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Suzuki took Hoshino to the command post of the mayor of Mali.

Early in the morning, the command post was already full of people.

"Ah, it's Brother Suzuki! How was last night? ”

Mari saw Suzuki coming and immediately greeted him.

"Brother Suzuki?"

Oh no, forgot about it......

"Ah, I'm fine! How's the battle going compared to that? ”

"The demons launched an attack on our defense point early this morning, but probably because of the loss of their commander, their attack was not as effective as before."

"Well, is there anything I need help with?"

"Not for now...... However, Brother Suzuki can help me patrol around, and it will be of great help if there are any demons sneaking in. ”

"I see, I'll help you keep an eye out."

Suzuki is still happy to help with this little thing.

"Thank you, Brother Suzuki! …… By the way, it is said that reinforcements will come here today. ”

"Reinforcements? Didn't you say that it would take three days at the latest? Why did it come in one day? ”

Mali had previously said that it would take at least three days for reinforcements to arrive. Unexpectedly, it was only a day, and the reinforcements arrived. It's a little too fast.

"Because it is an elite army from the royal city, it will be there day and night, so it will be there soon."

"I see...... You know who that is, you know? ”

"I don't know about that...... I guess he's a very powerful person. ”

"......"

"If Suzuki-brother sees me, let them come to me."

"Well, I'll get there."

Bidding farewell to the mayor of Mali, Suzuki was caught by Hoshino as soon as he went out.

"Wait...... Can you explain, why did that person just call you Suzuki-san? ”

I know that I can't run away......

"Actually...... I want to help Suzuki raise the profile of the team. ”

"Why?"

"No...... You see, if the team is well-known, there will be more tasks to do, so that you can quickly level up. ”

"That makes sense...... But the devil knows if you have other purposes. ”

"How can you say that? I'm one of you now. ”

"Knowing people, knowing faces, but not hearts."

“……”

I have to admire her.

But for now, it's better to prioritize how to completely solve the problem of this demon invasion, and then we have to fight against the demons on the front line.

"Why don't you ask him about Suzuki?"

“…… Forgot. ”

"Are you kidding me?!"

"Nothing...... I really forgot, wouldn't it be better if we asked around here? ”

“…… All right. ”

However, when I asked the people around me, no one had ever met Suzuki.

Of course, the real Suzuki was right in front of her.

"What to do, she hasn't been here!"

"Yike...... That's a bit tricky...... Without clues, it is indeed not easy to find someone. ”

"So what do we do?"

"Now pray that she will go back by herself in the evening."

"What do you mean by that?"

"You heard that I have to help with the patrol."

"Then you don't care about Suzuki, do you?"

“…… I don't want to leave him alone, but it's a little more important, but I'm going to ...... too."

"Enough! If you don't go! Then I'll go find her myself! ”

Hoshino saw that Suzuki had no intention of going to "Suzuki" and ran away angrily.

…… I'm sorry.

Looking at Hoshino's distant back, Suzuki finally decided to follow her, if something happened to her, Suzuki would regret it for the rest of his life.

After leaving the barracks, Hoshino actually walked directly to the base camp of the demon clan.

Hey, you're a little too daring.

Luckily, I followed, otherwise something would have happened.

However, I didn't encounter any demons along the way.

This is very confusing.

However, the answer was not long in coming.

In front of the demon barracks stood several familiar people——— Alice.

I didn't expect the person to come was Alice, so ...... What are the guards of the Imperial City going to do?

"Alice?"

"Oh? Kitten's team members? ”

"Why are you here?"

"Of course I'm here to support the city. Compared to this, what about kittens? ”

"She's gone since this morning, and I haven't found her for a long time."

"What? Gone? What's going on? ”

Alice's attitude suddenly became excited, and if it weren't for Lilith pulling her by the side, she would have rushed up to inquire about the situation.

"This morning, I met Sora, and he told me ......"

"Wait, wait! Who is this empty? I don't think it's your team members, right? ”

"According to Suzuki, it was her friend."

"Friends? Why haven't you ever heard her mention it? ”

"Me didn't either, and that guy was still a complete pervert, very dangerous!"

…… It's better than that.

Suzuki hides behind rocks and eavesdrops, but doesn't get Alice and the others to pay attention.

"Perverted? Is it a man? ”

"Hmm...... And he was dressed in a very strange way, something I had never seen before. ”

"It's so suspicious...... Lilith, come with me to kill him. ”

Wow——— it's scary!

"That...... Your Highness, killing an innocent civilian is a very unpopular thing. ”

"Then at least arrest him and torture him first."

"That's not going to work either."

"Cut...... Sick of it. ”

"My lord, the demons inside have been exterminated by all members."

More than a dozen well-equipped knights walked out of the demon barracks, which should be the so-called elite troops.

"Well done. Continue to search for other demons, and be sure to completely deal with the demons attacking Selivia before it gets dark. ”

This should not require Suzuki to make another move.

"Yes!"

"I'm sorry, Hoshino, I have to leave now, and I can only leave the kitten's business to you."

“…… Do you mean that you don't care about Suzuki's safety at all? ”

"I care, I care a lot...... However, the demons are still killing my people, and I, as a princess, cannot sit idly by. I'm sure Suzuki will understand me too. ”

Alice's expression was very complicated, but she still pretended to be calm.

"Why? Don't you care about Suzuki's safety at all?! ”

"I'm sorry ......"

"My lord, someone is eavesdropping nearby."

"Oh? Where is it? ”

"Behind the stone in front of me, I could feel his faint breath."

"Is it a demon?"

"I don't know, but he's a very powerful person."

"Prepare to attack."

"Yes!"

"Hoshino, can you come over for a moment?"

"I don't have much to say to you."

……