The Strongest Onmyoji and the Shikigami With AI are Unparalleled in Another World ~ A Second Life Properly Enjoyed Using Artificial Intelligence ~-Chapter 185 - Ohh...

So, Merell and Sven are in a romantic relationship.

Now that I think about it, even though she quit the military and joined an anti-military organization, she still calls him Sven-sama...

“Huh... Well, best wishes to you.”

“Thanks. This isn’t really a question, so you don’t have to answer, but Sven-sama is quite strong, right? How was that fight with him?”

“If he comes again, you’ll lose your boyfriend. Poor you...”

Blame your own boyfriend for that.

“I-Is that so... Hmm, should I stop him? But Sven-sama has a lot of pride...”

Merell started to mull over it.

“Any questions?”

“I’ll ask if I think of any, so go ahead.”

Seems like she’s too preoccupied to ask.

“How long does it take to get to North Ludoe?”

“Two days on foot, one day by carriage.”

That’s pretty close.

“I hear the checkpoints are strict. How do you plan to sneak in?”

“They’re only strict for outsiders. They don’t check their own people. So, I just need to take out a patrol soldier and disguise myself as them. Simple.”

Makes sense.

“Is it true that reinforcements are coming?”

“I don’t know. I only overheard people talking about it earlier... I’ll confirm it once I regroup with my comrades in Ludoe.”

So, the truth is uncertain...

But it’s better to assume it’s real.

We don’t have time to waste.

“Got it. Merell, we’re heading to Ludoe too. Guide us.”

“Ah... Well, I suppose that would make our mission go more smoothly, but...”

Merell hesitated.

“Something wrong?”

“We’re demons, and you’re humans, right? I’m just wondering if cooperating is really a good idea.”

“Merell, what’s the difference between you and me?”

“Gender.”

Fair enough...

“I don’t think there’s much difference between us.”

“Is that so? I’d rather not put you in the same category as us, though.”

You always have to add one unnecessary remark.

“I have an elf in my group, and there’s barely any difference. Just longer ears. You guys just have slightly paler skin.”

“Demons are violent, you know.”

“Is that so? You don’t seem violent to me.”

She seems completely normal.

“There’s just a tendency for that. There are all kinds of people. Humans are cowardly, but there are brave ones too, right?”

As I thought, it’s just that level of difference.

“Then there’s no problem, is there? If our interests align, we should cooperate regardless of race.”

“Hmm... Well...”

“To put it another way, just like you made a proposal to the king, you can use me. And I’ll use you.”

That’s just how it is.

“Then... I guess I’ll guide you?”

“Yeah.”

“Um... Just one thing—I have to ask. Please don’t bring out that giant spider in Ludoe, okay? I know it could probably deal with the military forces, but there are ordinary townsfolk living there too.”

I’m not bringing it out.

“I won’t kill innocent people, and I won’t do anything that would damage the town.”

“I’m counting on you... So, uh, when are we leaving? I was planning to leave tomorrow.”

“Tomorrow is fine. Are we walking?”

“I wanted to rent a carriage, but no one would lend me one for Ludoe. Seems they were afraid the military would requisition it. So, we’re walking. Flying is obviously not an option.”

Flying would definitely attract attention.

“Then that’s settled. We’ll meet at the gate tomorrow morning.”

“Understood. Well then, I’ll take my leave. Good night... Hmm, what should I do about Lord Sven...?”

Merell left the room, still deep in thought.

“We’re heading back too.”

“Understood.”

With Leanne’s teleportation, we returned to our room.

There, everyone was already sitting under the kotatsu, waiting for us, so we joined them.

“How did it go?”

As I settled into the kotatsu and took a breath, Natalia asked.

“We met Merell. She’ll guide us to Ludoe starting tomorrow.”

“Ah... that person. She was in the royal capital not long ago. That was fast.”

“Apparently, she can fly.”

She was quick to flee before, and she seems like someone who acts fast.

“The military is stationed there, right?”

