Chapter 157.5

CHAPTER 157 . 5: —SIDE DIANEIA MANARIL— VARIOUS PROBLEMS ON OPENING DAY

9 o’clock A . M .

Dianeia had rose with the sun and was doing final checks .
The work had all finished, but she was checking documents .

「This is fine too……ok somehow I looked over it all . 」

It was a hastily put together event, but she believed that management-wise it was done properly .

…… . All that was left was inspecting the plains…… .

If nothing happened, they’d hold the concert on the plains, then come back to do the second concert in town with no trouble .

「Fufu, looking forward to it . 」

That was when she’d be able to spend some time with Daichi .
It might be selfish, but even so she was looking forward to it .

……be that as it may, she had to put in effort right now to make sure she could enjoy later .

Negligence was a powerful enemy . At the very least, she couldn’t let her tension down till this evening .

…… . when evening came she’d be experiencing a different type of tension…but that one would be pleasant .

Dianeia thought as she gathered up the papers and placed them in the finished box . At that moment…

「Princess! There’s an emergency message!」

There was a knock at the door as the Knight Captain yelled out .

「——Emergency? What happened!?」
「Manaril-sama has arrived and needs to speak to you . 」
「Mana-dono is…… . !? Let her in immediately!」

The door was thrown open accordingly .
There was the Knight Captain with sweat on his forehead and an out of breath Manaril .
She wondered what could have happened to put her in such a state .

「What happened Mana-dono!?」

Manaril panted and took a deep breath to speak .

「J-just now, I sensed the water . Wondering, how it was today……then I felt that the, underground water around here has become strange . 」
「Strange?」
「The movement of magic has become unstable… . . this sudden change is a definite turn for the worse . 」
「Can it be……Katarakta has awoken?」

Hearing that things were going badly, Dianeia thought that was the problem immediately .
But, Manaril shook her head .

「No, it shouldn’t be yet . If it completely escaped the seal then I should get recoil that will let me know . 」


「I-is that so? But…it looks like we should hurry . 」
「Yes, I agree . 」

Dianeia looked at Manaril as they both nodded .

「Then we should have you head over now . 」
「Yes of course . The earlier the better . I came her to do that . However…」

Manaril said with a difficult expression .

「An early morning concert won’t attract many people . Without more people my song’s effect will lessen . 」
「That’s right…… . you said that it increases the power . 」
「Yes, so can I leave gathering people to you?」
「Yeah, that’s no problem . The knights should already be prepared . Right?」

Dianeia looked at the Knight Captain and he nodded .

「Ha! From the town to the plains…our security is all ready! —Also we have a cheering squad of 100 people ready to go!」
「As you heard . Can you manage with 100?」

Some audience members had already arrived at the venue .
Manaril seemed a bit surprised, but laughed .

「That’s enough……… . you guys are reliable . 」
「I am grateful to receive a Dragon King’s compliment… . . we’ve dealt with many issues like this . We have learned to prepare . 」
「That’s right . We’ve learned the importance of proper preparations and the need for quick action from our times with Daichi-dono!」

The Knight Captain said throwing out his chest…though with a wry smile .

「Well, we were saved from crisis time after time by Daichi-dono…」
「Haha, that’s right . But… . . we have no intention of relying on him alone . Let’s head to the stage Mana-dono . Let’s do our best . 」
「——un, I’ll be counting on you Dianeia . 」

Manaril said gripping Dianeia’s hand . Then,

「We’ll be going ahead Knight Captain 《Teleport》」

And so they teleported to the plains .