The Queen’s Cosmetician

When the die reached the entrance hall of the city hall, the atmosphere was so majestic that the refugees only came. Whatever it is, the refugee has gone berserk. I was told that I should ask Ineka about the details, and an official who knew me was guiding me to a nearby room. Near the entrance were Ineka and Juno, and Fabian and Seth.

Yah, and Fabian, who raised his hand slightly, asked Die as he walked up.

I heard a refugee came from Perfilia… Is it just you?

Die peered over Fabian's shoulder into the room. It's a very scenic room with bright windows near the ceiling. In the center of the room, three strong soldiers are holding down a man. He's probably a refugee from Perfilia in a sandy coat. but rather the way they are treated as intruders and criminals.

"... what did he do?"

“It's like he was working a theft. No, not him, but his family. I applied for a small number of people to enter the city, but while they contacted me and sent someone to listen to me... I was given a ration of portable food, noodles and chrysanthemum scraps."

Five people entered the city of Luglois. Two of them stole it and fled the city despite stopping the other three. One escaped and the rest escaped outside the city.

"So, the last one is him?... you've had quite a rampage with all three of your soldiers?"

Yeah. Which is more like it?

Juno answers Die's question.

"When I stole it, a few strange soldiers came to me and interrogated me..." I didn't want you to steal it in public. Even though it feels very good and orderly, there will be people who imitate it. "

Die agreed in his chest to Juno, who let out a huge sigh.

(Certainly)

The reason Luglois and the protected strangers don't commit crimes is because it doesn't make sense. Since the city created a system whereby food, clothing, and shelter can be provided through simple labor, it is recognized that it is easier to do so than to steal, so it is just calm.

If crime is seen as more pleasant, the city's order will quickly collapse.

"Hey, I just wanted to hear a lot of stories." I'm afraid I've done something rough, but unfortunately I kept silent. "

“And why did you summon us?”

Without new information, there can be no reason to bring people from other countries, like the die, in for questioning.

Don't you recognize me?

Ineka asks the die. Juno supplemented Ineka's words with a die hanging from his neck.

"I think I've seen Ineka somewhere." I probably saw it at the Continental Conference. The point is, who's in charge? The escort. You were at your first meeting, too. I thought you might not remember her face. "

There, Juno points to the room.

One of the soldiers raised the man's head.

The die took a breath.

(Mark)

One of the guards of Prime Minister Perfilia Ditrout Yerni.

Perhaps it's because of the sand and the beard, but the appearance has changed a lot. It's just that the die is the man who's been looking at Perfilia for six months, all day.

Juno laughs.

"I know the face."

"... I've seen Chancellor Perfilia and the way he walks."

"... I think it's Konoe. It looks like he's got his arm up."

In response to the die, Juno mutters as he puts his hand on his chin.

It seems that all three men remained in the army because they weren't amateurs.

“What kind of information do you want?”

"The passage from Perfilia to here and the current situation in the area. And now we're talking about his people."

"Are you referring to the people who stole and fled?"

"Including them."... well, when they entered the city, they received a ration for the number of people. And yet, they stole more.... maybe there are still people outside the city. "I'm letting you look for it..." If you've walked with the Chancellor before, I'd like to know your background and why you ran away, including whether you really ran away. "

"... can I talk to you?"

"Die"

The voice of blame flew from the guards. Die smiled at them and turned to Juno and the others.

Juno and Ineka talked to each other and asked Die.

"You talk. Any progress?"

“I don't know, I was just wondering if someone other than the clan would react differently.”

"Ahh..."

Juno roared at the die's point.

"It's the side of war, we"

Can you do me a favor?

Die smiled at Ineka's request.

“Thank you, and I'd like to have Fabian with me, if possible.... to prove my identity."

"I don't care. Should we talk about it?"

"If I don't get a reaction, I'll take turns."

Roger

Then, if Mark confessed honestly, Die had a brief meeting with the representatives of the two countries about his and his companions' dealings. Ask each civil servant to make a provisional document, sign it, and then bring an escort into the meeting room.

A man raises his face.

There was a breath-taking sign from him when he saw the face of the die - Mark, after all. It seems that he is not his twin brother.

