Uhm… Amazing.
What’s amazing…it’s amazing that President read the romance novels just to write this…and it’s amazing that Suzumoto will do this…
Uhm..uhm…
“…hey, Maito.”
“…hn?”
“Can you say this line with a straight face?”
“Impossible.”
The hurdle is too high from the beginning! What’s “the moon is beautiful”! As expected of President!
President absolutely wrote this with a straight face!
“I don’t feel like saying it either. I’ll definitely vomit midway.”
That’s right.
“It’s also too difficult to change the lines according to Ariane-san’s reaction.”
I agree. The possibilities for replies are endless. For the time being, President thought about Ariane-san’s personality based on the information obtained from Kariya and Katori, and it seems that the most rational solution was derived from that, but even so…
“Maito, you play Ariane-san’s role. I want to practice how I should reply.”
Ahh, I see. You can’t do that kind of practice alone. I might not be able to respond like Ariane with my unreliable head, but if you think this is just practice, it might be fine.
“Yes, yes. Then, please. Ah, the blackboard should be the front of the chapel.”
I stood up, took a little distance, and turned around.
After a breath, there are footsteps.
At this point, Ariane should notice so she looks back.
“Good evening. The moon is beautiful.”
Looking back, Suzumoto was standing there with a “showing-off face”.
Pfft.
When I took a breath, I seemed to choke on my saliva so I involuntarily spat it out.
“…sorry.”
If you apologize, don’t make me laugh from the start!
I managed to do a TAKE 2 after that.
“Good evening. The moon is beautiful.”
Looking back, there was Suzumoto standing normally this time.
“Ah, you’re from the Demon King’s Army!”
Maybe guilty from her confession, Ariane-san will fulfill her duties so at the very least, I should take that stance so she should definitely be hostile here.
“No. Now…I’m just a man who thinks of you.”
Oh, I got an ad-lib immediately! This guy has such a high ability when it comes to it.
“S-stop joking!”
Ariane-san wouldn’t retreat here, I’m sure.
“I apologize for lying when we first met. But my current feelings are not a lie!”
Oh, he returned to the scenario.
“I…I came to the temple…no, I came to protect you.”
And Suzumoto is staring straight at me.
It seems like laughter will come up again!
“…protect?”
I suppressed my laughter by making a suspicious expression. It’s rude to Suzumoto who’s trying to practice seriously. …huh, here, isn’t this the part where President’s expectations become exaggerated?
“The Demon King intends to invade the temple as early as tomorrow. And if that happens, many lives, innocent ones from the temple, will be lost.”
“T-that’s right!”
“I talked to the Demon King to stop the invasion of the temple, but the Demon King has closed all ears…”
“Ah, a little timeout.”
“…what?”
I suddenly stopped him so the gap was amazing. If you suddenly went back to normal, my abdominal muscles will be overloaded again, so please don’t do that.
“Come here, if you were injured, isn’t it easier for Ariane-san to enter your worry route?”
“…ahh, I see.”
For example, bandaging the legs for easy understanding. …ah, like that. [Ku, my right leg hurts!] was played in my head. Something like that.
“Let’s ask President in the evening.”
“Roger that. Then resume. …if at least the Great Priest comes out, I can talk to the Demon King to bring it to single combat.”
Ohh, suddenly coming back. Uhm, uhm.
“That won’t happen! For the Great Priest to fight the Demon King alone!”
“Yes. Therefore, I would like to consider countermeasures. The Demon King uses various techniques, but the most powerful one is that one that causes abnormal conditions. Does the Great Priest have a way to deal with it?”
Oh, did you enter the information turn immediately? Then, from here on, it’s probably after Ariane-san was completely seduced, so it’s okay.
“Yes, cut. What now? Do you want to practice from here onwards? Or the one before that?”
“…isn’t it important from here?”
“No, if you want to make Ariane-san completely fall before this point, it’s okay to say anything after this.”
For now, she should have already been [Tempted] once so it should be okay if the information-gathering point was a little vague.
“I see, then, once more.”
And that happened while practicing a few times.
“I-I’ll call people!”
“Please, believe me, my feelings…ah.”
