It was a few days before General Frida lost the magical treasure taken from Lasse.

Excuse me, Master Lasse-Tamer. I am Jinra, sent by Lord Mitic from King's Landing to receive the magical artifacts.

　The holy knight Jinra, who was in Lasse's office just a few minutes ago, somehow came into the office again as if they had never met before.

You will find that you will be able to get a good deal more than you expected.

　Jinra's attitude is not clear, but she responds anyway, Lasse.

"Hmm?　Lost and found?　I have been asked by the high priest to receive from you a magical artifact that contains the power of a demon.

"Huh?

"Mm?

　Lasse and Jinra both tilted their heads .

　.

"What?　This person who looks just like me has a magical treasure?

　Lasse and Jinra were discussing their differences in perception.

Yes, just a few minutes ago you were talking with us here, and then you took the magical treasure to the capital.

"It can't be!　I just arrived in this town!

So, Jinra, as I mentioned earlier, you can go to ......

It's a fake!

　"It's a sham!" says Jinra, banging on the table with force.

That's what it means.

　Not so much a calm affirmation as a calm affirmation of Lasse.

(So, the person you're dealing with is a shape-shifting magician?　Or a demon with the ability to transform?　(Either way, there were forces that wanted to seize the jutsu treasure.

　Lasse imagines a person or an organization likely to seek the treasure from his memory.

(How about General Frieda ......? No matter how much he's harassed, there's no way he'd take an evil item with demonic powers).

　That's exactly what it was, but it was so outlandish in its motivations that it had to be removed from the list.
　It never occurred to Lasse that General Frieda was so unthinking.

Anyway, if my imposters are out there, we must find them and get our treasure back!

Well. I'll get our monsters to help you. And we'll call on the town's knights and adventurers' guild. The more men the better.

"I'm sorry, please. I don't know the geography of this town. I'll go out on the street and ask the travelers if they have seen any imposters!

　With that said, Jinra is about to jump out, but Lasse stops her.

"Wait! You won't be able to tell the difference between the real thing and the fake one when it's found by yourself. I'll send a fast demon from my home, so please take me with you.

"Sorry, that's too much trouble.

"Never mind.

　To be honest, Lasse doubted if this Jinra was real or not.
　He wasn't sure which one was the real one, but thinking about what would happen if this Jin-la was a fake, Lasse chose to put the demon with him.

Well, I'm telling you!

　After seeing Jinra jump out with the demon, Lasse went back to his room.

Ketsey, are you here?

　When Lasse calls out to him, a small shadow comes up from the corner of the room.

I've been listening to you closely.

　Lasse's Squire Ketsey, whose main duty is to gather information.

Find out where Jinra's imposter is headed.

"Okay.

　After receiving instructions from Lasse, Ketsey darted out through the cat's doorway.

"Ketsey," he said.

　The

　This is the residence of General Frieda in King's Landing.
　General Frieda had lost sight of the magical treasure she stole from Lasse when she looked away for just a few moments.

"No one has entered this room since I left, right?

　Melk searching the room with General Frida.

'Yes!　No one has come in. Just a few seconds away, and they were gone!

　General Frieda crawling on the floor with a pale face.
　The artifact was not large, but it was large enough to be held in the palm of your hand.
　Therefore, under normal circumstances, she would not lose sight of the lost artifact without kneeling on the floor and approaching her face.
　However, because of what was impossible, General Frieda crawled and squatted to find the treasure.

Maybe it was stolen.

"Steal?　Who would do that?

Well, someone who could break into the general's house and steal it at the drop of a hat. Furthermore, given that this is the person who had access to the information on the treasure, we have the possibility of an inside job.

"...... inside job?

　General Frieda looks at Jitri and Mellow.

Wait, wait a minute General!　I'm the general's man, and I was just going to call for personnel to carry the jutsu treasure!　I don't have the time to steal, nor the skill to sneak in here without the General's knowledge!

"Oh, yeah. I'm sure. I'm sorry.



　Too impatient, General Freed unintentionally apologized for suspecting Merck.
　The fact that he openly suspected his subordinates of betrayal and even offered an immediate apology for being contradicted was proof that he was in a hurry.

It's dangerous. But even if it's an inside job, there's only so many people who can do it. Besides me, the only other person who has information on the treasure is ......)

　For a moment, the presence of someone who gave him information in a previous conversation with Lasse comes to mind, but Merck denies it.

(I guess it's better to find the culprit with the certain information at hand than a spy who doesn't know who it is.

"...... General Frida

"What?　"Move your hand before you move your mouth!

　Driven by the desire to kick the general's ass as he walks on his knees, with his face close to the floor and his ass in the air, Merck speaks to Frida.

"The person who stole the treasure, is it not the Holy Knight?

...... what!

　Commander Frieda, who was on all fours looking for the treasure, raises her head and looks at the Merc.

It was the holy knights who originally brought the information. So I suspect the culprit is the holy knight who has the information about the treasure.

If so, what's the purpose?

　Frida stands up and asks you what the holy knight wants.

Well, I guess the most common is to get the treasure and take credit for it. The demon has already been defeated, despite the fact that he was sent on a mission to defeat it.

"It is the dragon that has slayed the devil!

"Since you messed with Lasse after the dragon defeated the demon, and as a result you were pulled out of the holy knight's position and had to be retrained, you can regain your status as a holy knight by claiming that you have retrieved the magical treasure that sealed the demon's power from the bandits and dedicating it to the temple.

　Merck explains to General Frieda, guessing the principle of action if the Holy Knight met with the killer.

'What a small vessel!　You're going to bother me with this nonsense!

You say that?

　In response to an agitated General Frieda, Merck almost shouted out what he had just tried to do.
　He didn't have to do that because he was a genuine believer in going for the long haul.
　A subordinate needs to be ashamed of his boss.

Indeed. Anyway, let's keep an eye on the church officials to see where the treasure is.

"Mm!　I'm counting on you, Mr. Merck!

　When I ordered that much, General Frieda sat down in the cushioned chair, perhaps relieved to find out who did it.

"Yes, sir.

　After bowing to General Frida, Merck leaves the general's office.
　Then, when he was sure no one was around, he let out a deep sigh.

I wonder who in the world is the culprit.

　Although I said the Holy Knight might be the culprit, we still don't know who the culprit is.

We'll check out Lasse and the others' movements, while we search for the stolen treasures!

　Thus began the three-way battle for the magical treasures.