─ ─ Rita, Leticia viewpoint ─

Nagi meets Demon King Armor, a few days ago.

Rita and Leticia had arrived in the 'commercial city of Metecal'.

"... that's an amazing crowd"

"... I, too, have never seen a boulevard so crowded..."

Leticia and Rita through the castle gate were overwhelmed by overflowing waves.

Metecal boulevards are crowded. Because, as the name suggests in the commercial city, there are tons of shops lined up.

But now Metecal is a lot of people a few times more than usual.

People are flooded, as if it were a festival, and I can't even walk straight. Hiding in people's appearances, I don't even know where the street store is. It was like getting lost in a town I didn't know about.

"Rita. Duh, where are you!?

"Here... hey, don't push... Les, Leticia..."

"This way, this way. Reach out. Come here..."

Leticia reached out and managed to grab Rita's hand.

The two, about to be flushed by a wave of people, finally rendezvous in the middle of the road.

"Duh, what's going on, this?"

Leticia has a rough breath.

"... I don't know. There's a lot of smell in people, and it's going to confuse my head."

Rita is wearing a hood deep in her eyes. To temporarily block people's voices and murmurs.

But if I didn't, I was going to get drunk on people's waves.

The Beast Man is sensitive to sounds and signs. When there are so many people around, they are overwhelmed by the signs that flood them. If I hadn't blocked my senses somewhat, I would have had a headache.

"Leticia. Duh, there's no way out!?

"Oh, there is. Rita, this way. I managed to get through people...!

"That way. So..."

Rita, I can think of something.

We're trying to escape the waves.

I mean, I'm admirably on the run right now. "Totally lying". That means...

"Then activate" Magnificent Escape "!"

"Can you use that now!?

"Leticia, over here! A few steps and you're right! Follow me!!

"You can use it!? How convenient!?

With the help of their cheat skills, they managed to escape to a small trail.

"... hey, what was that? That crowd..."

Leticia laid her hands on the stone wall and sighed.

"... I heard there were a lot of people, but I didn't think so much"

Rita lays her back on the wall of the house, resting still.

The boulevard waves show no signs of diminishing.

For Rita and Leticia, who have previously traveled through sparsely populated regions, it is the high difficulty of the high level dungeon that leads through that boulevard. Blah, I don't want to go back.

"What's going on? Totally."

"If it's just an event, fine."

Leticia wet her forehead sweat.

"Honestly, I feel like going home."

"If it's just a festival, you can barely give back to Ilgafa like this"

Rita crushing with a fed up face.

But I also know it won't.

It is the mission of Rita and Leticia to find out why people are gathered in the "Commercial City Metecal". Rita herself has followed what is supposed to come by herself Leticia, but she can't go home without fulfilling her mission.

"If you want to gather information, it's a market, it's an adventurer's guild... but this town's guild is the organization that took over that 'aristocratic guild', right?

"I don't want to get near you. Besides, the guild should have faced the boulevard. It's hard to get close."

"How about going after sundown and less crowds?

"Before that... I have an idea"

Leticia, breathing ready, told Rita.

"There is a merchant I know in this Metechal."

"Maybe... the toolshop who teased me about Eine before?

"That's right. He's my mother's acquaintance, and he's trustworthy. Let's talk there first."

To Leticia's words, Rita nodded.

Previously, when the 'Common Guild' was crushed by noble hands, someone teased me of Aine, who had lost his place of destination. I know Leticia, and she lent me the warehouse, not to worry about being able to keep an eye on the nobles.

The person can believe it. If you're a merchant, you should have information on the town, too.

Rita and Leticia started moving to a small run.

Pick a trail and head to your destination. The "Commercial City Metecal" is a town with a Letician home. I've been running around since I was a little girl. Once in the trail, it's not hard to avoid the boulevard and go on.

Leticia took the lead, and Rita followed her...

They had more than a dozen minutes to reach their destination.

- I know a tool shop in Leticia.

"Martial arts tournament, is it?

"Yes, it is the adventurers who are coming to town and the people who are gathered to watch the tournament"

In response to Leticia's question, the small merchant answered.

