The impotence went through. It's already a mess. What do they think the Emperor's escort is?
... Yeah, yeah, you are. It's all my fault.
If we get here already, we'll have to be ready.
"Mr. Klee, this is what you were asking for. I was in a hurry so it would only be the ones with the information..."
"Oh, thank you. It'll help."
I receive files from Eva, who did a good job, feeling stressed and about to throw up.
Meeting venue - a list of bandits on the route to Sandy Country, Toaisant.
Toaizant is a country, there will be well-maintained streets along the way, but from there it should be a wasteland ahead.
It's just a land of sand, and that country is in the middle of the desert. I have no idea why the emperor of Zebuldia and the great emperor should go to such a place, but maybe the great powers have great hardships. So far, they've had about half of Zebuldia as a venue...
The number of names on the list handed over was much smaller than I had thought.
Even when it comes to the countryside, it seems like extrajudicial security is good.
Should we be worried about this many bandits who are known to exist but are letting go of the wild, or should we have thought it was good to do so to this extent... but most bandits are not known to exist.
I looked at the list with my eyes like a plate, and I said something unexpected with Eva's troubled look on her face.
"I thought you didn't have to worry about that...... this time it's the Emperor's escort, and even if you think about it from the schedule, it'll be airborne from the middle of nowhere. Even in previous talks, we use airships when we go far away."
"... there may be an empty thief"
"So, Ma, let, eh! Mostly, what is it, an empty thief!
I see, surely the emperor will not walk in the desert.
But is the emperor not commanded to fly in the sky with the power of a vehicle... land and sea are full of danger, but even the sky is full of danger? Humans cannot fly, but there are many warcraft flying in the sky.
Assuming I fall defenselessly but no damage with my junction finger, I might as well get along with the rampage carpet (naming, me) and put it down. Maybe that's why His Majesty the Emperor gave me the carpet?
Can the Zero Knights fight in the sky? I can't fight on land, in the sea, in the sky, but will it be okay?
Just in case, I'll hold my head while I roll and make it big.
"No, there could be bandits. There may be a Warcraft. Besides, we might be able to do a treasure palace, we might be caught in a disaster, it sucks, Eva."
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"No, I was wondering if I'd leave if I told you so."
"Ha..."
I'm not proud of it, but I've never met my expectations before. This is a wish.
Even if you say this and you leave, it will be nothing but bandits, warcraft, treasure halls and disasters. I was satisfied.
Now, let's select a selection of treasure pieces to take with us so that we can handle whatever happens.
I'm asking Citrie to prepare for the journey. The battle is between the Knights and the Ketchachs, so I'm in charge of everything else.
The role I'm asked to play is to take good control of the hunters, but all I've put in this time is a high level veteran, and you shouldn't worry about the area.
§ § §
"Beginning Footprint (First Step)".
In one of the conference rooms of the Clanhouse, faces of the Mourning Ghost (Strange Grief) were gathered.
Standing in front of a blackboard with peppers and materials is always Citrie Smart, the facilitator of these moments.
Looking over at the faces of his companions, Citrie raised a bright voice.
"Thirty-fifth and fifth Mourning Spirit (Stogli) Conference! The next stage is the sky and the desert!
"Whoa, whoa! Empty! Desert! Sand Dragon!"
"Klee's a worker too... I don't have time to train at all. I wish I could take a break. We dated. Aye!
"... ummm"
Luke Psychol makes his eyes shine and Liz Smart leaves her legs tossed at the table, flapping her shoulders as she shrugged. Besides, Anthem, dressed in full body armor, nodded emotionally.
"Toaizant has very high noon temperatures, but the resistance is already on at the fire escape, so it won't be a problem. The temperature difference between day and night is no longer a problem."
"Thermal training? Is that heat training?
"This issue is empty. The airship that is out of Toaizant, it is not meant to be. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah
"Empty! Exactly. I've never killed an empty demon before, either!
"Luke, calm down. You mean the sky will have to sneak into the airship to figure out what Lucia will do... it could be tough for all of us to sneak in anyway. Unless I can kill you, but you'll be on high alert."
"It's also impossible to dive into members like 'The White Sword Gathering'. Exactly. No outsiders are allowed in the escort."
The nominated Lucia frowns.
Lucia Roger is a powerful wizard, but witchcraft is not omnipotent. There are areas of expertise and not good. When Lucia took out the worn out book, she began to spin.
