59 – Doubt
“Ugh…”
Betty woke up in the morning sunlight, stretched and recalled the events of last night.
‘Because I have Tom…’
The high-ranking noble ladies pretended to be noble and disciplined on the outside, but even naive Betty knew that some of them had experience with booty-living.
It was even recommended to someone.
But above all…
‘It wasn’t my type…I’m sorry.’
He was not the kind of man who would risk his family’s reputation for temporary pleasure.
So I politely declined and sent it back.
‘If it were Tom…’
What if Sidong had been someone like him?
The moment when Betty’s heart rate gradually increases and her imagination begins to unfold.
– Quadang! Murmur.
I could hear the sound of a door being opened roughly and people talking from downstairs.
Betty, thinking that some kind of emergency had occurred, quickly put on her equipment and went downstairs.
“All gold or higher gather in the guild!”
The city guard had stormed into the inn and was closing in on the adventurers.
“What’s going on?”
When Betty asked, the guard said yes.
“Beatrice. I’m sorry for causing a commotion! High-level monsters have suddenly started rampaging near the border, so we’re urgently calling in adventurers!”
Adventurers were free spirits who did not belong to any particular nation, but there was one place they were bound to.
That place is the Adventurer’s Guild.
The adventurer guild, which operates as a neutral organization across the continent, operates with a certain amount of support from each country, and with that money, adventurers enjoy various welfare benefits.
For this reason, adventurers sometimes become dependent on the state, and that is during emergencies.
If the village or city you are currently in is in danger, the military located there will issue a call to arms, and the guild will grant it if it is deemed appropriate.
Then the adventurers temporarily become part of the military of that country.
Until the state of emergency ends.
“Then me too…”
“That won’t work.”
As Betty was about to volunteer, a voice from another direction cut off her opinion like a knife.
At first glance, the middle-aged woman with a sizable body and fierce appearance seemed to be a high-ranking person in the security forces.
“I am Laura, commander of the Viln Guards. Sir Tyler, please take charge of the defense inside the castle walls.”
She is definitely the highest commander in this city.
Moreover, a veteran soldier whose name she had heard several times from her mother.
The person in charge of the border city guard is not only a high-ranking aristocrat with considerable skills but also a high-ranking noble origin, and also has a status recognized by the country.
It is the most important position in the rapid promotion process, and her mother, the Duke of Tyler, also has experience working in the imperial border area for about two years.
No matter how much she was the daughter of the dukedom, even Betty, who belonged to her military family, could not dare to ignore her.
“…….I understand.”
People moved around busily, and before we knew it, many adventurers had gathered in front of the guard.
There wasn’t a single person who seemed like a bit of a b*tch, and they looked like they were at the gold level.
“Let’s go to the guild and explain the situation first. Sir Tyler also needs to hear the explanation of the situation, so come with us.”
Betty arrived at the guild and heard the whole story.
High-level monsters that rarely appear suddenly appeared early yesterday morning.
Last night, one group of patrols that went out on patrol were attacked, and there was a line of people trying to pass through the North Gate in the morning who were seriously injured.
“They say he’s losing his temper, as if he’s scared of something…”
The guild’s male receptionist continued his report with a worried face.
“There have been several cases like this in past records…”
The guard captain said, crossing his arms.
“When a powerful person is nearby…”
At the same time, she glanced at Betty.
Betty felt uncomfortable.
‘Is it because of me?’
She knows better than anyone else that her magical power is as deep and vast as the sea.
But the only time people around you sense it is when you openly radiate energy.
It didn’t do anything, but no one sensed it.
At least humans.
And Betty suddenly thought of Tom.
Tom is returning after meeting some adventurers in the principality.
‘He’s coming this way now…!’
As if reading Betty’s mind, the guard at the north gate, who had introduced herself as Nancy yesterday, raised her hand and asked a question.
“Could it be because of the Sorcerer who is coming this way?”
– Roaring Roaring Roaring Roaring Roaring Roaring Roaring
People were making noise.
Definitely a valid opinion.
Everyone knew that the sorcerer’s power was immeasurably strong.
A sorceress, known as the guardian deity of the kingdom, is inadvertently putting herself in danger with the energy she emits?
It was a guess that was enough to cause a stir.
“Quiet! It hasn’t been confirmed yet, so don’t pass it up! Then, I’ll hand over the strategy now!”
