Chapter 591: The Fate of the Intelligence Weapon

Chapter 591: The Fate of the Intelligence Weapon

Even though we were heading for the Commercial Fleet, we were not currently in the harbor. We had to head to the Sheftent first and then take a fast boat to it.

(Master, Weena Rhyn is back)

『You’re right. Let’s show her our faces then』Nnêw n0vel chapters are published at novelhall.com the Academy of Magic’s camp built next to the Sheftent, we could feel the presence of Weena Rhyn there.

We decided to give her a brief update on our investigation. We also asked Lovren to report to the Adventurer’s Guild while we returned to the camp.

In the tent, we saw Weena Rhyn sitting in a chair, concentrating on something. Romio and Zelos Reed seemed to be in the next tent.

『What is she doing? Her magic seems to be flowing in strange ways』

「There’s a spirit...」

She was apparently communicating with a spirit. Fran was about to turn on her heel, thinking it would be a bad idea to interrupt her, but then Weena Rhyn opened her eyes and called out to her.

「Fran, it’s fine」

「Are you sure?」

「Yeah. I didn’t do anything serious. I was just gathering information from the surrounding spirits」

I’ve heard that communicating with spirits was a challenge even for a skilled Spirit Magic User, but apparently, it was no big deal for Weena Rhyn.

「I got your message. You think Rhyn’s in Kiarazen?」

「I’m sorry, but I couldn’t find her」

『We went there again. But we didn’t get to see Rhyn, we also heard a rumor that there was a stall run by a mysterious girl』

After that, we reported to Weena Rhyn about our previous conversations with Rhyn and the circumstances of our encounter.

Maybe it was because the time had passed, she didn’t get so emotional at the mere mention of Rhyn’s name anymore. Thanks to this, we were able to talk calmly.

First of all, there was the time when we met her at a stall in Kiarazen. We told her about how at first, we only thought she was a blind girl, and how she could still see us.

「...She was running a food stall in town?」

「Nn. It was delicious. But why did Rhyn, a spirit, would do something like that?」

「I’d like to know that too」

「Even Weena Rhyn doesn’t know?」

「Yes, I don’t know...」

I could see the deep anguish on Weena Rhyn’s face as she muttered. She really didn’t seem to understand the reason for Rhyn’s actions.

「I really don’t know what she’s thinking... I guess we’ll have to get in contact with her after all. Well, that’s fine for now. Tell me the rest」

「Nn」

At Weena Rhyn’s urging, we talked about the next time we saw Rhyn again. We told her about her sudden appearance and the advice Rhyn had given us.

『I see...』

A bond with the wielder. But what exactly should I do? Should I communicate more with Fran?

However, Fran smiled at me with a look of relief on her face.

「Then, Master will be fine」

『Eh?』

「Because we’re the greatest combination」

『Fran...』

「That’s why, Master will be fine」

Fran wasn’t talking in a comforting or wishful way, she seemed to really mean it. She was smiling, as if this problem was no longer dire.

When I saw her like that, I felt the frustration that had almost taken me over unknowingly disappear. If I’m with Fran, I’ll be fine. I should think that without any worries.

「If you’re afraid that you might go crazy, it might trigger an imbalance in your mind. I also think it’s better to be as optimistic as Fran, right? There’s no perfect way to deal with this, and I think it’s important to stay aware of it」

『...I see』

「Nn」

「As soon as you understand your problems and start struggling to do something about them, the future might change. Then the fate that Rhyn had mentioned may have already been averted」

Rhyn had said, 『There’s a high possibility that it will come true if we did nothing about it』. Indeed, the future could have been different once we understood the problem.

『But I don’t know if that’s enough to avoid the tragedy. We don’t even know when it will be coming in the first place』

Aside from the possibility that I might or might not be going crazy, what was the tragedy she mentioned? From Rhyn’s words, it seemed to be coming soon. However, the sense of time of beings who have lived for a long time was often different from ours.

I couldn’t deny the possibility that 10 or 20 years to us may feel like a day or two to Rhyn.

『Hey, where’s that intelligence weapon that didn’t go crazy, right now?』

I wasn’t sure if we would be able to make it in time for the tragedy Rhyn had told us about, but if we meet it, it might be able to give me some insight.

「Let’s see. I’ll let you know if you can figure out what’s the cause of the lake’s anomaly. What do you think?」

I didn’t think it was petty, and neither did Fran. The information was really valuable for us. But it was information that had nothing to do with the current incident. So Weena Rhyn had no obligation to give it to us without any compensation.

「We’ll definitely find out the cause of the anomaly!」

『Ou!』

Fran had been serious on our investigation so far. But she wasn’t in a hurry before. She was just doing what she could because her current employer, Weena Rhyn, had asked her to.

But now it became a case that was actually involving us. Fran’s motivation was clearly visible.

「I’m counting on you」

「Nn!」

Author-san note (or was it his editor, dunno XD):

The ability handed down in the Magnolia family has been revised from “Evil God’s Charms” to an ability called “Evil God’s Sacrament”, and a light explanation of it has been added.

To summarize, the Sacrament of the Evil God is an ability that absorbs Evil Spirits from evil people or pieces of Evil Gods and converts them into power.

The power of the three Gordician families, including the Magnolia family, was actually given to them by their ancestors from the Evil God.