--In the evening of that day, I was rocked by carriage to the royal palace to meet the sender of the sealed letter.

　I'm not going to be able to get the same outfit as usual.
　And another person I had to pick up on the way.

　On the way to the royal capital, the carriage stops and a knight in civilian clothes, hiding his face with a hood, gets in.

''Long time no see, Lord Commander.

　Hild Armiefield of the Knights of the rainbow scales.

　This is the person who will be dispatched as the rainbow rainbow scale representative to the White Wolf Order which I am supposed to be entrusted with.

　Although known only to a very limited number of people, their identity is that of an elf who has defected from the Northern Tree Sea Coalition and is a researcher who aims to uncover the truth of the history that the High Elves cover up.

　Hild sat down on the opposite side of the table and took out the letter in the same envelope I had received.

'I'm surprised. I was surprised to receive a letter in person from such a mature person. As I thought, the connections of the Commander-in-Chief are unfathomable.
''It's a worthless relationship. However, the fact that I received a communication from that minister should definitely have something to do with the investigation of the 'Demon King's Castle Realm'. What was the text of the letter you received over there?
''I have called upon the head of the White Wolf Knights to assemble the knights who are to be sent during their stay in King's Landing. Would you like to see this?

　I take the letter and check the contents.

　It is true that the text of the letter is different from the one addressed to me.
　I'm not going to be able to get it right.

I'm not going to be able to get the same thing from you as I did from the other two.
'Yes, ......, let me give you a quick briefing before we get to the royal palace.

　-- things happened long ago, long before the Duke of Kingswell's family descended to His Majesty Alfred's military gates.

　The labyrinth, which was later named 'The Thousand Year Corridor of the Abyss', a labyrinth with only a high degree of difficulty and little to gain, existed in what was then the Duke of Kingswell's estate.

　The Duke of Kingswell had one brother, who somehow found the labyrinth to be of delusional value, conducting his own investigations without regard for the family.

　His parents had given up on the brother and abandoned him in the name of letting him have his way with the family, leaving the younger brother to take over the governorship.

　After that, the duke's brother continued to use his family's money to conduct investigations that could only be seen as a waste of money, and after many years of wandering around, he disappeared in the labyrinth.

'...... Here's the problem. From the depths of the Thousand Year Corridor of the Abyss, which was thought to be a dungeon of little value, a dwarf invaded by the Demon King's army sent a message asking for help.
I know of it. That's how you started the war with the army led by Demon King Gandalf.
''Ah. The Duke of Kingswell recommended the brave Falcon, whom he hand-raised, for the mission, but that guy failed and didn't make it back. The only one who made it back to earth was me, who was cut off in the process.

　That's how it all started for me.

　It was the first step to putting an end to the adventurer's life that hadn't sprouted for fifteen years, becoming a successful arms dealer and taking on the unexpected title of Knight Commander.

''By the way, I'm told that my return to the Duke of Kingswell with my skills evolved was an anomaly that couldn't be ignored.

　--The duke's brother had told his brother, the Duke of Kingswell, just before his disappearance, the hypothesis that 'that labyrinth has the ability to draw out the power of humans'.

　Normally, this would be nothing more than a delusional statement, and the Duke had laughed it off, but a 'living witness' had appeared to confirm it.

　The duke was in a hurry.
　His brother's vast amount of research materials and hypotheses are replete with outrageous content, and if he were to report them seriously, the Duke might question his sanity.

　However, if he finds out later that his brother's research should have been a powerful clue, he might be accused of hiding it.

　Regardless of which concern was true, it would give his political enemies an opening to take advantage of him.

　Therefore, the Duke chose to put the 'living witness' under the supervision of the knights for a suitable reason so that he could respond quickly either way.

The only thing you can do is to make sure that your brother's research that was kept secret turns out to be correct in the unlikely event that something happens to my body, but if the duke's decision to keep an eye on me allowed him to detect it early, it would still be more than enough to offset the merit ...... As he said, it's completely just for self-preservation. Action.

　Of course, it was not good for me.

　In order to create a name for the Silver Wing Knights to keep an eye on me, I was accused of conspiring to kill the brave Falcon, trafficking mithril, and other charges that I had nothing to do with.

Huh. ...... How to say, that was a real disaster. ......

　Hild also looked stunned and let out a long breath.

'But as it turns out, the duke's self-preservation took a turn for the better.

　I looked out of the carriage with mixed emotions.

''Thanks to the Silverwing Knights coming to Green Hollow at that time, all sorts of coincidences piled up one after another, and I was able to find out what Demon King Gandalf was up to sooner than later.
I mean, without it, I wouldn't have been able to get close to a viable clue. ...... You never know what the connection is.
Totally.

　Even though it was an awful and fragile process, if you just look at the results, it's definitely the foundation of the present day.

　I have no intention of feeling grateful to the Duke personally, but that's probably the reason why I don't feel any resentment or hatred towards him.

In the end, the Duke was ordered by His Majesty to scrutinize and analyze the material, and if there are any results, he'll share them with you: ......
If the call was made, does that mean there was still progress?

　Hild leaned forward with an expectant gaze.

　For her purposes, the research data of the 'Millennium Corridor of the Abyss', which was believed to be related to the ancient magical civilization, would be something she would want to have at her throat.

　But there was no reason to easily assure that it must be so.

''Well, ...... I wonder. Maybe it's just a status report, or maybe it's just another greeting since I've been officially anointed.
I can't get a clue what the minister is thinking down to the core.

　It's a good thing that you're not going to be able to get away with it," said Garnett, who had been silent while explaining.

It's not only that, but it's not the only thing that's on your mind. It's a good idea to be able to have a good time with your friends and family.
"A silver-winged knight's intuition?　...... Okay, well, I'd better get off.

　As we approached the limit of where we could get in the carriage, I called out to Garnett and Hild and began to prepare to dismount.