The next morning, after a late breakfast, Jin and the others left Catherine.

"Please come back again.

Catherine came to the door and saw them off.

"She was a good person."

"Yes."

In the carriage that had been prepared for them, Jin and the others exchanged idle chatter.

I will keep it vague, because it would be bad if the governor asks me about specifics.

Jin and Erza could not help but wish each other good luck in their future relationship.

"So, you're going to meet this Fernand guy, right?

Zion asked Jin.

"Yes, we agreed to meet at the park in front of the hotel at noon.

Jin was somewhat hopeful, since Pancé and Viola had reported to Fernand last night that they had seen no suspicious behavior.

Pance and Viola could bring Jin the same amount of information that Fernand had obtained, but since he did not know how useful they would be in the future, he decided to give them the remaining five gold coins for networking purposes.

"Let's go back to the hotel and start over.

The carriage had just arrived in front of the hotel.

Jin and the others got off the carriage. Elsa, who was the last to get off, thanked the hostess and gave her a gratuity. Jin thought to himself, "You are very good at this.

"Well, it's called a 'maid of honor'."

Zion muttered to himself as he saw Erza running up to Jin and the others who had gotten off first.

Jin didn't seem to hear it, but Erza seemed to have heard it, and her cheeks turned a little red.

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After an early lunch at the hotel, we went to the park.

I told them to leave Hitoshi and Reiko alone, but neither Erza nor Zion listened to me, and as a result, they all came out together.

"Oh, here they come. Hey, mister, come here, come here."

Fernand had already arrived and waved to Jin and the others. He was already there and waved to Jin and the others.

"You're wearing nice clothes today," Jin pointed out.

Jin pointed out, to which Fernand replied with a smile.

Hehe, I paid for it with my advance. Some sources won't even let me near some places if I look dirty.

This was also reported by Pance and Viola, who were attached to him. Fernand is not lying.

"Gosh, I've got some great information for you. Can you add a little color?"

Fernand looked very pleased with his friend, and Jin gave him a condescending look, acting a bit like he was acting.

"Depends on the information."

Actually, Pance, Viola, the old man and Reiko, who were attached to Fernand, had already obtained the same information as Fernand knew, but Jin did not dare to ask them.

"First of all, I heard that their names are Istaris and Netros.

"Yeah, so?"

The first step was passed.

"They claimed to be demons and said they had something to tell us. Well, when the Enak deputy named Kutaga told them it was useless to listen to anything about demons, he set a trap for them and grabbed them.

The second step is also passed. He seems to have gotten some accurate information.

"At that time, they brought some magi crystals and gold as a gift, but the deputy put them in his pocket," he says.

The third step is also passed. Fernand is honest and does not distort the information.

"So, I heard that they were taken to the capital to interrogate them about the location of their stronghold, what they are planning, and how many soldiers they have..."

So far, this information is consistent with what Catherine told me. Fernand really seems to be well-informed.

"Here comes the problem. Even if they are using drugs, they are demons. We don't know what kind of power they have. We also don't know if our friends won't come to our rescue. That's why they moved the place.

This was new information. Fernand's additional explanation made sense.

"So, where were they moved to? I'll let you know after I get the reward money."

"...... got it."

Jin handed Fernand the five gold coins he had prepared in advance. He then flashed five more coins at him,

"The number of additional coins will be determined by how useful the information is. Now, tell me."

"Heh, okay. The place is in Genf, south of San Gelton. There's a prison there.

Genfu is a town about 50 km south of San Gelton, near Lake Asur, where there is a prison for thugs and political prisoners.

"The wagon carrying the demons left yesterday afternoon, so it will probably arrive tomorrow evening.

This was good information. Reiko, who was supposed to know the information that Panse and Viola had obtained, did not say anything. So Jin gave Fernand all five gold coins he had in his hand.

"Wow!　That's great! You are a generous nobleman. If you need me in the future, I will be at that tower in the park.

Fernand pointed to the tower supporting the sundial in the center of the park.

"Put something blue under that tower, a handkerchief, a piece of clothing, anything!"

"Okay. I'll see you then.

Thank you very much.

Bowing his head, Fernand walked away. As he was leaving,

"Oh, yes, I heard that there are ten soldiers and two knights accompanying the convoy.

And this time he disappeared.

(Father, it seems that he was not lying. (Father, it seems that he was not lying.) (This information is consistent with what Pancé and Viola had.)

(I understand...)

Jin and Reiko whispered to each other and decided to go back to their hotel room to make a plan based on Fernand's information.

"Now that we know where Istaris and Netros are, we need to figure out how to get them back."

"Why don't we just attack that convoy?"

Lucas is simple-minded to the point of being naive.

"No, Lucas. If we do that we'll only create more of a rift between the humans and the demons.

"Yes, that's right. ......"

Sion seems to be taking the future of the two races into consideration.

Jin does not think that he can fully trust the demons yet. He is rather wary of them.

However, as for Zion, he felt that he could trust him to a certain extent. However, if we do not consider the individual and the group separately, trouble may occur unexpectedly.

For now, he wanted to meet and talk with Istaris and Netros.

"Is there any way to get them back that doesn't involve a corner ......?"

Jin thought about it.

In the first place, the very idea of recapture was radical. The face of the Kingdom of Franz might be a factor.

"It would be good if we could replace them with dummies. ......"

I don't know what they look like, so this line is impossible.

"Brother Jin, why don't we just pretend they're dead?"

"Oh, I see!"

Jin agrees with Erza's advice.

"...... what are you going to do?"

Zion looked worried.

"Oh, let's just say that ......>.

Jin explains that the burnt corpses could be made by burning the materials of the demons.

"The problem is how to prevent them from seeing the replacement.

"Smoke screen?

"No, Erza, there are too many uncertainties in that. Is there any better way to do this? ......

Why don't we just kill the whole convoy?

Hey, Lukas!

Lukas expressed a radical opinion, and Zion rebuked him. Jin heard this and came up with an idea.

"Well, let's knock him out!

Using a paralyzing gun (paralyzer), it should be possible to incapacitate them all unharmed.

"Then, we should make it clear that the attacker is a human being.

"And where to attack them."

Elsa and Jin make a rough plan. The old man will help them work out the details.

"We should also think about how and where we will escape to after we rescue them.

As Zion listened to Jin and Erza's discussion, his face gradually brightened. Just by listening to them, he could tell that they were going to be able to rescue his sisters.

"All right, I'll leave the rest to you.

The old man, who was a fast thinker, was better suited for the details and the choice of time.

Jin himself decided to think about what would happen after he helped them.

Theon did not understand the word Jin used, but he was finally relieved to know that the plan seemed to work.