'Good evening. It's Ezell, can I come in for a minute?

　He was a little surprised by the sudden visitor, but he nodded to Garnett, convinced that Ezell would be able to do it.

　If Ezell had come all the way here, then surely it was Garnett who was running errands for him.

　Garnett seemed to think so too, and without saying a word, he got up from his seat and went to greet Ezell.

'Aye. You can come in.

　He opened the inner lock and opened the door.

　A large hand grabbed the edge of the room and widened the gap, revealing a large body, as Ezell slid into the room through the gap.

　When Garnett and I witnessed the figure, we almost screamed in amazement.

'Heh, Your Majesty ......!'
How did you end up here?

　Behind Ezell, who laughed as if the prank had succeeded, King Alfred himself was standing there in the same adventurer's outfit as when he confronted the Demon King Gandalf.

''I'm sorry I didn't tell you about accompanying you. I needed to keep the number of people who knew what was going on to a minimum to ensure that things would proceed.
'No ...... I know that of course. It was just too much of a surprise.

　I also unintentionally got up from my chair and responded to His Majesty's words.

　As expected, in this situation, it's beyond impolite for me to be the only one sitting in a chair.

　A light expression of relief appeared at the corners of His Majesty's mouth, and then he turned his attention to Garnett.

'Lord Garnett. So you were able to get a small amount of information on Agart Ram, was it satisfactory for you?
...... of course. I know this may be misleading, but I'm delighted to find that you are an unsympathetic adversary.
No, thank you. Ezell has always been very concerned about you. It's a great relief to be a parent before you're a king.
'Hey ......!　Father!

　Next to His Majesty Alfred, who was happily breaking his face, Ezell raised his eyebrows in protest while hiding his embarrassment with a furrowed brow.

　Seeing this, Garnett, perhaps even he was unaware of it, also made a soft expression with his mouth breaking out.

　Garnett and Ezell are old familiar friends, before they were knight and brave, and knight and princess.

　Ezell wants to be treated like that, and he has quite strong feelings for Garnett, who knows all the circumstances and behaves without reservation.

　To the Kingdom of Westland, Agart Ram may be just a rival organization, but to a young girl named Ezell, her best friend is an obsessed avenger of her mother.

　She couldn't help but wonder what kind of impact the information presented by the Demon King Gandalf had on her since a while ago.

''...... Um, Garnett. Are you sure you're okay?
What do you mean by that? My policy hasn't changed at all. I'm getting more motivated now that I've found out who this mysterious enemy is.
I see. ...... That's good to know.

　Perhaps Ezell was worried that the origins of the current human race and Agat Ram's background might negatively affect Garnett's desire for revenge.

　But in reality, this is what happened.
　Hearing that story doesn't change Garnett.

　His Majesty Alfred watched Ezell's worries disappear and then turned his attention back to me.

''It's Luke. I ask you as the Knight Commander of the White Wolf Order.
...... Yes.
Although Demon King Gandalf has presented some information earlier, he still hasn't revealed the whole picture of this dungeon and the ancient magical civilization. Do you think there is any chance that this dungeon's investigation will make any progress in the future?

　The questions posed by the king's face, rather than the generous father's face that was directed at Ezell, were met with a sincere, head-on response.

　The White Wolf Knights are tasked with uncovering the secrets hidden in the dungeon while acting as an intermediary between adventurers, knights and the royal court in the investigation and exploration of the Ark of the Elements.

　This is a confirmation of the current situation that should be asked and answered.

''Yes. According to the reports of the Order's researchers, Hild Armiefield and Ambrose Wirth, the information obtained this time is a great boost to the search for the truth behind the Ark of the Elements.

　I've just talked to the two of them just now, and Hild's excitement was especially tremendous.

　For Hild, who had been fascinated by the study of the ancient magical civilization until he was forced to leave his hometown of 'Chalk Fairyland', there was no more valuable material than the testimony of a party (Gandalf) who lived in that era.

　His Majesty Alfred didn't seem to see the Demon King Gandalf as an evil threat, but Hild seemed to be in the loop and didn't seem to recognize Gandalf as a fearsome Demon King.

　He was even taken aback by Mark's common-sense perception of the Demon King when he excitedly blurted out that he would have liked to hear directly from him one-on-one if possible.

　However, the other researcher, Ambrose, was not so calm.

　Although the study of the ancient magical civilization was not his specialty, the pseudo-humans created by the same principle as the Divine Beasts and Demonic Beasts - "Leveslacil" was right in the middle of his interest.

　I'm not sure if that's why the monster monster factor was able to adapt to human beings or what, but he was so absorbed in his thoughts that he didn't respond to my repeated attempts to talk to him.

　...... In the end, we settled on leaving the two of them alone for now, only to hear the decision that the investigation should progress further and now.

I'm sure you'll be happy to hear that. It's a watershed moment in an investigation, whether or not you can get the parties to testify.
''Even so, it was all amazing information. Especially the matter of 'Lieveslasil', even imagining it is ...... I can understand why His Majesty and the rainbow scales are deciding that it shouldn't be released yet.

　I have heard such a story from His Majesty before.

　Among the information that the High Elf Eir Sesshomnir and others are hiding, some of which His Majesty and the rainbow scales have already pinned down as hypotheses, but they are withholding it in light of the great impact it will have on society.

　I thought the information presented to us by Gandalf was exactly the right thing to do.

......?　No, that has nothing to do with this case. Yeah, I'm not saying it's unrelated, but it's a different case.

　-- His Majesty had said so matter-of-factly.