episode_0059

The rough preparations for negotiations with Baron Gilberte have been completed.

The rest now just needs to be sent a signal from Baron Gilberte.

It’s okay, though.

“The adventurers have been captured again?”

“Yes. 3 people were caught.”

Report from female secretary Lilith.

Three adventurers who did not appear to have been sent by Baron Gilbert were taken prisoner.

“All three alive?”

“Yes.”

“Are you a woman?”

“Not a woman, all three are men.”

“…….”

I wondered if there was a reason why he was sent here alive, but I don’t think there was any reason for General Achamond to keep the man alive and send him here.

“Are you telling us to make it so that we can provide daily bread to the succubi or something like that?”

“No. Perhaps it is to be used as a hostage for negotiations with Baron Gilberte?”

“Well, they’re just adventurers… Wait, maybe they brought a letter or something?”

That’s what I think.

“You say you just resisted when they were taken prisoner?”

“No. It is said that he put down his weapon with suspicious ease.”

“……Did you say anything else?”

“Yes.”

“Well, can you tell who caught it?”

“They say the skeletons captured it. According to the orders of General Assistant Akamond, they are those who follow orders with ‘survival and capture’ as their top priority.”

“Indeed.”

It was not sent ‘directly’ by General Assistant Akamond.

That’s how the command was given, and the skeletons just moved according to the given command.

“It would be faster to figure it out and report it here first. I need to check the luggage the prisoners are carrying first. It was confiscated, right?”

“Yes. The succubi are now analyzing…”

Knock knock.

“Who are you?”

[This is Supply Sergeant Natalie. I came here because I have something to report.]

Outside the door, Natalie knocked and announced herself.

Although it is said that there are sometimes monsters that imitate voices –

“Tell them to come in.”

“Please come in.”

Next to me is Lilith.

Fortunately, the succubus who opened the door was Natalie, who had been raped by me as a virgin (she claimed she was not).

“What do I have to report?”

“Something strange was discovered in the process of stripping the men of their clothes and changing them into prison uniforms.”

“Anything strange?”

“Yes. There was writing on the back.”

“…Hey, it’s Baron Gilberte after all.”

I couldn’t help but laugh.

“Can you check it here now?”

“I will show you the image using magic.”

Lilith conjured up a spell to see the image directly connected to the prison.

Mana was floating like fog, and soon the three adventurers who had entered the prison were visible at a glance.

“Huh?”

“Why are you doing that?”

“No, those guys are people I know?”

These are guys who really know.

All three are faces I know well.

If you ask me how I know that-

“When I was a porter, I lost three days’ worth of wages because of those guys. To be exact…my colleague who owed me that was killed by those guys.”

“…Shall I kill you?”

“No, wait a minute. It’s not time to kill yet. First, listen.”

I immediately calmed down Lilith who was setting her fingernails.

“Brown Wolf Mercenaries. They call themselves a mercenary group even though there are only three of them. Even though they are Boshinjugi, they are trash that preys on weak adventurers.”

onetime.

“I sensed something wrong in those guys’ eyes and didn’t get close to them, but the guy who was a porter like me took their offer and went to the dungeon.”

Porters tend to stick together, and as I am also a human being, there were some people I became close friends with.

“But he went into the dungeon with those guys and died after coming out.”

“That’s….”

“From a human perspective, it seems natural for the weakest to die, but one day, as I was passing by, I saw that the belongings of the guy who owed me money were at a local pawn shop.”

We weren’t too friendly.

Life at the bottom meant that you never knew when someone would leave, so everyone just lived by building beneficial relationships that helped each other when they needed each other.

“I didn’t ask who I bought it from. It would be unlucky to get involved for no reason. Instead, I watched from afar for a few days. And okay. Those guys are selling things to that fencer.”

People who didn’t get any closer to being called colleagues, friends, or anything like that.

Death has always been a word close to the lower class.

“They are such people. I never thought we would meet in this place like this. Even….”

I pointed to their backs.

“I never imagined that Baron Gilberte would become a ‘human letter’ that could be delivered in the same way as the one we sent.”

There was writing written on their backs.

hour. location. personnel.

Seeing that each of the three names was listed separately made me laugh out loud.

“Teacher assistant.”

Lilith turns her eyes to me with an annoyed voice.

“It’s dangerous.”

“I guess so.”

hour. Right away, in 8 hours.

“It’s a life-threatening matter on that side, so if you really want to negotiate, you want someone from this side to come forward.”

location. Beyond the Cub Dungeon.

That is, Baron Gilberte.

“Even just one person came out. This is….”

“It’s the same as saying they will kill you if anything goes wrong.”

personnel. Just one person.

“I can’t help it. I have no choice but to step forward.”

“Teacher assistant…?”

