It's a hard story to believe.... But it's also a story that makes a lot of sense.
Huh..... I knew you were a strange guy, but you're a very strange guy.
"Leave it.

　The abandoned fort that is the hideout of the Red Cat. Inside the large tent set up in the courtyard of the fort, I was telling the story of what happened up until now.
　I'm from the next world, I'm the king of a dukedom in that world, a mutant species is trying to destroy this world as well, and I'm working to stop it all.
　Inside the tent, Nia, the head of the "Red Cat" (Akaneko), Est-san, the deputy head of the "Red Cat", and the executives, the ponite girl Yuni and the fluffy wave Yuri, are at the table with surprised and dumbfounded faces.

''Then, that golden monster........did you say mutant species? That thing is going to continue to rampage in this world?
Maybe. On our side, we have a system of cooperation that allows us to know when they're coming. But we don't have any countermeasures. I thought there must be something we could do about it. This time it was not so many, but if they appeared on a larger scale than that, it would be very easy for the country to collapse.
So how big is big?
Well, tens of thousands. It's our world, too, and it's not just one country that can do it. So we have to work together to get this thing done.

　Ironically, the nations are coming together due to an invader from another world that wants to destroy the world. The only thing that awaits them is the end of the world if they don't cooperate and join forces.
　I'm sure it's not going to be easy to keep our world together either. In fact, the Primula Kingdom and the Triharan God's Empire have been at war with each other.

"Wait a minute, tens of thousands of units............Hey!　There's no way we can win!
'You know that frame gear that Nia and Esto saw earlier, right?　It was originally designed to defeat the Freys.......the ones who started the mutants. We're going to throw in hundreds of them to eradicate the mutants.
That's hundreds of...

　Well, it doesn't mean that there are hundreds of Regingrave. Unfortunately, I only have Regingrave in [Storage], so I can't show you the others.

''So, what do you want to do now?''
''To put it simply, we want to talk to some collaborators who can help us gather information and some countries that can help us. I've already made connections to the Kingdom of Primula and the Triharan Divine Empire, but there are still a few countries that can help.
But I don't know if the rest of the world will believe me.　I thought you'd just laugh at me if I explained that I came from another world...

　What Yuri says is also true. Maybe except for special cases like the Primula Kingdom, people wouldn't normally believe it.
　But soon, they will be forced to believe it. When a mutant attacks, you won't be able to help but think so.
　But it's too late for that. There is no point in waiting until after the country is destroyed.

''Well I don't have any idea if it's an intelligence agency gathering information.

　Hoho. That's why I'm so proud of you, Esto. I'm sure he's got something in mind.

"Is that what it is?　Do I know this place?
"The Black Butterfly, Papillon.
The "Black Butterfly, Papillon"... that black market, the black market, is in charge?

　The Black Market, where I bought the three Etoile Etoiles, the ancient plane, was the black market. The criminal organization that controlled it was the Black Butterfly, as I recall.
　Nia had said before that it was a criminal organization that would do anything to make money.

To tell the truth, the 'Black Butterfly' is currently in a state of schism. In revenge for the attack on the Black Market, the assassins were sent to the Purple Crown, but they were repulsed, and the head of the Black Butterfly Papillon was killed by the Purple Crown.

　The Purple Crown the Fanatic Viola, eh? And Luna Trieste, the Mad Lady, to follow her.
　They're so messed up. Personally, I'd rather not meet them.

As a result, the Black Butterfly Papillon was split into two groups. "As a result, the "Papillon" was split into two forces: the front group and the back group.

　Esto said that the mainstream forces are those who gather information while running inns and brothels, manipulate public opinion through newspapers and rumors, or manipulate the public away from them.
　The backstage forces are those who assassinate important people, vandalize facilities, commit mass theft, and engage in illegal transactions. The black market, or "black market" for the sale of stolen goods, is also an inside job.
　The executives in charge of this backstage work and those in charge of the backstage work are in direct conflict with each other, and it is said that they are in a volatile situation. Is this a dispute over the successor?

