Volume 2 - CH 1.10

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Part 10

For a short while, their quiet meal time continued.

Since the customers before them had gone home, right now, there weren’t any other customers other than Diablo’s group. Though, after this, the number would probably increase during the evening meal hour.

Suddenly──

Alicia and Shera twitched and reacted to something.

──Could it be, are there different attackers?

Diablo put the bread he was holding down, and extended his hand to the War Scythe that he set against the wall.

The poster girl came along.

「Rem-cha~n! You have a guest☆」

Following after her, people with an appearance that they recognized entered in succession. The light brown robes were the uniform for the Magician’s Guild.

Six people had come in, and the not so spacious inn dining hall now felt small.

After them, there was a single woman──

It was someone that they knew.

It was a beautiful woman with a gentle ambiance.

Her hair grew past down her waist.

Her garments were a mantle and a robe and although there wasn’t much skin exposure, because she has a sensual build, instead it made one worry about where to look.

As she was holding a staff in her hand, it indicated that she was a Magician.

When she looked at Diablo’s group with her ice blue eyes, she made a sweet smile.

「Diablo-san, Rem-san, Shera-san, it has been a long time, hasn’t it.」

It was the Magician’s Guild Guildmaster, Celestine Bordorel.

Other than Diablo, she was most likely the only person that knew that the 《Demon King Krebskrem’s soul》 was sealed within Rem.

In addition to the six Magicians that came in before her, she had four more escorts with her as if they were encircling her.

Before, she only had two with her.

「Celes, your security is quite severe today, isn’t it?」

「I beg your pardon. Though it may look like this, I actually had it decreased……The elders were very worried about me.」

A few days ago, Celes was nearly killed by a Demonic Being. If she were to die, the barrier that protects this town from Demonic Beings and Demonic Beasts would disappear.

It would have been a crisis where Faltra City would be liable to fall.

──Rather, I’m amazed that you were allowed to go out.

Alicia left her seat and saluted.

「I am very pleased to meet you. I am a State Knight known as Alicia Cristela.」

「Ara ara, I am Celestine Bordorel. I’m the head of this town’s Magician’s Guild. Nice to meet you.」

Seeing her make a bow like this, Diablo thought “Celes really is a person with a high position”.

Rem stood up and talked.

Some after meal coffee was put out. Celes’ portion was also put out.

When the women increase, the noisiness also increases.

There was an exchange of greetings.

Celes leaned forward and intently watched Shera.

「Shera-san, I’ve heard about your circumstances. Cheer up, okay? When I see your cheerful appearance, it makes me feel very happy.」

Shera opened her eyes wide.

「You’re saying that it’s better if I’m cheerful?」

「Yes, I mean, you are free after all. It is very wonderful. I’ve chosen my current way of life……that’s why, although it may a bother, I am your fan, you know?」

「Eh? I don’t really get it but……Ehehe……Thank you!」

Continuously keeping the ritual magic that surrounds an enormous town like Faltra City activated is something impossible for a normal Magician. It could only be done by an elected genius.

Most likely, until the time she retires from old age──or maybe, until she dies──Celes will probably be unable to get out from Faltra City.

It’s not like she was coerced into it. It was a way of life that she chose. The life of the Magician’s Guild Guildmaster.

People that devoted their lifetime to their jobs weren’t rare. Diablo didn’t think they were specially misfortunate. However, he could understand the feeling of wanting to support Shera who had chosen freedom.

Maybe because she received those feelings, Shera raised both of her hands.

「Yes! I’m going to do my best! I’ve already become cheerful! I’m going to cheerfully do my best!」

It was a voice and smile that were like her usual self.

──Did she recover a bit?

If that’s the case, he needed to thank Celes.

Celes began her talk with Diablo.

So this is the main topic.

「Today, there are three things I wish to tell you, Diablo-san.」

Celes talked about the second matter of business.

「In regards to the Greenwood Kingdom, I thought that it would be best if I told you the Magician’s Guild’s plans.」

Certainly, the Magician’s Guild can’t be ignored as war potential.

He needed to get an understanding of how they would move.

Celes didn’t seem to proactively desire a war with the Elves, but this was probably a situation where she had no choice but to take action.

She continued her speech.

「The Magician’s Guild will bear a part of the responsibility in regards to the protection of the town. That is why, at the time damages befall the town, we will be cooperating with the army. And then, since I am inexperience with battle, I believe the actual command will be entrusted to the Feudal Lord.」

He clicked his tongue in his mind.

So, in other words, when the Feudal Lord mobilizes the army, they will be going along with them.

Going by that facial expression of hers, he could tell that Celes didn’t desire the war and that she lamented over the people of the Magician’s Guild fighting in accordance with the Feudal Lord.

He didn’t want to get her involved.

For that reason, he had to precede to a situation where the Feudal Lord wouldn’t mobilize the army.

Avoiding war was essential.

Diablo drank up the cooled down coffee.

「From the beginning, we accepted the request in order to avoid the war with the Greenwood Kingdom. The Magician’s Guild and the army will have no part to play. It’s because the Elves won’t be appearing in front of Faltra City.」

「Thank you……Having that said by you, it’s very relieving.」

Celes wiped the tears that were at the corner of her eye.

Hopes were placed on him.

──Though, in actuality, I’m still in the middle of thinking about how I’m going to avoid this war.

Saying that this is the final piece of business, Celes placed an envelope on the table.

Diablo glanced at it and asked about it.