There was no need to deliberate too much. These conditions were extrely favorable to .
“I accept.”
“Good. Tell us if you need anything and we’ll help you as best as we can.”
“I’ll need as much information about the disease as possible.”
“That’s not a problem. Crali.”
The daughter reluctantly took so docunts from the pile that was on her desk and handed them to .
“This is the list of symptoms that we found so far. This one has so notes from herbalists and that one from life mages.”
“Thank you. As I said, I can’t promise anything but I’ll try my best to help.”
The mother nodded while the daughter snickered disdainfully. I greeted both one last ti and exited the tent. My destination was obvious. As soon as I was out of sight and felt no one was paying
any attention, I teleported to 82.
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A few monts after Tila left the tent, Crali looked at her mother with an exasperated expression.
“Mom! Why did you give such generous conditions to that greedy buffoon?”
Angin returned a gaze full of pity at her offspring.
“Fortunately, I’m still alive or my baby would’ve sent Geola to hell multiple tis over.”
“Stop calling
like that! I’m 29, by sel!”
“29 and you still can’t see anything about who you’re facing.”
This made the younger one pause.
“…What do you an? There was nothing special about him, right? Or maybe… No way, is he hiding his rank like you?”
“It took you long enough to realize. That’s right. The one you call a buffoon is probably the person I would least want to beco my enemy in this region. Or maybe even in the world.”
“T-that strong? High-ranked? Or… Transcendent?”
“No, not strong like this. My instinct told
he hasn’t crossed the wall of rank 7 yet.”
“Ah… You scared . But then, what’s the problem with him? It’s impressive that he’s able to hide his rank but that’s all there is to it, right? Isn’t he just a nobody?”
This made Angin sigh.
“Silly girl. As far as I could tell, he’s much younger than you. And he’s also stronger than you. Also… I’m not even sure I could have killed him even if I wanted to.”
“W-wait! Younger than , rank 6 or less, and you can’t kill him? What are you talking about, Mom?”
“Hopeless girl. Why don’t you ever use your head? Why do you think I asked for his help specifically?”
“How can I know that?”
“Think. What was special about him?”
“Nothing except that he was handling new technology.”
“And where did he get that technology?”
“I also tried to guess that but there’s not enough clues. It could co from anywhere.”
“Wrong. Sothing that no one here has seen before? That no one can even reproduce? If there was sothing like that in the world, we would have at least heard rumors about it. We’re the largest trading city in Bankil.”
“But then… where? If it’s not from this world then… Huh, you don’t an…? From inside the dos?”
Angin nodded while enjoying her daughter’s shocked expression.
“That’s right. To think you’d never reach the correct answer if I didn’t guide you that much. Geola’s dood in your hands.”
“Argh! Stop making fun of ! You’re the one who told
to manage the city in your place!”
“My poor city, ruled by a moronic girl… Sigh. She can’t have inherited this from . Is it the father? It must be. Sigh.”
“Mom!”
“All right, back to the topic. Do you understand what this ans?”
“It ans… It ans… He’s a human who cos from inside the dos?”
“Oh my sel… Can’t you do anything but spout the obvious?”
“Argh! It’s because you don’t give
enough ti to think!”
“Oh, really? Then take your ti and tell .”
Crali closed her eyes and focused all her ntal power on the task. If the man was coming from inside the dos, that ant he was a human. If he was a human, that ant… He was from a species unseen for centuries. And he had access to the superior technology that apparently existed there. Since he’s been selling it regularly, that ant… he had the ans to go in and out of the dos!
“I know! He’s able to go in and out of the dos!”
“How?”
“How…? W-wait a bit more.”
Crali ignored the sigh that her mother purposely released to annoy her and went back to her thought process. Tila could co in and out of the dos at will. That ant he had found a way to cross the otherwise impenetrable dos. It was sothing even transcendent couldn’t destroy but he hadn’t even beco high-ranked. An idea ca to her mind.
“Did the humans there develop a technology that allow them to escape the dos?”
“That doesn’t make any sense. If that was the case, they would have co out as a group, even if only for protection. And they wouldn’t recklessly sell their technology here. Try again.”
If it wasn’t technology, then the only thing left was affinity. And if talking about an affinity that could escape physical restriction and move as they pleased, there was only one.
“He’s a spatial mage!”
“I almost died waiting. Do you understand now why we shouldn’t antagonize him?”
“Spatial mages are thought to be extinct. No one has seen anyone with space affinity since humans secluded themselves In their dos. He’s a unique person in this world.”
“Yes. What’s more, he’s probably acting alone, without letting other humans know. Both his abilities and knowledge are extrely invaluable. He also understood this and chose to beco a trader since the profession is very suitable with spatial spells.”
“But then, that ans… You want him to find a cure from the humans inside the dos!”
“That’s correct. And if he succeeds, we’ll use that opportunity to shower him with rewards and make him our ally.”
Crali finally looked like she had seen the light, her expression of amazent making her mother smile.
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