Mission No.5 A world only for you (1)
“What are you most afraid of in the world?”
Heinderich, who is my miserable servant and at the same time a poor colleague and the most trustworthy inn searcher, was waiting for my answer with his eyes twinkling uncharacteristically.
What are you most afraid of in life?
When your lover caught cheating on you?
When his stashed emergency money was found out by his wife?
When my most precious person dies without any help in front of the monster called death?
Or, when I face death myself?
I had no choice but to draw a gentle smile toward Heinderich.
And, as expected, Derich, the servant, tilted his head and asked me a question.
“Isn’t there anything to be afraid of because the master lives without thinking?”
What is this guy talking about who would not feel relieved even if he took off the skin on his head and hung it in the street?
However, Radvan Kentavius, who is full of culture and learning, was able to throw a useful word at that ignorant Heinderich with a short sigh.
“Isn’t it time someone who knows what I fear the most shows me a nightmare?”
It’s a cool word to think of yourself.
“Because my deep self knows best what I fear.”
Heinderich opened his mouth calmly with bright eyes.
“Are you referring to the time when your wife handed the owner a reminder note on the bar bill featuring a young lady?”
“Hey, you bastard X. How many times have I told you to forget that!”
From 『Oman Daejabron (五萬大雜論), where there is no hindrance to life, but if you know it, it becomes bones and flesh that can be enough to serve as a side dish for a drinking party.”
Excerpted from ‘What are you most afraid of?’ A lofty archaeologist, a historical historian, and the first knight of the empire, Radvan Centavius.
“Felix! Felix! Where are you!”
Yannick’s anxious voice filled the castle.
Felix, barely perceiving the last few words in his sleep, raised himself with a long groan.
The sun is already in mid-heaven. His whole body screamed in pain as if the damage to his mouth hadn’t gone the previous day.
Carefully adjusting his stripped top, Felix noticed the shadow of a man lying under the thin blanket and had to take a deep breath.
Under the very thin cloth, a naked la harp was clasping his hands together and exhaling cleanly.
“La, Lahaf-nim.”
Frightened and getting up, Felix witnessed LaHaf’s slim naked body exposed to the whole world as the blanket came up.
Felix, his face flushed red, threw off the blanket and rolled on the floor.
Why the hell is Rahaf lying here!
“Felix! Hey, Felix!”
“Now, please wait!”
Felix, who hurriedly wrapped Rahaf in a blanket, opened the door in a hurry, dressed really roughly.
“Look, success!”
“… Yes?”
Felix, who had barely woken up and was distracted by La Half’s naked body, said something vaguely.
An object the size of a fist.
It is a searcher containing Ewald’s biometric information.
Felix’s face turned red.
“It came out much better than expected. I should be able to find it for over a year.”
“Is that so?”
Felix, who handed over the item with a bright smile, looked it over and turned his attention to Yannick.
“How can I use it?”
“It is simple. Just one word, ‘find it,’ works.”
“Find it.”
A strange energy emanating from the machine gathered around Felix’s eyes. In an instant, Felix’s vision was dyed into a yellow world.
He was a little taken aback, but as Felix looked around the yellow world, his gaze stopped somewhere.
I could see a very dark blue aura wriggling in the distance.
An intense and deep blue color that is incomparable to the blue color felt in Dvahur and magic signs.
That’s Ewald.
A smile appeared on Felix’s lips.
“Can you measure distance?”
Yannick nodded his head.
“It is possible. I’ll add that part and bring it up. But I did some experiments…”
“Anything strange?”
Felix tilted his head, realizing that Yannick’s expression had darkened slightly.
Yannick nodded his head with that in mind.
“Ewald seems to be near the principality.”
“Duchy… ?”
Felix’s expression hardened like Yannick’s.
It was Felix, who had been to the principality just two days ago. But now, Ebalt is near the principality.
“… It can’t be.”
According to Felix’s information, Ebalt could not be in the duchy. I guessed that it would be somewhere on the continent, but it was Ewald, who hadn’t shown up even once in the past 27 years.
So Felix made this object to find Ewald. In order to find Balt, who does not know where he may be sleeping.
In an instant, blood rushed to Felix’s face. However, Yannick, unaware of his appearance, informed him of new information.
“And he’s on the move.”
“… Are you on the move?”
Felix blinked in shock at the word that Ewald was active.
At the same time, Felix turned his head and looked at Laharp.
According to Rahaf…
But soon Felix sorted out his thoughts and nodded his head heavily.
“Please correct me so that I can confirm the exact location.”
“I will.”
* * *
“Mister, are you crazy?”
Supea poured out sincere verbal abuse at Ewald, who was packing up his luggage while singing his hum song.
“Are you going to war right now?”
“There will be no war over this.”
Lulu~
“Um, how many more knives should I pack? Twenty bags would be enough, I think.”
Ewald stuffed this and that into his backpack in a ‘fun’ look he hadn’t seen before.
The problem is that they are not items that would normally be used on adventures.
