Upon entering the capital, we first took lodgings for the day, finished dinner, and then headed for the royal castle.

We walked along the central street as night fell, relying on the lights of the houses and the street lamps lit by the Light spell.

'Hey, Will. I know it's a little late, but can I ask you something?

In the middle of this, Satsuki, who was walking in front of me, suddenly turned her face toward me and said something like that.
I had a bad feeling, but I asked her back.

'Oh, what is it?

'No, you know... why did we come to the capital?

Gakun.
I, Mee, and Cyril were tripped up.
My bad premonition had come true.

My elbow lightly poked Satsuki, who was walking next to me, as she quickly regained her composure.

'How did you manage to follow me here, Satsuki? ....... I was called here by Irene.

'Yes, yes, I remember that. It's a magic that allows you to talk to the person you see in the mirror. ...... What was it?

'You mean contact?

'Oh yeah, that. That's why the princess asked me to come to the capital, right?

Even Satsuki seemed to remember that.

A few days ago, we were in the mining city of Novan, where we received a call from Princess Irene.
Using a contact spell to connect long distances using a magic mirror, she told us that she had a job to do and wanted us to come to the capital.

So we spent a few days on the road to the capital.

'So, what don't you understand, Satsuki?

'Well, there was a reason why you were called. I was wondering what it was.'

'Are you talking about the Demon King?

'Oh, that's it! That's what I want to ask you, what is this 'Demon Lord'?

'...... I see. All right, I'll explain.

After Mee had sorted out the issues, I pulled out from my brain one of the things I had learned during my time at the magic academy in order to answer Satsuki's question.

Then I decided to explain it in order to make it as easy to understand as possible.

'Do you know anything about the demon race, Satsuki?

'Well, I don't know much about them, but vaguely? They're purple-skinned and pale, with fangs, horns and claws. ...... They're pretty strong, aren't they?

The answer came back with a simple image.
Well, in a way, you could say it was right on target.

'I guess that's about it. In fact, the details of the demon race are still not well understood even from the standpoint of biology. So, I think it's not a bad approach to talk about them based on their appearance image, their amazingness as monsters, and their habitat.

'Hmm ......, does that mean I've been praised?

'...... Well, yes, to put it very simply.

'Yes! I got a compliment from Will.

'............'

Satsuki begins to dance.
Sometimes I worry about this girl who is beautiful and skilled with a sword, but who is very disappointing in other areas.

'...... Oh well. As Satsuki said, the demon tribe is a race that is said to live in a different world called the demon world. In the event that you have any questions regarding where and how to use the site, please do not hesitate to contact us.

The skin color is purple to turquoise. That's me.

'............. And as for its amazingness as a monster, the general assessment is that even the weakest common demon is equivalent to Monster Rank C.'

Monster rank C is the level of strength that an average party of adventurers with a certain amount of experience can manage to deal with one monster without any problems.
It is one rank higher than the D-ranked Rockworm that I have defeated many times in the mining city of Norvan.

It's a little strong, but it's not an opponent that you can't beat by yourself. I think the Orc Lord, one rank below the Orc Emperor, is C rank? I can't be too careful, but I can handle something like that.

I'm not sure what to do, but I'm going to try.

'...... You know, Satsuki, please don't use your ability as a standard. You should be aware that you're a little bit uncommonly strong right now.

'......? Is that so?

'Yes. From the point of view of an ordinary person like me, a monster rank of C is an opponent that can only be tackled by several people in a group.

I nodded my head to Cyril's words.
It's true that if you think about things based on Satsuki's current strength, things will go wrong.

In my opinion, the current Satsuki is a B-rank adventurer.
He is clearly one of the best adventurers in the world, and would be in the top 5%.

Even Cyril, who says so above, has the ability to be an acolyte of the Holy Order, or even the deputy head of a temple in the city.
He is not as ordinary as he says he is.

He is not as ordinary as he says he is, and the same is true of the other member of his party, Mee.
She is a skilled thief, and since she has been able to handle auras that strengthen her physical abilities, her fighting abilities have surpassed those of ordinary warriors.

