57 At the moment, it's not your turn.

The Iliad returns to the real world after confirming the results of the second round of Wolfe.

As for Wolfe, he went through more trial and error, and was defeated after another six months of war.

The most memorable part of the story is that Iliad was conspired by someone else.

"Even in the virtual world, it's unworthy to be betrayed by you.

The Golden Demon King finally got off his knees and sat down on a chair that had appeared nearby.

The chair is a bit more luxurious than this one, but we'll talk about that later.

"It's your fault, Gold Demon Lord.

"Your fault, mistress?

They turn their chairs to face each other.

They turn their chairs to face each other. Their knees barely reach each other, and because of their height, they feel that they are more important than they are.

"In the virtual world, we had a special way of giving orders for internal affairs and military affairs. While this has the advantage of simplicity, it is bizarre from a practical standpoint. When you implement policies in the real world, you give direct orders to Mr. Ludfen and the other ministers, don't you?

"Yes, of course. But in the virtual world, it was too much trouble to call them up and wait for them to come. That can be omitted.

That's the thing, that abbreviation looks strange to people from other countries.

The simplification system that the Golden Demon King has set up simplifies the process that the Golden Demon King instructs.

It may seem natural that his instructions would be followed since he is the King of Ghanaian, but there are various processes that should be followed.

When you are accepted, when you are asked for your reasons, when you are asked for your opinions, when you are opposed, these are all simplified in the system of the virtual world.

But this is a system that can be realized without fail because the king is confined to the castle of Garne and deals with a limited number of people.

If you were to say that you were going to start a war, Mr. Ludfen and the others would question your reasons, oppose you, and even intervene to make you reconsider. But the declaration of war is compulsory, and the Ludfains of the virtual world have no problem carrying out such orders. People outside the world who have been watching the situation before the declaration of war would think that they have been put under mass hypnosis.

With a flick, he threw the pillow he was holding at the Golden Demon King.

The Golden Demon King catches it and shoots it back at you as well.

I see, Iliad-Ratzel has made contact with the Lord, who is a king but an outsider. I see, so Ilias-Lazzell is a king who has contact with an outsider, the Lord, and suddenly declares war, the difference is remarkable.

"The reason for declaring war on the Tarz is the same. The reason for declaring war on Taze is the same as the reason for declaring war on him. It is because the declaration of war is so absurd that Taze accepts it, recognizes Ghanaian as a dangerous country and attacks back. But look at that scene from the side. If you're not careful, you'll find out how the virtual world works.

In the midst of all this, however, the king's deputy, Ilias, remains unchanged.

I wonder what the people of the other world would have thought if they saw these things.

I wonder what they would have thought if they saw these things.

Hmm, I've asked for help from other countries in the virtual world, but I've never gone out of my way to recruit anyone from another country as an ally. There are many pitfalls with the power of a mistress.

"It wasn't originally meant for games, you know. Of course, I don't mean to be mean and say that it's all your fault, but some of it is due to my special skills.

What skills?

I'm good at understanding distance, and I'm sensitive to the difference between what I should be and what I am. For example, if there is a person who has been told about you beforehand, and you have a good or bad impression of them, you might think, 'Oh? When you have a good or bad impression of someone, you may think, "Huh? The same is true for changes in acquaintance relationships. Even if I don't know the details, I'm more likely to notice changes that are good or bad.

It is because of this skill that he was able to notice the presence of Rahite pretending to be Lilisa, the caretaker of Pope Eupharo.

She does not have a strange sense of intimacy even though she has never met him before, nor does she have an ego that she is popular.

It is a weapon that is very useful in modern society, a skill that few people have.

I don't know why I have such a skill. ......

That's easy. The Golden Demon King, what would you think if a stranger came to visit you and he knew more about you than he should?

"I would think that he has done his research.

"Then what do you think is the reason for that research?

I think it's to avoid upsetting the ...... mistress, or she's ...... up to something.

That's what I'm talking about. Most of the time, the reason for looking up information about a stranger is a plot.

It's a good idea to be wary of strangers as a fundamental part of your life, and strangers who know more about you than you do.