'Unfortunately, the slain chieftain had no children, so it was assumed that one of them would succeed him. However, they have been bogged down by their mutual disagreements.
'I see. So if we can get the surface executives to cooperate...
Yes, sir. Yes, it will be a great help in gathering information. After all, the "Black Butterfly" has a wide range of inns in many countries.

　That's certainly very appealing. You can get as much information as the adventurer's guild over there.

The only thing I can think of is that I'm not going to be able to find out anything about it. When I talk about the black butterfly [Papillon]'s top executives on the surface, I mean...
"Yes, sir. Silhouette Lily. "The Shadow Lily.
Da, no, no!　Send that b*tc* to Winter's Night!　I'll be boned overnight!

　Nia hurriedly waved her hands in the air and gave him a no-no. What's that? Or rather, is the executive on the front side a woman?

'.........Is she some kind of scary person?
In a way. In a way, the woman known as Shadow Lilies is the head of the brothel run by Papillon. She's a hell of a woman. I'm talking about the kind of man who can't get rid of her with her s*xuality and manipulation. I've met her once, and it's the kind of woman that the demonized woman is supposed to be like, probably.

　A brothel.... Mm-hmm. I'm a little depressed, but can't you at least listen to me for now?

The shadow lilies that are the front side executives do not have as much direct power compared to the back side executives. However, their personnel numbers are much higher than the back side. If we can get them on our side, they will be of considerable help.
Do you think I could meet such an officer?
"If you use the 'Akaneko' contact network, you can find out where the shadow lily is.

　I'd like to go gently there........ I'd like to avoid trouble as much as possible and proceed, but it doesn't seem to be possible. Well, I'm used to it now, so it's fine........





　The second capital, the commercial city of Cantare, located in the north of the Strain Kingdom.
　I had come in front of the "Gekkoukan", the most exclusive brothel in this city, located in the middle of its entertainment district.
　The huge mansion-like building was gleamingly lit up, and the neon lights (though they were magical stones) changed into seven different colors, creating a magical atmosphere.

''Sure this thing looks expensive...''

　How much do you think they're going to take in one go?　Like one platinum coin (about a million)?　It's not impossible to pay, but that's not why I'm here. ...Yeah, I didn't come here for that, but what's the reason for my heart to be pounding?
　At the bottom of the entrance stairs, there are two gussied-up, bodied, guard-like men standing there. They're not very intimidating........
　Now, there's no point in standing around here. And at this rate, they're clearly behaving suspiciously.
　I climb the stairs of the entrance, receiving the gaze of the guards. When I passed through the hall with large stained glass windows on either side and reached the counter, a man in black on the other side spoke to me smilingly.

Welcome to 'Gekkoukan'. Excuse me, but are you our first customer?

　The receptionist, a man in his thirties with a long drive and a beard, gives me a smiling smile. It's the kind of sales smile I don't like, to be honest.

I'm new here, but I'm not a customer. Is there anyone here named Silhouette Lily?
Well don't go home if you're not a guest. Before you get hurt.

　The smirk on his face changed dramatically, and a dossy, threatening line came out. Oops, is this reaction a hit?

Are you in there?　Can I just talk to you? Just for a moment.
Hey, you guys!　Get him out of here!

　At the man's voice, two of the guards at the front are coming towards me with a zunken. A thick arm like a log stretched out to grab my chest, but I grabbed it back the other way and paralyzed it with [Paralyze].

''Guffffu!''

　Leaving the guard that collapsed limp on the floor, I make the other guard unable to move with 【Paralize】 as well. I'm sorry, I'll put it back together later.

''Teh, you!　Did Zabit send you?

　A man who looked like the manager took a dagger from under the counter and pointed it at me. Who the hell is Zabit? Oh, is he by any chance an executive of the Black Butterfly Papillon's backstage work?　They said it was a volatile situation.

