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　The Adventurers' Guild was located by the royal palace.

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　The city of Ashtaroth developed around the palace in the first place. The guilds are located in similar locations.

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　At the counter of the Adventurers' Guild, I asked to meet the head of the guild.

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　The beautiful guildess makes the request.

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I ask Eve, "Why is the guild's receptionist so beautiful?

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　You ask Eve, but she says, "I don't know. Robin laughs as she comments that if Eve, a walking database, doesn't know, then no one does.

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Robin laughs. "The Demon Lord is a master of intrigue, but when it comes to women's hearts, he's no better than an ordinary man.

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　When I ask him what he means, he says that it is a fool's errand to tell a woman that another woman is beautiful.

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　I replied, "Well, you have a point, but don't worry about Eve," to which he laughed at me and said, "You are so young.

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　Well, she was actually just born, so I let it go without worrying about it.

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　She shows me to the room where the guild leader is. It was a parlor with luxurious furnishings. I sit down in a comfortable chair.

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　I am tempted to fall asleep, but I shake off the drowsiness and greet the guild leader who arrives.

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　The head of the adventurers' guild used to be a famous adventurer. I thought that even now he could kill ten orcs with one hand.

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　I was right on the mark, and the guild lady overheard me.

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Our boss is still able to return to active service. Every morning, he does a hundred sword swings and jogs ten kilometers.

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　I praised him, and he poured me a cup of tea.

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　After all four of us had sipped our tea at the same time, the guild leader began.

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"What can I do for you, Lord Asito, the ruler of this city and the new Demon King?

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I am honored that you know my name.

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How modest of you. There is no one in this city who does not know your name. The name of the king of intrigue is the pride of our people.

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　I'm sure he meant what he said.

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　The head of the Adventurers' Guild had straight eyes. Not a cloud in his eyes.

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　I knew there was no need to play games with such a man.

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"A horse was killed this morning in the backyard of the post office I built. Do you have any idea what I'm talking about?"

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"And you think we in the Adventurers' Guild are the suspects?"

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Well, that's one thing, isn't it?

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You're a man of your word. It is true that the Adventurers' Guild has its own postal system, but the job of delivery is an F grade one. There are even some executives who argue that it would be better to get rid of it, because no one wants to do F-rank jobs.

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"Then your hands are white, aren't they?"

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"At least for me and my men. If the culprits are from the guild, they will be dealt with strictly according to the bylaws."

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　His tone was firm. He didn't seem like a man who would lie. He seemed far from scheming.

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　I could trust this man. So I apologized to him and asked for his wisdom.

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"I apologize again for doubting you at a later date. But I want to solve this case before the suspect jumps. Will you help us?"

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"Of course. The Demon King Asito is the king who is making us a better place to live. As a citizen, I will cooperate.

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Then, can you tell me which warriors in this city are skilled in the art of the Battou?　A man who knows how to use a Japanese sword.

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So your lackey is a swordsmith. Of those who do not belong to our guild, the best is Hijikata Toshizo.

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Leave that one out.

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Then there's Mifune, a mercenary from the merchants' guild, and a well-known man named Miki from the assassins' guild.

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That's a strange name.

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Both men are from an island nation in the east.

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I see. So they're from the land of Horai.

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　That makes sense, but which one of them is a lackey? I have thought about it, but just thinking about it is not enough to find out.

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　I thought it would be quicker to go directly to the head of the Adventurers' Guild, so I bid farewell to the head of the guild.

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　He stood up and asked for a handshake.

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　When I responded with a firm handshake, he said, "If you know anything, I will send my men to help you.

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"If I find out anything, I will send my men on an errand. I wish you good luck with your case."

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"Thank you."

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　With that, we left the Adventurers' Guild.

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　If the Adventurers' Guild was like a fresh spring breeze, the Merchants' Guild was like a hot and humid midsummer breeze. It was a hot and humid wind like that of Kyoto in Japan.

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　The reason why the Merchants' Guild was not cool and refreshing was probably because the head of the Merchants' Guild, a man named Marks, was a huge man and obese.

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　When I met him, he was eating fried potatoes with lard and mayonnaise.

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　He had a greasy, glazed look in his eyes, as if he knew all the pleasures of the world.

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　As soon as Eve saw him,

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"Guilty!

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　she murmured.

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　Indeed, he looks like a villain, so she is at a loss to defend him, but in the spirit of equality under the law and the principle of "no suspicion goes unpunished," she begins to interview him.

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　Lukaku, the head of the merchants' guild, looks at Eve with a grin.

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"By the way, the demon king has a wonderful secretary. I envy you that you get to share a bed with such a beautiful princess every day.

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　It was Eve, not me, who was offended by the prick's intuition.

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　She was rude!　she exclaimed angrily.

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"The Demon Lord is not like that!　How grotesque you are to plot against the Demon Lord with your own foolish wits!　I'm going to make this dagger of Eve's rust."

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　Eve reaches into her pocket for her dagger, but I hasten to stop her.

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　When I manage to control Eve's anger, I ask Lukaku, "What are you going to do about it?

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I hear that there is a man named Mifune who works for you.

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"Indeed there is. He is from a country far to the east of this continent called Hourai.

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He's an oriental.

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　Lukaku nods with a double chin.

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"Then I would like to meet him. Can I see him?"

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I can't do that.

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Why not?

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Because the man has gone home. That's why you can't see him anymore.

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When did he leave?

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Early this morning.

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That's too convenient.

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　It was Eve herself who shouted these words, but Lukács was not intimidated by her yelling.

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"That's why you'll never see me again. I'm a very busy man. It's time for you to leave.

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　It was a disgusting performance that the secretary brought ochazuke, a delicacy of the East, at the same time he said, "I'm sorry, but I'm afraid you'll have to leave now.

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　It is a custom in the otherworldly country of Hinomoto to serve ochazuke to guests, and it meant "please leave now.

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　I tried to restrain my anger at Eve, but secretly I knew who the loser was.

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　I had a hunch that the pig in front of me was the one who had killed the horse and tried to pick a fight with me.　

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　But if I killed this man just because he pissed me off, I would be just as much a part of the problem as he was.

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　As the leader of a country, I could not make a move lightly.

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　So I will move with gravity and show him what I see.

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　Eve smiled with a happy expression on her face.

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