Prologue – Part 2

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Part 2

The inn that Alicia Cristela the State Knight had prepared not only had a room for every person, but even had a common room that could be used by everyone.
Rose the Magimatic Maid stood alongside the wall.
On the sofa, Horun the Grasswalker gazed at the window. As if she were thinking about something.
Needing to return to the Grand Chapel, Lumachina put on her overcoat.
「Diablo-sama, it would seem that the emotional burden is the cause of Shera-san’s fever. I should have cleansed the disease, and cured her body as well but……On top of the fatigue that accumulated on our journey up until now, with the recent matter.」
Certainly, after having departed from Faltra City about two months earlier, although they had physical rest in between, it was a series of mental strains. They had even experienced scenes where their lives were in danger many times.
And then, there was the news of her father’s death.
Diablo shrugged his shoulders.
「I guess it can’t be helped that she’ll be staying in bed.」
「I am terribly sorry. For how the my timing of informing everyone was inappropriate……」
「Do not mind it.」
It was the news of the death of a parent. Unless there were some huge circumstances to it, it isn’t a matter that should be hidden.
「Shera-san, she might say that she wants to temporarily return to the Greenwood Kingdom. But with that body, there is the risk that she will push herself too hard.」
Since Lumachina had been traveling with them for a short while, they could be healed even if it was a serious injury or an illness. The High Chief Priest was also the greatest Healer in the Lifelia Kingdom.
However, since she had regained her real power in the Church, she would have the role as the supreme leader of it from now on. She could no longer travel together with them.
Diablo nodded.
「We will stay in the royal capital for a short while.」
「Please do that. If there is a change in her condition, go to the Church immediately. I will hand you this.」
Lumachina handed him a silver holy symbol.
Although it was the size of a decorative brooch that went on the chest, when he tried holding it, some weight could be felt. It was like a lump of genuine silver.
「This is?」
「It is the emblem of the Head of the Holy Knights. Diablo-sama, although the position of the Head of the Holy Knights is inadequate for your treatment, there is nothing else that I can immediately prepare. If you show this holy symbol, any church should spare no effort to cooperate with you.」
「You are telling me to become the Head of the Holy Knights, is that was this means?」
「I would be happy if you would do that. However, Diablo-sama, you are a great personage that is needed in the world. I thought that a position where you would be called to the Church’s rites would be troublesome for you……So please consider this as something done for form’s sake.」
「Fumu……I see.」
He was poor with social events and the like.
He would get sleepy when hearing the talks of important people.
And a Demon King participating in a church event had a strange feeling to it after all.
Even so, being able to obtain assistance from any church was useful. In the Lifelia Kingdom, there were churches even in remote villages, and they were not places where one merely prayed, but also had functions as the post office, the bank, and the school.
Diablo decided to accept the holy symbol.
「The Greenwood Kingdom is far away after all. Of course we will make sure that Shera’s physical condition is perfect, but various preparations will probably be needed as well.」
Even in the game, it was a distance that would take more than an hour if Transfer wasn’t used.
Going by previous experience──a distance that would take three minutes in the MMORPG Cross Reverie would take about five hours in this other world.
When heading to the Demon King territory from Faltra City, it took even more time. For a distance that took about one hour in the game would take a fortnight. This time, they should be able to use the highway up until midway, but they probably should prepare enough food and water for it.
──Although I can use magic when needed, I would like to avoid wastefully using MP after all.
Lumachina asked a question.
「Diablo-sama, have you gone to the Greenwood Kingdom before as well?」
Come to think of it, he himself was a being that was summoned from another world. In the MMORPG Cross Reverie, he had run about around the world, but he had not visited it here.
He couldn’t say something like “I have gone there in a game”.
Even so, Diablo nodded as if to say “naturally”.
「It is because I am a Demon King. I possess varied knowledge.」
「As expected of you……Even though the Elven suzerain state is shut away deep in the 《Forest of Bewilderment》 and is said to be an unreachable unexplored region for anyone other than the ones allowed in.」
He recalled that there was that sort of setting even in the MMORPG Cross Reverie.
However, in the game, it was possible to go there in an opening event, and since he had visited it once, it was possible to easily go there with 《Transfer》.
Diablo thought about it──To be honest, it didn’t have an “unexplored region” feeling to it. It was a place that wasn’t kept a secret in the same way as a “secret hot spring that was introduced on a TV program”.
And since Shera was there as well, they shouldn’t get lost in the forest.
「There is no need for you to worry.」
「Yes. For someone like me to feel anxious over you, Diablo-sama, I have made an impertinent action.」
Lumachina deeply bowed her head.
Right when she said “well then” and tried to leave the room──
Horun stood up and raised her voice.
「U, um! Can I have a moment -ssu ka!?」
She had an unusually serious air around her. It seemed that she had some sort of reason for it.
「Is something the matter?」
「I……I have something to talk about to you -ssu, Lumachina-san. Danna, I’d like for you to hear it too -ssu.」
「I understand.」
「Very well.」
Diablo also nodded.
Going by how Horun looked, it seemed to be an important talk.
Rose was also in the room, but they didn’t have her expressly go outside.

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