The Magician Wants Normality

Since then, the knights have been escorted and protected to the castle with the ladies who had been imprisoned.

I call it "Report to His Highness Elshon," and go straight to the Knight's Dorm. Wait in your room until they call you, because the magician is not in Ilfena.

And it was the next day that I called you. It would mean on-site verification of that house, seizure of evidence, and giving me a break.

Yeah, I need an advance meeting. If you don't ask me what the setup was while I was gone, I can't say anything far-fetched in the future.

Some explanation of the circumstances would have been given from the outset if the royals had been in contact, but this time there are "accomplices" and "kidnapped courtiers".

They are also parties, so naturally they will not be able to ignore it. Based on the future, I think it has been explained in "settings" that have fainted somewhat.

"Welcome home, Mizuki. Well done."

……

There's a smiling demon king in front of me...... but I'm kind of scared of that smile.

Um, what the hell are you doing stroking your head so forcefully with that gurgle...?

"Sure. Sure, I don't think you were the only escort to the kidnapped warrants, and you couldn't move, either? But?"

That's what I said. I'm not laughing at all. I turn my eyes and intensify my intimidation.

"I don't know what you mean by hanging people out the window, you stupid cat! When I say 'cause a commotion,' there will be a limit to things!?

"It's the easiest, surest and easiest way for me to keep an eye out."

"That's why...!

"If I have to, I'll tell you what I can do."

If you keep taking it, the Demon King will be peppered! And slapped him in the head. Quite painful.

Al smiles bitterly, and Klaus nods whether he thought it was right for...... %. Craftsmen love witchcraft, naturally on the side of the magician if it's the killer and the magician.

"That said, you didn't know how many people were in that house, did you? That's all we can capture in such a state that we can never harm the ladies. I can't care less if the other killers get in my room and fight me..."

"Right, I think that's possible. Mizuki won't be able to resist if they untie her and take her hostage."

The Demon King is stuck in words at my word and Al's backup shooting. For once, I guess the Demon King understands too.

Another voice to interrupt there.

"Why don't you be honest with me?" I'm stubborn because I couldn't tell myself beforehand, "he said."

"Klaus!"

"It's true, isn't it?

The demon king reacts to Klaus' words like a crook, but where does Klaus blow the wind? Keep the demon king's condemned gaze as nothing, and now turn to me.

"Mizuki, you understand as much as your role this time was adjacent to danger, don't you? As a parent cat who wanted to stay as far away from danger as possible, I had to push it into my position."

"Oh, I'm sure the mastermind remains unknown this time."

"Yes, that's the most awkward thing. I don't want to say much... but there was also a chance that you would be in danger of your life more than the opponent's power is unknown. As a matter of fact, El has shown you how difficult it is to use you."

Rarely rapping Klaus spoke once and for all of the parts that the Demon King did not speak of. Perhaps this has happened a few times in the past as I gently recieved it even when I was stared at.

Well, craftsmen who love witchcraft don't freak out when intimidated...

"Mm-hmm... but that's the best choice, isn't it? If you don't stand out and get people's attention, they might set fire to the evidence obliteration."

…… Indeed. "

"Will the rest be planting fear to smooth future situational hearings? You can't have a demon prop or take advantage of a merchant's house where knights have difficulty stepping in, unless you know how to handle the country."

I thought I should be ready for the next one immediately, beyond deciding I couldn't reach the mastermind.

If the aim is to discredit Irfena, then naturally this time alone should not be enough. You should gather some information and be prepared before you get hit with your next hand.

Was that the same with the Demon Kings, after a difficult face... I sighed out like I had no choice and loosened the intimidation. You seem to understand. Most importantly, Dear Parent Cat.

Even with these attitudes, I think the Demon King and Mr. Keith are in the same position.

Ms. Keith was worried about 'pushing everything on one Siege and eventually leading to death'. Because special beings are so expected of people that they will push for unscrupulous demands.

So he said while he was also a knight of Carlosa, that it was good for me and the guardians, the Magic Instructors, to be in line with Sieg.

Same goes for the Demon King. So even though I may be a magician, yes, no unscrupulous orders come.

We don't have time this time - we don't have a clue - we have a request from another country! Because there was nothing I could do about it. The Demon King is basically more of a guardian than a guardian or superior.

