94 [85] Identity of the intruder.txt (1/2)

Wyrm returned to the royal castle just as the sun was beginning to make its appearance.

Meldina, Cunaria, and Lieselotte greeted him, letting out a breath of relief as they saw nothing unusual about his appearance, except for the unconscious bandana elf he was carelessly carrying.

'Mel, Cuna, are you okay?'

'What? Yeah. Coona and Ms. Lieselotte were there for me, so I'll be fine.

'Nothing has happened since the Master left. And Mr. Lieselotte helped me, too.

Meldina was confused for a moment as the words she was about to say were taken by none other than Virum himself, and when Cunaria reported that nothing in particular had happened, Lieselotte, who looked a bit bummed out, shook her head.

'No, I'm not, nothing. Even though it's our role by nature, to be unable to notice the intruder.... 'I am sorry, Lord Wyrm,'

'I'm not going to tell you not to worry about it. Well, as it turns out, Mel was safe, and I don't blame her.

”...the intruders have been taken into custody and are now in the dungeons. Lord Oma has taken up the role of watchman, and I've asked him and my men to keep an eye on them.

In a way, perhaps it was easier for her to be blamed.

Lieselotte's face turned down at her own inadequacy, and although her shoulders trembled, she did not put it into words.

It's a good idea. For now, I'll take this guy there and show him around.

But first, Ville, do you have a minute?

Hmm?

Meldina, who approached Virum's side to urge him to guide her, whether he knew what was on Lieselotte's mind or not, untied the Elf's bandana that was being carried.

''...I knew it.''

A jade-like stone emerged from underneath it, in the form of a form embedded in its forehead that emitted a clear light.

''High elves... people who live further back than our (elven) village. They should hate going outside even more than we do, so why do they come to this place...?

So this is the High Elf. I've never seen this before. There's no way he can perform so many magic-spending spells in the streets.

They were the upper echelon of elves, and they rarely showed up even in the villages of elves who were close to their own kind.

The fact that they even came out to the Humane Kingdom made Meldina's expression of surprise and confusion, and Vilm, who had been fighting based on the standard of her magical power as an elf, turned his gaze to the high elves he carried just as he finally came to a point.

''Hm? ”People”? Could it be that the others were high elves too?

'Yeah, because when my hood was rolled up I saw the stone on my forehead. I didn't think it was possible, but...

Well, I guess I'll just have to ask them.

Virum and the others arrived at the dungeon with Lieselotte's guidance.

There, Oma, who was carrying a cleaver, was keeping an eye on the dungeon containing the unconscious high elves, and the knights, who were probably Lieselotte's subordinates, seemed to be fortifying the entrance and exit.

''Ah, Virum-san. These guys don't seem to be waking up yet, do they?

Yeah, good job. Can you unlock the door for me?

When the knight sees the high elves carried by Wyrm, he immediately unlocks the prison and tells him to go inside and close the lock.

Once he confirms that the lock is locked, Vyrm goes to examine the bodies of the high elves.

Apparently, he was so worried about Meldina, who he left behind in the royal castle, that he put off checking his personal belongings and so on.

Suddenly, Vilm, who had been moving deftly, stopped moving with a snap.

''...As expected, that was unexpected.

Mr. Wilm! That's not possible!

The object in his hand was familiar to Oma, and as soon as he leaned forward, he exclaimed in surprise.

It was the necklace worn by the general of the Rastabel Army during the battle for the defense of the Servantil Spirit Nation, and for Oma, it was an object that closely resembled the pebbles embedded in their manipulated selves - a ”manipulation necklace”.

(I see. So this is why it took so long for these guys to faint back then. But what do you think they have the Rastabelle Army's magical tools?)

According to the information I've gleaned, it is a magic tool that releases the latent abilities of the person who wears it, and it should have been something that the Rastabel Army had been developing in secret.

(I'm going to make you throw up the source now... I have the necklace (this) that my mom and the others keep for me, and there's no need to bring it back. It would be better to destroy it.)