'Ivaldi the Dwarf. Perhaps he is the one who created the automaton, if he is still alive today - he must be the one who leads Agat Ram.
May I ask you about this Ivaldi fellow's character? Any impressions of your time with him would be fine.

　Without a pause, His Majesty Alfred tried to draw out testimony after testimony from Senator Ayre.

'He was stubborn and selfish, yet deeply compassionate, and excelled not only in his blacksmithing skills, but also in the skills that the humans call crafty. I would say he was the finest engineer I have ever known.
Do the High Elves think that highly of you?
Gandalf seemed to feel friendship for the human Alphasul, but was unsympathetic to the human race as a whole. However, Ivaldi also felt an attachment to humans as a whole, and he had developed a number of anti-masculine weapons, including battle golems.

　Suddenly, the golems of the "Demon King's Castle Realm" came to my mind.

　I'm sure you'll find a lot of people who are interested in this kind of thing.

　The reason for this was also a mystery for a long time, but if the maker of those golems was Ivaldi, the cause was clear.

　If the designer and manufacturer were the enemy, then they should have been able to foresee all the weaknesses and limitations of their performance.

　Perhaps they tried to overcome that by making modifications to the Demon King's Army's own modifications, but since they couldn't achieve sufficient results, they probably switched their use to the ground invasion.

　However, at the same time as I felt such a sense of conviction, an inexplicable doubt was floating around in my chest.

　Senator Eil has willingly responded to His Majesty's questioning by His Majesty Alfred.

　But if what kind of change of heart had occurred, what kind of change of heart had inspired him to think about returning his palms and providing information?

(I can still understand why His Majesty would think about getting a story out of that guy: ...... Even if you factor in the possibility that it might be disinformation or prejudiced subjectivity, just the fact that the party is claiming this is valuable information... ...)

　The same is true, for example, for the confessions of captured criminals.

　The testimony is not to be believed wholeheartedly, but to help bring the facts to light by comparing it with other evidence obtained.

　On the other hand, even if the testimony is found to be a lie, it can be used as a foothold for the next verification as to why the other party told such a lie.

　Considering this, we should get the testimony of Senator Eil if we can get it, and it would be a loss to wipe out the opportunity to do so.

(...... but how can someone who went to such lengths to keep a secret be so easily ...... and that exchange just now... ...)

　Then His Majesty unexpectedly turned to me and urged me to join the conversation.

'Well, Luke. Is there anything you'd like to confirm as well?

　A perfect opportunity to take advantage of it. There was no reason to miss this opportunity.

''I would like to ask you, ...... presumptuously. Earlier, you have admitted in a roundabout way that this sealing of the 'right eye' was your own doing. Before you pursued that as well, from yourself.

　I traced my fingertips around my right eye and looked at the high elf, who didn't lose his spare attitude.

'Without proof, you come to me with a bare face without admitting your involvement ...... I can understand this. But you admit to the fact that you have crafted a person who is on the edge of the Knight Commander in a bent way, and tried to provide ...... the information that you tried to hide in such a way.
There is one misunderstanding.

　Senator Ayre, in a surprisingly calm tone of voice, began to lay out his answers to my suspicions, as if he was deliberately trying to avoid any kind of hostility or malice.

'The secrets I have tried to keep secret and the information I am now providing you with are two entirely different things. The former probably has nothing to do with Agat Ram, and yet it is a secret that would cause enormous confusion if it were to become known to those on the ground.

　I will do everything in my power to hide information that I absolutely want to keep hidden, but I'm not afraid to reveal other information if necessary. ...... At least that's the theory.

I was honoring Alfazul's legacy by hiding secrets that the people of the earth should not know, while at the same time serving as a watchdog for the restoration of the earth.

　Senator Eil didn't seem to notice, but Hild, who was sitting next to Commander Angelica, continued to give Senator Eil a strong look from under the hood of his identity concealment.

　Hild was an elf born in the 'Chalk Fairyland' and had studied the secrets of the ancient magical civilization, but he had a history of defecting to the royal palace after the oppression of the High Elves, including Senator Eil.

　That's why he feels that what Senator Eil is about to tell us is something we can't afford to miss.

　...... Perhaps Commander Angelica wanted Commander Angelica to be present here, not because she wanted to argue with Senator Eil, but because she wanted Hild to be present.

　Due to the fact that Commander Angelica has lost her eyesight, she has a squire or subordinate to take care of her personal affairs and assist her at these meetings.

　If you let her blend in there, she can bring Hild in front of Senator Eil quite naturally without the need to reveal her identity every single time.

''At the time I met with Sir Luke, things were still limited to an 'attempted ground invasion by Gandalf'. Honestly, I didn't consider it an aberration of the Ark of the Elements, as he would have been convinced to look down on the human species.
......, so they thought my [right eye] was the only factor that could break the secrecy, and they did an imitation like that .......
Yes. But things have changed a lot since then.

　Senator Eil's voice lowers a notch.

'Fraxinus, the neutral city of Athropolis, and Agathuram have reached our combined legal intelligence network. Yes, ...... it was a surprise.

　Aslopolis is a base for adventurers, with a large number of people coming in and out of the city.

　It's impossible to completely control all kinds of information, and as expected, it wasn't even considered from the beginning to go that far.

　The fact that rumors about these things reached Senator Eil's ears was not so strange in itself.

'The regime of the Ark of the Elements, as I knew it at the time of its completion, was no longer in complete disarray. What I must do, then, as a friend of Alphasul, is to correct the anomalies in the Ark of the Elements.
'...... so you have information for the Westland Kingdom?　Until you readily admit to the cover-up you did to my 'right eye'?
'Yes. Because our priority is to honor Alfazul's wishes.

　A kind of fear runs down my spine.
　I may have innocently believed until now that Eir Sethlumnyl's thought process should be no different from that of a human being.

　But that was a terrible misunderstanding.
　This demon tribe has never stood in the same perspective as us from the beginning.

　It's a good thing that you're able to have a good time with a special human being called Alphasul, hundreds of years ago ...... or maybe even thousands of years ago.

　I'm sure that's the foundation of Eil's values, and he has little to no gaze on today's society.

　That's probably why he easily carried out the act of hiding information by meddling with the leader of the knights elsewhere, an act that could even lead to war, let alone a diplomatic issue.

　Hild seemed to be looking at Eir without a word, with a shocked expression on his face just like me.

''Either one of the three demon kings was disturbed, or the person(s) inter(s) king(s) ...... must get to the bottom of this quickly... ......

　Senator Ayre's incredulous statement jumps into my stunned ears.

'...... human, King?　What on earth do you mean by that ......
Yes?

　Senator Eil looked curious in reverse and tilted his head as if he were human.

''Of course you're there. The Ark of the Elements is a refuge to preserve civilization on earth.　In the third (...) floor (...) layer, the descendants of an ancient magical civilization will build a city - because that's how it's designed.