Never be alarmed, the words my master once told me are behind my brain.

I now understand that it was a sincere warning from my master.

Because if the master is right, Mist will be the tenant who isolated the labyrinth city.

... Again, what the mists are letting go is a mistake, I distort my face thinking so.

Shall I suggest chasing Mist to my master once, when I put that idea to my mind and opened my mouth in such a way that Narsena could not hide her doubts?

"Branch Manager, Elf......? What the hell happened, brother?

In Narsena's words, I remember looking around and not reporting back to Narsena and the others about the Branch Manager.

"Sorry, I haven't had a report yet"

When I apologized to Narsena and the others, I started talking about the branch managers.

That the branch manager was an elf from where I and my master found the branch manager's safe house.

And that I was to fight Mist, or that I am now completely free to move.

"The branch manager said it was Mr. Larma's master elf!

"Oh no...!

After all that has been said, Mr. Siege and Narsena groan.

In the unspeakable air, I could only whim. [M]

I hadn't talked about the adventurer's escape completely out of consciousness, but maybe I should have when I remembered.

But even when my master's story is full of heads, I regret revealing troublesome information.

In a room like that, Armia speaks up about how she can't hide the most upset.

"Ma, wait! What does it mean that an elf of a race that was not spoiled by God is still alive!

It was then that I realized a certain discomfort. [M]

Looking around again, both Mr. Siege and Narsena have a rush and agitation on their faces.

... but calm was felt as a reaction to the fact that the doomed species were alive.

"... from me too, can I have a moment?

I care about that for a moment, but Lyla opened her mouth to take my consciousness away from you.

Lila looks relatively calmer than Armia, but still tells her with anxiety.

"I do think it's troublesome to have an elf with lost technology, but do we really have to fight together? If this is all you've got, you'd better detain him..."

That was the story I was thinking about once.

Even now, it's not just me and Narsena, but now that Mr. Sieg and the others have masters and Mr. Ronald, I don't think they're inferior to Mists in terms of strength.

Still, once I met Mist, I didn't think I should compete.

I couldn't help but think that Mist had something more than that, not a warrior story.

... that is a non-hostile being.

Based on that judgment, I try to flatter Mr. Lyla and the others.

But it didn't have to be.

"Lyla, don't ever think about fighting"

"Yes! I can't believe we fought in Elf's castle!

"Huh?

Before I opened my mouth, I tried to convince Lila that Sieg and Narsena were in a hurry.

Mr. Sieg tries to hit even more with Lila, who makes her eyes black and white on too many swordscreens.

It was then that Mr. Ronald stopped Mr. Siege.

"Sieg, I'll explain later."

"Okay."

Make sure that Mr. Sieg backs off honestly, and Mr. Ronald turns the thread on me and Mr. Lyla.

Speaking of which, I didn't tell you about the elves.

Obviously, I understand the reason for Mr. Sieg's and Mr. Narsena's attitude, which I knew existed, from the words of Mr. Ronald.

Yes, Mr. Ronald was teaching the two of you about the elves.

I've heard that the master has been dating Mr. Ronald for a long time, and it's no surprise that Mr. Ronald knows about the existence of the mist who trained the master.

"Well, Laust seems to have heard a few words from Larma."

Mr. Sieg laughed at me like that when I was thinking about it.

The attitude of Mr. Sieg makes me feel uncomfortable as if I've been spotted. [M]

Without mentioning me, Mr. Ronald started talking.

"Well, first, I'm gonna have everyone tap a premise into my head."

It wasn't just me, Lyla, and Armia that Mr. Ronald was looking at when he said that.

I also turn my gaze and tell Mr. Siege and Narsena, who should know about the elves.

"─ Elves and mists of the Labyrinth City Branch Manager are monsters. Hostilities must not be considered."

"... Huh!

In a serene tone unchanged from usual, tension runs on the face of everyone except the master in that word told.

Don't worry about how we are, Mr. Ronald goes on.

"That said, it's about the same as me and Larma when it comes to strength. Not weak, but with this face you can win in pure combat"

Its strength is not at the level of weakness.

The words come up to my throat, but now I swallow them, deciding that it's not important.

