When he sneaks up behind the gatekeeper, he feeds his hand to the gatekeeper's neck.

　It's a common scene in movies and comics, but if you put your magic power into it, there's no way to stun your opponent.

　--It's not really necessary to use a hand sword, though.
　On the other hand, Lilith, a succubus, was punched vigorously on the head.

　The gatekeeper is foaming and falling down.
　It was pathetic.

　I felt sorry for him, but I don't have time to care for him.

　I'll at least cast a recovery spell if I can afford it later, but right now what I needed was the custody of Alistair, the leader of the White Rose Order.

　We opened the gate and entered the tower.

　The first floor of the tower, it was still packed with guards.

　There were several tables and chairs, where the guards were chatting.

　As expected, they were on duty, no one was drinking, but there were some playing card games and others sleeping face down on the tables.

　In short, there was no tension at all.

''Well, it's only natural...''

　He blurts out.
　The people imprisoned here are nobles.

　Unless the situation is very bad, there is no fear of escaping from the inside, nor is there any fear of being attacked from the outside.

　It's more of an impossible consultation to ask them to keep a sense of urgency.
　And moreover, they probably didn't even anticipate the attack of the 'demon tribe'.
　Even after this period, they were still in a state of shock when they saw us.

　By the way, I'm a deformed magician wearing a skeleton mask.
　Lilith is a brown-skinned whore succubus.

　For all intents and purposes, they are demons, but the guards

Well, demons!

　It took me a few seconds to let out a shout of "I'm sorry, but I'm not going to be able to do that".

　I had finished chanting the spell before that shout was raised.


''Profound Hypnosis.''


　This magic is a hypnotic spell that takes a bit of time to chant, but has a far-reaching effect. A human without magic power would fall asleep without even being able to resist.

　In fact, all but the person who had been asleep from the beginning collapsed on the spot.

　What made me laugh a little was that the ones that had been dozing off were woken up by the noise of the crumbling human.

''Hmm, apparently this magic doesn't work on things that are already asleep.

　It was a good sample case.

　I let out a sigh of relief, and then I slashed my sword at a freshly awakened soldier.

"Stupid soldier. If you'd pretended to be asleep, you'd be in a lot less pain.

　Lilith says, then turns around to us and laughs, "Chuckle.

'What's so funny?'

　I ask.

　Lilith's cheeks relax further and she returns.

''Because, Ike-sama, you told me to go easy on you, but you don't go easy on me at all,''

..........

　I return it by silence.

(...I think I'm still holding back on this one.)

　It seems that from the end, my taming of the situation looks like a tremendous amount of power.
　It seems that I'm not qualified to complain about other people's affairs either.

　--I'll be more careful in the future.

　That being said, I must quickly secure Alistair's custody.　

　Forcing one of the sleeping guards to wake up and tighten up one of the guards, I find out where the leader of the White Rose Order, Alistair, is being imprisoned.

　He is apparently imprisoned on the top floor.

''I hear the Commander of the White Rose Knights is a VIP.
You must be high in the ranks of the nobility.

　It seems that the richer they are in other worlds and in the present day, the more they like to be high up, the same.

''Well, now that I know where it is, is it okay if I quickly kill this guy?''

　Lilith asks.

'Hey Lilith, don't waste blood, like you said...'

'It's just a joke. It's just a cute little demon tribe joke. I just thought that if I threaten him this way, he'll give me the key to the top floor. You mean, what?　This guy is out of it, isn't he?

　If you look at it, the poor guard had fainted.

　Shall Lilith sprinkle some water on him to wake him up?　He suggested, but I shook my head.

　I thought it was useless.

　I walked up to the top floor and walked up to the room where Alistair would be imprisoned.

　Sure enough, the room was locked, but it wasn't much of a lock.

　If it was from a demon race, it could be kicked through with force, and even a human could easily unlock it if he or she was handy.

''Well, you don't have to do that, it's just one shot with the magic of 《Unlock(Unlock)》.

　Arguably, he chants his magic.


Clatter--.


　and the door was opened with a sound.
　I entered the room and leaned my head on it grudgingly.

　I'm a demon race and they're human, there's no need to be polite, but if just paying respect is enough to make the relationship go smoothly, there's nothing cheaper than this.

　I raised my head and looked at the person who seemed to be the leader of the White Rose Order.

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

　--What does that mean?

　The leader of the Order was not there.

