85 Episode 85: "Exploring the Giant Dungeon Elusion. Final Preparation" (1/2)
─ ─ Iris Odette viewpoint ─
”I have found out a few things about Flora-Zamel”
”I also found a candidate for Porter.”
This is Iris' private room in the outhouse to the west.
Iris and Odette were, again, having a meeting for exploration.
”Yuki is now summoning the Black King (Lord of) Ride (Noir) at the Chamber of Commerce, isn't he?
”Yes, I'm going to discuss it with me at Odette first, compile the material, and then tell MyLord”
Iris and Odette put the material on the table.
”Which one do you want first?
”If you want Yuki to hear it, let's do it.”
Iris and Odette looked at each other.
Arm up and think of Yuki's face.
”... you must be Mr. Flora-Zamel”
”... Yuki is sweet for children.”
”That's the good thing about My Road, Odette. That's why I and Rhodelia serve him.”
”I understand. I also traveled with Yuki.”
”... can you tell me more about what kind of trip it was?
”It's not like you're going to get yourself out of the blue. Iris.”
Odette pushed back his closing best friend's forehead.
”We'll start with a meeting before we explore the dungeon, right?
”Because...”
”Suddenly you'll be Alice-Carmain, Iris is”
Odette had Iris' silver hair.
Odette thinks this detachment will be difficult for Iris, who has regained Alice-Carmain's memory.
That's why Yuki is trying to pick up Iris as quickly as possible.
Even though I know that, when I watch Iris suddenly change from princess to village daughter mode, I accidentally spill a grin.
Looking at Iris honestly to his feelings, he felt as though, back when he was little.
”We'll talk about the journey later. Time is as much as it takes to explore the dungeons.”
”Ok......”
Iris sits back in his seat, gets in position, and starts explaining.
”I asked General Barnes to look into Mr. Flora-Zamel”
”There's no doubt about that one. Yuki and I know each other.”
”Yes. When I told you about the situation, I asked you to look into it confidentially. According to this, there seems to be no reason to antagonize the 'Cainese' against Mr. Flora himself.”
”I guess...”
”Until you came to the 'Magic Guild', Mr. Flora herself was never involved with the 'Cainese' mage. But Old Zamel doesn't have the personality to harass him, so maybe he's being instructed by other 'Zamelites'.”
”Yuki ordered me to harass you... but Flora-Zamel himself didn't care and it was such a halfway operation, do you mean?”
”I think so”
Iris put the material at hand on the table.
”So I guess the meanness she made my lord was a light one”
”Flora-Zamel is not a tough 'Zamelite'.”
”Right. My Lord might be able to side with her.”
”Iris, could you too...”
Odette looked at Iris's face, which looked fun, and laughed.
”You, are you going to take Flora-Zamel into the 'Yuki'?
”I'm not thinking that far.”
”Really?
”I just thought I might be able to tell the 'Zamelites' through Flora-Zamel that My Lord is not a 'Cain'”
”Well, you sure are”
”Because then there should be no more harassment of My Lord”
Iris looked at the window, and, uh, sighed.
”I can't help but be seen as a 'cainist'. But My Lord is... someone no one will bind me to. I want you to be free until my minute.”
”... Iris”
Looking at Iris' face, which seemed rusty, Odette also felt like she knew how she felt.
Iris cannot leave the palace without permission. It's called a ”caged bird.”
(Iris and Yuki are not free to see each other... Though Yuki's becoming an 'escort knight' would have increased the chances of seeing him)
Still, out-of-house security is strict from Odette's point of view.
Yuki and Iris are free to meet...
(... but you recently poked a security gap and said Yuki was coming to see you)
(... Plus, Neil, the Yuki user demon, is a liaison, so you're easily exchanging letters with me. Even today, that's how they called me)
(... Speaking of which, I also hear Yuki can use 'summoning magic' to summon Iris at any time...)
Thinking that far, Odette snapped his neck.
(... that? Isn't Iris a 'caged bird' now...?
Though he doesn't seem conscious yet.
But Iris can leave the palace at any time if he doesn't even care about being chased by the royal family.
Soon Yuki has set Iris free - and when he realizes it, Odette will look terrible.
”... you're an amazing person after all. Yuki.”
”Yes. My Lord is a nice guy. In my previous life, I was my teacher, and in this world, I am my fiancée...”
”I'm going to bluff.”
”But he's looking right at us”