In the dark, a man was hiding in the shadows.

The black suit he wore would have stood out during the day, but it served to blend into the background completely at night.

His skill was too much, and he was completely hidden so that he could not be discovered without staring at it from a close distance.

The man listened to all the sounds coming from the tent in front of him, and from beyond, with a keen awareness to get rid of the signs.

"As expected, Your Majesty, there's plenty to drink." Come on, let's eat more. "

Ahahahaha, now Alice, let me have a drink

"Enough! Your Majesty." Please don't touch anything weird. "

"Isn't it nice?"

No, I can't.

"Mmm... yes, I'll show you something nice"

Is it good?

What was heard from beyond the tent was as described in the previous information.

The Imperial Emperor brought the princess to the battlefield and repeated the abduction.

It's not entirely irrelevant that the powerful brings a woman to the battlefield, but the man didn't make up his mind until he properly confirmed his work style.

Now I am convinced by the content of the insanity that sounded through the tent.

".... All right."

If you can confirm that.

The man decided to escape.

The man has been scouting for years.

My first duty is to bring back the information safely and alive.

That's why he took the time.

Make sure you know your patrolling soldiers and that you have a safe and secure escape.

Eventually, a gap was created.

In the blink of an eye, the man escaped from the Imperial camp and disappeared into the grassland of darkness.

Two men were watching the figure.



You're gone.

Umu

After seeing the enemy scouts leave, Henry and I fled from the shadows.

You're finally here.

“That's right. His Majesty will assume you are the Hidden Lord when you combine this information with the information we've shared.”

Umu

The best reason I brought Alice is to deceive the enemy and keep them off guard.

I've been trying to retrieve information for this, both directly and indirectly, but I was expecting the opposing commander to send out a scout to confirm it if he were human.

That's why tonight, the scout I've been waiting for has arrived and safely brought back the information I'm "prodigal".

This clears the first stage.

"But...."

"Huh? What's wrong?"

When I turned around, Henry was staring at me.

Henry looked as if he had bitten a bitter insect, and as if he was somewhat impressed.

I didn't expect this kind of usage to have occurred in His Majesty's work.

It's just a little application.

I laughed.

What Henry said was that "distraction" technique.

For the sake of the scout, I turned away all the eyes of the human in the direction of his escape.

Thanks to that, the scouts have safely escaped.

"It could have been used for someone else's benefit."

"In the first place, it's not absolutely necessary for me to be able to guide others' gaze."

"It's amazing after all... I think there are many more ways to use it"

I smiled. [M]

According to Henry, it can be used in a variety of situations.

I've already figured it out and I'm confident that I'll be able to use it without any problems in scenarios that I assume - for example, the scout's assist nowadays.

I am sure that this move will be useful for a lot of things in the future.

"More than that, Henry."

Huh, what is it?

"Even if it's so sloppy, the other side will become a suspicious demon." Lightly chase him. "

"Is it a pursuit...? But..."

Henry is right, he saw the darkness behind the scouts' departure.

I almost got rid of the scouts.

I can't find it in this darkness.

Henry said that it would be suspicious to pursue them from now on.

"I'll give you fireworks even though I'm in the ranks to buy the cheerfulness of the woman I brought." It's a firework with her name on it. "

Mmm... yes, I'll show you something nice.

"... haa"

Henry was only as close as he could possibly be to returning the scouts safely.

I was relieved when I remembered what I said.

"Wow... that's like that..."

That's why.

Will!

Henry lowered his head and rushed away.

After seeing it off, he held me in his hand.

"Bahamut"

and called out.

Almost there, a small, translucent dragon appeared in front of me.

The size was so small that it could be placed on the palm of my hand, but the appearance of it wrapped in flames was majestic.

Did you call me?

"Did you hear what I just said?"

First of all...

"I'm sorry I had to do something like this. Can you do it?"

Without making it

Flaming Dragon Bahamut.

He jumped up into the sky in small form.

Away from my hand, I melted into the moonless night sky for a few minutes.

And after a few moments...

Fireworks rose in the sky.

And Bahamut the ruler of the flames set fireworks in the sky instead of fireworks.

Fireworks bearing Alice's name illuminate the night sky.

Shortly after he went up, a rumbling broke out in the camp.

Soon after, I heard a terrifying voice from over here.

And for a few more seconds.

"There! Stop! What the hell!"

Henry's voice was heard from a distance.

Along with that, there was a ludicrous footsteps.

"Enough, Bahamut."

And it came to pass, as a whisper, that it reached Bahamut, which was in the sky: and the fireworks came to a halt.

If so, wait a lot.

A few minutes later, Henry came back.

How was it?

"Hah, I've lost my sight of it under His Majesty's direction (,,,,,,,,)"

I see.

I laughed.

It's night now.

A moonless night where the scouts can easily escape in the first place.

If the fireworks stop, it makes sense to return to the darkness and make it easier to escape.

Humans are funny.

Even the exact same thing feels more valuable than the hard-won ones.

The information the scout brought back will be treated as valuable.

Well, Henry.

Haha

"Starting tomorrow, keep security tight." Don't let a single mouse get into it. "

Will

"But the consumption of alcohol and hobbies will increase."

Your Majesty, I will do just that.

I'll be away for a while.

Huh?

Henry, who was following my orders every time, stared at me with a surprised look.

"What do you mean I'm not here...?"

"That's exactly what I meant. The carriage and tent will be empty from tomorrow. Don't let me know you don't have any spare time."

“Where are you going?”

It's a scout.

Huh?

Henry opened his mouth and it was so cold.

After solidifying for nearly ten seconds, you finally understood my words.

No! Your Majesty, it's impossible!

And I protested violently.

The power of distraction is just as you've seen it.

“Still, I have to! If anything should happen to His Majesty,

“It's okay, I need more raw information than that.”

"Raw information..."

"I want to know how I actually feel."

"But...."

"Henry."

Still looking down at Henry, I stared straight at him and called out my name.

Henry responded with a flash of excitement, "Haha."

"I could not remain silent." With that power, it's easy to get out. "

"W-Well, that's..."

"I'm talking to you now because I trust you."

"...... Your Majesty is amazing... and you're a bad person"

Hmm?

“That's a completely different story, but if you say that, you'll have to respond.”

I see.

I laughed again.

Whether or not you trust Henry is my argument.

Just because you trust Henry doesn't mean you're in less danger than I am.

Having recognized that, Henry reluctantly accepted, “If I'm told that...”

I thought more and more I could leave it to Henry like that.