I walked through the royal palace as the king led me around. I've been told that Tigris is under house arrest in a room in the palace. I'm not going to be able to use weapons or even magic, although I can live a normal life.

　I'm not sure if it's a good idea, but I'm not sure if it's a good idea.

　Well, it's probably because I'm Alexia's fiancé, but apart from that, the soldiers look at me with respect, and the handmaidens look at me with passionate eyes. I was wondering about that.

'You're blunt when it comes to yourself, Ray. Everyone has changed the way they look at you because of this rebellion. The soldiers all saw you fighting the soldiers of Glutas, Tigris and the zombie hydra. Even the maidservants know about the palace.

　The king told me with a laugh. You've changed the way you look at me, huh? Well, it's good that it's not malicious, but it's kind of flippant.

　I walked through the royal palace while talking about it.

The Tigris is in this room.

　And he seems to have reached his room. There are two strong soldiers standing in front of the room, and when they notice the king's arrival, they thank him. The king lightly raises his hand in greeting.

I want to go inside. Open the door.

I understand.

　The soldiers open the door at the king's words. As the king started to advance, they followed him inside. Inside, the palace is spacious, as it is only a royal palace, but it was simpler than I expected. Inside, there was nothing more than a bed, a desk and a chair, and nothing else on the floor.

　And Tigris was sitting on the bed. A collar was attached to his neck. It would be a collar of constraint. Tigris, realizing we had come in, stood up from the bed and

I'm sorry, Your Majesty. I'm sorry you had to come all the way out here.

　I bow my head. Come to think of it, why did we decide to talk here instead of in the throne room? The king came all the way down here.

"That's fine. I wanted to talk to you without being disturbed. I prefer to talk in here. Carlos will be here in a few minutes.

　Who's Carlos?　Or so I thought.

'You have helped your father. Thank you so much.

　And Tigris bows his head even more deeply than before. Ah, Carlos is the Duke of Lambert? I had no idea.

　Then I listened to Tigris. How long he had been listening to Glutas' instructions and how many people were involved.

　Apparently, Tigris had no intention of betraying us if there were no hostages. On top of that, he was thinking about killing Glutas in the end, and acting on it.

　Hmm, it's a tough call. Tigris was one of the people set up by the hostage taking, and I wonder if it would have changed a bit if he had told the king or others about it at an early stage. But then, the hostage is the problem, isn't it? Hmmm. What would the king do?

And the reason I asked Ravert to come here?

　Oh, that's right. I was only hearing about Tigris.

'It's a story I've been hearing as well, so there may be some things that have changed, but there's a guy named Ains who was on Glutus' side, right?

　I nodded at Tigris' words. He's the man who brought Benjamin, the seven demon generals. From that atmosphere, that guy must be a demon race too. Well, he was different from the Seven Demon Generals whose atmosphere was unique, so he must be an ordinary demon race.

''He was the intermediary between the Regalia Empire and Grutas. One of the stories in it was about the war in the Lanwalker territory.''

You're talking about a time frame?

''That's part of it, but in addition to that, there was talk of a surprise attack on the city in Lanwalker territory.

　I don't know if they'll do it or not," Tigris continues, "but they're planning a raid on the city. He's going to launch a surprise attack on the city. Originally, the war should have been fought in a fort on the border of the Kingdom of Nanor and Regalia.

　It's about ten kilometers from there to the city. I don't know how Zeke arranges his soldiers, but since he's going to take them by surprise, he should be a competent man.

　I naturally tensed up my hands. My spatial magic is at a low level, so I can't jump as far away as a man of the demon race. Even if I ran on a horse, it would take me a week to do my best. What to do.........

　Then......

Your Majesty, the Duke of Lambert is here to see you.

Yeah. Let me through.

　It seems that the Duke of Lambert, as I had called him, has arrived. The door was opened and the Duke of Lambert came in at the front, with the Duchess behind him and Alexia and Ferris supporting him. Caro and Aeris follow behind them. In Aeris's arms was Ekla. Had they all been called in too?

Father. And Mother!　Are you okay with your body?!

Uh-huh. It's all right now. Mr. Reiwert, who's sitting right there, healed me.

　Tigris comes over to look at me with a surprised look on his face at the Duchess' words. For some reason, Alexia and the others have a smug look on their faces. When it comes to Ferris, his tail is wagging like the wind is about to pick up.

Ravert. Thank you so much. Not only for your father, but for your mother as well.

　Tigris says and comes with a deep bow. I don't want to say I did it because I happened to be able to do it. I didn't know I could do it either until Wright told me.

　Then the Duke and Lady Lambert and Tigris sit down on the bed, while everyone else sits on the chairs that the soldiers brought for them.

　So again, the Duke and Lady of Lambert thank me for my help. It's kind of embarrassing to be told in front of everyone.

　Then, I was also told here about the surprise attack on the Lanwalker territory. And then I asked them to come up with a plan for the surprise attack on Lanwalker Territory.

"A quick way to get into Lanwalker Territory.

I wish someone could do spatial magic.

　Alexia and Caro say so. Aeris has the same difficult look on her face as I do. Aeris must be worried about it too. When I was about to call out to her with that thought

Cyril!

　And then Ekla raised her right hand and started squealing. Everyone looked at Ekla, wondering what was going on.

'......................Ah!

　Everyone seems to think the same thing.

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　January 5.
　Lanwalker Frontier Territory
　mansion

So, you've come this far with the help of Miss Hilde?

'No, before that, I asked Ekla's father, Mr. Levin, to help me with the human conflict.

That was great, little Ekla. Ekla was so angry with Mr. Levin.

　Ferris says with a laugh, but that was bad. I unleashed the same technique on Mr. Levin as I did when I saved Mei and the others before.

'I sent Ray and his boys instead. I told you that my stepson's family is in danger, but Levin, you don't know anything about that!　I'm going to have a problem with that.

　..........Hilde is smiling with a giggle, but she's almost the one who finished off Levin-san. Levin-san's screams are still ringing in my ears.

''That's a relief ... my stepson?

Ray, dear.

　Both Zeke and Eris come looking at me with surprised expressions. Well, since Dr. Eileen hadn't told them about Ekra and the others, they didn't know that they were engaged to be engaged to Ekra as well. When I was about to mention it.

Clu!

　Ekla, who was on top of her head, jumps on top of the desk. Then she looks at Zeke and Ellis.

Curl, Curl, Curl. Cülllle, Cülllle. Cülllll, Cülll, Cülll, Cülll.

　He squeaked and bowed his head with a peck. I don't know what he said, but he said it was the atmosphere.

"'Father-in-law. Mother-in-law. Please take care of me.'

　At those words, Zeke and Ellis.

Yeah, yeah, that's good to know.

Hi, nice to meet you. Éclat?

　He returned the greeting to Ekra with a puzzled look. That made him happy.

Clu!

　Éclat jumps on Ellis and slurps his cheeks on Ellis' cheeks. Eris gets slissed by Ekla.

Oh, pretty!　You're my daughter now!

　I hugged him and then admitted that he was my fiancé. How could I be captivated in that instant? I'm glad to hear that, but I'm afraid, Ekla.