Approaching a few steps, Suzumoto suddenly stopped.
“…hey, Maito.”
“What?”
“I, previously, I’ve broken your ribs.”
He did. I haven’t forgotten. It’s fine now. Yup. The result is the current kimono.
“…I don’t know how strong I am. I’m scared.”
O-oohh!? S-scared!? …it’s a rare expression for this guy.
“So you probably don’t want to practice that with me, right?”
“…you, you don’t know how it felt when your ribs are broken. It feels really bad, okay? …I mean, even if I leave that aside, do I have to do this?”
It’s okay because I can heal my ribs as much as I want, but still, I don’t like touching or being touched by this guy. Yup.
“Let’s consult President.”
“You’re right.”
I see, there were times when these guys couldn’t do anything even with the good-looking correction applied. It’s also a problem that they’re too strong, I’m grateful.
So after that, we practiced several times, and my abdominal muscles collapsed several times until evening came.
[Testing testing, this is “Minamo”! Please report everyone!]
“Yes, this is [Head Maid]. I was practicing today’s performance with Samurai. I have abdominal pains. So I want to ask “Sakura”. I’d like to have Samurai pretend to be injured to get the target to worry, but what should I do?”
[Maybe the face. It’s better if it stands out. Please wrap it with a bandage.]
O-oohh… President, how relentless.
“Uhm, then, our Samurai, seems that he can’t [hug] because he doesn’t know how strong he is.”
After that, President was silent for a while. He seemed to be thinking.
[Since it can’t be helped, please pretend that you’re controlling yourself when you’re trying to hug. You should have that much acting ability.]
“…roger that.”
As expected of President! The alternative is quite convincing!
[The preparation near the chapel is perfect. I also look forward to the success of the Samura. And then, about the end.]
Ah, come to think of it, that scenario had a start but no end.
[“Head Maid”, please wait in the chapel while in stealth. So if you think it’s about time for the end, please operate Sakura to give me a signal. Then we’ll be a little noisy outside, so please run away with the Samura by saying “Someone will come!”. Of course, the escape method is [Transfer].]
“I’m going to catch a cold.”
[I don’t think it’ll come to that since you have [Heat and Cold Resistance]. I’ll prescribe a medicine if you get it.]
As expected of President. So terrible.
[Then, are there any other people who have reports?]
Seems like no one had anything to report when President said that, so this is the end.
[Then, when it’s time, I’ll see you again. I wish you good luck.]
Now then. …I wonder if I can make some porridge in case I caught a cold…
I taxied Hariu back, ate warm stew for dinner, tried bandaging Suzumoto’s head with Hariu, and then night came.
Around 21:35, all three of us [Transferred] to the hill near the temple.
“Now then. I’m going.”
Hariu sank into the shadow I made with fire magic and headed for the chapel.
By the way, at this point, I have already activated Naked Stealth. All the equipment was left in the laboratory except for the [Transfer] hairclip, the cause, and the mint extract for MP recovery. Well, one interesting thing was discovered here. About the cause. For some reason, it seems to be treated as a part of me, and it became transparent when I went into stealth mode. And that’s for each bracelet. …I wonder if that’s important. I’m not sure, but I think it’s a little important.
Whatever. For now, it’s more important to leave other equipment behind. So I’m cold right now. It’s cold for some reason. Why? I’m sure I had [Heat and Cold Resistance], right?
“Maito, is it cold?”
“Cold.”
“…is your [Heat and Cold Resistance] working?”
“It’s noooootttttt! Whyyy!”
Damn it! You look warm in that newly tailored [Temptation] haori*! (T/N: *a traditional Japanese hip- or thigh-length jacket worn over a kimono)
“Who knows? For the time being, put this on.”
When I thought so, he took off his haori and lent it to me.
“…thanks.”
Clothes soaked in the body temperature of others are warm.
After waiting for 5 minutes, I finally got an OK from Hariu to leave, so I [Transferred] after borrowing Minamo’s view.
The inside of the chapel is very beautiful with the moonlight shining through the stained glass. I see, President also aimed for this effect.
“Maito-san, then I’ll go back to the hill. Good luck.”