That's why they call it a parent cat.

Mr. Keith is also recognized by the Knight Dormitory Noiko as a 'caretaker'.

Since they take such an attitude unconsciously, the surrounding perceptions can be made on their own.

Marquis Leckbari is amazing, that's the first person to start calling him a parent cat. That's too accurate, you bastard.

"Okay, I'll leave you no sermons this time. As far as all possibilities are concerned, I'm unlikely to beat your point."

"You really come up with these things a lot, don't you? It's a problem if you just look at that behavior, but if you look at it comprehensively and ultimately, everyone can only be convinced"

... Along with avoiding preaching, I received a subtle compliment from Al. Well, do you think so too if you saw the behavior 'just'? Did the freak tell you that?

Al laughs bitterly at my gaze. Looks like a nice knight doesn't hurt or itch to this degree of gaze or anything.

"Both of you, that's it. I have to tell Mizuki what she needs to know."

Bread! and strike a hand, and the Demon King will end our stare.

...... yeah? What do you mean, "necessary"?

The Demon King starts to talk with a gentle nod to my expression when such a question seeps through.

"First, your position. This time, it will be explained to the upper management of other countries as" adoptive daughter of the chief of the Knights who became the role ". You can't make me smell the presence of a magician, and I had a request, so it would be just fine. Viscount Deebolt is convinced."

You mean he was asking Viscount Deebolt for help and accompanying Christina who was likely to be targeted...

I mean, "I was grabbing some information in advance," he said. They will be in the direction of eliminating elements that thoroughly discredit Irfena.

"Generally speaking, however, it will be a perception that 'case solved in the hang of the abduction of the adopted daughter of the Knights'. The mastermind may come up with a new hand, and I'm going to hide the information on the powerful pawn in case of that."

"To the knights and ladies who came to help: 'I am under the command of His Highness the Demon King. I'm here to help,' I said."

"That's not a lie in a way, either, is it?

"What about the ladies who know the facts?

"Ask the kings of each country to 'please' straight away and follow this presented setting. I'm sure you'll be satisfied.

That's what the Demon King laughs at.

"Kidnapping is a scandal for the lady. When it gets worse, there are even rumors that I doubt purity. That's why I gave you a way to avoid it."

"A way to avoid it? Is that so?"

To be honest, I didn't think all this was going to work out. Even though it will be possible to confirm by witchcraft, there will be people who will make a claim if they do not see it directly.

But they have a way of convincing those assholes. Awesome, in a way!?

"The Magic Instructor is supposed to be staying in Zebrast. So I say, 'I called you back on purpose to confirm'"

This was the premise, and the Demon King put his fingers together to deepen his grin. The look is somewhere fun.

"Next, the proof of purity by witchcraft, and the proof of truth by using restraints on the ladies themselves, and even more… the witness shall be king of nations"

"Oh... are you going to doubt not only the Wizard, but even the King's testimony"

"Yes, this is the first stage."

"What?"

They have a continuation. Was there anything more you could do?

"I wonder if this is an action based on the future," the demon king whispers to me tilting his neck.

"There's gonna be some rumor-loving folks out there who just do this, right? So... use it for traps and warnings"

"Trap, is it"

"Yes. Anyone who puts exploration into the ladies or doubts the king's testimony can be an accomplice to the mastermind this time," right? Pursue your pleasure more than the king's words and malice the damaging lady... very similar, wouldn't you say?

"Oh! Sure!

Raise your voice unexpectedly to the words of the Demon King.

Similar. Certainly similar, that attitude. The only difference is that 'the killer hung a voice or not'. No wonder you're an accomplice.

"I'd be in trouble if other countries were targeted, too. That's why we hold these people in captivity like we're showing them off, and we conduct tough situational hearings. Surrounded by 'I publicly doubted the king's testimony, so no wonder he scolded me tough. Or you had a connection to the killers and you knew something? explained in the' wind."

"I see. 'If you only deny the king's testimony, do you know what it is?' it's no wonder he said."

The facts are only known to the parties. Moreover, suspicion of the ladies has been cleared by all means.

