Yomigaeri no Maou

"Baba! Are you all right!

As she laid her hands on the door of the hall to enter Albertine's grandson's hall, before she opened it, the door opened with a bang.

Along with that sounded the thought and voice of the youth, and they understood whose it belonged, Albertine said frowning.

"What the hell, from a stick to a stick. Don't worry, I'm safe..."

Ahead of her voice, a long-sleeved young man stands, staring at Albertine.

She is skinny in shape, but she has worked out and squeezed it, but she will look good.

His face is pretty neat, but he has some sarcastic look on his face, and the first impression anyone who sees this man would feel would be a "crook".

My hair is blonde, and I can feel intelligence in its grey eyes, but I feel that it is used by the cunning one way or the other.

But the look he now has on Albertine like that was far from the impression he feels from the look he said so.

Relief and liberation, is that what you said?

That is also evident from the words he first uttered.

He continues to Albertine.

"I don't know because I'm safe... although I sure don't seem to get hurt. Someone would have followed you when you were going out!

That sword screen can be described as furious, but where does Albertine wind.

I say it back in a floating tone.

"I don't care if they say so...... I used to be, anyway, now I'm just a hidden woman in the country. It's not like Gala to be respected like someone else is thankful."

But the man hasn't lost either.

I shouted out loud without stopping the spear.

"Think of your identity! Identify yourself!"

However, the choice of this word did not work in a very good direction for the man.

Albertine's eyes are a shitty light, and he's starting to blame the man.

"In your capacity? Well, then it's up to you to think. Claude. Stop going to evil places that don't deserve that status."

To this word, the man seemed to realize, at one point, that the situation had gotten worse, and began to sweat cold on many things.

"No, and what is this..."

Seeing how his grandson was like that, he seemed stunned, Albertine.

I sighed and said calmly changing my expression.

"You're a bad student too...... Born in Froissard's house, that's more or less what it is. Something that was decent, like your father, and the screws are off somewhere else. It's not going to heal where I've just been cautioned."

Apparently there's something convincing about that word, and Claude accepts it, though he probably does, but I didn't forget to add a word to the complaint at the end.

"... Sure, but you say so yourself..."

But it seems to be Albertine's fluent not to allow Claude just one word of objection.

"I'm not convinced if you say so yourself. Well, I don't care about that. More than that, it's a customer. Treat me politely. Those of you who gave me a hand and kindly sent me here."

With that said, Albertine showed the Lulu's.

So the first Claude, the man called, seemed to notice the Lulu's.

"... oh? of you Adventurers' Union (Guild)..."

Apparently Claude has seen the Lulu's.

Lulu and the others didn't recognize him in his face, so they greet him.

"Nice to meet you, Master Claude. I'm a junior adventurer, Lulu-Cadisnora. This one..."

When Lulu urges the two neighbors,

"I am also a junior adventurer, Iris-Cadisnora,"

"And I am Zoe-Melfall, the extraordinaire adventurer"

The only thing I would say that is the minimum necessary would be the intention to leave Lulu with all of the remarks made on this occasion.

In that place, should I say that these two are still...

They say Lulu as their master.

"Oh well. You guys...... I am Claude-Froissar, the head of the Froissar family for this final. But... that's what you mean by" handsome. "

I was told that he was the greatest human being in the city.

I've come to talk about Zoe, the Lord of the Cutters.

Claude noticed it and said when Lulu tilted his neck a little concerned because he said it in a tone that he knew something about.

"No, I heard you guys were smart at the Adventurers Union (Alliance). I didn't ask you about your qualities. However, I heard that the finals were brought with them the winners and semi-winners of the martial arts tournament and the privileged adventurers whose names I couldn't hear. Well, that's what I thought."

Where we understood each other's circumstances, Albertine says from the side.

"If you do, what are you talking about? This house is only big. Anyway, if we're gonna talk, we're gonna sit down. Looks like your dragon boy's hungry."

If you look back at Rigadora when she says it, she does fly flat while holding her stomach down.

The look was like, perplexing because the treats never came out.

It seemed like you only wanted to eat, but, well, now would be a good time.

"Whoa, so is that. Edgar! It's a customer. Get me some tea and sweets in the reception room!

Yes, Claude says. At the same time, an old decree comes from nowhere, bows deeply, says quietly, "I understand," and leaves.

Then, Claude tells me this way, and I'll show you around the hall, and we'll get to the reception room.

So before entering the reception room, Claude said with his hands on the door.

"Oh, yeah. I wish I could do this... I don't need any respect, okay? I hope you'll be careful when people are around. It's not a problem when it's just us."

"... is that true?

"I'm not telling you a lie. I don't like being tough... and - Lulu, you're the one my brother lost. I want to talk to you in a broken stomach."

"Brother...?

To Lulu, who tilted his neck, Claude tells him as if he had always thought of it.

"Oh, hey, didn't I tell you? Right. I'm not spreading the word... the Shui-Relieve of my family (Klan)" The Clown's Library (Fossol Biblioteca) "is my brother, right?

It goes without saying that neither Lulu nor Illis were surprised by that word, which was spoken like nothing.

Only Zoe didn't look very surprised, so I asked.

"Oh... because I knew. I hear Solange was the master of a man named Shui-Relieve.

I answered, so they were even more surprised.

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"Well. Well, can I ask you a lot?

When everyone sat down on the couch in the reception room and the butlers finished serving tea and sweets, Claude began to talk that way.

"What's all this... about what?

I had a general expectation, but for once Lulu asks.

Don't use salutations.

I don't need him in person, so there won't be any problems.