Hariu muttered and disappeared again. Now then. After that, it’s my job to kill my presence and stay still here.
I returned the haori to Suzumoto and shrank on the back seat of the chapel. It’s an upholstered chaise lounge chair, so it’s much warmer than the floor.
“Maito.”
“It’s better to keep silent.”
Suzumoto said something, but when I whispered to him to be careful, he said “all right” with just his lips then leaned against the wall behind the pillar next to the door and closed his eyes.
I also kept my consciousness away from the cold by concentrating on the small bottle of mint extract that I squeezed in my hand to hide it and waited for Ariane-san.
After a while, a beautiful woman appeared with the sound of the door opening, which sounded a little hesitant. That must be Ariane-san. She’s quite a beautiful woman.
Ariane-san went in front of the altar, where she knelt and began her confession.
“I have fallen in an unforgivable love… No matter how many times I confess, I cannot cut off this heart. I can’t forget…”
The following things continued endlessly, so I omitted them.
Then, after a while, Suzumoto took a step forward as if he’d decided.
When Ariane-san looked back at the sound of the clogs touching the stone floor, her face was instantly astonished.
“I-it’s you!”
And Suzumoto…maybe while making good use of that face, he said.
“Good evening.”
That’s it!? You, what happened to your signature line! I don’t think you forgot it!
Suzumoto, who’s doing something out of script immediately, is just saying hiya. Stop it, I’m literally cold right now!
Ariane-san was surprised since she was not speaking.
“Did I surprise you?”
“B-because, you, from the Demon King’s Army…!”
While saying so, I wonder if the other half was rolling since Ariane-san wasn’t running away.
“I’m sorry for being sudden but I don’t have time. Please listen. Ariane-san. I came here to protect the temple.”
When Suzumoto said those words while changing the soft atmosphere to a serious one, I felt a sense of discomfort like when I watched Hagasaki-kun’s situation. Maybe now, [Temptation] has been activated. But it’s too early!
Ariane-san’s eyes were also somewhat hot and moist. T-that’s amazing…
“Temple…?”
“The Demon King intends to invade this temple. At the earliest, I’m sure it’s tomorrow.”
“! What….”
“Then many innocent lives of this temple will be lost. I can’t stand that!”
“But, you also, you’re from the Demon King’s Army.”
It’s unexpected that such lines appeared here. However, Suzumoto is not in a hurry.
“I…I longed for the appearance of the Demon King who confronts this distorted world alone. I wanted to see more of the world that the Demon King was seeing when I happened to see it. It’s very straight and sharp…it’s worthy of respect. …but, it has nothing to do with this. I can’t find any meaning in killing people meaninglessly.”
…amazing. Really amazing. I want to emulate the ad-lib power of this guy.
“…you, are different from the Demon King.”
And Ariane-san softened. This can be done! One more push!
“…I just talked with the Demon King. At the very least, instead of colliding with the temple in general, I hope that it can end in single combat with the Great Priest. …but the Demon King closed all ears and I became like this.”
Ariane-san covered her mouth as Suzumoto scraped his bangs to show a bandage covering his forehead to his right eye.
“How horrible…”
I’m sorry, he’s not injured. He’s just sentenced to a bandage-wrapping by the Demon King he met.
“At this rate, the temple will fall tomorrow. …also, 10,000 mercenaries would be meaningless in front of the Demon King.”
“No way! What should I do! How can I save the temple!?”
…this is President’s skillful and scary trait. ….when you make someone do something beyond their morals, there’s an excuse, or rather, as long as there’s a cause, you can easily make the other person disobey their beliefs because they can make excuses for themselves.
This time, we have created an escape route so that she can replace [I’m in love with Suzumoto] with [I want to protect the temple].
And now, Ariane-san is moving in that direction. You could see the horror of President’s ability, sheesh.
Even so, I feel like Suzumoto is skipping various lines. He might be unexpectedly tempered by those lines.
Suzumoto’s unexpectedly shy regarding that. …I think it’s really commendable that it’s not showing.