This is why you should not pry unintentionally, and you should build trusting relationships by starting with a casual relationship and working your way up to a mutual understanding.

However, if the person is skillful, he will take advantage of the information under the guise of coincidence.

When there are a lot of clever people, and most of them are bad people, you can learn these skills.

The otherworlders in the virtual world must have talked to the Iliad, and were on constant guard against the strange distance. And then to make an absurd declaration of war and request for his cooperation, I can't trust him.

"You're at a difficult age, aren't you?

You're a difficult age.

I put a little pressure on the pillow I'm returning, and the Golden Demon King can't grab it and gets a pillow in the face.

The downside of this virtual world is that it's too real.

The people who exist have a clear will.

They are created and discarded for the purpose of verification and consideration, which is out of scale.

In the virtual world and this world, people's values of the world are clearly different. They should not be in contact with each other.

"But if that's the case, is it impossible to get the Lord of the virtual world to join us?

"I don't claim to be able to detect lies completely, but I can notice inconsistencies. I'm not saying I can detect lies completely, but I can spot inconsistencies. If you lose faith in them, they won't cooperate. And by the way, the people you identify as your enemies rarely change their evaluation.

I'm a troublesome person, because I'm willing to be suspicious in all but the most sincere relationships.

I've been in a lot of honest relationships in this world, so I don't have a lot of conflicts in my relationships, but I still worry about them from time to time.

"Well, how about you tell me everything that happened?　You are a good-natured person, after all, and if you treat people with sincerity, you will gain their trust, won't you?

That's the worst thing you can do. I'd turn on you for sure.

Why?

What would you think if I told you, for example, that this world is a virtual world and that we need to destroy our neighbors in order to compete in it?

It's--it's hard to believe. ......

What do you do after they believe you?

"...... Oh!

Interrupting the pillow throwing, the Golden Demon King shows his pathetic face.

It's probably because he's a demon king who can create virtual worlds that he hasn't thought of the possibility of his own world being a virtual world until now.

But in the current game, facts like this are flying around.

You can't just throw your hands up in the air and say, "This world and all of you exist for entertainment and will disappear when you are no longer needed. I'd be rather angry, and I'd never forgive you.

You should have designated Lakra as the player. If Lakra could see through the lies, she would have been more likely to notice our false cooperation.

It was my mistake to rely on the strength of the Iliad to make my decision.

"...... has completed its third round?

He turns the hourglass over to see that it is empty.

No one gets up, and the third round seems to have ended in failure.

The third round seems to have failed. I'll give you a prime seat to watch the Iliad woo the Lord.

The Golden Demon King stood up and jumped in with a pillow.

Again, the same position as before.

You don't need to touch me to do it.

What, are you embarrassed?

"......

I wonder if I should put my weight on him and crush him when he falls into a coma, but as I think that, he falls into a coma.

Now I'm going to change the subject and start with the results of Wolfe's third lap.

Perhaps it was Mixu's orders, but the ironclad was getting stronger and more defensive.

But in the end, the Knights would still break through, and Garne would be destroyed after another six-month extension.

It's so boring.

The Golden Demon King, who is boringly going through the records, certainly has nothing to show for it.

There was no sign of Wolfe leading the fight, and he spent most of his time in the throne room.

Mixu's loyalty to Marito doesn't mean that he's abandoning this game.

However, there is little sign of trial and error in order to win.

He seems to be thinking only of ways to buy time.

"Shall we go to the Iliad next?

No, can you get a small gold demon lord before that?

"That's possible, but ......, if you want to make love to your mistress, she's right here. There you go.

Come on.

The Golden Demon King raises one hand and a small Golden Demon King appears in front of you, booing in dissatisfaction.

I'm pretty sure there's some information in this function, uh, ......, yeah, that's it.

In this virtual world, you can't go back in time, but you can check the history of your actions.

In this world, more than a year passes, and it's hard to remember what you did near the beginning.

After a while of examining the records, the main unit pokes its head in from the side.

"Operation records. You could have figured out what you did when you went through this space.

You could have figured out what you did when you went through this space.

"....... Hmm, there's nothing odd about the operation, is there?