"Flying a multitude of people is just challenging, but on top of that, it's tough when you catch up with an airship. I have to create a new technique............... oh, there was. The Secret Art of Shinobu, Part 5. Ninja" Empty ""
"Isn't that the guy who used to be a comic book? The one on the big kite, right?
"... that's it. You've completely abandoned originality."
"Come on, you're super crazy about flying in a kite or something. Imagine, when Klee looks out the window, there's us on the kite, right?
In a feverish word, Lucia looks disgusted and looks at Luke.
When Citrie slapped his hands on his pussy, he stopped rigging.
"Then we will follow the party rules and take a majority vote. Huh! Mr. Eliza is lost, so it's an invalid vote. Lucia flies hard with a kite, sneaks hard into the airship, sticks hard outside the airship. It's a three choice! Who wants to fly with Lucia first!
"Hey, no offense to any choice?
".................. um"
Afterwards, as always, we will decide on a policy of action.
The Ghost of Mourning tends to seem to act without thinking about it, but that's never the case.
Advance preparation is essential to get through the trouble. And as I stepped on the number of places, The Mourning Ghost was used to such things.
"There are four members selected by Mr. Klee. He seems to be the famous" Water Stop "Term Apocrys as the Magic Instructor of the Water System, Level 6, Ketchachakka Munk, and the Magic Instructor of the Spell System, who has just recently entered the Empire City. Later, to Mr. Cruz, a little on top of his low incitement resistance, is my special Killnite version of Alpha. Unfortunately, we didn't make it to the investigation of the back relationship. With no avant-garde, Kilnite might be enough to protect you, but I think Lucia should burn Mr. Cruz in a good way."
"Yeah, Ma, earn some points for the obvious! Because I can see all the thoughts of Sito. Cry, because I'm absolutely annoyed."
"What, there is no swordsman? What am I supposed to slash?
"Ketchuckka... why did the leader make that choice... but if there's a Water Stop, the escort doesn't seem to be a problem"
Citrie grinned, flat through the words of her uncalled sister and Luke, and turned her gaze toward Lucia, who still spoke plainly.
"I will check as usual for information on demons living in the route. But Zebuldia expects the enemy to be that 'fox' this time."
To that word, Lucia's expression turned into something serious. Anthem corrects his posture.
The air changes. Luke frowned so he could be caught in it.
"Seriously......... that's tough. That's the Thirteen Foxes we used to run into, isn't it? I didn't have my hands or my legs back then, and I don't know if I can kill you right now."
"Yes, yes, because Luke's thinking differently. There's no way that creature would be interested in a human country, is there? 'Cause Citto's talking about the' fox 'of the institution."
In the first place, its treasure palace is a kind of legend. It's out of the realm of intelligence.
If that had been hostile to mankind, it would have been called disaster.
I'm used to Luke not knowing things about things he's not interested in. I regained my mind and Citrie continued.
"It's still better than Mr. Luke said fox, but the empire's virtual enemies are pretty big. I don't know the full story, but the dangers and secrecy of the organization go beyond the 'Tower of Akasha'. Because the purpose of The Tower of Akasha was a search for mystery, but the purpose of The Fox seems to be the overthrow of society and the destruction of civilization. Various tragic incidents have occurred in that leap up to now. Rumor has it that the mass escape in the South Isteria Grand Prison is also at its disposal. I would have left that kind of evidence if I'd known then..."
The detailed organizational structure, membership, bosses, etc. are unknown, but the source is said to have been an intelligence service in the diaspora.
I don't know the details. Perhaps it is the intention of that organization that its existence and purpose are even revealed.
I often hear stories of knights and mercenaries who have been necked replacing them with bandits with their arms. The same goes for 'fox'. It's just that it's bigger and its purpose is bigger.
The intelligence service, which lost its country and lost its great name, became the enemy of the world.
And now he's trying to deal with a big country that didn't have hands or feet when he belonged to the country.
"" Nine-tailed Shadow Fox "Ninetail Shadowfox," it's called. The abbreviation is "Fox," or NSF. "
"Hmm, is the number of tails low"
Citrie chuckles at how uninteresting Luke looks.
"Rumor has it, the original name is Mr. Luke's known fox, sounds like it. Because it seems that the Kanayaka fox gathers faith in part with its extrahuman power and wisdom."
Hunters tend to be less cooperative, although personal combat ability is what makes them powerful. Even if it can be taken, it is mostly party-by-party and is not suitable for large-scale collective action.
