chapter 12
12. I’ll do it, friend. (One)
If you think back.
The novel, Spirit and Love Song, was not a very peaceful story for a romance fantasy.
It was more like a ticking time bomb that you don’t know when to explode.
Disasters that had not been revealed for decades began to appear.
As you can see, the demon that follows them is a symbol of fear.
Besides that.
Like northerners who are at odds with the empire.
Like monsters that are as powerful as demons.
It was an uneasy world.
──To the point where I sometimes wonder how this world is maintained.
That’s why I decided to learn the sword.
In a situation where the enemy is right in front of me, me. And in the end, I was the only one who could protect my people.
The terrible events seen in the novel are only a part of it.
The first time I knew about it in the previous episode was because of the Mage Tower attack.
An attack by demons who invaded the Mage Tower targeting Lucia.
As a result, the magic tower suffers considerable damage, and Lucia is driven to the brink of death.
… … How did you get it sorted out in the end?
It didn’t take long for the wizards of the Mage Tower to guess that Lucia was responsible for the demons’ attack.
Because of that, Lucia became even more isolated within the Mage Tower.
In addition, unlike now, the demon had entered the room, so the damage was greater.
In the case of Lucia’s room, it was almost destroyed to the point of being half destroyed.
Life is at an impossible level, what did they say?
Did you tell me to stay in this room because this situation is your fault?
… … in the previous round.
I realized too late that such a thing had happened.
That kind of thing exploded before I could possess and adapt properly.
But at least it’s blocked for now. That too, to the point where there is no damage.
“I would like to thank you on behalf of the Magic Tower. Thanks to this, the raid was prevented without any casualties.”
nod
An elder mage, looking quite old, bowing in front of me.
It was a familiar face.
“What is it, Elder Frey Wizard?”
“… … Do you know my name?”
“That’s because he’s a wizard from the 7th circle.”
A magician of the 7th circle who is not many even in the magic tower.
and at the same time.
He was also the one who first proposed the eerie method of stealing Lucia’s magic circle and submitting it.
I glanced at him with cold eyes, then tsk inwardly and clicked my tongue.
by the way… … that there are no fatalities.
‘The guy who said Lunin or something seems to have lived.’
The guy who got his head stuck on the floor while pretending to approach the devil.
I wonder if he’s a 5th circle magician? Or was it just luck?
I thought I was going to die with my head on the floor and shuddering.
It looks like it survived.
‘Something, I thought it wouldn’t be too bad to die because I thought it would do weird things if I left it alone. It’s a pity.’
Well, it’s not like you’ve done something worth dying for.
Shall we go over this roughly?
As I thought so, I nodded slowly, and Elder Frey spoke.
“I want to repay the benefactor of the Mage Tower. How would you like to do it?”
“well?”
Tok, tok, tok.
I shrugged my shoulders as I was knocking on the desk.
A reward to receive from the benefactor of the Mage Tower.
It might be a mouth-watering story for an ordinary person, but of course it wasn’t for me.
‘Even if I extort a little pocket money from my father, I’ll be able to get all the rewards the Mage Tower can give.’
In many ways.
It was a story that it was no different from a gift that had no meaning to me.
Even if I received something like that, it would feel like I was in debt.
“Well, if you want to make amends. Mage Lucia’s residence doesn’t look very good, but please take care of it.”
“… … yes?”
A look that I didn’t think of at all.
But I had no intention of asking for anything other than this.
there is no need it’s just embarrassing
I grinned at Frey, who had a blank expression, and firmly inserted a wedge into it.
“Please improve the treatment of Mage Lucia. At least like you treat me.”
“… … All right. I will do that.”
It’s barely showing through facial expressions.
You can see everything you think is like a beggar. see.
Yes, if you give me a reward, it’s not just a simple repayment of silver dollars, it’s a relationship between me and the magic tower.
It was as if a kind of connection was formed with the successor of Duke Reinhardt.
In the long run, even from the Mage Tower’s point of view, gains are gains, not losses.
However, I passed it on to improving the treatment of the mages of the Mage Tower.
Not only could she not be condescending about it, and since she had requested a fair reward, it wouldn’t be easy to kill Lucia’s spirit like before.
Of course, it would be difficult to see that a connection with the duchy was established.
This is enough for a reward.
Bye Bye.
I smiled, waved my hand like that, and left the place.
* * *
When I got away from the wizards of the Mage Tower and returned to Lucia’s room for a while, Siela, who was sitting in front of the door, stood up with her eyes sparkling.
