Showdown Eve – 3
I nodded.
“okay. Do you remember that magic circle was drawn over a door in the basement of the Imperial Castle?”
The first time we visited the Underground of the Imperial Castle was to rescue Serrain’s parents, but we also went into the room where the Beyond’s magic circle was drawn.
Neryl shakes her head.
“I know what you are thinking. Because that magic must establish a clue to the target you are looking for.”
In fact, the large-area search magic was monopolized by the Empire under the Imperial Castle at the same time it was developed.
So, what was known to the public was only the name and the magic effect.
But, isn’t Neryl so close that he even carries the magic book, the heirloom of the Beyond family?
It is not strange that she realizes the true meaning of my operation.
Rather, she asked me as if surprised.
“But Maid, how did you know that? Okay, so you told Florence to bite her tongue.”
“When I was working as a mercenary, one of the requests I received was to find a missing person.”
“… … ?”
“I thought of that magic as a last resort because it didn’t come out even if I asked everywhere. At that time, information was gathered here and there.”
“under. Since then, have you been trying to infiltrate the underworld?”
“You said it was a last resort. We managed to find the missing person and cancel it right before the action.”
Everyone gave a look of admiration.
‘It’s embarrassing.’
[no. That’s the face you got tired of your recklessness.]
‘Well, that’s not important.’
I said to Neryl.
“If Florence spits blood, will you be able to find the exact location of them?”
“Yeah, but we also have to get the blood of Florence. The essence of large-area search magic is, ‘Please find the one that best meets this condition.’”
“That’s something Serene has to suffer.”
Serena asked in surprise.
“Me?”
“It’s your sister.”
“ah… … That’s why you let Florence bite your tongue, not the other limbs.”
“uh. Are you okay?”
“I hate being sick, but I can’t say that I’m sick as much as the situation is the situation.”
great.
I nodded and looked at the offense.
“Neril did that when we first visited the Underground of the Imperial Castle. This is not just about having a magic circle, it requires long-term research.”
“Well.”
“But not now. right? Neryl.”
Neryl nodded as if it was natural.
The witch of wretchedness at that time and the saint of coercion at this time, at least in terms of their magical abilities, have made infinite progress so that they can be regarded as completely different people.
I told Offense again.
“In other words, if you put your mind to it, you can find your parents right now.”
“Doesn’t that need my parents’ blood?”
“The clue doesn’t have to be blood. As Neryl said earlier, the essence of the magic is, ‘Please find the one that best meets this condition.’”
“… … .”
“For example, if you put a dagger on it, it will find the dagger that has the most similarity to the sharpness of the dagger and the pattern of the scabbard. Do you have any guesses?”
Offense turned around to wait a moment.
He rummaged through his bag and pulled out an old note from the bottom.
“They said they were in my manger.”
On the note was written ‘Please take care of this child’ in scribbled handwriting.
I nodded.
“If you put that as a condition, documents or letters with the same handwriting will be searched for. If we trace that back to the clues, we might reach our parents someday.”
Offense put on a complicated expression.
Neryl intervened.
“Would you like to do it right now? It’s possible right away.”
“… … No, it did.”
“why?”
“Our journey is not over yet. No, it’s rather from now on, isn’t it?”
“… … .”
“It’s never too late to find my past after everything is over.”
There was sincerity in his eyes.
It must have been a wish that would not be enough to call it a wish, but it means that it will endure for us.
Neryl said in a rather playful tone.
“If I go later, I may not be able to do it. The effect of my twig of corruption is less than three weeks away.”
“Even when there was no such thing, it took time, but it wasn’t impossible. Ask me later.”
“Ugh. great.”
Serene intervened with a frown on the bridge of her nose.
“It’s very exciting. I’m sorry for teasing you until now, Mr. Offense.”
“Were you conscious?”
“But that doesn’t mean I won’t make fun of you in the future.”
“Now do what you want. Because I gave up on the old evening.”
I said with a smirk.
“Then let’s get to the point.”
“yes? Wasn’t that the point so far?”
“At best, I only found Idria by magic, but what’s the point?”
“no… … Velocian is asleep and Action is absent.”
“That is no reason not to be prepared.”
I took a light deep breath and said.
“I have a good idea.”
It’s a bit of a hasty operation, and I’m wondering if this will work even if I think about it.
Anyway, I slowly opened my mouth.
After a while, the party, who had heard the story, fell into silence.
First of all, Lissel said.
“Mr. May.”
whoops.
As if it had been there from the beginning, Mime landed on Lissel’s shoulder.
“Yes. Lissel.”
“Is it possible what Maid said now?”
“Available. Rather, I was curious how Maid knew such a thing. Information about the spirits must be extremely rare in this age.”
That’s thanks to the memory before the return.
Sometime before my return, when I was fighting Sobius, I split the room to evacuate the cornered party.
It was good to hide beyond that space, but there was a problem.
[What problem?]
‘When can I go out?’
[ah.]
‘You can’t have Idriana Soius encamping outside. But there was no way to check the outside from inside the space.’
To me, who was in trouble at the time, Lissel told me:
“Mr Maid. Can you give me a little hole?”
“It’s possible, but it’s useless to look outside like that and hide out of sight.”
“no. It just needs to be enough for the spirit to pass through.”
“… … ?”
“I’ll ask you first.”
Without knowing English, I opened the space slightly as she asked.
And I realized that there was no one out there.
[How?]
Lissel’s mouth opened as I tried to explain.