“Ariane-san should run away with the people in the temple. I’m sure you’ll be on time if you come out before tomorrow morning. …I will stop the Demon King. I’ll bet my life to earn time. We will not invade the temple at all until you have escaped. But…there isn’t enough material to convince. …at least, if the Great Priest comes out….no, it can’t be helped.”
“If it’s the Great Priest! If it’s the Great Priest…he’ll be back here tomorrow morning!”
Oh, this is quite good.
“Is that, to meet the Demon King?”
“Yes. I sent word and I got a reply about it this evening. [I can return tomorrow morning] it says.”
“…will the Great Priest agree to a single combat with the Demon King?”
“I don’t know… The Great Priest might throw away the Knights and the mercenaries.”
I wonder if that person smells more than trash.
“What if the Demon King requests a single combat?”
“If that happens, I think we can ask for time to respond.”
…well, if I were to do that, maybe that person would shoot an arrow at once at the Demon King who came out for a duel.
“Is that so? Then, does that mean that it depends on my skill? …Ariane-san. How much does Ariane-san know about the Demon King’s abilities?”
“Eh? D-Demon King? …I don’t know.”
“The Demon King uses techniques that work strongly on the human spirit. Does the Great Priest have the power to resist it?”
“Then that’s okay. With the Great Priest and the Knight Commander….they and I have an amulet that keeps our spirit strong.”
E-ehhhhhhhhh!?
Th-then, Ariane-san, you’re the Chief Priest!? (T/N: okay, chief priest is equivalent to the head of the priests like the Knight Commander)
Ariane-san pulled the chain out of her chest and showed something like an amulet hanging from it. I can’t take a good look from here though…
“I see, then the Demon King’s main attack will be blocked. But, the Great Priest probably uses magic, right?”
“Yes, he uses light magic. There’s also an old magic that can only be used by the Great Priest.”
“I see, light magic. …then it’ll be okay. Any magic wouldn’t work on the Demon King but still not very resistant to light magic. If possible, physical attacks are desirable…”
“It might be tough…the Great Priest also has knowledge of the sword, but…as for beating a knight…”
Hmm, I wonder if it’s only at the hobby level but it’s still a threat to me!
“Is that so… Then, I recommend wearing equipment with [lost benefits] that amplifies light magic.”
Yup. Amplification of light magic is recommended. Highly recommended.
It’s okay to be amplified. Yes, because there’s [Magic Invalid].
After that, I got information about the Great Priest for a while, and the atmosphere says it’s about time to end.
“By the way…that, from now on, the Demon King…?”
“Yes. I’ll recommend a duel with the Great Priest. Even if that doesn’t happen, I’ll at least try to make time.”
“…did the Demon King cast a mental attack on you?”
…oh? This is…?
“Yes. …I will try my best to resist, but whether I can endure this time…”
Suzumoto made a gesture that touched his bandages.
“If so, please bring this.”
Ariane-san took the amulet off her neck and handed it to Suzumoto.
Alright, it’s about time.
The maid doll…huh, is a long way off. Uhm…Sakura, Sakura…ah, there.
After moving Sakura to poke President, then raising a thumb to show him, President started to move with Katori.
Footsteps and voices were suddenly heard.
“Someone is coming! Ariane-san, I’m going now. Please be careful.”
“Yes, you as well….!”
Alright, after recovering MP, I [Transferred] with Suzumoto.
This completes the mission. Thank you for your hard work!
And so I moved to the hill near the temple to join Hariu.
…huh, my body is strange. It’s heavy, hard, and cold.
Even so, I couldn’t go home without [Transferring] again, so I intended to involve Suzumoto and Hariu then [Transfer] again, but…it didn’t work.
“…huh, Maito-san, are you there?”
“Ahh…uhm, Hariu, do you have anything to recover MP?”
“Eh, ah, yup. Want it? I have.”
Hariu, who couldn’t see me, offered me a bottle of mint extract toward the void so I received and drank it.
Alright, this should work.
“Then, let’s go. [Transfer].”
…activate, not.
“M-Maito-san?”
“…you’re not going to say it doesn’t work, right?”
“…I am.”
…Now then, if there’s a hole, I feel like filling it. What to do.
