''Come to think of it, the Demon King's Castle has officially become the property of the Westland Kingdom, right?

　Not long after Chandler walked away, Alexia easily changed the subject as if nothing had happened.

　Leila, who was still attached to her, sits back in her original position for a moment, looking confused by the speed of the switch.

''Yeah, right. After the Demon King's War ended, the Golden Fang Knights seized it, and it was used like a base of operations as it was, but I heard it was officially transferred in the last meeting.
They cleared out all the important stuff, including the research facilities, so I guess that means there's no need for the abandoned castle.

　Garnett adds a supplement to my reply.

　Gandalf and the others had repeatedly conducted numerous experiments in the Demon King's Castle, including human body modification, but during the siege over the Demon King's Castle, all of those important facilities had been taken underground via the Second Maze.

　According to the Golden Fang Knights' assessment, the fact that they even showed any pretense of a siege at the Demon King's Castle in the first place was probably a cover for them to complete their withdrawal without us noticing.

　In that decisive battle, I had been kidnapped to the Demon King's castle before the raid, or directly confronted by Demon King Gandalf in an attempt to escape, and called the descendant of Alphasul and asked for power, but even that was probably an incidental part of the withdrawal battle.

''By the way, I've been wondering for a while now.

　Alexia's attitude as if she was asking a casual question, and she asked more questions.

''I wonder where the research facilities and materials that we pulled out of the Demon King's Castle are now?
'Where is that ......, come to think of it, where is that?'

　If you think about it, it's true that we still don't know where the materials and results of the Demon King's army's human body modification research were taken to.

　Of course, there are a number of candidates that say 'they must have taken them here', and I'm confident that they are one of them.

　But if you ask me whether I can say with certainty where it was taken, that's a no.

'It's probably either hidden somewhere in the second level, or it was brought back to the fourth level's headquarters along with the demon generals' raise ....... Considering the importance of it, it's reasonable to assume that they took it to the headquarters where the Demon King himself is located.
'Didn't you ever tell me about that area of the stone? I'm not in the least bit interested in the results of your research, but I wanted to see the tools and finesse you used in your research: ...... Of course, it's a technical interest, right?

　I'm sure you'll find a lot of people who are very interested in the idea.

　It's a good thing that the technicians and wizards are always interested in the knowledge and technology that they possess.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this as well.

'...... Wow!　A town that looks like a miniature: ......!

　Leila looks out the window, unable to contain her excitement.

　The castle town of the Demon King's Castle is the town of the dwarves living on the first level, that is to say, the first level.

　The buildings that stand in the castle town are purely dwarven in size, as the human accommodations are concentrated in the old Demon King's Castle and its grounds.

　It's as if our bodies have grown by a fraction of their size, making us feel as if we're huge.

　This carriage carrying us, much to Leila's dismay, doesn't pass through the castle town, it passes by it.

　The width of the road is also made with dimensions designed for dwarves, so it's not suitable for ordinary horses or human carriages to enter.

　However, flesh-and-blood humans are not limited to this, and you can see a few adventurers who have gone all the way to the castle town here and there.

'So the adventurers are stopping by the town too? Somehow those people are more like giants.

　Leila looked out the window of the carriage that drove beside the castle town, looking out at the city and speaking candidly about her impressions.

　Garnett, seated diagonally across from her, told Layla an explanation about the castle town from the side of the carriage, without looking out the window.

''That castle town was completely destroyed once by the Demon King's army. They flooded the dwarven refugees into our camp as a strategy to buy time.''
'Oh, I didn't know that ...... but there's a huge buzz about it. ......
The buildings and various other facilities were restored by the white wolves. Because of that, they are identified with the gods they believe in, and that's why they're getting a lot of praise.
Garnett: "Garnett: ......

　I tried to control him with my gaze with the thought that I didn't need to say anything unnecessary, but Garnett was nowhere to be seen to pass my gaze.

'The manager is respected by the dwarves, isn't he? ......
'There's no way I'm going to treat you like a god, and I've told you many times to stop if you can.

　Moreover, the fact that this god was none other than Alphasul made the mood even more complicated.

　It is now clear that Alphasul is a real person from an ancient magical civilization that actually created these dungeons and dungeons all over the world were created based on them.

　A real person who existed a long time ago is believed to be a god - there's no great question about this in itself.

　However, it has been suggested that Alfazul was preparing to resurrect himself in some way, and I was almost chosen as a candidate for that resurrection vessel, so to speak.

　It's not normal not to have mixed feelings about being identified with such an opponent.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this on your way back to the castle town.
'I like that. I'd like to see a dwarven town up close and personal.

　Somehow, Garnett and Leila are getting excited about the castle town.

　As for me, I don't want to enter too much because I don't want to make a big deal out of it, but after being consulted by someone who seems to be having fun like this, I can't very well say that it's no good.