'Geez!　Master!

　Alexia, dressed in this period style of clothing, backed away in a hurry when Evaldi interrupted her.

'Didn't I tell you to wait for me?　Why does he want to be here?
'No, no, you see, there's a deeper reason for this: ......

　Ivaldi continues to ask questions without letting him answer, and Alexia is also trying to lazily mislead him with Alexia.

　Even if I let the two of them have their way, the conversation doesn't seem to be going anywhere.

　I had no choice, so I decided to get Gandalf's permission and then hear from Noir and the others on behalf of the squad.

I'll go to ...... and ask them what's going on.
I'll take care of it. I don't want to deal with this.

　But naturally, Noir and Hild didn't seem to know who I was now, and they seemed to be wondering why a strange boy was approaching them with a knowing look on his face.

　In a situation like this, it's best to make them understand quickly.

　He beckoned them to come to the corner of the room, and when they followed him suspiciously - Alexia was still being held by Evaldi - he threw a few simple words at them.

''As I thought, you two were both involved. Ga(⋅)-ne(⋅)ne-(⋅)ne-(⋅)ne-(⋅)ne-(⋅)ne-(⋅)ne-(⋅)ne-(⋅)ne-(⋅)ne-(⋅)ne-(⋅)ne-(⋅)ne-(⋅)ne-(⋅)ne-(⋅)ne-(⋅)?
'What ......?　Maybe, just maybe, ...... you, is ......
Well, no way!　Lou: ......!

　I held my finger up to my own mouth in a gesture of 'don't scream' when Hild was about to scream in surprise.

　Hild immediately sensed my intentions and mouthed the rest of the story in a hushed voice.

'...... Commander Luke, is it?'
'Oh. He was set in the position of a recreated character and even changed his appearance. I don't think it has any effect on consciousness or memory or anything like that .......
I see. In fact, I seem to have been given an e(r)ff(e) form like this. So it was common for elves to live in the city during this era.

　I also understand what Hild wants to tell me without saying a word.

　Hild has been hiding the fact that he is a demon race (elf), but I guess he explained that he was almost exposed to Noir and Alexia when he was drawn into this world and was given the form of an elf.

　He seemed to be appealing to them with his gaze as well, hoping that they would be able to talk back to each other as they saw fit.

'For that matter, why are the three of you in this place together?　You're not going to say you didn't know it was dangerous here or anything.
I won't bore you with the details, but ...... me and Noir were assigned the role of 'part of a certain bounty hunter team' when we were drawn into this world. The reason we are here is because that team set out to kill the demons at the disposal plant.

　Perhaps it's the other bounty hunter team that Alfazul was referring to.

'You're separated from your teammates, aren't you?
'Yes, sir. I was told to proceed with the analysis because the equipment in this room might be important. I believe the rest of the team is exploring the facility.

　It's a rather reasonable development that the other guys are given some sort of role, just as I'm forced to take Loki's position and Erica is forced to play the employee at Fraxinus' shop.

　If it was part of a team of bounty hunters, well, sure, it wouldn't be surprising if they were coming here like Wild Hunt or Dragon Nest.

　-- but I'd be lying if I said I didn't feel the artifice here.

　If this world is a recreation of Loki's memories, then the presence of three teams of bounty hunters at the site of the magic plant is also likely to be an actual event.

　In other words, I couldn't shake the suspicion that the fact that these girls were given that role was itself a casting to bring us together here.

'By the way, Alexia ran into me at the workshop where the team stopped to resupply. I wanted to have someone with whom we could have a little bit of a kindred spirit, so I invited her to join us on this mission. ......
Maybe it would have been better if you hadn't called ....... ......?
He was complaining about why he was getting in trouble with his mentor over here too: ......

　Gandalf, perhaps seeing that our exchange had died down, demanded a status report from behind.

Did you find out what happened?

　Hild turned around before I did, and then shook his body with an exaggerated freak out when he noticed Gandalf and Ail's presence.

''Ga, gaga gaga ...... ee ee ......''
'Relax, it's getting to be an interesting squeal. I'll explain more about it later, but my role right now is as one of the bounty hunters led by Alphasul.
...... lie.... ......i, no, I know that's not impossible, but... ......

　He tells Hild to calm down in a whisper and then throws a reply to Gandalf, who is standing near the entrance of the room.

''It seems to be the guys Alfazul was talking about, after all. There are a few others who have come, and it looks like they're splitting up their teams now and are working separately.
Yes, sir. Well, that's good news. You can either pull out as planned or you can come with us to .......

　At that moment, Eil held one ear and scowled.

'An urgent call from Fraxinus!　A demon that seems to be the Lord of the Plant (Nushi) ...... What, what ...... life forms?　Anyway, he said he ran into something I'm not sure about!
'Too vague!　Articulate it clearly!
Hey, get your ass over there!　Anyway, we encountered an unidentified what-it-is and are returning fire as we were attacked!　We have to meet up with them now!　The location is the third underground magic harvesting tower!

　At the voice of Eil, filled with impatience, the air around them tightened hard at once.

　The fact that Alphasul and Fraxinus were forced to express themselves as such, even if they were ordinary amateurs, speaks to the strangeness of the matter more strongly than anything else.

　And Gandalf, the sub-leader who should be the one to make the decision on this occasion, without being asked to do so by anyone else, quickly issued instructions.

I'm going to rush to the third magic collection tower as soon as possible. You women there. I recommend that you leave the facility immediately, but I won't stop you if you want to follow me. Of course, I won't even protect you.