“Release. I have a favor to ask… No, it’s not just one, it’s a bit much.”

“Are you sure that the teaching assistant is planning to go in person?”

“Yes.”

“No!!”

Lilith screamed and blocked my path.

“The teaching assistant is an important person. General Assistant Akamond also said it was a treasure. However, if the assistant teacher directly appears in front of humans…!”

“First of all, one thing. Being able to hide your identity to hide that you are human.”

I pointed to my whole body.

“You don’t need anything else, just a black robe with a hood. And you can cover your face there…yeah.”

An image came into my mind.

“If you go, it’s one thing. Something that can cover your entire face.”

“I don’t think the mask will be a big problem…”

Mask and robe.

Anyone can see that it is a suspicious entity.

Although it looks like a human, it is important to say the opposite: it can look like a ‘mine’ hiding its identity.

“Two. I think I’ll have to ask General Achamond’s permission for this, but I think I’ll need something to guarantee that I’m a member of the vampire army.”

They still don’t know that we are a vampire army.

You can guess, but you can’t be ‘certain’.

‘Since they proposed prisoner negotiations, you can assume that it is the main unit of the Demon King’s army, or you can guess that it is another army.’

It is unclear whether it is a vampire army or another army with vampires.

“Three. This is actually the most important thing.”

I pointed to myself.

“Full volume.”

“…….”

“I wish I could have full authority regarding these negotiations. Oh, I’m not saying I’m going to speak for the entire vampire army or anything like that. I just want to be ‘the person in charge of negotiations from a mysterious group that takes hostages and demands the release of prisoners’.”

Whether Baron Gilberte himself or an agent of Baron Gilberte appears, I, who will be the one to negotiate, must step forward as the person in charge.

“As for nobles, even though we are human beings, if the other person is not on the same level as us, we tend to look down on them.”

“…….”

“Demons are not similar…not so. Because the demon class tends to be controlled solely by ‘power’.”

Humans and demons have a different sense of class.

“Secretary. How would you feel if a succubus who was much weaker than you dared to swear at you and not follow your orders?”

“Is this bitch crazy? That’s the first thing you’ll think.”

“Okay. Most people think that way at first. But if you think about it rationally, you are bound to think that way.”

“…What does this bitch believe that makes her act like this?”

“Correct answer.”

To put it in a sophisticated way, it could be called the background.

” Origin, status, or power that can act on one’s behalf, etc. Right now, I’m trying to cover it up as a ‘lie’ and act like I’m a high-ranking demon among demons.”

“…….”

“That is the protective gear that will protect me.”

for example.

“First impressions are important. What will they think if I go out in front of them and tremble?”

“You will be killed right away.”

“But what if you act confidently like General Counsel Akamond?”

What if I play a strong person like General Achamond?

“…You might be nervous, wondering if you have something really big.”

“Okay. This is especially true for humans, especially nobles. This is especially true if you have an ambiguous title like a baron.”

All you have is a dick, but there are things you can do even if you only have a dick.

“Men are confident in everything. I survived even in that hellish gutter.”

“…….”

“I want to ask you to trust me, but I know you are also worried about that. Is this bastard trying to secretly escape from humans?”

Just as I gamble, it is also a gamble for the vampire army.

“So, I will wear the shackles myself.”

“Yes?”

If you show your will, you can feel safe even in the vampire army.

“Place an enchanted necklace around my neck. A necklace with a magic that explodes if it is not removed after a certain period of time.”

I wear a bomb necklace myself.

“You can release it once you finish the negotiations and return safely. Negotiations fail and I am dragged away or something? Then, an explosion occurs in the middle of enemy territory.”

“…….”

“I will ask you to at least pray in front of the goddess statue before the time is up. Or induce it like that. If you do that, you will be able to deal a serious blow to the Goddess Statue.”

“That much….”

Lilith asks through gritted teeth.

“Why do you want to do that?”

“Of course.”

I’m trying to have sex with a vampire princess.

“Because loyalty and performance come with rewards.”

* * *

Lilith uploads the report, and a moment later.

After about three hours, an item arrived.

“…These are the items you mentioned.”

Lilith brought a box.

“Here it is.”

There are three items in the box.

“……I understand the mask and necklace, but it’s a suit, not a robe?”

A mask that covers not only the face but also the head, with a black cloth attached to the back and tied in a knot at the back of the neck.

A necklace with a magic stone that is clearly a bomb necklace.

And…a suit that looks quite old-fashioned.

“Chief of Staff Akamond said that among humans, those who are called nobles measure the status of others through their high-class suits.”

“…….”

As expected, he is Akamond’s general aide.

“And this is the suit that Chief of Staff Akamond wore in his youth.”

The suit was heavier than I thought.