59 – Work at Igrexia (1)
Two nights before the exchange meeting at the academy.
In an abandoned house in a mid-town located to the southwest of Igrexiaran, people with their faces covered with robes gathered in one place and were talking with serious faces.
Consisting of three men and one woman, their identities are members of a society that has been constantly tracking down the remnants of followers for over 30 years since the Great War.
Among them, the man in the middle with a dignified appearance and an impressive golden beard was a man named Robbrick, who was in charge of the leader of the society.
Looking at the topographical map of Igrexia and his hard expression, Creed, a neat looking man next to him, asked with a worried expression.
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“Captain, are you really going to do it? No matter how much Aden asks, it’s dangerous.”
“I agree with you, Robrick. Obviously, that child is a legacy that Dillard left behind and is something we must protect, but that doesn’t mean we have to accept everything….”
Millia, the only female member of the group of four, a woman with brown hair and a graceful impression, also agreed with Creed’s words.
Excluding Jack, the gray-haired man who silently crossed his arms as if boasting of his sturdy stature and strong arm muscles, most of the participants in the operation expressed negative opinions.
“I know. Aden is obviously a precious being, but he is still a child. There’s no way I could do something as a captain to put the death squad in danger by being swayed by that one child’s words.”
Regarding this, Robrick spoke first, defending their opinions, and Creed and Millia immediately started to add their own words.
But rather than that, Robrick’s next words continued a little faster.
It was as if the timing was measured with a ruler.
“I am trying to comply with Aden’s request because the sense of difference I felt and the opinions expressed on the other side were exactly the same.”
The letter he received from the son of his former colleague, who had passed away, contained two demands.
First. Instead of exploring the movements of the remnants of the followers that appeared in Igrexia, try to create a collision on purpose.
Second. If they don’t respond to battle, follow up as best you can. In this case, it is likely to disappear without a trace. Called.
After that, he asked me to report the progress.
The reason for this was that there was a strong possibility that the existence of the follower that appeared in Igrexia was an illusion.
“Originally, the plan was to strike them down with additional forces sent from all over the place. However, after reading this letter, I changed my mind.”
“Why? Even if it’s according to the contents of the letter, if the enemy is an illusion, shouldn’t we put aside the possibility of attacking this side in reverse?”
“That’s what I mean. It won’t be too late to check when power arrives, so why bother now?”
Strongly agreeing with Millia’s words, Creed asked for his thoughts in a tone that he didn’t really understand.
Just the fact that followers have appeared in Igrexia is sending urgent dispatches from all over the place, including the academy, where manpower capable of fighting power is gathered.
At most, wait two or three days and it will arrive.
If only they were captured and made a plan according to the letter sent by Aden, it would be stable, but why did the rest of the members of the Order dare to carry out such a risky operation in this situation where the rest of the members are scattered all over the country?
“Looks like there’s more to it. Robrick.”
In the middle of Creed and Millia’s rebuttal.
A low-pitched voice, even lower than that of Robrick, filled the abandoned house.
Jack, who had been observing the situation in silence, finally spoke.
“… Okay. In fact, the timing is subtly irritating.”
“Envy?”
When Robrick expressed his affirmation, the two people who had been busily teasing their mouths a moment before expressed their doubts at the same time.
“I received the news belatedly, but it seems that the academy is currently preparing for an exchange meeting.”
“An exchange meeting? Oh, I remember. But wasn’t that an event held a few months later?”
Except for Jack, the three of them were academy graduates, so they remembered at least a small part of the big event.
Among them, Milia, who has the best memory, pointed out the fact and tilted her head.
Hearing that, Creed nodded as if he remembered it belatedly.
“Originally, it would have been like that. But the recent incident has pushed it forward. Since we didn’t bother to receive news from the academy, it was too late to figure it out.”
“By the way, what about the exchange meeting? There’s nothing to say about bringing in a few professors when you’re busy….”
Creed’s mouth stopped, as if he didn’t understand Robrick’s words, and his eyes widened as if he realized something.
Somehow, I felt like I knew it now.
The meaning contained in the expression that the time he said was annoying.
“… Okay. Even so, Astesia’s blessing is currently being stored in the academy. Also, exchange meetings are not events that are open to the outside world, but due to their unique nature, the entire academy will be noisy and the order will inevitably be disrupted.”
“We raid the academy to take Astesia’s blessing…. Does that mean?”
Intercepting Robric’s backstory, Milia asked with a serious face, and he nodded.
Only then did she realize that it was a matter that even Milia could not overlook, and she fell into deep thought.
According to his words, it is understandable to some extent that the members of the death squad have thought it strange.
It’s not that the information network of the followers is weak, and that they dared to show their tails here, even though they should have known that the main base of the death squad was located in Igrexia.
If that was the case at Igrexia, located in the southeast corner, in order to get power out of the academy located in the northwest corner for a long time, it would have been possible.
Deliberately demonstrating with a large number of forces, it must have been that he judged that if he did not go that far, the suppression would be sufficient only with the members of the death squad, and there was a possibility that he would not borrow power from other places.
“Ha, but without them going crazy, how could they touch the place where Sir Olberus is? What kind of person is that grandpa? He is an old man who was called the seat of the Five Great Heroes!”
However, Creed still thought that his followers could not gamble like that when their powers were not perfect.
In particular, tampering with the academy that Olberus is guarding is no different from attacking a death squad single-handedly.
However, it was a pretty short-sighted idea from Robrick’s point of view.
“They have already declared war through the Wizard’s Forest incident. It wouldn’t be strange no matter when or where it came crashing down.”
“I agree with that statement. Aside from anything else, they’ve been committing crazy things in places you never thought of before.”
“… ….”
Creed’s expression darkened when Jack also defended Robrick’s words this time.
In the end, according to the words, it’s a problem to carry out an operation without knowing if this is an enemy trap or not, but above all, it means that the academy can be dangerous.
“In the end, Robbrick means that through this operation, they will reveal their flaws as soon as possible, and then make a judgment.”
“Yes. Anyway, even if I inform Lord Olberus of this fact now, there is no way to return the power that has already escaped until the day of the exchange meeting. This side does what it can.”
As written in this letter, if the remnants of the followers currently appearing in Igrexia are really the result of hallucination magic, then the society has already fallen into a trap.
As a result, considerable power was emptied in the academy and other areas as well.
If that’s the case, struggling at the point where you’ve already fallen into a trap will only make matters worse.
At times like this, it’s important to get your time back so that you can finish your work perfectly and turn your attention elsewhere.
“Now that it’s like that, first of all, we move according to the request sent by Aden. If this is true, there will be no need to divert power.”
“It will only be dangerous. It may be that the truth is hidden in an illusion.”
Millia is right.
No matter how much the followers wandering around Igrexia are illusions, there is a possibility that they are just bait.
It would be the worst result if you spread all your strength in an attempt to expand the search range a little, and then get defeated individually.
For now, we just need to find out whether they are really illusions or not.
“Milia, summon the familiar. Fighting ability doesn’t matter, so make sure you’re good at searching for magical powers.”
“Creed, you are Millia’s escort. Even if we, standing in the vanguard, do battle, don’t take your eyes off Millia.”
“Jack, you stand in the vanguard with me. Avoid battle as much as possible, but if a battle breaks out due to unavoidable circumstances, I will open the way.”
Quickly giving the instructions, Rob Rick straightened the robe and left the abandoned house.
As if to find a hidden mouse, the moon that rose especially brightly today felt very satisfying.