"Really?　It's just too weird.

Yes, this record is unusual.

Think about the intentions, this is not the idea of the mix.

It's definitely not his idea. He's in charge of domestic and military affairs.

But it is safe to assume that this manipulation is being done by the Wolfe.

That's why ...... he's so serious, isn't he?

"Mmmm?　I don't know.

Well, it'll probably be like this for the fourth round, so if you can get a record of it, you should.

What, you're not going to tell me?

When I get back, we're going to talk for almost two hours, and I'm going to make it a topic of conversation.

"Hmm, that's good too.

We leave Wolfe's record behind and enter Iliad's third world record.

It seems that Ilias was once again trying to get us to join him.

The rescue of Wolfe and the acquisition of the Possession Technique went smoothly, as if it was the second time.

He rescued the otherworlders and interacted with them in Garne.

It seems that they are trying to build relationships carefully.

To be honest, I don't think it's a good idea.

The distance between us and Wolfe is much closer than it is in the real world, but I feel that the distance between us and Ilias is getting wider.

And then, a few days before the declaration of war, Ilias did something.

"You've told me everything in full and naked detail.

Oh, you got me.

In exchange for his cooperation, someone in the virtual world asked him for information and locked him in his room.

Two days later, he told Ilias the details of his plan.

The action Ilias took after hearing that.

"You finished Garne yourself. ......

"I see.

After conducting internal affairs for a while, Ilias announced the end of his rule over Garne, in other words, he resigned in this game.

Naturally, the world ended at that point, and this virtual world was finished before the war began.

Then back to the real world.

"...... is a terrible thing to do.

Come on, let's get this over with.

"Come on, explain it to me." He demanded with his tail.

"I'm not explaining, you're listening. You've heard about me in the virtual world.

Iliad was convinced by the proposal of the virtual me.

And if he couldn't accomplish it in the third lap, he moved on to the next lap.

This is a suggestion as an insurance policy.

Theoretically speaking, you're not wrong, because even if you were told to act right before war was declared, there wouldn't be enough time. That's why I taught you how to use the fourth (fourth) round of "I".

Here's a dry, otherworldly person who doesn't care about himself in the virtual world.

But you can't think of him as the same person anymore, right?

Let's call him Saburo since it's the third round.

Saburo was transported to another world, and while he was confused, he was saved by Ilias.

And he and Wolfe have grown closer and closer, albeit briefly.

Knowing Wolfe's environment, a modern Japanese would have some thoughts about it.

The people around her were not evil, and she could have become friends with them.

But then came the revelations of the Iliad.

The world that we were sent to from Earth was a virtual world that was created and will disappear when the war is over.

And I was told to imitate the beings in the real world.

You're an imposter, help me end this world for the real me," said Ilias, the one I was trying to open up to.

The reason why Saburo immediately gave up the game was probably to return the favor.

He said, "I will never cooperate with you. If this world is a virtual world and you want to go to another world after the war is over, then use yourself in that world. I'll tell you how to do it, so get the hell out of my world.

"You don't think about the trouble you'll cause the other world, do you?

"Well, I am what I am. Whether it's a virtual world or a parallel world, if there's another you in another world, that's a stranger.

In this case, it is the Iliad that is in danger.

Saburo has learned that the Iliad is close to us in the real world.

In other words, it is not surprising that he is thinking of harassing us.

At the very least, if there was a being just like him, I would definitely dislike him and recognize him as an enemy.

"Well, Saburo's thoughts are not so difficult. After all, he is himself.

"Saburo?　Is that the name of the master of the virtual world?

The same name makes me want to vomit, it's homophobic.

He hates us for occupying the position of the Iliad, which he could have been close to, and we hate Saburo for trying to make the Iliad do terrible things.

It's a wonderful relationship, really.

"But how could you think of leaving information like that? You can't carry over complicated memories.

When you move on to the next world, your memories are compressed into only the result and carried over to the next world.

In other words, if Saburo tells you how to destroy the Taze, or to put it simply, how someone else destroyed the Taze in the first round, if you don't do it, it won't remain in your memory.

