The next morning.

　The four of us walked on further.

　The next morning the four of us continued onward, and when the fog suddenly grew thicker, Catherine began to say, "We're almost there!

"We're almost there!
Really?

　I ask her that, and she continues with a flurry of voices.

'Yeah!　This fog is a kind of warding!　I'm sure it's coming soon!
....

　Me, senpai, and Princess Liane exchange glances and each of us goes into a state of alert. Especially me and my seniors, we prepare ourselves to be taken by surprise from anywhere. I'm already prepared to deploy my magic.

　I just raise my awareness so that a battle can begin in a second.

　And what we see is a forest. But deep inside there, a solid building existed. In terms of appearance, it was close to an elf village... but this atmosphere felt different somehow.

''Ah!　Everyone!

　Kathryn found her companion and went straight to slamming away.

'Hmm?　It's not Katherine!
'What?　You're alive!
I thought you weren't gonna be home for ever!
Shit!　I thought you were dead for sure!

　Catherine heads into the group of what appears to be a succubus. Then she scratches her head and replies

''Ah, haha~. I actually wandered into a human...
Yeah, well, you're not very careful with the humans.
Wait. Isn't that a human being in there?
You're right. But that's...

　When all eyes turned to me, Princess Liane stepped in front of me and my seniors.

''I'm pleased to meet you for the first time. I think I'm Liane.
It's Eira.
It's Julia.

　Without saying her full name, Princess Liane continues to speak matter-of-factly.

'We have represented the humans. If you don't mind, I would like to have an audience with the Queen of Succubus.'

　I tell him so with a firm attitude, and the succubus there begins to panic.

''What?　Humans!
Hey, Catherine!　What does this mean!
'Betrayal!　Katherine betrayed me!
'Whoa!　We're all done...!

　Each of them began to panic and some succubus began to cry. Catherine did her best to raise her voice in the midst of it all.

'Hey!　I mean, these people are ........fine!　And you've been so nice to me!
Are you sure?
But look at that.
Yeah. Man, man.
You don't look so good. I could be a hottie!
He's a bit of a pretty boy, but he certainly inspires...

　I have a bad feeling about that tangled gaze.

　At that moment, Eira-senpai's foot stomped on mine as hard as it could.

''I got it!　What?　What are you doing?!
Nothing?　I just did that to make sure Julia wasn't caught off guard.
'Duh ... that's unreasonable ...'

　And we managed to get guided to the queen in the midst of all this hustle and bustle.