A few days after the incident, Cain is on his knees in an audience at the royal castle with the girl next to him.

'Face up,'

　The king called out to me, and Cain and the girl next to him - Riltana - looked up.

I'd like to thank you for your efforts in solving the kidnapping case that was taking place in this royal capital. Therefore, you will be rewarded. Cain von Silford Drindl and Princess Riltana van Vyssus, you are rewarded with twenty pieces of white gold each. And I thank you, Lady Riltana, for your courteous cooperation in spite of your foreign lands.

I'd appreciate it.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. His Majesty the King.

　They bowed their heads again.

'Well then, let's see--'
One moment!

　A nobleman interrupted the words of Prime Minister Magna, who was about to announce the end of the audience.

'What ...... it's Corzino. What do you have to say about it, ......?

　The king, sitting on his throne, glared at the Marquis of Corzino.
　The Marquis of Corzino stepped forward and fell to his knees.

''As a matter of fact, the mansion I was given by the royal family was ...... cut in half in the early hours of yesterday. ...... This is not the work of another country or a demon race!

"Bufot.

　The king and the Prime Minister Magna, who was sitting on the throne, blew out at the same time.
　The nobles around them knew everyone who passed by the Marquis of Corzino's mansion as well.
　Cain, kneeling on his knees, looked down, his shoulders shaking.
　The king looks at Cain, then looks again at the Marquis of Corzino.

I have already heard about this matter, although it is only a rumor. I find it a difficult task, but you'll have to make repairs immediately. ...... It doesn't look good that the mansion of a senior nobleman in the royal capital is half destroyed.
"Your Majesty ...... that ...... assistance and so on ......?
The man is a marquis. As a high-ranking nobleman, he must of course pay his own way.
...... no such ......
I am finished. Prime Minister, please.

　At the king's words, Prime Minister Magna announced the end of the audience.

　After the king left, the various senior nobles also left.
　When Cain also made his exit along with Riltana, he was immediately stopped.

''Lord Silford, His Majesty has sent for you.
What: ...... Are you sure?
Yes, ......, he's waiting for you with Prime Minister Magna.

　Cain's shoulders slumped discouragingly and he followed the squire who was leading him. He was then ushered into the usual reception room.
　When the squire knocked on the room and opened the door, the king and Prime Minister Magna were already waiting for him.

''Your Majesty, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting,''

　Cain does as he is instructed and takes a seat.

'No, it's Cain. You know what I'm going to say: ......
No, I don't know what you're talking about: ......
---- Corzino's got a lot of work to do. ...... Hey Cain?
'I'm not sure I understand what you're saying, but ...... Your Majesty must be having a hard time with it.
Mmm ...... especially because of you.
...... Huh?
'Isn't Corzino and the Lord agreeing with you that it doesn't matter if there's no evidence: ......?　Oh well, ...... I'm in a good mood today. You may step back.
Yes. And now, Your Majesty, if you'll excuse me.

　Cain bowed and then left the room.

'---- I knew it was too much: ......'

　I left the royal castle while muttering such things.

　◇ ◇ ◇ ◇.

　The time goes back to after the incident.

　Having escaped suspicion, the Marquis of Corzino had stopped at a house.
　It was the mansion of a lower class nobleman, a baronet, who was also the Marquis Corzino's protégé.

'The Marquis of Corzino!　How can I help you at this hour?

　Seeing the stern expression on the Marquis of Corzino's face, Breed immediately led him to the highest level of reception in the mansion.
　Then he paid the person off. When he was sure it was empty, the Marquis Corzino looked unhappy and opened his mouth.

The Marquis of Corzino, when he was sure there was no one else in the room, opened his mouth in a foul mood: "Breed, I want you to arrange that thing right away. Now!
"?　"That's the thing: ...... Okay. I'll arrange it for you right away.

　I flick my fingers on the spot, and soon a man in black appears and kneels down.

'You wanted to see me, sir?'
'Mugu, you're always on call: ......
Of course, it's just in case something goes wrong.
Yeah, actually...

　He goes on to explain the events of today. And that there may even be evidence that could be stripped of its identity if found.

Can you--can you handle it all?
I'm on it. But would you let us take care of everything?
Hmm. As long as no sparks come my way, I'm in good hands. You're in charge.
Yes, I'll get right on it then. Now.

　The man in black disappears on the spot.

''It's a mystery. ...... And don't make any mistakes.
Yes, of course.

　They laughed at each other suspiciously.


　And late at night--.
　After a brief search of the mansion, the next day, the Narnis Trading Company is set to begin the search again, where the broken doors have been simply repaired and a few men are working in a place where no one is allowed to enter.

'Burn all evidence. Leave nothing behind.

　The man who was the leader of the group gave the orders. The oil was spread from the basement of the Chamber of Commerce to the top floor.
　When the men finished spreading the oil, they escaped through the windows. Then one man unleashed fire magic.

'This should be no problem.'

　Inside the Narnis Chamber of Commerce, which has fallen out of favor, fires spread one by one through oil.
　Although the Chamber of Commerce was made of stone, the interior was basically made of wood. Once the oil was sprayed and set on fire, the momentum did not stop.
　Guards rushed in to put out the fire, but by the time it was extinguished, the interior had already been charred by the fire.


　The next day, when Cain heard about the fire, he summoned Dalmatia to come up with a plan to deal with it.

All the connections between the Narnis Chamber of Commerce and the Marquis of Corzino are ashes or .......
''Yes, ...... I'm sorry. I didn't think you'd take that kind of move yesterday. ...... People are so greedy.

　The demon race does not basically move in the shadows too much. It's not that there aren't some of them, but they basically go head to head with each other and compete for strength.
　It was inevitable that Dalmatia couldn't see through to human nature. Cain didn't expect it to go that far either, and he didn't blame Dalmatia for it.

'I will leave my pollies in the Marquis of Corzino's house today. I can just ...... see and hear them, but I thought it would be difficult to prove it.
I know. I just want information. Can you check it out for me?
Okay. Now go to .......

　Dalmatia bowed and sank into the shadows.


　Information was quickly gathered.
　It was immediately clear that Corzino had made the arrangements, after all. However, since the information came from a messenger, it could not be used as proof.
　And in the middle of the night, Cain and Dalmatia are both in the sky above the Marquis Corzino's mansion.

''Do you have any good ideas: ......

　Dalmatia advises Cain to fold his arms and think.

'How about we sneak into an empty space that has caused a bit of a commotion? I'll do the sneaking in on my end. ......

　Cain nodded at Dalmatia's suggestion.

'Then I'll strike a spell and ask you to vacate that commotion. It's enough to break down the door.'
If that's all right, then I'll just go to ...... in the meantime.

　If there was a fire, it would be a big mess. Cain chose wind magic and released it.

　'Vacuum Blade (Air Cutter)'

　The magic released from Cain's right hand became a vacuum blade and headed towards the door of the mansion.
　However, the blade gradually became huge as it headed towards the mansion.

　It then split the entire ---- mansion into parts.
　From the divided part, the mansion gradually collapsed.

　Cain was speechless when he saw the devastation.

''............''

"...... Dear Mr. Cain, ...... That may seem like an overreach, but it's true that the door has been destroyed, but cutting the entire mansion in half is not. ......

　I thought I had unleashed elementary magic, but thanks to the magic power without knowing its own weight, it was a catastrophe.
　As the scale of destruction grew, so did the sound. The sound was so loud that it echoed to the surrounding mansions.

"--Dalmatia...... let's go home today.
"--Yes, ...... Yes, sir.

　The two of them disappeared from the scene with transition magic.