This is a tool shop in the commercial city of Metecal. Behind it, the reception room.

Rita and Leticia sit in the chair in front, in the back chair, a merchant man.

The merchant man looked at Leticia with a gentle eye, as if even his grandson could see.

"It's a pleasure. Leticia, you're counting on me."

"I'm sorry for the sudden."

"I don't mind. Leticia, thank you for taking care of your mother."

"... needless to say, to my father"

"... in confidence, right? I understand."

The merchant put his finger on his lips and laughed.

Rita grazed her chest.

Leticia referred to this merchant as "my mother's acquaintance". Her, her deceased mother's childhood friend, she said she could be trusted. So I guess I could sneak in and sneak up on him like this, and tear Aine away from where he was going.

(Somehow, Leticia, I feel like a nagi in a place like this. There are trustworthy people everywhere, and there's something about taking good care of that person)

"... didn't you think of anything strange, Rita?

"Beh, sticky."

"... I don't mind if I do"

Leticia turned to the merchant,

"So can you talk to me from the beginning? What is happening in this town"

"The other day, Count Rigirta gave up his quest for the Devil's Sword and embarked on a journey."

The merchant corrected his posture and saw Rita and Leticia.

"That one got on a journey with the lady. You're not in this town anymore."

"... Really?"

To the merchant's words, Rita and Leticia looked at each other.

After the "Common Guild" incident, Count Ligilta followed the Nagis who tried to leave town.

Defeat it and say, 'If you want the Devil's Sword so badly, look for it until you find it. Until I forgot about Eine, it was Eine who exchanged contracts.

He forgot about Eine when he gave up his exploration.

"After that, a new 'Adventurer Guild' was founded in this Metecal"

said the merchant.

"So I've been calm for a while now… rumors have come to pass that the Demon King is coming across the ocean."

"Though I think such rumors have been around for a long time?

"Yes, but this time, the royal family has officially embarked on a demon king countermeasure."

"" The royal family!?

"Officially, the royal requested nobility, right? When the Demon King arrived, there was a temptation to hold a martial arts tournament to recruit brave men who could confront him. There are plenty of billboards on the main street of town. Dates of martial arts competitions and procedures for participating in them"

""... that's what happened ""

"I know it's awkward. If the royal family and nobility are involved, it means the information that the demon king is coming is accurate."

That's what the merchant said and nodded.

But Rita and Leticia were thinking differently.

(... That's weird. Because the royal family is summoning the Nagis' visitors' to counteract the Demon King. Why do we need to gather people from all over the world for a martial arts tournament?

(... I'm also suspicious if there's a demon king in the first place. The Holy Sword was meant to kill dragons, and all previous incidents of smelling demon kings involved nobles and visitors......)

Rita and Leticia face to face.

It takes place on the assumption that there is a demon king, martial arts tournament.

For both of us, that was an anomaly in itself.

"Do you know what demon king rumors are?

"To my knowledge, the figure was quite specific"

"... and"

"Yes, indeed... the Demon King is wearing black armor."

"That's a lot of stories."

"In addition, the Demon King lets his horse gather his armor and appear in a chariot of pitch-black chariots. The name of the horse is Death and Collapse. The Demon King resides in the power of the Demon Dragon and comes to destroy all human beings... so be it."

The merchant shook his shoulder, frightened by the words he had spoken.

Rita and Leticia were also feeling cold.

This was the first time I had been specifically asked about the demon king's appearance so far. That it came out of kings and nobles means heavily.

Because if I'm wrong, their credibility will wander off.

"... I'm curious about the rumor."

"If you're interested, I'll show you where to put your bills."

said the merchant.

"There aren't many people in the warehouse district. Let the shopkeeper guide you."

Guided by the tool store clerk, Rita and Leticia came to the warehouse district.

This is on the outskirts of the street, with very few people.

There's just a big brick building and an empty carriage parked.

In the center of it, a wooden plaque was erected.

Parchment is affixed to the wooden plate, with the signature 'Ancestral Brave Guild' in red below.