Uhm… Amazing.
What’s amazing…it’s amazing that President read the romance novels just to write this…and it’s amazing that Suzumoto will do this…
Uhm..uhm…
“…hey, Maito.”
“…hn?”
“Can you say this line with a straight face?”
“Impossible.”
The hurdle is too high from the beginning! What’s “the moon is beautiful”! As expected of President!
President absolutely wrote this with a straight face!
“I don’t feel like saying it either. I’ll definitely vomit midway.”
That’s right.
“It’s also too difficult to change the lines according to Ariane-san’s reaction.”
I agree. The possibilities for replies are endless. For the time being, President thought about Ariane-san’s personality based on the information obtained from Kariya and Katori, and it seems that the most rational solution was derived from that, but even so…
“Maito, you play Ariane-san’s role. I want to practice how I should reply.”
Ahh, I see. You can’t do that kind of practice alone. I might not be able to respond like Ariane with my unreliable head, but if you think this is just practice, it might be fine.
“Yes, yes. Then, please. Ah, the blackboard should be the front of the chapel.”
I stood up, took a little distance, and turned around.
After a breath, there are footsteps.
At this point, Ariane should notice so she looks back.
“Good evening. The moon is beautiful.”
Looking back, Suzumoto was standing there with a “showing-off face”.
Pfft.
When I took a breath, I seemed to choke on my saliva so I involuntarily spat it out.
“…sorry.”
If you apologize, don’t make me laugh from the start!
I managed to do a TAKE 2 after that.
“Good evening. The moon is beautiful.”
Looking back, there was Suzumoto standing normally this time.
“Ah, you’re from the Demon King’s Army!”
Maybe guilty from her confession, Ariane-san will fulfill her duties so at the very least, I should take that stance so she should definitely be hostile here.
“No. Now…I’m just a man who thinks of you.”
Oh, I got an ad-lib immediately! This guy has such a high ability when it comes to it.
“S-stop joking!”
Ariane-san wouldn’t retreat here, I’m sure.
“I apologize for lying when we first met. But my current feelings are not a lie!”
Oh, he returned to the scenario.
“I…I came to the temple…no, I came to protect you.”
And Suzumoto is staring straight at me.
It seems like laughter will come up again!
“…protect?”
I suppressed my laughter by making a suspicious expression. It’s rude to Suzumoto who’s trying to practice seriously. …huh, here, isn’t this the part where President’s expectations become exaggerated?
“The Demon King intends to invade the temple as early as tomorrow. And if that happens, many lives, innocent ones from the temple, will be lost.”
“T-that’s right!”
“I talked to the Demon King to stop the invasion of the temple, but the Demon King has closed all ears…”
“Ah, a little timeout.”
“…what?”
I suddenly stopped him so the gap was amazing. If you suddenly went back to normal, my abdominal muscles will be overloaded again, so please don’t do that.
“Come here, if you were injured, isn’t it easier for Ariane-san to enter your worry route?”
“…ahh, I see.”
For example, bandaging the legs for easy understanding. …ah, like that. [Ku, my right leg hurts!] was played in my head. Something like that.
“Let’s ask President in the evening.”
“Roger that. Then resume. …if at least the Great Priest comes out, I can talk to the Demon King to bring it to single combat.”
Ohh, suddenly coming back. Uhm, uhm.
“That won’t happen! For the Great Priest to fight the Demon King alone!”
“Yes. Therefore, I would like to consider countermeasures. The Demon King uses various techniques, but the most powerful one is that one that causes abnormal conditions. Does the Great Priest have a way to deal with it?”
Oh, did you enter the information turn immediately? Then, from here on, it’s probably after Ariane-san was completely seduced, so it’s okay.
“Yes, cut. What now? Do you want to practice from here onwards? Or the one before that?”
“…isn’t it important from here?”
“No, if you want to make Ariane-san completely fall before this point, it’s okay to say anything after this.”
For now, she should have already been [Tempted] once so it should be okay if the information-gathering point was a little vague.
“I see, then, once more.”
And that happened while practicing a few times.
“I-I’ll call people!”
“Please, believe me, my feelings…ah.”
