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I stood outside the mall and waited for a liaison officer from YOU Shadowgrass (Suzuran) who was monitoring the 'Big Black House' to get in touch with Chancellor Bergman, but it wasn't the liaison officer who showed up there to meet me face to face several times.

"Mr. Remi......"

Similar to the last time Mr. Remi's outfit was in the fortified city of Barga, he was dressed as a working woman with trousers on a white shirt with a wide open chest, like a clerk.

"Hey Schwartz, long time no see. Are you surprised it's not the usual guy?

The usual man - Mr. Remi did say that. It means you know who I was about to meet.

I mean......

"... No, I was rather surprised that Mr. Remi was part of the Shadow Grass"

In response, Remi's mouth slackens, "Shall we walk a little" and walks past the "Big Black Shop". Besides, I nodded and gave it back, and I followed Mr. Remi and walked out.

"Years ago, I was a member of the Intelligence Alliance. I belonged to a different clan than Shadow Grass, but when I was working in the fortified city of Barga, I was interviewed for Ashley's role."

Intelligence Alliance... Could it be that the “Alliance” that invited me before means the Intelligence Alliance...

"Pfft, are you thinking about the guild that invited you?

"Yeah, I was just remembering."

"If you would join Shadow Grass, I would have accomplished a lot of work, but I can't help it. And, as you will remember, there are three major intelligence clans in the Kurt Merga kingdom."

"Three?"

"That's right. The first is you, Shadowgrass, a direct clan that moves on the instructions of only two prime ministers of the Kurt Melga kingdom, and now I'm a part of this. The second is Nintendo (Watermelon), a clan that produces intelligence agents serving many royal nobles, I was here before too. And..."

With that said, Mr. Remi has leaned over with his own arm wrapped around my arm.

"And the third one -" Schuldthiana "- is the intelligence clan of criminals who give the Dark Alliance. Its end has been captured many times, but we have no idea what's inside it. You should be careful, too. Many nobles, including the Chancellor, have their eyes on your Chamber of Commerce. Definitely should be watching Schuldtiana too"

"Thank you. I'll be careful."

The intelligence clan of the Dark Alliance... There is also a place for those in darkness to gather among themselves in various positions, such as the Adventurer Clan, the Mercenary Corps, and the Commercial Union.

Previously opposed bandits “Haunted Lotus (Onybus)," Assassination Clan “Acacia (Eng.)," Pirate Fleet “Kaito (Kaido)." And these compilers - the Dark Alliance “Hegemon Tree (Cactus)." In addition to that, when the intelligence clan "Srdocyana”...

First of all, the intelligence guild "Nintendo" on the surface, is a native spreading plant in the mountains, with two cylindrical flowers next to the paired leaves around the early summer. Flowers with a sweet smell gradually change from white to yellow, also known as gold and silver flowers.

And shrudtiana. This is hardly familiar, but what I faintly remember is the lilyceae - or similar to aloe and cactus, a species in the genus Haoluchia. It's a plant that stores water inside leaves and stems called succulent plants.

One of them, Srdochiana, has leaves spreading radially like a rose flower called rosette type placed on the ground. It's the smallest succulent plant, but the best characteristic I can remember - its name, King's Castle (Srdochiana).

"Well, now that you've stopped so close, you're not moving at all."

That's what they said, and for the first time, I realized I was walking in arms and leaning in.

"... whenever"

"Still, don't you move? Well... so, you've been expecting a liaison? Is something wrong?

"Yes, I'd like to see Sir Byrd as soon as possible, and if possible, Sir Tese and Sir Cood."

Sir Byrd is the provisional name of Chancellor Bergman, Sir These and Sir Cood are also the kingdom treasurers of the Kurt Melga kingdom, Count Lloyd Taysen and the Knights Advisor throughout the kingdom, Count Earley Crude.

"Sir Byrd and I would make time if we wanted, but with the other two present, I think it would be difficult if it wasn't for the corresponding requirements?