"This is the entry requirement for the martial arts tournament"

"'The Ancestral Guild of Brave Men'... it's suspicious just by name"

Leticia and Rita were reading the information on the "Martial Arts Games" written on parchment.

Long. And fine.

The texts and caveats spanning three sheets of parchment were diverse.

"Seek, brave man.

Our "Ancestral Brave Alliance" grabbed its own information that the Demon King was coming from across the ocean.

But there's nothing to worry about.

There are numerous adventurers, swordsmen and soldiers in this country.

There must be a brave man among them who will necessarily defeat the Demon King.

Our guild, with the support of the royal family, will conduct a "martial arts tournament" to find the brave.

Anyone wishing to participate... '

"Those who wish to participate are… to submit a self-appealing sentence, is?

"Then he interviews to see how he hates the Demon King and how willing he is to find and defeat the Demon King..."

"You seem to have three interviews, too. Alliance Interview, Nobility Interview, Top Nobility Interview"

"Afterwards we will have a martial arts tournament, and the winner will be Royal's … To be precise, we will be signing up for the Ancestral Brave Alliance, which received support from the Royal..."

The text goes on even further.

Write (cont 'd) about the Devil King's equipment and abilities and their horrors, followed by a description of the new system of The Adventurer's Guild.

Metecal's Adventurer Alliance applies a new rank system

"Its highest rank is" Golden Diamond Brave ""

"The" Golden Rigidstone Brave "can choose his quest as a top priority, and he also gets subsidies from the royal family. If the Demon King shows up, you get the right to take the lead and fight. '

More rules for martial arts tournaments. Weapons available.

They even decided on their outfits, procedures, hairstyles, and greetings (greetings) when facing each other.

""... ha ""

Leticia and Rita held their heads down.

"I've never seen such a cumbersome entry requirement."

"But... the whole town is full of people, so they're all here to apply."

"Right. Royal support is fascinating."

"The nobles support you, too."

Rita stretched out her back and slowly ran her eyes to a long stand.

Under the entry requirements, the names of the cooperating nobles are lined up.

The Count of Gervis, who governs the northern town of Hermit.

Rita's unknown Marquis house and Baron's house.

And...

"Viscount Milfe's house!?

"We sponsor (today)!?

Leticia makes a surprised face.

Unexpectedly I read back...... indeed at the aristocracy I sponsor, there was the name of the Viscount Milfe family.

Underneath it is a fine text.

Sponsored nobles are exempt from the interview. Can participate directly in martial arts tournaments.

"The Viscount Milfe family, Leticia, if anyone else can join us."

"... there's no way my father would leave. Then you're going to let me join you...?

Leticia thinks.

She originally left the house to go to the 'New Lords' party in the port town of Ilgafa. Because I had my father's permission to be free after that.

Then for a month and a little while, I haven't been home.

To Leticia, who is too free, my father said, 'to inherit, to adopt a son from a branch'.

Because my father also knew that she was not suitable for the children of the aristocracy.

Therefore, is the adopted child supposed to participate in this competition? No, you wouldn't. There is no way that an adoption can be made that soon. then......

"Just to sponsor and gain royal interest? Or."

"So you're going to find Leticia and get her to participate in the martial arts tournament?"

"You're in trouble."

Bad - Leticia thinks.

The "Commercial City Metecal" houses the Viscount Milfe mansion.

Leticia's father also knows where Leticia is likely to go.

Perhaps even to the harbour town of Ilgafa, he has written about it. Maybe even keep an eye on the merchant's mansion earlier. He is the father of the cautious, but for that matter, every hand he can strike is the one who strikes.

And when that happens, Leticia will have to take the means to...

"... setting up an operation is Mr. Nagi's specialty. I'm not in charge."

"... Leticia. People are coming."

"... I know"

After all, there must have been a lookout at the merchant's earlier.

If the royal family is involved, does it mean that my father will not choose the means?

"Leticia......"

"You don't have to worry about it. He's someone I know."

To reassure Rita, Leticia said.

From the warehouse district, one man in black approaches.

Seeing as he has a few escorts, Leticia is about to erupt unexpectedly.

Do you think I'm a beast?

Damn, he's a coward's father.

