Chapter 443: End of Battle in the Square

Chapter 443: End of Battle in the Square

The battle has ended due to Eihwaz's outburst, and now relief is being provided by those who were safe. The paralysis has been lifted long ago, but some of them were wounded before that.

However, only Eihwaz rushed to Fran's rescue.

「Little girl! That's some serious magic!」

She asked Fran a question with a glint in his eye. But there was no hint of jealousy or a sense of defeat in his eyes. What was there was an intense curiosity and inquisitiveness.

「I didn't expect it, you are extremely good at thunder magic!」

「Nn」

「I-i never thought I could control that thing on my own......Are you assisted by some kind of magic tool?」

「Secret」

「Ca-can you do something about it!」

「No」

「Kuh. Then how does it feel? How much magic is used? How hard is it to control? For example, How much is it consumed compared to other magic?」

Fran dodges Eihwaz's constant barrage of questions, answering them lazily. No, Fran is serious, but she only answers with 「a lot」 or 「really a lot」

For the theoretical Eihwaz, he didn't understand it at all. Eventually, he gave up.

「But still, what does it mean? Is this really a rank C...? Are the eyes of the guild that blind...? No, maybe it's because she's a child? By the way? which guild do you affiliate with?」

「Affiliate?」

「Are you traveling around? So, do you know the name of Klimut or Amanda? Or you are related to Allesa?」

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「I see」

Eihwaz seems convinced.

「What does that mean?」

「Amanda and Klimut are both negative about sending children into battlefield. They're really powerful in this country. If their backing is visible, not many people will be willing to raise your rank」

I guess they are not keeping Fran from ranking up. But, if a child is registered in Alessa and has information that she is close to Amanda, a normal guild master might not think of taking advantage of her badly.

「If you rise above rank B, the nobles will get annoying. I quit being an adventurer because of that」

To the extent that this very picture of insolence is annoying for him?

「Black Lightning Princess. It's safe here now. I want you to head to Marquis Ashtner’s residence with the adventurers. Can you please move?」

「Understood」

「I'm coming too!」

「No, I'll have you join the magician corps」

Eihwaz shouted without pause, but Count Bailleys did not agree.

「We do not have enough mages. I'll need you to instruct the mages on how to deal with the swordsmen, and then we'll head to Count Olmes' residence」

「You have a court magician right! No, wait. Is now the time for it huh?」

「That's right. Ashtner was probably aiming for a time when royal capital's troop strength would be reduced」

It seems that half of the knights and magician have been dispatched to a magical land near the royal capital. The magical land itself is not that dangerous, as it is said to be a class C area. However, once every four years, a large outbreak of locust-shaped magical beasts occurs. In order to exterminate the locusts, the strength of the royal capital would been reduced by half.

Marquis Ashtner naturally knew about it, of course, and he must have timed his rebellion to coincide with that period.

「As a reward, I'll try to lift the bounty that has been placed on you!」

「A bounty?」

「Umu. So much for being a free man, right? I'm sure there's a bounty or two on your head」

「I see」

I thought about it at the same time as Fran did.

「Fun. I don't really care about it, and I dot mind if you didn't lift it. But, well......When you're done with this, you'll send me the materials you've confiscated. And I'll take a sample, okay?」

「...We'll do everything we can to accommodate you.」

「Kukuh. So be it, I'll take care of the magicians」

「Please don't do anything rash」

「I know」

「......You don't seem to understand. That's why I had to remind you」

Count Bailleys exhaled lightly as he looked at the square where the rescue still continued.

It seems that Bailleys is aware of Eihwaz character. He probably doesn't want to use him, but there is no way to avoid using such a talented person in this situation. In the end, the only thing he can do is to fish for profit and nail him.

「I beg you, please」

「Kukuh. I know I know」

You're not going to comply with this, are you?