Welcome to the Impregnable Demon King Castle ~The Black Mage Who Got Kicked Out of the Hero Party Due to His Unnecessary Debuffs Gets Welcomed by the Top Brass of the Demon King's Army~

That day, we decided to stay in a village.

I was crossing the mountain, but there was a hot spring in the village.

At night, I decided to go to the hot spring after dinner, and I decided to go with Ex Arthur.

Ooh.

Leaving the dressing room and heading for the open-air bath, I unexpectedly exhale.

A hot spring that emits a unique smell to a stone bathtub.

The stars sparkle in the night sky, and the clear air is pleasant.

It's a nice atmosphere.

[Lacquered Hero] Ex-san comes in.The forged flesh is dazzling.

"In this area, they soak in the bath and drink alcohol.I gave it to the boss, but you also drink lemme, right?

[Knight King] Arthur is thin compared to Ex, but his body is tight.

Well, thank you very much.

If tomorrow is the original dungeon, I will refrain, but the journey will continue.It would be good if it didn't resonate tomorrow.

"Hmm... even so, Reme, you still seem to be training well."

"Ah, it's going to be tough to squeeze it so hard with [Black Magus].I don't have to say I want to be a brave man. "

Ex and Arthur told him to be impressed.

"Ahahah... thank you.Wash your body before it gets cold. "

"Hmm, that's right.Speaking of which, does Lemé know how to use my spirituality?

"Is it a special use?

"Hey Ex...."

"Haha, isn't that nice?I don't have anyone to dress up to. "

"... do what you want."

Arthur laughs bitterly before heading to the washroom.

"Well, lemme. My contract spirit gave me the power to manipulate the Shadow.You can manipulate your shadows freely, materialize them, or manipulate their shadows.In order to manipulate someone's shadow, you may need to touch the subject's shadow with your own shadow, but you know that. "

"Yes"

"Manipulating shadows is difficult, but I think it's easy to understand if you're a wizard."

"Ah, I see...."

Magic is invisible and doesn't have a specific shape.It takes a lot of exercise to manipulate this freely.

"So I thought.If you use shadows everyday, it will improve quickly. "

Yes, I think so.

They may be similar to my black magic training. [M]

By constantly applying black magic to yourself, it seems that you can train your magic organs while also training your magic control.

"After years of training, my spirituality reached this level...!Look! "

As Ex stretched out his arms in exaggeration, his shadow began to move.

It becomes a myriad of arms, each moving quickly.

I had the arm to take the soap.Some arms bubble it up and bubble Ex up.

I also had the arm to wash my hair smoothly.It's not just that, he's got a bucket, he's got hot water for Mr. Ex.

"You don't have to use your own hands at the earliest."

Technically, it's amazing, but the picture is too surreal for me to laugh at.

I endured it quite a bit, but the shadow stuck to his head in a shampoo hat form and I couldn't stand it and it burst out.

"Ahaha, Ex-san... no, I'm sorry, it's amazing... very much"

"Hahahaha...!There you go, Arthur. "

Fu, I hope you're not disillusioned.

"It's okay. Hey, Reme."

"Yes, yes.Um... it's about time... "

"What? You want me to wash you, too?

"I can do it myself....!

I hurry to the washroom. [M]

Seeing that, Ex laughed with joy again.

There's such a thing, bathing.

The feeling of exhaustion melting away in the water leaks my breath.

If you're traveling from town to town in search of dungeons, you may not be able to take a bath every day.

I wipe my body with a wet cloth, but I also consult with the amount of water remaining and the distance to the destination.

In the adventurer industry, there is a half-joke saying, "Put in one who can use water magic."

Whether you're here or not, the comfort of your journey will certainly change.

Phoenix was there, so it took me a moment to light the fire.

"Wow, that feels so good."

"Oh, I see.Come on, both of you. "

A wooden tray floats.On top of it was a distinctive shaped bottle and a small vessel.

Arthur pours wine from the bottle into the vessel, and we get it.

Well then, cheers.

Say nothing to anyone, put up a vessel.

When you put sake in your mouth, the scent reminiscent of the clear current comes out of your nose.

Yeah, it's delicious.

Then we talked about nothing but love.

After a while, Arthur said he'd come up first and left the bath.

Maybe from around there.

The atmosphere of Mr. Ex has changed a little.

Only slightly, but I began to peek at the facial expression with a veil.

Reme, I wanted to ask you something.

What is it?

"As I said before you left, there are more people who have been braved by your hard work than you think.I'm one of them.Your party ran up to fourth place, unfortunately. [M]Fourth place. It's the fourth party in the tens of thousands. "

"... yes"

"Certainly, there was still a lot of people who said they didn't need you.It's because of the position of the Black Magus in the industry, because the sparkle of the Flame Warrior was too great, because of the way you chose... the way you supported it, or because they overlapped. "

It is more natural to think that the four Spirit Contractors are amazing enough to be in fourth place even if I am a [black magician], rather than thinking that I am a [black magician] who deserves fourth place.Easy. Interesting.It's a story.

