Entering the Capital – 3
After I was silent for a moment, Xenia quickly added how to interpret it.
“I will finish my errands quickly and join you again. You just need to tell me where you are going with the telecommunication bead.”
I delayed replying for a moment.
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Meanwhile, Neryl asks.“Meet Dame?”
“yes. Anyway, I think I’ll have to build a fence. Do not worry. I don’t know what Mr. Neryl’s weakness is, but he said he would burn me if he mentions a back contract.”
“·················ogue.”
“I’ll do this on my own. If you ever try to touch your weakness, I will desperately stop you.”
Neryl didn’t answer for a moment.
Seeing her eyes twinkle, she seems to be somewhat moved.
“What are you going to do?”
“I do not know. To be honest, I don’t even know. I think we will know when we meet.”
A look of concern appeared on Neryl’s face.
Xenia made fun of her with a slightly mischievous expression.
“grandmother. That look really doesn’t suit you, does it?”
“under. Do you want to die?”
“okay. That look is much better.”
“·················ogue.”
“Mr Maid. Can’t you?”
no. No, I slept and my next destination was the capital.
[What is happening in the capital?]
‘A very big thing.’
I laughed and said
“great. But let’s go together.”
“yes?”
“Actually, my next goal was also the capital. I think there will be a chance to build a reputation there.”
“Mr Maid. You don’t have to deliberately lie because of me.”
“Nope. Really.”
Neril and Xenia stared at my face.
And I nodded my head at my unshakable expression.
“It’s true. It’s funny.”
“It’s better than being crafty. It’s a pleasant coincidence.”
I said.
“Of course I have to focus on building my reputation there. You can act separately.”
“thank you. If you get the job done quickly, I will help you right away.”
“Thank you for that.”
“I am more grateful. But Mr. Maid.”
She looked up at me quietly.
“You said that your next destination is the capital, right?”
“uh.”
“Wouldn’t it be better not to tell me that?”
“yes? What are you talking about?”
“Wouldn’t it have been better if you didn’t tell me that your next destination was the capital city, but would just go along with the feeling of ‘don’t give up my reputation for you?’”
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Still don’t know what you’re talking about?
[no. That’s a reasonable thing to say. If you say that, Xenia will be very impressed.]
‘Eh?’
[You say that it is because of you, and later, ‘accidentally’ overlapping things in the capital gives a better picture.]
‘Ah… well, that’s but.’
Thinking about it, that’s correct.
I had never thought of it that way.
Seeing my blank expression, Neril and Xenia giggled.
“You could have deceived me. It’s unfortunate.”
“I know. He was lying everywhere, and we didn’t cheat.”
“You can’t lie. It’s a colleague.”
“It’s kind of weird and it’s gone.”
“Right. However······.”
Xenia turned her head to me with an supremely friendly expression.
“I like that a lot more.”
next day.
We went on a journey to the capital.
The carriage was lively.
I wonder if the dull atmosphere of yesterday was real.
“But what did Mr. Gerd do?”
“I didn’t kill him.”
“That’s a scary answer.”
“don’t worry. I also have Ardwin, so I can’t do such a bad thing.”
Xenia looked at Ardwin at my words.
He was on his knees and wrapped his arms around him.
“Whoah… Whoops. For me, who has lived for eternity, this is just lukewarm.”
said Jenny.
“I think it was shocking enough.”
“I’m sorry, but that shock is half due to your torture.”
“Ugh.”
Then Offense opened his mouth.
“By the way, what is going on in the capital? Oh, not from Xenia.”
“Well.”
“I know that you, like Kayle, go after every chance you get for fame. Please feel free to tell me.”
[okay. I want to hear it too.]
Where does the hallucination seem to come from?
This time before the return, a strange phenomenon occurred in the capital.
Is bizarre a polite expression?
‘It would be right to say that the heavens and the earth are huge enough to open up.’
[Oh. If it was that big of a deal, Kayle would have intervened. How did Kayle stop that?]
‘I couldn’t stop it.’
[ok?]
‘At that time, Cald was in the Raynus estate. It was a time when we were talking about recruiting Ardwin. It happened around the same time.’
In my opinion, at that time, Caled’s ‘Road to becoming a hero’ must have been a lot of thought.
