"Apparently the Silver Wings Knights have decided to send troops to Green Hollow. The bitter faces of the golden fangs come to my attention."

Garnett said so in a grinning voice.

At the same time as the surprise, questions arise.

But Garnett, too, it would be within my expectations that I would have this question.

"But Didn't the Golden Fang monopolize the case of Demon King Castle and not donate silver wings?

"Yeah. But the silver wings aren't staring at your fingers either. I've been looking everyday for excuses to interrupt."

"So you can finally find an excuse?"

According to a story I heard from Garnett a while back, the Knights are fighting for power with each other.

The replacement of the Knights involved in the Green Hollow and Demon King's Castle thing from the original Silver Wing Knights to the Golden Tooth Knights was also one end of it, and the Golden Tooth should have been retreating silver wing interference to prevent recovery.

Nonetheless, the fact that the Silver Wings Knights are sending troops means that they have hit one hand that can turn the status quo upside down.

"You haven't forgotten about Mad Golem, have you? He was brought into the Hollow Bottom Fortress while being planted inside the Siege Golem, causing damage to the fortress's equipment."

"Did you attach it to a lethargy that brought in enemy forces?

"No way. You don't have to spot it. It's a planting. Brother, it was the response that improved my eyes."

Brother - I'm talking about Sir Carmine, the Knight Commander of the Silver Wings Knights.

Garnett deliberately created a lofty voice and explained the details in acting rhetoric.

"The Golden Tooth Knights have not been able to discover the remaining individuals of Mad Golem who escaped to the ground, nor have they been able to get around to Green Hollow Town safety measures. There are aspects of fighting the Demon King's army that are more difficult than the main task, but then the maintenance of law and order on the ground should be delegated to other Knights..."

I was naturally convinced that was the case.

Obviously, the golden fangs are distressed by the response to this matter.

A typical example is when he tried to use A-rank adventurer Travis to deal with it in secret, but because the way he did it was against his beliefs, he turned it down and spread the information.

"... oh, I finally get it. So Dustin..."

"What's with the demon king hunt?

"No, we're talking over here"

When he passed on a series of information to me and Travis, Dustin said, 'It would be more convenient for the facts to spread even for me this time around'.

His only purpose is to discuss the Demon King.

Naturally, it would be undesirable for the Golden Tooth Knights to squander their power on the trouble on earth, and they should want us to devote all our efforts to fighting the Demon King's Army.

In short, Dustin hoped that information against the golden fangs would spread and the other Knights would interrupt.

"But the only remaining individual in the Mad Golem is' maybe there '. That convinced me a lot."

"I don't think we could have just talked about the possibilities."

"... is it already confirmed?"

"He also confirmed with his own eyes the secret detective on the silver wing. Look at this guy."

Garnett sat on my chair, putting one hand from behind my shoulder, turning his arm over the other shoulder to show me a piece of paper.

Look through the contents of that paper while not being aware of the fact that we are naked on each other's upper body.

That was a detailed sketch.

It is depicted around the head of a Mad Golem and a thoughtful artifact.

"You're similar to the Earthlings we ran into in the base defense battle before. Looks like we're doing a better job."

"I don't know the details, but unlike the magically temporarily braided Earthlings, Mad Golem seems to be a kind of clean golem. Anyway, I'm pretty sure the remaining individuals are real."

"Where did this guy show up?

"They say it's a forest near a residential area in Greenhollow. I discovered it at the same time, and the other one got away with it, so at least it's going to survive more than one."

Garnett made me hold the sketch, put my hands on my shoulder and peek into my hand from above my head.

The fact that the distance between the bare skin is much closer immediately pops out of consciousness.

"A silver wing unit should arrive in the near future. You'll be able to gather skills for your search, so I'm sure the Mad Golem problem will be solved soon."

"Well, if anything were to happen, just before we arrived."

"Hmm?

It sounds intriguing and prompts me to go into more detail.

I guess you want to see if your thoughts match mine.

"Mad Golem lurks around Green Hollow, but it doesn't extend to sabotage. I mean, if there's a purpose to it, it's gathering information. It's also possible that Noir is doing the same thing as linking his sight to a bird doll"

I hear that many users of [white magic] and [black magic] have mastered sensory sharing with the user demon.

In addition, the user demon does not need to be a living animal either, and puppets and the like can also be used in combination with other skills and magic.

Because of all sorts of magical skills, few people can do the same with [elemental magic] users like Melissa.

"The information spread to Green Hollow that the Silver Wings Knights are sending troops, right? If you don't, you won't be able to accept."

"Even if I told only the people involved, I wouldn't be able to get people's mouths shut up."

"Assuming the Mad Golem is remotely manipulated to gather information, you'll understand as soon as the estimated date of arrival of the Silver Wings Knights becomes a time limit. Before that, it's no wonder you're thinking about doing your last job."

One last job - I can assume many of its contents.

The first hypothesis that comes to mind would still be sabotage work against Green Hollow, which backwards supports the Golden Tooth Knights.

Town Hall. Guildhouse. Or simply a place where a large crowd gathers.

Even the Spring Pavilion of Young Leaves cannot be said to be safe.

"Adventurers will be very busy until the time limit. Perhaps almost everyone will be at the mercy of security and lookout."

"Don't you know a lot about boulders? But..."

Garnett put his strength into the hand he placed on my shoulders and pronounced it in a serious voice with no play whatsoever.

"Don't forget that you're also the most powerful candidate for the target. If you gathered information in Green Hollow, it wouldn't be weird if you didn't do what you did."

"... I know."

Production and sale of weapons made of Mithril.

Military cooperation at the request of the Golden Tooth Knights.

Just pulling out these two should make it look worth adding to your list of target candidates if you try to be an enemy.

As Norzuri, the Four Demons of the Demon King's Army, roared that he should have killed me first.

"Thinking about it, building a powerful weapon was the best choice."

I leaned my neck wide back as I looked up at the ceiling, sitting in a chair.

Garnett's face and bare shoulders looking down at this one jump into view from close range.

"Garnett, I think I can give my life to you."

Beautiful blue eyes open round and stiff.

"If you're a strong guy, I know there are others, but if you're going to keep your life, you're the one. Sakura doesn't really want to get involved because she has other important purposes."

…………

"Oh, no, it's nothing. You could die, or that's not why. Don't get me wrong, okay? I'd rather not. Definitely not."

I thought I was making a strange excuse, but the arrow tip, Garnett's cheek, which was slightly lit by the heat of the heating spell scroll, rose as if it had caught fire.

Time goes on to stay sharp with each other and overlap our gaze.

Breaking that silence was the sound of knocking on the door and the call of the innkeeper.

"Sir, let's have dinner. Would you like to bring it to your room?

"... ugh!!

Garnett jumps into bed like a big cat, wears a blanket from his head and gets round.

Surprised by a moment of early work, but for now, keep it responsive to the voice outside the door.

"I'll come back later for a favor"

"Yes, sir."

Make sure your footsteps go away, then leave your weight on your back and exhale deeply.

I can't believe I can't keep my eyes off Garnett's face.

Makes me want to preach myself to think about my position.

"Anyway, if your clothes are dry, just put them on. If they catch a cold, we're in trouble."

".................. Ooh, ooh..."

Throw in the obvious words with no inflection whatsoever to restore calm.

Garnett's response back from inside the blanket was oddly weak.