Up to the third place, it hasn't changed for a long time.

Conversely, up to four places will be replaced there.

Like the Skaha party fell to fifth place after the Phoenix party.

Under such circumstances, if there are people among the Adventurer fans who appear to eat in the top three immovable parties, they may be perceived as authentic.

That's one of the reasons why I was aiming for third place or higher.

'Cause I suppose so.

Air Real Party, EXPARTY, HELVAUL Party.

I can't complain about how many [Black Mages] are mixed up if there is something higher than them.

From my point of view, there were many strong people regardless of rank, and there were many people who could be respected, but I needed an easy-to-understand outcome at that time.

"I never regretted working with Phoenix."

"I know.What I want to ask... is why I lost it.I knew you wanted to come first with Phoenix. "

That's not true...

I wanted to be, but it's settled.

No, Mr. Ex knows that, too.

"You'll see, Ex.I couldn't convince them, and throwing the other three out was out of the question.Who admires a brave man who throws his friends out to keep his childhood friends? "

Aruba talked about a lot of things for a while after leaving, and most people know about it.

"So, for Phoenix?

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Ha ha. Well, what Ex wants to ask is:

"... no, it's not.That was a decision for me. "

"... yeah"

"I admired the brave men who let my people win.I'm [Black Mage], but I wanted to think that I was on my way to my dreams by contributing to the victory of the party.But I noticed the day of my withdrawal. "

Alba's dissatisfaction is the norm - and I was quite serious at the time - and I could have been able to relay it.It's familiar to endure.

Still, that day, I decided to leave.

"Are you the brave one who can shake the party or make the worst decisions that will break the party?

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"I'm too far from the hero I admire.That's why I think it came out.It must have been necessary to keep trying. "

"I see....."

Ex poured hot water on his face.Then I slapped my cheeks and said.

"You're strong."

Huh?

"I'm ashamed of myself.For a moment, I thought about it.When I heard the news of your withdrawal, I wondered if he had given up again. [M]I was delighted to see you in the tag tournament, and I'm honored to be able to team up this time.But I was wondering what I was thinking back then. "

"Mr. Ex...."

"I can also predict how to show black magic.My Merlin had a lot of trouble, too.Me and Arthur, too. "

Merlin is a rare resource that can produce the same magical power as the four spirits.

Ex and Arthur are protected by spirits other than the four spirits.

From the perspective of the country, those who are not decent [brave] have a strong power.

It is famous that there was a period of unfounded slander in addition to rumors that the country was under surveillance and where it was endangered.

Beyond them, the party stands second in the world.

"But it's not that strong.Reme, you have a strong heart. "

That's what Master used to say.

Following the great thanksgiving teacher, he even said to the respected pioneers.

"I'm... weak."

His words were not well heard because of the voice he heard in the partition with the ladies' bath.

Wow! The stars are beautiful, sister!

"Um... so onee-sama says you're ready."

Mira-san is making a puzzling voice.

"Fu-chan, I'll flush your back, right?

"Nh"

"What are you eating?

"Hot spring eggs"

Hmm? I'm eating something, Fu-chan.I want to feed you. "

"Later."

"Wow."

There are also Mr. Citry and Mr. Fulcus.

"...... Ladies and gentlemen, this is a very rich thing..."

"Fu, don't look like that, Maru.The size of the milk does not determine the true value of a person. "

"Thank you, Merlin.So where does that come from?

"Soul."

"Ha, ha... I see?

Marl and Merlin.

I can hear many other voices.Perhaps he had talked in advance about going together to some extent.

"Hahaha, the female team is busy and good.Oh, Lemé, don't peek.

"I won't...."

I laughed bitterly, but I was worried about Mr. Ex earlier.

He is now, as usual, a gentle and somewhat chaotic Mr. Ex.

He was just about to tell me something....

"By the way, Reme, how far have you come with Miss Mira?Tell your uncle. "

"Eh, nooo...."

I tried to escape, but my body didn't move.

"I've already stepped on your shadow.I can't run away, hahaha "

Then for a while, I was asked to dig leaves and root.

He said, "Do you know how to use my spirituality?I said, "Earlier, after inviting laughter again, I was finally released.

I was concerned, but I don't want to ask him without talking to him.

We were able to get a break during the journey.

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The trick and the sound of something hitting the window woke me up.

There are many investigators sleeping in the large room, not in one room.

Wake up slowly and approach the window.

It looked like a bat.A bloodsucking bat. It's Mira's sub beast.

When I opened the window, there was a beautiful woman under my eyes.

"Would you like to take a walk?

I nod at the invitation of a beautiful vampire standing under the moon.

Yeah, I'm coming.