episode_0148

Mileia was at the mayor’s residence.

It looks like he was having a conversation with Edward about something.

They looked at me at the same time and greeted me as soon as I entered, as if they had been waiting for me.

“It went well. Yunoa, I have something to ask you.”

Edward spoke to me first.

Mileia was quietly watching the situation with an expressionless expression.

“What is it?”

“I would like to send Mr. Milleia to the capital Pipnel. They said I had to consult with Yunoa.”

“Mileia as the capital? Why?”

“The capital is now a lawless place. We are trying to eliminate the remnants of the rebels and restore the city’s function.”

“I was looking for Ms. Mileia to join the hero party.”

Milleia heard me and immediately responded by moving her eyebrows.

Although his face is expressionless, it looks surprised to me.

Reading her emotions has now become my specialty.

“Then I will join the warrior party.”

Mileia said without the slightest hesitation.

Edward looked very troubled.

“You can send someone else, but the damage will be greater. There is no one suitable for you other than Mr. Mileia.”

“Why?”

“Although they are said to be the remnants of the rebel army, they are the force that overwhelmed the existing kingdom army and occupied the royal palace. Of course he’s not an ordinary bully. Now the kingdom must minimize the consumption of its troops and strengthen its internal strength efficiently. If more sacrifices are made to restore public order in the capital, the city union will also look at it negatively.”

Edward explained to me slowly.

Well, what he said was true.

The rebels in the capital Pipnell were no ordinary guys.

He drove the deputy knight commander, Mirabel, to the brink of death, and also won a landslide victory over the kingdom’s army.

If we’re going to eliminate those guys, at least Silver… No, it wouldn’t be possible unless you were a highly skilled adventurer of gold level or higher.

Even if the solution is resolved by pouring in troops through the violence of numbers, it is burdensome to prepare for the devil’s army if the number of sacrifices increases.

But if Mileia goes, the story is different.

Mileia was a woman who was said to be almost the strongest among the kingdom’s humans.

If she enters the capital with a small force, the remnants of the rebels will be easily eliminated.

“But if you do that, the hero party… … .”

“Oh, you haven’t collected them all yet.”

“It was Mr. Edward who asked me to gather the party. There are less people to collect than I thought.”

“You can collect as much as you like. Because the warrior party has symbolism.”

Even if you say that, if you send Mileia to the capital, the hero party will become a two-person party.

Well, even if you wear Milleia, it doesn’t really look like a hero’s party.

In my judgment, it was much better for the kingdom to send Mileia to the capital as Edward said.

But given Mileya’s personality, she will never try to go unless I give her permission.

I think I know why Edward and Milleia were talking here.

“Let’s implement the plan to send Mr. Milleia to the capital Pipnel. Anyway, I don’t know enough people to call it a hero’s party. Let’s just pretend that the hero’s party never happened, and I’ll do my best for the demon lord’s soul.”

Let’s just give up on gathering parties.

Since when did you pay so much attention to people’s eyes?

Of course, they say that having a flashy exterior helps the city union, but I was a practical person.

If collecting is difficult, it is better not to bother collecting.

Anyway, for my plan to infiltrate the Demon King’s Castle and assassinate the Demon King, I think it would be easier to move alone rather than as a party.

But Edward shook his head at my words.

“No, a warrior party is needed. We are already planning a warrior’s departure ceremony by gathering people from the City Alliance. At least from what it looks like, I hope it’s a cool and great warrior party.”

“But that doesn’t mean that just anyone can collect it, right? I don’t think it’s important enough to force something that doesn’t work.”

“It doesn’t have to be real. I’m going to show up at the launch ceremony anyway.”

“That means… … .”

“Hasn’t Yunoah been working alone until now? And although the goddess herself designated me as a hero, the situation is very different from the previous heroes. I also understand. therefore… … This means that you can only create a party of warriors to send to the launch ceremony, and proceed with the actual subjugation of the demon lord in any way Yunoa wants.”

Edward said, raising one hand and extending his fingers one by one.

“It’s my fault that I couldn’t explain in more detail because I was busy with work. Let’s see… one two three four… … We’ll need about four people. Has anyone already collected it?”

