The man squinted at the structure in front of him.
　What would happen if I just tore it down, he wondered.

　But in the end he didn't do it because he knew that doing so would only end up being pointless.
　If you can kill that thing with that level of bravery, you should have done it already.
　Paradoxically, the fact that this is not the case is proof that there is no point in destroying it.

　Or, there may be a one in a million chance, but there is no way to break it with that level of possibility.
　Even if we are not struggling, it is still taking some time.
　Considering the time it took to rebuild it again, it was not something that could be done casually.

　Above all, a man has no such authority to begin with.
　Therefore, the only thing a man can do is to play with his silly imagination at best.

　As I was killing time, a figure appeared from the building in front of me - the place I had been working on to make it my base.
　A dark-skinned girl who identifies herself as an Amazoness.

　While noticing the presence of such a girl, she doesn't seem to be in a hurry to meet the man, because she is there to meet the girl originally.
　After waiting for him to come close to some distance, he opened his mouth.

"Hmm ...... late.
"...... Would you stop being so reckless?　I still had a hard time getting out of this one, didn't I?
"This is none of my business. You ...... don't think you've forgotten your position just because you've been away for a while, do you?
"e ......

　The girl jerked her body with a mere glance, not even a glare, and her body shook.
　Nodding with satisfaction that he hadn't forgotten, the man continued his story.

Well, I don't care about you. More importantly, what's going on?
...... Now, as you can see, I'm trying to get a crew together to check this place out. Well, that's how I got out of it.
"Hm. ...... Looks like it.

　The man squinted at the scene in front of him, and in his field of vision, there were multiple views superimposed on the scene in front of him.
　In total, there are about thirty of them, a familiar boy or girl is banging on the walls and floor as if exploring something.
　This was the scene currently taking place in the building.

　Through the power of the man's skill (...) the man is able to project the scene of several distant points into the space in front of him.
　He can also pick up sounds if he wants to, though he's turned it off because he doesn't need it now.

　To be honest, it's not very useful because it's limited to a predetermined location, but it's very strong in certain situations.
　You can watch for intruders in your base of operations ...... or, depending on how you use it, you can communicate with certain people without anyone knowing about it.
　It is basically a one-way street, but it is also possible to deliver your sound and appearance to the destination you are looking at.

　The method was also used to summon the girl in front of you to this place.

Did you create this situation?
...... Yes, I did. I suggested that we split up and look for it because it would just take longer to get lumped together. Otherwise, we wouldn't have gotten out.
"Hmm. ......, but wasn't it you who said the plan needed to be changed?
"Yeah, but you wouldn't expect me to call ...... right away.
"I told you earlier, didn't I?　I don't care what's convenient for you. If the plan needs to be changed in the first place, it is only natural that I would call you to ask why it is necessary.
That may be true, too, but you can't go to ...... and expect to be found out, right?　While--
"--No problem?
"...... huh?

　The man sniffed at the girl, who revealed a stunned face as if she had just been told the unexpected.
　It seems that this slave does not yet understand her position.

What does the revelation of your identity have to do with me ...... or with us?　There's nothing wrong with us.
"Yeah, it's ......, because then you can go to ......
Hmmm ...... Surely then, the brave men will be on the lookout for you. You'll have to rebuild your plans. But that's it. Then it's just a matter of destroying the heroes head-on.
"Oh, no. ...... then. ......
"Hmph. ...... Don't make me say it again?　Speak your mind. You're the only one who needs to be found out, not us. If you want to help your people (・・・・・・・・), do your best to be of service to us.
...... yes.

　The man sniffs again at the sight of the girl nodding her head and trembling.

　As a matter of fact, the man's words are about half a lie.
　It's the men too who have trouble finding out about the girl.

　I'm not saying that you can't fight the brave man head on, but then you'll do your fair share of damage.
　That's not a good idea if you can help it.
　It's best to go along with the plan if possible.

　But you can't let the girl know that.
　The betrayal is unlikely, but it's also unlikely that she won't think something strange.

　I had to make him realize it and beat the position.

Now that you're our slave and you know your place, we'll get back to it, but what do you mean you need to change your plan?　After this, you were supposed to guide them to our base by memory, weren't you?
Well, that's ...... and I don't think I need to take you to .......
"...... what?

　If you don't need to show me around, it means you already know about the base.

　But that can't be true.
　Aside from this place, that place was built by ourselves alone.
　The information can't be leaked to the surroundings.



　Then, if it's possible--

...... You don't mean to tell me that you traced the location of your base in that split second?

　It's the only way.
　No one else will be able to do it, not even themselves, but that's a fact, since there's no other way.

Yeah, yeah, it looks like ......
"...... I see. Apparently we still underestimated the power of the brave. Or was it a gift from someone who was with us?　Well, it doesn't matter either way: ......

　At any rate, if the location of the base was known, then certainly a change of plan was necessary.
　The process was what mattered, even if it didn't change in the end.

　But at this rate, you can't just lead me down a difficult path and wear me out.
　I was going to say that my memory was fuzzy, but it would be unnatural to do that when we know where we are.
　I need to rethink my plan.

Hmmm ...... but that doesn't have to change too much. The final situation is the same. Now it's just a matter of how the process works: ...... Well, okay. We've got some time. Now that we know where we are, we'll need to turn around. Considering that time and the time to prepare: ......
Well, ...... says you don't need to turn back. I can turn back in a second. I've been there, so maybe it's true.
"What?　...... No way, spatial transfer, you mean?

　Watching the girl nodding, the man let out a tongue-lashing.

　I didn't know that such a thing was even possible.
　I guess I was wrong in my estimate.

　But then, there isn't much time left.
　It looked like they needed to rethink their plan as soon as possible.

"Well, I understand what you're saying. It's a plan change for now. I'll let you know the details as soon as I have them.

　And if you decide to do so, you can't stay here forever.
　We'll need to come back and talk to each other as soon as possible.

　We will only be dragging each other down anyway, but we can't afford not to.

Well, then, I'll be back. ...... you know, but don't get any funny ideas, okay?
You don't have to keep repeating it. It's the only way to get us out of this. ......
"Hmmm ...... I hope so.

　Even if I betrayed you, I've made it okay.
　But before the battle with the heroes, the less said about it the better.

　The man - the demon - thus firmly nailed the amazones named Chloe, and then disappeared, hurrying back to their base.