56 – Chapter 19. Codename Valkyrie – 4

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The diplomatic meeting held after the dinner was successfully completed without any major setbacks.

I couldn’t hear the details because I was nominally a member of the escort squad, so I was far away.

I heard later that an agreement was reached to strengthen friendly relations through the Kingdom’s apology and active support.

The host, Arumanan, seemed to be in a good mood, so it was said that the atmosphere was quite soft.

I shuddered with humility to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, who thanked me, saying it was thanks to me.

“By the way, I was worried that Erif-sama might see Arumanan-sama and say that we live here together.”

I just smiled at the Minister of Foreign Affairs, who joked around quite casually.

After watching the Minister for Foreign Affairs with a slightly serious expression on his face, he said a word to him.

“I have a lot of connections in Selmeyer. If you leave without a word, I will be insulted.”

After that, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, who sighed in relief, handed me a piece of paper.

“Arumanan told me to bring it to you secretly. I don’t think it’s an ancient language, and it’s written in characters I don’t know well.

“Yes. Thank you.”

I accepted the paper that Arumanan gave me without much thought.

As the Minister of Foreign Affairs said, it was neither an ancient language nor a modern script.

I was able to decipher these characters by mobilizing the knowledge in my head.

It was a kind of code that embodies the gestures and singing voices produced by the spirits.

When I returned to the room and groaned and deciphered the code, Arumanan’s message was revealed.

“I have a story to tell you about the Demon’s Token. Come early tomorrow morning with Sila.”

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Proof of a demon.

It seems that you have obtained information to reclaim another elemental realm.

It seems that if you have power, you will hear various stories.

[[Mark of Demon?]]

When Sila heard my story, she was wary but welcomed.

If it’s not too late, it was a great opportunity to defeat the demons who invaded the spirit realm.

“Last time, I barely won because I didn’t have enough time or supplies, but this time I’m pretty strong, so I can win easily, right?”

Silla looked at me with wide eyes and turned to the snack basket on the table.

[[Well. I still have a long way to go. When Erif was Miffy, he would have flown alone and finished it in an instant.]

“I can’t help it. I have lost all my memories and experiences.”

[[Well, if he comes out as honest as the guy I was tied up with, I can push it step by step.]]

Sila grabbed the cookie with her feet, skillfully peeled the wrapper with her beak, and swallowed it in one bite.

[[But, among the demons, there are very few who come out as honest as him. All sorts of mean things and tricks abound. So always be careful.]]

“Is that so?”

I fell in thought for a moment as I opened the cookie bag.

Come to think of it, I had a feeling that the 3-stage transformation tank I was dealing with last time was just a strong tank, and there were no mean tricks or great magic that come to mind when I think of demons.

Rather, it was closer to the image that comes to mind when the armor guy that cuts the space we met on the train is more demonic.

I ate snacks like I was competing with Sila, and my snack basket was empty.

“I need to sleep.”

[[Good night. Call me when I meet Rumi tomorrow.]]

“Yes. Sleep well, Silas.”

After Sila returned, she changed into her pajamas and flopped on her bed.

Today was a very tiring day, coming to an exotic city and meeting Arumanan to recover some of the memories and to watch the diplomatic conference from afar.

Tomorrow, we have to talk with Arumanan about the Demon’s Proof, and we have to adjust the guard’s schedule…….

I lay in bed and thought about this and that, and I fell asleep as if I had passed out.

When I woke up after a long rest, my body was light.

It was a little less soft than Arumanan’s bed when he passed out yesterday, but this was a more comfortable bed than the Duke of Cruel.

Usually, when I have nothing to do, I start my day with sleep and end it with sleep, so I have a stricter eye for bedding than ordinary people.

Yes. For example, I’m not even a sleep pro, but maybe an amateur.

Hugging a pillow, awakens the head that is not awake from sleep with miscellaneous thoughts.

I got off the bed, the amateur stage, and prepared to head to the battlefield, my home ground.

I put on easy-to-move clothes, cleaned my hair, and left the room.

“Ah, Erif-sama.”

The people of the guards who were guarding in the hallway send me a look of awe.

Things are going around about my identity among them, but I’ll leave it to your imagination.

If it was something that could be revealed, the Minister of Foreign Affairs would have said something.

“Where are you going?”

“I received an invitation from Canael.”

“That’s right. May I escort you?”

“No. It’s okay.”

When I glanced around the place where Arumanan was, the guards withdrew.

My room was on the border of where the people of our kingdom could wander.

I am the only one who is allowed to freely move in and out of this area.

I went through the hallway where the people of the Canael Kingdom came and went to Arumanan’s room.

“Silla.”

[[Haam. Did you sleep well, Erif?]]

“Yes. Let’s go.”

A few seconds after knocking, Arumanan’s voice was heard.

“Come in.”

When I entered the room, Arumanan greeted me with half-heartedness.

“Welcome, Erif, Sila.”

“[[Hello, Rumi.]]”

Aruma Nan heard of my new name yesterday and she immediately adjusted to it, but when she asked her at a glance, she said that in the past, she often used a pseudonym to hide our information.

As she recalled her memories with Aruma Nan, she had used pseudonyms for names that were not even funny to her in the past.

Apple pie, espresso, egg tartney, for some reason they were all names to eat.

“Let’s have breakfast together.”

That’s why I told you to come early.

It’s been a while since I ate alone with Arumanan.

According to my memory, it was the day before I got caught up in the mysterious light, so it must have been over 200 years ago.

At that time, it was served with simple combat food and coffee.

After a while, a sumptuous breakfast was served that was incomparable to battle food.

“I wish I could eat like this every day.”

“I don’t eat like this every day. Since Erif is here, I asked him to take special care.”

