Chapter 122: Harold Lawrence

Chapter 122: Harold Lawrence

The job of the guards at the scene of the accident was to keep the curious onlookers away from the scene.

In the case of a flashy incident in the royal capital like this time, the number of onlookers was unusually large.

As a result, even the guards who were supposed to be off duty were also called to the scene.

Still, their numbers were insignificant compared to the number of onlookers.

Therefore, a 『no-entry rope』, which is a kind of alchemy tool, was stretched around the site.

Touching the rope would cause a slight shock.

Letting the onlookers know that they couldn’t go any further.

However, an old man came over and entered while grasping the 『no-entry rope』 with his hand.

In front of the guards.

“Hey, old man, you can’t come in here. Or rather, why are you fine grabbing the rope?”

One of the guards tried to chase the old man away.

“Hmm. This is a tool that I helped make. I know the principle it works by better than anyone else.”

“Ha?”

“I’m Ilarion Baraha, the Chief Magician of the Kingdom’s Court Magicians. Call the person responsible for the site over.”

When Ilarion said that, nobody moved for a few moments, but one person understood and rushed off.

The remaining guards were all silent, glancing at each other.

No one was confident that they could properly deal with the sudden appearance of one of the Kingdom’s heavyweights.

The guard who encountered him first started with ‘Hey, old man’ ... and that guard’s complexion was so deathly pale that he could be seen even at night.

A minute later, a person who seemed to be in charge of the guards rushed over.

“I’m sorry to have kept you waiting, Ilarion-sama. I am Rex, the Vice-Captain of the Royal Guard Corps, who is in charge of this site.”

Vice-Captain Rex saluted and introduced himself.

“Okay, Vice-Captain Rex, I’m sorry to bother you when you’re busy, but I wonder if you can explain the current situation. After all, the explosion shook my laboratory too. As a person in charge, I have to explain various things as well. Just enough for me to grasp the situation.”

“Y-yes. Currently, there are accident investigators, but I have not received any reports yet ...”

It was dangerous to dig too deep.

“Well. If there was an adventurer who could use fusion magic, I would want to scout them for my laboratory after retirement. If a person I selected had died ...I would have to source for a substitute as soon as possible.”

Ilarion responded in a carefree manner.

“I see. That’s right. Right now, I’ve called an adventurer guild staff member to confirm their identities. It’s about time they finish confirmation and report ...”

A man came forward as he said that.

It was Josiah Onsager, the vice guildmaster of the Royal Capital Adventurer’s Guild, who also knew Ilarion.

“Minister of Home Affairs, I was able to confirm ... Ilarion-sama? It has been a long time.”

“Hi. Vice guildmanster Josiah. It’s been a long time.”

“So, Josiah, the adventurers?”

When prompted by Harold Lawrence, Josia frowned.

“It’s true that they are adventurers from the royal capital. They are the six members of the C-rank party 『Dragon’s Claw』 and the four members of the D-rank party 『Black Shadow』.”

Josiah was saddened by the death of his fellows.

Ilarion was relieved to hear that 『Dawn Star』 was not involved.

(The six were the ones at the adventurer’s guard station. The four were the ones Sica mentioned he hired ...)

Ilarion matched the news with prior information.

“I see. That is a tragedy. Thank you for your confirmation. We will return the bodies to the guild once the inspections and procedures are completed. Please wait until then.”

“I understand. Thank you.”

The conversation between Harold Lawrence and Josiah was over, and Josiah walked towards the guild.

“Now then, I’ll return too. Count, I’ve taken your time.”

“Don’t worry about it.”

When Ilarion stepped in front of the onlookers, they naturally split to the left and right.

Then he went back to the laboratory.

Harold Lawrence watched with a slight glimpse of an indescribable light in his eyes before turning to return to the scene.