We now have 6 of Babylon: Garden, Workshop, Alchemy Building, Hangar, Tower, and City Wall.
　Of the 15 mini-robots working at the City Wall, I decided to move 10 of them to the Hangar to help Rosetta and Monica. I hope this will lighten the burden on the girls.
　When I told both Liora and Noel that they could choose whatever they wanted to wear from the wardrobe room where the prototypes and other items given to them by Zanak-san were stored, Liora wore a blazer with a jumper skirt and Noel wore a jersey. Why that choice? I hope you two like it........
　Today, it's almost time for the guild branch of the castle to be completed, so I'll go out to inspect it.
　The exterior of the guild is almost finished, and they were working on the detailed decorations and interiors. It's quite a large and magnificent building. It seems that they put a lot of thought into it because it's a guild in a country ruled by a king with an adventurer background.
　It's fine, but I don't think that many adventurers come here. There are no magical beasts here, and there are no bandit groups. I think most of the requests will be miscellaneous tasks.
　Well, it's not impossible to go to Regulus and Belfast on a day trip, so I don't think it won't be completely devoid of any defeat-related requests.
　Since the guild has started working on details like the interior, Zamza of the Oga tribe was now helping the tavern next door. This one had just built the pillars, so there was still a lot of hard work left to do. It would be impossible to do any interior work with a body that large.

"Huh?

　Suddenly, I spotted Sakura watching the construction work at the tavern. Beside her, coral and obsidian floated wobbly by her side.

''Oh, my God, it's the Lord!''
"...the king.

　Sakura still can't get her memory back. I can't just throw her out, so I'm having her stay at the castle as a guest for a while.
　Despite her quiet appearance, she seems to be a very active person and goes out almost every day. It would be troublesome if they wandered around without permission, so when they go out, they've decided to share their activities with one of my summonses.

'What are you doing here?'
"We were just having dinner at Gingetsu, and as we were leaving, it looks like she suddenly stopped.

　My question was answered by Kuroyuki, not Sakura.

''Dinner at the Silver Moon, how much money?''
"My manager says I can pick up the tab on the Lord.

　Hey! Micah, you're not very nice.... But is it possible that the Silver Moon here is supposed to be state-run? I don't think everyone else is eating my bill, either.

'So what was Sakura doing?'
That's....

　The cherry blossom pointed to Zamza, the Oga tribe, who was happily carrying lumber? What's wrong with him?

"He's a demon. And yet no one cares about him. It's rare.

　I see. It's unusual for demons and humans to work together without being separated, isn't it? Normally, when you say demon race, they tend to be feared or alarmed, and become a solitary existence, you know.
　In fact, I've never seen demons and humans laughing at each other outside of this country either. I've seen them drinking alone in the corner of a tavern, though.

In this country, we are not discriminated against for being demons. But the travelers from other countries might be wary of it. There are about five demons in our order, including him.
"This is a strange country. It's a strange country, even for a king. But it's a great country. Everyone in the country helps each other out.

　It's not a compliment to myself, but I'm glad.
　Well, it's partly because we're a small country and we need to help each other out.
　Afterwards, I took Sakura to look around the agricultural land we are building in the east of the country. As usual, Alraune's Rakshe was hard at work in the fields. She's also a demon.

''What do you grow here?''
Radishes and turnips. I thought it would be ready to harvest soon. It's delicious when made into pickles!

　Rakshe smiles as he says this. Pickles are said to be a food unique to Yisheng, but they were also commonly spread in this country. Since many of the people are from Yisheng, it tends to be in that direction.
　Since the experimental paddy field seems to be OK, we hope to cultivate a certain amount of land before the spring. I also want to eat good rice.
　And also miso and natto. Soybeans. Tofu and edamame are also good. I'm looking forward to hearing that he's going to start growing them in the spring.
　We say goodbye to Rakshe and begin to return to the road leading to the castle.
　After walking for a while, I felt a strange presence. There was only me, Sakura, Coral and Kuroshio around.

''Lord.''
I know.

　I interrupted Coral's words and surreptitiously deployed the 'shield'. In the next moment, an arrow shot from the top of a nearby tree struck us.

''Huh?''

　As Sakura gasps in surprise, the arrow is blocked and flicked by an invisible shield. When I looked up at the tree from which the arrow flew, I saw a black-clad figure wearing a mask like an actor in a Chinese opera.
　It was a mask with strange shading. It was extremely suspicious. When I took a step toward the man, three black-clad men wearing similar masks appeared from the ground. I had sensed more than one presence, but were you guys buried the whole time?
　He held a curved dagger in his hand, and upon careful inspection, the blade was wet in some way. Perhaps it's coated with poison.
　There's no doubt about it. These guys are assassins.

''Where are the .......Titan soldiers?''
'Giant soldiers? You mean the frame gear?
Answer the question.
You don't have to answer that question. What country are you guys from?

　I ask the three men in front of me, but they don't have an answer. If they answered honestly, that would have been the end of it.
　I approached the three of them in an instant and touched each of them on the shoulder.

'Gravity,'
Guffaw!

　The weighted magic made him crawl away. Seeing the scene, a fourth person jumped down from the top of the tree and tried to make an escape.

'Slip.'
Guggenheim?

　The fourth one fell over as soon as he landed on the ground, hitting the back of his head. Ah, that was bad timing.
　Leaving that one aside, I look at the three crawling in front of me and approach them to pull off their masks. Show us who you are, you bastard.