“Thank you.”

Aruma Nan burst into a lively laugh when she answered with a bunch of food in her mouth.

The workers waiting behind her breathed in a waste of wind and unknowingly covered her mouth.

As Arumanan is usually…….

After giving Aruma Nan her questionable glance, she shrugged her shoulders and continued her meal without saying anything.

It was a fun time different from eating with friends at school.

After eating, we headed to the courtyard.

The guards of Arumanan and the guards of Selmeier Kingdom were following them at a certain distance.

“Misfire.”

I wondered if Arumanan had forgotten my name in the meantime, but it was a rather serious voice.

Is it related to the demonic token that I sent yesterday in a note?

Turn off the interpreter bracelet, and answered in ancient language.

“Yes, Arumanan.”

Aruma Nan glanced at her behind her, then lifted her veil to reveal her eyes.

The blue jewel-like eyes were overflowing with guns, but on the other hand, there was a glimpse of anger that could not be contained.

“Do you know of a country called ‘Kanbal’ that borders Canael and Selmeier?”

“Ummm.”

I remembered the things I had learned in history and social studies, but it was futile.

I must have heard it somewhere.

“I was at war with Selmeyer a while ago.”

“Ah, those guys.”

When the homeroom teacher told the story of seeing Aruma Nan, she remembered the name of the enemy country that came out.

The author of the story began to explain step by step.

“Like other countries on this continent, it is a country that was established after the Shinma War, but it is a country with a deep feeling that those who served the demons secretly gathered and formed the ruling class.”

“Is that acceptable?”

In this continent, Ireland, the Holy Kingdom Levalan held power.

As a nation that volunteers to represent the gods, who are the victors of the Shinma Wars, even though the superiors looked like mercenaries, they did not go out enough to keep the worshipers of the demons by their side.

“I have only heart attack yet. No matter how much the priests of Levalan want to interfere in politics, it’s enough to roast and boil the head.”

“This rotten… ….”

I just thought about canceling.

They were more outgoing than I thought.

“So, do they have the tokens?”

“Perhaps. They’re planning to hold the tokens until they run out and release them near the border of Canael and Selmeier.”

“I got it right.”

“Five people were sacrificed to find out.”

“… ….”

“I will never forget their faces, their sacrifices. They’d think the secret wouldn’t have leaked, but we’ve got it to an almost certain date.”

“Possibly their trap or the plan has been changed?”

“There’s no way the demons that just popped out of the demon’s mark would think of humans as allies. The border with that country is only about Kariya on the other side of our two countries, but Kariya has a small territory and a lot of powerful spirits, so it is not suitable for targeting.”

“You can sneak into my country or here and hide it, right?”

“Kanbal and Selmeier are currently in a truce, so movement between countries is not free. The same goes for our country.”

“Hmm.”

“If it’s a token to be found when inspecting your belongings, they’ll explode it at the border. It’s because they block the road to their country.”

As Aruma Nan emphasized, his hands were wide open.

I nodded my head as it gradually became difficult to follow the story.

“Then the spirit is blocking that token too?”

Arumanan nodded at my question.

“I will. Your partner will know better.”

Sila, who was sitting on her shoulder, lowered her head and placed her face next to my eyes.

[ I was also in charge of one of them. If you don’t suppress it in the first place, it will be put in the mark of the demon and come out to the material world.]]

Slightly pushing back Min Sila’s head, looking at her face, I asked her questions.

“Then the gate has never been opened before?”

“Two times in the past on the continent of Ireland. About three times on the continent of Pavis where Chromium is located?”

“What did you do then?”

“Everyone rushed and stopped me.”

Nan Aruma spoke as if nothing happened, but she could feel the deep emotions contained within.

There must have been quite a few sacrifices from our allies.

By the way, I learned about the invasion of demons after the Shinma War in history class, and it seems that the demon’s mark was the cause.

“If the tokens explode this time, the damage will be huge. In the past, the population was small, and it exploded in a secluded place, but this time it is different.”

“I see a lot of people living near the border.”

“Yes. Most of us live on floating islands, so it’s not a big deal, but Selmeier is near a place called Stilon.”

“Stillon?”

Clearly, it was the birthplace of Chermia and Shane.

Suddenly I feel anxious and anxious.

“Well, do you know when it will be open?”

Aruma Nan shook her head slightly.

“I don’t know exactly. Still, she started acting in earnest about a month ago, so I think it will explode sooner or later. It would be an all-out war if I went on my own, so I tried to ask Erif and Sila.”

Actually, I had the experience of winning in the spirit world while rescuing Sila, and my existence was not widely known to the outside world.

Compared to Arumanan, who would cause a great commotion even if he disappeared for a moment, he had a much more free body.

“But I think I passed out when I touched the token. Can’t you sneak in and stay there for a few days?”

“We’ll figure out a way. If it’s okay, I’ll come in and help out, so Erif and Sila move.”

“Okay.”

In any case, the stylon, where the main characters are currently staying, could be dangerous.

I have to go, what should I do?

Arumanan took my hand with both hands.

Her hand was lightly trembling with her slightly energized.

“Thank you, Erif.”

“What. It’s not just our problem.”

On the contrary, it could be seen that there was an opportunity to prevent the fact that Korea was about to suffer a lot of damage in advance because Canael provided intelligence information.

[[Then when will I be able to contact the token?]]

Sila asked with a serious voice if she had a sense of victory after a long-time operation.

“It will be ready in four days. Please wait here until then.”

“Okay. Because it is me, I can create a cause at any time.”

For the safe vacation of the main characters, a common front between Arumanan and I and Sila was formed.

After things go well, I have to tell the main characters that I protected Stilon.

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