The scene that made a strong impression on you will remain in your mind, but you will have little memory of what happened before and after.

The only information that remains is what you did in the previous world, and how it turned out.

If you don't, you can go to the next world with the possession technique, or you can gain experience in combat and use it in the next world.

However, if there is a branching of who studied the possession technique and how they studied it, more effective options will be left as a result, so it can be applied to some extent.

Saburo has made use of this system.

He used the names of holidays as information.

He had them prepare and record a joke event called "the festival where you can complete the art of possession using the theory of ----".

I didn't think I'd be able to use the Gold Demon King's system itself as a notepad. I might have thought of that after a few rounds.

There was no problem of transferring the memory since I cleared the game in the first round.

I mean, this is almost cheating, isn't it?

Anyway, with this, Iliad succeeded in keeping a record of the memories that he wanted to carry with him in the third round by making them into anniversaries and festivals as part of his internal schedule, and moved on to the fourth round.

Saburo, however, did not say much in the way of concrete plans.

All he told them was how to use Shiro in the fourth round.

He seemed to be saying that Shiro was the one who would be involved in the evil that the Iliad would do in the future, not him.

The way he shifts the blame is so clever that it makes me want to puke.

"Demon King of Gold, I want you to tell me if you can do what I'm about to say.

"Hmm?

I've already seen through Saburo's trap, but I'm not about to let him get away with it.

I'm not sure if you'll be able to find a way to do this, but I'm sure you can.

It's not impossible, but I don't think the ...... mistress has the right to do that.

If you win two games, you'll be on our side, and then we'll be on your side.

But there is always the possibility of two defeats, what will you do then?　What will you do then? As a mistress, I want to see your sincerity.

"Then I won't hate you personally, and I'll leave you a personal friendship.

Why are you being so presumptuous?

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The fourth and third rounds were off to a good start due to his wisdom .

The possession technique was completed within a few days of the start date, thanks to the expert who had developed it, who had listed the name of the holiday as an explanation of the hard part.

And now I'm in Tarz.

I came as an adventurer, and now I'm taking my knight's exam.

Here's what he told me in the third round.

He said that the reason he was able to destroy Tarze in the first cycle was because of his time there, so he wanted me to trace as much of that record as possible in the fourth cycle.

He said that we should continue the war, and when the time was right, he would give us his wisdom and we could use it for the next round.

If you ask me, he had a long history with His Majesty and knew the country well.

He knew the other knight captains and was close to the members of Ragdoll.

The Golden Demon King had said at the beginning that we had an advantage because we knew Tarz well.

But the third time around, he's only spent time in Garne, so we don't know the details.

I'm going to say that my parents were former knights of Mejis whose names are not known, and that they became knights in much the same way as I did.

I chose to be a knight of Mejis because Lakra was there and it was easy to talk to her.

And I successfully joined the same Ragdoll unit as a knight.

(It occurred to me, of course Ilias-san is not here, but am I also in this world?

I wonder. ......

As luck would have it, my original house was left vacant, so I'm living there now as my base.

I'm fast-forwarding moderately, so time flows very fast.

If you fast-forward through the night and come back in the morning, you'll find that you've quickly recovered your strength.

He is still mentally fatigued, but he is a knight by nature, and will be fine if he rests from time to time.

I wanted to work as a patrolman and somehow managed to create an environment similar to the one I had before I met him.

However, there are some differences.

For one thing, people have been kinder to me.

Some of them look at me with contempt because I am a woman, but most of them are friendly.

He told me that the reason why he hated me was mostly due to my lack of effort in not being aware of others when I was training myself as a knight.

Of course, I had no intention of consciously improving, but I guess I have a different mindset now than I did then.

In the first place, the problems I caused in the past have been forgotten.

I would like to scold the past me for being so calm in a relationship that is close to the initial state.

If I could have had this kind of relationship with everyone from the beginning, I would have been more--

"No, this is not the time to be lingering in this world.

(But it's true that people are looking at you differently. (But people are certainly looking at me differently, aren't they?) "I'm not close to Maaya-sama. ......

As for Maaya, it is still difficult to contact her.

If a knight with a false identity goes to see Maja, who can see through lies, there is a possibility that something will come out.