Approaching a few steps, Suzumoto suddenly stopped.
“…hey, Maito.”
“What?”
“I, previously, I’ve broken your ribs.”
He did. I haven’t forgotten. It’s fine now. Yup. The result is the current kimono.
“…I don’t know how strong I am. I’m scared.”
O-oohh!? S-scared!? …it’s a rare expression for this guy.
“So you probably don’t want to practice that with me, right?”
“…you, you don’t know how it felt when your ribs are broken. It feels really bad, okay? …I mean, even if I leave that aside, do I have to do this?”
It’s okay because I can heal my ribs as much as I want, but still, I don’t like touching or being touched by this guy. Yup.
“Let’s consult President.”
“You’re right.”
I see, there were times when these guys couldn’t do anything even with the good-looking correction applied. It’s also a problem that they’re too strong, I’m grateful.
So after that, we practiced several times, and my abdominal muscles collapsed several times until evening came.
[Testing testing, this is “Minamo”! Please report everyone!]
“Yes, this is [Head Maid]. I was practicing today’s performance with Samurai. I have abdominal pains. So I want to ask “Sakura”. I’d like to have Samurai pretend to be injured to get the target to worry, but what should I do?”
[Maybe the face. It’s better if it stands out. Please wrap it with a bandage.]
O-oohh… President, how relentless.
“Uhm, then, our Samurai, seems that he can’t [hug] because he doesn’t know how strong he is.”
After that, President was silent for a while. He seemed to be thinking.
[Since it can’t be helped, please pretend that you’re controlling yourself when you’re trying to hug. You should have that much acting ability.]
“…roger that.”
As expected of President! The alternative is quite convincing!
[The preparation near the chapel is perfect. I also look forward to the success of the Samura. And then, about the end.]
Ah, come to think of it, that scenario had a start but no end.
[“Head Maid”, please wait in the chapel while in stealth. So if you think it’s about time for the end, please operate Sakura to give me a signal. Then we’ll be a little noisy outside, so please run away with the Samura by saying “Someone will come!”. Of course, the escape method is [Transfer].]
“I’m going to catch a cold.”
[I don’t think it’ll come to that since you have [Heat and Cold Resistance]. I’ll prescribe a medicine if you get it.]
As expected of President. So terrible.
[Then, are there any other people who have reports?]
Seems like no one had anything to report when President said that, so this is the end.
[Then, when it’s time, I’ll see you again. I wish you good luck.]
Now then. …I wonder if I can make some porridge in case I caught a cold…
I taxied Hariu back, ate warm stew for dinner, tried bandaging Suzumoto’s head with Hariu, and then night came.
Around 21:35, all three of us [Transferred] to the hill near the temple.
“Now then. I’m going.”
Hariu sank into the shadow I made with fire magic and headed for the chapel.
By the way, at this point, I have already activated Naked Stealth. All the equipment was left in the laboratory except for the [Transfer] hairclip, the cause, and the mint extract for MP recovery. Well, one interesting thing was discovered here. About the cause. For some reason, it seems to be treated as a part of me, and it became transparent when I went into stealth mode. And that’s for each bracelet. …I wonder if that’s important. I’m not sure, but I think it’s a little important.
Whatever. For now, it’s more important to leave other equipment behind. So I’m cold right now. It’s cold for some reason. Why? I’m sure I had [Heat and Cold Resistance], right?
“Maito, is it cold?”
“Cold.”
“…is your [Heat and Cold Resistance] working?”
“It’s noooootttttt! Whyyy!”
Damn it! You look warm in that newly tailored [Temptation] haori*! (T/N: *a traditional Japanese hip- or thigh-length jacket worn over a kimono)
“Who knows? For the time being, put this on.”
When I thought so, he took off his haori and lent it to me.
“…thanks.”
Clothes soaked in the body temperature of others are warm.
After waiting for 5 minutes, I finally got an OK from Hariu to leave, so I [Transferred] after borrowing Minamo’s view.
The inside of the chapel is very beautiful with the moonlight shining through the stained glass. I see, President also aimed for this effect.
“Maito-san, then I’ll go back to the hill. Good luck.”
