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"Hey, what else do you want to do with us dead?"

I pulled out the saber from Hauna's waist and shook it in their faces as if threatening.

"You must at least tell us whose hands we died, right? I died like this, and I was very unwilling. ”

"Hmph. Since you're all dead, let you be a ghost. ”

Great, hooked!

"We are the third assassination squad of the third branch of the Assassin Guild, and it should be the first team to take out you."

What a complicated union......

"Why did you go to assassinate Alice?"

"It's not like I'm trying to assassinate her, it's just a whim of ours."

"Huh? What does that mean? ”

"The client's real goal is for us to assassinate the descendants of His Royal Highness the Second Prince, for the assassination of the princess, we just want to help her get rid of it a little, but we didn't expect her to grow beyond our expectations."

"No more kidding! That's a human life, why can you decide her life and death? ”

Carried away by my rage, I grabbed the killer and tried to punch him in the face.

"Cut...... You simply don't know. ”

"I know everything about Alice, and I know everything about her past."

"Huh...... Then you should know about those two princes, right? ”

"Hmmm......"

I kind of understand what they're thinking, but ......

"Then I'll tell you a little more, the king is already dying, and a new king will appear soon, what kind of treatment do you think the princess will encounter?"

“……”

"Don't you understand...... We're all doing this for her good. ”

But......

"But in any case, you should not decide Alice's fate on your own, Alice is the only one who can make a choice."

"Cut...... It doesn't matter, we can't do anything anyway. ”

"Nope. There's a lot more we can do. ”

I will definitely protect Alice and not let her be manipulated at will.

"These two guys still haven't figured it out."

"Really, it's just stupid."

Hinako and Hoshino couldn't help but laugh.

"Can you finally tell me who the client is?"

"What's the use of knowing it?"

"Please."

“…… It's Prince Jack. ”

"Thank you."

"Oh...... You're welcome. ”

The killer seems to have been a little confused by my attitude.

"Sister Suzuki, what are they going to do?"

"Leave them alone, I'm going back to my life."

"But they're murderers?! Is that all? ”

"Don't worry, I'll tell Sato and let her handle it."

Although they are murderers, they are not murderers either.

……

After returning to the house, Sato still hasn't come back, probably to deal with something important. After a brief talk to Hinako, I went back to the palace.

Although they were very reluctant for me to go to the palace alone, Alice would not let them in, so after talking to them, they let me go.

"Linna, I've found the murderer."

"Really...... That's good. ”

When I entered the palace, I didn't immediately look for Alice, but first found Linna, who worked in the kitchen.

"You don't seem to care at all, huh?"

"Of course, I only care about my sister."

Sister? Oh, Lilith.

"Then why did you ask me to arrest the murderer?"

"Because I feel very distressed when I see my sister's worried look every day."

Lina really likes Lilith.

"That's right...... What about the promised rewards? ”

"I'll tell you as agreed, but now I'm busy cooking dinner for Her Royal Highness, can I trouble you to wait?"

"No problem. Then I'll come back to you in the evening. ”

"Hmm."

After leaving the kitchen, I went to look for Alice.

But she didn't seem to be in the room, and after looking around several times, she didn't see her figure.

"Where the hell have you been?"

"Suzuki? Why are you here? ”

In the hallway, I met Lilith, who was in a bit of a hurry.

"I wanted to find Alice but didn't see her, do you know where she is?"

"Oh, Her Royal Highness's words are in meeting right now, you may have to wait a while."

"Did something happen?"

"Yes, the war on the front line is a little less optimistic, and we need to transfer some troops from the royal capital to the front line to support."

It seems that the demons are not as easy to deal with as I thought.

"And Alice is going too?"

"Well, probably...... After all, Her Royal Highness the Princess's strength is one of the best in the kingdom. ”

Isn't that right...... But what about the palace?

If they're all gone, won't the palace be useless? If the bad guys take advantage of it, won't the kingdom be in danger?

"Wait, in this case, won't there be no royal family in the palace?"

"That's the problem. If only Her Highness Elizabeth were still around. ”

"Her Royal Highness Elizabeth?"

It's a name I've never heard of.

"Her Royal Highness Elizabeth is the mother of Her Royal Highness the Princess, but sadly, Her Royal Highness died shortly after giving birth to Alice...... If Her Highness Elizabeth were still here, it wouldn't be what it is now......"

“……”

Alice's mother has actually died, so it's no wonder that Alice never mentioned her.

"Sorry for saying something strange. You've forgotten what I said. ”

"yes, I see."

"This meeting is convened to solve this problem, and if someone can replace Her Royal Highness, she will not have to go."

"Huh...... Does Miss Lilith think anyone would be willing to go in place of Alice? ”

"There shouldn't be...... After all, it's a thankless task, and no one wants to do it. ”

"Why don't you let me go?"

Anyway, Yukona also asked me to help humans resist the demons, and if I can help Alice, it's a double thing.

"You? …… It's not impossible, I'll ask Her Royal Highness the princess's opinion later. ”

Lilith was hesitant at first, but probably remembered that I had defeated Her Highness the princess before, so she didn't hesitate anymore.

A loud crowd suddenly rang out.

"Ah, Her Royal Highness seems to have come out."

Out of the room in front of me came a group of gorgeously dressed people, Sato was inside, and at the back was Alice who I was looking for.

"Your Royal Highness! This way, this way! ”

Lilith screamed and waved her hand.

Alice smiled and walked over to us.

Sato seemed to notice me and walked over to me.

"Miss Suzuki? Why are you here? Ah, it's Her Royal Highness the Princess. See Her Royal Highness the Princess. ”

Sato, who came at the same time, saw Alice and immediately saluted.

……