No!

　Suddenly, Sakura pulled my arm and I fell backwards. The next moment, the three masks exploded.

''Nah........!

　Smoke and pieces of flesh scattered around, the three of them stopped moving. That would be a monster if they were moving even if their heads were all blown off.
　Was it a suicide bomb? You mean you can't be captured and extracted for information? I've seen the scene in an old period drama where a ninja captured by the enemy bites his tongue and dies.... Well, even if you bite off your tongue, it's not a sure way to die, so self-destruction is probably more reliable....
　When I looked at the one that had fallen in the slip, he was already gone. A weapon with a rope tied to something that looked like bitterness was stuck in a nearby tree. He must have used this to get out of the ground of the slip.
　I did a search for "mask" but couldn't find it. He must have already taken off his mask and escaped. I guess we never found out who he was after all. Well, we should take care of that before it becomes a problem. I'm buying a fight that's been sold to me, I am.




We couldn't find anything on the three bodies that would give us an identity. The one that got away is also missing.

　Nicolas, the deputy leader of the group, reported to the conference room. She didn't want to make a big deal of it, but her country's king was attacked, so she couldn't say that. In the conference room, the leaders of the Order, Prime Minister Kosaka-san and Tsubaki-san of the Intelligence Department were gathered.

''Why? You don't know anything about the kid?
'No I don't think so. Thanks, I'm pretty sure he was aiming for frame gear.
It's going to make me suspicious of all the countries.

　Old Baba leaned back in his chair, crossing his arms and huffing and puffing. Well, I can't understand it. If you look at it as a weapon, there's no doubt that every country would want it. I'm sure they wanted to kidnap me and force me to tell them where the frame gear is. I'm not sure if it's a good idea, but I'm sure it's a good idea to take a bow and arrow to my leg, and when I can't move, I'll lose consciousness. I heard that what was coated on that dagger was a paralyzing poison.

''But it's unlikely that it's a Western Alliance country. It's possible that a few powerful people who have gone out of control have made a move, but it's not a country-wide thing. We are not so stupid as to not know what would happen if we did that.

　Kosaka-san is right. If the plot is exposed, the other allies will not take us seriously. That would be an act of national destruction.
　Besides, those guys said something about "Titan Soldiers". It's possible that they don't even know the name "Flame Gear. If that's the case, it's more comfortable to think of it as the work of a country that doesn't have much to do with it.
　While I was thinking about that, Tsubaki-san quietly raised her hand.

''One thing I'm curious about. Your Majesty said that the assassins were wearing masks........''
Every assassin's group or intelligence agency in the history of the world wears a mask. What's so funny about that?
Yes. I was just wondering if you could tell me what the mask is...

　But you know what? The masks were blown up without a trace. Certainly, old man Yamagata was right, Lapis and Cecil who were in the Belfast's secret service unit "Espion" also wore white masks. What kind of mask was that?

What was this mask like?
It's got these circles all over it, like an actor in a Chinese opera.
Chinese opera?

　The leader of the group, Rain, tilted his head. The bunny ears tilted the same way. That's hard to understand, isn't it? Ah.
　I pick up a piece of paper from the desk in the room and activate 'drawing'. Immediately a realistic depiction of the mask of the guy who attacked me appeared on the paper.

''It's a bit late now, but Your Majesty is so convenient...''

　Blurting out, the deputy commander, Norn-san, murmured, but there, say 'His Majesty's magic'.......

''This is that mask. Do you know what it is?

　Everyone was looking at the painting, but eventually Tsubaki-san spoke up.

''I can't be sure, but.......I can feel the cultural colors of Euron. As I recall, I've heard rumors that there is an intelligence unit in that country called 'Claw'.
Euron?
"Heavenly Kingdom Euron. It is a nation that exists to the west of Yisheng. It is ruled by the Heavenly Emperor and has had several wars with Yisheng.

　Heavenly Kingdom Euron. The country next to Yisheng across the sea? It's quite far. How can you come from such a place?
　Well, I have no proof yet. Well, it's worth noting, isn't it? I don't think they gave up after that.
　In the meantime, we're going to beef up our security and warn people to watch out for suspicious people. If the purpose of those guys is frame gear, though, I'll never get it. The only way to get to Babylon, which is floating above us, is through my "gate" or the short transfer of Sheska and the other Babylon Numbers.
　Of course, if they can fly, they can get there, but that's only until this time. Now that we've got the Wall, there's no way to get in directly from the outside.
　It would be nice if they would target me directly, but I can't leave out the possibility that they will target someone else around me. I'll make sure they're careful.
　Well, I won't forgive you if that happens. I'm going to find the mastermind and put him in a position where he's better off dead.
　They're the kind of people who are afraid to blow themselves up for fear of their identities being exposed. A real bastard.
　...Well, how did Sakura know that their masks would explode?
　Is Sakura by any chance a member of Euron's secret service? No way. It was Yisheng who found her, and in case you're wondering, Yumina's magic eye has confirmed that she's not a bad person.
　But if she had lost her memory, would the effect of her magic eye work? For example, if a villain loses his or her memory and is left in a clean slate, will the evil eye judge the person as a "bad person"? Will it be able to detect the essence of the person, which even the person himself is not aware of?
　You can't help but feel a little uneasy about Sakura's memory returning. But I'll trust my instincts here. Sakura isn't a bad girl, that's for sure.