Recruiting Ardwin and dealing with the bizarre phenomena of the capital.
I’m wondering which of the two should I choose.
[Is it such a big deal? Is it equivalent to recruiting the hero level of the party?]
Of course.
I opened my mouth to everyone waiting.
“Soon the black sun will rise over the capital.”
Needless to say, it was the oracle that made the advent of the Demon King of Lies a reality on all continents.
However, it is said that even before the oracle, the people of the capital had foreseen it to some extent.
It was the black sun that lit the sky of the capital at this time.
black sun.
No one knows what it is.
Before the return, the black sun rose in the capital for a week, then disappeared.
It was not resolved, but disappeared, so its identity was not known until the very end.
Only the black sun left a lot of rumors that it might have been a harbinger of the advent of the demon king of lies.
[That doesn’t mean you don’t know the solution either?]
‘right. So I’m going to the capital soon. Arrive first and gather some information.’
[Looks like you still have some free time.]
I nodded and told everyone.
“Let’s see… If we go to Agril, we’ll get to the capital within two days, right? Then the black sun will rise in two weeks from the day we arrived in the capital.”
“Now that you come here to argue, are you really reading the future?”
“It’s similar.”
“What is similar? Whoa.”
Neryl sighed lightly and changed the subject.
“Anyway, then, tell me about your similar abilities. What specifically is the black sun?”
“Literally. Two suns rise in the sky. One is the original sun, and the other is… the black sun, as if sick with a disease.”
“It must be spectacular.”
“The real spectacle will unfold on the ground.”
“yes?”
“The black sun doesn’t just end up ruining the aesthetics.”
I took a gulp of saliva here without realizing it.
Everyone who saw my expression changed their posture at the same time.
“People who are exposed to the black sun will gradually change their bodies.”
“·················ogue.”
“And in the past, it will turn into a monster.”
In an instant, an absurd silence fell on the carriage.
Yes.
Herein lies the true viciousness of the Black Sun.
The light of the sun turns ordinary and good people into monsters.
Ardwin trembled and opened his mouth.
“there. brother. I think I’ve seen a similar ability in that history book.”
“Perhaps you are right.”
“·················ogue.”
“The power of the third demon king, the demon king of corruption.”
Neryl wiggles her eyebrows as she listens to me.
“Certainly, the Demon King of Corruption turned humans into demons and incorporated them into his army. Testimonies of cutting down a friend who had been laughing and chatting while clinking glasses until yesterday were resounding all over the continent at the same time.”
“okay. This is my guess, but maybe the Black Sun is the core of the Demon Lord of Corruption.”
“ah. That definitely makes sense.”
It is said that unlike the core of other demon kings, the core of the fallen demon king did not have a fixed form.
It was a core that could transform into rocks or trees, paintings or buildings, even humans or monsters.
The 3rd Hero Party had a lot of trouble finding and breaking the core.
“The core of the three great demon kings, that is, the jewel of corruption, is a substance that changes into anything. With a little more imagination, you can imagine transforming into the sun.”
Silence passes for a moment.
Then Xenia asked.
“Mr Maid. Idria, the Demon Lord of Lies, must have planted the Jewel of Desolation on King Mu, right?”
“okay.”
“Then maybe…”
“It’s definitely not the case. I’m sure Idria’s hands were crazy about the story that would happen in the capital.”
“·················ogue.”
“And if we take the case of King Mu and Mariana, Idria must have come into contact with someone who becomes the ‘vessel’ of the capital. Our job is to find that person quickly.”
asked Neryl.
“After you find it?”
“Responsiveness.”
“ha. I’ve been thinking about it for a while, but I can’t quite figure out whether you’re meticulous or reckless.”
“Be meticulous and reckless.”
“Well, there is no need to be anxious from now on. The operation will be completely different depending on who the opponent is.”
Neryl seems to have a tendency to just interpret my words in a good way.
Well, other party members are the same.
I turned to Xenia.
“As I said briefly, the black sun will rise in two weeks.”
“You want me to finish my chores in two weeks?”
“okay. There is an order for the black sun to turn people into monsters. Demonicization will begin with those with weak mental and vitality. It won’t have any effect on our party, but…”
“The people are going to suffer the most. I know. No matter what happens, even if my business is not finished, I will definitely join you two weeks in advance.”
