It's ...... bad. I don't know what to think of this reaction. ......

　Bern was alone with his head.
　After arranging a carriage for the lich and his friends, he could sense an incredibly large magical force.

　Of course it wasn't just a demon.
　It must be one of the demon lords that Aria had once talked about.

　If Bern can react, then he must already be in close proximity to the country of Latta.

"Master Berne?　What can I do for you?

"............

"...... Mr. Berne?

Oh, it's nothing. Anna.

　Anna looked at Bern's face with concern.
　It seems that the tension was showing on her face.

　Even if we tell the people now, it will be too late to deal with the approaching Demon King.
　In fact, it will only cause unnecessary confusion.
　Even Anna, whom he trusted, could not be told this information.

(...... and anyway, Mr. Richt and Dorothy should have arrived in Latta. We need them to come right away. ......!)

　Fortunately.
　Licht and Dorothy are visiting this country right now.
　It's not like we don't have allies.

　What Bern needs to do now is to contact them in any way he can.
　He has already sent word to Aria, but he shouldn't assume that she will make it in time.

Anna, gather the soldiers in the castle. And find Mr. Richt and Dorothy in the city.

"Yes, yes!　...... Mr. Richt and Ms. Dorothy, right?

　When Anna received Bern's order, she immediately ran out of the room.

　It was probably the first time she had heard the names Richt and Dorothy.
　A normal subordinate would have wondered who they were, but Anna could skip that process.

　Since time was of the essence at the moment, Anna's action, which would not normally be possible, was the best solution.

"...... Huh.

　The sound of Anna's rushing footsteps gradually faded.

　Only one person in the room.
　This quiet space had finally cooled Bern's head.

　Deep breaths.
　He could only hope that they would be found as soon as possible.

(Don't worry: ...... I'm sure I won't die because of Mr. Richt. ...... Even if the humans find out that I'm a vixen, I can just kill them.)

　Bern tried to force himself to accept the situation in a positive way.
　If he didn't do this, he would throw up from the tension alone.

　Even though he knew that Richt was there, he was still afraid of dying.
　In order to ease the tension, my body is trying to laugh on its own.

What?　What?

　A cold chill ran down my shoulder.
　It's the first time I've ever experienced anything like it in my life.

　There was a lone spirit of death.
　I braced myself to see if the enemy had already arrived, but there was no sign of an attack.

　Instead, the spirit handed Bern a piece of paper.

"......?　A letter?

　The letter said.
　The only thing it said was - stay where you are.