Die whispered to Brenda.

"Brenda, don't move unless he hurts me."

"... I'll pull you out as soon as I feel the intent to harm you"

Fine, fine.

Mark knows how to easily faint a die. I don't want to think about it, but it was possible to escape the petty die as a hostage.

(...... his own identity. And the people you're with. How we got here. Finally, the information up to Perfilia......)

Die prioritized the questions in his chest. I really want to hear it from the third place, but first I have to let him state his position.

Kneel before Mark and gaze at him.

"My name is Die."

When he was peeking into his face and was confused, Die tried to speak in a soft voice, choosing plain words.

“I'm one of the officials working in Del Ligueiria. On Her Majesty's orders, we are temporarily dispatched to this city of Luglova. This is Fabien Barnier, an official from Doppelgänger, our southern neighbor."

Fabian stood with Claire behind the die.

“I thought it was hard to believe you were a Perfilian, even though people in Clan Have said you were safe. I'm here to talk to you."

And with the foreword, I promise to guarantee his and his companions' personal safety in the name of the three nations. I will be punished for the person who stole, but I swore that it was in accordance with humanitarian law, and I also presented a document that I had to make in a hurry to Mark.

“In other words, I want to help you, but I can't reach out to people who don't know who they are.... but there's also a reason why we did this before we talked. The one who saw you at the Continental Conference is here.”

Mark, who was trying not to make eye contact with the die, raised his gaze.

“I see you in the right position - first of all, what's your name?”

If he dies here, it will be over there.

(I want an answer)

I have already betrayed this man's trust.

So you may not believe it. I can't help it.

The distance that can be easily touched by raising one's hand is at least the sincerity of the die.

Mark stared at the die and laughed.

"I......"

- I'm leaving Luglova City in the morning.

After exchanging information with Mark and meeting with Ineka and the others, he returned to the dormitory and immediately declared Dai.

"Have the people in the city returned? Let all those in charge be gathered to my quarters in half an hour. Someone go to the next town and ask for an early horse."

The town that rendezvoused with the Fabians alive left a liaison. We must get them to come here quickly.

At the behest of the die, Alletta, who was walking next to her, turned her heel. The inside of the dormitory was in a hurry.

Yayoi, who was away in the room, continued to say, "Welcome back."

Master Alvina has sent you a demon to use.

“Very well. What did Alvey say?”

"Infiltrate the army as far as the border with Perfilia. It is said that it has been suppressed. On the contrary, it was said that it was not recommended in the void zone in the south because a mixed group of displaced people had withdrawn. If you come to the eastern border, we can guarantee your safety. He said he wanted us to move quickly.”

Because of the Pillar of Light , the demons in the sky were quite rough. That seems to be the reason for the sudden drop in temperature the other day. Heavy snow, heavy rain and, on the contrary, strange sunshine. He wanted us to take action while he was still in a position to move.

"Can I have Alvy reply with a magic trick?" Having grasped the situation in Perfilia, we will leave the city of Luglova in the morning, following the same path as the return to the Continental Congress. I will sort out the situation in Perfilia and tell you about it later. Can I ask you to get ready? "

Got it.

Use Demon has a big difference in the amount of information conveyed by the type of core, the chiseled magic ceremony, and the amount of magic power poured out. The amount of information that Alvina and Yayoi were working on was huge, but they needed some adjustment if they were to use Perfilia's intel to put it on magic.

Take off your sandbag coat and give it to Yayoi. I told her that I did not need help changing my clothes, and when the die counted the people who should say hello before I left, Yubert tended to hesitate to open his mouth, which was kept by the wall.

”Um... are you really going back through Perfilia?”

Yeah.

Die nodded as he pulled the writing instrument out of the desk.

Write down as many important people as you can that you should greet in building future relationships, and supplement your answers to Yubail.

“You said it, Mark. After the Pillar of Light , the Clan Have army that had infiltrated the vicinity of Tartarza disappeared. The Perfilian army has been raised to the capital of the kingdom under General Helmut. We have just received word from Alvey that the conquest of Perfilia's melee territory is over. If the weather is likely to change, I want to get out of it quickly.”

