CH 375

The sun was still high in the afternoon and we were gathered in a large area, finishing our preparations.

“Are you ready?”

“I’m ready!”

“We’re all here. We’re all here, but can you move such a large group?”

“Hmph, who the hell do you think I am? I’m the great wizard who trained himself, you know?”

Dibit-san laughs and lights a cigarette. 

It’s not that I don’t trust you, but Sephiro and Ash aside, Me, Makina, Fath-san and Ornob-san. In addition, Radia, Schneider, two horses, a carriage, and yourself are all going to be transferred at once, so he needs to be cautious.

However, Dibit-san and his former companion, Fath-san, were not particularly bothered.

“I guess it’s easy if it’s this much only. When we defeated the bandits, you transferred fifty of them at once and took them by surprise, after all.”

“Oh, that time back then, huh! I miss that time. I used the same technique two years ago when I attacked a castle.”

“Fifty men ……”

If that’s the case, it’s true that he can easily carry us all. I’ve been practicing transfer magic for a while now, but it’s exhausting and you have to concentrate really hard when there are multiple objects to transfer. I’ve finally gotten to the point where I can transfer multiple small rocks, but it’s still a lot of work. I thought it would be a good opportunity to watch and learn, so I increased my concentration.

“Oh, that’s a good spirit, huh? …… ”

“Kuoon!?”

“……”

“You’re good. As I thought, you’re really interesting, Lars.”

“Kuoon♪!”

I picked up Ash and used transfer magic to bring him up above my head, but I quickly carried him with my levitation and landed on the ground. Just a few minutes ago, I was losing my concentration by transferring Fath-san’s clothes, so I’m not fazed by this anymore.

Dibit-san chuckles while scattering cigarette ashes all over the area where we are. it’s not that he was making a mess, but it seems like he was drawing what looked like a magic circle.

“Fuh, In my case, smoking calms me down. And then I scatter the ashes to amplify the magic power by creating my own territory.”

“That’s fascinating. It’s interesting, because I can’t do much magic.”

While Ornob-san showed his interest, I was thinking about something else in my mind.

This is the first time I’m seeing this, but I think a territory is a place where you can create your own shrine, temple, or some other kind of sacred space. Is it easier to understand if I say that it acts like a power spot for a while?

In any case, creating a magical power field like that would make it possible to transfer a large number of people.

“Hurry it up, do your boasting later.”

“Okay. Well then, ready? We’re going to a town near Sandiola called Yark. When we get there, we’ll hide in a random abandoned house. There are some people in this town who participated in the coup d’etat two years ago, and they will help us. So let’s go!　 ……!”

When Dibit-san put his hands on the ground and used his magic, my vision wavered, and I felt a strong sense of floating.

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“Abol, do you still not know where Ornob is yet?”

“I’m sorry, sir. I’m sorry, but I’ve heard that a woman with a child and an old woman were seen in town, but that was a long time ago. …… I can’t seem to track them down.”

“This isn’t good, at this rate, I’m going to lose Helena’s trust. It’s been a week since the appointment and I think she’s losing patience.”

“Why don’t we just make sure she doesn’t get away like this? If we just put her on a cage …… that’s what you plan to do, don’t you?”

When Abol says this to Afmand, Afmand shakes his head and then opens his mouth.

“I wouldn’t do that. I’ve been spending a lot of time with her this past week, and she’s a very nice girl. And she’s smart. I don’t think she’ll have any feelings for me if I force her to be mine. Worst-case scenario, she could kill herself. She might even stab me in the back and try to kill me.”

“Well, that’s fine if that’s what Afmand-sama wants, but …… have you seriously fallen in love with her?”

“S-Shut up!”

As Abol narrowed his eyes with his mouth bent in a frown, Afmand shouted, tapping Abol on the shoulder. Then Helena, the center of the conversation, came over to him.

“Oh, there you are. Your Majesty, I think lunch is ready? And the other ministers were looking for you because they said you had a visitor.”

“A visitor? ……? Have you heard anything, Abol?”

“No, you don’t have an audience scheduled. He’s probably just another peddler or something.”

“Anyway, I’ve already told you. so I’m going to have lunch.”

“Well, you won’t wait for me?”

“I’m hungry and who knows when it will be over?”

Helena made a good point and Afmand made a bitter face. I can’t invite a guest to lunch, and I don’t feel very good about showing Helena, he thought, and walked off with Abol.

“Kuh …… It can’t be helped, let’s end this quickly. Let’s go, Abol!”

“Yes, sir …… if you’re misled by a woman, you can’t be a great king, you know.”

“Shut up!?”

“Good luck♪ Come on, lunchtime, lunchtime.”

After watching Helena walk away with a smile on her face, Afmand went to the audience hall. He stood Abol beside him on the throne and shouted for him to open the door.

“You may enter.”

The door slowly opened and three men and a woman walked in. The man who seemed to be the leader, with his gray hair pulled back in a full bun and shining glasses, bowed graciously.

“Nice to meet you, King of Sandiola. I’m Retzel, I’m a traveling doctor.”

It’s been a while since I’ve been able to write an afterword ……!

Thank you for reading!

[Afterword Theater]

“You were seriously dead ……”

Working 15 hours a day is a lot of work …… It’s 2am when I got home and did some writing ……

“Sleep on weekends for now ……”

Such warm eyes ……!?