“Yeah. Security seems to be really tight.”

“So if we go with her, we can get into Ludoe?”

“Yeah. Seems like she’s skilled at that sort of thing.”

Stealth must be her specialty.

She can erase her magic presence well enough that I couldn’t detect it, and her forgery magic is impressive too.

“Yuuma, who’s going tomorrow?”

Annie, who was unusually awake and listening, spoke up.

“I’ll think about it again once we reach Ludoe, but since we talked with Merell today with this group, we’ll go with the same members. You all stay behind.”

“Well, yeah. No need to mention Leanne’s teleportation either.”

There’s no need to hide it from them.

In fact, leaving out the details and keeping things vague might serve as a good deterrent.

“I’ll think about that later. Anyway, if we walk, it’ll take two days.”

“That’s fairly close… Got it. Then I’ll leave it to you all. Alice, do your best.”

With that, Annie lay down and became just a head.

“......I’ll do my best.”

Alice nodded sincerely.

“Well then, I’ll come pick you up tomorrow morning, so I’ll take my leave now. Pamela, let’s go home.”

“Yes... Tama-chan~”

Pamela lifted the kotatsu blanket and called out.

“Nyaa-nyaa?”

“I won’t forget about you today. Come on, let’s go home.”

Tama-chan didn’t seem to want to come out.

“Pamela, you’re amazing. She just said, ‘Oh? You actually remembered today?'”

Yeah, even I understood that.

Everyone else must have too.

“Come on, let’s go home.”

“Nya, nya~”

Tama-chan emerged from the kotatsu and settled into Pamela’s arms.

“Well then, good night.”

“Good night~”

“Nyaa~”

After the two and one feline left, the group disbanded for the night, and Natalia and Lily also returned to their rooms.

Meanwhile, Alice and Annie remained in the kotatsu.

As usual.

“Alice, is something wrong?”

Annie asked Alice.

“......Not really. Why?”

“Well, you seem unusually motivated.”

“......I’m always motivated.”

Are you, though?

“Hmm... Little fox, do you know?”

Annie sat up and looked at AI-chan.

“You were carried in a princess carry.”

This one spills secrets way too easily.

“Ohh, so that’s why... Natalia was so noisy last night.”

Was she really that loud?

“Annie, would you like to try it too?”

AI-chan suggested.

“What’s so great about a princess carry?”

“Huh? What’s good about it?”

AI-chan turned to Alice.

“......You can feel a man’s strength.”

Alice said as she sat up.

“No, I mean, of course, Yuuma is stronger. You can tell just by looking.”

Well, I am bigger, after all.

That’s obvious.

“......Yuuma, do it for her.”

Since she said that, I stood up, moved behind Annie, and reached under her arms to pull her out of the kotatsu.

“It’s cold...”

Annie muttered, but she let it happen, so I slid one hand under her knees and lifted her up.

“Oh... so high... oh...”

Annie alternated between looking at the floor and my face, letting out sounds of admiration.

“That good enough?”

“Not bad. But not ideal. Not ideal in a room.”

Annie shook her head.

“Yeah, it totally looks like you’re carrying her off to bed.”

“......I see it that way too. Well, mostly because Annie’s outfit is too revealing.”

Hearing that, I set Annie down, shoved her back into the kotatsu, and got back in myself.

“AI-chan, want me to lift you up too?”

“You’re such a child...”

You are a child.

“Well, whatever. Time to sleep soon.”

I’m tired.

“Yeah. I’m going back to my room.”

Annie said that and fanned her face with her hand as she got out of the kotatsu.

“......I’ll go to sleep too. We have to wake up early tomorrow.”

Alice also got out of the kotatsu, and the two of them left the room.

“Tomorrow, Lily will probably start begging…”

“I’m sure she’ll definitely beg.”

I thought so…

“I don’t really mind, but I have no idea what she’s hoping for.”

“Master, that’s just how it is.”

AI-chan nodded knowingly, so I picked her up as well.

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