Again, you want to get a purpose. Let's continue surveillance. How are the other companions doing?

"Yes, there is something quite suspicious about this as well. First, one of the samurai. I call myself Anna, but I think there's a good chance of a pseudonym. I suspect she's not a samurai in the first place."

Naturally, the republican side also monitors the movement of each and every accompanying person.

"Tell me why"

"I'm not used to being called Anna. Even when they called me by my name, I didn't seem to notice it a few times. However, because of this, we have determined that it is unlikely that there will be an intermediary."

"Why?

"It should be something you're used to, such as naming a pseudonym if you're in between. I don't think you'd make that mistake."

It's only when you can be perfect for someone who's not you. Those who do not have that skill cannot be said to be alone.

"But I have to be a samurai."

"That's what we need to do. This has been confirmed by Mrs. Lotta."

"Did you call him?

"Yes. I'm sorry I moved on my own. However, I originally realized that Lord Tiana was strange, because I wasn't sure."

"Did you..."

Hildegand doesn't know what a samurai does. However, I can tell when I think again that there is something in common about samurai language and standing behavior.

"I don't think it's the difference between an empire and a kingdom. In the first place, the samurai said there was no difference between the two countries."

"So who is it?

"I don't know, but I'm thinking it might be like Lord Therese."

"I?"

Theresa was suddenly named, but she doesn't know what she's talking about.

"For Emperor Claudia."

"Ah, oh. You mean the milk sisters?"

"It doesn't have to be. It's close. At this point in time, that's why we're behaving."

If it's not just the milk sisters, it's the same as Theresa when she was taking a guy to her hand, it's a problem, but it doesn't look like that. That would be so. That's what Theresa did.

"Really? Anything else?"

"There's nothing suspicious about any other samurai. Normally, I have very little time to do my job without any particular exploration."

"Her Royal Highness keeps you away from me, so I guess I can't help it."

"May I have your permission to put exploration in there? The Samurai treats a variety of people in the back of the palace. Also, the samurai, many people ignore their existence, and surprisingly, they know a lot about it."

"But how?

"Yes, no, I won't imitate it like a color trick. In a normal public discourse, I just explore if I don't have any information. I'm going to ask Lord Tiana and Lord Lucia to do the same."

Feeling something meaningful in Hildegand's gaze, Matthias hastily explained how.

"Oh, right."

Plus Hildegand looks horrible. It's proof that Matthias was thinking exactly what he felt.

I can't do that.

"... and you are familiar with the circumstances of the samurai"

"Oh, that's..."

Matthias' words break. I realized I was about to lose my word.

"What's that?

But it was a little too late. Hildegand's cold gaze is piercing Mathias.

"... you taught the king"

Lightly, it was Matthias who sold Kamui, the Lord.

"Yes. How does Kamui know that?

Hildegand after marrying Kamui was once blunt as sharp as a lie. The intuition of the woman seems to have been polished.

"Isn't it because I know a samurai?

"That's not about Tiana or Lucia, is it?

"... Yes. I serve in the Empire."

"Who is it?

"Until the name...... She said she was a female student I knew from Imperial College."

"Yes. I mean, you had a relationship even after you graduated. You didn't make any contact with me, but you didn't..."

The conversation has completely turned into a pursuit of Kamui.

"Um, to gather information. And then Hildegand."

I'm Therese's wife. I can't blame Kamui. By reason.

"Yeah, I know. I know."

It was the moment when one end of the republican information network and the unexpected mame of Kamui were revealed.

"Master Hildegand is surprisingly a yakimochi grill, isn't he?

And without reading the air of the field as usual, Theresa innocently asks the ranks.

"Please. Don't ask yourself."

"Oh, bad."

With a bitter laugh at the usual interaction between the two, Matthias opens his mouth toward Hildegand. In response to Theresa's upright pointer, he turns to Hildegand, who is shamefully dyeing his face red.

"So what's your permit?

"Of course I'll get it out"

"Then I will. Next is the Knight of the Guard, but we're moving around the city and putting in an exploration. Whatever you're looking for, it's Nortwagh, so you shouldn't be able to find a big deal. I was wondering if there were any particular problems."

"Right."

"It's just that there are a few intermediaries among the companions. The mission will be to explore the entire territory. We were trying to get out there."

"Yes."

"What will you do? We've already identified it, so it's not hard to erase it."

"... can we definitely prevent you from leaving the city?

"No problem"

"Let's do this, then. Instead of killing them, we're going to go through their form, their characteristics, and we're going to turn the arrangements around."

"I see. The one with a broken identity will be convenient for this one. Ok. I will."

Princess Juliana was too ignorant of the Republic. With regard to the field of intelligence, the Republic has overtaken the Kingdom.

There are no words to praise anything but stupidity for knowing the circumstances, such as attempting to gather information within that republic.

In the end, in this case, the Kingdom's intelligence services will create a gap against the Republic, but even that will end without Princess Juliana realizing it.