「And finally, the Holy Knight Ashley and Chloe and Chloa from Vienetta will protect Margrave Boldaf’s household.」
Ashley, along with the brothers Chloe and Chloa. In terms of both ability and discretion, they can be trusted.
「Vienetta was the first choice among the candidates. They’re more than capable. Plus, I thought about borrowing an item from the younger brother, Chloa. You know, the item he used during the previous battle with the Hero. The ring that jams enemy item effects.」
This is probably because there’s a possibility that the darkness created by the assassin might be due to an item.
「The Item Effect Jammer Ring, huh?」
When I heard the true meaning behind the ring from Chloa, I secretly blushed. But more importantly—
「Hey, you don’t look too happy about this. Aren’t Ashley and Vienetta perfect choices?」
Anon, under his hood, somehow seemed to lack his usual composure.
「Well, our countermeasures against the forced darkness are a bit lacking, and the barrier team, which is another key part of our strategy, is somewhat… they pale in comparison to the others.」
He appears to be worried. If the forced darkness created by the assassin is due to magic or a skill, can the deployed personnel handle it properly?
As for the barrier, although efforts were made to secure capable mages, it seems they couldn’t gather personnel with the ideal abilities for this matter. Even so, the people from Clartel who are coming to help are all considered excellent by normal standards.
「That’s not to say that the sisters who are joining us this time are inadequate…」
Frankly speaking, there’s an undeniable feeling that they lack the necessary power.
「Ah, this is difficult…」
I understand his desire to be thoroughly prepared. If only Mika and Sensei were here—
「That’s it! That’s right! Sensei and Mika are coming back!」
The timing couldn’t be more perfect! Yet Anon once again—
「We’ve already considered that. Our people have tried to contact them multiple times, but all attempts have failed. Somehow, even when we find them and follow them, in the blink of an eye, they vanish without a trace—as if we’ve been fooled by a wraith. This has happened many times.」
That was probably Sensei’s doing. For her, hiding or evading is a piece of cake.
「This is just my personal view, but the fact that Omi, who was so friendly to us in the Sealed Dungeon, won’t even listen to us this time suggests she has some intention of her own. So we thought it wouldn’t be wise to be too persistent against her will, as it might offend her.」
I don’t think that’s the case, though. The attack is scheduled for tomorrow evening. If we wanted to, we could connect with Sensei through the Contact Pearl and have her return in time for the attack—but Anon says that wouldn’t be wise. In that case, we should consider connections other than Sensei and Mika.
「What should we do…」
「It’s blunt, but there’s nothing we can do… But that’s something we can say only because we’ve already done what we could.」
We nodded to each other several times and sighed. Then we confirmed tomorrow’s arrangements with each other.
According to Anon, miniaturized Crane’s Guidance devices have already been installed at the four locations expected to be attacked, making it possible to rush there immediately if anything happens.
By the way, regarding the completed Crane’s Guidance, the upper echelons of the nation have agreed with Chloa and the others to keep it out of the public eye as much as possible. I can’t imagine what compensation was paid to them in return, but considering that Crane’s Guidance is such revolutionary technology that it could easily be misused, it’s probably a necessary measure. The nation’s upper echelons are particularly adamant about keeping it absolutely hidden from foreign countries. Nevertheless, in the event that its existence becomes public, they’ve decided to maintain that except in special cases, it cannot be mass-produced or newly created. I hear that the handling is extremely strict.
Time flew by as we exchanged information about the handling of Crane’s Guidance not only for this case but also our recent situations, and engaged in some casual conversation.
「See you.」
「Yeah. Good luck.」
Anon extended his hand. I grabbed it.
「You too.」
After our final words of encouragement, I left his house. Wishing for the success of the operation and everyone’s safety, I rushed to the mountain.
○○○
「So I’ll be going out tomorrow for a bit.」
I sat down facing Sena and straightened my posture. I explained the outline of the matter and informed her that I would be going out tomorrow.
「I understand.」
She acknowledged and stood up swiftly. Then she floated around the cabin, picked up several objects, and went to the desk. She performed mysterious actions such as applying force, writing something, and blowing breath onto them. When she finished, she opened the exchange diary(?).
「Don’t worry about Crane and Hanako.」
Crane? Hanako? Though I was puzzled, Sena was so absorbed in her task that I couldn’t easily interject. She scribbled something in the exchange diary (tentative), inserted the talismans(?) she had prepared earlier, and set it in the teleport device in the corner of the room. After confirming that the exchange diary (tentative) had disappeared, she came over to me. Then, plop—she knelt in front of me with her back turned, leaned her body against me, and fit perfectly there.
She occasionally behaves like this, as if seeking affection. Although I, an eternal pure-hearted boy, still feel embarrassed, I embraced her. As we spent some time feeling each other’s presence, Sena suddenly murmured.
「Ichiro.」
「Yeah, what is it?」
「I want to go out into the outside world a little.」
I felt her voice trembling slightly.
