In the name of King Zeldair-Humanio, I hereby decree that Wyrm-dono and the following two are awarded the rank of A adventurer for immediately putting down the coup d'etat by former spiritual mage Bailudo-Havon and saving the kingdom and the lives of the many people inhabiting the land. This is a decision made through the Adventurers' Guild...

Five days after the end of the coup, King Zeldir personally promoted them to the adventurer's rank.

However, they were only promoted to A because they felt jealousy and ill will towards Wilm and his friends for being promoted so early.

The outbreak and suppression of the coup was widely broadcast both at home and abroad, exposing the unrest in the Humane Kingdom to the people and other countries.

In order to make the reason for the promotion of Wyrm and the others to A-rank, Zeldair himself was ashamed of deceiving his own people, so there was no need to inform other countries, but he decided that if he announced it domestically, it would only be a matter of time before the information was passed on to other countries.

In addition, by announcing that Vilm, the abomination, saved the country from a crisis, it also has the aim of smoothing out the amendment of the law on the abomination as a reason to acknowledge the existence of the abomination.

We've also prepared a reward from the state. Lord Wyrm, as the king of the Humane Kingdom, I sincerely thank you for this matter.

Zeldia bows deeply to Virum, but unlike the other day, no one makes a fuss about it.

'I will accept it gratefully. Thank you, King Zeldia and all of you for your concern.

What?

No....

""Oh..."

However, when they saw Vilm's deep and beautiful bowing, all of them, including Cunaria and Meldina, were more than a little upset.

It must have been a surprise to them that Vilm performed manners based on courtesy to others.

Particularly, Cunaria and Meldina's surprise is louder than those around them.

However, it's not that Virum is ignorant of etiquette because he has been educated by the spirits, he just didn't think it was necessary to be polite to a potential adversary until now.

In the past few days, Hinori and Radia's telepathic reeducation has changed that view.

Aside from the surprise of those around him, Wilm behaved in an exemplary manner.

Not a few people were taken aback by his appearance.









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Oh, man, it's finally over.

As he walks down the corridor that leads to the already familiar room, Virum puts a hand on his shoulder and nods his head to relieve the stiffness.

Even though he's experienced with Satya, the act of being polite to someone from the outside world seems to be somewhat tiring.

However, considering the point that you are consuming an uncommon amount of magic power to free the people in the royal castle trapped in the black crystal coffin, it's strange to say that you are tired with this level of exhaustion.

''I was surprised just by the princess's request for an escort and a meeting with the king, I wonder what part of the coup I'm supposed to get involved in?

I don't think he was trying to steal Hinori-sama... that's unforgivable.

I'm sure that's how attractive Hinori's sister is to people in the outside world. I'm not sure I have enough knowledge and ideas to make it through this incident. And... power, too.

'Oh my God, you save a country from an existential crisis and you still say you're not strong enough?

Vilm had a regretful look on his face, but he turned around in response to a voice called from behind him.

The owner of the voice was the princess of the Humane Kingdom, Lumelia.

''Princess Lumelia, your highness, your good mood.

'It's nothing to be concerned about unless it's an official occasion. ─ I don't need to worry about it, unless it's official. Especially since Mr. Wyrm is a man of equal friendship with our country.

Vilm takes a posture of worship, but is immediately told by Lumeria herself that this is not necessary.

''...I see. Then I'll let you do that, Princess. So, what can I do for you?

Yes, I've got a question for you, Mr. Wilm. I don't feel comfortable talking to you here, so why don't I come in your room?

In order to listen to Rumelia, who has a slightly sad expression on her face, we walked to a room that is recently treated as Vilm's room.

After everyone entered the room and locked it, Lumelia bowed her head to Virmu and the others.

''First of all, thank you. I would like to thank you and your friends for saving this country. And I'm sorry. I'm sorry for the trouble I caused you by not being aware of Bailudo's intentions.''

I accept your thanks and apologies. So what is it you want to hear?

Prompted to take care of business by Vilm, who accepted easily, Rumelia hesitantly opened her mouth.

''...It's about Listi.''

Oh, I'm... I'm sorry.

'You needn't worry about that, Miss Cunnalia. That was Listie's fault.

Seeing Cunaria, who reflexively apologizes when she learns that she's talking about Ristiane, whom she beat up, Lumeria follows up with a sad smile.

Ristiane had been crippled.

Aside from the damage caused by the battle with Coonaria, the repercussions of overworking her body beyond its limits were great, and she was handed over in a strange state of life, with torn muscle fibers throughout her body and broken bones in various places.

Although the physical injuries were recovered by the magic of the healers, Listiane, who had awakened, was always just staring at a point with empty eyes.

Although only the execution was pending due to the fact that she was brainwashed, the deprivation of her knight's status and the seizure of her property has been decided, and she is currently being taken over by Liselotte and protected under the guise of surveillance.

'Listi's loyalty to me was genuine. Although she was brainwashed, the charge of treason against the state will never go away, but if she is willing to pay for it, I want to give her one more chance.

Although Lumeria sometimes calls her a bad knight listy and so on with her mouth, it is also true that she trusts her, except where she tends to run amok.

If not, they wouldn't take her alone as an escort when they get out of the country.

''So I'd like to heal her to know Listi's intentions. I came to ask because I thought that Mr. Vyrum would know how to heal her.

Rumelia herself probably feels that the chances of Vilm knowing how to cure him are slim.

As Rumelia stares at him with resignation and some expectation in her eyes, Virmu speaks the answer to his question.

'I don't know how to cure Listiane.

I... Yeah.

Vilm's reply, Lumelia drooped in a paragraph with an expression of having expected it.

''But if it's the state that he's falling into, it's predictable. Maybe we can learn something from that.

'What? Tell me about it, Mr. Wyrm!

However, the following words from Vilm's words may have shed some light on the matter, and when he raised his head vigorously, he looked as if he was about to be grabbed.

The brainwashing technique applied to that man is quite powerful. I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work. The burden on the brain must have been quite large.

'I see. So it's very likely that Mr. Listiane is in the state he's in now due to the after-effects of the brainwashing.

Come to think of it, I think Mr. Listie's speech was a little funny, too.

'I can't say for sure, but if there's a chance of that guy's memory being greatly stimulated, it could go back to normal.

Trigger your memory... it's worth looking for. Thank you, Mr. Wilm.

Lumelia's expression does not have the same shade as it did earlier.

Rumelia was searching for a triggers to stimulate her memory, but when she suddenly looked up, she asked Virum again.

''Speaking of which, what are you going to do now, Virum-san and the others? As for me, I'd be very happy if you stayed on.

Coonaria and Meldina, like Lumeria, said, "What are we going to do? He turned his expression to Virum.

''That's right. The princess's request has been taken care of, and I've got an A-rank. Let's go back to Farren...''

(Maybe you should go back to your home town for once.)

Wyrm smiled, somewhat amused and nostalgic.