CH 532

–The procedures for approaching the Berias Kingdom have been decided, and the monsters’ garden that was about to cause unexpected chaos has been saved thanks to the reassuring ally, Luciela.

So our next move is to have a meeting with Ryuuze and the others. Yesterday, we went around and talked to the key figures, and now we are planning to head to the castle.

By the way, Leor-san, who I’m looking for to teach me the know-how to go to Everlide, was in the capital a while ago, but he left once he heard that I was going to the town of Gust. I want to see him before I leave because I want to talk to him, but it seems that he’ll be coming back to the royal capital in a few days, so maybe then.

“Well then, shall we get going?”

“Yes! If we’re going to make the first move, it’s better to move quickly. That’s what Vertical and the others said.”

“Yeah, I’ve heard that Everlide is close to the Berias Kingdom, so if anything happens, I’ll be there! But Lars is strong, so I’m not worried, though.”

“Well, don’t let your guard down …… I don’t completely trust Retzel or Vertical and the others.”

When I said that, Makina and Fath-san nodded with a mysterious look on their faces. There are too many conflicts for me to accept them and just say yes.

For example, Basleigh-sensei’s comments about Lilith seem like an overstatement or overkill, but I think it’s because Sandiola’s confusion was caused by Lilith, who was working as Aiatsubus.

“Kuoon♪.”

While the three of us were making preparations, Roza came from the garden carrying Ash in her arms, and I looked out into the garden and called out to her.

“I’m sorry Ash, but you’ll have to stay home again today. Even if I took you with me, I wouldn’t be able to get you into the castle. You can put up with that, right Ash?”

“Kuoon ……. Kuon!”

“Ash says he understands!”

“Okay, good boy! I’ll bring you back something good to eat.”

Sephiro smiled on his behalf and rubbed his nose with his short tail twitching as I petted him, so I took him back from Roza and continued talking.

“If the dragons are coming too, you’d better hurry up, we don’t want to keep everyone waiting.”

I put Ash down and walked out of the garden, closing the iron fence behind me.

“Well, I guess Bouden and the others don’t have anything to prepare.”

“Aina’s in the town of Gust, you know. I don’t think my dad and the others are letting them come here because they would cause too much trouble.”

“Maybe she’s sulking because he loves Lars and Ash. I’m sure it’ll be fine since there’s Sarge.”

When I saw Bouden’s shoulders drooping, I said something that occurred to me.

“If Sarge and Roza were to come with us as a couple, we would be short of hands in the town of Gust. It might be a good idea to have Bouden stay in the town of Gust ……”

“No, they’re not Bouden’s grandchildren, okay ……?”

I told Bouden the obvious, but he seemed to be having none of it.

However, considering the fact that the Founder will notice our intentions and send us a demon that won’t accept our persuasion, it might be right to leave the dragon behind. There are some strong people in the royal capital, but the adventurers from the town of Gust are far outnumbered.

“Well, I think it’s a good idea to leave Bouden in the town of Gust for me. Jireh and Vince can either go with me or stay in the royal capital. “

As Vince looked around and expressed his honest opinion, he smiled and said that he would have to ask Bouden to stay behind.

“Hello, hello, it looks like everyone’s here! Let’s go together!”

“Oh, Basleigh-sensei. So you’ve been waiting for us.”

Basleigh-sensei was waiting for us in front of the house called out to us, and Retzel and Vertical, who was standing behind her, opened their mouths.

“Well then, today is more like a final adjustment, right?”

“Yeah, we’ve gathered almost all the key members, so I think we can set a date to go to the Berias Kingdom. The problem is Everlide, we need to ask Leor-san for a lecture on how to dress up as a peddler, and now that the dragon has arrived, we need to re-select who will actually go.”

“Hmm. Well, since the main focus is the Berias Kingdom, why don’t we just decide on us first?”

“No, Vertical, the Everlide is half occupied by the Lord Founder, so if you’re held back, we’ll be in trouble, you know? After we get Lars and the others in, we’ll have to wait until we get back to see if we want to keep them in Berias or Everlide.”

“I see.”

As Vertical put his hand on his chin and began to think about Eiiri’s words, Reiss patted me on the back.

“We’ll here too, so it’ll work out somehow. I thought Basleigh-sensei wasn’t coming?”

“Ehhhhh, isn’t it okay if Reiss-chan and Irumi remain? They’re not that strong in terms of combat ability, and I think it would be a bit of a hassle if they’re taken hostage at an important time.”

“Yes, Irumi is staying behind. There’s a lot going on.”

“A lot ……?”

“Shut up, it’s better without a slow learner.”

When I asked, Irumi remained silent with a face that looks like she had a bad day and pouting, so we didn’t push it to hear any more complicated stories.

For some reason, Irumi and Reiss seem to have a sense of companionship, so I don’t think it’s strange that Retzel stopped them. Irumi has the ability to suppress Mizuki-san and other adventurers, but since she is only good with her hands, but not that good at fighting head-on.

“I wonder what I should do, I can’t go anywhere since I’ve already revealed myself, you know?”

“I’ve thought of that, so don’t worry. Anyway, we’re here now, so let’s go to the conference room.”

“Oh, there it is.”

As Makina smiles at us, we enter the castle–

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–Meanwhile, a little while after Lars and the others left the house ……

“Good morning~♪ …… Eh, is not one here? Did they already gone out? No, Urka was at the theater two days ago, so they shouldn’t have left yet.”

“Kuoon?”

“Oh! It’s Ash. If you’re here, that means that then they haven’t left yet♪.”

–Helena had paid a surreptitious visit to Lars’ house. It seems that she hasn’t given up on the idea of going to Everlide, which she had talked about before, and she’s trying to find out what’s going on with her idol Milfy’s boyfriend, Urka, so she can have a chance to go with him.

More visitors appear.

“Wow, Ash!”

“Hey, it’s Helena. What are you doing here?”

“It’s Nora. Why are you here?”

“I’m here because Sarge and my father-in-law are going to the castle. Aina-chan was crying, so I asked her to stay with Ash for now. I’ve got the key to your house, so do you want to come in?”

“Yeah, I guess so. I’m sorry to bother you.”