Shikkaku Mon no Saikyou Kenja~ Sekai Saikyou no Kenja ga Sarani Tsuyoku Naru Tameni Tenseishimashita~

"This is a demon shard, isn't it? Isn't that the magic prop that was on that box?

'... Sounds like it'

That's what I'm gonna do. I'm gonna analyze the magic formations inside.

It's just missing and there's not much to read... but this is probably the magic item that was put on the box.

'That means if we collect this, we'll know where the doll came from, right?

'Oh. In the meantime, you might know where you flushed the doll from in the river.... It's probably a throwaway pawn carrying dolls to the river, so knowing where they are doesn't mean you can reach the Demons.'

'Throw away the pawn... How do you know?

"The size of the box. There are generally ten dolls in this box. It weighs a ton.... it's just set to the right weight of the carriage, and there's a clasp '

That said, I pointed to the hardware attached to the end of the box.

This is to secure the luggage from falling off the carriage.

If the Demons are going to carry boxes, they don't need this stuff.

The carriage used in the world today is said to be efficient in carrying about a ton of luggage.

Heavier than that makes the wheels sink and harder to carry, and it's a waste of less traffic even if it's too light.

'You just looked at the box and you know that much... That doesn't seem to make sense to pick up fragments......'

That's what Lurii says, but unfortunately he sees demon prop fragments.

But it's not like it's a total waste.

'No, it can be used as a last resort. Even if the man carrying the doll throws away the pawn, if the guy who gave him the doll can find someone, there's a chance he can reach the Demons from there. "

'The last resort… means there is a more efficient way to reach the Demons?

Listen to me, Alma asks me.

That's a good guess.

'Exactly.... specifically, the source of life force. If we were to gather magic from 10,000 units of humans, the methods would be limited. I already have some anticipation... for now, after I infiltrate the empire? Here, on the river at the border.

"I forgot!

That's how Alma rushes to start running across the river.

No matter how thin the surveillance network is here, staying on a promising river for a long time leads to the risk of being found by the enemy.

The soldiers on the move just wanted to pass near the river, and they'd find out we were in this place.

... Well, I don't have that much of a problem with the suspicious magic reaction coming up, because I keep an eye on it all the time.

This is how we escaped through the Imperial Guard Network and arrived safely at the Cyhil Empire.

'You see the town.... Is there no outer wall or something?

'Even if it's a town, it's a small city in the country. It must have been named Essial.'

That's what I'm gonna do. I'm gonna get closer to town.

Because we now use magic to deceive people's eyes, we will never find it again.

... If they had a demon clan, they would soon find this degree of disguise... but they wouldn't be there first.

This town has an atmosphere where every town is used as a throwaway pawn.

With that in mind, we managed to dive into the city.

"Wouldn't you find out about this disguise?

'With this atmosphere, if you don't open the door or something, you won't be able to find it first'

The disguised magic we're using now erases our presence, but it doesn't even erase the presence of what's around us.

As a result, if the door or the like is opened, it will look like the door has been opened by itself even though no one is there.

Other than that, the vibrations that occur because of kicks on the ground when walking and the airflow that happens when people move will normally remain, so there is a risk that if the enemy has a skilled swordsman or something like that, they will be noticed to exist... well, it's not like there's going to be that strong an atmosphere.

He hasn't told the general public about the war either, and the atmosphere in town is slight.

... If the Kingdom of Jesus goes out to fight back, it is this city that will be the first to be attacked, but I guess that hasn't even been notified.

"Monster Occurrence Caution?

On his way through the city, he raised his surprise when Alma saw the paper affixed to the walls of the private house.

On the paper, it says:

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There is currently information that a herd of demons has broken out around Essial.

The Knights of the Kinesis family are on their way to extermination, so the general public should refrain from going out of town as much as possible.

The entry of citizens is forbidden, especially near the Kingdom of Eis, due to its high level of danger

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"... was there a demon around the kingdom of Jesus?

'I'm not without you, but you don't have a lot of demons in particular.... First of all, it would undoubtedly be a pretext for deploying the' Knights of the Kinesis' near the border '

Apparently, even the Knights are used for this operation.

I don't know what "The Knights of the Kinnisis" looks like, but from the name of it, something like the Knights that one of the Imperial nobles has?

So the nobleman is the collaborator of the demon clan.

I don't know if you're being deceived or if you know it and you're doing it, but in any case, you'd better think the Kinnisis and they're enemies.

With that in mind, I walked around the city with the three Luriis to gather information about the town (mainly, magic reactions, etc.).

The puppeteer seems to have a pretty sweet guard and gathers important magic information to be interesting.

And roughly half an hour after we got to town.

'You've had enough. Do you want to punch me in?'

"Uh, it's a blue warehouse out of town, isn't it?

'I think that's too easy to understand, isn't that a trap or something?

Alma and Lurii, who heard what I said, ask.

Exactly where that blue warehouse is going to punch in now, but I didn't say anything about the blue warehouse while I was walking around the city.

The magical disguise of the blue warehouse is sweet enough for Lurii to realize, of course, that Alma is not that familiar with the magic props.

... or I don't even seem to be willing to hide it anymore.