A/N: Various things piled up and it was quite late. Excuse me. I want to get the pace back.

"Does he have an ID?"

"He has it. I contacted Zenoas and confirmed it with a photo, but it is the same as the Nokia Ambassador's medal submitted over here. At least, the medal itself looks real."

　I check with Rain-san while walking down the corridor in a fast manner. Could it be that Nokia's messenger was killed or robbed?

"Is it the same as the medal brought by Ambassador Yanche?"

"It looked exactly the same, and it wouldn't be strange to have two..."

　You may put diplomats in multiple countries at the same time. However, in the case of Nokia, there is almost no interaction with Zenoas.

　But if Ambassador Yanche was fake and this one was real, how did he find out that Ambassador Yanche was here? Even though Nokia is a country that is isolated without knowing about the surroundings. Did they use some kind of search magic like [Search]?

"Well, do you know if I can meet with the new messenger? if so, when?"

"They are ready right now."

Saying that, Rain-san and I entered the throne room.

　Entering the throne room, I notice that there are five people who are kneeling while bowing their heads. One was a fat middle-aged man, and the other four were younger and dressed in hard-looking leather armor. These four are probably escorts.

"His Majesty, this is the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Nokia, Dlife Chaoma."

 Kosaka-san tries to introduce the second ambassador, but I hold my hand up and tell him to stop the introductions.

"Let's omit the greeting. So, Ambassador Dlife. I heard that you told us we should hand over Princess Paffia and Ambassador Yanche. What does that mean?"

"... Huh. That person is a fake princess. Princess Paffia had fallen into a river below a cliff in an accident when she was on a long ride three months ago, and she lost her life."

　Hmm. That's exactly what Tsubaki-san reported. Ambassador Dlife, who raised his face, was a poor-looking, three-eyed man. (TLN: No idea what that means.) He has a fat body and a smile on his mouth, but there are dark circles under his unsmiling eyes.

　There is a ring on his finger and a bracelet on his arm, and also some kind of amulet?

"Ambassador Yanche had the same Nokia Ambassador's medal as you ..."

"... Faro Yanche is certainly a diplomat who serves the Nokia Kingdom. The medal itself is real. He somehow colluded with a fake princess on his way back from Zenoas to Burnhilde ..."

"Do you have proof?"

"Ha."

　Hmm. Is Ambassador Yanche a diplomat that goes to Zenoas? But he came over here. 

"How about the information you have proving that the Princess Paffia we have is a fake princess?"

"... I can't say it in a loud voice, but since the hated Yulong died, our country has been gathering information in foreign countries in order to diplomatically interact with countries other than Zenoas."

"Are you a spy?"

"... It's not such a big deal. By chance, I found information about Yanche and the fake princess heading for Burnhilde. As soon as I got the ridiculous news, I headed here."

　The Nokia Kingdom is, so to speak, a kingdom pushed deep into the mountains. Rather than being isolated, it was a country that had to be isolated due to the terrain. If Yulong who was in the way of it disappeared, travelers can go to foreign countries freely. It is not strange to start searching for diplomacy.

"You are saying the princess who is here is a fake princess, but we have no way of judging it. The only one who can judge is Zenoas, who has an exchange with your country, but the Nokia ambassador who was visiting there was Yanche. Isn't it unavoidable to think that the other side is genuine? Is there any decree from the King of Nokia? "

"... His Majesty is not in good physical condition, and the princess is the first princess, Refia. However, Refia does not know about the fake princess. At the order of the military lord, Kanaza Notris, we are moving. "

　I'm confused. Didn't you say that King Nokia is dying?

　But why don't the king and the first princess next to him not know about this?

"... Refia-sama took great care of her sister, Paffia-sama, so it is in consideration by the military lord who was worried that it would hurt Refia-sama's heart if she knew this. Kanaza-sama did this because he is her fiancé"

　Hmmm. Her cherished sister died three months ago, and her father is dying. The second ambassador is saying that he doesn't know what will happen to the first princess if she hears that a fake princess is trying to interfere with another country while she is mentally burdened. I don't know, but ... I'm stuck... this guy.

　Ambassador Dilfe's eyes are out of focus, and he seems to be looking around me and not looking at me. The responses to my words are slow, as well.

