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After witnessing the march of the Demon army, we hid in the inn for several hours.
There were no Demons who broke in so we are fortunate not to be discovered.
If there is any chance, then everyone of us would have got caught.
Cecil-oneesan, is it already safe?â
The most affected of us, Helena was pretty scared, and wont leave my side for a while.
I want to reassure her as much as possible butâ¦â¦
âI will take a look at the situation outsideâ
âEh, is it okay?â
âIâll not go far to the inn, so donât worryâ
I patted Helenaâs head to make her feel relieved, then I went outside.
On the way, I met with Glinnis in front of the reception desk.
âHuh? Are you going out?â
âYes, I want to see the situationâ
âThen Iâll follow you! This place is making me hard to breatheâ
She came over as she said so.
It was reassuring to have her side as in this dark mood after the appearance of the troops, as she helped to release the tension.
As I thought, itâs worthwhile that Allan-sama anticipated thisâ¦â¦
âThank you very much, Glinnis-sanâ
âNo no, itâs fine! Come on, letâs goâ
âAh, please wait!â
Glinnis-san who said sheâs going to follow me just went ahead.
Even though Iâm worried about it, I still think itâs fine.
âHmmm, thatâs weird. I wonder what happenedâ¦â¦â
âIs there anything wrong?â
Since I heard her mutter some strange things, I also rushed ahead.
When we left the inn, I saw Glinnis looking at the street perplexed.
Before this, the Demon army was just marching here a few hours ago.
âThey still there â¦â¦â
âNo, itâs not that, Cecil!â
âEh? What is it?â
âThe castle, they are marching back towards the castle!â
Glinnis pointed out to the marching Demons.
âto the castle? Certainly, they are marching opposite the direction we saw earlierâ
Checking my previous memory a few hours ago, they really seem to be going back from where they came from.
Then, are the Demon forces withdrawing?
âDoes that mean the invasion has stopped? Then Allan-samaâ¦â¦â
Allan-sama succeeded, he went towards the Demon Lord and successfully carried it out.
However, we cannot be certain yet. This is still the enemy territory, so to speak.
âAllan-sama, please return to us safelyâ¦â¦â
I pray facing the Demon Lordâs Castle.
The next moment, my shoulder was tapped from behind.
âWell, here I am. Wish granted?â
âEh, A-Allan-sama?â
I turned my back in wonder, just to see Allan-sama who should have gone to the Demon Lordâs Castle.
âYou were safe!â
âYeah, I made it somehow. Sorry that it took a long time.â
âAllan-sama lowered his head apologetically.
âNo, itâs okay. I believed and waited for Allan-sama after allâ
Though I was really worried, I cannot cry here.
âSo you went and negotiated with the Demon Lord, am I correct?â
âIt took me a little while, but in the end I was able to make the Demon Lord cooperateâ
Allan-sama stretched both is arms, a gesture of him that indicated he was feeling relieved of a job well done.
âHey. Donât say it like it was an easy talk. Stop it.â
Just in the middle of our conversation, a person came behind Allan-sama.
It was a beautiful woman with light brown skin.
Ah, donât tell me sheâsâ¦â¦
I have also guessed it out in just her presence too.
But just to make sure, I have to confirm it with Allan-sama for the time being.
âAllan-sama, this person is?â
âOh, Beatrice? Sheâs the Demon Lord of this country I was referring to earlier. Or should I say âQueenâ?â
I looked back at Beatrice-san for confirmation.
âWho knows. I just always go by that calling, but you can call me whatever you wantâ
âIs that so? Well, Beatrice is already fine with meâ
Allan-sama directed a smile to me.
If itâs a common woman, she will be instantly deceived by this, but Iâm not.
âWhatâs already fine?! How did this happen? Please tell me!â
I urged Allan-sama for an explanation.
Now that it has come to this, we have to talk about this till Iâm convinced.
âHey, what is itâ¦â¦eh, the DEMON LORD?â
âOh, Glinnis, I see now. You have been violated by Allan too. Are you the one who guided him to invade my castle?â
As we were discussing, the topic suddenly diverted to the conversation with the master and servant.
I see. She really is the Demon Lord.
Ahhh, my head hurtsâ¦â¦
âAhahaâ¦â¦Allanâs techniques are better than I thought it would beâ¦â¦â
âThe branches of the King Tree have reached my hands. You have already fulfilled your orders. I wonât blame youâ
âOoh, thank you very much!â
Glinnis who always has a high level of energy is now bowing her head seriously.
Because sheâs called the Demon Lord, is she scary when angry?
Though I respect her now as Allan-samaâs allyâ¦â¦
âBy the way, Allan-sama, what happened to the braches of the King Tree?â
âitâs right hereâ
He showed me the branches he took out from his breast pocket.
Indeed, all the branches are complete.
A branch with a dull color I havenât seen before s probably from this country.
âI see. Itâs a bit off to stay outside. Letâs go inside the innâ
âI see. Thatâs a good ideaâ
Allan-sama also nodded and went inside the inn.
After that, I decided to gather everyone then we had a talkâ¦â¦
âNow that the branches of the King Tree are complete, letâs eat something delicious!â
It became a little party with Allan-samaâs proposal.
Iâm thankful that the Demon forces have finally pulled out their invasion, so the atmosphere that was tense a while ago has now become soft.
âSo Beatrice, what will the Demon Army do from now on?â
After stuffing himself with food, Allan-sama asked while taking a rest.
âOh, that? I ordered the military to disbandâ
Beatrice replied like it was nothing.
âHow did you convince the Demons?â
I heard the Demons live in violence.
I began worrying when he asked that question.
âIn the place with the law of the jungle, it is absolute to obey the order of the strongâ
âIs that really the caseâ¦â¦â
I understand her logic, but I canât help but feel uneasy.
Then I was called out by Beatrice-san. Was I that easy to read?
âIf you have any complaints come fight with me. Thatâs the solutionâ
âWell, I see, as expected of the Demons. aHahaâ¦haâ
I gave her a wry smile, but Beatrice-sanâs expression seemed to be very serious.
Now that it happened, she must have avoided places with many people.
âWhatever. With this, all the branches have been gathered. You can go back to your home country in a dignified manner nowâ
âYes, Iâm quite relieved tooâ
It was really hard throughout the time.
Now that it will finally end, the load on our shoulders will be lifted little by little.
I tried to calm my feelings and stretched my hand to the cup in front of me.
The desk is full of dishes and drinks, and is surrounded by everyone.
I did not know whose thing this is, but the person itself who poured this drink might have forgotten it already.
âNn, nnkuâ¦â¦..puhaaâ
I quenched my thirst to calm myself downâ¦â¦eh?
My eyelids have become heavier and heavier.
âAh, thatâs my booze!?â
Effie-san who saw it pointed at my direction and exclaimed.
Aah, come to think of it, I never drank any alcohol beforeâ¦â¦
After that, I couldnât fight back the sleepiness, and my view faded to black.