Morna, Queen of Darkness

"Well, well, well, Lady Morna, we are glad you are here in this place.

　When you enter a room in the Demon King's Castle in Nargol, you are greeted by an old man who is the owner of the room.
　The old man bows his head reverently. He looks like a normal human, but like Lanfeld, he has horns on either side of his head.
　This old man's name is Lugus. He was once a pillar of the gods of Elyos, one of the gods of knowledge, just like his beloved husband Modes. When her husband was exiled from Elyos, she followed him to Nargol with him because he was her husband's subordinate god.
　He is now the vizier of Nargol.
　Lugus was not a strong fighter and did not take part in the fight against the brave men.

'Lift your head, Lugus.

　With that, Lugus raises his head and leads her to a chair in the center of the room.

'What can I do for you today, Lady Morna?'

　Lugas asks.

'Lugus. Black...... No. What do you think of Sir Dihardt?
Sir Dihardt?

　The other day's battle. Everyone in the castle was watching it. Naturally, Lugas here must have seen it too.

''I think he is a very strong man. He defeated that brave man. I believe that a reassuring man has become our ally.''

　It is true that Sir Dihardt is strong. He defeated that terrible brave man alone.
　But that's why I have to think about it.

''Is that all?''

　Lugus nods his head.

'You say?'
Do you know, old Lugus? According to the prophecy of the goddess Casa, the brave man is a man from the other world. And Sir Dihardt is a man from the other world, too.
!

　Lugas gives me a surprised look.

'No way. ....... Lady Morna is at .......'
'Yes, I see the possibility that Sir Dihardt is a brave man. If any harm comes to Lord Modes, we may have to take care of him, as the case may be.

　Sir Dihardt has no loyalty. He could betray you.

''But, Lady Morna. Due to the invasion of the brave men, the Demon King's army has been destroyed. It's impossible for you to stand against Sir Dihardt.

　According to Lugas, the only races that are easy to rebuild are the goblins and the undead, whose numbers are easy to increase and who are easy to replace, while the other races seem to take a long time to rebuild.
　The Trolls and Demons, the two strongest races in Nargol, are especially devastating.
　In fact, the Trolls haven't suffered much in the battle against the brave men. As soon as the Troll king saw that they were no match for the brave men, they surrendered.
　After that, the Troll king betrayed Nargol and even helped guide the heroes. I'm sure that something happened, and I didn't act with the heroes until the end, leaving them halfway through.
　After Sir Dihart fought off the heroes, the king of Trolls, fearing the purge, ran away from Nargol.
　With the loss of their king, the Troll tribes began to fight and lacked cohesion. They would not be able to fight for the time being.
　As for the other demon tribe, the demon tribe is the strongest tribe in Nargol, or perhaps the strongest class in this world, except for the god tribe.
　The demon race looks like humans, the standard for all races, and is characterized by the horns growing on both sides of their heads.
　The demon race is not as strong as the trolls, but they are the most skilled in magic among all of Nargol's races, and they dominate the other races with their magic. The only people who can compete with them are the angelic race.
　The elite troops of the demon race, the Dark Knights, were destroyed by the brave men the other day.
　The demon race is long-lived, but it is hard to increase, and it will take time to recover its original strength.
　The hero of the demon tribe, Sir Llanfeld, will also want to have a headache.
　The demon tribe, the heart of the Demon King's army, can't rebuild in this manner.

''And besides, Lady Morna. Even if we could rebuild our army, it would still be no match for Sir Dihardt.

　A brave man who destroyed the Demon King's army. Lugas says it's impossible to defeat Sir Dihardt, who defeated that brave man, even by rebuilding the Demon King's Army.
　Rather, it can be said that Sir Dihardt is the highest strength of the Demon King's army at the moment.

''Also, Sir Dihardt is now the hero of the demon tribe. I wouldn't want to think of him as an enemy if I could.

　Lugus says as if he is troubled.
　I don't want the morale of the demon race, the central race of Nargol, to go down. That seems to be Lugas's opinion.

You have to be able to say, "I don't want to make an enemy of Lord Dihardt, and I don't want to make an enemy of him either. But we need to think about what to do if something goes wrong.
'That Lady Morna, Your Majesty has made this known at ......
'No, Master Modes does not know that I think Sir Dihardt is dangerous. Besides, Master Modes seems to have taken a liking to Sir Dihardt. Apparently, he smells like me.

　Modes, her beloved husband, treated Sir Dihardt with great dignity and didn't seem to think in the slightest that he would betray her.

'Besides, Lord Modes is a man who cannot lie. If I express my concerns, it will show in my attitude.''

　So I shouldn't tell anyone else about this.

'So this is a confidential conversation, Lugus. You are said to be the wisest man in Nargol, and I must ask you to think about what would happen if this were to happen. Even the strongest of men may have some weaknesses, you know. It wouldn't hurt to gather some information about him.

　Lugus nodded.

'It's true that information is important. ...... 'I understand, Lady Morna,' he said. Now, I will assign one of my men to Sir Dihardt. I will have him find Sir Dihardt.
I'm going to eat you, old Lugas.

　Then he spoke a word or three and left the room.
　Lugas didn't seem to think that Sir Dihardt was dangerous.
　No, maybe he just doesn't want to think about it.
　Right now, Sir Dihardt is an indispensable part of the Demon King's army.
　No one would want to think of him as an enemy.
　But it's something someone should think about.

"Oh, my dearest Modes. I'll make sure you're protected by Mona here.