Leila listens to the story of the events she experienced in the battle against the Demon King's army in the past with a divine face.

''...... It really was a very hard fight to the death, wasn't it? It seems that what I was able to read from the documents was still only a small part of it.
It's true, it's true. If it weren't for the white wolf, I'd be dead too, for sure.
That's your problem. All of us on that battlefield would have been beaten up if it weren't for someone else.

　Eventually, the horses that were carrying us were approaching the castle town where the dwarves lived.

　The road that connects the fortress to the Demon King's Castle takes a path that is as short and flat as possible, a path that inevitably passes by the castle town that spreads out near the castle.

　As you would expect, the road is narrow in the town, so we didn't pass through it, but it's close enough that we can observe each other from the road to the town and from the town to the road.

　We had no plans to stop by, so we were just about to pass through when a group of dwarves working on something on the periphery of the town suddenly started cheering at us.

'Look!　It's Master Alfazul!
'It's true!　You came back from the outside!

　...... Unable to react brusquely to the unexpected reaction, she froze as she rocked her horse.

　Leila also seemed confused as to what the hell she was talking about, but Garnett was the only one laughing, stifling her voice.

''Oh, what the hell is that ...... alpha ......?''
"It's the name of the god the dwarves believe in. When the white wolf's used 【Restoration】, some people started making a fuss about it being an incarnation or something, and after the incident with the defeat of the Demon King, it seemed to have spread quickly.
"...... Wait a minute. That's a new one on me, too. When did it become such a big deal?

　I know that a dwarf who saw my skills described me as being like Alfazul, the supposed god who created this dungeon, or rather, he even told me so directly.

　That was the first time I learned of Alphasul's name, and from there it went around and I learned that a god with the same name as Alphasul's alias is worshipped on earth as well: .......

　However, this is the first time I've heard of the idea of equating me and Alfazul not as a metaphor, but as an idea that is rather widespread among the dwarves.

' (Well, I hate to say that I can't be ...... wrong.)

　He casually puts his hand to his right eye while holding the reins with his left hand.

　I haven't yet explained to Leila the details of how the 'right eye' of the example appeared.
　It's because it involves a troublesome topic like the existence of gods or whatever.

　It's a visionary scene that I experienced when I was on the verge of death after my right eye was pierced by the magic of the Demon King Gandalf.

　--It's a bizarre experience that I still can't believe in, that someone calling himself Alpha-Zulu demanded that I surrender my body in exchange for saving my friends, and when I refused, the "Right Eye of Wisdom" was awakened. --

　If that was really Alfazul, then it would not be a mistake to say that he was an incarnation or identification.

　It's because even though he announced his decision to pull out at that moment, it doesn't mean he's completely given up on my body.

''I can see it. The main gate of the Demon King's Castle. The wall that we had to work so hard to break through is just a barrier now, isn't it?

　The light was fading from the ceiling of the Demon King's Castle Realm, an underground space, and an unnatural night was about to fall, when we finally arrived at the main gate of the Demon King's Castle.

　Currently, the Demon King's Castle was under the control of the Golden Fang Knights, and only adventuring parties with prior permission were allowed to enter.

　For this reason, a surveillance team is stationed at the gate in front of the castle walls to watch for anyone who tries to enter the castle.

"Luke of the White Wolf Forest, right? I have received your call. You have two companions as requested. No problem. You may go ahead.

　--we were able to pass through so easily that it was anticlimactic.

''I can't believe Golden Fang would allow passage so easily ......, so Master Luke is still being treated specially.
Maybe Travis was laying the groundwork for it beforehand?

　To Leila, who tries to take some kind of grandiose view, I return the idea of a realistic category.

　It's true that I've helped the Golden Fang many times in the past, and I'm sure the common knights have remembered my face, but at the same time, my poor fighting skills are known.

　Even if I personally wanted to enter the basement of the Demon King's Castle, I'd be refused, 'It's too dangerous, please refrain from entering.

　It's because this time Travis took charge of the underground search and I was treated as a member of it, that's why I was treated like this.

''Well then, leave the horse around .......

　Garnet fluttered and jumped down from her horse.

　Just at the right moment, a girl dressed in Eastern style clothing rushed over from the castle.

''We've been expecting you, Luke-dono.
Sakura. I knew you were in on it.
"Yes, sir. In the meantime, Master Travis has asked me to escort Master Luke to his quarters. This way, please.

　Sakura, who had arrived earlier, guided me into the Demon King's Castle.

　Most of the damage caused by the battle has been restored.
　It's a dignified appearance that is comparable to the castle on the ground.

　Some passageways are blocked off with a narrow band to indicate restricted access, and several knights are on the lookout to prevent adventurers from entering.

''It may seem like a disturbance, but it seems that there are some areas that have yet to be investigated and secured. With the Demon King's army gone, they blurted out that curious adventurers are the best ones to watch for in the current situation.
''Haha, there are ...... percent of people like that, you know. I'd like you to stop them from getting complaints from the guild.

　Even though I'm on vacation, as an adventurer, I feel sorry for them.

　If you're going to expose a secret, I'd rather you only go to unexplored dungeons, but there are more than a few people in the world who satisfy their annoying curiosity, regardless of the request or search.

　Well, people who do that are often unable to get ahead, and at best they can only get a C-rank.

　In the meantime, we arrived at the area where a large number of adventurers had gathered.

We are the advance team that joined the search under the command of Travis-dono. There are about thirty people in total, divided into groups of five to ten to search underground. We're half of the rest here.
'If you're in an average party, that's five or six at a time. If you're diving in shifts, two or three at a time ...... if you're treated as an advance party, that's about it.

　Since they were all adventurers staying in Green Hollow, there were quite a few opponents who knew their faces, and not a few of them were regular customers of the White Wolf Store.

　While the adventurers threw greetings, encouragement, or odd looks at Leila's presence, they were led to the back of the compartment.

'You will sleep in this room tonight. We have prepared two rooms for two people. This one is for Luke-dono and Garnett. I'm sorry, Lord Leila, but you'll be sharing a room with me over there.

　I assigned the same room to me and Garnett - a measure that could only be called natural, but it was a case that we both had to laugh at now.

...... Okay, I get it. For now, we'll just rest up tonight and then we'll get on with it tomorrow.