...... er, so that's a new one for you: ......

　Hild regained his composure for the moment and switched to the main topic of discussion, regaining his composure.

''As I told you earlier, this is not an urgent matter, but I have received an update on our progress from the adventurers who are searching underground.
If you're not in a hurry, we don't have to go into the field right now.
''Yes. According to the report, they have discovered a demon settlement ...... that is a city-sized city in the deep realm. For the time being, they will take the time to observe it from afar in order to understand its inner workings.

　I had expected the possibility, but I felt like it was finally here.

　It's hard to imagine that these two communities are the only two communities of the demon race, even though they are a dwarven settlement in a dark elf-centered demon king's army.

　It's not just the dark elves who didn't join the demon king's army, the dwarves who lived elsewhere, or a completely different race ......, it's within the realm of possibility that some kind of demon race lives in the deep realm.

　And hearing Hild's report with me, Noir rolled his eyes under his long bangs and Garnett raised one eyebrow in a mixture of surprise and doubt.

'The white wolf. That's a huge development, by all accounts. Are you sure we don't have to go down there?
Not right now, you know. It's best to leave the exploration and information gathering to the active adventurers. We'll be able to move when we're called upon, like the last time.

　After clinging to the adventurer industry for fifteen years, I think I've acquired a certain amount of ability to judge how much I can do for other adventurers.

　They will be able to have a good idea of how to deal with the demon race.

　The miasma of the recent incident of the miasma is something that is impossible to eliminate even if you want to.

　It's a good thing that you're not going to have to worry about such things, because there's no limit to what you can do.

It's a good thing that you say so.
...... request, is there ......? ......
Of course it's there.

　He replied immediately to a quizzical Noir.

'If it comes to a battle, it's for the aftermath. If it looks like we can establish a peaceful relationship, it's for negotiations. Either way, the person in charge needs to be sent out, and I've told the guild to go through the Order in that case.
Nah, nah, it's about ...... .......

　Demons in dungeons are not always hostile to humans.

　The majority of cases are cases in which they try to profit in their own way by having a moderate relationship with the humans, and cases in which they do not interfere as long as they are not harmed.

　When you come across a case where someone is antagonizing you without questioning you without any fault, it is more like a snack for your friends, saying, "There's a guy who's down on his luck.

　Explaining this again, Noir gave a few small nods, and eventually, unusually, came up with a suggestion of his own.

'If ...... next, knights, when the group is ...... called ....... If you can ...... me, take me too ...... and go, please ......?
In the dungeon?　I could go with being an outside collaborator, just like Sakura, but it's rare for you to come up with something like that.

　He seemed to be aware that he wished for something he wouldn't normally think about, and he nodded a small nod with a sigh.

It's a good idea to have a ...... distraction ...... sometimes. The demon tribe's culture and ...... technology may ...... be the source of inspiration for ...... And .......

　Noir looked at the dwarven treasure sword he had left beside him, which he was going to offer to Ezell the Brave.

I'm going to use this ...... for a brave man to use it, if you are going to use it ...... soon, and then ...... while you're looking at it The more ...... good, the better, I guess. ......

　The two or three motivations listed were all sufficiently convincing, and it wasn't as if I could think of any reason why I had to disagree with them.

　These days, Noir had been occupied with manufacturing magic tool products all the time, so he could understand the desire to do something different from the norm once in a while.

　It's also a natural idea to expect that exposure to the life of the demon tribe will be a source of inspiration.

　In fact, now that we have an unknown magic tool, the sword created by the dwarves, it is not strange to expect that we will gain something by visiting the town of the demon tribe.

　And finally, the third reason.
　If I'm going to let Ezell the Brave use a sword whose function is not fully known, then it's certainly a suggestion I have to agree with, that it's better to have an expert in magic tools, including magic crests.

　I couldn't help but think that it was rather a matter I should have asked for, but the perception of Noir's busy schedule was working as a preconceived notion, and the idea of asking for cooperation probably didn't occur to me.

'It would definitely help us as well if you could come, but are you sure you're okay with this?'
'Oh, oh, ...... I'm in now, the order is going to be taken care of by the end of the day at ......, on time... from ......... ...

　While listening to Noir's response, I looked at Garnett and Hild to ask for their opinions as well.

　Both of them both shook their heads without saying anything, indicating their agreement to accompany Noir to the deep realm.

　Garnett is because he knows that Noir excels in combat, and Hild is happy to have more experts of the same lineage as him, so I guess that's why he is .......

　The actual reason would be asked later, but if Silverwing (Garnett), who was in charge of the Knight Commander's escort, and Rainbow Rainbow Rainbow Scales (Hild), who was in charge of research and study, also agreed, there was finally no reason to refuse.

I understand. I'm sure you'll be able to find it. The preparations should be done while there's still time to spare so you won't be rushed then. We will do the same.
I think it's okay ....... I'm used to traveling, I'm going to ......, so I'm going to .......










　Thus, the White Wolf Knights were to add temporary members to their official duties during the next dungeon exploration.

　However, they would not actually dive into the deep realm until the adventurers in the field asked them to do so.

　I've been waiting for the adventurers in the field to ask me to go into the deep realm, but I have no idea when that will be, and I'm soon to find out that my prediction that it might be months before the time is up - that was an entirely naive estimate.

　--Let's get to the conclusion.

　The request from the Adventurer's Guild to mobilize the White Wolf Knights arrived the very next day after the exchange with Noir.

　Immediately after the adventurer who first brought the report to Hild had left the deep realm, perhaps on the same day, the city of the demon race had attempted to contact the adventurer.