Satou's here. "Incidents and plots are interlinked", so said the protagonist with unparalleled intelligence from a story. Just reading it is good and all, but when I'm actually getting rolled up in one, I'll go and strike the chain's chock.
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--A new demon lord huh.
I write the information I heard earlier, "The pope of Holy Kingdom Parion, Zazaris, is a demon lord", into the memo pad.
"Viscount-sama, may I continue the talk?"
The female informant timidly interrupted when I was thinking while staring at the memo.
It's quite rare for this my-pace person to confirm me first.
"--continue?"
"Yes, the matter on the western part of the continent has ended with the talk earlier, but I have two more information."
Huh? Wasn't this person only in charge with the information from the western part of the continent?
Thinking so, I urge her to continue.
"First, there's an eyewitness who saw demon in the labyrinth of a small kingdom located in the buffer zone of the Saga Empire, Yowok Kingdom. The explorer guild of that kingdom seems to have squashed the spread of the information, so the story hasn't reached the king and its neighboring countries."
--Oy.
Why do you know information that the king of this kingdom doesn't know.
It seems she has guessed my thought, the female informant grins and laughs, then she continues the talk.
"That is because Retel-sama is good at using money."
I see, someone that Marchioness Retel Ashinen has sent or bought on the site probably saw the demon in person.
"As Viscount-sama might have known, there's a high chance that a demon lord is the floormaster in a labyrinth where demons are infesting. I earnestly implore Viscount-sama not to approach Yowok Kingdom."
I feel that there was some subtle accent on her words.
It seems like she's somehow guessed that Nanashi and me are related.
"Yes, of course."
"Viscount-sama really doesn't show it on his face isn't he~"
It's all thanks to Poker Face-sensei.