"Anyways, I can't make a decision since you and Ambassador Yanche have the same ambassador's medal of the Kingdom of Nokia, because only Zenoas make that decision."

　If both are actual diplomats in the same country, it's more of a problem for that country. I don't want our kingdom, Burnhilde, to get caught up in it.

　It's not only about getting involved ... It seems like this Dlife is a creepy man. No, I know I can't make this kind of judgment because I don't personally know him.

"... It has nothing to do with your country. Could you hand over the fake princess?"

"Well, I have no reason to decline, but ────"

"No, we refuse."

"Eh?"

　When I turned to the sudden voice, Yumina had come to the side of the throne before I knew it. I know that Princess Paffia went somewhere with everyone, but what happened?

"I heard all the stories from Her Highness Paffia. Go back to Nokia and tell Sir Kanaza we're not giving her up. If you want to relay the message, you should do it early. No, it may have already been told."

　Yumina glares straight at Ambassador Dlife and spins her words with a harsh voice. It's unusual for her to be so angry. What did you hear from Princess Paffia? You look a little scary!

"Touya."

"Huh, yes!?"

"Look at that person with [God's Eye]"

"What? [God's eye]?"

　As the incantation is said, I put divinity in both of my eyes and look towards Ambassador Dlife. Let me see…….

　What the hell!?? Something gaseous can be seen inside the body of Drift. Is it gas or smoke? It's going around every corner of his body.

"What did you see?"

"There is something like gas inside his body. What is this?"

"This person is possessed with something. Probably a kind of evil spirit. My magic eye also captured multiple souls."

　Ambassador Dlife stands up after hearing Yumina's words. The out-of-focus eyes were vaguely staring at the void.

"Gu, moth, oboa, goddamn ... Paffia ……. If you died at that time, I wouldn't mind ... "

　I heard another voice from Ambassador Drift. No, it's like a synthetic voice of Dlife and someone else's voice.

"Ambassador Dlife is being manipulated?"

"That's probably right. With my magic eye, one part of his soul feels muddy, but the other doesn't. I think the part that doesn't feel muddy is the person's original qualities."

　In other words, is the Dlife I've been talking to different from the original person?

　But is it a demon? There are quite a lot of humans possessed by monsters. But most of the time, they go wild or act in an incomprehensible manner. As far as I saw Dlife so far, he was responding "too rationally" for a demon. Then it comes to ...

"A summoned beast?"

"Ya, the name is Iputimas. The great Kanaza-sama is my master ……. Give death to Paffia ”

　Iptimas? Hey, you speak? A person being to summon a summoned beast that can talk is quite a magic user.

　Normally, the magical power of the caster is required to keep the summoned beast in our dimension. By staying in Dlife, this guy cuts the necessary magic cost. So to speak, the summoned beast is like a parasite, but if it behaves like the host himself, it may share memories.

"I had a bad feeling about it for some time."

　The four Nokia knights around Dlife stand up. Each of their weapons are picked up, but the reason for that was because, as far as I can see from [God's Eye], there are evil spirits in them.

　Rain-san and the other knights, who were in the throne room, responded to the disturbing air that began to drift, and put their hands on the hilts of their swords on their hips.

　Do you want to eliminate that evil spirit for the time being?

"[Come, light, exile of brilliance, Vanish]!"

"Eh?"

　Linze, who suddenly jumped in, fired the magic I was trying to use at Dlife.

"Gu, moth, ugly, aaaa!??"

　A muddy smoke-like thing is spit out from the mouths of Drift and the knights who were screaming in agony. Wow ... It feels like a purge.

　The five spit out the thing and fall down on the spot.

　If it was an undead, then it could have been extinguished, but that seems to be a summoned beast.

"Nore ...! Onoreo's Leonore Onoreeeee!" (TLN: Screams, maybe?)

　Five evil spirits ... Is this a Specter? While I thought that, it united into one. Apparently, it can manipulate multiple humans by splitting itself.

　Two suspicious-looking golden eyes can be seen in the muddy smoke. The Specter's hateful twin eyes were directed at us.

"[Boost]!"

　Elze jumped out from behind her twin sister, kicking the floor and jumping towards Specter. Both hands are equipped with crystal armored gauntlets.

"Bakame! (TLN: Puching sound.) Do you like being punched by fists, Specter? Possessed thing! You're stupid!"

