I''d like to appoint you and Miss Yurina.


    I couldn''t hide my surprise at Yelle''s words.


    ''Spies, for me and Miss Yurina?''


    Yes, I do.


    Why us?


    I ask that question, and Mr. Liberto replies.


    ''''First of all, it would be impossible for Commander Yelle and Anne. Besides, if me and Viviana disappeared like this time, there is a possibility that they will attack again, so it''s impossible. So the strongest soldiers who can move freely right now are you and Yulina.


    I chose the ones who can act covertly, that''s another reason. I also chose Eric and Miss Urina because they are very good at killing presence.


    It''s true that Yulina-san and I are probably the most skilled among the soldiers.


    I''m also good at killing signs, although I don''t know about Yulina-san, but I''m good at it.


    "Well, the main reason is that I don''t want to let you go.


    To be honest, yes.


    What...?


    Mr. Yelle agreed with Mr. Liberto''s words.


    ''Eric you and Yurina. You two are very valuable people. Not to mention Eric, who is as good as or better than the second-in-command Liberto, and Yulina, who is much more capable than the other soldiers, it''s a great shame for us to be left behind by those two.


    And we''re about to go to war and you don''t want a guy that strong out of the picture.


    I didn''t expect to be held in such high regard.


    ''But I failed this time and...''


    Everyone makes mistakes at least once. That''s no big deal. When I was young, I made a lot of mistakes too.


    ''Gee, Liberto, you sound like you''re not failing now.


    ...more of a failure than I am now.


    Mr. Yelle said this with a little glare, and Mr. Liberto reiterated.


    ''As I said before, good luck next time. And then the next one is this spy.


    Please don''t screw it up this time, as Liberto says.


    Spying I''ve never done this before, but can I do it?


    ''I''m going to go to the land of the demon race, the Lynda Empire, to spy on them while... well, what is it?''


    Elena Millwood.


    Yeah, you can look for this Elena guy if you want.


    ''　I-is that okay?


    My eyes widen at Liberto-san''s words.


    No matter how you think about it, it sounds like a public/private matter.......


    ''''Don''t let them find out.


    What, no, who is it for?


    That''s for Commander Yelle and me.


    They already know, don''t they?


    I''m talking right in front of you, or rather, how do you keep Yele-san and the others from finding out about it, when it was Yele-san and the others who brought it up?


    I look at Yele-san and he sighs in disgust.


    ''''As long as it doesn''t interfere with our espionage activities, it won''t be a problem.


    Are you sure?


    If this is the way you want to handle it, we''ll be fine.


    Oh, thank you...!


    I bow my head and tell him thank you.


    I wonder if there is an order that says we can have such a public and private conversation.


    ''Don''t talk to the other guys. Well, I guess it''s okay this time, since Viviana isn''t around.''


    ''Yes, because there''s a good chance she''s the reason the information was leaked.


    Even though he''s the deputy head of the Magic Knights, it''s amazing that he has such a lack of trust in me.


    No, he''s certainly highly competent, but other than that........


    When Viviana-san leaked the information, Elena was among those who were listening to the story, so maybe it''s really that person''s fault.


    ''Is it okay if I ask a few questions?''


    Yeah, go ahead.


    ''Have you already told Miss Yulina?''


    ''No, not yet. I''d like to call him up and tell him now.


    Oh, right, not yet.


    Well, Yulina-san wouldn''t say no.


    If you can find Elena-san while serving this country, it would be the best thing to do.


    ''''Is it just me and Yulina-san who will be spying on you?


    ''''No, we''ll have one more person from the Magical Order to divide up the personnel. Commander Anne is selecting them.


    Really?


    It would certainly be better to have at least one more wizard than just two swordsmen.


    Some magic might be better suited to spying, too.


    ''''When do you plan to leave?''''


    ''I know your injuries aren''t fully healed yet, but the sooner this is done the better. So you''ll be leaving in a week''s time at the latest.


    Okay.


    As I said this, I heard a knock at the door behind me.


    ''Yelle, it''s me,''


    Come in.


    A woman''s voice was heard, allowing Yelle to enter.


    The door opens, and there is Commander Anne is there.


    ''You must be Eric Aulin,''


    Yes, sir.


    ''Nice to meet you, in case you missed it. I''m Anne Bendix, head of the Order of Magic.


    ''I''m Eric Aulin. It''s nice to meet you.


    After finishing his light greeting, Commander Anne turned to face Jere.


    ''''I''ve finished sorting.


    Yes, sir. So, who are you now?


    You know what I''m talking about.


    It''s just to make sure.


    Mr. Yelle said with a little chuckle, and Commander Anne sighed and looked towards the door as she entered.


    ''Come in,''


    As Commander Anne said this, a person came in through the open door.


    I looked at the person and couldn''t help but shout.


    ''''Tina........!