Chapter 352
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「Ohh-! Rei. It’s been such a long time. It’s late for me to say this, but thanks to you, we were able to win the war against the Bestir Empire and the Neutral faction was able to maintain its respect. Thank you for that.」
Inside Daska’s office, in the lord’s residence. As soon as Rei entered, Daska, who had been cleaning up documents at his desk, stood up from his chair with a smile on his stern face as he thanked Rei.
At first glance, he looked like a grim middle-aged man who could be a warrior or a knight, so it was surprising to see the mismatch of someone like Daska doing paperwork. However, Rei only laughed at that in his mind.
「I was hired as a mercenary, so I was just doing my job.」
「Hahaha. That’s right, but you still played a very big role. Transporting supplies and using Set to keep a watch on the surroundings as we marched. Your biggest help was in battle. If you hadn’t been there, us Neutrals and the Aristocratic faction would have suffered a lot of damage. I was late to come back to Gilm because of the mess in the Royal Capital that I had to deal with, but did the guild master give you the magic tent?」
「Yes, it was very useful on my trip to Emoshion.」
「I see, that’s good then. That magic tent was one of the best magic items I had. It’s a bit old and there’s no fire or water in it, but it’s still fine to use when camping out at night.」
「That’s true. In my case, I have a dagger that can make water and I can use magic to create a fire. It is a bit of a hassle to have to do that outside the tent, but it’s like day and night comparing it to camping outside normally.」
Daska nodded with a smile at Rei’s words.
To Daska, it might have been a smile of satisfaction, but to others who didn’t know him, they might see it as a smile closer to that of a savage carnivorous animal.
It was the day after Rei had decided to take the rank up quest. He had come to the lord’s residence to thank Daska for the magic item he had been given. Strangely, all the knights he met, and even their boss, Daska, were surprisingly friendly to him.
If you thought about it though, it wasn’t really that much of a surprise considering how much Rei had benefited them. Originally, they would have likely suffered a great amount of damage to their vanguard forces, but Rei’s magic meant that they had suffered almost no casualties. Thus, that alone was already sufficient to increase the influence of the Neutral faction within the Mireana Kingdom.
Daska had remained in the Royal Capital for such a long time to take advantage of his additional influence and had only returned to his territory in Gilm several days ago.
After returning to Gilm, he had to deal with one task after another, hearing about what had happened in Gilm while he had been away. He had spent the past few days sorting that all out when Rei had come.
Because of that, it was natural for Daska to be in a good mood.
「That aside, that Lemrace. I heard in the Royal Capital that Emoshion had been blockaded by a monster……well, you did solve that problem in the end. Thanks for that.」
「No, it wasn’t that big of a deal. Besides, the Lemrace was a highly intelligent monster. Why would it blockade Emoshion? It won’t be perfectly safe unless the cause is eventually found.」
「……That’s true. That part is certainly still not known. However, I have heard rumours that researchers will be dispatched from the Royal Capital, so you won’t need to worry about that. Rather.」
Daska, who had been smiling and talking in a good mood, suddenly turned serious as he looked at Rei.
「I heard you met with Duke Quent’s daughter?」
「Yes, I have. Is there any problem with that?」
「……No, I don’t have the right to stop you from meeting who you want, so I can’t say I have a problem with that. Rather, how was it? Seeing the young lady.」
「Well, she was surprising in various ways. It’s amazing to see someone able to use magic so well even though they are less than 10 years old.」
「When you say that about her magic, I can only hear it as sarcasm.」
Daska said that with a wry smile. However, unlike Rei, who could only use fire magic, Marka was definitely amazing in the sense that she was good at wind, earth an light magic.
(Well, I don’t think I would lose to her if we fought.)
Rei was aware that he wasn’t a match for Marka in terms of the range of magic they could use, but he didn’t think that she would be able to handle the fire magic that he specialised in.
That said, she was also followed by Coan, who could serve as her vanguard.
「For now, I’m just friends with Marka.」
「……Friends. Well, if you say that, I won’t say anything more. But be careful, Marka aside, her father is pretty determined person.」
「Yes, thank you for your advice.」
At Daska’s advice, Rei bowed his head honestly.
「So then, may I ask what your plans for the future are? You’re going to take the rank up test, so can I think that you plan to continue working in Gilm as an adventurer for a while?」
「……No. I’m sorry, but I’m planning to go to the Labyrinth City soon.」
「The Labyrinth City? ……Well, if you want to collect magic stones and magic items, then that’s not a bad place to go. However, it’s going to be tough to go down a dungeon by yourself.」
Daska looked at Rei worriedly.
When he had still been serving in the knights back at the Royal Capital, Daska had once received a mission to go down the dungeon in the Labyrinth City. He spoke with a seriousness that only those who had seen the real thing could have.
However, Rei shook his head with a small smile at Daska’s words.
「It’s fine. I won’t be going down alone. There’s Set as well.」
Originally, he had wanted to say that he would be going down the dungeon with Elena. However, Rei hesitated to explain it, considering the difference in stance between the Neutral and Aristocratic factions.
「I see. ……I see.」
Daska nodded twice with a smile as he realised it.
It wasn’t hard to see Rei’s reluctance to say any more and having known Rei for so long, it wasn’t hard for Daska to guess what Rei was hesitating about.
(If I had to make a guess……it’s probably the General Princess.)
There was a dungeon close to Gilm. The two of them had first met on the way there and they had met again during the war with the Bestir Empire. Daska knew that their relationship had gotten closer. However, naturally, he had no right to speak about the love affairs of others. Of course though, Daska did hope that the relationship between the two would help to create a friendly relationship between the Neutral and Aristocratic factions.
Because of that, although he was very much aware of Rei’s plans, Daska diverted the subject without saying anything more.
「The rank up test though. If you pass that, you’ll be the fastest adventurer to have reached B rank.」
「I don’t know too much about that.」
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