　Instead, the one who was there was probably Alistair's maid.
　There was a blonde woman who was a little over 20 years old.
　Her hair was neatly coiffed and she wore a negligee.

　Or it could be a mistress or lover of some sort brought in by someone named Alistair.

　The irony of her imprisonment is that she is very active, I thought lightly, but then she took out a dagger from the desk (chest) by the bed and thrust it at me.

'Rude!　You know me as Alistair Rottenmeier, Commander of the White Rose Order of the White Rose, and you've gone rogue!

..........

　With those words, he realizes that the leader of the White Rose Order was a woman.

(..........totally)

　I can't even breathe.

　You can find the same kind of impressions when it comes to the Demon King, but it seems that I have a problem with women.

　-- though, unlike the time of the Demon King, there is no reason to fear this woman at all.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make a good impression.

It is not a good idea to be a part of this. I am the leader of the White Rose Order, Alistair Rottenmeier-dono. I'm Ike, Commander of the Brigade of the Demon King's 7th Army's Immortal Brigade.

"The Immortal Brigade!

　Her expression obviously changed when she heard those words.
　That would be true.

　The person who had beaten her own knights so persistently and tasted the humiliation of defeat appeared in front of me, so she must want to thrust that dagger into my heart right away.

　But as soon as she heard my words, her legs shook.
　Maybe the fear of the other day's battle was still lingering.
　Or perhaps she is terrified of this deformed figure.

　But even so, the fact that he doesn't shake his voice and asks questions of the head of the knights is just as expected. It's a good thing that he's the leader of the knights.

You are from the Demon King's Army?　How did you end up in a place like this!　I will not say things like. I owe you a debt for the other day, and I'm going to pay it back right here and now!

　As she said that, she put all her strength into it and thrust her dagger at me.
　As expected, she seems to know how to handle the weapon.

　If she could pierce me with that dagger, she would not be able to avoid a fatal wound.

　--if I could thrust it into her, that is.

　She seems to be the head of the Order, but her swordsmanship doesn't seem to be of much consequence.

　Perhaps her family is a great nobleman, or perhaps there is some other reason.
　Regardless, it seems that the only thing that's certain is that he wasn't chosen by his swordsmanship skills.

　I concentrate my magic power in my palm and grab the dagger with my bare hands and snap it.

　When Alistair saw this scene, he said

Wha...?

　He looked astonished.

　She collapsed on the spot and nodded, perhaps because her last hope had been cut off.

　The scene of a beautiful woman in despair is quite picturesque.
　I wanted to watch it for a while, but unfortunately, there was no time.

　It's also possible that someone has gone to town to ask for help.
　I wanted to get the information out of her as soon as possible.

(...oh dear...)

　I let out that in my mind and decided to act like a demon race for the first time in a long time.

　Grabbing up Alistair's chin, I forced her to stand up.
　As it was, he pushed her to the wall and said in a low voice.

''You must be the one who attacked the city in my care the other day, right?

　She tried to rebel, but quickly gave up.

　In the first place, she called herself the leader of the White Rose Knights in the first place, she has no intention of being sober now.

''........so what, you monster!

'You are a brave young lady. I don't blame you for attacking me.

　After taking a breath, he continued, "I just want to make sure that you are aware of something.

That time, as soon as you guys attacked, human soldiers appeared through a loophole I created. Who gave you that loophole?

..........

　She answers by silence.

　Of course. It's hard to believe that such a noble-looking girl would speak so easily.
　Lilith, who was standing beside me, suggested, "Master Ike, if you want to torture me, leave it to me.

Ike, if you want to torture her, leave it to me. It's a good thing that you're not the only one who is in pain and writhing in agony as you snap your fingers one by one.

　The tone was neither joking nor serious, but if I gave my permission, she would do it without any hesitation. That's the kind of girl she is.

　As I have said many times, I have a heart of a human being at heart.
　I didn't want to do anything rough with her.

　So I put a plaque on the wall next to this girl, Alistair.


　Boom!


　And he puts his hand on it.
　It's what's called a wall bang.

　However, it's not an ordinary one, the demon race style.
　With a roar, a large hole is drilled into the wall at her side.

　When she saw that scene, it was the first time

Hi.

　He twisted his face.

　But still, it's a big deal that she didn't crack up.

　However, I didn't miss the moment she twisted her face, my consciousness was focused on that side.

《Mind Reading Technique》

　I quickly chant the magic of

　The one who is enchanted by this spell exposes the inside of his or her mind to the magician.

