Volume 2 - CH 410

9-44. Detailed Explanation

Two mounted dragons and a battle horse stamped their feet impatiently.

Houen scratched his head, thinking it would be better if they didn’t get rowdy here.

The two dragons and the horse were tame with Ouren, but since he was sleeping now, Houen couldn’t quiet them down.

Although there didn’t seem to be any problems with them not following them, since it was night, he became a little sensitive to sounds.

He hoped they would hold back if possible.

“Are you okay, Alena?”

“…”

Alena was huddled in a corner of the carriage pulled by the battle horse, with Lize sitting next to her and Ouren sleeping nearby.

Houen didn’t know this had happened after he left, but he was regretting leaving her alone.

The way the devil met its end was probably similar to Atrak’s, so it was understandable for Alena to be frightened if she had seen it.

When she came back crying and had used her skills, Houen was surprised, but he had to praise her for letting him know what had happened.

“…Damn it…I was careless…”

<Don’t speak that name.>

He didn’t understand the deep meaning, but he understood not to speak of the voice.

He would discuss it with Ouren and Reizen when they gathered together.

But since he might only have today to do so, he needed to talk to Uchikage.

He summarized his thoughts and Uchikage’s thoughts.

He needed to hand them over to Ouren to ensure that there would be no problem even if he lost his memory again.

But…

“Are they still not back? What are those two doing?”

“I don’t know. I hope it’s not too much trouble.”

“It’s definitely trouble, so don’t worry.”

Houen sighed.

For now, there was time, but no room for error. While thinking that it would be better if things didn’t get complicated, he sighed again.

“Houen-kun.”

“What is it?”

“Please tell me more about what you were talking about earlier. What are the devils looking for?”

“Oh, now that you mention it, Maria Guildmaster knew about us. I mean, about us monsters.”

“Reluctantly, yes…”

When was that? He recalled meeting them again in the reception room with Ouren and the Guild Master. Reizen was also there, as far as he remembered.

He didn’t remember why he had talked with Maria about it, but he probably did it with a light-hearted feeling that it might be easier later if he told someone of a certain position. Maybe it was the right decision to simplify the story now.

“Can we talk about it later? I’d like to have Uchikage and Reizen join in the conversation.”

“Sure. I understand.”

He was a little surprised that she gave in so easily, but it might be that it would be okay as long as they talked before they returned to the Salettana Kingdom. It was something they had to talk about today, though.

“Finally, you’re here!”

“But you’re bringing something unbelievable back with you.”

“No way…”

Houen and Maria looked in that direction when they heard footsteps approaching from a distance, but they found not only Reizen and Uchikage but also the enemy they had fought earlier.

Houen scratched his head, thinking that they shouldn’t bring trouble back with them. Why did Uchikage agree to it?

He sighed again and prepared his weapon in front of them.

“Reizen, Uchikage. Explain what’s going on.”

“I’ll do it. First of all, they’re not enemies anymore, so please put down your weapons.”

“Is that so? But why do you need to bring them back? They were our enemies, right?”

“Yesterday’s enemies are today’s friends, Houen. They’re all excellent. They were just following orders after being taken hostage, just like me. I thought that we should secure good personnel for future reference!”

“…I can’t say I’m convinced by your explanation.”

“Why not!?”

He doesn’t have any intention of following Reizen’s flow, but if they’re going to make enemies into allies this quickly, He don’t have enough trust. It wouldn’t be strange if he got stabbed in the back. It’s better to be cautious.

Houen looks at Uchikage. It seems like he’s troubled about how to explain, but for now, he intends to side with Reizen. However, it’s possible that Houen and the others won’t be satisfied with the explanation. The answer he arrived at after some thought was…

“If we exclude the hostage and personnel issues, this is Reizen-dono’s goodwill. He will bear the responsibility, and it depends on Ouren-sama’s decision. Our leader is Ouren-sama, after all.”

“…Haa, is Uchikage saying that? It’s not wrong, but isn’t it too much? “

“That may be the case. However, the personnel have remarkable abilities.”

Uchikage looks at the three people he brought with him.

Karna, who can fight on equal terms with him if he uses his skills with his speed.

Theik, who can release powerful magic to destroy the city.

Thekil, who can create various magic tools quickly.

“A battle with voices. Cooperation with devils. Can we really handle it alone?”

“…You’re right. Okay, I get it. But the final decision is up to Ouren.”

“I don’t mind.”

“As expected of Houen! He understands things!”

“You should stay quiet.”

The conversation was settled. The fact that Ouren is already in favor is kept silent for now. However, Maria still speaks up.

“Houen, is this okay?”

“…I’m not naive enough to make enemies into allies like this. But as Uchikage said, we have too few personnel.”

“But the guild has many personnel, right?”

“They need to know the details. Besides, it seems we shouldn’t mention that name so easily…”

“Well, leave that to me. I’ll make sure to secure trustworthy personnel immediately if anything happens.”

“Then I’ll leave it to you.”

Maria nods and goes to inform Yurie and Roze, who are taking a break. Even though their voices are loud, no one pays attention for now.

For the time being, they need to explain everything to everyone. Houen, Uchikage, Maria, Lize, and Alena board a carriage pulled by a battle horse. One of the three is sleeping, one is a child, and one is injured. With Yurie now, they can easily stop them, so they decided to have them ride on that carriage. Shadow Eye’s three people also get on, so there’s no problem.

When they’re informed, they glared at them with a fierce expression, but they reluctantly agreed after sensing that they didn’t have any hostile intent.