"How far did Mr. Remi go about my relationship with Sir Byrd?

"I have not been informed to the details, nor am I in a position to know. My role is only to liaise with you."

"Really? - Then tell Sir Byrd: He said he might not be able to sell Miracle Water anymore."

He was Remi, who had the expression that he had no idea what my words meant, but he said, "I'll tell you," and disappeared into the mess of the king's capital.

As I dropped off Remi's wanderings, I followed the signs of the numerous light points floating on the map -.

While heading to the center of Wang Capital, I explored if there were any light points tracking and monitoring my movements - I don't know.

I can't even hear disturbing noises... I know who I think is part of the intelligence clan.

Same goes for Mr. Remi, but there are other female escorts at the Duke of Varga's house, Vee. That perverted woman could disappear, in that state she doesn't show light points unless she emits a sound.

But there are measures. If you put your vision in FLIR (Infrared Thermography) mode, you can look at your temperature and find out where you are.

Just consciousness switches to FLIR (Infrared Thermography) mode to look around, but I still don't see the suspicious body temperature bearer.

I don't have eyes to monitor at the moment - and at the moment I thought. The sound rang at the top of my back.

From near the roof of the street mall. Looking back without looking up, he captured the source of the sound in the corner of his vision.

- People.

The figure jumps lightly from about three stories high and walks over here.

Is the sound you heard a ringtone...

I guess they don't think I'm aware of it over there. I don't feel anything like hostility. He slowly walks over here, turning around behind me.

I waited for the next move as I followed that move in the corner of my sight.

"Master Schwartz, Sir Byrd is ready."

Shadow grass... "I'll be right back," he looked back with a slightly surprised look, telling the liaison man, who had made me face to face several times, and I walked out to the royal castle.

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"Didn't you decide to report it through your Lord's Trading Hall or your liaison?

When I left for Royal Castle, I was immediately transferred to Chancellor Bergman's office. When the Chancellor saw my face, he left the room early as a woman who looked like a secretary, and there were only two of us in the office: me and the Chancellor.

The Chancellor seems to have been reading some sort of report since before I entered the room. He put his golden edged round glasses on his nose and gently touched his head, where his transverse hair used to work hard - gently stroking it, turning his gaze only towards me standing in front of the door.

"We came to Royal Castle because something happened that we had to tell you about as soon as possible."

"You mean the Drum Fortress?

"Did you already know..."

"You're coming, not long ago."

With that said, the Chancellor knocked on the report in his hand to show it.

I'm guessing the Ophilias sent that information to the King's Capital as soon as possible, just as I hurried away from my collapsed drum fortress. I don't know if they split up the party and carried the information, or if they had any means of transmitting information I didn't know about.

What matters now is what the report says.

"The source of the information is Camellias and Ophiglia, right? What did they say?

"We are reporting that the drum fortress collapsed by the non-standard undead“ Yona ”and lost its functionality. And I'm asking permission to move the Dragrange Border Knights for the“ Yona ”crusade, under a joint name with Uncle Border."

The prime minister has given me the report in his hand, and all he's told me to do is read it and he's making me flinch.

I took it a step forward and got the report - but I didn't know where it was. Reading the letters of this world still remains a lack of study in itself. If you look at the letters, the translations come to mind, which makes it good to read there.

Indeed - the report said the same thing the Prime Minister spoke about, there is no shortage.

"Schwartz, let's hear the Lord's report"

Do you want to hear from me? No, you're asking for information discrepancies and a story I'm the only one who knows.

But - more people seem to get reports before then.

"This is where the big black house is!

Along with the shouts, the doors of the office were opened with momentum, and it was Count Earley Crude, adviser to the Knights of the Kingdom, who entered. From behind it you can also see Count Lloyd Taysen, treasurer of the Kingdom, running out of breath.

