“Alright, Kuuga-san, Elfatokles-san, please hold on to me. I’ll use Shukuchi to get us to the Royal Capital.”
“…Normally, Shukuchi isn’t a Skill that allows for such convenient long-distance travel…”
“In the first place, why can you use Shukuchi when you’re not even part of the Knights Order!?”
“…Well, let’s not worry about the small details, shall we?”
“Haa… I hardly think it’s a small detail. I’ll put it aside for now, though.”
“Thank you… Then, here we go! Shukuchi!”
The world spun for a moment, and then we were in the Royal Capital. Both of them were wide-eyed with surprise. It seems they were only half-convinced…
“This is… We’ll need to hear more about this later. But before that, we must confirm the safety of the people of the Royal Capital…”
As we entered the Royal Capital, we found people collapsed everywhere. We hurried over to those who were lying on the ground.
“Are you alright? Do you know what happened?”
“U… Ugh… Eh, Elfatokles-sama!? Um… I’m sorry, I don’t remember anything other than suddenly collapsing…”
“I see. Please take care of yourself, alright?”
“Ah, yes. Thank you?”
For some reason, the man who thanked her held his head in pain for a while.
“A headache as an aftereffect, huh? Or is it because Tect died recently?”
“In any case, it would be best to have them properly examined later. We can’t just leave them like this, so I’ll move everyone to a safe place.”
We carried each person inside and ensured their safety. Afterwards, they slept for a full day, but most of them woke up unharmed the next day. None of them seemed to remember anything from when they were being controlled, thinking they had simply fallen asleep. While we were taking care of everyone, Kuuga-san and Elfatokles-san were discussing something.
“What should we do? Do we tell them the truth?”
“…No, if we release information that the Royal Capital was temporarily taken over by the Demon Lord’s Army, the entire country will panic. I’d prefer not to make it public if possible…”
“It depends on Kaine-san. This victory is undoubtedly hers. To ask her to keep it a secret would be unfair to her.”
“In the first place, it was our Knights Order’s failure that Tect escaped. We’re not in a position to complain.”
“That’s right… Very well, if Kaine-san wishes it, we shall make it public.”
And so, Kuuga and Elfatokles came to discuss with Kaine whether it was okay to make it public.
“I don’t mind either way. However, the Four Heavenly Kings I defeated this time weren’t just one person.”
“Ah, that’s right. Elfatokles-sama defeated Enko’s Kuder, so that leaves only Thredder’s Nedria and the Demon Sword King Victor.”
“About that, Erna, Cliff, Gald, and I defeated Nedria a week ago.”
“What!? Is that true?”
“What would I gain from lying? It’s true.”
“Goodness, does that mean we’ve defeated three of the Four Heavenly Kings in one fell swoop during this commotion…?”
“Yes. All that’s left is Victor.”
“…About that, Victor should be fighting Olto-san right now. We received a request for assistance from the neighboring Kingdom of Galdamanda, saying that one of the Four Heavenly Kings had attacked, and they wanted help with the subjugation… The 6th Knight Order, excluding me, headed out to subjugate him.”
“…Olto-san might be able to win. But I’m worried.”
“Indeed. All we can do is pray for his safety.”