Hariu muttered and disappeared again. Now then. After that, it’s my job to kill my presence and stay still here.
I returned the haori to Suzumoto and shrank on the back seat of the chapel. It’s an upholstered chaise lounge chair, so it’s much warmer than the floor.
“Maito.”
“It’s better to keep silent.”
Suzumoto said something, but when I whispered to him to be careful, he said “all right” with just his lips then leaned against the wall behind the pillar next to the door and closed his eyes.
I also kept my consciousness away from the cold by concentrating on the small bottle of mint extract that I squeezed in my hand to hide it and waited for Ariane-san.
After a while, a beautiful woman appeared with the sound of the door opening, which sounded a little hesitant. That must be Ariane-san. She’s quite a beautiful woman.
Ariane-san went in front of the altar, where she knelt and began her confession.
“I have fallen in an unforgivable love… No matter how many times I confess, I cannot cut off this heart. I can’t forget…”
The following things continued endlessly, so I omitted them.
Then, after a while, Suzumoto took a step forward as if he’d decided.
When Ariane-san looked back at the sound of the clogs touching the stone floor, her face was instantly astonished.
“I-it’s you!”
And Suzumoto…maybe while making good use of that face, he said.
“Good evening.”
That’s it!? You, what happened to your signature line! I don’t think you forgot it!
Suzumoto, who’s doing something out of script immediately, is just saying hiya. Stop it, I’m literally cold right now!
Ariane-san was surprised since she was not speaking.
“Did I surprise you?”
“B-because, you, from the Demon King’s Army…!”
While saying so, I wonder if the other half was rolling since Ariane-san wasn’t running away.
“I’m sorry for being sudden but I don’t have time. Please listen. Ariane-san. I came here to protect the temple.”
When Suzumoto said those words while changing the soft atmosphere to a serious one, I felt a sense of discomfort like when I watched Hagasaki-kun’s situation. Maybe now, [Temptation] has been activated. But it’s too early!
Ariane-san’s eyes were also somewhat hot and moist. T-that’s amazing…
“Temple…?”
“The Demon King intends to invade this temple. At the earliest, I’m sure it’s tomorrow.”
“! What….”
“Then many innocent lives of this temple will be lost. I can’t stand that!”
“But, you also, you’re from the Demon King’s Army.”
It’s unexpected that such lines appeared here. However, Suzumoto is not in a hurry.
“I…I longed for the appearance of the Demon King who confronts this distorted world alone. I wanted to see more of the world that the Demon King was seeing when I happened to see it. It’s very straight and sharp…it’s worthy of respect. …but, it has nothing to do with this. I can’t find any meaning in killing people meaninglessly.”
…amazing. Really amazing. I want to emulate the ad-lib power of this guy.
“…you, are different from the Demon King.”
And Ariane-san softened. This can be done! One more push!
“…I just talked with the Demon King. At the very least, instead of colliding with the temple in general, I hope that it can end in single combat with the Great Priest. …but the Demon King closed all ears and I became like this.”
Ariane-san covered her mouth as Suzumoto scraped his bangs to show a bandage covering his forehead to his right eye.
“How horrible…”
I’m sorry, he’s not injured. He’s just sentenced to a bandage-wrapping by the Demon King he met.
“At this rate, the temple will fall tomorrow. …also, 10,000 mercenaries would be meaningless in front of the Demon King.”
“No way! What should I do! How can I save the temple!?”
…this is President’s skillful and scary trait. ….when you make someone do something beyond their morals, there’s an excuse, or rather, as long as there’s a cause, you can easily make the other person disobey their beliefs because they can make excuses for themselves.
This time, we have created an escape route so that she can replace [I’m in love with Suzumoto] with [I want to protect the temple].
And now, Ariane-san is moving in that direction. You could see the horror of President’s ability, sheesh.
Even so, I feel like Suzumoto is skipping various lines. He might be unexpectedly tempered by those lines.
Suzumoto’s unexpectedly shy regarding that. …I think it’s really commendable that it’s not showing.