"So... you're going down the river?"

Tartaza, or Perfilia, and the adjacent territory of Esmeralda, will be reached by boat. We have already completed the process of renting a ship from Ineka.

Randy nodded to the die.

"That's right. It's early..." After all, the displaced people of Perfilia have helped to keep us safe. "

Mark, who had revealed his identity according to Die's request, was to follow the orders of Prime Minister Perfilia and escape with twenty or so royal castle officers and their families to the southeastern border suburbs. However, the former territory of another country, which was annexed by Perfilia, rejected the officials of the Imperial Castle. Several knights, including Mark, turned westward. I was driven to Tartarza territory, where I saw the Pillar of Light .

Tartarza was the biggest battle space in the world, with Perfilia and Clan Have opening their doors (albeit on a slightly remote plain). The Tartaza Front collapsed as clan haves' ranks of officers disappeared into chaos. Perfilia was also pulled up inside, so it was safer to leave for Clan Have and mingle with the crowd, and go straight to Esmeralda.

A tributary of the Luglois flowed through Esmeralda. The tributary that caused the die to fall into the river and drift into the countryside. Marks climbed the river in search of fresh water, and the city of Luglois was where they reached it.

Looking at the state of things that were healthy, including Mark, it was good until he entered the city, but looking at the state of things that were calm unexpectedly, it seemed that until the young man was irritated and worked stealing, Mark was captured.

"Isn't it possible that they're lying?"

"About the situation in Perfilia and Esmeralda? Yes, but it's not in their interest to tell a lie here. You will not be more uncomfortable with your guardian. Rather, we must be careful not to kill our fellow thieves.”

Die answered Randy and prioritized the names of the dignitaries he wrote down on the paper. You can give this to Alletta for delivery later.

"I want to move before the information I received becomes uncomfortable with the current situation"

"... you didn't mean to leave the lawless zone?"

Yubelle asks half-heartedly.

"The ship descending down the Luglova River, I thought about it from before...... I thought you had told President Leah-El." If not, the ship will not be ready today or tomorrow. ”

I just talked to you.

Die gripped the writing instruments and then wrote down a few letters of appointment and smiled at Yubert.

“I was going to go to Perfilia after leaving Luglois. But when I break up with all the envoys here, I don't know if I fulfilled the promise I made to Asses to return everyone to the kingdom."

If the die leaves alone, the envoy will be assigned an escort. That's why we were trying to get from Esmeralda into Perfilia and out to the east of the Del Ligeia border. Mark's information was exactly what the die wanted.

Alvina contacted us saying that Del Rigueira had infiltrated the Perfilia border, that is, violated the territory. If we successfully enter Perfilia from Esmeralda and fold east, we will be able to rendezvous with Del Ligeir's forces. And all the envoys shall bring them back unto the king's city, and the dies shall go unto the king's city of Perfilia.

So, please take care of both of you.

Die offered Yubert and Randy his letter of appointment.

The two of them, who looked at each other, frowned and took it.

"... will you follow me?" You can refuse if you don't want to. ”

Yubert, Randy, and Brenda escorted the die. Since Alletta had to take home the mountain of reports, Yayoi returned to the country with his envoy as an aid to the escort. If Demon Use was to be exchanged only within a certain number of languages, then no sorcerer was needed on the side of the die. That's how Heath Livot once communicated with his homeland.

Randy sighs as he receives an appointment letter from the die.

”If you just swore that you wouldn't go with me, that would be a shame, right?”

"When I get back here, I wonder if I can get my wife a divorce."

Yubert smiled bitterly and took the letter of appointment with him.

When ordered to offer a journey accompanied by great danger, the die bowed its neck to the two bright faces.

"...... Somehow, you're in a better mood?"

When I talked to Mark, they looked strangely steep, including Brenda.

"I'm not in a bad mood."

Then what was it?

Randy's face dazzled by the question of the die.

"Die. Now, if you touch a man, you're going to fall, you know that?" I don't know what kind of guy he is, but don't get upset and get close. I didn't say it because the officers of other countries were right, but Brenda's sister was so shy about preaching later on, so be prepared. "

"Ahh..."

