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　We retreated back to the wagon and began to prepare for a feast.

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　Ryoma, the half-elf, had told us that "in Tosa it is polite to talk over a drink. The wagon was well stocked with food, but not so much with sake.

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　I, as the master of the house, do not drink much. Eve and Jeanne never drank a drop.

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　There was only cooking wine and a little wine.

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　Ryoma looked at them and said,

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"Oh!　What a pity!

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　But fortunately she had packed a lot of sake in her wagon.

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　Sake, that is.

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　She was carrying a full measure of the clear liquid.

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"Sake is now a boom among the nobles in the north. They have rice grown in the south and set up breweries in the center of the region where the water is clean. They export it to the north to make money. This is what I'm into now.

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"So that's why there's so much of it."

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"I drink half of it on the way."

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"......, you're a drunkard."

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"I've heard that even women drink this much in Tosa."

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　Ryoma immediately begins to drink with a hand shaku.

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　She really seems to like to drink.

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　She probably drank at least a full bottle before Eve served us our snacks.

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　She offers me a glass of sake as well.

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　It's not very strong, but it's not so tactless that I shove the cup back in her face.

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　I take a sip.

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　Ryoma's sake is not too sweet, not too spicy, and has a slight aroma.

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　It was a good quality sake, with no artificial flavors.

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"This is good. It might be good with fish."

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"Oh, Maou. Oh, Maou. You're a good drinker too. And you know what it tastes like. But sake is good, but only for fish dishes!

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　He puts a piece of dried cod in his pocket and puts it in his mouth.

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"Kaaaaah!　This is it! This is deliciousness! I live only for this!"

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　Ryoma says grandly.

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　Looking at her, drinking sake seems like the joy of life.

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　It's strange how the liquid liquor seems to be the most precious thing in the world.　

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　Jeanne, watching her, peeks at me greedily.

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　It seems that she is interested in sake.

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"Would you like to try some?

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　I asked her, and her face lit up.

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"Can I?　The demon king.

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　She says, "Yes.

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　She is still underage, but there is no age limit on drinking in this other world.

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　There is no such thing in the laws of Ashtaroth's lands.

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　It is a joke to say that Dwarves drink even with babies, but generally speaking, people also start drinking after the age of 15.

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　So I offered Jeanne a cup of sake, which she drank in gulps.

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　She wanted to imitate Ryoma, but it was too reckless for a beginner who usually does not drink.

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　Jeanne's face turned bright red in no time at all, and Ryoma laughed at her.

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"Blondie, is this your first time to drink sake? If you drink like that, you'll soon get drunk.

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　Ryoma is right.

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　Jeanne immediately loses her fluency.

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　She puts down her sake cup with a thud, and starts to get into a tangle with me.

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"Kururuaru!　The demon king!"

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　Her eyes were already glazed over. She was a drunkard.

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"The Demon Lord is feared as the king of intrigue, but he's really just a mean-spirited man. It's strange that he would not touch such a beautiful saint sleeping beside him.

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　Jeanne taunts me about my shyness. She tells me I'm not good enough.　

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　I intertwine my fingers with hers, but she doesn't take my hand back.

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　Every morning, when I show her an opening, she doesn't give me a good morning baize.

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　You don't peek at me when I tell you I'm going to take a bath.

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　He enumerates my crimes. If I were French, I'd be beheaded in a heartbeat.

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　I can't help but feel glad that I wasn't born in France, but I'm afraid that she's going to keep coming back to me, so I ask Yves to isolate her.

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　Eve is like, "Oh, my God,

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"Lady Jeanne, let's go back to the carriage and go to bed," she said.

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　She then takes her by the shoulders.

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　Jeanne resisted, but only whispered to me that she had prepared something sweet for the carriage.

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　It seems that the all-powerful maid knows how to treat a drunken woman.

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　When Eve takes Jeanne away, the place suddenly becomes quiet.

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　For a while, Ryoma and I drank to accompany the silence, but it was Ryoma who broke the silence.

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"-The Demon Lord has some very interesting subordinates.

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"Not only funny, but also reliable. Jeanne may look like a little girl, but on the battlefield she's a goddess of war.

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I saw that earlier. And it's been rumored. The demon king Ashtaroth has two generals. One is a samurai from another world and the other a blonde saint. Their deeds are peerless and exhilarating.

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"Oh, so they're famous among traveling merchants."

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Yes, she's famous. That blonde girl and the demon king who knows how to use her.

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What's the word on my side?　Well, I can only imagine.

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"I'm a man of two sides of the same coin, a devil king with a lot of tricks up his sleeve, well, half good and half bad."

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"He's a man of many tarnishings."

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　The word "d*mning" means that there are half good rumors and half bad rumors.

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"Yes, that's right. A bad rumor is a sneak, a scumbag who will do whatever it takes to win. He's a master of deception."

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"It's a shame you can't refute him."

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　He laughs jokingly.

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"A good rumor is that he is a kind king who shows mercy even to insects, a holy king adored by his people."

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That's too much of a compliment.

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No... It's funny how conflicting personalities run rampant. Usually, bad rumors travel faster than good ones. In your case, good rumors are circulating at the same time. --I read that as a result of this, you must have a stronger side of being the king of benevolence, as people say.

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

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　I answer by silence.

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　He was too shy to confirm or deny.

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"That's why I wanted to talk to you alone. So I approached the castle maid and sold her coffee. I thought that if I sold her something rare from the south, she would be interested.

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The plan was a great success. After that, did you also go northward, spreading information about me as if you were trying to lure me in?

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You're a bad talker to lure me here. But that's the point.

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So, what did you think of our conversation?

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"Well..."

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　Ryoma put his hand on his well-shaped chin.

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　He looked at me from the bottom of his feet to the top of his head.

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"It looks like a drum."

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"A drum?"

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　It was a surprising answer.

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　I asked him what he meant.

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"I just thought it would make a nice sound if you hit it.

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　After saying this, she continued.

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"-If you hit it loudly, it will sound loud, and if you hit it softly, it will sound soft. You are a truly bottomless man, omasan.

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　She smiled as she said this.

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　These are the words that Ryoma Sakamoto sent to Takamori Saigo.

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　It means a man who can change his tactics and strategies according to his opponent's position and situation.

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　Although she is happy to be compared to Saigo Takamori, she is a half-elf born and bred in this world, so she may not have intended to use the word that much.

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　Perhaps it is a character evaluation that her father, Ryoma Sakamoto, used to use on anyone.

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　Thinking so, I asked her where her father was.

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　Ryoma lowers his well-shaped eyebrows when he hears this.

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　The once lively atmosphere changes in an instant.

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　Did I say something bad?

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　She shakes her head.

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"No, it's not your fault. In the first place, the reason I wanted to meet with you this time was to discuss about your father.

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　She clarified.

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　Then she bowed her head and said

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"I have information that your father is here in the underground labyrinth of Sabnak Castle. ....... So, Mister Ashtaroth, will you dive with me and find my father?"

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　The earnest look on her face suggested that there was a reason for this.

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　I decided to ask her about her situation in detail.

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