"Demons are not the only ones who have magical nuclei. I've never heard of demonic nuclei being found in either beasts that are close to demons or humans that have powers beyond those of demons. I don't know if this is implanted or the effect of a potion, but if word gets out that a living person has become a demon, it might create unnecessary conflict.

　If the corpse turned into a monster, then the story ends with it being an undetermined type of monster, but according to Eliza's story, Keos didn't look any different from a normal person when he started fighting, and although he didn't speak much, he was using human language. However, shortly after Amur knocked him down and nearly took him down, Keos turned into a monster and overwhelmed Amur and his team, who had been beaten one-sidedly before. It is said that the medicine he used when he was being seized was the catalyst for his reversal.

I don't know what it was, but the potion that Keios used definitely changed him into a demon, or at least triggered it. By the way, where did Cayos go after he was taken from his home to fight Temma?　And why the delay in getting word that Cayos had escaped?

　At Grandpa's question, Master Lyle stepped forward.

After the fight with Temma, Cayos was captured as a sinner and sent to the mines to work as a slave in the mining industry.

　It is said that at the mine the engaged slaves were kept in separate groups of a few to a dozen men each, and were made to work in separate places, but a few days ago one of these groups stopped reporting. The next day, however, when he went to check on the group with soldiers, he found the bodies of the slaves and the caretaker who had lost contact with them.
　He and the soldiers went to check on the dead, but they couldn't find only the body of Kayos, so they determined on the spot that it was Kayos, and immediately notified the surrounding towns and villages to be on the lookout for him, as well as sending a report to the royal capital.

''It only took a few days for the report to reach the royal capital from the mine officials... less than ten days from the day when the crime was supposedly committed, and yet Cayos arrived at the royal capital almost simultaneously. Perhaps he has a collaborator.

　Even though there was some loss of time, the officials sent their reports to the royal capital two days after the date of the crime. They used horses for the report, and although they interrupted during the night, they used several transit points that connected the mines and the royal capital by the shortest possible distance, and they delivered the report while switching between soldiers and horses, so they arrived in almost the expected time. In contrast, Cayos was probably almost entirely on foot along the way, even though he was traveling two days earlier than the soldiers. Even if he had procured a horse from somewhere to travel, he hadn't been seen at the staging point, so he was likely to have traveled a long way.

''If that's the case, then it's a little strange to say that even if they moved by horse, it's almost at the same time as the reported soldiers, and if they're on foot, that means it's even stranger...''

'Exactly. That's why I suspect there are collaborators.

　Keios could have used magic, so he could have strengthened himself, or flown through the air to move around, but if he was going to escape, it would have been better to do so as soon as he was taken to the mine, but there were still questions as to why he started running away now, and where he procured the medicine from.



　I cut off Keio's arm when we played against each other before, and in addition, his arm should have been shattered because of the 'Exploding Knife' that Keio was using. Eliza hadn't said anything about Kayos regarding the 'ship arm' that was supposed to be his best feature.

''Jean, go check with Elisabeth immediately!　They may still be in the castle!

　Mr. Jean started running before Master Lyle could say anything else. And a dozen minutes later.

'Huh, huh, huh.......I've checked!　They say Cayos had both arms!

　Mr. Jean returned, out of breath.
　Eliza had just finished greeting herself and the Count's acquaintances and had just gotten into the carriage and was just about to leave.

'So that would mean when did you grow an arm in the mine....................Let me check it out right away!

　This time, with the king's instructions, Mr. Jang started running again. I don't think we can find out about this matter from the materials in the king's castle, so it seems that we have to ask the authorities who manage the mine, and in some cases, it will take some time since we have to go to the site.

''Then we'll have to keep Keos' body...''

"So that's why...

No.

　Before the king could say it all, I refused. I didn't want to have that thing with me, no matter how much I said I could leave it in my magic bag.

　After that, the King, Caesar and Lyle asked me to take care of Keos' body, reluctantly.

'So, Temma. What was Keos like after he became a monster?　In particular, I'd like to know the strength and what characteristics they had.

