Still early morning at night.

There was a man who was going early on through an unpopular Teito alley.

When the man stops at the poke of an alley, he quietly opens the lid of the crate that was hidden in the corner of the garbage heap.

It was one pigeon that was inside.

When the man caught the pigeon carefully, he put on one leg a wheel of foot removed from his nose.

And let it go into the sky with both hands.

When the pigeon sees his way, he wings without hesitation, moving away from the imperial capital -.

There, a sudden flying taka hit me in the air.

Pushing the pigeon in with tough claws, it flies away in an unexpected direction.

Unexpectedly, the man opened his eyes.

Bibliographic doves are infrequently attacked by raptors.

But more importantly, on this occasion - did I just say?

"Chip...... fuck"

Malicious man.

On that back - I speak up.

"I thought it would be early in the morning if I were to fly a pigeon."

The man looked back as surprised.

A man who seems to be everywhere, about twenty to thirty. Faces without features are hard to impress.

I guess this is the right thing to do.

I say with a smile.

You're on the Devil's side, aren't you?

"... what are you talking about all of a sudden. I don't know who you are, but what can I do for you?

"I have a lot to ask you. You know, the contents of the secret book that I let that pigeon have."

"Secret Book...? That's our slip to send to the Rodney branch. Thanks to that taka, I'm sending it back. It's time for my big husband to come to work. Excuse me, kid."

The man said as troubled, out of sight.

Walking this way, with a casual trick that's like removing even a work tool - pulling a swing of knife out of your hips.

The next moment, that step turned into a disease drive.

The tip of the knife turns to me at some point.

"Don't help me with that attitude."

"The Wooden Phase - The Art of Tied Up"

Breaking the cobblestone, several thick spreads stretched up.

It touches the man. It unwinds, woods and tightens hard.

With the bitter chirping, the knife fell out of my hand.

"Shit, dude... so, okay"

"I heard a secret story. You were the informant."

"Oh, there shouldn't have been anyone on that spot......!

"Humans do. Hey, it was tough, gathering information from ceremonies you let go all over the Empire. Thanks to you, I'm having trouble sleeping, and my headache is terrible. But this is how they caught one, so I wonder if it was worth it. Now I'm finally gonna take a breather."

A man looks at me like he sees something incomprehensible.

"Seika Lamplog... oh, you son of a..."

"Uh, I knew you knew about the face of the tournament contestants. And finally, can you tell me what you were trying to report?

The man distorts the edge of his mouth.

"Ha, who pukes"

"Yes."

"Do you want to torture me? Not that I'm gonna be honest with you."

"No."

I float a single human rattle in the universe.

"Let's ask his soul."

Summons - Memories

Drawn from the phase was a demon (yawn) resembling a single monkey.

Only his face strangely resembles a person, with a nitanita and a creepy grin.

The man looks creepy at the demon that suddenly appears.

"What, this..."

"'What, this monster? Was this the Summoner?

"Holy crap..."

"'Speak the language? And now you've read my thoughts?' Gehaha......"

A man's face turns pale in the words of his memory.

That's right.

Memories are demons who read people's minds.

"Shall we call it interrogation then? First of all, who's above you?

"Oh... I don't want to talk about that."

"Gehahahaha......" It's Lord Bol Boffis broken ""

"Hmm. Then what's on top of that?

"'El Edentrada, I guess, the Baron of the Great, but there is no certainty'"

"Hmm. For once, I'm sure it belongs to the devil clan."

"'That's right.'"

I thought it would be because of its own title in the name, but can you tell?

Well, Cordell was one of the devils.

"Where was the place where the message pigeon was supposed to be headed"

"'Luwick. From here to the northeast, the demonic territory near the border'"

Were you going to fly directly to the demonic realm?

Much farther, but I don't have to be critical at the border.

"So, here's the thing... about the brave men born on the human side, there's no mistake."

"'That's right. How do you know the birth of a brave man? On the devil's side, from the middlemen? Limited knowing human beings. How far?'"

"It's good about me. Say the name of the brave man you've been looking into."

"'... Mabel Crain'"

"Why... do you think that child is a brave man?

"'The year in which the declaration was made coincides with the year of birth. The gender and hair colour are exactly as described in the statement. And strong. I'm from the School of Magic, but there, a year ago, while I've been reporting that I have a brave child, all the assassins I sent are gone. There are discrepancies in the time of admission, but given the possibilities of information manipulation, there can be no denial'"

"Hmm. And then what?

"'Rumors are secretly circulating among informants that Mabel Crain is a brave man. Following his origins, he reached the servants of the Baron Crain family. No unnatural as a source of exodus'"

I see.

"What else did you write down?

"'More about Mabel Crain. Officially adopted by the Baron Crain family six months ago. My lord hustles and rumors that I am the granddaughter of a schoolteacher, but I have no backing. In the entrance exam…'"

A man would have looked it up, Mabel's information will be disclosed.

but... thanks for all the unusual stuff.

Probably some topical information that I dared to flush.

Including rumors that she is a brave man.

"Ask at the end. How much do you expect Mabel to actually be a brave man?

