Seiji-sama, I have to talk to my otousama about this.」
「Oh well, let’s go?」
We went to the audience hall using【Teleportation】.
「Y-, You are! Ah, Elena! How wonderful, you’ve come back safely. Hurry, come over here!」
In the audience hall, other than the King and the magician who summoned me, there was only a small number of soldiers.
「I didn’t come back.」
「Elena, what do you mean?」
「I went to the『Scab village』with the Hero.」
「What did you say!?」
「The『Scab village』was ruled by the goblin army led by the goblin prince. The people who were abducted were forced to work.」
「Forced to work? What do you mean?」
「The people were threatened by the goblins and were forced to make【Magic stone of Human transformation】.」
「【Magic stone of human transformation】? What is it?」
「Look here, this is the【Magic stone of Human transformation】.」
I showed the【Magic stone of Human transformation】to the King, the King ordered the magician to used【Appraisal】on it.
「It’s certainly a【Magic stone of Human transformation】. It’s『A magic stone that can transform the appearance of the user to Human.』.」
「What did you say!?」
「We also found out that the orcs have snuck into the【Slums】of『Shinju town』using this『Magic stone of Human transformation』.」
「Speaking of『Shinju town』’s『Slums』……」
「That’s right. As for the merchant from the slums who reported that the『Scab village』had been attacked by the demon lord’s army, I think it was a goblin or an orc disguised as a human using【Magic stone of Human transformation】.」
「That’s ridiculous.」
「Otousama, you’ve been deceived by the goblins and orcs! Please stop this war immediately.」
「……」
「Otousama!」
「……No, it’s different.」
「What do you mean by ‘it’s different’?」
「The start of the war against the demon lord’s army… wasn’t because of the『Scab village』.」
「Huh!? Then, what exactly was the cause?」
「In addition to that, a demon snuck into this castle and tried to abduct you, Elena.」
「N!? I haven’t heard such a story.」
「I thought it would scare you so we remained silent.」
「B-, But, was it really a demon?」
「Oh, I’m sure. The demon snuck in but as soon as it was discovered, it ran away. There were 3 maids and a gardener who saw its appearance.」
「King, just a moment.」
「What is it, Hero.」
You’re still calling me Hero? Oh well.
「The maids and the gardener, can you call them here?」
「I-, I understand. Oi, somebody go and call them.」
After a while, one of the soldiers brought the 3 maids and the male gardener―
But. This gardener smells like something.
「All of you, tell us about the time when you saw the demon.」
「Yes.」
One of the maids began to answer.