Go to hell!
"[Slip]
"Guhaha!

　The man who held the dagger at a halt and rushed at me fell down with great force due to my magic. I'm not going to be able to get a good idea of what I'm talking about. That's dangerous all of a sudden. I'm not going to be a member of a criminal organization.

I don't know who this Zabit is, but I'd like to see Silhouette-san anyway. I just want to have a little chat with him.
Ugugu....

　The receptionist crawls on the floor and stares at me. Is this difficult........ The place is the place, and I didn't want to have to force my way into it, but....
　But then a woman's voice came down from above me.

"Can you stop there? You don't want to make any more noise,
Bo-boss!

　A woman was standing on the gently curving staircase from the hall to the second floor.
　Her long flaxen hair and hazel eyes. She was in her early twenties, and she was dressed in what looked like a white Chinese dress on her well-shaped body. You can find a lot of people who have been in the same boat as you.
　This person is Silhouette Lily. The "shadow lily"?
　It's true that she's beautiful, but for me, she's not. But she's the type of beauty I'd be reluctant to approach. I'm not sure if it's because we can't let our guard down, or if we can't get comfortable, but it gives off an atmosphere of that.

"You're Silhouette-san?
'Yes, it is. I don't know who you are, but I think it's kind of rude to show up without an appointment. I have my own schedule, you know.
"I apologize for that. I'm sorry about that, but I was told that if I applied normally, they wouldn't let me meet with you.
To whom?
"To the second-in-command of the Akaneko, Mr. Esto.

　When I answered that, Silhouette-san, who had a slightly surprised expression on her face, immediately changed her expression to a smile and came down the stairs slowly.
　The beautiful raw legs peeking out from the slit of her dress are dazzling. Ummm, I'm not very good with this kind of sister.

I'm sure you're not the same as the assassin of Xabit. And now?　What do you want from me?

　Silhouette-san, who descended the stairs and stood in front of me glossily, visits me so with an archaic smile on her face.
　But at that moment, my attention is focused on something else, rather than the beautiful woman in front of me. I take out my phone from my pocket and check it. Yeah, I knew it wasn't my imagination.

''........Before that, I'd like to ask you something. Right now, there are forty or fifty people surrounding this pavilion out front, do you have a reservation for a group?
".........huh?

　Silhouette-san was surprised at my words. At the same time, the stained glass windows in the hall shattered with a loud noise, and three humans fell from the night sky seen from there.
　No, they were in human form, but they weren't human. They were slender golems, clad in black clothing-like cloth.
　On each arm, I could see a sword with a blade about thirty centimeters long that was integrated with the armor. When the three golems landed in the hall, they didn't pay any attention to me and attacked Silhouette-san all at once.

''Boss!''

　The fallen men shouted loudly at the danger to their master. While receiving those voices at my back, I focus my magic power.

''【Shield】''

　When she held out her hand towards Silhouette-san, a robust invisible shield appeared around her and blocked the golems' blades at all costs.

''This, is........''

　Silhouette-san is frozen as she sees the golems' blades stopped around her. The golems waved their arm blades at Silhouette-san many times, but they couldn't just scratch a single one.

''[Ice, wrap it up, eternal coffin, Eternal Coffin]

　When the spell was cast, ice crawled up from underneath the golems' feet at a tremendous rate, and in the blink of an eye, the three golems were trapped in a square pillar of ice. Ancient magic [Eternal Coffin]. Stay quiet there for a while.
　Silhouette-san, surrounded by the three ice pillars, comes up to me, avoiding them.

''........Was that you?''
Was it too much for you?
'No, thank you for your help. That was a close call.......... Perhaps this golem........no, more importantly, this hall is surrounded....
Oh, do you want me to go clean up your mess?　Then would you have time to listen to me?
''Okay. It's about as cheap as it gets if you're really going to clean it up.

　Okay, I've made a commitment, he said. Well, I'm going to go clean up outside for a bit.