“Ariane-san should run away with the people in the temple. I’m sure you’ll be on time if you come out before tomorrow morning. …I will stop the Demon King. I’ll bet my life to earn time. We will not invade the temple at all until you have escaped. But…there isn’t enough material to convince. …at least, if the Great Priest comes out….no, it can’t be helped.”
“If it’s the Great Priest! If it’s the Great Priest…he’ll be back here tomorrow morning!”
Oh, this is quite good.
“Is that, to meet the Demon King?”
“Yes. I sent word and I got a reply about it this evening. [I can return tomorrow morning] it says.”
“…will the Great Priest agree to a single combat with the Demon King?”
“I don’t know… The Great Priest might throw away the Knights and the mercenaries.”
I wonder if that person smells more than trash.
“What if the Demon King requests a single combat?”
“If that happens, I think we can ask for time to respond.”
…well, if I were to do that, maybe that person would shoot an arrow at once at the Demon King who came out for a duel.
“Is that so? Then, does that mean that it depends on my skill? …Ariane-san. How much does Ariane-san know about the Demon King’s abilities?”
“Eh? D-Demon King? …I don’t know.”
“The Demon King uses techniques that work strongly on the human spirit. Does the Great Priest have the power to resist it?”
“Then that’s okay. With the Great Priest and the Knight Commander….they and I have an amulet that keeps our spirit strong.”
E-ehhhhhhhhh!?
Th-then, Ariane-san, you’re the Chief Priest!? (T/N: okay, chief priest is equivalent to the head of the priests like the Knight Commander)
Ariane-san pulled the chain out of her chest and showed something like an amulet hanging from it. I can’t take a good look from here though…
“I see, then the Demon King’s main attack will be blocked. But, the Great Priest probably uses magic, right?”
“Yes, he uses light magic. There’s also an old magic that can only be used by the Great Priest.”
“I see, light magic. …then it’ll be okay. Any magic wouldn’t work on the Demon King but still not very resistant to light magic. If possible, physical attacks are desirable…”
“It might be tough…the Great Priest also has knowledge of the sword, but…as for beating a knight…”
Hmm, I wonder if it’s only at the hobby level but it’s still a threat to me!
“Is that so… Then, I recommend wearing equipment with [lost benefits] that amplifies light magic.”
Yup. Amplification of light magic is recommended. Highly recommended.
It’s okay to be amplified. Yes, because there’s [Magic Invalid].
After that, I got information about the Great Priest for a while, and the atmosphere says it’s about time to end.
“By the way…that, from now on, the Demon King…?”
“Yes. I’ll recommend a duel with the Great Priest. Even if that doesn’t happen, I’ll at least try to make time.”
“…did the Demon King cast a mental attack on you?”
…oh? This is…?
“Yes. …I will try my best to resist, but whether I can endure this time…”
Suzumoto made a gesture that touched his bandages.
“If so, please bring this.”
Ariane-san took the amulet off her neck and handed it to Suzumoto.
Alright, it’s about time.
The maid doll…huh, is a long way off. Uhm…Sakura, Sakura…ah, there.
After moving Sakura to poke President, then raising a thumb to show him, President started to move with Katori.
Footsteps and voices were suddenly heard.
“Someone is coming! Ariane-san, I’m going now. Please be careful.”
“Yes, you as well….!”
Alright, after recovering MP, I [Transferred] with Suzumoto.
This completes the mission. Thank you for your hard work!
And so I moved to the hill near the temple to join Hariu.
…huh, my body is strange. It’s heavy, hard, and cold.
Even so, I couldn’t go home without [Transferring] again, so I intended to involve Suzumoto and Hariu then [Transfer] again, but…it didn’t work.
“…huh, Maito-san, are you there?”
“Ahh…uhm, Hariu, do you have anything to recover MP?”
“Eh, ah, yup. Want it? I have.”
Hariu, who couldn’t see me, offered me a bottle of mint extract toward the void so I received and drank it.
Alright, this should work.
“Then, let’s go. [Transfer].”
…activate, not.
“M-Maito-san?”
“…you’re not going to say it doesn’t work, right?”
“…I am.”
…Now then, if there’s a hole, I feel like filling it. What to do.
