"Pfft! It's Tia! Nice to meet you!

"Erm... should I do it too?

"Ha ha!... Well, we were actually going to talk about it."

"Huh? Were you?

"Oh, I have a knighthood leader in mind. It wasn't something I could talk about hiding my identity."

"Ah, Soyuko and..."

"Oh, um... din...?

That's when I heard the mayor's weak voice.

The mayor seems very confused and his eyes are circling.

I can't help it...

"Hmm, what?

"No, um... I'm surprised"

I knew you were confused. This is...

"Uh... sorry to surprise you"

"Oh, not so! Um... yes, the Kneeberg army is on its way to Olympus to recapture Greece, right? Are you sure you want to stay here? The time we have…"

That's right.

We just found out in this morning's intelligence magazine that countries like Nieberg, Celtic and Olympus had formed crusaders to recapture Greece.

So, it doesn't seem strange whenever that war starts anymore.

"Mr. Mayor, you... you're a good man"

"To?"

We can worry about Mr. Din and the world, not ourselves in this situation.

That's not quite what I can do.

This mayor must be a really good man.

"Don't worry about it. My men are good guys. Without me, I'm sure they would... and the SSS-ranked adventurers would join us, and Adeed, my lord and god of war, would be in command. You can't lose. So let's put that aside and keep talking about this town. Sure, the world matters, but I'm not going to mess with your world."

"... thank you. Um, is there anything we can do, too?

"Of course there is. Instead, I can't do this without your help."

"Wow, ours?

"Oh, yeah. Well, let's get back to it. This time I broke out, this town got about a month's respite. So, at the same time, that idiot will no longer be coming to this town, and perhaps the ranks of the next coming soldier will drop a little. Well, I don't know how many. Furthermore, now that Greece is gone, Rae should be thinking of pushing up the front line… If so, the quality of consciousness towards Frost will inevitably drop. There's something about me, too. So I'll poke that gap."

"Hmmm...... how?

"Here's the operation..."

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"What!?

Ma, seriously......?

"So, are you okay?

"Don't suck if you find out..."

"Oh no. So I'll do it so you don't find out. That's why I use my time."

Well, that's true...

Hmmm...... but that's all I feel...

"The return is huge, but of course this guy can be a pretty dangerous bet. For each other. So I can't do it without your permission and cooperation. What to do... make up your mind by tomorrow morning"

"Tomorrow morning......"

"I'm ready, and it's better as soon as possible. We want to get out of here tomorrow morning. So gather the people of the town now..."

"No, the operation… please do"

The mayor said that right away with a serious look.

"... okay?

"Yes. Everyone explains to Everyone from me. Because I'm sure you'll convince me. I trust you more than Rae"

"Mr. Mayor..."

"Well... what about you?

With that said, Mr. Dinn turns his gaze to Mr. Parris, the guild master.

"I belong to the Adventurer Guild, so I only penetrate neutrality. So this time... I didn't ask you everything."

"Yes, sir."

I give that back to Mr. Parris, who grins and laughs, and Mr. Din smiles as well.

With a wicked smile.

"Then let's get in touch immediately. Where's the comm room?

"I'll show you. Come here."

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"... because that's what happened"

"Hmm..."

"Well, keep me posted right away. Oh, say hello to Lady Adeed with an ex post report. Because I'm scared."

'Ha ha! I see... what an idiot!? Are you stupid or what?!? No... you're an idiot!

Wow... the Chancellor is so pretty...

"Relax, dere..."

'You... you're telling me you know what that means!? Am!? Damn...... why do I keep seeing all this...... Master Adeed throws it all and goes to war! Lady Akius won't even notice! You stick your neck in the extra just for the job...... Grr!? Yikes, my stomach hurts......!

... The Chancellor is in trouble.

"That's tough, Deref... you okay?

"If you're sympathetic, I'm impotent! Or whose fault is it? Whose! International issues if you find out...... YES, NO! The possibility of instant war...!

"But this guy has a thousand chances of getting a wedge into Rae. Besides, if we don't do it, we'll have wasted blood... you can't overlook it."

'Huh!... I know. I just wanted to say! Ha... I need to find Master Akius...'

"Hey, by the way, what's Master Achius?

"Hmm? Oh... I'm Dear Adeed's nephew, and I'm the next king, Your Majesty. It's the occasional wound of wanderlust, but it's a masterpiece of both intelligence and force."

"Oh, hey Din!? No way...... is there someone on your side!?

"Oh, I'm taking you on a journey"

"Nice to meet you! It's called tier!

"It's Asna. Nice to meet you."

"Ah, nice to meet you. Deref and... not! Hey! Why are you bringing a girl!? No way... with such a beautiful daughter-in-law you are! Oh, no, it's not! Let others hear such an important story......!

Oh, Mr. Din, I was married.

Beautiful daughter-in-law...... I want to see it so bad.

"Nah, you're crazy... these guys are the benefactor of my life. He was freezing to death. He helped me. Now I know Lord."

"Huh!? And you're freezing to death... hmm? Lorde now and...... no way, you mean Lorde-Irvine?

That's right, Mr. Lord... the Chancellor of Nieberg knows that too.

"That's right. I've seen him before, so I'm pretty sure. These two are the only ones around."

'Well, then I don't mind...'

Oh, that's okay.

Mr. Lord is amazing after all......

"So, what's the situation over there?

'Ah, um... I haven't heard the details either, but it's true that we are forming crusaders in Nieberg, Celtic, Olympus and the Greek Union. So, it seems Olympus has set a deadline for lending soldiers and territory. Within a few days, it will almost certainly be an all-out war with the Dragon Nation'

"Right..."

... I knew it would be a war.

That's what I knew.

"Oh, by the way... have you heard anything about Lord? They were in Greece when the raid happened. They cared."

Mr. Din...... I have to thank you later.

'No, especially... or I have hardly heard from Lady Adeed. Even so, to the extent of confirming the progress of this state affairs, the information on the other side is not very... probably concentrated. But nothing in particular means you're probably safe? Lady Adeed liked the road, so if you need anything, she'll tell me too.'

I don't know in the end...

But you may be right about the Chancellor, and Mr. Lord would surely...

"I think so...... oh, how about Byrne?

'I haven't heard from you yet, but it would be useless to just worry about that'

"Uh... right"

Yep...

Mr. Byrne...... how pathetic......

"All right, thanks, Deref. I'll take care of it."

'... I'll do my best. You do what you have to do. "

"I know. Bye."

The light disappears from the demonic stone and the tranquility returns to the communication room.

At the same time, I was kind of suddenly anxious.

The world... what the hell is going to happen?

"Look, it's your turn next."

"Oh, yeah. But... Asuna, what do we do?

"Hmmm......"

"Hmm? Didn't you want to contact someone?

"Yes, I was, but what I wanted to ask you was about Mr. Lord. You don't know the prime minister of Nieberg. It's useless to contact Ist."

"Uh..."

"Besides, if I tell you I'm in the north right now, you're going to be pissed off... for now, okay?

"Yeah. Not now."

"I hope you guys are okay with that. Don't worry about your parents, okay?

"That's okay. Your mothers believe in us."

"... well. You're a good mother."

"Yeah! I'm a proud mother!

That's why we have to do what we can.

so that your mothers... can live in peace.