"It was about twenty years ago... and there began to be a sudden increase in crowds around it"
The emperor began to speak pale. Originally, they had grasped that there was illegal trafficking in human beings in the back, but they didn't solve it as if someone who would take over the business in a crushing manner appeared. The organization is quite enormous, and besides the large number of personnel, I don't always know who this guy is, when.
It's like a lizard tail cut, you're cutting off the bottom end... I couldn't grab that head long enough to see where it is, the emperor says, although I just have to crush it. And even that head could be replacing it, he said. There, it seems that their activities have become more active since about twenty years ago.
"And many of those with magic have gone missing."
"What, but there's not many magicians on this continent, is there?
Adore questioned the Emperor's words naturally. Then the emperor snorts one.
"The same goes for a handful of magical people... slaves with owners have been abducted. The lawful and owner-occupied sued brightened it. If you look into it, some of the captures are apparently mixed with illegal slaves."
"Mm, what's the line that the slave escaped himself?
I thought about Ash's question, too. Naturally, these guys must have all thought of it. So the emperor answers without thinking.
"There is nothing, but it is unlikely that a slave who escapes on his own will have nothing and has chains to escape. And the possibility of survival after that. And..."
"You've lost a lot of slaves."
"Exactly"
I guess Arsh, with his arms wrinkled between his eyebrows as he convinced him, manages to figure it out even though he can prevent it if he has magic. Demonic props are expensive on this continent. Even so, there are so many magic props for contact in the Alliance Doraku Castle. It's not in an environment where you can freely supply magic, and it'll be difficult.
"Hey, why are you doing that... even if it's bad business practices, it's too risky!
I can't believe the dollar, opens my mouth like I said. You mean to grab the slaves you sold and sell them again. There's more to evil than bad. If you find out, the business itself, you can't do it. But...
"Wasn't for commercial purposes...?
It was Gil who groaned at the potpourri. Again, he turns his head. I don't have a lot of mouth, but at times like this, I make targeted remarks. Damn, as long as you're reliable.
"... we think it's likely that"
The emperor roared with a difficult face. Twenty years ago, huh? Don't think too much of it.
"Hey, Arsh. This problem's falling apart, isn't it?
"... what...?
The emperor looked lightly at my words. When I glanced at Arsh, Arsh nodded.
"Mm-hmm. Actually, about twenty years ago, one kina-smelling guild was crushed operating on the Devil's Continent. I'm replacing it now and putting it back out of the way. We deal in legal commerce, but we can assume that illegal commerce is completely gone."
Kina stink guild is naturally a name. The scale is smaller, but the new boss Mara's arm runs out of brilliant words. It is a staff-deployed guild that is very mechanical.
However, it is no longer illegal, and as always, human trafficking has been carried out. We must send the felons to the human continent as slaves. These kinds of jobs are still necessary.
"... that's why the number of magical slaves from the Continental side has dropped dramatically...!
"That's what happens."
Suddenly, the emperor nodded deeply that the mystery had been solved with an increase in magical manipulation.
"... let's get back to it. Why did you gather magical talent? We went through a meeting and made speculations that would almost certainly be"
The emperor grips both fists. We waited silently for the Emperor to continue.
"To activate the transfer formation. We are born almost without magic, as you know. There are very few things even if you had them. It's hard for a man like that to activate a metastatic formation."
"... I guess so. Even though, the Transition consumes quite a bit of magic"
"For example, what kind of talent do you think it would be to transfer them first?
We all drank our breath in response to the emperor's enquiry. That's right, that's right. I know that.
"The one with a lot of magic in his possession, or...!
"You mean you can use the magic of those who called you in that way, you can use the transfer formation as many times as you want...!?
"You mean Meg treats energy sources...!
Adore follows Arsh's words. Imagine how much I treat Meg and my anger is going to explode now. He is restrained to activate the transfer formation and even continues to suck away his magic...... he also felt signs of Gill rattling his teeth next door.
"… Emperor. Why did you presume to use the transfer team? Metastases are a natural guess for us, but it's unnatural for humans to think there."
It was emanated from Gil's mouth, who could have shot him with his gaze, a particular opinion. Sure, it's the usual way for us to kidnap. Within the Devil's Continent, Gil can pick you up instantly, no matter where you are kidnapped. So I regret that I didn't take care of it at all if I didn't have a problem... and not if I'm thinking about it now.
"... I knew. that the sorcerers will be activated soon."
"... what?
Zawali, and the indoor air shakes. It's time for everyone to meet the limits of patience, maybe naturally.
"Ma, wait! His Majesty the Emperor...!
An escort knight, who had refrained behind him, stood immediately in front of the emperor, and the knights near the door stood in a state of battle. No such escort makes sense, though.
In the atmosphere that the battle was still about to begin here, the emperor rose up and gently controlled with his hands the escort knights and the chiefs of the knights standing in front.
"Stop it, it's okay. These people can be properly identified."
That's how they stare at us in turn with a straight eye.
"It's true there was a drop here, but it wasn't us who activated the transfer formation"
"What do you mean?
The emperor opened his mouth slightly spiciferously when I asked him in the same position.
"... it was stolen. The same time that kidnappings were increasing, we managed in the Royal Castle to the east of our country, a book about the sorcerers."
The purpose and identity of the killer were not known at that time, but the emperor continued. Later, she said she was connected.
"The organization thought it would use a scratched, magical slave to activate some sorcery. It's only recently that I found out that it was a metastatic formation."
"Recently...?
Yes, the emperor sits back in his chair again, saying. Seeing how it went, the escorts also stepped back, but are waiting beside them, not behind them.
"Neither did we, having our books stolen, take any measures. In the Eastern Royal Castle, if any sorcery were activated, we would have prepared a sorcery team to inhibit it."
They were replenishing their magic with pre-purchased demonic stones in large quantities, so that the magic of inhibition could be activated at any time. In the case of the human continent, you can do it because great sorcery is rare in itself. Otherwise, you just used a little larger sorcery like us, and the inhibitory sorcery activates.
"Thus came the time. In the eastern royal castle, the magic of inhibition was activated. That just at that moment, it was always time for castle representatives to gather and say hello and report"
The Emperor lays his hands together on his lap and looks to us.
"When the light of the sorcery formation healed, three children appeared above the formation. One of them... is reported to have been a young, very well-dressed girl."