"'Probably 10%. Win the tournament, maybe 20%." "

"Is that what it is? There are other candidates...... no, you see that the Empire is likely to keep it a secret?

"'That too, but we are all wary of the possibility that man has not yet gone out into the world more than he has already made a brave man his past'"

Sure, because by birth you often grow up without touching your sword. Even more so if it's a woman.

If the Empire has a grasp on the existence of the brave, it is likely to be hiding it.

If you don't know, you're likely buried somewhere.

It's unlikely to come out conveniently for a tournament like this, but because the conditions are right and strong, I can't ignore Mabel...... I guess it feels like it.

The way I see it, it's plausible.

"Okay, I guess this is about it. Thank you very much. Thanks for letting me know what I wanted to know."

The crawl that was tightening up the man decays.

A man who lost his support fell on his knees on the cobblestone. Peel off your eyes with a pale face and reach for the knife whose hand was falling off.

But I'm close to grabbing it.

Right at the moment of the man, I stood ready.

I don't really see it from here - but I'm sure that face would have been distorted by expectations.

"Well done, Awaken"

I tell the demon.

"A reward. You can eat it."

"Become...!?

"'What!? Eat!? Don't be ridiculous' gehahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

When the head of the consciousness swells several times.

With that wide open jaw, I drank one man.

The shape of a man passes through his throat and fits into his belly.

The man, he's still rambling around in it.

"" Stop, "" Let Me Out, "gehahahahahahahaha," bitter, "" scary, "gehahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

Eventually, the motion gets bitter too.

My belly, which was heavily swollen in my senses, was dimpled. Huge faces are also getting smaller at some point, returning to being no different than little monkeys.

I can't see it anymore, like I've eaten people this time.

My senses look back and look at me with a creepy grin.

"'It's pathetic', 'I can't help it', 'It was dangerous to throw away' gehaha"

I gaze upon my awakening with a faint voice that seeps through my curse.

"Don't read my mind, Awaken. I'll kill you."

"Ge...... ah......"

My senses froze my grin.

I will open the door to the phase before the staring demon. [M]

"Thank you for your hard work. You can go back now. Or... do you still want to talk to me?

Perception jumped into phase at first sight.

I close the door and exhale.

"Se... seika, sama..."

"Hmm? Oh, bad. You scared me."

I reach for my head and stroke Yuki with my fingertips, trembling in my hair.

Nevertheless. It couldn't have been in my previous life to be licked by a junior monster......

Bass bass, the feather.

Taka, the ceremonial god, was returning with the scripture dove caught.

When I receive the pigeon with both hands, I remove the ankle and open the folded letter.

Unexpectedly sigh.

"... ask how to decipher the cipher."

Burn the secret book with fire.

There seemed to be no major injury to the pigeon, and when he let it go to the ground, he flew off on his own.

I couldn't read the secret book, but okay.

Now I know.

This tournament was opened for Mabel to win.

And its purpose is - to replace the true brave Amu.

I thought it was strange from the start.

In the first place, there's no way the Kingsguard is going to be stronger where I put in some kind of magic swordsman.

Strength is number, but homogeneity is important if you are an army. We must be able to demonstrate the same strength with the same training, the same manoeuvres and the same actions. No need for special skills there. I just need a magician or something.

Perhaps the Empire grasps the birth of the brave.

If you're sneaking an intermediary into Cordell's pass-through territory, you can find out on intelligence even if you're losing the art of prophecy.

When Cordell found Amu, I guess the Imperial side also found out about the presence of the brave through the school.

Considering that, it also explains why we didn't close the school after last year's unrest. Amu's home is not aristocratic. When you can leave the school, you'll be off the watch of the Empire.

We both grasped the brave in that way for a while, but soon afterwards, only the devil's side loses sight of Amu, even without trying.

Because I destroyed the assassins and insiders.

To recall his conversation with Galeos, Cordell didn't even look like he was telling Amu's name.

Probably wanted to take the Awabari brave crusade's modus operandi for himself... but thanks to it, the information held on the part of the Demons retreated to the point where 'there may be brave men in school'. Because besides Galeos and Cordell, there were no demons who knew Amu.

So.

Perhaps also, the Empire learns that fact by intelligence.

Luckily, the human side became informatively advantageous. but with my eyes on the school, sooner or later I may be informed of Amu's presence again.

Then... you just have to tailor some other brave guy from school!

And let them pick it up around the Kingsguard and distract them from the school!

...... yeah.

This must be what the thought was behind it.

The unnaturalness with which Amu was not chosen as the recommended frame can also be snorted.

"Uh, neat"

I was just wondering about Mabel's background being tailored to the brave, but I just can't find out that much.

Because I don't care what you think, it's a pseudonym, and you probably dye that rusty hair.

I don't even need to go any deeper.

If you can protect Amu, even if it's me, it's a wish or a fulfillment.

It shouldn't be just him, so Mabel will be properly reported. I guess it's really more imminent that one person is disappearing.

Well, when shall we go home to school......

"Wait. As a matter of fact, Mabel is the possibility of true bravery... no, don't you?"

If you look at it, you somehow know.

That girl doesn't have as much talent as Amu.