They're both clearly sprouting their heads compared to a few days ago. He seemed to be hiding it with a small hat, but he was falling to the floor with the claps he'd been running.

"I searched, big black house! Is it true that Miracle Water can't be sold anymore?

"Ha-ha-ha - The big black house is closing, ho, is that true?

Earl Crude and Count Taysen came in early and asked me, "Why can't you sell it!" Or, "Without that, I am!" and so on, two bright red faces lined up in front of me, and he opens his mouth and calls me all over.

There's no more "miracle water”! I'm not listening to reports like that!

Oh, one more bright red face......

It took about thirty minutes for the three heavy towns of the Kurt Melga kingdom to regain their calm.

Now he scissors the table placed in the office, sits opposite the two Earls of Crude and Taysen, and Chancellor Bergman sits in the desk chair.

"So“ Miracle Water ”can be sold as usual, no problem?

"So - as I have said many times - the materials necessary for the manufacture of hair conditioners are in danger of depletion. However, with only a small amount of help from the three parties, we believe that we can make a beneficial deal for both parties, not just hair conditioners."

Chancellor Bergman stared at this one, taking that confirmation. The two counts sip the tea prepared by the secretary and cheek with satisfaction the baked sweets served at the teapot.

"So, what do you want from the eagles?

Count Crude, an advisor to the Knights of the Kingdom, put the teacup on the table, striking and changing from a sneering smile until then, staring at me with a sharp gaze as if he were going to shoot me through.

"First of all, I will tell you from information that was not in the report from the Borderlands of Draglange."

To my word, Count Crude turned his gaze to Chancellor Bergman. The Chancellor stood up exhaled one thing and said, "This is it," handing over the report from the Draglange Frontier Uncle to the Count of Crude.

The look of Count Crude glancing at that report changes again. The hand holding the report trembles, and I can see that it is so powerful that it seems to crush it.

"Bergman! What the hell are you letting Princess Dragrange do!

And barked.

I slapped the report on the table, and Count Crude was changing the subject to Chancellor Bergman, not me.

"I'm letting you find something in the Devil's Mountains. This is what His Majesty agreed to."

"Looking for something?!

"Labyrinth."

Unlike the exasperating Count of Crude, Count Taysen had calmly guessed what was going on after reading the slapped report. Though I groaned, those eyes never move from the report.

"Well, the labyrinth existed as expected in the Devil's Mountains. Not here."

The Prime Minister's new spreading to the table is a topographical map of the Devil's Mountains that I drew previously.

"This map..."

The moment I saw the widened map, the look on the face of Count Crude, who was absurd in his voice, had solidified, his eyes open and nailed to the map.

"Is this map the work of a“ cartographer ”secretly rumored in the alley?

"You're right, Sir Taysen. This big black house is what they call“ Schwartz the Mapper. "

Schwartz, the cartographer - drawing a labyrinth map of the tooth wolf began, and the maps drawn using the capabilities of VMB, even though they were out in silence, were beginning to spread the name of the producer as “Schwartz, the cartographer” from various circumstantial evidence.

I thought it was information that was still out there only among the investigators of the big chamber of commerce, but was it widespread enough to remember its name even to the executive officers of the national government......

"I've heard of you, too. Rather than that, the labyrinth map of the tooth wolf also confirmed the eagle. That was a brilliant map."

Did Count Crude also know?

"It's more of a labyrinth than that. We put camellias (Southern Ka) on Ophelia and sent her on a labyrinth crusade. Ofelia also needed a name to enter the Devil's Mountains."

"Are you willing to let them crusade at one party, make them as impotent as ever"

"Something unscrupulous, or I'm sending in the other forces of the Ophelians. Have enough strength."

"I see, by the way... the labyrinth crusade of the Devil's Mountains and the collapse of the Drum Fortress, and the Big Black House." Map Shop Schwartz, "what does that have to do with it?

Count Taysen's doubts brought all the sights of the field to me. The Chancellor doesn't seem willing to explain anything. I mean, how far do you want me to tell you?

