It is said that the king who rules the capital, and the royalty, can use magic that is superior to that of the nobility. It is said that it easily defeats even barrier magic, and it is said that the magic is too powerful to be used.

　But in this Stampede, the appropriate place to unleash that magic was in place. But in the end, the king and the royalty didn't use their magic, leaving the defense to the searchers that they requested from the labyrinth city. I'm not sure if I've ever heard of this before, but I'm sure I've heard of it before.

　It is true that the magic that only royalty could use was tremendous. But that magic has weakened over the years due to the dilution of blood from hundreds of years ago, and now most of its power has been lost. It's not that it's completely useless, but it's doubtful that it can even break through barrier magic.

　Even so, they had managed to deceive themselves with apparent magic up to this point, but the position of the royals was questioned by the nobles due to this stampede. And the people were also suspicious of the fact that the royals only did things to subdue the royal capital.


''I would like to thank you for accepting the invitation today,''


　However, the king's demeanor was so imposing that such suspicions could not be felt. His age wasn't much different from Melcho's, but he certainly had an inexplicable power because he was said to be royalty.

　However, the king's talk, which began as soon as he stepped onto the stage, was far different from what the searchers had expected.


''I will send the nobles and knights of the royal city to the labyrinth city. Then I will have them explore the divine dungeon and raise their levels.


　Such a declaration by the king was tantamount to saying that magic had been defeated by skill, so to speak. But the nobles who had seen the success of the high level explorers in the Stampede could not argue with it. The loss of the two major aristocracies, the Babenberg and Kanchelsia families. And the nobles, who were currently only degraded by the high level explorers, couldn't very well deny the existence of their skills. And finally, the nobles of the royal capital were going to dive into the dungeon of God, which they had turned away from until now, calling it the pride of the nobles.

　The other preparations that had been made for some time were the installation of a magic train that would connect the King's Capital to the Labyrinth City. The expansion of the labyrinth city has already been discussed, and a large amount of people are expected to flow in from the King's Capital in the near future. And the thing itself has already been completed, and they want to ask for the help of searchers to install the magic train.

　Until now, the older explorers have felt an atmosphere of lack of recognition from the royal capital as much as the older ones. However, many of them were a little proud of themselves since they had been recognized by the Royal Capital for their success in this Stampede. Even in the Infinite Circle, Xeno and Leleia, who were from the King's Capital, as well as the old-timers Amy and Garum, were not happy about it.


(So in other words, a large number of newcomers are coming in?


　In that situation, Tsutomu had a delicate look on his face. It was nice to see new people coming in. If it was a net game, most of them would be happy. I'm sure that if the value of the game increases as more people play it, it will give them the illusion that they are already ahead of the rest of us in terms of playing that game.

　Tsutomu was one of those people. Live Dungeon! wasn't that popular in the early days of operation. However, when the distribution sites weren't working that well yet, "Live Dungeon! There was an environment at the time where it was easy to distribute within the game. And because of the ease of distribution and the fun of the groundwork, there was a time when new players started to flow in at once along their own lines.

　Tsutomu, who was at the top of the heap at that time, was getting burned by the influx of newcomers. Could it be that he was angry at the game?　Tsutomu became popular in a way with a summary of the article, which is now one of the many black histories of the world.


(The bug seekers have been exterminated to some extent, but there are still some stubborn survivors. The guild is going to have a tough time.)


　And in this world, it's clear that even if you say new influxes, it's not the same thing. The system is such that the higher up the divine table, the bigger the screen and the more spectators are attached to the magic stones you can get from the divine dungeon. Because of the gold and honor that can be obtained in real life, there will be those who will be willing to do things that are not humane in some cases.

　The king's story was over as Tsutomu predicted it with a divine look on his face, wondering what would happen to the labyrinth city with the new influx of people from the royal capital. When Tsutomu realized that the story was over due to the applause around him, he clapped for now.

　After that, the Stampede Defense reward payments were paid per clan, and Amy's eyes were completely filled with money as the coins she rarely saw were brought out. And Aldrete Crow, who had the largest number of people, had gotten the biggest bounty, but Luke had handed over a portion of it to be used to compensate King's Landing.


''Should I raise the likelihood of King's Landing?''
I suppose it could go either way.
Well, you can have your tenth back.


　Tsutomu gave back his own portion of the G(gold) separately because he didn't need it anymore. And since Amy also earned enough money to run the clan on her own, she seemed to have donated it to the royal capital.

　So when the payment of the bounty was successfully completed and the king returned, the searchers were discussing the influx of people from the royal capital to the labyrinth city with happy faces. But Tsutomu, who does not give a d*mn about the city, does not seem to be comfortable with the conversation.

　However, I didn't want to ruin the atmosphere, so Tsutomu went to the balcony in the corner of the hall to take a look at the outside view.


'Ah,'


　On that balcony was the earlier guest. Diniel, dressed in a green dress, had his arm on the railing and was gazing at the view, which was illuminated by a lightning charm. Unlike usual, Diniel, who was being groomed from head to toe by Oli, had been transformed to the point where it was hard to tell who he was at a quick glance.

　And when Diniel unintentionally turned around at the voice that Tsutomu gave, she looked slightly relieved. Tsutomu nodded his head and then walked up to her.


''Diniel, what are you doing here?''
What's the matter with you?
'I don't really care about King's Landing, you know. But I didn't want to ruin everyone's air of happiness, so I thought I'd just take in the scenery.
Hmm.


