So we went through the prescribed formalities and entered the royal palace and visited the Duke of Kingswell's office.

'Excuse me,'
'Well done for coming on such short notice. Congratulations on your official anointing, Luke of the White Wolf Forest...... No, you should call me Sir Luke from now on.

　A small, elderly man greets us from his office desk.

　His desk is occupied by a mountain of papers, and at a glance, it would seem that he doesn't have time to deal with us.

"Hm, but you only have two subordinates?　I was expecting at least one more person to come along.
We're the only two people here who have been dispatched at the moment.
I see that the purple dragon candidate didn't make the final decision. Well, let's get right to it.

　The Duke of Kingswell made the celebration of his anointing a breeze, making room for the papers in the center of his desk, except for the papers in the center of his desk, and rested his elbows on them.

　He had just said that it could have been just a greeting, but apparently that was a miss.

''The one I didn't see before, the subordinate ...... of the one I didn't see before, is he a knight of the rainbow rainbow scales based on the type of robe?
Yes!　My name is Hild Armyfield. Please forgive me for the indiscipline of not being able to remove my robe in the presence of your Lordship for reasons of faith.

　The real reason for not being able to remove the robe is not because of faith or anything else, but to hide the elves' distinctive pointed ears, but the duke didn't seem to care and simply listened.

''It's fine. The fact that the rainbow scales send their knights outside of the temple is most likely for research purposes. The rainbow scales are mostly sent for research purposes. Of course, it's good for me as well.

　And the Duke didn't mince words about why he wanted us here.

'You've forgotten the Night Ripper incident, haven't you?　This is one of the cases that caused a stir in King's Landing ...... that your master helped to solve. The victim, an active or retired A-ranked adventurer. We finally have a theory as to why they were targeted.

　How could I forget?

　A serial killer, the Night Ripper, who brutally dismembered the corpses of his victims.

　The reason for dismembering the corpses was to disguise the identities of the people they had replaced, so that they would not be noticed by the replacements.

　Because it was an unrealistic substitute for an elaborate doll with an ego (golem) and the weapon was made of mithril, it was thought to have a strong connection to the ancient magical civilization and the "true enemy of the Demon King's Army" that lurked in the depths of the Millennium Corridor of the Abyss and the Demon King's Castle Realm, but --

All of the victims are adventurers who have previously challenged the 'Millennium Corridor of the Abyss': ......

　--that hypothesis is further strengthened and further --

...... I was an adventurer in the labyrinth at the behest of my foolish brother.

　--developed into more intrusive territory than ever before.

''Wait, my lord. Does that mean that the Night Ripper (Night Ripper), based on the information he got from your brother, has identified a target to attack?
''You're a quick learner indeed. No wonder my foolish brother, who has disappeared in the labyrinth, has been captured by forces lurking underground.
And then they went around killing every single adventurer they could find who didn't have bad information for them. ......
It's my shame.

　The Duke let out a sigh and shook his head.

　Is the state of mind behind that reaction really a sense of guilt or just dismay?

I'm sure you'll be happy to know that this information was on the agenda right after the Night Ripper case was resolved. I've decided to wait until after the official investiture to inform you of this.

　This was the first time I'd heard of it, but the decision itself made sense.

　The resolution of the case was after I reported that I was undertaking the matter of the new knights, and perhaps the contents of the official duties assigned to the new knights had already been arranged at that point.

　If that's the case, it would be a very natural idea to think 'I'll deliver the detailed information as soon as the formalities are completed'.

I'm sure that I didn't call you just to give you that old information. I have something else I really want to tell you.

　The Duke casually shifted his gaze to Hild as he plucked a pocketbook-sized bundle from the pile of documents on his desk.

''With the official launch of the White Wolf Knights, the task of investigating the underground depths of the Demon King's Castle and the ancient magical civilization will be transferred to the Knights led by your lord. And inevitably, it will also work closely with the research and analysis of the Thousand-Year Corridor of the Abyss that I was entrusted with in the future.
''If the 'Millennial Corridor' is truly a product of an ancient magical civilization, then it will be a case that can never be separated from it.
Right. Therefore, I will transfer some of the materials we have in our possession ...... of my brother's research materials to your custody. It is very fortunate that a knight specialized in this kind of work has been sent to you.

　I felt Hild swallowed raw under the hood.

It's a good idea to have the White Wolf Knights in charge of the 'millennium corridor' as well, if you want to be honest. It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

　The Duke said something that could not be considered a joke or serious, and held out a bundle of papers to me that he took out.

I'll give you one for starters. I'll give you one for starters. I can find an expert to decipher it for you, but just to familiarize yourself with the duties of the Commander, you can use your handlers to decipher it.
So it's a test of strength? Excuse me.

　After a word of refusal, I take the document and open the first page.

　When I actually touch it, I see that it's more like a handmade book made of paper with multiple holes punched in it and tied with string, than just a bunch of documents.

'...... Are these letters?'

　A quick glance at the document could only make it seem like they had just slipped the pen into the right place and mass-produced a mass of black(n) ne(n) ne(n) ne(n) ne(n).

　Garnett and Hild also looked at the pocketbook-type documents from the side by side, and they all looked as if they had seen something bizarre.

'Oh ...... wait a minute, the white wolf. It's not just a matter of time before you can get your hands on a new one.　I don't know, his writing style has a strange habit of writing. It's like that and a similar atmosphere: ......
Does that mean the Easterners wrote the letters?
Hmm, that's about as easy as it gets.

　The Duke lifted the corners of his mouth in amusement as he watched our exchange.

''It seems that among the adventurers my foolish brother hired, there was only one Eastern adventurer. The journal was written by an Eastern adventurer, and my foolish brother kept it away for his future. Or, there may be a significant description lurking in there.