Now, what do we do...

"... that explains it from me. At the request of His Excellency the Chancellor, I am sending people to the Labyrinth Crusade of Dear Ophiglia from the clan to which I subscribe - Spark."

"Sparks? Not a clan I've ever heard of."

"Yes, Lord Count Crude. We are made up of a very small number of people, each of whom rarely names a clan."

"How many people are you sending? I think it takes a lot of strength and numbers to attack a completely unexplored labyrinth."

"One, My Lord Count Taysen."

"You think you're alone? Bergman, who the hell did you send?"

"That's not true..."

To Count Crude's question, the Chancellor seemed to be overwhelmed with deciding how to answer. There are only a few people, including kings and prime ministers, who know that I am 'unjust'.

Regardless of the information such as "Schwartz the Map Store”, the Chancellor seems to have a clear line on disclosing information about me, including the truth about "The Demon Out".

And it even came up with a clan name that I had never spoken to before, such as a spark. And naturally - that's what I just thought. Even if one of me went out to the Devil's Mountains and said that he was a businessman as a big blackhouse from a labyrinth crusade, that word was not too credible.

Black-sided shaft, my lord.

"You said it was a shaft?! Is that mercenary part of the spark?"

"I see, then I'm convinced. Speaking of“ black-sided shafts, "he single-handedly crusaded the labyrinth of the tooth wolf, hunting down bandits at the King's Festival the other day for a fancy battle."

"The shaft is secretly escorting Master Ophelia, as well as sending information over here. Based on that, I'm drawing a map, and the information from him confirms the collapse of the Drum Fortress as well."

Talking about Schwartz's connection to the shaft is one bet. I thought that enhancing the credibility of my words I was going to speak would require the backing of a clear act of strength, that's the shaft.

"Shaft has contacted us that he has found two things in the Devil's Mountains, one is the Labyrinth - for convenience, we call this the Labyrinth of the Pit"

"What's the other one?

The prime minister returns to the executive desk, combining his fingers in front of him and urging him to continue.

"The other is those who hide and dwell in the Devil's Mountains"

"What?

"It's the first time you've heard of a village in the Devil's Mountains. Isn't that zone, which is a buffer zone with the Kingdom of Drake, suitable for people to live in because warcraft and sub-races are frequently attracted to them?

"They say they are protecting themselves from warcraft and subraces by penetrating mountain skin and creating cave dwellings. They say life is maintained by dealing with the grace of the mountains and the massive merchants who come and go between the kingdoms of Kurtomerga and Drake."

"I didn't know people lived in that mountain range, but what does that have to do with“ miracle water ”?

"Of course there is. But before we talk about it, we need to report who was important to both of them."

"What are the two countries, the Kingdom of Kurt Merga and the Kingdom of Drake?

"You're right, Chancellor. Most people have been out of the country more than the kingdom of Drake, living in hiding in the Devil's Mountains. And among them, we have received a report confirming the appearance of Princess Cortine, the seventeenth princess of the Kingdom of Drake."

"Oh my God!

"When it comes to the seventeenth princess, did she indeed become a princess of the beast race? Before the king came to power, he gave birth to his town daughter."

"Isn't it a bit of a problem that there's a royal family of the Kingdom of Drake hiding in that zone? Chancellor Bergman."

"It's not that close!

Count Crude slammed the table and raised his voice.

"Though the Kingdom of Drake adopts a strict policy towards the Beast race, it only makes sense if you become royal, if you find out it's hiding in the Devil's Mountains in the Buffer Zone, etc., then the Kingdom of Drake will surely put soldiers in the mountains"

We've already put the Dragon Knight in the mountains and even broken into the labyrinth...

"That's a problem, too, but why is Princess XVII hiding in the Devil's Mountains, so you can see that there?

"We are. Sixteen of them, including the princess, and fifteen of them are fugitive slaves, and the seventeenth princess is helping them."