　As soon as we finished talking about Cayos' corpse, Dinh asked me a question. The kings also seemed to be curious about the strength of Cayos, so they decided to talk outside the dimension bag.


''So you're saying that after taking the potion, Kayos has the strength and sturdiness to overwhelm Amur, and the ability to regenerate as much or more than a hydra, but as the battle progressed, he became more like a man?''

''Yes. We don't know the exact cause of this, but maybe he was using some kind of enhancement magic to increase his physical abilities.

If it's true that he ran out of magic and fell like a human being... or rather, returned (...), then it's possible that it was a form of magic.

'The other possibility is that he's back because he's off his medication or... Either way, if a similar guy shows up in the future, you're suggesting that we should take it into an endurance battle while we fortify our defenses.

　I can't say for sure that it's the right answer since the only precedent is Cayos, but it seems to be effective so far, so we'll just have to try it then.

''It's best if it doesn't show up, but since there's a possibility of human hands on Cayos this time, it's better to think that similar monsters will appear in the future. Lyle, first gather the knight's captain-level people and have them prepare for the contingency. You'll have to be ready to move as a ranger at all times. But do not disclose the information about the magical nucleus in Chios. The earliest we can do that is to wait until after the second incident.

　It's a good idea to have a gag order on Cayos' magic nucleus, but the medicine is not restricted to information, but made known as dangerous.

It's not easy to explain why Amur has been defeated by Cayos if you put a gag order on the medicine as well.

　Since Amur was known as a famous and talented person in the King's Capital thanks to the martial arts competition, the decision was made that it was difficult to convince him that a guy who had been blanked for three years, even though he was a former competition winner, and yet had been overworked in the mines, would be on the verge of killing Amur in his current state.

It's okay to talk about the drugs, but please don't tell anyone about the nucleus. Even if Amur and the others hear about it, you must not talk about it.

　The king reminded me and nodded, and when there was nothing more to say, we dismissed the group.
　I greeted everyone and headed for the door, and Albert greeted the king and the others and followed me and my grandpa.

'Albert, do you want to take a ride in our carriage?'

　We walked for a while, and when we were away from the room we had just left, I invited Albert to come home in our carriage, but he refrained from doing so because he was coming in the duke's carriage.

'And by the way, Temma, I was surprised to hear you were involved in an incident on your way home from the party. Also, thank you for helping Eliza out.

No, if anything, it was Amur who saved Eliza.

'Nevertheless. I'm going to thank Amur next time, but I'm sure it would have been dangerous if Temma hadn't arrived in time.

　As he said this, Albert bowed his head once more. Slightly embarrassed, I waited for Albert to raise his head.

Mr. Temma!　Is Amy safe?!

　Tida came running over from afar. She was running as fast as she could, as if she was really worried about Amy's condition, and by the time she got to me, she was looking quite breathless.

'Temma-san, Amy is!

　Still, Tida put Amy's safety ahead of breathing, though.

Master Tida, please calm down.

　Albert stopped him. Tida didn't seem to notice Albert and was surprised to be approached.

'Tida-sama, I understand your concern for Amy, but you should work on Tenma first. And then, next, Amur and the others present should be the last to hear about Aimee.

　Albert warned me, and Tida immediately looked like she was on to something, apologized to me and my grandpa, and after thanking me again and asking me about the condition of Amour and the others, she asked about Aimee.
　I told him that Amy was safe thanks to Amour and the others, and he said he was still worried about her, so he said he was going to go check on her... but...

There's no way I'm letting you go out in this snowstorm.

　The moment she heard Isabella-sama's words as she appeared, Tida became quiet and turned aside so as not to block her path.

'Albert, thank you for your help earlier. Your words, having been in the same position, must have sunk in for Tida. 'I'm sorry, Temma, Lady Merlin, I'm sorry. If Temma hadn't been able to get to you in time, it would have cracked our relationship with the Southern Autonomous Region and the Countess of Silphild. I am grateful. Also, I will be writing a letter of thanks to Amur and the others later.

