Pelek woke up suddenly in the middle of the night.
　That in itself wasn't unusual, but for today, he had an unpleasant feeling in his chest.

(No way.)

　He tries to dismiss his not-so-good ideas and fails.
　I can assure you that where he is now, from his perspective, is hostile territory.
　That's why I'm inclined to believe the kind of premonitions and hunches I don't usually believe in.
　When you prepare yourself gently, you take out the magic paper of transfer magic that you have hidden.
　The red paper, which fits in the palm of your hand, is a disposable magic tool that transfers the person who tore it to another.
　The type of magic tool that can be used over and over again cannot be given to someone like Pelek.
　He divided that it was better to just give him a means of escape even if it was disposable, and in fact, it would be useful in cases like this one.
　However, even if he tore the paper, the transfer magic did not activate.

''Nah, why?''

　He groans involuntarily at the words.
　The suspicion that he had been grabbed by a defective product came to mind.
　From the standpoint of being only a layman, the possibility of 'transfer magic sealing' did not occur to him at once.
　Then there is an unexpected knock on the door of his room.

''Excuse me for the evening. I'm from the Imperial Knights [Einsbräu].

The Imperial Guard?

　Pelek was perturbed.
　【Einsbräu】 is commonly known as the First Order, and its role is to defend the imperial capital and maintain security.
　Since they are made up of only the regular knights of the empire, they are naturally very refined.
　It was taught to me a lot that they should never be spotted.

(Why on earth would the Knights ......)

　I wonder if it could be that they've been watching us all along.
　The fact that the empire is the most powerful country on the continent makes that suspicion even stronger.
　There was no way he would know that Bal, who he had met by chance, had contacted him and the Knights had made a move that day.
　It was a misunderstanding caused by overestimation, so to speak.

(If it really was the Imperial Knights, there was no way I could get away with it.

　Pelek gives up.
　How can I ask for my life to be spared, he thinks desperately.

'God of Time, lend me your power. [Unlocked]

　When he was trying to buy time without opening the key right away, Pelek was terrified when it was easily opened with magic.

(Unlocking is such a minor sorcery usually used, as expected of the Imperial Knights!

　The reputation of being an elite group of people who were all skilled in magic was not something that he had ever heard of.
　Of course, it was a bad thing for him.
　When three armed knights walked in, he silently raised his hands in the air.

''Ho, you're very understanding.

　The young knight says admiringly.

'I will not resist. But let me plead my case.'

All right.

　The older knight replied and instructed him to take Pelek away.
　If he resists, he was going to take care of him here, but if he doesn't resist, it's a different story.
　Just make sure you don't cause any trouble at the inn.