"...... Apparently, the reconnaissance failed. The bugs I put on the new adventurers have also been destroyed.

　A small town near the border of Glendale.
　In the basement of a tavern in the town, Kiel blurts out.

　What Kiel found particularly improbable was that the surveillance bugs that Kate and her friends had secretly attached to him were completely destroyed.

　The bugs attached to the surveillance target continue to work by absorbing the human's magic power. Moreover, because they synchronize their magic with that of the target they are monitoring, it is extremely difficult to detect them, even for those skilled in magic detection. The bugs are so tiny that they are usually not even visible.

　Kiel has been using these surveillance bugs to gather information both domestically and internationally. He once held the secrets of the royal family of a certain country, and used the Dark Clan to blackmail the king and steal his money. But .......

　There was a man who was completely useless, a bug that was capable of evading the dark eyes that protected the royalty.


　Hurt is constantly deploying a thin layer of magic around himself. This is to prepare for surprise attacks from demons and other beings that can disappear. When the thinly deployed magic detects something, a tentacle-like magic extends from Halt to obtain more information.

　Halt and Tina have moved to Kikiyo's side. The thin magic he was releasing revealed the existence of the bug that had attached itself to Kate. And the moment the tentacle-like magic extended from Halt touched the bugs in an attempt to find out more about them...


　The bugs burst.

　This is because the magic power that exceeded the allowable limit was forcefully poured into it.


Who the hell are they?

"What are they? For now, all I can say is that I advise you to keep your hands to yourself.

　Across the desk, Kiel was confronted by a woman who was a well-known informant in the underworld. There's nothing to hide her face, but Kiel can't recognize the informant's face. Some kind of skill must have been activated.

　No matter how much Kiel pried into her information, her identity was completely unknown to him.

　However, in the underworld, a person's ability to keep others from finding out information about him or her is an indication of his or her ability. That's why Kiel trusted the information the woman brought. 　


'I'm interested in them. As always, the rewards are generous, so please do something.

　Gad was going to fight Halt and his men, and he was instructed to do some research, so Kiel began his investigation. At first, he was going to do a simple investigation and report back to Gado.

　However, after gathering information through social networks, Kiel found it hard to believe what he was hearing about Hurt and the others. It was hard to believe all of it.

　Then he became interested in Elnor.

Tina, the hero, the princess of Alheim, the princess of Bestiary, and the spirits of the Spirit King class were all gathered in one place. And at the center of it all is a man named Hurt who punched a black dragon and blew it away. ......

But that's not all.
What?

I'll tell you something. He's the kind of monster who can annihilate countless demons at once, and even tame demons because he likes their looks.

"Oh, a demon?

So this is my final advice.

　The informant woman stood up.
　She was radiating an intense killing intent.


"Do not touch Elnor.


　"Don't touch Elnor.

"...... Oh?

　Kiel found himself in the quarters of the Knights of the Realm.

I'm sure.

　Something's bugging me.
　I can't remember my last action.

　I can't remember my last action, and I feel like I'm being strongly restricted from doing something.

"Is this ...... brainwashing me?

　Normally, no one would even notice the discomfort. But Kiel grasped it with his special skills.

　He put his hand on his head and brainwashed himself.

Oh, no. There's still something left. ....... I've been spotted by someone who's a bit of a jerk.

　But he was smiling like a child who has found a new toy. Most of the brainwashing spells that the informant had cast on him had been forcibly broken.

　He still felt restricted in some way, but that didn't stop his interest.

I have a personality that makes me want to do things even more when I'm told not to.


　That night, Kiel went to scout the house of Elnor.
　He was found by Halt, but he escaped.

　As he said when he was running away, Kiel decided to give up the idea of going head-to-head with Hurt and the others. .......

　In the future, he will continue to indirectly interfere with Elnor, as he is abnormally obsessed with what he is interested in.


　I'm not sure if you're aware of this, but I'm sure you're aware of it.