Anyone who doubts that can also receive 'I was hearing something from the killers' or 'I asked for it'. It's self-destruction, perfectly.

In fact, he may simply be a rumor lover with rotten sexual roots. But if the mastermind takes the means to 'discredit the country,' the light-mouthed rumor-lovers are deadly.

I disparage people for pleasure and 'as fact' flows to others, even if it is not true. Rumors will be spread by people's conversations, and in time they will be perceived and penetrated like the truth.

Similar to the ones whose kings burned their hands in Carlosa. It cannot be punished because there is no clear sin, and wild release is dangerous.

This time it is presumed that the aim is to discredit the country. Did you still think the Demon King should pay attention to such people?

"I mean, a sweep of light-mouthed fools based on the future"

"Yeah. That proof has a magician in custody, too, so it's pretty hard not to believe it, including turning you against your enemies, right?

That's right!

Basically, magicians are all obsessed with their research results. It's a research job, the black knights who share technology and strive for better directions are just special.

What happens if you doubt the 'Proof by Sorcery' of a magician who reigns at the apex of them like that?

"I treated the Magic Instructor incompetently by turning away! Hey, do you even realize you're suspicious of the blood muscles of the Brizias royal family? Royalty, and you don't know that the king is in a position to be responsible for his own words?

"There's no way you can impose falsehood on that disaster that cost Kivera!? Request from His Highness the Demon King? Do you sell favors to lower nobles to gain something?

'I mean, how about denying the king's word? Besides, as a person, I suck at purposefully spreading malicious rumors and trying to hurt a kidnapped courtier. If you were a woman, you wouldn't be needed. "

Here's the thing. It's all meant to be, but it's not wrong.

Well, it's certainly been thought of as good. What's playing a part in this is the presence of a magician, even called The Disaster of the World, and the legend of terror I've built up all over the place?

"We'll have it dealt with in each country later. If you see harsh reprimands, there will be no fools in the future to cooperate with the mastermind."

That 'harsh reprimand' could be a hell of a punishment, right? That's why you bothered to make the king testify, not royalty.

Now the ladies won't be hurt by crap rumors. One shot, if the king says, 'Then I will not make the constraint again, let the lady herself and I testify in front of everyone'. They didn't really do that, so there's nothing wrong with it.

After that, the nasty rumors will go to hell. It's vicious, and if you suck, you might lose your house.

"That's it for this topic. So, it's about the case... Mizuki, that you broke the demon stone of the magic prop that the ladies were wearing?

"What? Yeah, yeah, I am. It was a shoe heel, a blow to the brittle."

Answer abruptly changed topics and the expression of the Demon King, a moment late. Then, for some reason, the Demon King gave a harsh look.

"You've previously heard from the Black Knights," I don't have the idea of being disposable in demonic props, "right? It's more than the aristocratic class, and there are demon stones with less magic... that are slightly better than scum demon stones."

"I mean for private use, is it cheap?

"Yeah. It works fine, but it's less magical..."

So the Demon King cut the word once.

"I don't have the strength. So, to be honest, 'anyone can get' what was used by the ladies. More than nobility is supposedly a mastermind from all kinds of speculation, but it doesn't make a decision."

"Were you thinking of erasing traces so far..."

Awesome, dude. Apparently, the mastermind anticipated suspicion from the outset and was also confined to detail in the sense of circumvention.

The demon king signaled Klaus with his gaze to put "Something" on his desk to me, a look that was both frightening and unattractive.

"Look at this"

Staring back at Klaus in surprise, on the contrary, he was prompted by his gaze. Determine that you are apparently unwilling to give an explanation first, and turn your gaze to the object placed again.

"What is this, a demon prop? One is the bracelet I crushed the demon stone on."

With the exception of one that looks familiar, the two remaining are simple pendants and bracelets. Both have demonic stones on them, so I guess these are demonic props too.

"What you broke brings debilitation, and this one is healing. And at the end of the day, the artifact that made it look good."

"Counterfeit?

"According to Klaus, the procedure is subtly different. I mean, 'it doesn't make it as a demonic prop, it doesn't activate'"

……

Are you saying this was the demon prop for the detoxification? If they lived normally, they would suffer minor injuries, and the ladies can see the effect at a glance. In other words, the demonic props of healing and debilitation are 'real'.

