9 What is Responsibility

A few days after one incident in the garden of White Asia, Astel king Armadiyaus Route Astel had called Fermenia Stingray during a glance.

The reason for the summons was, of course, to hear directly from her, the Master, about the magical mastery of the brave Reggie.

The story was heard from the other kings, but when it comes to its report, it's all about abstract praise such as "chunks of talent," "magical genius," and "the highest peak in the world". I guess the specific part is sumptuous, the point is that I just said that my magical arm stood too far and I'm not sure, but I wanted to know more because I also have a responsibility as the sender.

And the report of Fermenia, who became the master of the brave. Quietly numbing the pure white robe, kneeling before his eyes, he appreciates the hard and brave Reggie and Mizuki Anow.

Says that the magical genius that Brave Reggie possesses is uninterrupted, and that he can still see the awkward part about the magic and the fine control of the magic, more than ten times the amount of magic and the courtroom magician of the castle, but he can also say that the speed of understanding of magic is unusual. Even against Mizuki Anou, he doesn't have as much power as Reggie, but he has the equivalent. If magic comprehension and ideas are not in the realm of man, then it is so spared that there is no protection for Yingjie's summons.

"- That's it. The magic of Lord Reggie and Lord Mizuki will be eye-catching, and slowly you will both be wizards comparable to the great wizards of all nations."

The King jokes and asks Fermenia, who finishes his report with a final compliment.

"Looking to cross the Lord's guide?

"With Lord Reggie's help, or..."

"Right. Then you can rest assured. If Lord Reggie had so much magic talent, it would be just a worry for me."

"Ha. I was surprised, too. It was not Dade who was chosen by the world as a brave man to become already comparable in strength to an intermediate demon mentor, even though he had only been touching magic for two weeks. If I may say as one wizard, I cannot forbid envy."

Fermenia speaks quietly like that. Her face, which drips slightly, is uncertain because of the toppings, but if you're still honest about "envy," then jealousy will be on the table. I can't help it. From what I've heard, the brave Reggie has learned magic from her at such a rate that she can no longer be cleaned up by the word anomaly. Fermenia is also a wizard bewitched as a genius, but once again she would have found herself in a position to speak of it and know how cruel the words were.

"Surely you will. But without so much power..."

"As His Majesty said, the Demon King will not be defeated."

"Uhm."

King nodding to unanimity of opinion. Finished asking what he wanted to ask about the brave man, he puts his effort and anticipation on on Fermenia, who has dedicated himself so far.

"Demon conductor, Fermenia Stingray. The child is fine. Lord Reggie's departure is in three days. Until then, do your best."

"In your favor. Well, I'm at this…"

And Fermenia, yes, gratefully accepts the King's decree and tries to exit with gratitude.

But besides, there's no voice for consent. The king opened his mouth, saying he still needed help.

"- Fermenia. There's something else I'd like to ask you, okay?

"Whatever."

"The boy, Lord Reggie's friend, Lord Swimey."

So the name the king uttered was a friend of the brave Reggie, Suimei Yakagi.

Yes, since the earlier reports of Fermenia, the King has been as concerned about Swimey as Reggie the Brave. The same goes for a magical stroll through the castle, but what he was supposed to be most concerned about was the clash with Fermenia, who knew it. It's been a few days since we talked.

I asked if anything had changed...

"Su, Lord Swimei...?

Fermenia sticks her confusion to her expression as if an unexpected topic had come down and sprung up. I don't feel that my voice has slightly reversed, but the king asks her about Swimei in detail.

"That's right. What move is that boy making after that? Do you still have surveillance?

"Well, about that... the"

"Fermenia?"

But Fermenia doesn't try to gaze at each other for any reason, and it seems hard to say. Unlike when I elucidated the story of the brave earlier, I get no guidelines.

Something went wrong. If she's everyday, Rin as grand. No matter what the situation, no matter what opponent you are, you don't break your chill attitude, you come to them with a clear response, but now it's not at all.

"Ah, uh..."

"What's up? Did something happen to you?

"No, it's, uh..."

Even if I ask you again, I can't seem to be there. I just cloud my words. Ask her if she even sweats softly if she realizes it, now it's time to ask her a tough question.

"Answer me, Fermenia. Wouldn't it be nice to keep your mouth shut? Don't hide what you've seen or seen since then."

But Fermenia never answered the question, rubbing her forehead against the floor, but bowed her head.

"Heh, Your Majesty! Please forgive me if that's all!

"You think I can't talk to you?

"... Yes. Strangely, you're right."

"Why?

"Even with that, it is my immorality. I cannot speak to His Majesty."

"Mm..."

Unexpectedly roar at the streak of attitudes against your will.

Fermenia to lay low and to solidify into words. She has never been more stubborn.

But why does she want to hide the story after that? No, I don't know why. Then you wouldn't even want to talk about it if it happened before they told you not to. If you talk about bad things, you'll understand. And you'll naturally assume there's punishment for violating orders.

In other words, is this silence self-defense against its punishment? Then it will no longer be decisive.

"... I thought I said no, Fermenia. But it looks like you did something to Lord Swimey. Didn't I?"

Intensifying his tone and asking, Fermenia trembles on his shoulders as if he were a small animal found by natural enemies. Have you feared the shanty and reprimand that will come down? It was unfortunate and unfortunate that she could not have expected this to happen, but no matter how much she spent, she was to blame.

First of all, we need to get a good grip on the situation, and then we need to tell Sharon about it.

Hence.

"Talk. Before I ask if I can punish you, it won't start until I hear from you."

