Akdork, who received reports of the ancient labyrinth, was quite pleased.

Of course, Halagree attacked the labyrinth sooner than expected, but it must have been bigger than that to get the Au Parts (Labyrinth Relics).

"I didn't expect to get the whip until you did. So, what do we do? You gonna hit me with that whip?

There's no annihilation.

He bowed his head respectfully, and Halagree knelt on his knees in the form of a offering with his whip in his hands.

It was the treasure of the labyrinth at the corner, but the right to it is in Akdork, Halagray seems to have thought.

"Hmm, that was a beast nostril whip for sure. With it, even beast demons and warcraft will be free to manipulate."

"Exactly."

"Then you hold that, Halagree. Honestly, I'm not that good at combat. I have been taught a bow, but to the extent that it can be used for hunting. Then you'd better use that whip."

Said that to Akdork, Halagree is to give him an honest whip and vows to help him fully for the Lord's sake.

"Well, then, as promised, I'll tell you about my purpose and my ability to get it."

And Akdork told Halagray and made him listen. When I wake up from a long sleep, I have a hidden ability to bond.

And - what Akdork resents most now is this warm, corrupt country of peace, and the subhumans who use it to come.

"I had already hit a dizzying nobleman with the power of this bondage and asked my father to make a facial connection. Many of them, like me, are dissatisfied with the people who question the way this country is, especially those who have turned slavery into something completely separate. My first aim is to get that nobleman into the slave trade behind his back."

"Is it a slave trade?

"Yes, and I'm not the only one in the kingdom, I'm also listing the dizzying bunch of merchants on the imperial side. Now the kingdom and the Marvel Empire are in a state of disconnected national traffic, but that's why there's a strong verse over there looking for a partner who can trade slaves in the dark"

"I see..."

Halagree does not particularly deny or affirm Akdork's idea. However, if you are commanded to do so, you will obey, that is all.

"... my father used to say. He suggested that it was dangerous to view that case where I was abducted as problematic and to protect subpeople cheaply. As a result, the kingdom side was also really discriminated against in the empire by some coming sub-people? Haven't you dyed your hands of bandits and other evil deeds? Looks like he's starting to look into it."

But Akdork bites his lips off tightly.

"That didn't mean anything! On the contrary, the kingdom recently cooperated with the founding of the nation of the subpeoples, even letting them sign that they would recognise the rights of those various subpeoples in the Continental Union and assist them to the maximum! Now the fool king is more important than his own people, a tough, savage subhuman! My mother's death was a total waste!

And exaggerate. I guess my mother was also my beloved for Akdork. Of course it is for Halagree and already for the late Acumets.

"I am, Halagree, and I am so disgusted with this heartless country. So from here on out, we use the face on the table and the face on the back to disturb this country. At the same time, I connect with aristocrats who are dissatisfied with this country, and I find myself well connected with this bond of mine. The drawback is that I can't freely bond with my own will, but it still works to get me closer to the edge I wanted. I don't have a hand in not using this."

Looking back at Halagrai, Akdork spoke of his own plans.

And...

"Well, this is where it matters. Now I said I'd use the table and the back, but for the face behind this, it's Halagree that moves in the main, you. You move in my place. I got my disguise skills for that. Anyway, I can't stand up and tie hands with the slave traders of the Empire. Even when it comes to the nobles who make deals, I am only an introduction. Besides, disguise yourself as me and you move. I'm prepared to assume that you did everything on your own if you had to. Can you do that?"

"Of course. If it's for Master Luphall, we'll do any kind of work."

Halagray swearing allegiance on her knees. If Akdork just told me to lick my shoes, I'd be happy to respond.

"Come on, that's right. That's fine. I want you to work for me from now on. That's why I told you to keep my mind guessed before. I must be only famous from the point of view of my subjects. But while I'm on the face of the surface, there will be some contact with those filthy subhumans. That's when you're the one representing my feelings in my place, Halagree. If you look at that, I can lower my drinks a little too. I can stand it."

"I understand. I swear, for the sake of my Lord, that I am a thorough racist before all the subhumans."

"Oh, that's fine. Of course it is this me who eventually admonishes. By doing so, my ratings will rise. In order for me to drive this country in the future, I have to stand out and be only clean."

That is the Akdork that spills a grin satisfactorily.

"That being said, Halagree, it's probably time for you to get stressed out too"

"No, such a thing..."