Then there's no need for the two of us to think that the demon props of detoxification are real too.

"I think it's quite important to confirm the detoxification effect..."

Yes, I think this is the most important thing. Especially since you got that order, you could have fully anticipated the possibility of getting a lizard tail cut.

They also predicted the demon kings. Now Al put a tea leaf container on his desk.

"I found it in the house where you were imprisoned.... Oh, I hear the woman was dead. Actually, there's been another report, and the knight on patrol is watching" The Man Who Suddenly Suddenly Suffered and Died. "

"I knew you were dead"

I guess, and when I turned the look of giving up on the Demon King, the Demon King nodded bitterly as well. The man had died on the go, so he couldn't come home.

"Anything. 'Suffering, I watched my wrist with incredible eyes,' he said. I guess you didn't know it wasn't detoxifying."

"So, the poison is this tea leaf."

Point your gaze at the container placed by Al. Is it because you look fancy somehow?

"I let Gordon check after I let him inhale the moisture. They had a mixture of very rare, slow acting, poisonous leaves."

"Late effect, is it"

"I wonder if I would say it's accumulative, correctly. I'll be fine if I don't take a certain amount. I would have had a few drinks from the way the tea leaves are reduced."

"It's like an anaphylactic shock."

"Am I fussy...?

"Simply put, a single intake of poison prepares the body, and the next time you take it, it works all at once…"

Apparently, the demon kings were convinced of my explanation. "That's close," he mutters.

Accumulative is having an effect before you know it, and it would mean that it works with intakes that exceed the tolerance.

However, it has not been a threat since demonic props were developed - even if consumed, it is detoxified from one end - and it needs to be consumed many times. It's a long, uncertain way to kill, isn't it?

"This is an assassination maneuver that was used before the demonic props were developed. You can wear magic props now, but once upon a time, magicians used to do some antidote magic."

With his fingers, the Demon King pokes at the contents.

"If we cut this seal in front of those two, for example, and drank it together with all the magic props removed by the prepared person... what would you two think? At least it looks like proof that it's poisoned."

"The tea leaves the sender who removed the magic props also spoke of. If you only knew the poison of immediacy, you'd be relieved."

"Yeah. Plus the other demon props are real, which is why I don't think he suspected it"

Apparently, the mastermind was prepared on the assumption that everything would be cut off from the beginning. As we thought, we couldn't get to the mastermind.

At the very least, the resistance rescued the ladies and did not underestimate Irfena. And has it established cooperative relations with other countries on this matter?

"Complete crime... that's it for now"

"But only one thing is broken."

Against me, which seems unfortunate, the Demon King continues his unexpected words. If you turn your gaze unintentionally, the Demon King was very evil...... no, no, he had a rasbostic grin. I'm scared when Aesthetic brings an angry grin to my face.

"Unless you still know this method of assassination in your main job, 'it has lasted quite a while, only in houses of considerable standing', the area with the poisonous grass in question is, finally, very limited. Well, this one could have come from a person, and there's no evidence, so it's alarming."

"What other terms?

"These tea leaves are fancy. So 'only a limited number of classes are available'. Plus, those two preferred tea with this... maybe it was' from a country with that kind of habit '"

I can say that it is possible for any country if it is available from people. Because it's no surprise that people in the back world are associated with the upper echelons of the country.

There will be no such thing as obtaining it from a merchant. Find out and you'll find out.

And most importantly, they talk so much that it leads to death. It can also be said that the mastermind grasped the preferences of the two of us, but if you have such a habit, it's a sure way to kill them.

"Well, let's get this far now. Priority should be given to the settlement of the kidnapping."

That's what the Demon King puts on his shoulder. I now realize that the Demon King had unconsciously increased his intimidation of the air at once.... He was obsessed with the story, too.

It's a refreshing way to end things, but there was something I got. Just don't tell me. The demon kings seem to have predicted the mastermind.

The royal family is responsible for their words. Whatever Al and the others are, I'm an outsider... and I don't make fun of myself without proof. No, I can't.

"Be vigilant for once. Maybe you'll be targeted, too."

Copy that, sir.

For the time being, would you like to deny the guilt of Miss Mabel and the others?