　Elze's gauntlet gives off a golden light. At the will of Elze, that gauntlet is given the magical power of the six attributes contained in it which I recently enchanted at the request of Elze. Therefore, even a Specter can be damaged. (TLN: Specters are like ghosts, having no physical bodies. They can't be punched, but the six attributes enchanted in the gauntlet are combined together. That causes divinity to form which then is able to harm the Specter...... or at least I THINK...)

"BushinStyle- KohasenkenKohasenken!!" (TLN: Punching sounds.)

"Gyaaaaaaaa! ??"

　The Specter is pierced in the center of his body by Elze's fist of light. Immediately, the spirit body shatters and disappears without a trace.

"Kana, za ... Sama, I , am sorry... I lost ..."

　I think he sent his thoughts to his master. I heard the Specter's voice before it disappeared.

　Military Sir Kanaza in Nokia and some others should be aware of this situation. The summoned beast and the contractor can communicate with each other by telepathy.

　But ... I think I got all the information we need.

"Touya-sama, please [Recover] those people."

"Oh, yes, yes."

　I was sitting on the throne until Yumina told me, and I stood up in a hurry. I have to do that much.

　I put [Recovery], [Refresh], and [Area Heal] on the five people who have fallen. They will wake up soon.

"Dlife ...!"

　Ambassador Yanche appeared inside the throne room with the deputy knight leader Nicola.

　Then, Princess Paffia and her maid, Lithia, come along with Yae and Lou. (TLN: I can put many different names for "Lou". I can do "Lu" , "Rou" , or "Ru". I can also stick with "Lou". Which one should I do?)

　The three from the Nokia kingdom peeked into the faces of their fallen fellow countrymen.

"It's okay. These five have just fainted. They seem to have been manipulated by a spiritual monster, but they should have no physical problems."

"Kanaza has been maniuplating them! ... Kanaza ...! I can't forgive you ...!"

　Princess Paffia clenches her teeth and shows an angry expression. No, is she the real princess? Let's check there first.

"Ambassador Dlife ... No, the Specter, who was possessing him to be exact, said you were a fake, but what about that? Princess Paffia died in an accident three months ago, even with the information I got. Although it is said that—"

"That's not true. I'm a genuine, second princess of the Nokia kingdom, Paffia Lada Nokia. The death was made up by the military lord Kanaza using a fake body!"

　I felt that there was no cloudiness in her gaze. Well, it's harder to believe what someone else that was possessed and manipulated says than her.

"Was Kanaza the person who caused the accident?"

"Yes. He was trying to kill me, and then marry my sister and take over Nokia. Because I knew his plan, he needed to kill me. I escaped the disaster, but couldn't return to Nokia. I met Yanche-san who was on his way back to Nokia from Zenoas."

　Princess Paffia's gaze is directed at Ambassador Yanche. Ambassador Yanche smiled with a dependable, cramped smile.

"Wow, I was on my way back from Zenoas to Nokia, so I didn't know much about it but followed Princess Paffia... I've always thought that Kanaza-sama was suspicious. I was right. 

　It seems that the guy named Kanaza has suddenly improved his power in the last few years and has made an outstanding appearance. However, some people were skeptical about the unnatural advancement and the strange behavior of the people surrounding Kanaza.

"This Dlife is one of them. A once mild-mannered and friendly man suddenly became a follower of Kanaza. He began to move the court to his advantage. It was rumored that something might be possessing the people in the court to cause such a change...."

　As rumored, he was really possessed. I don't know if he behaved like a normal human being.

"Princess Paffia was looking for an ally to defeat the military lord, so she came to Touya-san."

"If so, I wish you had asked for it normally ..."

　You don't ned to become the tenth bride or something else that is strange. Princess Paffia bows in a hurry to me, who frowns at Yumina's words.

"Sorry, I'm sorry ...! Ah, ah, I heard a rumor that you lave women ans take great care of your fiancèès!"

"That rumor again !?"

　Why is such a story flying around! ?? Is the person who is talking about me like that a person who has a grudge against me! ?? It's a rumor that can damage my reputation!?!

"Touya-san, we brides just talked and wanted to help Princess Paffia. If Touya-san can allow us, we would like to go to the Nokia Kingdom alone."

"Eh? Only Yumina and the others?"

What do you mean?