　It is compulsory.

　However, it does not mean that everything inside the mind is lost.
　If you don't guide the conversation well, you won't be able to draw out the information you want to hear.
　I started the conversation on the assumption that she wouldn't talk.
　First, I ask her a few random questions and test her reaction.

You seem to have become the leader of the Order at such a young age, how did you become one?　Did your good looks put you in power?

..........

　She glares at me fiercely.
　Apparently not.
　She denies it from the bottom of her heart.

'Then it's your parents' fault, then?

..........

　Apparently so.

I see, the leader of the White Rose Order is traditionally the daughter of a nobleman of the count or higher. In short, you are a decorated leader.

　Hearing those words, Alistair raised his voice, "........nah", seemingly upset that his mind was read.

''--Myself, you fiendish sorcerer!　You read people's minds!

　She seems to remember that I'm a high-ranking sorceress.
　She tries desperately to resist.

　But the more we resist, the more desperate we become, the more we are at our mercy.

　The more we try not to think about it, the louder his voice becomes, the more it comes through to us.

Back to the point. Is it the demon tribe that taught you the way out?　Or are you human?

　Her answer is that my glorious White Rose Order does not need the power of the demon race!　It was.

　Well, that's right.

　It's unlikely that any dumbass would go to give a human a plan in the form of a demon race.
　Either they'd have to set up a proxy or use change magic.
　I changed the way I asked the question.

'You were given a loophole map when you attacked, weren't you?　Do you still have that?

..........

Oh, well, I guess you still have it.

...........................　

　Alistair's expression distorts.　

　Apparently, he didn't even need to use the magic of the 《Mind Reading Technique》.
　The expression on her face proved that the map was still there even now.

　Moreover, she really seems to be foolishly honest.
　Her gaze went to the chest drawer on the bedside table.

　I release Alistair and walk to the front of that chest and open the chest drawers one by one.

　The map was kept in the third drawer.
　All of the important documents of any kind seem to be stored there.
　I don't know if they are useful, but I'll take them all.

　Alistair watched it silently and regretfully.

　There may have been a glaring difference in ability, but Lilith was waiting beside him. I was stuck like a frog staring at a snake.

　When I finished retrieving the map, I told Lilith to come over here.

'What is it?　Are you going to show humans that we're in love with each other?

　I completely ignore Lilith's joke.

'You're going home. I've never been here before, so I couldn't use transition magic, but the return trip is different. There's no need to walk all the way back.''

That was fun, though.

I don't like to walk.

　What a sad thing to have to walk away from, even though I was reincarnated as a sorcerer.

　It's a shame, Lilith said, and put her hand on my shoulder.

　Now, all that was left was to return to Ivalice, but the problem was Alistair, who was letting loose.

　He was completely defeated on the battlefield, and because of that, he was imprisoned, and even threatened by that enemy general, and even robbed of his important documents.

　I took the broken dagger away from him to prevent him from killing himself, but should I say something to him?

　--I guess I should talk to her.

　There is no chance of meeting this girl in the future, but that's why I don't want her to die.
　It would make my dreaming worse.

　Before transferring, I chose my words carefully and spoke to her back.

''Well yeah, what is it I, that enemy of mine, don't dwell too much on the fact that you've lost, there's no general who wins a hundred battles in a hundred battles. The point is that you just need to stand up at the last moment. All you have to do is to win at the critical moment.

　There have been a number of men in the past life who have lost a lot of games and won here and there to get the kingdom of heaven.

　In Japan, Oda Nobunaga also lost a lot of games, but he won at crucial moments and won the kingdom of heaven.

　Another famous man is Liu Bang of the Han Dynasty in the previous generation of the Three Kingdoms, I guess. He too lost 72 times, but won the kingdom of heaven with just one victory.

　-- and even if I explained it to him, it wouldn't be good for the otherworldly people.

　Well, but those who put themselves into battle know that victory or defeat is not only a matter of skill, but also of luck.

　I piled on top of each other.

Don't even think about it. You'll use that feeling to your advantage if you're going to die.

　And then he said and transitioned.

　I don't know if those words got through to Alistair, but after the transition, Lilith smiled bitterly.

''Ike-sama is truly a very kind person. He's like a human being.''

　I let out my thoughts.

　I wanted to tell him that I was aware of it, but I had no choice but to return it silently, which was my current position.