「After this matter is over. Ichiro, will you help me?」
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Chapter 283
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「And finally, the Holy Knight Ashley and Chloe and Chloa from Vienetta will protect Margrave Boldaf’s household.」
Ashley, along with the brothers Chloe and Chloa.
In terms of both ability and discretion, they can be trusted.
「Vienetta was the first choice among the candidates. They’re more than capable. Plus, I thought about borrowing an item from the younger brother, Chloa. You know, the item he used during the previous battle with the Hero. The ring that jams enemy item effects.」
This is probably because there’s a possibility that the darkness created by the assassin might be due to an item.
「The Item Effect Jammer Ring, huh?」
When I heard the true meaning behind the ring from Chloa, I secretly blushed.
But more importantly—
「Hey, you don’t look too happy about this. Aren’t Ashley and Vienetta perfect choices?」
Anon, under his hood, somehow seemed to lack his usual composure.
「Well, our countermeasures against the forced darkness are a bit lacking, and the barrier team, which is another key part of our strategy, is somewhat… they pale in comparison to the others.」
He appears to be worried. If the forced darkness created by the assassin is due to magic or a skill, can the deployed personnel handle it properly?
As for the barrier, although efforts were made to secure capable mages, it seems they couldn’t gather personnel with the ideal abilities for this matter. Even so, the people from Clartel who are coming to help are all considered excellent by normal standards.
「That’s not to say that the sisters who are joining us this time are inadequate…」
Frankly speaking, there’s an undeniable feeling that they lack the necessary power.
「Ah, this is difficult…」
I understand his desire to be thoroughly prepared.
If only Mika and Sensei were here—
「That’s it! That’s right! Sensei and Mika are coming back!」
The timing couldn’t be more perfect!
Yet Anon once again—
「We’ve already considered that. Our people have tried to contact them multiple times, but all attempts have failed. Somehow, even when we find them and follow them, in the blink of an eye, they vanish without a trace—as if we’ve been fooled by a wraith. This has happened many times.」
That was probably Sensei’s doing.
For her, hiding or evading is a piece of cake.
「This is just my personal view, but the fact that Omi, who was so friendly to us in the Sealed Dungeon, won’t even listen to us this time suggests she has some intention of her own.
So we thought it wouldn’t be wise to be too persistent against her will, as it might offend her.」
I don’t think that’s the case, though.
The attack is scheduled for tomorrow evening. If we wanted to, we could connect with Sensei through the Contact Pearl and have her return in time for the attack—but Anon says that wouldn’t be wise.
In that case, we should consider connections other than Sensei and Mika.
「What should we do…」
「It’s blunt, but there’s nothing we can do… But that’s something we can say only because we’ve already done what we could.」
We nodded to each other several times and sighed.
Then we confirmed tomorrow’s arrangements with each other.
According to Anon, miniaturized Crane’s Guidance devices have already been installed at the four locations expected to be attacked, making it possible to rush there immediately if anything happens.
By the way, regarding the completed Crane’s Guidance, the upper echelons of the nation have agreed with Chloa and the others to keep it out of the public eye as much as possible.
I can’t imagine what compensation was paid to them in return, but considering that Crane’s Guidance is such revolutionary technology that it could easily be misused, it’s probably a necessary measure. The nation’s upper echelons are particularly adamant about keeping it absolutely hidden from foreign countries.
Nevertheless, in the event that its existence becomes public, they’ve decided to maintain that except in special cases, it cannot be mass-produced or newly created. I hear that the handling is extremely strict.
Time flew by as we exchanged information about the handling of Crane’s Guidance not only for this case but also our recent situations, and engaged in some casual conversation.
「See you.」
「Yeah. Good luck.」
Anon extended his hand. I grabbed it.
「You too.」
After our final words of encouragement, I left his house.
Wishing for the success of the operation and everyone’s safety, I rushed to the mountain.
○○○
「So I’ll be going out tomorrow for a bit.」
I sat down facing Sena and straightened my posture.
I explained the outline of the matter and informed her that I would be going out tomorrow.
「I understand.」
She acknowledged and stood up swiftly.
Then she floated around the cabin, picked up several objects, and went to the desk. She performed mysterious actions such as applying force, writing something, and blowing breath onto them. When she finished, she opened the exchange diary(?).
「Don’t worry about Crane and Hanako.」
Crane? Hanako?
Though I was puzzled, Sena was so absorbed in her task that I couldn’t easily interject.
She scribbled something in the exchange diary (tentative), inserted the talismans(?) she had prepared earlier, and set it in the teleport device in the corner of the room. After confirming that the exchange diary (tentative) had disappeared, she came over to me. Then, plop—she knelt in front of me with her back turned, leaned her body against me, and fit perfectly there.
She occasionally behaves like this, as if seeking affection. Although I, an eternal pure-hearted boy, still feel embarrassed, I embraced her. As we spent some time feeling each other’s presence, Sena suddenly murmured.
「Ichiro.」
「Yeah, what is it?」
「I want to go out into the outside world a little.」
I felt her voice trembling slightly.
「After this matter is over. Ichiro, will you help me?」
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