Chapter 207 (2/2)
He thought that he would have a bit harder of a time, but this was truly unexpected.
「That……really helps but. Is that alright?」
「Yeah, I don’t mind. It’s necessary, right?」
「I, I see. You’ve really helped me out.」
After Sancreed somehow managed to answer like that, Fainell suddenly smiled.
「Don’t mind it. I’m not free, but I’ll at least hear out your request. By no means am I free though, got it?」
「I see. Sorry about this. Well then, I entrust things to you.」
Thinking “while Fainell hasn’t changed her mind……”, Sancreed activated Transfer Magic and left that place.
And then, when he transferred to the Demon King Castle’s reception hall, something crashed into him with a *don*.
「Uwappuh!?」
The thing that tumbled down as if repelled back was a young girl wearing red maid clothes.
If he remembered correctly, wasn’t she the maid with the name of Krim or something?
「……Are you alright?」
「Atsutsu……Ah, yes! I am fine, Sancreed-sama!」
「Sorry about that. At times when transfer light appears, it’s dangerous to be close. Be careful about that.」
When he said that and approached Krim, Sancreed held both of Krim’s sides and made her stand up.
「Are you hurt anywhere?」
「Eh? Ye, no, t at all!」
「Is that so.」
Sancreed looked around, and noticed that there were several Magic Operated Armors that were looking this way, but he couldn’t mind them right now.
At this time, would Vermudol be in his office?
Thinking that, Sancreed was about to immediately head over there, but it was there that he noticed that the hem of his clothes was being firmly gripped by Krim.
「What’s wrong?」
「Ah, yes! Well, you see. As a maid, I thought that I was supposed to ask a guest about what their business was!」
「I have business with the King. Is he in his office?」
「I don’t know!」
Seeing Krim energetically answer like that, although he was exhausted, Sancreed nodded with an “I see”.
「Ah, but but! I can guide you to his office!」
「No, I know the place.」
「I would even if you didn’t tell me!」
The persistent Krim finally pulled Sancreed so as to guide him.
It was there that Ykslaas’s voice resounded.
「……What are you doing, you two?」
When they turned around, Ykslaas’s figure as she wore purple maid clothes was there.
Sancreed unconsciously stared at that appearance that was way too different from her usual dress.
「Rather, Sancreed. You were still at a place like thi……?」
Ykslaas, who had started to speak, noticed Sancreed’s gaze and unconsciously flinched.
「Wh, what.」
「……No, it’s just that it’s my first time seeing that appearance of yours.」
「Is that so. Even I don’t like it either, but that crafty maid was nagging me about it.」
「Well, Ichika does have parts of her that are a bit attentive.」
「It isn’t at the level of being attentive. I’m sure that she’s the type to count even the number of grains of salt used in soup.」
「I can’t deny that.」
While saying that, Sancreed thought about Ichika, who wasn’t here.
Seeming like she would appear from out of nowhere when this sort of gossip happened was a frightening part about Ichika, but fortunately, it seemed that she wasn’t close by right now.
「So, what are you doing? I thought that you would have gone out long ago?」
「Yeah, I’m reporting to the King. The absence of a Four Cardinal General isn’t a light situation after all.」
「Well, that is true too. Especially, you……right?」
That’s right, the Four Cardinal Generals were the greatest war potential of the Demon King Army.
Even among them, Sancreed held an especially important position.
After all, he was the Western General that was in charge of military affairs, and he was also the trump card meant to oppose the Hero that might come some day.
「That certainly is true, but the Western Army is not so fragile that it would stop functioning even if I was absent.」
「Ara, is that so?」
When Sancreed nodded, Ykslaas shrugged her shoulders.
「Well, it’s fine. More importantly, have you thought about how things will run while you’re absent? No matter how much you say the Western Army will be fine, there should be problems with things like procedures and authority.」
「Yeah, that’s not a problem. I asked Fainell to help out.」
「Fainell? How surprising. She looks like she’s the most sloppy though.」
「I can’t deny that……but when I thought about who looked like the one who was the most free, she was the only one that came to mind.」
It was right at the moment that Sancreed said that.
The sound of something of something dropping with a thud was heard.
「Ah.」
「Hya.」
Ykslaas averted her face looking like she found things awkward, while Krim slowly stepped away.
「……Now then, it’s about time that I get going.」
While feeling that someone was approaching from the clicking sound of footsteps, Sancreed headed to the stairs with a quick pace.
「Well now, wait, Sancreed. There’s no need to be in such a rush now is there.」
Without turning around to face the voice that announced that from behind, Sancreed hurried up.
「No, a considerable amount of time has passed already. Time is truly precious.」
The interval of the clicking sound of the footsteps was gradually speeding up, and before long, it turned into a run.
「It’s fine so wait, Sancreed!」
「I refuse! Everything after that was a misunderstanding, so why don’t we take our time to discuss it next time!」
「Kuh, fuhah! I see, a misunderstanding huh! Fine, then why don’t we discuss it with our fists and take our time to unravel the misunderstanding! Right away! How about it, Sancreeeddddd!」
The owner of that voice, Fainell, shouted.
Ykslaas and Krim, who saw the two of them off as they ran up the stairs, unconsciously looked at each other.
「Wh, what should we do……」
「Let’s see……For now, I am going to run away before the sparks fly my way.」
Ykslaas left for somewhere with Transfer Magic.
「Eh!? Hey, please wait!」
While extending a hand to the space where there was no longer anyone left, Krim threw her gaze at the Magic Operated Armors that stood nearby as if she were seeking help.
「Ahー. Giving up is important, you know? It’s fine, since either Gordy-sama or Ichika-sama will come flying in eventually after all.」
Seeing her coworkers have a look of being completely used to it, Krim breathed a deep sigh.