The edge of the forest is about 7 km in a straight line from the town where Alice and the rest of the kingdom of Azpur are located.
A man in a robe dies without a voice.
The trauma was a small knife stabbed from the front and back near the heart.
and three men in deep robes approaching desperate from separate directions.
In this story, let's call it A, B, C.
"... Phew.
Did you make it?
A squeaks.
"... where?... the magic buildup I made around the corner... the magic formation... it's up and running.
"Whew!"
"You didn't make it.
C sighs with a look like A is going to be a pain in the ass at B's whining.
"You cut off your vacation in the Willip Union... and you failed.
"... less rewards..."
"I'm right over here from the Katlanda Empire because of my apparent work, too, right?
What do you want me to do? I don't want to lose my reward!
Each one bothers the head with the reduction of the reward.
By the way, Party A and Party B are Louis Seijou, a pair of two who have been looking to raid Elvis territory.
"... than that would have been a policy of doing nothing for the time being to the kingdom of Azpur, wouldn't it?
A asks C.
"That's right! From the top, they said," We're entering the prep period. "
This way, too, it's moving toward a few years from now... and then the bottom end is the end of the rampage!
"How does' potential 'know about' packing 'hunting grounds in the first place?
"Come on... the upper echelons are the same. But you shouldn't know because cleaning up is a demonic raid group, and this one is potentially a regime mess group..."
"How did you figure this out this time?
A glance at a man who doesn't move.
"He's been looking into that thing for a few days now.
"You saw the information on the upper management... you're an idiot, it's up to you to find out.
"Absolutely.
And I haven't been taught the bottom line, but everyone in this organization knows where they are.
You know right away where and when who was there, right?
"Well. My organization will have to stay involved at the end of the day, until I die.
"You want to quit?
"No way. When I quit, I'm not allowed except when I die.
If I say 'yes' here, you'll kill me.
"Well, so am I.
"Then don't ask.
Besides, this job is quite rewarding.
"Collecting is a job, isn't it?
"The only thing I can do is grab it just a minute ago. Most of the time I prepare these build-ups.
"When you activate it at the same time and call in the demons around you?
"... the hoarding is ritual magic.
"What's that?
"I'm referring to a magic formation to call some demonic realm thing... well, I guess we're the only ones who can use it..."
"Demonic Realm... sounds like something amazing, but it's not fashionable?
"Oh, not at all.
And it's become the nation's most important secret... no, you must be ostensibly discarded.
"Discard... even though it sounds interesting..."
"Maybe it's in the demonic kingdom, but it's not in the country of the human species.
Besides, this magic formation can only be called by demons.
"... the human species scares you.
"And I can't decide what I can call it.
"It's user-friendly!
"Yes, because if we put it above ourselves, it's the end of the nation.
You must have been discarded quite a while ago.
"How do our guys know?
"Well... that's the kind of organization?
Let A stand aside.
"Well, I wonder if that's what it is.
We collect national treasures... "
"Oh, you're a bandit.
"Something of value only makes sense to people who know it's worth it.
That's why we collect it.
"It's a pleasure to share with Grandpa.
"You can't deny it. But it's not a mistake.
"Right.
And what are you doing watching the magic formation from earlier?
"... consume... suppress..."
"Well, corners, it's a shame to let you use all the accumulation that took years...
Can you do that?
"One powerful... full of miscellaneous fish... one or the other.
If it's 60%... I can stay... maybe.
"It's better than it's all gone at all, but...
Ha... the time to set up more and more for the kingdom of Azpur is far from over.
"... and then there's your turnover?
"I don't want the metastasis to seem omnipresent.
We're the ones collecting it... but relocation isn't that easy.
So I guess we'll need to modify the process a little bit.
What about the potential?
"I guess things are going well for you.
If we keep this up, the Wilip Union and the Katlanda Empire are going to start.
Still, I wonder if it will take at least five or six years.
"That's a long story.
Well, we'll just have to make a build-up for a year or two.
"Well, we're in charge of strategy.
They're going to fit the situation here.
"We're in charge of the kingdom of Azpur, but I guess the collection of each country is doing something.
Well, within that, instructions will come...
So, you got it?
"Mm-hmm... I also confirmed... that you did well.
"You have no pay cuts.
"Let's go back to the Willip Union.
I don't need you here.
"Oh.
All we have to do is get soldiers around here to do their best.
"Go home... I want to sleep.
"Oh, right.
It was time for Party A and Party C to start moving.
There was nothing left around the magic formation... yes nothing but trees (...)
And the magic formation began to flash, and somehow things were thin and shaped.