Now, I spare no effort in elevating the status of the Viscount family. Not a bad thing, but I don't like Leticia for not choosing the means.

"Lady Leticia. We're busy."

"It's been a long time. Neil."

"I've been a butler to the Milfe family for twenty years. I have never had such an honorable role. We are honored to welcome your daughter here."

"How can I help you?

"It's a request from your father. Leticia asked me to participate in a martial arts tournament at Metecal."

"I have been granted permission by my father to live as an adventurer after I have gone to the New Lord of Ilgafa party. You've done your job."

"... The Viscount said this was the last time"

"How many times do you have my father's 'this is the last one'!?

He said, "This is the last time you can sign a contract."

That said, Deacon Neil knelt on the ground.

"The Viscount said. There is such a thing as a relationship between nobles. The Viscount Milfe family can't be the only ones who don't participate when other families say they want their son to participate in martial arts competitions. They might take you for denying the other way around the house."

"".................. ha ""

"Even though the town is raging around in martial arts competitions, the Viscount's children are walking through town with friends that don't seem interested. I was wondering if there would ever be so much water in the tournament."

"May I ask"

Unexpectedly, Rita opened her mouth.

"Do the nobles and their associates really think the Demon King is going to attack us?

"... lady, what about this one?

"He's my dear friend. I won't tolerate disrespect."

"Really..."

Deacon Neil looked at Rita's collar, and then, shaking her head small,

"It doesn't matter if the Demon King is coming, etc. But the royal family has already begun to take care of the demon king. We don't give an opinion on it. What happens to the result is that the royal family is judged. It's none of our business."

"... yes"

Leticia sighed.

The Viscount Milfe family hasn't changed. For my father, whose purpose is to raise his name as a nobleman, this opportunity is something to take advantage of. I guess that's all. I don't care if "Demon King" is "Evil God" or "Visitor". If you don't isolate yourself in the aristocracy, that's fine.

Leticia left the house because she hated the way she did it.

"Let me hear just one thing, Neil."

"Go ahead, ma'am"

"What will my father do if I run away here?

"... to the Adventurers Guild everywhere, he said he was going to issue a letter. Leticia-Milfe doesn't have to work around," he said.

"... na!?

Leticia opened her eyes.

"Well, there's no point in doing that. Adventurer Guild is an independent organization. The Viscount Milfe family can't move it, even if the nobles of the land never make a move."

"Yeah, but you can make me think this way." There's more... "

"'There are others. You don't have to bother to use a troublesome guy like that'?

It was Rita who said it.

It was strange.

I was thinking, "If it was a nagi, how would you answer it?" And the words were out there with their mouths open.

"... you're right. Some of them were smart slaves."

Your husband's educating you.

"... my father... not at all... that guy"

Leticia burst her fist.

Rita wraps her hands gently around her. In Leticia's ear, whisper in a whisper.

"... on second thought, we've hardly ever had a job in an Adventurer's Guild?

".................. ah"

Yes, it was.

Speaking of the work Leticia received, a passing caravan escort.

And then there's help with the nagi.

I can't believe I was involved with the Adventurer Guild, about when Eine was playing The Common Guild.

(............... that? Maybe I don't have to worry?

In the first place, what the party leader Nagi wants is a 'life without work'.

Leticia is not his slave, but he is his best friend, his companion.

If Leticia can no longer get a job in the Adventurer Guild... even if she's unemployed, Nagi won't mind anything. If you're in our house, then you'll accept.

"… then the 'optimal solution' here…"

"... getting into Leticia and exploring the information on the martial arts tournament, huh?

Rita and Leticia look at each other and do it to.

Fist each other, gu, and.

Then Leticia turned to Neil, the butler.

"I get it. No other father's favor, you can't say no as a daughter."

"Oh! Lady!!

"No matter how far I go... you're the daughter of the Viscount. You can't escape the blood of nobles flowing into this body...... Ah"

"... Leticia. Too many bars to read"

"Come on, let's go."

Leticia moves forward as she sees her erupt into Rita's words.

"To my father. That's how we listen. About the Martial Arts Games my father wants to participate in."