Chapter 362.1. State Of Emergency

-Sena’s POV-
In the conference room of RoyalTeijo Castle, Sena earnestly pondered what had transpired. Twirling her extended, prideful silver hair around her index finger, she felt a mix of confusion and wariness over the defeat of the Demon God Ashtaroth.
“Has the one who defeated the Demon God Ashtaroth been identified yet? Or could it be someone who resurrected it?”
The Emperor is addressing the handpicked subordinates seated around him with a grave expression.
Since then, she had informed her elder brother and others about the existence of the Demon God Ashtaroth to thwart the plans of Spatial Witch and Shin. 
Those gathered for this emergency meeting were selected individuals regardless of their social status, chosen for their excellence.
However, excellence encompassed not only talent but also connections, wealth, and military prowess. 
Although there were many high-ranking nobles, there were also barons and commoners, making the atmosphere much more open.
The lower nobles and commoners are hopeful that they will be able to rise in the ranks after hearing about it, so we can say that the elder brother is excellent.
“Yes… We’re currently investigating it. Well, we are investigating the problem. We’re in a situation where we don’t have any material to investigate. We don’t have anything.”
It’s not smooth sailing, but people are still trying to get things back on track. Despite their efforts to get things back on track, those present couldn’t provide a clear answer to the Emperor’s question. 
“I understand. I went to the scene myself, but there was truly nothing. What could one possibly do to make an entire academy vanish so cleanly?” 
A slightly overweight man asked nervously. Despite being of a low rank, he was selected. He had been a loyal companion even when my elder brother the Emperor was under mind control.
“Well… I had doubts about that too, so I thoroughly investigated the forbidden books of Royal Castle. It seems that the Demon God Ashtarot indeed got sealed there. Whether it possesses the strength to destroy the world is uncertain. It might be exaggerated in the records.” 
Elder brother answered. He pressed his lips together, his gaze turning stern as he responded to the inquiring subordinate. Despite being countered, Elder brother always responded politely.
“But, if we believe the records, it’s undeniable that it possesses the strength to cause significant harm to the country. Whether the resurrected or defeated, we need to hear from that person.” 
“Your Majesty, based on my son’s information acquired at the risk of his life, we can presume that it got defeated. If it had resurrected, Ashtaroth would supposedly appear without hiding, spreading destruction.” 
Added the fiery-haired old man, the second in command after Teijo Ouga, raises his hand and speaks up.
Before we knew it, Masatoshi-san had gathered information about the Demon God with such hard work he could write a book about his life-threatening adventures.
He knew about what would happen in the future. But he can’t explain what he knew about the Demon God. Furthermore, he can’t simply say he got fooled by the Spatial Witch.
Masatoshi-san who is sitting next to me, is nervous as his face tightens as Uncle Enraku is proud of his son’s accomplishments. I felt a little mischievous, thinking that if I poked him now, he would fall over, and I laughed out loud.
If I poked him in the side, he might jump. Would he mind if I poked him?
“In that case, let’s proceed with the assumption that it got defeated. Now, who resurrected it? It’s highly likely to be Nidhogg. And who defeated it? Does anyone have any clues? Masatoshi-kun, any ideas?”
“Ha, ha… Oh, probably Shin Kaminashi. He had a trump card to defeat the Demon God called [Magic Break].”
“But Kanna Shin has no reason to defeat the Demon Goddemonic god. Is it for justice, to help people? I can’t believe it at all.”
“W-Well… Why is that?”
Asked for his opinion, Masatoshi-san answered elder brother with a nervous expression. I think that’s true. As Masatoshi-san said, [Magic Break] is needed to break through Ashtaroth’s magic barrier.
So, it must have been Shin who defeated him. Is that really the case?
In this world, he’s not only not becoming the Emperor but is now a wanted man. If he got Ashtaroth’s head, wouldn’t he immediately try to turn back time? However, time is passing ordinarily now. Nothing has happened.
In that case, could it be someone other than Shin? It’s unbelievable, but if that’s the case, there must be another strong person who can defeat him.
Such a person… I can only think of the Druid Archmage, whom I have never seen or heard of outside this world. And Mii-chan, who has a chaotic power.
If it’s Mii-chan, I can somehow predict that she can defeat Ashtaroth. She was extraordinary in every way. I don’t know why that girl with such strength hasn’t shown up in the previous worlds.
Thinking of the innocent laughter of my best friend, I chuckled. My elder brother, who noticed that I laughed, turned his gaze towards me. Oops, I messed up.
“It seems my sister has a different opinion?”
“There is a possibility for either the Archmage or Mii-chan.”
Tilting my head slightly and answering my brother at a cute angle, my brother looked at me with a puzzled look.
“It’s impossible for Shin to revive and defeat the Demon God. There is no benefit at all. The punchline would be being called a fool who revived the Demon God. It wouldn’t be an achievement.”
“…Then, it’s necessary to talk to Queen Takano after all…”
Gently placing a hand on my chest, I answered with a calm smile. Even though Masatoshi-san’s gaze was focused on my chest, I didn’t lose my smile.
“Unununun. She probably won’t respond to the summons at all, right?”
“Unfortunately, that’s what His Majesty decided. Not involving the queen in national affairs. At that time, it wasn’t a bad deal.”
To elder brother, who held his head, the Prime Minister responded with a pitying look. Yeah, the deal before was worrisome enough to make Mii-chan angry.