Guided by Io and walking through the city of the Kingdom of the Vingle, we turned from the townscape where the buildings were lined up to the less popular places where the trees stood out prominently.
As I hear the leaves scatter and the birds scream, I call out to Io, who is holding hands with Riphana.
Will it arrive soon?
"You've arrived already, to be exact?"
"What do you mean?"
What do you think has already arrived?
Io, who smiled at me tilting his neck, explained.
"Did you just go through the gate? I've been stepping into the Mansion's grounds since I walked through it."
"Eh, lie...."
It was true that there was a gate, but I couldn't see the mansion and realized it was like that.
I didn't expect it to be on the property until I was walking.
"The Rujes family was famous in the kingdom of the Vingle, and its current owner is Sarah."
Current master...? But Sara-san is just the same age as us... No, I don't think we should ask this very deeply.
Friends are also polite.
"Originally, you were supposed to be waiting for us at an inn prepared by the Kingdom, but since Sarah suggested, 'Isn't it easier to plan with the same base?', you decided to use Sarah's mansion as your base."
"You sound so good, Sara-san...."
"I'm a servant."
I don't have a heart or a face.
Although the letter contained many things such as complaining and worries, I still felt the love for Sarah from the writing, so I'm sure that a definite relationship of trust has been established between the two.
That's what I thought, and as I nodded, Reefa, who was tied to Io, looked up at me.
"Hey, kite. Try playing with my... rifa."
"Why...?"
"I can't lose to Io. Show me the power of your servants."
Again, you're making a mess of yourself.
I'm not playing a squire game anyway... it's more like a squire power.
In the meantime, I have to get in the car because I was shaken up.
"Ugh, I'm hungry!"
"I'm not saying that in such a weird way!"
"You're always hungry."
"It's empty, but I didn't throw away my integrity...?"
I'm just kidding.
To be precise, I'm starving.
Well, in any case, it means the same thing.
"We're here."
Walking around listening to Riphana's protests, a big gallery appears in front of us.
It looks like a Western museum and matches the imaginary noble mansion.
Near the mansion there is a large flower bed, where various kinds of flowers are planted, which is beautifully arranged.
"Oh, what a beautiful place."
"Io is in charge. There's a lot more, so I'll show it to my brother later."
"Hmm, that's exciting."
Looking at the flower beds and scratching the black cats who have such conversations, Io prompts them to enter the building.
She follows me to the guest room.
"Fufu, you're finally here...!"
A girl with red hair and amber eyes was sitting in the guest room.
After she greeted us with graceful tea in her hand - she glanced at Io and immediately turned away.
"I was so impatient that I ate three cakes...!"
"Dear Sarah, Is there any excuse for exploding the customer cake?"
"I'm sorry...!"
Hero of the Kingdom of the Vingle, Mr Sarah.
It was a reunion since the St. Real, but I couldn't help laughing at her as usual.
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Having finally arrived at Sarah's residence, which will be the hub of our future activities, we were discussing it in the rooms we were guided to.
First, I will explain the fusion of Rifa and Nia, Rifana, which would surprise me at first.
"Hee, Rifa and her sister Nia don't merge. The treatment of the Demon King army executives who attacked the St. Real was unknown, but... it's quite a punishment for them to look like children.... hey, can you eat the cake by yourself?"
"What is this guy... pretending to care and trying to pick up the cake...! I'm pinching my cheeks!"
Oh, no. Wow.
"Oops!"
Separated from Riphana, Nia seems puzzled by Sarah's unique noli.
Squeezing and poking Nia's cheek, Sera turned towards me and Rifa with a pleasant smile.
"I can't believe you guys came first."
"Does Sarah know the heroes who come besides us?"
Well...
Of course, the vingle kingdom side should have been told.
Slightly cloudy, Sarah mouthes the cup Io offered.
"Other than you, it's Chisato in the Kingdom of Filgen and Hekir in the Kingdom of Nilmugana."
"I knew Chisato, but...."
Hekil.
The boy was impressive in both good and bad ways in the St. Real.
Does his coming mean that the Servant, Mr. Hart, is coming?
"I was told that Chisato would be here tomorrow, but Hekil wouldn't be here."
"Huh? Really?"
"He's still young, so the Kingdom of Nilmugana has decided he's ineligible to participate in this battle."
Hekil, I don't know if he's the same age as or less than Nia in childhood.
He is a brave man, but at the same time he is a child, so I can understand that the country will stop him.
"From the beginning, the battle against the Demon King Army was expected in a few years, so the early finals were unexpected on both sides."
"So we're going to fight this battle alone in the three countries? Isn't that reckless?"
I nod to Rifa's words. [M]
Perhaps there are more than five brave men gathered elsewhere.
There will obviously be a shortage of combat power here.
"The St. Real side says there's nothing wrong with the strength of the three kingdoms of Vingle, Hendir and Filgen.... well, from my point of view, Chisato and Rifa have about two or three brave men, so I don't have much to complain about..."
But?
I don't know, I feel like I can talk too much.
Sarah, with her elbows on the table, has a disturbing expression.
"This is my guess, but there is a Demon King at our base."
"On what grounds?"
"Of course, zero."
I'm so confident...!
But intuition can't be foolish either.
"'Cause you can't do it too well. Six months after the St. Real raid, you discovered an important base for the Devil's Army... in three places at the same time? I have a good reason, but the part where I go all the way to gather brave men and send them out only seems to me to be moving“ a certain person ”."
"... sure."
Not that I didn't have such an idea... no, I was right not to think too much.
If I think that far, I doubt Mr. Leon in the St. Real.
She is certainly suspicious.
I doubt it, but you shouldn't doubt it for no reason.
At least he saved my life in the St. Real, and he listened to my requests as much as he could.
"Kite has something to do with the Beast, right?"
Eh, yeah.
I nodded to Sarah's question, which was thrown at me by my thoughts.
Io, who was standing beside Sarah, looked at me in surprise.
... hmm? Wait, now I'm...
"" Kite!? "
Ah!
Return to me with the voice of Sif and Rifa.
You don't know that I have anything to do with the Beast.
I nodded unexpectedly, but how could she...
Phew, I knew you had something to do with the Beast.
"Well, why...?"
"Hmm, I think that's what I've judged from the disturbances around you and what happened in the St. Real. And intuition."
Your instincts are too scary...
Nothing could have convinced me that I was involved with the Beast. [M]
"Then again... I saw Felichert, who appeared during the Giant Beast invasion, and the God of Lightning, who obviously tried to harm you."
"Is that all...?"
"That's all... that's strange at that point in time. It's rare to see a god beast once in a lifetime."
I see, so...
I realized that there was a difference in perception between me and the beast around me, and I held my head.
I'm glad Sarah found out, but it's hard for others to find out.
"You're susceptible to all sorts of disturbances... but there are sections that are designed to get involved, so maybe it's not a mistake to see it the same way this time."
"I don't want that to happen...."
I really think so from the bottom of my heart.
But the reality is that we still have to think about it.
If the Beast is involved in this, who is it?
Mr. Leon, or another unknown beast.
Just thinking about it gives me a headache...