“Then please leave immediately. Mister May.”
“Yes.”
The next moment we had to witness a pretty bizarre scene.
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Mime, sitting on Lissel’s shoulder, had split my body in two lengthwise.They split in half, and each re-created a shape, and in the past, they turned into two mimes.
Ardwin rolls his eyes and says.
“What else is this… … .”
“If you bring your hand blade to the wind, the wind will split based on that hand blade. That’s it.”
“no. I don’t know at all.”
“These two mimes are interconnected. It means that the view of one mime can be shared by the other mime.”
It meant that if mime A scouted the special room from above, we could hear it through mime B.
It would be the most appropriate way to explore the unknown world called a special room.
The problem is that such an exploration cannot be called ‘subtlety’.
One more condition is required to approach Idria without being noticed by anyone.
We looked at the offense, no matter who came first.
He closed his eyes for a moment and said:
“Are you going to start the operation tomorrow?”
“okay.”
“Then give me one night.”
“I get it.”
With those words, the operation meeting ended.
Xenia stretched out to relieve the somewhat heavy atmosphere.
“Then dinner… … .”
“Everyone worked hard today. Stop sleeping.”
“You’re blatantly cutting it off.”
We got up to go back to our room.
Then Offense said.
“Maid, do you have time?”
“uh.”
“Then let’s have a drink.”
I shrugged.
“Where do you live?”
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Me and Offense lightly bumped their glasses.Before returning, I had a drink with this guy.
That’s when he told me why he was attached to Kyle.
It was a rather heavy topic at the time, but today’s story will be different.
widely.
Offense put down his glass and said.
“I have a huge role in this operation.”
“uh. Action must not find out. For such a quest, no one is more suitable than you.”
“Fufu. But it’s impossible with my current abilities. To listen to what you order.”
“I have no intention of forcing you.”
I continued talking while chewing the snacks.
“Even when I asked for it in the first place, I was embarrassed. You know how hard it is for you to find your parents.”
“… … .”
“Even though I’m a leader, it hurts my conscience to force me to give up on that.”
Offense shook his head.
“You can turn all your fame into power without cost by using the twig of corruption.”
“still… … .”
“The next thing I worry about is.”
“yes?”
“It is valid for one month. It doesn’t matter if we can kill Velocian and Action within a month, but what if we get out of that time frame?”
I was at a loss for words.
Of course, I thought it was because he was reluctant to give up his wish.
Offense continues.
“At that point, I won’t be able to use my fame as a force, and I won’t be able to help the party. That’s what I really hate.”
“It’s overthinking.”
“It’s true. therefore… … When that time comes, I’m going to give up my wish ‘sincerely’.”
“… … !”
“And what you said was wrong. My wish is not to find my parents.”
I thought I heard it wrong.
Offense gulped down his drink and continued speaking.
“That would be the second, if I had to.”
“What? Didn’t you work with Kayle to find your parents in the first place?”
“It was true that it was the only wish at the time. But being together at this party gave me a different idea.”
He glanced up at the ceiling.
“I thought, ‘I don’t want to be left alone.’”
“… … .”
“After bad luck with Hiren’s daughter, I always worked alone. Because I thought that the more I get along with other people, the more painful it would be to be betrayed.”
“… … .”
“But this party was different. Aren’t they infinitely strong while giving each other affection? I was very envious of you guys who care for and care for each other without hesitation.”
I didn’t know he was thinking like this.
I hesitated, not knowing what to answer.
[Just listen.]
‘What are you talking about?’
[The offense is not meant to listen to your comfort. You need someone to listen to you.]
‘… … .’
[It’s senior’s advice, so listen carefully.]
I thanked the trail inwardly.
And remained silent.
Indeed, Offense continued speaking with a drunken face.
“At first I was thinking of leaving the party at the end of our journey. There will be no need to keep a party that accomplished its goals in the first place.”
“… … .”
“But all of a sudden, I was immersed in this atmosphere. The thought of going back to the emptiness with no one by my side is terrifying. So I have a new wish.”
“ah.”
“Well, don’t worry. As I said before, when the expiration date of the Corrupted Twig expires, I will sincerely hope for it again.”
He poured his drink again as if he had finished talking.
‘Can I intervene now? Seniors.’
[uh. maybe.]
‘Right.’
I said.
“When the time comes, ask me.”
“What do you mean?”
“Tell me to ask. A request to return your wish that was stolen by the laws of the world.”
“… … .”
“I’m the one who gave up on retirement. But I have no intention of keeping it.”
Offense’s eyes widen.
squeaky.
I leaned back on the chair and continued.
“Impelium must have given up something and gained its immense power. But did the guy you see at the dinner party look unhappy?”
“I can never think of it that way.”
“okay. He must have regained his wish that was taken away in some way. I am so sure.”
“… … !”
“What can’t I do with what Impelium did? So don’t worry if it’s over a month later.”
“Made.”
“Originally, the troublesome thing is to hand it all over to the hero. Those who say so are warriors.”
Whoops.
Offense covered my face with one hand.
I deliberately drank the alcohol in front of me in a noisy way.
widely.
And after putting down the glass, he said.
“Give me another drink.”
“… … are you okay You must be drunk.”
“Who makes such slander?”
“Fufu. Just add one cup. I don’t want to be scolded by Neryl.”
Offense filled the glass again.
I said it in a light tone on purpose.
“I hope you are not left alone.”
“I hope you can retire safely.”
We clapped the glasses lightly.
“Cheers.”