The Strongest Onmyoji and the Shikigami With AI are Unparalleled in Another World ~ A Second Life Properly Enjoyed Using Artificial Intelligence ~-Chapter 184 - Uhhh...

Leanne dispelled the magic, downed her drink, and ordered another.

“It seems the military holds quite a bit of power.”

Leanne muttered as she sipped her next drink.

“It appears so. Most likely, since the military is the one collecting taxes, this is a military regime. In other words, there is no king, and the military governs the nation.”

AI-chan nodded as she answered.

“That would make sense... Still, you mentioned infiltration would be difficult... Now, what to do...”

As Leanne began to ponder, I noticed out of the corner of my eye that a man sitting at the counter was glancing our way.

“That’s enough. We’re leaving.”

Saying that, I finished my drink and stood up.

The other three stood up as well and left the establishment.

I let the girls walk ahead of me.

“Master, there are no hostile signals, but one person from the tavern is following us.”

“I know. Turn at that corner.”

Following the instruction, the three turned the corner, and I followed, deciding to wait there.

Soon, the man turned the corner as well, but upon seeing us, he flinched.

“Yo, Merell. How’ve you been?”

When I called out, the man’s eyes widened.

“Huh!? Why!?”

A woman’s voice came from the man’s mouth.

“Your magic is far too unique. You hid it well, but you panicked when you spotted us.”

For just a moment, her magic had leaked out.

“No way! Of course I panicked! What are you all even doing here!? Do you even realize where this is!?”

Merell returned to her original female form and raised her voice.

“Well then... Come with us. We need to talk.”

“Agreed... This isn’t something to discuss here.”

Regaining her composure, Merell glanced around and nodded.

“Follow me.”

With that, I led the three forward, heading toward an inn.

Merell followed obediently from behind.

“Anywhere is fine, but before that, just tell me one thing. Why are you using my forgery magic? That’s a spell I developed on my own.”

“AI-chan installed it. I’m a reincarnator... I can do special things like that.”

“A reincarnator... You really are a bona fide monster.”

There it is again...

“And yet, you were dumb enough to pick a fight with such a monster.”

“That’s true... I thought I could handle your companions, but there was another monster among them too.”

Merell said this while looking at AI-chan.

“You shouldn’t lay a hand on Master’s wife.”

Not my wife.

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“Oh? I thought she was... wait, which one?”

“All of them.”

“Huh? Ah, I see... Well, I suppose reincarnators are different. Depending on the world or country, there are all kinds of perspectives, and I won’t deny that.”

She’s clearly uncomfortable.

“Enough with the nonsense. We’re here.”

“Oh? An inn? What a coincidence. I’m staying here too.”

Well, it is a good inn.

Once inside, we took Merell to our rented room.

After making her sit on the bed, we took our seats in the chairs.

“Merell, when did you come back here?”

“Just recently. The king gave me a favorable response, so I returned.”

So the king accepted their proposal.

“I see... We probably have plenty to ask each other, so let’s take turns. You can go next.”

“Then, I’ll take you up on that... Why are you here?”

Yeah, that question was bound to come.

“I can’t trust just you guys. It’d be faster if I burned down the military’s ships myself.”

“You’re quite the proactive person... Bold, or should I say reckless?”

“My turn next. What were you doing there?”

I don’t see why she’d go so far as to disguise herself as a man with forgery magic just to visit a tavern.

“Same as you—gathering information. It seems getting into the northern town is going to be quite difficult.”

“One more question first. Are your comrades in North Ludoe?”

“Yes... There are some in this town too, but they’re just for recruitment. The active units are already in Ludoe. I need to rendezvous with them.”

I see.

“Got it. You can ask two questions now.”

“How did you get here?”

“We rode a dragon.”

“What?”

Merell looked dumbfounded.

“A dragon that lives in the northern mountains of our continent. The demon army invaded, so it fled. The dragon informed us that the army was advancing and carried us here.”

“I see... So that’s why the humans moved so quickly... Next question—are there only four of you? What about your other wives?”

I keep telling you, they’re not my wives.

“They’re on standby. Bringing too many people would just attract attention.”

That’s not a lie.

“Three kids is already quite a lot.”

“Yeah. You said you were gathering information, right? How’s that going?”

“Not great. The only option is to infiltrate somehow. Without me, there’s no one who really knows the military, so I have to join up with them no matter what.”

Sounds like this whole organization is relying on Merell...

“Hmm... This isn’t really a question, so you don’t have to answer, but does it pay that well? Isn’t the risk too high for you?”

“The pay is good. As for the risk, I can handle it. Even if the mission fails and I get caught, I can just ask Lord Sven to cover for me and say I was conducting an undercover investigation.”

“Sven would protect you even though you quit?”

Is that even possible?

He didn’t seem like the kind of guy who’d do that out of sentiment.

“Oh, he’s my boyfriend.”

...Oh.

Yeah, that’s something I didn’t need to hear.