When the guard captain shouted, everyone became quiet.
Everyone didn’t seem to even think about Betty’s strength. Except for the guard captain.
It was partly because she had built a wall around her external activities, and partly because her duke had been helping her for a long time to prevent her from becoming unnecessarily famous.
But Betty didn’t care about her work.
The important thing now was Tom.
‘What if Tom becomes dangerous because of me?’
Betty’s thoughts were increasingly falling into self-blame.
At that time, the guard commander who was giving the operation briefing struck the final blow.
“It is said that monsters are running rampant mainly from the north gate, that is, from the principality side. From now on, we will form a patrol unit to the north!”
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“Why don’t I go together and find out the cause?”
This is what I keep persuading the guard who is trying to leave me behind.
It was a rough guess as to why Betty crossed the wall alone.
After hearing the whole story, the most likely reason for the monsters’ agitation is that it is due to a wave of magical energy caused by a strong person.
The people involved probably thought of me as a prime suspect, but they didn’t bother to say it in front of me.
‘There was no way I was in the first place…’
All I have is the magical power of a rat, not even that of a commoner.
The two artifacts I am holding contain a certain amount of magical power, but even that is not as good as that of a low-level noblewoman.
For now, I am excluded from being a suspect.
In that case, Betty, who arrived the day before yesterday, would be the most likely suspect.
‘I must have felt guilty…’
But I didn’t understand.
She usually hoards her magic power, and even I, who have a very high sensitivity to her magic power, have a hard time understanding her without making contact.
Although I have only a small amount of magic power, my sensitivity and control ability were praised by even the elf who was my magic teacher as being at the level of a super genius.
Because I often noticed things that even the monster Baekdori couldn’t notice…
In that sense, even if they are monsters, it cannot be said that they have higher magic sensitivity than me.
‘As long as you don’t continue to overtly release magical power…’
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Perhaps, if Betty had made up her mind and scattered her life in all directions, the current situation would have been possible.
‘It’s scary that it’s possible, but…’
But there’s no way she did it on purpose, and if she really did it, she would have fainted after urinating on the citizens of Viln first.
‘The probability that it is because of Betty is very low.’
There is probably another reason.
I decided to join the search party for Princess Tyler in order to find Betty and discredit her.
“Huh… I understand. Please speak to the captain later.”
This guard, who introduced herself as Nancy, was probably afraid of the punishment that would fall on her for recklessly taking me, a member of the state, into danger.
“Don’t worry. I’ll explain everything well.”
“What about us? Are you taking us too?”
Witch Lee Shari, who was listening to the story next to me, looked up at me with her eyes shining.
“Why are you…”
I don’t owe them anything anymore for escorting me safely to the kingdom.
I told them that.
“Rather, we received greater help from you. If you weren’t here, we would have become food for wolves.”
Jespa puts her hands together and bows her head to me.
“Okay, okay. Let’s go…!”
Leader Kalia still finds me difficult and makes a suggestion.
“Then, an emergency operation is ordered under the authority of Director North Gate! The name of the operation is Recapture of the Princess! The number of people summoned is 1 Sorcerer! 3 Adventurers! 5 Guards! 9 In total!”
That’s how we left the north gate.
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“Umm…”
The party included a guard specializing in search, and she was currently looking for traces of Betty.
“The footprints are too faint.”
“This is why people with magical power…”
Nancy shook her head.
‘Are they using light engineering techniques…?’
She also felt it when she was sparring with Betty, but her steps were so light that it felt like her body was floating in the air.
‘But when you actually hit it, it’s very heavy…’
But when a fight broke out, her center was as strong as a rock.
‘It’s a fraud, it’s a fraud…’
“But fortunately, he didn’t erase the traces, so we can find it!”
The search team continued the search, shouting out reports diligently.
30 Minutes later.
As we reached the middle of the forest, we started to feel anxious.
“Chief, wouldn’t it be dangerous to go any further than this? Let’s go back and report…”
One of the guards suggested to Nancy.
“Hmm… That’s better…”
-Chang! Visor!
As Nancy was about to give her acceptance, she heard the sound of metal crashing in front of her.
There…
“Betty!”
I could see Betty’s back, with her clothes torn in several places, exposing her pale skin in rare instances.