In the presence of Zied and the others, Baran foul-mouthed and cursed the captured knight.


'You are useless garbage!
"It's outrageous that you would blame me, this honorable man, for the crime!
"What do you think chivalry is?　What you're doing is no better than a thief or even livestock!'
"You know what will happen to your family in the country if you don't do something about it, don't you?


　And.
　It had already become something of a half threat.
　Zied knew that this was the current state of the Order, so he didn't say anything. However, the Holy Republic's people and Kuena were quite stunned.
　It is abnormal to accuse your subordinates to shreds in public like this.
　Despite the fact that he was a prisoner of war, despite the fact that he was a person who had once served him.
　He curses without even a word of concern.
　The captive knight was even shedding tears.
　Baran continued to ask such a knight.


I'm sure you've mentioned that I ordered you to install a magic item. ...... Is that true?


　Baran glared at him.
　The captive knight stiffened his body, but managed to hold back his trembling lips as he tried to speak.


''That's. In fact, it is: ......'


　However.
　Baran interrupted the captive knight's words in a loud voice.


'As I said before!　If you try to frame me, I won't agree to it. It's not just you, ...... and your family.
"-Oh!


　The members of the captive group look too shocked. That's not all. It's a dark face mixed with despair, fear and anxiety...... such negative emotions.
　I've been despairing of everything in the world, and as if to say so, I turned over with a shadow on my face.
　It's a good idea to be able to have a good time with them.


'Yeah, yeah, that's fine. You're delirious and set up forbidden magic items. They are not ordered by anyone, yes.
"...... and ..........
'What?　What is it?　I can't hear you~?


　There was no more disobedience.
　Baran could afford it. So he dared to listen provocatively, amusedly.
　Contrary to his expectations, the prisoner looked up and said, "No, I don't think so!


'I say not!　I was ordered by you to give you a magic item--......!


　However.
　Before I could say all that, its head was - away from the body.


...... huh?


　were the last words uttered by the head that fell to the ground.
　What the head saw was the figure of Baran wielding a bloody sword.


''Hmph!　I wish I hadn't said anything unnecessary. It's a pity that you were delirious until the end. Well, I'll take my leave now. If there's anything else you need to know, please come to the kingdom.


　Baran leaves, spitting.
　He didn't even pick up the compatriot he himself had cut down, much less bring it into view. Just like those stones out there.




　Baran leaves, and a few seconds later.
　Inside the tent - the real scene was playing out.




''--and, well, it's clear that the Third Order, and by extension the Kingdom, was involved like this.


　I released the spell I had cast on the place.
　The hallucination that Balan was slashing also dissipated like a shimmer. And the main body's captive knight appeared from another place - the main body's captive knight appeared from another place.


''How dare you: ......


　The one who uttered it without hiding his surprise was a senior figure in the Holy Republic.
　He's the most senior person that Soria calls and can rush over and deal with this emergency situation as well.


''Well, to begin with, there's no way a mere knight can have a magic item that can guide a demon.


　Quena nodded in agreement with me.
　I didn't deny it as my captive looked down in an awkward manner.


This series of scenes has been saved in a video recording magic item. For now, we will hold an emergency meeting upstairs to decide what to do. Thank you very much for this, Mr. Zied.


　A man who should be a fairly senior person bowed his head. In addition, Soria, the young commander and the others also bowed at once.


''No, no, it's just part of the request.


　As expected, I'm even feeling somewhat apologetic, so I want you to raise your head.
　Just as I was thinking that, a person who seemed to be a heavyweight said, "No, since you've done this much for us, we'll pay you double the commission!


No, since you've done this much for us, we'll pay you twice the requested amount!　Thank you for truly saving our country from a crisis: ......!


　He lowered his face even deeper.


'Oh no. Please look up. It makes me happy just to be able to thank you like that.


　Those were my honest words.
　I get paid to do what I'm asked to do. That's my job as an adventurer. But along with the money comes a "thank you". The receptionist would also say "Thank you for your hard work".
　The gratitude of those words is stained.
　They were reminded by Baran earlier. It's natural to do your work. When he finished his work, he said, "Move on to the next job as soon as possible. It really was a helpless organization.


　Thinking about this, Furufuru and Soria began to tremble.
　Oh, what did I do?
　How could I have done that?


'How far ...... are you a wonderful person, how far are you!


　Soria, who had been scurrying around without even making eye contact with me until now, grabbed my hand and closed in on me. It's a lot of momentum.
　However, as soon as she realized that she had overreacted, she let go of my hand with a snap.


"S-Sorry, excuse me, excuse me!　I'm sorry. ......!　Um, you know what? ...... Yeah, yeah!　That was amazing!　That hallucinogenic magic!　I've never seen anything that high in my life!


　He must have been very embarrassed.
　He wandered around from side to side, not trying to meet his gaze while his face turned vermillion.


''That's right. You're right, I've only seen that level of magic at that level at the Stupid Guildmaster,''


　Quena helped Soria out. This guy is really smart.


'Oh, that. I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this. It's just a copy of that magic move.


　I've missed it.
　I couldn't get out of the same place over and over again. I guess I finally identified a demon that showed strange magical movements and learned to not fall for the same kind of moves again.


''Heh?''


　Everyone looked at each other in unison and tilted their heads.


'Is this the ...... forest ...... that you used to be in?　And the demons are doing magic ......?
...... What kind of environment did you grow up in?


　Look at that. I feel like I'm being drawn to you. Was it that unusual?