The capital of the multinational Einvist exists in the middle of the wasteland, but this is due to the route that connects many tribes, the major impact of their traffic. I have enough enthusiasm to forget about entering the city or being a wasteland outside. A girl with a cat pinned, a reptile-faced woman, an old man with blue skin, a winged man with wings on his back —— all races are here.

"--Sora, the iron will soar. Even scraps of iron melt well enough to make a blade?

"--It was a rich crop last year, but it sold all the old rice and wheat I was saving up. It's a shame. Thanks to you, it won't be safe until we eat it."

"--People are gathering from over there. It's a massive conscription. It's bad for a lady of the human species, but Pawnsonia has quite a bit of beastly discrimination like us. I've been too good."

There was a girl in the city listening to rumors. Below Berry Short's pink hair, his naughty eyes blinking intriguingly. also woven with feathers of woolen jackets he had done, his legs stretched with tights from his leather shorts.

Alice-Samborne is considering the information he has heard and gathered, but there was no doubt that this content only led to one conclusion.

(Einvist is willing to go to war. The opponent is the Kingdom of Pawnsonia-- it's supposed to be in a truce, why?

Alice is a trained spy under Unken. Spying, though, was not to the extent that "perceptual blockade" could be a bit, and it was also possible to sneak into the house unpretentious if you were an amateur opponent.

In his lifetime, Unken lamented the low level of espionage in the Quimbrand Empire. Hikaru also thought Alice was not suitable for espionage. But Alice was still spying. Sometimes there was no other food support, and as Unken lamented, the level of espionage in the Empire is low. They couldn't afford to let go of Alice who could work there.

Such an Alice in Hopestadt is, of course, at the behest of the Empire.

(I didn't think it was an immediate request from His Majesty the Emperor, but - it was Dompisha. Your Majesty, seriously, Hye-Eye)

Alice walks away, eating a skewered grill that grilled the guts of the sheep she was selling at the dewstore. Although it was food belonging to Getemono, strong smelly meals are usually enjoyed in this country. Alice, too, has grown fond of it as she tries her best to blend in. I can't wait to have spices that tingle and numb my tongue.

"Hello —— oh, Alice"

"Guys."

It was Hopestadt's Adventurer Guild that Alice went in. By the way, there are a lot of adventurers in Einvist, there are three Adventurer Guilds in this capital, and Alice came to be the smallest.

The receptionist who was at the counter looked a lot like a hippo. Rabbit Mimi is a sweet, adorable woman, and in the spring of the year, she's decided to marry an adventurer and retire —— seemingly hippy enough to talk to Alice until that happens.

"You look like a hippo."

"That's right. I can't help it these past few days."

There is a wacko for the receptionist to be a hippo, not a hippo because there are all three guilds. There are three guilds installed because there aren't enough Adventurers in three places.

These past few days-- I mean, a few days ago, something happened.

A party of adventurers called by Gerhardt-Vatex-Anker, king of lions with absolute popularity and charisma in Einvist, entered Hopestadt. The party "Oriental Four Stars" is rank B, and even if it consists of only beautiful women, the adventurers will naturally be interested.

The "Four Stars of the East" came to the largest guild in the capital, so adventurers from all over the capital are gathered there. The "Oriental Four Stars" seemed to come and go with the Royal Palace and the Alliance, and the adventurers gathered to see them at first sight, as well as some of the adventurers who wanted to try their arms raised their names. Moreover, their popularity is growing more and more because the "Oriental Four-Star" leader's solution took it and instantly slammed it into Cotempan.

Those are irrelevant to Alice. Rather, it is convenient to be avoided from the eyes.

"Well, I'd like to rent the back room, okay?

"Fine. And it's an interesting request. Hey, I can't believe 'market research'."

"Ahaha, is this what you mean?" Price (Price) Hunter "?

Alice offered her guild card with such a light-hearted slap. Here's what's written down there.

[Adventurer Alliance Card]

[First Name] Alice-Samborne

[Record] Quimbrand Imperial Capital Adventurer Guild

[Rank] E

[Occupation] - - -

Alice also had a face as an adventurer doing plain requests. Because this guild card is impossible to forge, it is easy to be trusted if it is up to rank E. "Request" even allows you to camouflage that you are from Quinn Brand. You can decide to come over here with a "delivery request," or in the name of a "market research request," like this one. Look everywhere, investigate prices, send information to Quinland merchants —— let them use Alliance means of communication to send information.

Alice headed back in the footsteps she was used to. It is the Ringa blade pen that is placed in that room. I already know how to use it, so I just give it to the receptionist and the catalyst is on its own.

"Well, I have to send it to my boss..."

Alice writes and sends about mineral prices, iron prices, food prices, etc. Overall, it's rising, and I don't need to write "preparing for war" again, etc. As a matter of fact, there are stories that this Ringa blade pen can be "intercepted," so writing confidential information as it is is can begin. Just write "We're going to Einganstadt" at the end and it will be conveyed. Einganstadt is a border town bordered by Pawnsonia and Einbist. It is a hidden word there: "The army is on its way".

The Ringa blade pen installed in the guild as a means of communication is very convenient. Other magic props are too expensive for spies to have, and fast horses run the risk of being deprived of information as well as not being passed on when they fail, on top of high uncertainty and slowness.

In that regard, the Ringa blade pen is fine for information disguised as "harmless" even if it is intercepted. The trouble is enough to have the difficulty of not winning the Alliance's credibility without increasing the Adventurer rank?

"Huh. That's it, and..."

Alice, who has finished writing, confirms that she has finished transferring and sprinkles the catalyst with brush.

"You thought about it. I didn't know you were going to pretend to do market research."

!?

Said behind his back, Alice jumped up about 30 centimeters.

"Yes, it is. Who --"

"Whoa, don't raise your voice"

A blade poked at Alice's nose tip as she looked back.

"Ah..."

There he was, someone Alice had seen as well. He wore a black robe deep into his eyes and a silver mask on his face. And such a rare boy with signs that he's going to disappear if he doesn't keep a close look--.

"Mr. Silsill!

"Stop that nickname."

Alice's meeting with Hikaru was the night she snuck into the mansion of Uncle Grugshrut's Borderline. It was spotted by the "sword saint" Roland who was there and by the "intuition" of Agreia who stood by his side like with Gafrasti. Hikaru caught me on the way out, and at that time, Unken, my boss and master of ghosts, said, "Hit me one shot!" and took him to Unken. At that time, Hikaru named it "The Silver Face," and that was it.

In the end, Unken got away with it, but as for Alice, she didn't have much of a bad impression on Hikaru in the end.

"Ah. Hey, did you see what's going on? Yes, I'm asking you to refrain from divulging information for once..."

"I saw it, but it's okay. Anyway, what we're gonna report around Cagley, right?

"Hey!? How do you know!? Call off our emperor, Your Majesty!?"

Under the mask, the boy who made his mouth cringe,

"I came to this city earlier, but as soon as I got here, I figured out a lot. Thank you. Einvist is going to slap Pawnsonia."