“sorry.”
Xenia shook her head.
“I’d rather be grateful for giving me two weeks of time.”
“okay. If anything happens, call me right away.”
“Okay.”
So we worked out a rough plan.
Then they took Agril to the capital.
Xenia dropped us off at the entrance to the capital and flew straight to the headquarters of the Knights Templar of Light.
Neryl looked at Agril, who had become a dot, and murmured.
“Maid, what do you think?”
“Black sun? Or Xenia.”
“Ah… well, it’s about the black sun. Of course.”
“don’t worry. Xenia will definitely come back with a clean discussion.”
“Are you listening to me?”
Offense grinned.
“I can’t afford the night.”
“right. Because Maid has a childish side.”
“I was talking about you.”
“Shut up. It looks normal.”
“Isn’t that an insult at all?”
So we entered the capital.
After returning home, the first step on the ground is the capital land.
Since this place is located in the southern part of the continent, Calde’s reputation must still be overwhelming than my name.
‘In other words.’
If this is handled neatly, it could do a devastating blow to Kayle’s reputation.
to the point where it can never be reversed again.
After entering the main gate of the capital and driving the carriage for a while, a murmur was heard from outside.
It was so loud that it interfered with the conversation, so I finally opened the window.
“Is it today?”
“I heard that Patrick Benjamin is so handsome.”
“My daughter absolutely loved it. Yes, he is someone who has nothing to do with us.”
“Hey, hurry up. The time is almost up.”
Those were the stories.
Patrick Benjamin?
It sounds like a name you’ve heard before returning.
Then, Offense’s voice was heard.
“I see, it’s time for that. I have been preparing since I stayed in Kayle and the capital.”
“yes?”
“Patrick Benjamin is the current Deputy General Manager of Al-Qahad.”
Oh right.
It was definitely that name.
Before the return, we had nothing to do with our actions or quests to catch the Demon King, so we let it go.
“Did you say it was about twenty-two?”
“Hey. The hero only remembers the name of the next Alkahad general.”
“Because I am not Neryl.”
“Ugh. Right.”
Then Neryl wrinkles his face.
“Are you thinking of me as a lack of common sense?”
“Nope. It’s a fortress. It’s been like that since the first time we met.”
“Would you mind not answering me like that with a serious expression?”
“So you know? Your name is Patrick?”
Then, unexpectedly, Neryl shook her head.
“You’re the vice-captain of the al-Qahad.”
“That’s what Offense just explained.”
“Yeah, I honestly don’t know who Patrick is. But I know his last name, Benjamin.”
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The driver finally stopped talking and said:
“Guests. The carriage cannot go any further than this. There are too many people.”
“Is there no other way?”
“Because this is the only way to the inn designated by the guests. There’s a better inn I know, shall I take you there?”
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Maburo-kun who is good at sales.The innkeeper will be rewarded with an appropriate fee for bringing guests.
I smiled and nodded my head.
“That’s right. Think of the inn’s reward as our tip.”
“Hey, did you hear me? But really, the food is better there and the room is clean. I’ll see you soon.”
I said yes and turned my head.
Then Ardwin caught my eye.
The guy had been pressed against the spear enough to leave a mark on his face.
“What are you doing?”
“Fufu. What are they looking for and what are they longing for? Even the ridiculous aspirations of the criminals can make my heart flutter when they gather like this.”
“You want to go sightseeing?”
“Oh, yes.”
He quickly returned to normal and mumbled.
“I didn’t go out of the house very often. It’s already the first time in the capital city, and it’s amazing that the people of the capital get together like this.”
“Ugh.”
I scratched my head.
It’ll probably happen around this time… Ah!
“It’s an inauguration ceremony.”
Offense nodded at my words.
asked Neryl.
“inauguration?”
“The name Patrick Benjamin came out of the mouths of the capitalists earlier. And this crowd that seems to be a festival… If you connect the two, of course, the only answer is the inauguration ceremony.”
“Isn’t this the inauguration ceremony to be promoted from vice-president to general manager?”
“okay.”
“I see. The kid’s descendants are already the captains. Time goes so fast.”
Suddenly my ears perked up.