Of course, I'm going to choose when and if.

"Well, of course it's about what happened outside the wall today. I guess you guys gave us a hand, huh? I heard that."

"You're a fast ear. Even so, I can't make a big deal of it. I guess you're already listening, huh? A bunch of demons..."

"Oh. You were hostile."

Claude nodded and said so.

Lulu answers the words with his hands open.

"If you know that, there's nothing more we can talk about. And then, hey, it's about the woods... but you're getting reports too, right?

Even though the information on the Adventurers' Union (Guild) depends on the survival of the finals.

It was a dialogue because I thought it would not have been passed on to the Froissar family that would rule the finals.

Other than that, however, Claude shook his head.

"No, not yet. That's going to happen today. After this, we're actually going to gather the heads of the city's leading organizations for a rally. As an Adventurers' Union (guild), they're going to report it all together in it. When it comes to the state of the woods, it's not only what you guys have seen, but it's also an analysis of the situation in the woods and travelers passing through the vicinity. Of course, if it's a rough story, I've already heard it... to that extent."

This would be what the Adventurers' Union (Alliance) officials said, the phrase "to be concluded by the end of the day" means.

Today, in addition to what Lulu and the others have reported, a gathering gathering of leading city figures, including Claude, will be held to analyze the various information that the Adventurers' Union (Guild) has gained, where future plans will be worked out and decided.

Not even a little long, but it wasn't yesterday that the demons attacked the finals.

Taking time to talk carefully for a day would be one of your choices.

The demons who came to the city today are, in a way, irregular.

I've tried to attack the city, more than that, because I guess it's close to the fact that those Hell Dogs (Hellhounds) have driven me up.

Given that, I probably should have said, I'm just trying to have those meetings today, light-hearted.

"Even so... when you do, there's nothing extra you can tell us? At best, I can only say about the characteristics of the demon that came out. Otherwise, the woods were strangely noisy..."

No matter how much I've actually explored, I've just looked around a day or two.

I don't know what happened in the woods before, so I can't even compare them.

So I can only talk about it as I see it, but Claude seems to still be fine.

"That doesn't matter. Just talk to me as closely as you can. Two sisters over there, please."

Yes, I also told Ilis and Zoë.

Encouraged, Lulu and the others spoke in detail of what they had seen in the woods.

Claude listened to it, nodded, went in again where he was concerned, occasionally asking the Lulu's for speculation, etc.

It turns out that Claude compares what the normal forest looks like in his head to what Lulu and the others have seen in the forest today.

I see, this would give Claude a deeper understanding of forest anomalies than the Lulu's.

And speaking of crude things, Claude spoke to the Lulu men of thanksgiving and labor.

"- Okay, I know the whole thing. I knew there was something wrong with the woods. Well, that's what I knew from the beginning, but it's also significant that we've been able to confirm that there are more demons in the forest today that we haven't seen before."

"Something about a stone statue demon (gargoyle) or a one-eyed cow (katobrepas)?

The demons of those who don't know Rigadora.

It would not be a mistake to think that this is the demon that came later.

Claude nods and answers.

"Oh, yeah. Besides, if it comes over five meters. That's not how you look at it. The question then is where did it come from... I don't have a place around here for stone statues (gargoyles) or monocular cows (cathobrepas)..."

and leaning his neck.

"But I'm actually here, so I can only assume it came from somewhere."

That's what Iris said, so Claude nods.

"Absolutely right. But I don't see that. There's nothing I can do about it that I don't know. So think about it later. More than that, the question is what are we going to do? That said, the problem is that there are more demons and the finals are attacking us. In that case, I think a demon crusade will probably be formed to the woods at the upcoming conference... but I don't think we should simply reduce the number of demons."

Normally, if there are more demons, you can make mistakes.

But Claude didn't seem to.

"Saying?

Lulu urged, Claude replied.

"The two hordes of demons are hostile, when it comes to it, it will mean that you just have to break both hordes of demons just as much... when you listen to the Lulu's. One swarm must have gone back to the woods while keeping it close to the city, huh?

"Right. They're coming at me. Don't even show me how to do it."

That's probably because Rigadora was there, and I don't know what would have happened if she hadn't, but I'm not comfortable explaining the area, so I'll just shut up.

"Then, yes. Instead, if you leave those herds alone and reduce the number of newly arrived demon herds, you'll go back to the woods and mountains you've been in?

"Well... maybe so"

I don't know if a mountain without an ancient dragon (enchanted dragon) will go back to normal, but I can't answer anything.

"So, I'm going to suggest that we focus on crusading the flock of those who come later at the upcoming rally... will you guys join that crusade?

Seems like a sudden change of story, but at the time Claude recognized the Lulu's, I guess he was going to.

Lulu asks Iris and Zoe what they should do with their gaze, but they both say, at will.

So I've been thinking about it, but given the plans Claude seems to be making, I'll have to participate.

He wants the woods and mountains back.

Until now, the finals have coexisted with the demons enough at the foot of the Logsuela Mountains, so it would mean that you don't want to break that form of life as much as you can.

But right now, there shouldn't be any ancient dragons (enchanted dragons) in the mountains.

In that state, I feel that crushing a new herd of apparently new demons would just give the original demons room to hit the finals.

There's nothing we can do about it unless we fix the area, but to do that, we're going to need the help of Rigadora.

I don't know what's going on, but Rigadora seemed to have a dear love for that forest and mountain demon, and I really don't feel that there are many different circumstances involved in this one.

So Lulu nodded and answered.

"I'll let you join me. Let me know when you know more."