“young master… … ! Are you okay with your body?”
Saying that, I went over to see if there were any injuries.
My wrists are a bit chilly though.
It was fortunate that all the scratches were erased while receiving the healing magic from the wizards.
It’s because he looks like he’ll shed tears if he bleeds.
have a lot
Until a few days ago, I was just an idiot, how did you adapt so quickly?
It seemed that all the borders that existed were taken away.
Anyway, it’s good that you’re worried.
too much… … .
I pushed away the clingy Ciella and said in a tone telling me not to worry.
“I wasn’t hurt. What, did you see who I fought and lost?”
“… … oh.”
Then, Ciella became incredibly quiet.
what. this is not a reaction
‘no way. Cale, you bastard… … !’
Before I became possessed, I was doing stupid things at best.
Could it be that the fight was all lost again?
“… … Great.”
I coughed awkwardly in the solemn atmosphere for no reason and stroked Ciela’s head for no reason.
flinch.
At first, she seemed surprised, but soon left her head in her hands.
I do feel a sense of heterogeneity because of the artifact.
It feels like petting a puppy, all your worries are gone.
no. Of course, in terms of race, it would be a rabbit.
… … Coziness that can’t even hide an artifact.
Does this mean that it is a succubus?
“Ugh… … .”
When I saw Ciela smiling like she was in a good mood, I came to my senses belatedly in vain.
Oops.
It was a time when I hadn’t even stroked my hair yet.
I don’t feel too bad though, so I should say it’s fortunate.
When I hurriedly removed my hand, Ciela’s blank gaze turned to her hand, as if regretting something.
end. end.
At this rate, it seemed like he wouldn’t even go in front of Lucia’s room and would be stroking Ciella’s hair all day long.
Click.
I entered the door and looked at Lucia inside.
while sitting in a chair.
A silver-haired girl with one leg crossed with a nervous look on her face.
I was so focused that I didn’t even seem to hear me open the door and come in.
Shall I sneak back and surprise you?
I thought about that for a moment, but now that I was doing it, I felt like I was really going to fall over, so I quietly called her name.
“Lucia. Where, are you not particularly injured?”
Startle.
Upon hearing those words, Lucia’s body trembled.
As expected, it seemed that he realized too late that I had entered the room.
swish
Lucia turned her head to the side and said in a slightly curt tone.
“What, I’m just saying what I need to say.”
I should say this is cute, what should I say?
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Judging from his pouty expression, he seemed quite annoyed that I went out to catch the devil without any discussion.
Because it was a situation that could feel dangerous.
Especially from her point of view, who can’t see her eyes and has to feel it with just the sound.
Lucia, who was silent for a moment, opened her mouth.
“… … In the future, don’t do that.”
“yes?”
“Don’t do that. Don’t you go out without consulting, don’t you fight against the devil… … ! Do you have multiple lives?”
Well, Lucia can’t use magic, it’s not that she can’t feel the energy itself.
My aura and the devil’s aura.
It would have been easy to compare the two energies.
And obviously, I must have been frightened because I, who possessed magical powers the size of a rat, walked to the devil.
Magic isn’t everything in battle.
At least one of the big factors that determine victory or defeat was right.
It seemed that it would take time to convince them with logic, so after thinking about it for a while, I decided to push ahead with no logic.
“I was confident of winning… … More than anything, what’s wrong with trying to protect your friend?”
“… … Hey, what about a friend? It was only yesterday that we first met.”
It looks like it’s grumbling, but it’s definitely more relaxed than a moment ago.
It seems I was pretty close to the answer.
Lucia, who bit her lips for a moment and swallowed her saliva as if pondering something, spoke.
“… … I see. Since when, I naturally call her ‘Lucia’.”
Come to think of it, it was.
Since when was it… … Anyway, I was calling her Lucia, not Lucia Mage.
Still, the reason for taking it out now was clearly visible.
Are you trying to change the subject?
I smiled and decided to go back as intended.
“… … Will you call me Mage Lucia again?”
“no.”
Let’s tilt our heads for a moment at the unexpected words.
Lucia, who was contemplating whether to finally say this, lowered her head in shame.
“… … I’ll do it, the friend you want so much. therefore… … Just, don’t say honorifics in the future. call me lucy You don’t use honorific words among friends, do you?”
I said it in a tone that said it was nothing, but… …
In contrast to her pure white skin, her face was dyed red.
The silver-haired wizard murmured softly.