episode_0116

The royal palace of the Kingdom of Zeoph.

There was a person walking around there who didn’t usually show up.

Her name was Teana, and even the older maids didn’t know her.

‘The investigation is more or less finished, so let’s meet the princess first.’

Theana’s steps were light.

Because it felt like I was investigating an interesting case.

It was a much more interesting experience than studying the grimoire in the mansion.

Even if she thought the revelation that came to her was a dream, the fact that its content was related to an insignificant orc made it all the more interesting.

‘I guess dreams are more plausible.’

The extraordinary aura the goddess displayed made Theana believe that she was a true goddess.

But that doesn’t mean I intend to take her word for it.

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As soon as they arrived at the princess’s room, Theana knocked on the door.

If it were anyone else, it would have been difficult to freely roam the palace and suddenly come looking for the princess.

But she was recognized as having the ability to do so.

“Who are you?”

“It’s been a while, Princess. My name is Theana, the palace sorceress.”

“Teana···?”

Reika’s last voice heard from inside the room was filled with bewilderment.

As a princess, she knew Theana well.

A genius wizard who is reluctant to interact with people.

Reika couldn’t understand why she, who had been treated with great favor even in the kingdom, had suddenly come to visit.

But I couldn’t kick him out.

“Come in.”

“Thank you.”

Theana opened the door and went inside.

In the room, Reika was sitting on a chair, reading a book.

“What’s going on? Reika?”

“I have something to ask you.”

It was quite rude behavior.

She looked confident as she came straight to the princess and said she had something to ask her.

But Reika didn’t necessarily say anything about it.

I wasn’t the type of person to care about such things from the beginning, and Theana was an important person.

“Originally, it wouldn’t work··· But if it’s Teana’s question, I’ll listen to the story first.”

“Then let me get straight to the point. Do you know anything about orcs?”

“Oh··· Orc?”

Reika’s face was momentarily filled with confusion.

The fact that she was often away from home to meet Croton was a secret known only to Estelle.

But then the great wizard suddenly appeared and asked about it.

‘What happened…? Did I get caught…?’

It was unspeakable that a princess of a country would have a secret meeting with a mere orc.

Even if I was persistently questioned, I had to deny it.

“If you’re an orc, I’ve seen you in the arena.”

“Hmm··· Then, are there any orcs you are raising or have met recently?”

“Well, maybe you saw it while walking around the arena···?”

Reika tried to act calm in her own way.

But the look of surprise from just a moment ago had already aroused suspicion.

‘It seems like there’s something he’s hiding.’

It had already been investigated that she often went to the city of Pierre.

I couldn’t tell exactly why he was going or who he was meeting, but that alone was enough to raise my suspicions.

And once I got there, it was pretty easy.

Because a fairly famous orc showed up in Pierre a few days ago.

“I see. Then, haven’t you heard about the orc that appeared in Pierre a few days ago?”

“If that’s the case···”

Reika was momentarily conflicted.

Should I pretend not to know at all or should I pretend to know vaguely?

Of the two options, she chose the latter.

It might be effective to pretend not to know, but I was curious as to why she was suddenly talking about croton.

‘I need to know that.’

There was also a way to refrain from going to Pierre for the time being.

However, since she couldn’t visit Croton often due to work, it was impossible for Reika to not meet Croton at all.

“I’ve heard of it, but why is it like that?”

“There’s something I want to research.”

“Research… Orcs?”

“If··· If there really were a special orc, wouldn’t that be fun in its own way? It seems like a somewhat unique orc has appeared in Pierre.”

Reika felt a chill run down her body.

Theana was digging deeper than she had thought.

“Come to think of it, the princess had a conversation with the saint last time about dealing with the Pope, right?”

“We did have a talk.”

“I heard that the orc is being raised by the saintess. Have you heard anything about it?”

“Tta··· I don’t really have time to talk about orcs···”

“I see. Thank you for taking the time to do so, despite the inconvenience.”

Teana greeted me politely, unlike when she came in, then turned around and walked out.

But Reika felt an inexplicable ominousness in the sight of her back.

“Okay··· Wait a minute!”

“What’s going on?”

“That··· I’m also interested, so what are you trying to research about orcs?”

Just before leaving the room, Theana answered with a seductive smile.

“I’ll think about that from now on.”

*****

As I was getting out of bed and drinking some water, I suddenly heard a sound like someone was running from outside.

The number of people visiting this place was limited.

Ahmet and Aisha are excluded because they go back and forth by teleporting.

And her footsteps were too irregular to be considered Estelle’s.

‘It would either be Reika or Angela.’

I sat leisurely and looked at the door of the house. Soon after, the person who heard the footsteps appeared.

The person who opened the door and came in urgently was Angela.

“Oh… This is a big deal!”

Hmm. I don’t know why, but I feel like something similar has happened before.

Angela’s face was filled with the same urgency and confusion as when she had seen me in the cathedral before.

But the situation now is different from then.

At that time, there was also a city called Rahve, and I was adapting to the city in my own way.

Now, there were no enemies and he had adapted perfectly to the city, living quietly and indolently without attracting anyone’s attention.

“Tell me slowly what’s going on.”

“That··· That··· I want to study Croton in the kingdom···”

“Huh···? Me? Is that an order from Lady Reika?”

Perhaps because I was in a hurry, it was difficult to understand what Angela was saying.

It wasn’t long ago that you captured Reika, so you suddenly want to study me… It was nonsense.

“But research… Are you saying you’re going to dissect me right away?”

“That’s not it··· To be exact, it seems that Theana, who is called the great magician of the kingdom, is interested in Croton.”

“That’s a bit of a bother. But research… Why are you suddenly interested in the orc raised by the saintess…”

“I also··· don’t know.”

“It’s annoying, but I wonder if Reika-sama can stop it···”

Angela already knew that Reika had been captured.

Rather, the princess was delighted to have become a comrade.

But she shook her head.

“That might be a little difficult.”

“But she’s a princess, so wouldn’t she be able to tell the Archmage not to do it?”

“Teana is a bit of an eccentric person··· so she’ll be more interested in you.”

You’re a troublesome type.

Are you the type of person who wants to do something more when you’re told not to?

“Then what if the saintess refuses? Wouldn’t it be okay to refuse to that extent?”

“I’ll try to reject it for now… but I think it’d be better to be careful just in case.”

“If I get caught saying that, will I be dissected?”

“I don’t know for sure···but I think it’s not a small possibility.”

Hmm… that’s definitely a possibility.

Because orcs who could speak were treated like aliens here.

If they were really interested, as the joke goes about dissecting an alien, they might actually do it.

“First of all… It’ll be okay if we don’t meet. Ah…! Then it’ll be hard to meet Angela for a while.”

“Ah···! That··· That···”

Angela looked visibly disappointed that they wouldn’t be able to meet for a while.

It was a difficult time for me too.

Because I couldn’t enjoy the saint’s obscene body.

“Then how about doing it like this?”

Angela looked at him with a cute expression.

“You’re staying in this house for a while, making excuses like praying or practicing for a long time. If you don’t come and go, you won’t have to worry about getting caught, right?”

“I will do that!”

It wasn’t a perfect solution, but seeing the saint’s happy face made me unable to tell her not to come.

No… more than that, it was her pure white cloth soaked in sweat that clung to me that stimulated my desire.

“You won’t be bored while staying at home.”