Bonus story
Marcela Questions Mariette
“YOU ARE MISS MARIETTE, the pupil of Miss Adele—or rather, Miss Mile—are you not?”
“Y-yes I am! It’s wonderful to meet you!”
The Wonder Trio were aware that there was a little girl named Mariette of whom Mile was quite fond. This was their first time meeting, but in the deluge of information about the Crimson Vow that had come out in the past half year, the names Servants of the Goddess, Lenny the Innkeeper, and Saint Mariette kept coming up alongside their own on the list of Mile’s friends and intimates. Unlike the first two, who were nothing more than an associated hunting party and the girl who worked at the inn where the Crimson Vow usually stayed, this Mariette seemed to be something quite special. She was, by all accounts, a beautiful girl Mile had spent a great deal of time teaching the secrets of magic she had imparted only to the
Wonder Trio—and not even shared with her fellow members of the Crimson Vow.
It was cats and little children that Mile loved the most, but the next best thing was a cute younger girl… Knowing this about her was enough to instill a sense of danger in the Trio.
While Mile-001 was temporarily out of the room, it was time for them to properly assess the level of threat this Mariette posed. However…
“You all are such an inspiration! I can’t believe I actually get to talk to you, the Wonder Trio! The ones who supported Miss Mile throughout her school days, strove alongside her, and who led a legendary assault during that battle half a year ago!”
“I would say you led a legendary assault yourself…” said Marcela, a bit put off by this girl who now stared at her, eyes glimmering. The Trio had thought that a three-on-one conversation might be intimidating, so Monika and Aureana had agreed to stand by while Marcela did all the talking.
“Miss Mariette,” Marcela continued, “Just what are you to Miss Mi—er, just how much did Miss Mile teach you of the principles of magics, how to use powerful spells, and her ‘family secrets’?”
“Oh, well she introduced me to the Goddess’s retainers, who have been helping me with magic. She also taught me about the structure of the human body, silent casting, how to form an effective image, the composition of matter—the tiny little grains and the even tinier ones… And also gravity magic, lattice barriers, and some other stuff.”
That’s everything!!! the Trio silently screamed. Also, probably some stuff that even we don’t know!!!
After the battle, Mile had met with Mariette numerous times, teaching her a bit more with each visit, so that she would not be snatched away by any bad actors now that she had become famous herself. Of course, Mariette thought Mile would surely have already taught her good friends, the Wonder Trio, anything that she had taught Mariette…which meant she didn’t hesitate to tell Marcela everything she knew.
Marcela was pale in the face as she asked a number of additional questions but was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief when she realized that, despite her deep admiration for Mile, Mariette did not consider herself Mile’s equal, nor harbor any grand delusions of traveling together with her…
***
And so, the Wonder Trio left the temporary shrine behind, heading back toward the kingdom of Brandel to enact their plans.
“We, the Wonder Trio, are the ones who shall take Miss Adele’s hand as she travels off on this new adventure, reaching out to say, ‘Come along with me!’ We shall never let anyone else serve as her companions! We shall follow you to the ends of the earth, Miss Adele… No, beyond there, even! Now then, Miss Monika, Miss Aureana, let us go!”
“All right!!!”
***
MAN, THINGS ARE REALLY GETTIN’ GOOD.
[YEAH, THEIR RATINGS ON THE NANONET HAVE JUST SKYROCKETED!]
{I AM SO GLAD WE ENDED UP ASSIGNED TO THE WONDER TRIO. I DON’T THINK WE’LL BE BORED FOR QUITE SOME TIME…}
Somewhere nearby, some tiny beings, invisible to the naked eye, were congratulating themselves on their good luck in a way that humans could never hear…
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