Next to the queen's bedroom, there is a private office.
I don't usually invite guests in here.
"Oh, you were fast."
"Due to the fire emergency, we rushed to the top."
To one man dripping his head, the queen swells her cheeks.
"I wonder since when you've behaved so differently."
The queen flutters her cheeks.
"Well... Your Majesty is in a good mood."
"You're doing this on purpose. Good thing, there's only one thing the concubine ordered. Remember?
"Of course you are"
"Then there's no such hard talk. This is an order. Speak as you did then."
"... there is only one way. You're as old as ever."
A man who speaks with dignity in front of the queen.
The "left hand" who refrained from surrounding him peeled his eyes, but the two continued the conversation with a breeze that blew where.
"Because this is the only 'order' I've ever given you in my entire life. Just like when you meet him, keep dealing with him."
"What if I told you I didn't want to come?
"You're here. Never."
In his unshakeable eyes, the man broke more.
"Okay, Savannah. Let's not talk about it anymore."
"That's all right, Halui"
Such two conversations.
If anyone knew nothing of the circumstances, they would have looked very strange.
They used to be girls and assassins.
Being the queen and the master of the bakery doesn't change that relationship at all.
"You stay that way in the castle. What's going on?"
"Appearance is, but I've changed things a lot since you were around."
"I came from the outside all the way down, but I was surprised to see the placement intact. That'll make it easy to get around the back."
"... apparently so. Kuni and Hitok are on duty today."
"Those two can't even read the signs. You should stop putting such a person on duty. And... if you use this rotor forever, you'll be questioned for qualities."
Halui walked around on one leg.
I hear a creaking voice from below.
I've been stepping on Hiff ever since Halui showed up.
"Hiff is still top notch in the Left Hand."
"I'm not gonna talk to you."
"Ugh... your arms don't seem dull yet"
"The current [left hand] is just impudent. You knew that, didn't you?
"I wonder what it is."
"I sent out those letters. I thought you wanted to show off your ex-boyfriends' bodies.
"I don't know."
Halui shook her head at the queen.
"Do something completely dangerous"
Halui is the father of Leon, who runs the bakery Plump Fenard in the town of Saul.
At the same time, it is the "left hand" that Queen Savannah has kept beside her since she was a princess.
In the past, I used to tie everything together.
This time, before Leon made his way to the exercise, Savannah wrote to Halui.
He said that he was tempted by the demon kingdom and that he had a move to target dragon jockeys at the end of the exercise.
And he added that there is a possibility of the thirteenth staircase of the demonic kingdom (Kai) for the sorcerer to be dispatched.
As the Queen reads, Halui did not visit the King's Capital for the first time in three years after receiving the letter.
"Do you want me to wipe out my left hand? I can't let these people protect me."
………………
Kuni and Hitok, unable to move in the corner of the room, screamed voiceless.
If you think there's been any sign of an intruder, they hold your body down and you're still unable to move.
Instead of strength difference, I don't even know what they did.
"Stop that for him. You can make it easy, and I'll definitely do it when I give you permission."
"Of course."
"So no.... More than that, I'd like to hear it. I don't know how you've been lately."
"We're all at peace. My daughter got married and my son left."
"Well, your daughter got married. Let me congratulate you."
Soothing conversations are exchanged, but the surroundings are not the same.
Halui remains powerless (left hand) to protect Her Majesty.
If you change your mind and the Queen slashes you, there's nothing the Left Hands can do.
"So is it true that the thirteenth staircase moved?
"Looks like it. I think you're overpowered to target dragon jockeys' eggs and chicks."
"You want to gauge our power in anticipation of the wars that come. Depending on how long it will take to destroy, the strategy will be reviewed."
"I knew it would be a war."
"The great metastasis that was in the letter. If that thing really happens, and if that information flows to the demon kingdom, it will happen for sure. The Demon King is a famous man. You will not lose sight of the road. Conclude sooner or later that the only way to survive is to attack"
"Leon's in the exercise too, isn't he? I hope you're okay."
"I'll do something about that on my own. That's how I work out. The problem is the royal palace."
"What's wrong with the royal palace?
"Don't be silly. Is that why you wrote about the thirteenth staircase? Demon Nation sends assassins to the Academy exercises. And he's a big guy. Many eyes concentrate there, but if it was a positive move, it would be the Royal Palace (here) that would be targeted"
"That's right. I'm in trouble. What if Stone Eye (Sesame Cancer) comes? Is it possible?"
"Basilisk?... thinks I don't"
"Oh, why?
"There are still too many uncertain elements. That will come only after we have a formula that we can definitely kill. I don't think I'm coming to the Royal Palace right now."
"Still, it's possible, so Halui's here."
"I don't know if the demon kingdom has gained any certainty. If they do, all escape routes are known and all interception units are destroyed. Fumble the dragon field, every measure must be taken."
When Halui was in the royal palace, there were multiple escape routes for the queen.
A secret passage that leads to the courtyard of the Royal Palace, recently followed by Leon.
Passage through the aisle of the table and towards the tower to the west.
A passageway that uses the back loophole and leads to the concealed door of the entrance.
A passage that uses long hidden stairs to travel directly to the dragon house.
Every exit is a place where the queen's dragon can land.
Moreover, there is no common part in the passage used. It's all an independent path.
Halui pointed to the possibility that all of them were known and that measures had been adopted.
"That's a pretty scary story."
"If you are the Demon King, you will not send a basilisk unless you are so sure"
"So you're not coming this time?
"For once, I think so"
"If it comes, can you win?
"You won't be able to. There's no way to prevent that. I don't think it's going to be possible for me to spend the rest of my life in my magic."
"Alas, one day a child will be more than a parent?
"My parents and children are cut off from each other, so it's okay."
"... yes. But what if I come?"
"In a few more years, Leon might be able to play a good game. But I can't do that right now."
"Oh, that's exciting."
Even at a time like this, the queen smiled.