"Is the princess denying the policy of the country, at all... what the hell is that country doing? While our northern neighbor, the Baishburn Empire, is expanding its forces, I don't think it's strange when the Kingdom of Drake is targeted."

"That's it, Count Taysen. According to a report from Shaft, the Kingdom of Drake is already being held by the Baishburn Empire and has chosen to become a nation."

This is information from a dragon knight captured in the labyrinth of a pit. The Bishburn Empire, a far-north power that continues to expand its forces, is going to successively absorb its neighbors, as well as adopting pompous measures that do not use force, he said.

The position of the seventeenth princess Cortine in that had become a very subtle one. For the kingdom of Drake it is seen so low as to be cursed as a beast slave, but the emperor of the Baishburn Empire - also known as the Ice Wolf Emperor - was also a beast race, demanding the princess of the beast race as his queen from the nations that annexed him.

But there is only one princess of the beast race in the kingdom of Drake. In order to meet the demands of the Ice Wolf Emperor, it was necessary to discover the seventeenth princess, who disappeared alive while helping a fugitive slave.

But from the Kurt Melga Kingdom, that's not funny.

We do not currently border the Baishburn Empire, but we do not know when the Baishburn Empire, which continues to expand, will become a neighbour, and it should be difficult to be easily nationalized by the Kingdom of Drake.

If we explain the current situation surrounding the seventeenth princess of the kingdom of Drake and even reaffirm the situation of the drum fortress collapsed by the actions of the suddenly emerged undead “Yona”, one piece of muscle emerges from time to time.

The Chancellor and the Counts were silently listening to my proposal. But those eyes never shut up.

It seemed to scrutinize the pros and cons of enclosing the hidden villages of the Devil's Mountains that I propose and of hiding the seventeenth princess to interfere with the nationalization of the Baishburn Empire.

What's more, I'm guessing you're trying to discern my sincerity in making this suggestion.

Just to be clear, there's not much I get. Hidden Villages - will be built, but 40% of the mined Demon Ore will be delivered to the Kingdom of Kurtomerga. I plan to pay for this from my share.

Instead, ask the Knights of the Dragrange Border to provide protection around the hidden village until the labyrinth of the pit is crusaded and the sweep of the warcraft and sub-races that inhabit the Devil's Mountains is brought to a paragraph.

Protection by the Knights of the Borders would not be so difficult. On the face of it, setting up a front-line base nearby for the "Yona” crusade should be enough.

It would also reduce the likelihood that the Kingdom of Drake would be informed of the existence of the labyrinth, since it would not be necessary to send personnel to mine demonic ore from the labyrinth of the pit.

"Well, we're hardly burdened."

"On the contrary, getting a demon ore mine is not a bad story, from a financial point of view"

"The Knights of the Borders sweep the Devil's Mountains is no different than basic business. Protecting Hidden Villages and Dora is no longer a huge burden. More than that, crusading undead enough to crumble a defensive fortress alone would take a lot more effort."

"That also makes it compatible with the shaft. He has a labyrinth crusade job, but if we discover Yona inside, we'll keep in touch to make that crusade a priority."

"Ho, if you can get the help of a" black-sided shaft, "that“ Yona ”and I won't be around for long."

The Chancellor's tough face laughed and proceeded to match my one play.

"Let's talk to His Majesty and Zepernell from the eagle. Treasury Secretary Taysen will prepare a special budget for the Demon Mountains sweep operation, and Knights Crude advisers will compile an emergency response from the Knights of the Borders and notify the Kingdom of Drake."

And finally, the Chancellor flies his gaze at me...

"So Schwartz, what if we surround that hidden village and proceed without delay with the mining of the demon ore?

"Yes, I was wondering if I could procure the ingredients needed for the preparation without any problems - we will provide you with a supply of hair conditioners, without cutting them off"

Three heavy towns nodded satisfactorily in their response affirming so.