But even for these girls, if you look at their daily conversations...

'I'm sure Satsuki's sword arm is sucking up all the nutrients that should be going into her diaper. It can't be helped.

'Yes, yes. I'm too dumb for that...' 'Wait a minute, isn't that too much?

'And Cyril is being sucked by the tits.'

'Oh ......! ...... Hey Mee, can you come to the confessional in the temple later?

...... What can I say? They are just ordinary beautiful girls who are having a very pleasant exchange.
No, the expression 'ordinary beautiful girls' is also a bit of a stretch, but for some reason they are actually all beautiful girls, so it can't be helped.

However, it is good that they are pleasant, but there is also a problem that the story does not progress.

''I'm sorry, can I continue with the explanation?

'''Oh, yes.'''

I said a word, and all three of them became quiet.
After confirming this, I resumed my explanation.

''So, the demon race, as with any other race, naturally there are individual differences. Some of them are extremely powerful, but the "demon lord" refers to the most outstanding of these powerful individuals. I'm sure there are only a few demons of the demon lord class that have been confirmed to exist in the history of mankind.

The three girls gulped at my words.
Then Satsuki asked me fearfully.

'...... Well, isn't that a pretty bad thing? I'm not sure what to make of it, but I'm sure it's a good idea. Then that demon king is ......'.

I'm not sure what to do. In the event that the demon king appears in the country with his subordinate demon tribes, the small and medium-sized countries will be in danger of extinction, and even a country as large as the Grace Road Kingdom is expected to have a major impact on the tensions with neighboring countries, military and political levels.



'Whaaaaat? ...... Seriously, ...... why are we even trying to get involved in that ......?'

'I don't know that much. I'm on my way to the royal castle to find out. I'm on my way to the royal castle to ask that. ...... Do you have a better idea of the situation now, Satsuki?

I asked, and Satsuki shook her head.
Even Satsuki seemed to understand the magnitude of the situation after I explained it so far.
No matter how strong Satsuki was as an individual, the appearance of the Demon King was not a problem on that level.

But on the other hand, Mee raised a new question.

But what does it mean that such a thing suddenly 'appears'? Or rather, what is the 'magic world'?

It was a bit of a tricky question.
I chose my words carefully and explained.

'I suppose I should answer 'I don't know' too. One of the most promising theories is that the demon world is a different world in a different phase from our world, and when the two worlds get closer than a certain level, there is a possibility of interference phenomena, or in other words, the transfer of materials and organisms from one world to the other...'

'Oh, I'm sorry. I don't think it's possible for Mee to understand.

'Mm......, I see.'

Mee gave up on understanding.
In addition, Satsuki seemed to have something like a soul coming out of her wide open mouth.

In the event that you have any questions regarding where and the best way to get in touch with us, please do not hesitate to contact us.

I'm going to give you a more detailed explanation.
Then Cyril, who had somehow been following the conversation, asked me a more in-depth question.

'Well, ......, are the demon tribes able to move freely between the demon world and our world?

'No, it's considered impossible. So, if that theory is correct, the demon tribe that was sent to this world can also be said to be victims of interference phenomena.

'...... But even if that's the case, if they don't come peacefully, we'll have to use force against them.

'That's what I meant. And there is no example in history of a demon race taking a peaceful attitude toward humanity. At least, not as far as I've learned.

As we walked along the streets at night, we eventually arrived in front of the royal castle.

I told the gatekeeper guarding the gates of the castle that I had been summoned by Princess Irene to pay a visit.

As I waited at the gate for a while, I saw a figure behind the gate of the castle, pacing through the courtyard.
He was dressed in men's clothes, with silver hair cut short, and looked like a beautiful boy or a beautiful girl.

'Thank you for coming, Will. And Satsuki, Mee, and Cyril, too. Come on inside for now. I'll talk to you in my room.

With that, Irene, the princess of this country and a childhood friend of mine, led us through the courtyard towards the main building of the castle.
The four of us followed her into the castle.