“No matter how you look at it, it seems like you’re going to have a siege?”
“You haven’t played a siege, Shupea. Even if you only have half of this, you can easily cook a castle.”
Lulu~ Lulu~
What materials are these?
“Master, master, are you going to war? Are you banging it all down?”
“I don’t know much about war, and it’s right to destroy everything.”
“Wow, wow! Give me some too, please.”
“I’ll give it to you later. Ohisa-sama, can I get some more?”
Lafon slightly frowned at the brazen request.
Lafon was lost in thought as he looked at Ewald, who asked if he could get more.
For a moment, the thought that he had given permission for no reason came to Lafon’s head, but Lafon had to put on a slightly embarrassed expression thanks to the strange feeling rising from deep inside his heart.
It was anticipation.
“I will try to prepare more, but it will be difficult to obtain materials.”
“Let’s procure that on site.”
“… Wouldn’t that be stealing rather than procurement?”
“Well, you could interpret it that way.”
Ewald is exceptionally cheerful. It was the first time they had seen it, so the members were wondering how to react.
Of course, Usbel, who had no reaction in mind, hopped around and ran around Ewald, and Shupea let out an annoyed sigh and left the room, leaving the words to do as she pleased.
“What are you thinking of doing?”
Elif, who was still clinging to Ewald’s side with a crying expression, was scolded while rummaging through the items Ewald had arranged.
“Handle with care. If this explodes, everyone here will die.”
“Uh, if it’s such a dangerous thing, please tell me in advance!”
“You are talking now. Please don’t touch me carelessly.”
Adele, too, was quietly watching Ewald’s actions behind Elif’s back, as if curiously aroused.
Ecrin was carrying out housekeeping duties of wiping the items that Ewald was carrying one by one with a cloth, and Ewald was wary of Ecrine with a very burdensome expression.
Of course, with the exception of Ewald, Pionir, who knows the most magic among the group, is restless.
If even one of those things goes wrong, as Ewald said, a radius of several tens of kilometers will be destroyed.
“Captain, what are you going to use all of that for?”
“Ah, welcome guests.”
“… Are you welcoming guests?”
I don’t know if he’s trying to greet the guest with enough firepower to evaporate the corpse, let alone pick a bone, because he’s such a fierce enemy.
After finally unpacking, Balt put his rucksack around in a cautious posture.
Seeing that this might be a big problem, Elif stepped back with a hiccup.
The rest of the crew also looked at Ewald with a heart-rending expression, but Ewald didn’t care at all.
“By the way, Kitsuka-sama, how are you going to find me? Even a girl does not know the way.”
“Well, what if we make a little fuss?”
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It was then.
Zelena, who drew an evil smile on her lips, opened her mouth.
“I know.”
* * *
“It is also on the move.”
Felix confirmed.
Ewald is active.
Information that he is asleep should be discarded.
I thought he’d be sleeping somewhere, but he’s moving.
That variable made Felix troubled.
“… Okay.”
More than anything else, if Ebalt wasn’t asleep, he wouldn’t know how to deal with that fighting power. Felix felt his head pounding.
He must be older than he used to be, but he is still Ebalt, who is recognized by others as the best magician on the continent.
Now he will soon be looking at sixty, but he is an opponent not to belittle.
Most of all, Felix was in a state where he knew Ewald’s combat power only from documents and testimonies. He doesn’t know what the outcome would be if he confronted him directly.
That messed up Felix’s head.
“When will the calibration be complete?”
“It should be enough for tonight.”
Tonight.
In the meantime, Felix decided to finish all the preparations and left after saying goodbye to Yannick.
This is Felix, who thought everything was going well.
Ewald was sleeping somewhere, Felix judged, killing Ewald while he was sleeping was no business.
For that, he stole Schheim, brought the Magic Token of Coterou Nouveau, and created this device.
However, Ewald is running around with an outbreak.
“It would have been comfortable if I was asleep…”
That fact made Felix very uncomfortable.
* * *
“What brought you here in this corner of the country?”
Grumpily, Ewald looked around.
A village landscape appeared so secluded and devoid of people that few houses could be seen. Besides, the day was slowly going down, so it was a sight that even looked gloomy at first glance.
The quietness of a typical rural village made me yawn.
But Zelena didn’t respond and moved her steps in front of the group.
“Hey, tell me where you’re going…”
At that moment, Zelena stopped her feet and opened her mouth.
“Come out to those who are hiding there.”
What do you mean?
Ewald was about to say something to Zelena, but he felt a slight presence in the place where Zelena was staring.
There is someone.
A rustle came from the other side of the bush as Zelena watched. It was so small that it was so subtle that it was mistaken for the sound of the wind. But obviously there is someone.
Ewald silently looked around the bush.
And someone appeared from the bush.
For a moment, Ewald spit out the words involuntarily.
“Ouch.”
It was an instant when a strange smile appeared on Ewald’s face when he found that person.
“What dwarf ram is this?”