Chapter 839: Rookie Adventurers and the Legendary Chivalrous Thief ③ (1/2)

As I watched Neun-san and Hapti-san chatting, Dr. Vier and Aoi-chan seemed to have finished talking and approached. Turning her glance towards Hapti-san, Dr. Vier gently smiled and spoke.

[Our conversation here had just finished…… so I guess I should say my greetings too huh? It's been a while.]

[…….Hmmm…… Errr……]

[Eh? You're just fooling around, right? Could it be that you've forgotten about me? No, no, after we've exchanged such a fierce battle, there's no way……]

[Fierce battle…… Ahh. Ahhhh~~!]

As the former Demon Lord, Dr. Vier also called out to Hapti-san, but she only looked at her with an expression that seemed to be wondering who was talking to her. However, it seemed like she immediately remembered who she was, as clapping her hands, she spoke.

[You were the one who I fought against for ”the legacy of the fallen Taiyaki Kingdom”……]

[The heck is that!? Eh? Taiyaki Kingdom? No, that has nothing to do with me at all, but that place kinda interests me……]

[Arehh? Are you that guy from ”the Ancient Takoyaki Civilization”?]

[You guessed wrong again.]

[No, no, why the heck are you normally responding to her answers!? What the heck is this feeling? It's as if I'm watching my friend go towards a far distance…… Was it me? Am I actually the strange one here?]

It's alright, Dr. Vier, the three of us couldn't keep up with what's happening either. No, putting that aside, I'd really like to hear that battle over the legacy of the Taiyaki Kingdom……

Just as the pace was already going according to Hapti-san's pace, Dr. Vier coughed once before changing the subject.

[……I was the Demon Lord you fought back then.]

[Demon Lord…… Ahh~~ I see, now that you mentioned it…… You looked so different now that I didn't recognize you.]

[Ahh, that's understandable. I certainly looked so different from back then……]

[Back when you were a Demon Lord, you seemed to have been under the very simple idea that ”wearing dark and pointy clothes would make you look like a villain”, looking so pitiful that at first glance, you would immediately have the impression that ”you're feeling pained”. Ahh, I guess things change when they change eh~~]

[Fughh!?]

[D- Dr. Vieeeeeeer!?]

After the Hero, the Demon Lord was brought to her knee from a mental attack…… Is she invincible when it comes to having arguments with each other? However, just like before, Hapti-san didn't pay attention to Dr. Vier's condition and continued to speak as if it's nothing.

[I mean, why do you look like a nun? Did the Demon Lord wake up to religion?]

[…….N- No, this outfit is like the result of an accumulation of misunderstandings. I'm not a nun, I'm a doctor.]

[Heehhh~~]

After Hapti-san just nodded while laxly replying, at that moment, Neun-san spoke, tilting her head.

[……Come to think of it, I was too shocked Hapti again, but why is Hapti together with Kaito and the others? ———–Don't tell me!? H- Hapti, don't be hasty! Kaito-san certainly is rich, but targeting him is just too……]

[Please don't say terrifying things! You know I don't make money where the risk/reward isn't worth it…… I am pretty well-informed myself, you know, Hikari? I completely know what kind of person Kaito is…… And there's no considering about this matter when it comes to risk/reward! What kind of reward could possibly be worth the risk of tricking Kaito?]

[……Well, I guess you're right. As expected, even you would know who not to mess with, right?]

[Even if I could have everything in the world, I think the risk of antagonizing Kaito would be greater. It's seriously not worth it.]

How should I say this…… Alice sure is amazing. It looks like she really is flustered…… To be honest, even though I knew her real identity, Alice's performance was so great that I almost forgot that Hapti-san was really Alice.

Well, thanks to this, I'm able to act as if I've never met before without feeling uncomfortable……

[I was dispatched by Phantasmal King-sama to be the escort of the three of them…… Well, technically, I'm more of an escort for these two new adventurers, Aoi and Hina.]