I never thought I'd have to return to King's Landing for this reason.

　Lasse and the others, whose magical treasure was stolen by Jinra's imposters, have been tracking the culprit along the road with information obtained from Ketsey.

"It can't be helped. This case is important for the whole country. It can't be just a thief now that a fake holy knight has appeared. We have to catch the bandit in a hurry if we want to get there in time.

　is the holy knight Letty who came with Lasse.
　She heard that the magical treasure was stolen and offered to accompany Lasse.

"But I thought you didn't come to Letty?

"Not so fast. I came to that town to escort Lasse. So why shouldn't I follow Lasse where he goes?　I mean, we've had this conversation before.

"Oh, did I?

But I wonder if we can still catch up with the person who stole the treasure?　We're really going to end up in King's Landing, aren't we?

　Letty, on her horse, puts her hand horizontal to her brow and looks down the street.

"If the bandits had a magician or wizard, the treasure would be in the capital by now.

　Lasse, who didn't think the other party would just walk down the road to their destination, had already sent flying demons to search for the fake Jinra.
　But despite their best efforts, no good news came to Lasse as he pursued it from the ground.

(If it was some kind of transformation magic, the culprit would definitely be in a different form.

Anyway, if you've made it to King's Landing, we'll gather information there. I'll ask a friend in King's Landing to help you gather information.

"Sincerely sorry!　We have been robbed of our magical treasures by imposters and others who have lost theirs!

　Jinra clenched her fists in frustration.

"I'm sincerely sorry!

　And Jinra's men behind him also bent 90 degrees and apologized to Lasse.

"We deeply apologize for losing the magical treasure you risked your life to obtain, Lasse!

"Our immorality!

　You'll be able to see that you're not the only one.

No, you don't have to bow down like that.

　That's a real apology and a little bit of a pullback on that real apology.

"Oh, boys!　That's a lot of responsibility, even though you weren't there!　That's my ministry.

　For some reason, Jin-ra was so moved by the attitude of her subordinates that she shed tears.
　Lasse and Letty watched the scene with amazed eyes.

(So that's what he was really like.)

"Alright!　I'll definitely catch you as a fake and get your magical treasure back!

"'Oohhhhhh, ministry!

　The

　This is the royal capital.

Hmm, who would bring a magical treasure to the church?

　Melk had his men watch for the stolen treasures to be brought to the temples in the capital, as reported by his men.
　But despite their efforts, the temple never received a package large enough to contain the treasures.

Has it been taken somewhere else?　But the gates to King's Landing are all censored. At least they haven't left King's Landing.

　As Merck said, he had ordered the gates to the capital to be checked, as well as the temple to be watched, and anyone with a baggage larger than a certain size was to be checked.
　However, it was not enough to examine them all, so he also mobilized the wizards to examine them for magic items that emit magic power.
　This is because the magical treasure is not just a vessel but also a magic item that has the power of a demon sealed in it.

But if I can get out of it, then this is either a case that's out of my hands or the culprit is someone with more political power than the general. You'll have to think about running to another boss when the time comes.

　Merck to assume the future, considering ditching his boss.
　And then there's a knock on Merck's door.

"Okay, you can come in.

　When Merck gives permission to enter, his direct subordinate comes in.

How can I help you?　Is General Frieda's calling again?

"No, sir, the Lasse-Tamer is coming to King's Landing.

"What the hell?

　Merck, who stood up with a start at the report of his men.

(What do you mean?　Maybe General Frieda knows that I've stolen something...⁉ but only I and the general knows the details. Maybe the spy is the one who leaked the information.

　Merck suspects that someone's spies, mistakenly believing they are collaborating with Lasse, may have brought the information to Lasse.

(Was the information leaked by the perpetrator?　Or maybe our actions are falling through the cracks. (Either way, yikes!)

　Completely mistaken, a guilty Merck had mistaken that possibility for fact.

"Keep me apprised of Lasse-Tamer's movements. But don't get too close. His followers have more than human senses to detect anything that approaches!

"Yes, sir.

　The men leave the room as instructed by Merck.

"d*mn, I don't want to deal with General Frieda, but I'll have to deal with Lasse too!

　Thus began the lonely and misunderstood dark leap of Merck.