　Isabella-sama spoke in a different atmosphere, perhaps because the nobles working in the castle might see where they are now, so I returned the courtesy in the best possible manner.

'Tida, I'm coming back. Amy would be safer in Temma's mansion, so there's no need to worry too much about her.　
Yes.....

'At home, it's not so easy to break in if you're suspicious, and you'll have an escape route in case of an emergency, so don't worry. Also, I'll make sure to tell Amy that Tida was worried about you, and if there's anything else you want me to do, I'll deliver it to you.

　When he said this, Tida thought for a moment and then said, "I was worried when I heard that you were attacked. She asked me to deliver the words, "Next time I see you, I want you to show me how well you are and reassure me. I felt it was a bit simple, but on the contrary, I didn't want to get into all sorts of trouble if I was asked to deliver words of fervent love, so I promised to deliver them to Amy for sure and decided to leave them and go back to the mansion.

　When I returned to the mansion, there I found........

The golems are everywhere.

　The golem that had been lurking in various places to protect the mansion was on alert in the yard.

'Maybe it was Slarin,'

　 If this had been a sunny day and people were walking around as usual, there would have been a crowd around our house for sure.

'For now, I think we should be fine as long as we put back all the golems except for the required number and keep them more alert than usual.
That's true. It's going to be very difficult for the carriage to get through.

　I left about twice as many golems as usual and let the rest return to their original positions. They heard the sound of the golem returning, and Jeanne opened the door to greet them.

'Jeanne, how's Amur doing?'

I regained consciousness a while ago, but...

　I was just wondering what the problem was.

He's being selfish about his meat cravings.

　As typical as it is for Amur, me and my grandpa were worried that something was wrong, and we almost zipped to the spot like a contrast. Well, we held on just in time, but the snow made the floor slippery, which was a real hazard.

'Did he say he was in pain somewhere?'

He said his left arm, left armpit, right shoulder and right leg hurt, but he didn't feel sick or have a headache.

　If it only hurts where he was hit or bumped into, I don't think there's a problem at the moment.

'Did you give Amur anything to eat?'

　If you're going to eat something and ask for additional meat, I'd suggest you put up with it, but since you said you didn't feed him anything, I decided to make him something good for his digestion.


'Amour. I've made some porridge, you'll have to put up with this.

　I made egg porridge, which is easy to make and easy to digest. Since there was no meat that Amur would want on its own, I also made beef soboro and served it with it.

'Mmm!　I would have preferred a thick cut of steak anyway...

So no food for you today.

'We don't want that!　Aye!

　Selfishly, I pretended to bring back a pot of porridge, and when I pretended to bring back the pot of porridge, Amur moved his body in a hurry to keep him back, and he was in pain.

'Until the pain subsides, you'll have to endure with something easy to digest. Once you're fully healed, I'll make you something you like.

　Amur nodded reluctantly as he said this and looked at the porridge on the side table.

Temma... hmm.

　And then he opened his mouth. I suppose he means to make me eat, but I'm not comfortable with the quicksilver. So.

Aura, it's all yours.
I'm on it!

　I decided to ask Aura, who was watching the porridge. Amur was protesting a lot of things, but I pretended not to hear it all and let it pass.
　 Maybe Jeanne or someone around her will go get some water, so I'll go to the dining room first and prepare some cold water.

'Water, water!　Ah!　Come on, Temma!

　Amour's burns seemed to be worse than I thought, and Jeanne came to get some water, found me, and had to be taken away to treat Amour. Speaking of which, I'll have to tell Aimee what Tida said before I forget.
　There's a lot of noise about Tida and Aimee, and about Keos, when I get back to King's Landing. Hopefully this will pass without incident, but I don't think that's possible. Even if we don't care about the two of them, the incident with Keos is too suspicious, and it's better to assume that there will be a commotion somewhere someday, for sure.
　First of all, let's hope it's peaceful until the snow melts, which makes it easier to move.

'Temma, quick!　Amur's supposedly burned and hit his arm, and he's screaming in agony!

　...I hope you are in peace.