"... please, Your Majesty. Forgive me."

"You don't have to be that hard anymore. As much as it went against my life, I'm already expecting it. Be mindful and reveal everything."

"Heh, Your Majesty..."

"That's awful, Ferme...?

- If I noticed, she was tearing up her eyes, which is often the case with Rin.

When was the first time she cried? Isn't it since the day she first visited the night club at an early age, when she was far removed from her father, Count Stingray, and her mother, the Countess, who was turning right and left?

Something's wrong. Isn't this like forcing her to do something she can't possibly do?

"... why can't we talk?

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Fermenia does not answer. Just keep your head hanging over yourself, just leaning over.

And King Armadiyaus will think in this silence for a while.

Why doesn't she talk? Why do you refuse to talk?

He didn't get an answer about it, but eventually came up with a total, and he decided to change the question.

- It's Fermenia. I'm going to ask you this question. "

"But Your Majesty"

"Listen, Fermenia. Okay? If my question is correct, answer it in silence, as it is now. Otherwise, shake your neck to the side, okay?

Fermenia silenced the order without contesting it.

And I ask her every single thing I think about.

"During the last few days. Did something happen to Lord Swimey?

…………

Silence. It is a hit. but still within expectations.

"So was that verbal attention?

Now if not, Fermenia shakes her neck to the side. If so.

"Was that an exercise of strength?

…………

It is a hit. But when it comes to exercising strength, it would be magically intimidating if it were to be punished.

Fermenia should also be able to argue, and probably not......

"That's when I hurt Lord Swimey."

But Fermenia went down his neck to the side there.

"... well, did that try to hurt him?

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To the silence of Fermenia, we lose temporarily words. There was little surprise in this. That is not about Fermenia's literal exercise of strength. More or less, despite his willingness to hurt him, he could not harm Swimei even with the power of a court magician who is at the top of the list of domestic wizards.

What does that mean?

Is that nothing more than the fact that a wizard who hates the protection of the Yingjie summons, which can only be given to one person, and is not guaranteed strength by the element, has unharmed her called White Flame?

Listening to the sound of his swallowing, he decides to ask her.

"... then ask. Fermenia, did you lose?

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Silence, the late affirmation. I can no longer doubt it. Fermenia stands alone, against her life, in the presence of Swimei, and suffers an unbroken defeat as a result, and.

"... and that's when Lord Swimei grabbed some weakness. Because of that, now you can't tell me anything. Really?

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... Hit. Again, Fermenia kept her mouth open because of her weakness. Despite the lack of eyes or ears of the person holding the weakness, I had doubts that he was adhering firmly to the Swimei arrangement, but it was.

Fermenia, and Suimei, who sent her down, are those who are in the abyss of the Magic Guide. I guess it's hard for me to speculate on the covenant that was exchanged between the two of them, having only a twisted degree of witchcraft.

"Heh, Your Majesty. Sorry............. In addition to violating orders, infidelity for our own cuteness. This Fermenia, the existence of any punishment to be spoiled…"

"Good, for he had already been punished by Lord Swimey. Anything more to say whip the dead. There's no punishment for that."

"Your Majesty..."

Fermenia, who regrets his own mistakes and is discouraged. She's probably sinking so far because it was so shocking for her to fight Swimey.

Then you should no longer have been punished. If things were so dramatic, her chronic heart would have disappeared with dew already.

One concern disappeared. But I can't even be optimistic. Because instead, one fear surfaced.

"... it's Fermenia. You can't leave this matter like this. I will summon Lord Swimey after this."

"Your Majesty, call Lord Swimey and tell him what the hell...?

I say to Fermenia, who looked up so confused, that I understood.

"Let's make up our mind. Because of that, you cannot ask Lord Swimei. Plus, there's the subpoena, and there's the weakness. We have to get rid of his obsession."

"You won't, Your Majesty! Lord Swimey will be born like that - ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!?

The anomaly occurred at the moment Fermenia changed her blood phase and disputed it.

Suddenly she was on the spot, making the scream burst out of her mouth, holding her chest down and making her suffer.

"- FFERMENIA!? What's up!? Fermenia!"

Stand on the throne, not thinking about what happened in Russia. That was all, Fermenia's way of suffering was unusual.

But the agony of nagging the floor didn't seem to last that long, and soon the scream subsided, and Fermenia drooped her head back like it did now.

"Ha, ha... such a lapse in front of you, sorry... ku"

"What the hell is wrong with you? What if it's some kind of illness?

"No......"

Words of denial from Fermenia. But like that suffering, there can't be anything. The brilliant running beauty face has ball-like sweat, loss of blood, bright blue as a dead man.

Naturally, the cause raises the disease. But I've never heard of her being sick, either.

Reminds me of the situation again. Fermenia now held her chest and suffered out. It will probably be heartache.

It was in the middle of a conversation.

It was when I challenged this one and tried to tell him about Suimei, who I had never been able to talk to before.

Earlier, Fermenia was talking about our cuteness.

To find out from there...

"What if it's just a weakness..."

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"Magic."

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Fermenia does not answer. No, I guess I can't answer because of my weakness. The slightly visible expression from the top-down appears to be in a spicy vortex. He was distorting his face with regret and sneezing as if to blame himself shallow.

I have no more questions for her.

Therefore, speak.

"Okay. Fermenia, leave everything to me."

"To, Your Majesty?

"As I said earlier, I call Lord Swimey here"

"But!

"Good. I'll take all the blame. That was..."

After this, King Armadiyaus sent his use to the sorcerer who cursed the wizard.