That night.
　I was looking out at the Royal Palace from the sky of King's Landing.

'I see that Neil is safely in the West Palace.

　After checking, we slowly lose altitude and I land on the roof of a building.
　This is a residential area some distance from the royal palace.
　I escaped from my quarters and was walking around the royal capital at night.

　There are a lot of people here at night because it is the royal capital. The lights of the town are still on at this time of night.
　The most conspicuous one is the royal palace.
　There are guards patrolling at regular intervals, and the surroundings are illuminated with magical lights.
　Even from a distance, you can clearly see that this is an important facility.

Moreover, the central and eastern palaces are equipped with a magical alarm system? It's amazing.

　If you look hard enough, you can see the lines of magic above the palace.
　These lines are combined to form a net surrounding the palace.

　Probably, it's a system that sends a message to the sorcerer in charge of security when you touch it.
　The capital is crawling with sorcerers. It is natural to be wary of messengers and sorcerers invading the palace. I understand that.

　But the palace in the west where Iris is located has almost no alarm system.
　There are only a few lines of magic around the building.

　I heard that the West Palace is a place for the children of the side chambers to live but is that kind of security okay?
　It's the royal family's children's living quarters, so why not make it as secure as the central royal palace?
　It's just that even in that state, my messenger and I can still pass through normally.

There's no reason why the security is so lax in the west?　If that's the case, should I make another messenger for Iris on my end? Also, there's an escape route for emergencies...
"Are you going to escape?　Master.

　Dick the bat comes to my side.

"If you're escaping King's Landing, I'll go with you!
'As I told Rodelia, that's a last resort. Dick.
"Do you really want to collect a lot of 'ancient artifacts'?
Just two. I'm going to make a baronial house of Glossaria into a baronial house.

　It would be the quickest way to do it.
　If the house of Glossaria is made into a marquis, we can marry the princess, even if it's to Iris.
　Then, after some time, Iris and I will go on a trip and for some reason or another, we will both be lost together.

　Iris and I will eventually outgrow our age.
　And with our troublesome past, it's a long shot.
　I don't think either of us should be in the human world for too long.

Odette is going to be very angry with me.
"Are you a good person, Miss Odette?
'Yeah. I almost wish I could be immortalized with Iris.
"Elixir of life?
"Does Dick want to be?
"I don't understand...
"I wish I had 'ancient magic' and 'ancient artifacts' that could make people immortal.

　At least there are ancient artifacts that 'reincarnate someone'.
　In other words, ancient artifacts are able to handle life.
　If that's the case, it's not surprising that there are 'Ancient Magic' and 'Ancient Artifacts' that can make someone become immortal.

''A long time ago, I used to study such magic myself. But... in the end, the only thing I was able to do was to create magic to make people healthy. See, if there were other immortals besides me, I wouldn't have to be so obvious. And I wouldn't have to watch my family die before me.
"Your husband has a great idea!
It's kind of a fantasy.

　I'm in a 'Boosted' state and jump with an aide.
I use my "Flight" skill to move from roof to roof.

　Dick the bat is flying next to me (next to me). There are several other bats following him.
　These are the bat friends that Dick and his friends found in King's Landing.

　They fly in groups and hide me well.
　They're also in charge of scouting, so the guards in King's Landing won't find me.
　I went straight to my quarters.






"That's enough. Thank you, bats.

　I stepped off the roof of the building near my quarters and onto the ground.
　The bats, having done their job, fly away, leaving only one Dick behind.

　The light is still on in the quarters room.
　I told you to go ahead and go to sleep, but Martha and Remy, you're still up.
　The front door should be locked, so we should fly back upstairs and enter from the second floor.

　Just when I thought that - the door to the next (next) dormitory opened.
　Reflexively, I hide behind the building.

　The one who came out of the next dormitory was Odette.
　I can clearly see her blonde hair reflecting the moonlight. The hood hides her face, but it doesn't hide her hair.
　She waves to the butler who tries to follow her and walks away.
　The dormitory next to it - is that my place?

"What's up, Odette?
What...

　Odette jumps up.
　She looks at me with tears in her eyes and...

...Yuki. I don't mean to frighten anyone.
Sorry. I'm sorry. I thought I'd turned off the footsteps.
What kind of a walk is that? I mean, where have you been?
It's a walk in the night.
It's dangerous to be out on the road at night.
There's no traffic. There's no traffic at night.
Oh, I see. That's a relief.
Yeah.
"...hmm?　Huh?　Something doesn't seem right...?
What's wrong with you, Odette? What time is it?
Yes, of course. We received two letters from the Magic Guild.
Two letters?
I'm sure Yuki received one from the sorcerer Demeter-sama, regarding the attack by the Bishop of Death in the Cave of the Sacred Sword and the 'ancient magic' used by Gaiel-Wolfgang.
That's it.

During the trials for knight escort selection, Odette and I were attacked by a spirit of death.
　He called himself Logniel, the Seventh Bishop of the Church of the Sanctuary, and tried to steal the Holy Sword.

　In the end, I smashed him with the holy sword Leenkaar and made him disappear, but I didn't know why Gaiel-Wolfgang, who was also a knight candidate, had summoned him.
　Didn't the sorcerer Demeter and Mr. Barnes say that there was a worshipper of the Sanctuary Church?
　So that's the result of that investigation.

The other thing is about the knight escort's ordination ceremony.

　Odette looked at me, a rolled up piece of parchment in her hand.
　I could see that she was a little pale, even to her night eyes.

'At the same time as His Highness Iris, there is a member of the royal family who appoints him as a knight escort.
You have a princess the same age as Your Highness, is that right?
Yes. She's the fourth princess, Salvia. She is literally the fourth heir to the throne and is a legitimate son. He's the same age as His Highness Iris and has the right to appoint a knight escort.
'Does he have a knight escort?　But it's nothing to do with me or your highness...?
His Highness Salvia said that when he heard that His Highness Iris was going to appoint a knight escort, he said that he, too, was going to be a knight escort. Although it's a rumor (rumor).

　What's that?

Odette you once told me that His Highness Prince Iris is no longer respected by her half-brother. You once told me that Her Highness Iris was looked down upon by her half-siblings because of her disposition. Could it be that His Highness Salvia is a...?
'You're talking fast. That's what I mean (...)...

　Odette put her face close to mine, as if she was afraid someone would hear her, and said

'Okay. That's the way it is, isn't it?
''Yes, and besides, His Highness Salvia intends to make their guard knights compete with each other in magic. That's why I received a letter from the 'Magic Guild'...
Well this is getting to be a pain in the ass.
I agree.
Okay. I need to talk to you about something, if that's okay?
Of course. I've come to you with that in mind.
'Thank God. I can't serve tea to my boy because I want him to rest now.
Of course.


"Squeak?


　In the night, I heard a small cry.
　There was a silver fox next to the door of the quarters. It was Remy.

　I didn't hear the door open but...oh, the upstairs window was left open.
　Remy seemed to have come out of there. You must have heard him talking.

"Remy. Is Martha still awake?
"I'm doing my job.
You could have gone to bed, you know?
"It's good to be with my guest.
Sorry.
No, it's not.
It only sounds like 'squeaky', but I kind of get what you're saying.
That's great, Odette.
Your name is Remy, isn't it?
"Squeak?

　When Odette called out to her, Remy came up to her feet and bowed.

'Goshujin's, friend?
I'm sorry to disturb you at this late hour, but I'm sorry to bother you.

　The conversation wasn't exactly engaging in a subtle way.

　So, me and Odette took Remy into our quarters.
I'll tell you a little bit of information about the "Bishop of the Dead" and about His Highness Salvia.