Night...…
Rigel had returned to the tavern he visited during the day.
"…Hmm. It doesn't look particularly different from dayti."
Looking around the interior, Rigel muttered to himself.
The number of custors hadn't changed, and there were no suspicious movents.
Rigel spotted the female staff mber from dayti——Miranda——and called out to her.
"I'm here."
"Oh my, you really ca."
"Was that a problem?"
"…Well, it's fine. Sit quietly in the corner and listen."
"Yeah, got it."
Rigel obediently followed her instructions and moved to the end of the counter.
After all, he had co here to gather information.
In a tavern, he might be able to obtain information that would normally be hard to get.
From the atmosphere of the man he spoke with during the day and Miranda, he had a feeling he might hear so kind of secret.
"..."
Rigel suppressed his presence and listened carefully to the conversations inside the tavern.
Then——
(…What? …Is soone coming?)
He heard the sound of the shop door opening.
Rigel turned his gaze toward it.
(That guy is…)
Rigel's expression showed surprise.
The person who entered was the man from dayti.
He carried a sword at his waist and had quite an imposing presence.
And beside him——
"Hmm. Quite a good number of people have gathered. Excellent."
There was a slender, beautiful boy.
He had refined features and gave off a sowhat androgynous aura.
"Oh? There's a boy I haven't seen before."
"Yeah, I invited him. He has a serious grudge against the invasion army."
"Hmm. I see. You must have gone through a lot."
The boy directed a sympathetic gaze toward Rigel.
It seed he fully believed the man's explanation.
(I'm just a 'self-proclaid' victim though… To believe it just from words, these guys are idiots. No, what bothers even more is… the fact that they're still using the word 'invasion army'.)
If Rigel were still in the middle of attacking the Valenstein Kingdom, the term "invasion army" would feel completely natural.
Because it was an undeniable fact that he was invading the kingdom.
However, the war had already ended.
The royal family had been publicly executed in the plaza of the capital Tosh.
The Valenstein Kingdom was already a destroyed nation.
Therefore, this town of Itsutsu was now territory of the Wistaria Kingdom.
Yet the people here were using the word "invasion army."
It was as if they still believed the Valenstein Kingdom existed and wanted to drive out Rigel and the others as invaders.
"Now then… It looks like all the usual mbers except the new boy have gathered."
While Rigel was deep in thought, the beautiful boy began his speech.
This phrasing was also strange.
This was a tavern, and the people inside should be here to drink.
Yet the boy spoke as if the predetermined group had assembled in this shop.
"The reason I asked you all to gather today is none other than a matter of great importance concerning the future of this country."
Tension ran through the tavern at the boy's words.
"First, allow to reintroduce myself. I am one who carries the blood of the mayor of Itsutsu. My na is——"
"Wait a second, kid. There's sothing I want to say first."
A drunk man interrupted the beautiful boy mid-sentence.
"What is it?"
"I've been thinking this for a while. I don't care if you're from the mayor's bloodline or whatever, following soone like you just doesn't sit right with !!"
"Hmm… In other words, you want to leave this gathering?"
"No, that's not it! I'm saying I'm gonna knock you down——and beco the top myself!!"
The man raised his fist and swung it down with great force.
But the blow cut through empty air.
"... Your movents are practically standing still from my perspective."
"Wha!?"
The beautiful boy had moved behind the man.
The man's face filled with shock.
"I believe I explained this to you before… but it seems it didn't get through to you?"
"W-what are you talking about?"
"Even so, I am a C-rank adventurer. Before inheriting the position of mayor, I was active to broaden my horizons. Allow to say that it's not just my bloodline. If you still can't accept that——"
"I-I get it!! I get it!!"
Seeing the man's panicked state, Rigel inwardly smirked.
That man had clearly picked a fight with the wrong opponent.
Although the beautiful boy looked androgynous, he likely possessed considerable skill.
Well, he was nowhere near comparable to Rigel, who had the cheat skill [Rape].
"Now, let's get back to the topic. This is a discussion about the restoration of this nation——the proud Valenstein Kingdom."
(What!?)
Rigel's eyes widened in shock.
He praised himself for not letting it show in his voice.
The boy in front of him had clearly spoken the na of the kingdom.
The na of the kingdom that Rigel had supposedly destroyed.
This was clearly an act of treason.
Moreover, the reactions of those around him to the beautiful boy's words were——
"Is it finally ti? My patience was just about at its limit!!"
"But… even if the leader is a C-rank adventurer, fighting the regular army head-on is impossible, right?"
"Yeah… We might be able to take down a small platoon if we surround them, but… driving those guys out of the kingdom's territory is…"
"Indeed… We lack the power…"
——None of them showed any reaction to the treason itself.
They were only discussing whether it was feasible or not.
While feeling confused, Rigel sohow managed to keep his composure.
In the midst of that——
"There is no need to worry. I have a powerful ally in mind!"
The beautiful boy, the leader, declared this with full confidence.
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[A/N: Hello dear readers! I hope you enjoyed the tension of the secret gathering and Rigel's infiltration. Things are slowly heating up as old loyalties refuse to die.
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