CH 132

Duke, Please Repent! chapter 132

30. Conflict between the Dukes (4)

By the way. Did you say that you called for a business? Is it important?

I asked her as I sat down.

Of course! I didn't ask you to come to Sion without saying anything like quitting school. I'm not a thoughtless and leisurely person enough to tell people who are busy for no reason to come and go.

There's someone watching the store.

He said. It must have been written with in mind that the letter might be leaked.

'Is this something to do with the demon worshipers?'

Given the timing, it seems to have something to do with the Duke of Argento. It might just be a mere coincidence, so I'll have to listen first.

It would have been nice if the Duke had come in person, but I'm sure Shion-san will be able to deliver it.

Are you okay now? Someone is eavesdropping...

"As I said before, we are preparing because of those who want to secretly submit quests.

It's one place. Soundproofing is sure~. If you're really worried, would you mind tearing up a scroll?"

At least within the realm of my senses, there is no sign of being caught.

Solertia and Winston respectively answered. If that's the case then you'll be fine.

"You've been talking about secret quests, is it normal to secretly buy scrolls?"

It's not a small number. Among them, most of them, like Shion, buy it to protect themselves. Isn't that a trump card? If something like that becomes known, won't the effect be halved?

Maybe it's because I go out too much, the magic scroll was a highly effective item that someone had to hide.

Looking back, it was the same when infiltrating for trap investigation in the past and when confronting the hijackers in the Kingdom of Bastul.

'When I pulled out the scroll and listened. Were you all vigilant?'

I don't know what kind of magic will come out. If life is precious, it should be kept a secret.

"Aside from that, privacy is really at stake , fufu uh kid, really. You shouldn't laugh. It's nothing. It's a really sad story."

Some of them seem to be entrusted with a quest with a story that makes it impossible to laugh or cry.

Although curiosity was stimulated, Solertia kept a secret for customers with funny stories.

Hmm, hmm. Anyway, is it because of people with such a sad story? The scroll itself sold is the number and price of sales.

However, there is no law as to who bought which scroll.

It is ironic that the law was created by the establishment, and most of the buyers are from the establishment.

'At least, leaving information about the magic scroll... .'

Since scrolls are something that anyone can use, I don't know what will happen if I just let them go.

For that reason, some restrictions are placed on the sale itself, and they are probably trying to thoroughly inspect what products are made and sold.

"So, what is dragon-geon?"

Shion-san, you have a very impatient personality. My surprise hasn't subsided yet, has it?

As I was groaning alone while thinking of the funny story just before. She came out with new sullen eyes and seized Winston.

Can I ask you to introduce who that person is? When I stayed at the duke's residence, I know that there were no knights that stood out like that...

As soon as we entered, there was a little commotion, and Solertia was very meaningful.

I forgot for a moment as we talked.

Oh, this man is Sir Winston Redford. He was originally from the Kingdom of Bastul.... Somehow, it came to pass. It's too long to explain.

" Huh, well. Everyone has a story."

To explain, it was too long.

Every time I introduce myself to people, I can't even talk about Winston being abandoned by his former master and what he's going to do.

In a way that asks you to pretend you don't know

Come on, let's talk about it, as if she understood.

"And about Solertia-san, you came here to explain, didn't you?"

"There were a lot of cases before."

Winston looked heavy and bowed his head slightly.

But he's still vigilant, he doesn't sit down, he just stands there. Unless his suspicions about her have completely disappeared, I think he will continue to be vigilant.

If someone who doesn't know you sees it, they'll know that you're not the Duke, but a knight of Mr. Zion. He seems to be doing that all the time.

Alright, I'll just get to the point.

Solertia's tongue stuck out at Winston's like-minded attitude.

"As I said before, there are many cases of secretly commissioning certain scrolls. But recently. Even taking that into consideration, there are suspicious customers."

What the hell are you so suspicious of?

Sometimes, among the scroll makers, there are cases where they hide their own unique sentences that have nothing to do with magic operation. Did you know?

Among the main characters in [Master of the Holy Sword], there was no scroll producer. There was an excellent wizard Anima in the party, so there was no need to purchase it.

It's not that there was no explanation for the magic scroll, but it was used as a device to boost the skill of the devil.

Magic can be divided into two types depending on when it is activated.

A magic that instantly controls mana and activates immediately upon use.

A post-activation magic that draws a magic circle in advance and uses it when necessary.

The advantage of instant magic is that you can adjust the range and power of the magic depending on the situation.

Magic that requires the introduction of fluid figures or that requires continuous, delicate control cannot be implemented as post-actuation magic.

However, in the case of instant-actuation magic, there were two fatal flaws.

All calculations must be solved quickly with mental arithmetic.

It means that you have to draw your own mana and draw a camp in the air in response to the mana of the atmosphere.

The magic of miscalculation is nothing more than holding a handleless blade with bare hands.

If the mana sensitivity is insufficient, the delicate Jin cannot be drawn, and the moment it exceeds that, the magic will collapse.

Because.

It is practically impossible to perform magic that requires a large, complex, and long calculation expression on the fly.

Because.

In general, large magic refers to magic that is used after setting up a magic circle in advance.

But there's only one person here.

Anima Freud, she was the only exception.