Also, because they have known each other for a long time, they might misjudge the distance between them.

I wanted to make contact with Cyra, but I'll hold back for now and let him do what he did for me.

As for Wolfe, the third time around he clearly told me to stay put, so I'll have to endure the pain.

Another problem is the matter of the bandit alliance.

If I could get in touch with him as a patrolman, we could take the same course of action from there, but this time Lord Ragdoll didn't entrust me with that.

He is a new knight to Tarz, perhaps he doesn't even remember my name.

Your Majesty has noticed my accomplishments and his presence as a collaborator.

I need to bring him closer to you somehow.

However, there is a possibility that his intentions will be read by someone of my level of trickery.

How do I get around this ......?

I'm sure you'll be happy to know that I'm not the only one who's had to deal with this.　

"...... I suppose so.

The third time around he said, I should not talk about me reigning in place of King Garne right away .

Then he would not be able to imitate the same behavior.

He had been sincere with you, and if you let him have his own thing, something bad might happen.

He should not think too much about it and just live his life as a knight.

The months went by and I finally made contact with him.

I hadn't been seen by Garne's magic specialist who had acquired the art of possession, and he had sent me to Taze on orders from the inner administration.

When I was on patrol, I asked him who he was, and after I made contact with him, I took him to the expert as a point of reference.

The rest of the story was almost the same.

Once we knew the bandit's base from what he said, we conquered it with the rest of Ragdoll.

Ragdoll's team struggled with the interrogation of the prisoners, but he himself advised them and showed them the same method.

He had been a close friend of Grandpa Kara for a short time, and his advice was adopted by Grandpa Kara.

As for the lack of contact with Maja, who gave him the knowledge of necromancy, I managed to tell him the story from Lakra's perspective.

As for Dokora's materials, I sent an order from Garne to Taze to bring them to him.

The day before the attack on Dokora, he was the first to decide on the deployment of the troops.

He decided to send the Ragdolls, who were outnumbered, on a raid and made the same decision.

He told me later that it was his way of repaying me for my kindness.

"You're a person who easily feels gratitude, aren't you?

"Well, he did it for me in the real world too...

I'll save the sentimentality for another time, for now I'll just do what I can.

The battle with Docora will be over soon.

I didn't want him to talk to Docola if possible, but without this conversation, he wouldn't be able to get the book.

He held his ground for a bit and then cut off Docola's head.

After that, I invited him to my house in the same way and gave him a room.

We passed each other many times during this time, and sometimes I had to wait for a whole day.

I could have joined him if I wanted to, but I had no choice but to be patient.

He took me to "Dog Bone" and we had a friendly drink.

It was very difficult for me to get drunk here, but I decided to do it for the sake of reproduction.

He also told me about his walk with Grandpa Kara, and I guess he was able to collect the book.

Time passed in much the same way, the only difference being that he was more active than before.

I'd heard that Maja's possession technique had failed and there were side effects, perhaps.

But the effects didn't make a difference, and he rescued Wolfe without incident.

She never opened up to me until the third round, but I guess it meant a lot to her that he saved her.

I felt sad, but I was happy nonetheless.

Then came the ceremony to award me with the prize for defeating Dokora.

In the end, it seemed that Grandfather Kara had passed on his story to Lord Ragdoll, and he was invited to the banquet as well, to meet His Majesty.

"You've managed to make it this far, haven't you?

(Ugh, it's hard not to drink for such a long time. ......)

It's been four rounds already, and even though the memories are compressed and not burdensome, it must be hard for Lakra.

...... Oh yeah, Lakra's coming next.

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It's a tough job, but we'll have to do it.

A few days later, Lord Ragdoll tells me that a Yugra priest has come from Mejis to check on the condition of the churches in the villages.

He and the priest went around the villages as candidates for the high priest.

Apparently, Lakra is safe and sound, and the only one with physical limitations is me, the acting king.

It's still a little lonely.

Finally, it's my turn!

On the day of the event, I met a priest in the church of Maja, and I was stunned to see him.

"My name is Raheit, and I look forward to working with you.

"What the hell?