6
On our way back to the hideout.
Having neared the point of an all-out brawl, Snow and I start tattling on each other.
“You’ve got it all wrong, Ms. Alice. This man taunted me. I was trying to warn him for everyone’s sake, and he started saying awful things to me.”
“That’s not it, Alice. She attacked me first. I was just trying to defend myself. Also, I didn’t say anything awful. I was just talking about boobs.”
Far past fed up with our squabbling, Alice finally opens her mouth.
“I don’t care why you were fighting. Just make sure you patch things up by tomorrow. I’ve already settled things with Tillis and received permission for the demons to live in our city.”
Snow looks absolutely shocked by the news, and I strike a celebratory pose.
“Ha-ha-ha! Well, how do you like that, Snow? Looks like we win this time! So much for us going to war with each other. Our Alice is super good at her job! Of course she’d avoid that outcome!”
“Grrrr…!”
As I taunt Snow, Alice shakes her head.
“There are conditions for letting the demons settle in our city. To fulfill those, I need you two to get to work.”
Hearing that, Snow’s expression turns gleeful.
“Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! What were you just saying about a win, Six? Save it, loser. I just knew Princess Tillis wouldn’t back down without a fight! So what are the terms? What sort of ridiculous conditions did she push on you?”
Ugh, Snow seems way too happy about this!
“Stop acting like you won, gray-hair! Depending on the demands, it could still be our win!”
“You lost the moment you accepted the terms proposed by our side! Diplomatic negotiations are all about forcing the opponent make concessions!”
The moment our fight is rekindled, Alice interjects:
“Wait until I’m done talking, you idiots. I did say there were conditions for letting the demons settle, and I also said I need you two to work hard.”
““……””
We fall into silence.
“The condition for letting the demons settle is to expunge the reason they invaded in the first place. You have to eliminate the Sand King. If we withdraw, the kingdom of Grace is next on the chopping block anyway. So as long as we defeat the Sand King, the demons will be free to live here, even if that means enlisting their aid in the effort.”
…The land we founded our city on was granted to us by the kingdom of Grace, after all.
I understand that, from the kingdom’s point of view, this land was intended for us, not the demons.
Still, demanding we take out the mole that’s been terrorizing us for the past few days is a pretty big ask…
“…Hmph. Well, then you better not die in the process. The Sand King is an entity that even the Demon Lord’s Army gave up trying to kill. This sort of task likely would have been no problem if Lady Lilith were still around, but…”
While I’m trying to figure out if Snow’s words are jabs or genuine concern, Alice chimes in again.
“Were you not listening? You’re a part of this, too.”
“…What?”
[Status Report]
This mole is something else.
The lizard known as the Forest King that Lady Lilith killed the other day is nothing in comparison.
Guns and harpoons are totally ineffective.
Since our projectiles don’t penetrate its hide, it just flees down a hole when it feels threatened. Even when we try to flush it back out with a sonic depth charge, we find ourselves at a point deficit because we spent most of them building up the city.
This being the case, I’d like to request that Lady Lilith, the cause of the mole attacks, use her points to send us more supplies.
To be specific, we’d like anti-giant-robot mines, hero-proof wire nets, and various other high-powered weaponry.
Also, a replacement for the figurine that broke when I messed around with it, and the game console for the rec room that just randomly decided to die on us.
For some reason, everyone’s blaming me for breaking it. Please help.
Reporting Agent:
Lady Lilith’s Loyal, Obedient Servant
Combat Agent Six
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