"Don't push it. You have to show some of that accumulated depression, too. There you go, I got a good job for you next. Get rid of all these people. You must be one of those people I remember so well."

Hand Halagree a list of the people Akdork will finish again.

As soon as I saw that, this was! and his eyes were opened.

"Surprised? Phew, this kind of thing called bonding attracts these things, too. Well, I'll take care of it, but naturally, you know what I mean?

"- Your pleasure."

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A house like a mountain hut nestled in the woods. The sound of knocking on the door of that cabin rings.

The sun has already fallen, and it's completely dark around, and it's time for many humans to say it's time to go to sleep.

But Knock rang a few times, and who the hell stayed up late? and the door was opened.

"What about you?

And show some confusion to the person who was ahead who opened the door. The man looked like an old man between the ages of fifty and sixty.

The color of my head is totally falling out, it's just that I'm tough inside. It's made of decorated shirts and trousers, and it's a neat item that doesn't make you feel anything like yore.

What stands out in particular is that the Royal Army crest was sewn on it?

This means this man will have come all the way from the army to visit.

For this reason, he was an alert man.

"Excuse me for being late at night. My name is Halagree and I am a knight of the Royal Army, but was this definitely the main residence of Lord Wolf?

I'm still confused by that mouthfeel. Honestly, it's not as nicely made as it's called the main mansion - but you thought it was useless to deceive the knights in the army.

"Yeah, well, I'm the Wolf -"

And I admitted it perfectly.

"Was it to your left? Actually, there's been a surge in the killing of beasts here recently, and that's why I've been going around talking to the people involved. Was Lord Wolf acquainted with Lord Monki, the beast man?

Hear that, huh? and Wolf rounded his eyes.

"... Really? I didn't know that monkey had killed Bafaro and Taiga..."

"As far as I can tell, Lord Wolf knew the victim in exile or... didn't you know about their murder?

"Unfortunately, we did talk a lot when we were in exile, and we know each other's names, but that's all. After we moved to this country, we ended up scattered, and we haven't heard from each other since."

Hmm, Halagray replied as she continued to stare into Wolf's eyes. Sitting face to face in a simple chair like we just cut each other round.

But even though Wolf looks restless somewhere distracted from the halibut.

"Pa, what's wrong?"

"Toys ~?

Then two toddlers appeared from behind the cabin. Still a little boy and a girl.

"Oh, yeah, kind of. Just go back there. Because we're talking about something important. Hey, Nyan."

"Ah, yes. I'm sorry. I think my eyes are getting cold. Well, it's too late, so let's do it."

When Wolf called, the cat beast man showed up and pulled the kids back into the back again. She is a beastly woman with a neat face with chestnut-haired hair tucked together behind her back.

"... you're a lovely child"

"No, it's embarrassing. You married him a while ago. It's my greatest treasure now."

"Well, so that wife, are you also an exile?

"Yeah, it's another route with me, though. Oh, he has nothing to do with this."

"About this one?

"No, you know, maybe I'm suspicious, but that's different, too. I'm fine now, but I haven't heard from them at all since then. There's no reason to resent that."

Hmm, and Halagree adds a finger to his jaw.

"But don't worry. I don't doubt you. However, it seems that the asylum officials at that time are being targeted. So I wondered if Lord Wolf knew who did it. For example, I remember someone buying me a grudge."

When Halagray asks, she gives a slightly sunken look and Wolf answers.

"I don't have a clear answer for who, but I hope there's no one after us at all."

"Hmm, what do you mean?

"As you may know, the reason we've been displaced from the Empire is because the Empire hates subpeople and discriminates and prejudices against races like ours are so terrible. There is no human right in an empire for a race like ours, and the moment we are captured, slave decadence will be decided."

"I am well aware of that. You must have had a hard time."

"Yeah, that's why I've fled to this kingdom. But, certainly, there are fewer people who scorn or discriminate against us than the Empire, but not at all. After all, there are people in there who look at us in a discriminatory way. Well, actually, there's something a little nasty about that, and now this is how I live in seclusion with my daughters and children."

Halagray nodded loudly when she listened that far.

"I see, I mean, maybe it's someone with an overgone sense of discrimination who's been around killing beasts like you guys? And that's what you're told?

"Yes, of course it's just speculation. However, if it is, it is unforgivable. He was killed, albeit for a little while. He felt like a meetup to them, too. We just want to live in peace and not do anything that people resent us for (...) killing it just because it's an animal."

…………

Halagray just kept her mouth shut about Wolf.