That turned out to be a lot more trouble
The tense, suffocating atmosphere dissipated into thin air as if it werent there.
Lilea lightly pressed her temples as she finally let out the air she had been holding in her lungs with a sharp sigh.
But we gained a lot of information too.
What do you an?
That knight wasnt the supposedly dead magician that I knew. I dont rember him being that talkative.
So that ans that man used so ans to imitate or even steal that magic?
That would be about right.
Which ant that it was more than possible that the Magician Hunter himself possessed other kinds of magic, too.
But our problem is thatDisorientationmagic of his
Even if we were wary of the possibility that he could use other sorts of magic, we still had no way of getting around his disorientation magic.
We couldnt move forward without a proper counterasure against it.
And given the matter at hand, maybe those guys know the flaw in that magic that we can exploit.
Those guys?
Yeah. Until exactly two years ago, the magician who originally used theDisorientationmagic belonged to the Order. So if we ask the knights, they might give us sothing useful.
However, its hard to imagine that the Order, which for so reason had remained silent amidst the magician killings, would cooperate with us even if we explained the situation to them.
I agreed with Lilea's bitterly expressed rambling.
But then, a certain sothing suddenly flashed through my mind.
It was the magic words that Fiole Islebark, the woman I t in Minaura, had taught .
If you ever find yourself in any trouble, you can ask her to help you out.
And I believe the na she ntioned was Zenoah Alrida.
Ill see what I can do. I have connections, fortunately.
The two girls gave a hard, reproachful look, completely in surprise as to how I got such a connection.
Feeling uncomfortable, she turned away and agreed with a pout.
Just so were clear, do you two not want to leave the capital?
I think were safer if the three of us stuck together.
Are we really supposed to take that mans word now?
Before Lilea could completely finish her question, Sofia and I already had our answers.
I just thought Id ask since I dont really trust that man either. I just wanted to say that if you are choosing to stay in this place out of concern for , it's a needless concern.
I see.
Yeah, and if thats the case, isnt it better to go our separate ways for the ti being?
aning?
As far as I can tell from what that man said earlier, as of today, he has no intention of killing any magicians, including us.
He did say that.
The Magician Hunter mightve been wounded for all we know, but under the circumstances, he had an overwhelming advantage over us.
But despite that, he didnt try to attack us in any way, completely justifying having no intention of killing any magician this ti.
If thats indeed the case, Lilea would surely say that we should do everything we can while we still have the ti.
I see.
I thought it was reasonable.
We were in a completely disadvantaged situation, yet he didnt harm us.
While theres a touch of frustration in this fact, we should be making the most of it now.
Hence why we took Lileas suggestion into action.
You use your connections to the knights, while Sofia and I will go around the place looking for people who might know sothing.
Okay.
Regardless of whether wed be the ones to defeat him or not, nothing would touch him until we could find sothing about his disorientation magic.
Therefore, the first and foremost priority was to find the flaw in that very magic.
***
***
No magic is devoid of any flaw.
There is no exception.
It is a well-known fact and an absolute rule.
And depending on the range of one's abilities, the size of the defects that they have will also vary.
Thus, the best way to defeat a magician is to look for their flaws.
Because no matter how much magicians may be called "embodint of unreasonableness," it's completely impossible to be spared from the providence of the world
Or so I thought. I thought I could find sothing out after talking about magicians and all, but surprisingly enough, I cant seem to find anything at all.
That is, unless they are self-reported, said the woman with long silvered eyelashes, sowhat absent-mindedly talking to about magic for unknown reasons.
It was about an hour later.
I left Lilea and Sofia to go on my own and reached the knights station.
But as I expected, the guards could only kick out, preaching about how this isnt a place for a child like to be.
Until at the sa mont, I happened to et a woman dressed in a knights uniform.
And sohow, as soon as she stepped between and the guards, everything suddenly settled down, and they finally let inside the establishnt.
Why did you invite inside, if you dont mind asking?
Unlike the guards, I only asked her to et with a certain person in the Order.
Nevertheless, she granted my request and invited inside.
I kept quiet about it because it was in my favor, but it was almost eerie thinking about how convenient things had gone so far.
And before long:
Because you know Fiole, dont you? Youre here because you were told to turn to in tis of trouble.
Her reply was so abrupt it made my mind go blank.
Indeed, she was right.
I ca to this office to et soone nad Zenoah Alrida.
But thats not sothing I had said to anyone just yet.
Her clear eyes shot through .
I was under the illusion that she could see right through .
Yes, I can indeed see right through you. Thats my magical ability after all.
Magic, again.
And judging from this situation and her previous statent, hers is probably
Apologies for my late introduction. My na is Zenoah Alrida, and my magical ability isMind Reading: DoctusTo put it simply, I possess the ability to hear one's thoughts. As for its flaws, when I try to use this magic, my sense of hearing becos completely useless and the fatigue I get from it is ridiculous too, to boot.
I knew it.
Wondering if I should introduce myself as well as my magical abilities in detail too, I opened my mouth hurriedly.
Im Julius. My magical ability is
Sword: CreationIts flaws limit you to only being able to manifest it right next to your limb. And if it leaves your hand, it will disappear in less than ten seconds, correct?
There goes my answer before I could even give it.
Im sorry. You had trouble with our knight guards, so I took the liberty listening to your thoughts, as well as your abilities. So allow to apologize for the confusion, let alone the worries that I made.
Hearing so, she gave the impression of being a very serious person.
If she had kept quiet, I would never have learned about it, but she ventured out her way to tell the truth and apologize.
It also made a little more sense that Fiole gave an opportunity to et with Zenoah in tis of trouble.
If I kept quiet about it, Fiole wouldnt forgive Thats enough idle talk. Ti is running out, so let's get down to business.
Inside a guest room located in the station, the two of us sat across from each other at a long wooden desk.
Zenoah then looked out the twilight-colored window for a mont before speaking again.
The reason for your visit today was because you wanted to ask about the Magician Hunter, wasn't it?
Zenoah, who tipped her head slightly while swaying her long flaxen hair, contorted the corners of her eyes as she said so.
With a soft smile plastered on her face, she proceeded.
A flaw to a magic called theDisorientationmagic, the Magician Hunter's abilities, and his identity. In addition to telling you everything I know at this point in ti, I will also tell you how this happened. However, there is one favor a request I would like to ask of you in return.
A request?
Why is the Order still not making its move despite all the information they have?
And if they know the whole picture, why are they not sharing information?
As she continued to speak, questions kept popping up in my head one after another.
And perhaps since she was a magician who possessed such an ability, she could probably see right through my inner thoughts without any wasted effort.
However, she didn't answer my question and instead continued speaking.
And it was almost the sa words uttered by the Magician Hunter whom I had t just an hour before, by sheer coincidence.
Yes. I need you to withdraw and not get involved in this incident.
Reviews
All reviews (0)