　Diniel returned with a voice that sounded disinterested and quickly turned his gaze back to the night scene outside. Seeing Diniel, who was doing his best to give off an aura of not talking because he was tired, Tsutomu broke off the conversation. Then he decided to look at the night scene himself from a little distance.

　The night view of the royal capital from the castle is not so different from that of the Japanese city. This is probably because the capital is powered by lightning magic tools. The night view from a distance reminds me of Japan.


The "Heel


　While lightly dazed, Tsutomu twirls his heels in front of him. He was told to refrain from using the skill until the king came, but since he had already left, it wouldn't be a problem. Then he sent his heels flying like a firework, exploding them as if they were blossoming.

　Polk, the small, fat, twisted man who was Aldoret Crow's buffer, bit down on these things when he was shown them. From Tsutomu's point of view, the things Polk draws with his skills look more like works of art and are awesome, but that's why he likes them so much.

　Then on the balcony, where only Diniel and I were present, we began to hear something that sounded like a conversation. Tsutomu holds his hand in front of the railing, dazedly listening to a distant voice that he can't discern the content of the conversation.


'Haste.'


　Then I started to draw Undine, which has been helping me a lot lately with Haste, a blue gas. Next, a gnome with ochre protector. Sylph with green heel. But red skills are not available to white mages, so it's unlikely I'll be able to draw Salamander. Tsutomu was a bit flabbergasted when he was able to imagine a sluggish lizard, or "lizard".


(Come to think of it, Combat Cry could change colors, right?)


　Tsutomu hadn't tried it because he didn't feel the need to, but the color of the skill seemed to have some application. Perhaps she could change the color of her heels as well as Combat Cry. Some kind of audible talking came from nearby, but Tsutomu regretted that he should have asked Xeno to tell him how to change the color of the skill, so he didn't hear it.

　He could go ask him now, but if his concentration was even slightly disrupted, the picture of the three spirits he had drawn would fizzle out. As Tsutomu was struggling to figure out if he could somehow change the colors and draw a salamander, he was tapped on his left shoulder with a chomp.


'Ah.'


　As soon as he did, he lost his concentration and the round undine he had drawn at the beginning disappeared halfway through. Tsutomu sounded as if the trump tower he was almost finished with had collapsed, and he turned his head to the side, looking a little unhappy.

　Then he saw Diniel, who looked just like him, picking at the clothes on her shoulders. And behind her like that was a young nobleman, but when he saw Tsutomu's face, he bowed and left quickly.


''..........''
(Uh....)


　From a situational standpoint, Diniel was probably being spoken to by that man. And Diniel didn't like it, so he used Tsutomu as a shield.

　But I didn't hear him because I was concentrating on drawing the spirit with my skills on the way, but Diniel was asking Tsutomu for help in far-flung words. However, there was no sign of help at all, so Diniel had forced Tsutomu to shield him.

　Tsutomu, who is connected to the head of the Babenberg family, would be an unpleasant opponent for the other nobles. And that nobleman walked away.

　When Tsutomu was thinking about this, he had an enlightened look on his face, when Diniel stared at him with protesting eyes.


''Why won't you help me?''
Well you can take care of yourself.
'If Tsutomu had talked to me in the first place, that nobleman would not have spoken to me.
Yeah but you were acting like you weren't talking to me earlier.
'I'd rather be talking to Tutom than being tangled up with a lustful aristocrat.
Which means I don't have to talk about it if I'm lustful too - ouch!


　While saying this, Tsutomu was lightly pinched on the arm, and he brushed off Diniel's hand as if it were a bug. It's a very good idea to be able to have a good time with them.


'It's true I didn't want to talk to Tsutomu either. I was tired. But that's what pissed me off about being able to leave so easily. Also, he complimented Amy on her dress, but didn't say anything to me. It pissed me off a bit. To top it all off, he ignored me when I asked for help. That's why I'm so angry.
'You don't have to explain it to me in so much order, though.
..........
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.


　When I returned the sarcasm with a light half-smile, Diniel glared at me like he was completely hunting me, and I apologized for the quandary. But Diniel, who didn't seem to accept the apology at all, began to speak in rapid succession.


''Tsutomu also tries to make me work more in God's dungeon. And it's supremely annoying that he attacks me just in time for me to refuse. It's also annoying that you act like it's your business and not mine. Do you think you're in a dream?　And with Amy coming at you so hard, you're playing hooky. I'm sick of that too.
I don't know how many complaints I've had, but I'm scared.
'I was so angry earlier. It made me want to push Tutu out of here.
No, no, I'm not being funny. Calm down.
'What's with your hands? Do you think I'm a horse?　Disgusting.
What?　That's where you get angry!　You don't like everything I do anymore!


　He even rammed his hands in front of him to calm himself down, and Tsutomu finally realized that Diniel was apparently really angry with him. Perhaps he had had a bit of wine earlier, but it was unusual for Diniel to be so talkative.


'Yes, I don't like Tsutomu. It's a habit for someone who has only lived for twenty years or so, but he's extremely skilled at it. Every time I see a mystery, I want to find out what it is. Show me more of that mystery. I'll reveal it all to you naked.
Let's settle down, shall we?　I'll go get Amy or something.
'Don't go off topic. You're talking to me now.
'....Ummm, someone!　Help!


　Tsutomu shouted loudly to Diniel, who was coming at him like a questioning detective, shaming and outrageous. Then, as Garum jumped onto the balcony, Tsutomu was being crucified by Diniel, who took his arms and put them in a cross brace.