一 goo... .

Mana vibrates.

As if a skein of mana stretched out and wrapped around her like a cocoon, a complex magic circle was created around her.

And with the flow of the wind. enemies

according to the movement of

It was erased and created anew, gradually expanding its size and scope.

The atmosphere and the earth fluctuate.

In the midst of a mixed battle that it is difficult to distinguish Pia. On this vast battlefield.

Her magic thoroughly picked out only monsters and demons' minions and tore them to pieces.

However, post-actuation magic is inexhaustible.

It's not that it's easier.'

You need to set the virtual space in advance and designate the range.

Emissive magic is more difficult. By calculating the number of cases in addition to setting the space, the direction in which the magic is shot .

'Hey, what do you know? I'm not even going to use magic myself.'

I think I've heard from Solertia before, but it got too long and it all flew away.

In conclusion, did you say that sentence expression is important?

' Sorcerers are in the sciences and sciences. all

Are they monsters who have mastered it? What a high-class manpower!'

A typical example of a virtual space is a soundproof scroll.

It spreads around the scroll and hits the wall to form a membrane.

A space surrounded on all sides where that is possible. That is the condition for manifestation, and for that reason, if you open the door or something, the magic will be immediately broken.

anyway. It was the first time I had heard what Solertia had said, so I shook my head to mean that I didn't know.

"Of course, I don't write that sentence outright, but rather cleverly between driving expressions .

How should I express this? For example Feel like vertical reading? Of course, it doesn't look like you're actually reading it vertically. By dismantling words and sentences, and subtly using them again... . Let's get past this.

I don't know about anything else, but I only understood vertical reading.

I didn't know that vertical reading existed in this world, but there are people who give and receive secrets everywhere, and it's not a password, it's a password that you don't need to learn.

There must be someone writing here too.

"Anyway, there is something like that. It's kind of like a signature.

It's not well known to the general public, so even if you don't know, there's nothing you can do about it.''

That's why she must have looked for Serpens that way.

Even if I try to convey the story to Serpence, at least a basic understanding is required.

"But why all of a sudden?"

Is this for identity verification? It's also a magical anti-theft, and can be used as proof of rebuttal in case someone comes up with a cheap scroll and tells the truth that it's a misfire. That's it.

Copyright and real customers in this world

You'll hear stories about countermeasures.

I understand what it is. I understand.

"But there were people asking about it. Not just asking if you put such a sentence in it, but what kind of sentence you used! 'I've heard that creators of high-priority scrolls leave their own phrases in their scrolls. Of course, Reseratus-sama would leave it too?

Solertia frowned and grumbled dissatisfied.

But how... .

" Isn't that just a work statement?"

Sion-san is not there, so you can think of it that way. That is , yes. A merchant who used all sorts of rhetoric to sell things . It was just that feeling! I can feel it instinctively!

When Solertia says that, the reliability is incredible. She must be right.

Hey, it's strange that you didn't ask where and how you hid it? He was even a regular customer who bought as much as Mr. Sion. There are various kinds. Isn't it strange to ask after stocking up for a while?

It's not like I want a refund all of a sudden...

If that were the case, I wouldn't have asked which sentence to write as a signature. Besides, if it were me, I wouldn't be able to recognize it even if I told him publicly.

So, wait for the people who bought the scrolls to have a good knowledge of magic.

"In my case, there are certain words that only me can recognize. I make them by adding sentences that come to mind from time to time. It's just a list of characters that only I can understand and that other people can't understand. You probably couldn't find my signature on the scrolls I went through, so you asked me.

It must have been properly twisted and hidden.

It is said that if the purchase volume is similar to mine, it would be enough to buy several dozen copies, but even though there are so many samples, it is impossible to find them.

Oh, if I was frustrated, would I have asked outright?

I said I couldn't tell you that... After that, strange people often snoop around, or there are traces of mana I haven't used. I made a bunch of scrolls to use, but I'm really worried about it.

"It must be so. It must be dangerous. Would it be okay to stay in the store?"

As she said, the customer could have noticed something just by calling me.

But Solertia frowned and thought about it, then shook her head.

Requiring a signature, not the magic itself, means someone is trying to impersonate me, right?

Is it like that?

I don't know how the scroll will be used, if it's Panjo]... No, that's better than that. If it's even associated with a demon cult... Ugh...! I can't even imagine. A problem to be simply avoided not going.

It was as she said.

'And her shop is in Serpence.

It was built with investment.'

If the undocumented Solertia Mark Scroll she sold was used somewhere, it was associated with a demon cult.

It was quite fatal.

'Things that would not have happened in [Master of the Holy Sword] are starting to happen... .'

my butt hurts

"What about buyer information?"

Unfortunately, no. The customer will pay 100% in advance, and on the specified date

He came directly to the store and looked for things. I told you not to do that, but what can I do? You left a bunch of money and left.

I guess it was because I didn't want to leave even a small record.

I don't know much about painting, so I don't know if it will help to express the figure as much as possible in writing. And, originally, the customer's purchase specification who wants to destroy the record should be deleted immediately....

Solertia coughed and handed me the papers. It means you wrote it all down secretly.

I don't think a shopping list would be of much help if you were just buying it to find my signature, but it's better than nothing.