“There is one person. I am an adventurer named Sylphy.”

“Good, then you can select the remaining three regardless of their skills and have them wear adventurer equipment. That’s how a party of five great warriors holds a departure ceremony.”

“Regardless of skill level… … ?”

“Yes, it is an ornamental warrior party.”

I already knew that the reason Edward wanted to create a hero party was because of his image from the City Alliance, but I never thought he would openly suggest creating a fake hero party.

“Then I can’t join the hero’s party?”

Milleia asked me.

I can feel a strangely regretful look in his eyes amidst his expressionless expression.

But I think she was right to handle the affairs of the capital.

The stronger the city union becomes, the easier it will be for me to work.

“Anyway, I have no intention of fighting the devil head on. So in reality, there is no need for a hero party.”

“But… … .”

“Mr. Mileia, please help with the capital work as Mr. Edward said. That’s what helps me.”

“Yes, Yunoa, if you say so.”

Mileia immediately agreed to what I said.

She didn’t ask or argue any more.

At first, it was burdensome to see things like that, but these days, I actually feel reassured.

If you have to fight the Demon King head-on, it is natural to gather powerful people as a hero party.

And the existence of Milleia, which provides tremendous power, is also essential.

However, I was planning to use a magic tool to insert the holy sword into the demon king’s body using an invisibility that only works on demons.

If the Demon King truly becomes infinitely stronger, isn’t it natural that assassination would have a higher chance of winning than a head-to-head fight?

“So has it been decided?”

Edward, who was watching, asked.

“I think so.”

Okay, I decided.

Anyway, it doesn’t matter if you’re just gathering a party of heroes for show, regardless of their ability to fight the Demon King.

But it was the warrior’s launch ceremony… … Do you do something like that?

“What on earth is the warrior launch ceremony? This is my first time hearing it.”

“With important figures from the City Alliance gathered in Kubel, they prayed for the safety of the warrior party and blessed them. That way, all cities in the participating kingdoms will be able to see the warrior party. That alone will have a tremendous effect in encouraging city alliances.”

“What… surely… … .”

A real hero, I mean… … After that trash hero died helplessly.

The people of the kingdom have lost hope.

After the rebels took over the capital and the Demon King’s army actually invaded, that atmosphere must have become even more severe.

We declared Kubel the city of the goddess and began to change the atmosphere of the kingdom by appointing myself as the new warrior.

However, it was not easy to experience it unless you stayed in Kubel and saw the goddess with your own eyes and felt Kubel’s stable and peaceful appearance with your own body.

Especially in distant cities, it is natural that one cannot be reassured by hopeful rumors.

So Edward chose the Warrior’s Launch Ceremony as a way to directly show that hope to other cities.

The warrior’s launch ceremony he planned was not simply an event to show that the warrior was going to subdue the devil, but a symbolic tool to make people feel that the kingdom was still alive and well, even if the form had changed.

Well, the hero party that will be shown there will not be a real hero party.

So I accepted Edward’s offer and allowed Mileia to leave for the capital.

And instead of a hero party that can actually fight, we started moving to create a hero party with a completely different meaning.

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No matter how much I create a hero party for show, I don’t like complete strangers.

As expected, I couldn’t help but feel comfortable that the group consisted of only people I knew.

After completely excluding combat power as a condition for a warrior party, forming a party was not difficult.

“So with this… … Is it the fifth person?”

I finally said, looking at the gathered event warrior party members.

There are five members: me, Meruru, Tina, Sylphy, and Saint Selena.

I hired each person one by one, personally explaining the situation and asking for them.

Compared to other people who are busy with various things, they are relatively leisurely people.

Meruru and Tina, who work as guild receptionists, are quite busy, but they were able to be recruited with Algot’s permission.

“It sounds like fun!”

Meruru looks happy.

On the other hand, Tina wondered, ‘Is it really okay…? … He’s making a ‘.’ expression.

Saint Selena keeps talking about Stellania.

Only Sylphy could actually fight, and was a companion worth going with even if it wasn’t a show-off hero party.

The rest must disguise themselves and change their names when they appear at the ceremony.

Okay, let’s decorate this well and end the departure ceremony.

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