Chapter 2: Trying Out Being the Head of the Holy Knights – Part 3

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Part 3

　Diablo’s group visited a small town.
　It was close on the map, but due to having to make a detour since the rope bridge had fallen, they arrived on the next day.
「……It should be this town.」
「Rem, your complexion, it’s pretty bad, you know?」
「……I feel a lot better, if I hold the reins on the driver’s seat though.」
　Even so, maybe due to the long lasting bad road, she seemed to have gotten motion sick.
　Diablo also had his butt pushed up several times, so it was affecting his stomach. If his stomach were full, he might have vomited.
　Shera was the only one brimming with energy.
「Are you alright? Want to eat some bacon?」
「……Could you leave the talk about food for later.」
　Rem replied with an emaciated sounding voice.
　The carriage approached the town.
　Shera spoke sounding surprised.
「It isn’t as small as we though, isn’t it?」
「……That’s true. It looks like there’s about a hundred buildings.」
「They also have splendid fences.」
「……Those are probably so that wild animals don’t get close. It looks like there are guards at the gate too. There’s only two of them though.」
「Will things be alright?」
　Could it be that the wanted posters for Diablo’s group weren’t circulated around?
　Rem nodded.
「……I can’t say for sure, but I think we’re still fine.」
「Is that true?」
　In this era, letters were used for the transmission of information.
　There were also stories that a means of communication through magic was prepared at important locations……but it was generally through letters.
　Moreover, something like a copy machine didn’t exist.
「……In order to send wanted posters with personal descriptions on them, there would be a need to transcribe them by hand.」
「Ah, I see. That sounds pretty hard.」
「……That is why places with low importance are put off for later. So for small towns that are away from the main road」
「It doesn’t look like they’ve come here.」
「……There is no certainty for it though.」
「Uuu…Kami-sama, pleaseー. It’s about time that I want to sleep in a warm bed.」
　It was a practical wish.
　The carriage advanced forward.
　Seeing a group they weren’t familiar with, the two gatekeepers made dubious faces. Seeing the driver’s seat──
　*Poー*, they blushed.
「How, beautiful.」
「O, oi! Wait. Just who in the world are you all?」
　The gatekeepers were Humans, and they seemed to be captivated by Rem and Shera.
　It was said that it was rare for people to be attracted to those of other races, but judgement on beauty was different.
　Rem and Shera had excellent appearances that would make several people make a double take as they walked through town.
　Then there was the Demon man that placed 《Slavery Chokers》 on those two……
　This was already an indication that troublesome things would happen.
　Diablo glared at the gatekeepers.
「Hmph……who are we, you ask? So you do not know of me, you damned bumpkins……Be ashamed of that ignorance, and engrave this name into your minds. I am Diablo! Coming from another world, I am──」
　Shera went *waa waa* and swung both of her hands left and right.
「Waー, waー」
　Rem leaned forward from the driver’s seat. Her tail hummed as it swung left and right.
「He is a person with an important status in the Church! Which way is the chapel of this
town!?」
　On this rare occasion, she raised a loud voice.
　Rem’s tail was violently hitting the face of that “person with an important status” though……
　He was about to introduce himself as a “Demon King” in his usual style.
　──Come to think of it, I need to act like the Head of the Holy Knights.
　On the point of acting, both a Demon King and the Head of the Holy Knights were no different. He should be able to speak as long as he wasn’t his original self.
　Diablo took out the silver Holy Symbol.
「I am, the Head of the Holy Knights. I would like to meet with the priest of this town.」
　The gatekeepers made baffled looks, but they froze up as if they were hit with petrification magic.
「H, h, h, Holy Knight!?」
「The Head of the Holy Knights!?」
　Rem repeated her words.
「……Which way is it, to this town’s chapel?」
「W, we will guide you there!」
　The two of them ran into the town.
　This meant the gatekeepers were gone, but was that alright? There was a sereneness, that was quite rural-like.
　Shera let out a sigh, and spoke with a quiet voice.
「Thank goodnessー」
　It was just as she said.
　It seemed that Diablo’s wanted poster didn’t come to this town yet.

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