Because if Mist's strength is at the master or Ronald level, Mr. Ronald's word that if he is a member of this group, he can win.

"But you wouldn't have challenged Mist to a pure battle or anything in the first place. Because the main body of the elves is not in pure combat."

When I heard that word, it came to my back of the brain, hearing it again and again, but I didn't know what it meant.

I don't know what it refers to, but there was certainty in me that it was an important word.

"... Elf's castle, is it?"

"Oh. That's the essence of the elf, and that's why the elf who laid out his place is scared. In terms of its ability, in short."

"Elves can install witchcraft, I guess that's the kind of place"

It was then that the master, who had so far watched the change of things in silence, opened his mouth.

Suddenly interrupted, Mr. Ronald shuts his mouth without saying anything, laughing bitterly, but deciding that he should let the man in charge explain magic.

Without paying any attention to Mr. Ronald like that, the Master continues.

"Well, you can't just imagine words, so let's demonstrate it"

"Become!"

From behind us, the explosion sounded just after that.

Looking back, what was there was about ten centimeters in diameter after the scorch.

The Master continues to speak pale to us blinded by it.

"As I have just demonstrated, I can activate magic from a remote location. And if the installed sorcery is nearby, the elves can do the same"

I wrap my inner tongue around the words my master told me in a mild tone.

Honestly, my master says it seems easy, but the difficulty I made him try was unusual.

Especially Armia, who only knows the magic that activates using her skills.

But without any particular concern for Armia like that, the master continues his words.

"The principles seem different, but did you generally understand what the elves could do? Finally, it's not on such a small scale that an elf can be activated"

That said, the master creates a fireball in the palm of his hand.

That too, whatever its size, could be comparable to a Phoenix fireball.

"The elves can activate their magic at no risk later by placing magic on the walls and on the ground in advance. For example, you can do this."

With that word, several, which also exceed ten, number of fireballs appear as surrounding the master.

It's the same fireball that's floating in the master's palm.

"With magic installed, the elves can do the same thing without any magic. Nevertheless, in the case of elves, they are no different than just magicians without installed magic. ─ On the other hand, if you fight elves in places where there is a lot of witchcraft, the threat increases far."

I can't say anything and shut up about the Master's words. [M]

Needless to say, I understood which Mist was.

Now I understand what the word Elf's castle means.

"... Elf's castle is a word indicating a place surrounded by installed sorcery?

"Oh, yeah. A castle protected by filled magic, instead of walls and soldiers. Mist, I wouldn't be surprised if you were planting tactical magic in a labyrinth city."

"... Huh!

I don't know exactly how long it took Mist to become the Labyrinth City Branch Manager.

However, it was certain that he was the head of the ten-year anomaly branch, which indicated that there had been a period of time during which mists could install magic everywhere for ten years.

"Such a fortress..."

I blush my lips at the words that Lila groaned.

In Mist's lair, the words of his master, who told him that the situation was finally five minutes old after building his sorcery, come back to life.

Now I know that the words were not exaggerations. [M]

If the enchantment installed was activated in that small hidden room......

There's something cold running on my back in the imagination that came up in my head.

To us, Mr. Ronald opens his mouth so that he can take over from his master.

"If we're going to be hostile, Mist could crush the labyrinth city. Of course, if you flee the labyrinth city, the threat of mists will drop, but you will have to deal with labyrinth rampage without a base. You must not forgive the mist, but you must not be hostile. That's what's going on."

In the quiet room, Mr. Ronald tells his head with his fingers.

"This cunning is what makes mists such as monsters. As opposed to Siege and Lyla, the season is too different for me and Larma."

Silence reigns throughout the room in the words Mr. Ronald uttered abominably.

... That's why that voice, emanating from behind the next moment, sounded so well in the room.

"That's a lot to say."

"... Huh?

The voice is strong and memorable, unlikely to be misheard.

Still, I can't believe the person is there, and I look back.

Praying that my imagination is off.

But my wish was never heard. [M]

"You'll be a monster enough, too. Ronald."

It's no exaggeration to see that person standing in a room laughing and laughing and finally realizing that I was right in my imagination.

─ ─ There were the people at the center of our story, the Labyrinth City Branch Manager Mist and Hanzam.