Don't get mad at me for that. And the die lifted up the ceiling.

"It's been a long time since the die was bypassed." When I got back from Perfilia, it looked like it was gone.... even if the other person asks for it, please don't give me your honest hand. "

"I'll be careful..."

Die apologized honestly to Yubert.

(But)

The die excused itself in his chest.

(─ ─ I wanted to respond)

Instead of an apology one day.

Right after I finished talking to Mark. Mark spoke modestly to the exiting die.

May I have your hand, please?

Die took control of Brenda, who stepped forward to shelter her.

I took one step under the mark and offered one hand.

He knelt on the spot and slowly took up the hand of the die and pressed it against his forehead.

"--All kinds of care you've given me. Thank you very much."

― ― Cynthia-sama.

It was a whisper.

It may have been my imagination. I think so.

However, the knight's hands, which seemed to be touched and were practically untouched, were still warm.

Good luck.

Die grabbed his hand once and walked away.

Mark will remain in Luglova City to complain about how good Queen Perfilia is and how innocent she is under Ineka. His companions, as sworn in advance, should be well guarded.

The dies hurriedly finished their preparations and set off by boat in the thick of the morning fog.

Well, there were some unforeseen circumstances.

Well, that's why I'm also following the die.

Why, Fabian-san?

Die turned a stunned eye to Fabian and his party, who had boarded the ship just before sailing.

Your Majesty's orders are that the die alone will not be enough to call you the Special Envoy of the Continental Conference.

Are the Doppelgänger envoys good?

Cease will take you home tomorrow.

The fact that the die was going to Perfilia had been communicated to Fabian a little while ago, so Cease reported it to the National Court in the Users of Magic . When Fortuna heard the story, she decided that it would be better to have Fabian, who was a specialist in the class, if she was going to go into another country and make a formal oral statement.

"You're not taking civil servants with you, are you?" I'll be there to assist you. "

"... please."

Die sighed and accepted Fabian. Honestly, it's a big help. As he pointed out, Die doesn't take civil servants to Perfilia. There are too many personal dangers and there is a shortage of escorts.

"Don't worry, Die-sama." Master Farby is pretty much on the dead end. I don't think Die-sama's hand will bother me. Yeah, maybe. "

Claire, what are you talking about?

Claire, who was accompanying her, ignored her husband's point. Behind her, a magnificent knight man laughed. Grimoire, did you say that? He, Claire, and the three horses who had been introduced before were Fabian's companions.

The boat trip went well. And when they had gone by carriage, they carried out the journey of five days in only one and a half days, and the dies set foot in Esmel. Birds, beasts, and insects descend from the wilderness seen here in a carriage and pass through the thin snowy Tartarza.

The mad forest of demons and the fortress were now quiet without a figure.

The dies proceeded with caution, passing through the woods and joining up with the Del Ligueiria spearheads, who guarded the Perfilia border.

“If you need anything, please contact us immediately.”

Yayoi was skeptical about leaving the die until the end. With a worried look on his face, he deposited a small bird in the die.

When I get back to the Royal Castle, I'll fly the birds with Setra-sama as my landmark.

Okay, Yayoi-san and Alletta, thank you very much.

"Please, please be safe."

Meet the Yayoi and head east of Perfilia.

That's half a day.

The small village stopped at Die. No, I wonder if it was the village. Whether it was struck by an arrow or not, there was no shadow everywhere.

"... die, why are you here?"

If I had a safe well, I'd like to replenish my water.

Fabian replied as he glanced around at the die.

"Also, there was someone waiting for you here..."

A man emerges from the shadows of a collapsed house, raising his hands.

He said to the die with a slightly dazed look.

"Hey, just because there's no sign of anybody, you have to be a scout." Be a little more vigilant, too "

Dadan!?

Fabian's eyes peeled.

Da-dan's face also broke.

"Are you here, too?"

Yeah, yeah, why did Daddy say that?

"You're on the right track, aren't you?"

Answering Fabian, who was a wolf, Daddy turned to Die.

"Come on, Dai, let's go."... don't worry. I'll take responsibility and take you to the idiot on the safe road. "