Chapter 46

And so, she who possessed the name Witch of Foresight talked about the future that she had in mind .

“The King will probably run . However, there is quite a distance if he is going to escape to the Royal Capital . Even so, it is unlikely that they will be able to gather a group capable of the opposing Rulan Kingdom in the cities near Rakayan . On the contrary, it cannot be said whether the people will stand up in arms and rebel against the King who had been silent about the war in the end . The King of Rideiran Kingdom will probably be surrounded by enemies on all sides . ”

He reaps what he sows, Heine nodded to a laughing Clarina .

“And? If that happens, what will the King do?”

“He . Will . Come . Here . ”

“By ‘here’, you mean here in Manrinia?”

“Yes, here in Manrinia . ”

“Heeh . And why is that?”

“That’s because the Saintess will be here . And, Sylti and Al, too . Additionally, so is the Prince and Balratona Duke House’s Second Son . And, there will probably be an order for the Knights to accompany Sylti and the others, and a separate order, among others . ”

“A different order?”

“After the purification, Manrinia will be placed under the Knight’s control and they will try to secure the Saintess . Or, so I expect . Probably . That’s why the King will come to Manrinia . And, then, he’s going to use the remaining Knights and Sylti as an additional war power to challenge Rulan Kingdom again, I guess . Well, he might also use Sylti as a shield against the other Dipterous Sword allies fighting in Rulan Kingdom’s side, or maybe turn them to his side . ”

Clarina, who spoke as if she enjoyed the moment, finally could not hold it in and burst out laughing .

“Fufufufu! Ahahahaha! I feel sorry for the people who don’t know we’re here and are heading to Manrinia!! When they find out, they will experience despair for a second time!! There will be absolutely no hope for them!! They will only be continuously driven to despair!! I’m so, so, soooo excited! I can finally take revenge on those who hurt Sylti!! I wonder how long I’ll have to wait!!”

Clarina laughs delightedly, as if she were truly enjoying .

In turn, Heine smiles widely at Clarina .

“Really, my comrades sure have very unique personalities . The closer the end is, the more excitable they get . ”

“That includes Heine-kun, too, of course . ”

“Naturally . ”

Laughing, the two were unaware that the other fellows at the camp were throwing complicated looks their way .

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“Uwah, they sure look like they’re havin’ so much fun over there……”

While watching Clarina and Heine, who are laughing happily on the hill, Rain conversely smiles confusedly .

And, maintaining the smile, Rain reports to the person whose figure appears in the magic circle .

“Everything is in order, and there haven’t been any problems so far, Master . ”

((Seems like it, huh . I’m relieved . ))

Answering to Rain’s report with a smile of his own, was Ait Blurantë, the Guild Master of the Mercenary Guild, The Dipterous Sword .

((We’re also arriving there tomorrow . ))

“Izzat so!? Ah, but ya can’t go any slower, right?”

((That’s right . Those who are in charge of controlling the soldiers of Rulan Kingdom will leave for Rakayan in 3 days . ))

“That’s a pretty tough schedule, innit?”

((I am staying on standby in the Shield’s Perch Headquarter Ship, but the people who are going with Elaine-san sure have it hard . It would be nice if we could land from Rakayan though……))

“They’re being suspected after all, aren’t they?”

((Yes . That’s why, even if it’s a bit hard to do, I decided to dock at Manrinia for a while, and from there, head on to Rakayan . I want Clarina to set up an invisible barrier for those who will be going . ))

“If it’s an invisible barrier, can’t Master put it up? I mean, there are also other people who can do it over there, right?”

((Well, there is, but Clarina-san’s barriers are more stable, and the structure is better, at any rate . I figured it’s safer to entrust it to people who specialize in it . ))

“That said, Clarina-san’s a Commander, too, isn’t she?”

((For me, classifying her as a wizard is fine though . I mean, it’s not unusual for members of The Dipterous Sword to be capable with swords, magic, and commanding after all . ))

“Nah, Kura-san’s pretty bad with swords . ”

((Oh, is that so?))

“There was one time when I joined Kura-san’s sword practice, but I was almost killed when the sword slipped from her hands……”

((My, my……))

Ait also felt uneasy as he saw how Rain turned pale and shivered as he recounted the moment .

If there are things one is good at, of course, there will also be some areas where one is not .

Ait decided to keep Clarina from handling a sword from then on .

“Well, see you tomorrow, Master . ”

((Yes . Well, even if I say that we’ll be immediately returning to the ship anyway……but, you too, don’t just easily put your guard down at the end, got it?))

“I know . I mean, it’s our time to shine after all!”

((That’s right . It’s showtime from now on . Make sure you succeed, okay?))

“Absolutely!!”

Ait once again smiled at Rain who answered energetically, before cutting the call off .

“Won’t be long now . ”

With a face similarly reflecting the enjoyment of the two on the hill, Rain uttered in a voice that bounded with excitement .