'Fox' is a fearful opponent. The funds and the number of constituents will be out of the question, as will secrecy, which has been chased by numerous countries and never been caught on the tail.
And the other person doesn't choose the means. There are also rumors that a number of high level certified hunters belong.
"We need to be vigilant. If the Imperial Capital operation were the work of the fox, this meeting would be dressed as a raid timing. Twice, Mr. Klee is magnificently dodging that hand. It's none of our business if the emperor dies, but we have to fight more than we've done with our hands."
So Liz, who was listening, put her legs down from her desk and stood up.
"Come on, I told you, it's always the same, right? As always, enemies are mighty, you don't know what's going to happen, and Klee moves. I'm always right. You're right. You just have to hit the guy who showed up, right?
Hunters are rarely targeted by criminal organizations. Because it's a whim, and if you're not the kind of hunter that focuses on your bounty neck, you're basically not an enemy.
But things are different about The Mourning Ghost. He used every hand to kick everything up.
I don't know where the hell you bought the grudge, but there are too many of them. So much so that it's too much to know which one it is.
to Liz's words, Luke rounded his eyes,
"What, as usual? I was just wondering if I hadn't slashed a human recently. My arms are dull."
"... Luke, didn't you just slaughter three people during this time?
"Oh, they didn't have a sword, so they don't want it in me."
Apparently, the names of the mighty enemies that shook the world can't create tension in their people either. They don't always work in a good direction when it comes to getting used to it.
Citrie said with a smile as she sighed small.
"Personally, I would prefer a live catch. It would be a great honor to capture the fox's constituents."
§ § §
And the day came.
He is given the tools of his journey by a glittery citrie and leaves the clanhouse in heavy footsteps with the Kilnite version of Alpha.
The Seekers Association is on its way. We have to rendezvous with the selected hunters.
Walking through the bleak, chilly imperial capital just at dawn at night, I feel like I'm going down the stairs to hell somewhere. The noise of Gasha Gasha in Kilnite walking next door is loud.
I would have stood out badly if I had eyes for Kilnite and the rambling carpet. [M]
And for the first time, I met Ketchachakka Munku at the Seekers Association.
Ketchachakka Munk was a slightly smaller man.
Is it cat dorsal, rounded her body wide, besides covered with black robes except her face? Is it a weapon by my side or I have a skull cane first.
I could only consolidate on the spot. [M] Thoughts were not catching up.
Hunters are often dressed for free, but the man in front of them was openly too suspicious. Look at me with a slightly radiant eye.
"Kake..." Thousands of Changes "... I don't know where you found me, Hihihihihihi..."
Ketchachakka leaked a creepy laugh.
No, no, no, you don't have this, no matter how much. The Emperor's escort? You know what?
No matter how much you say you're free to choose, there's nothing like this. I don't have this. Take it off the list in advance, Kaina.
I didn't know what to say, I pointed to the wand and said.
"Where do you sell that wand?
"Sparkle, sparkle..."
"... good fashion, perfect for an escort"
"Hihihihihihihihihihi... Hihihihihihi..."
I can't communicate... what's that scare me.
I don't feel like I can get along with this guy... you know, I used to think of joining the escort in this outfit. You have a lot of guts.
That's the 'dark' part of the luxurious dark pot. It may be too suspicious and not the other way around.
Either way, I put down a big bag that was refused to let the carpet carry me and put it on the floor.
So the door opened in momentum.
"At all, there's not enough respect, such as promoting me to an escort and calling me here, so! If you're going to do me a favor, I'm going to pick you up."
I just appreciate the sound of a bell that would break the air in this place right now.
Cruz's outfit was the difference between a cloud muddy and a ketchuckah, even with the same magician.
The Spiritualist's Wizard is not dressed like a human being. Twisted tree wand. Short pants are inherently preferred by spiritualists living active in the woods, and some long, beautiful silver hair reaches near the floor, causing them to unwittingly open their eyes.
When Cruz looked at me without looking at Ketchachakka, he pulled his cheeks tightly.
"Yowaningen, that outfit, what are you going to do!?...... it is! Don't go hang out with a patterned shirt! You should dress like you called me. You'll degrade me to be with you. I'm embarrassed, yeah!
"... Huh? No, this is, for once, a powerful treasure..."
Cruz crimson his face and summons. I looked down at the shirt-shaped treasure I had worn and compared it to my neighbor's ketchuckah.
Could I be less than ketchucka?