458. The Plan Is Simple
“Graaaah!”
“Grrrrrr.”
“Gnah—”
Edithe covered her ears as she heard the whining. But the baby Wyvenrs wouldn’t stop. Even when Ismail Zuland tried to placate them. He was a [Beastmaster]. The best Edithe knew. Yet, nothing he did could calm the Novis, Bellum, and Oriur.
undefined“Ugh, why are we on babysitting duty, anyway?”
The redhead groaned as she sat back on the wagon. Ismail glared at her. His Pegasus snorted behind him.
“I’m the one babysitting them. You are just sitting there and whining like they are.”
“Oh, uh, sorry.”
She shrank back as the [Beastmaster] went back to tending to the baby Wyverns. It was a rather large wagon they were gathered in. It was almost like a transportation cart for horses and the like, except it was repurposed for Ismail’s Pegasus to stay. Unfortunately, he and his trusty flying steed found themselves sharing a room with Novis, Bellum, and Oriur since the three of them couldn’t just walk the entire way to the Inoria Empire.
And that led to this situation. Edithe lay back against the cart where she sat as the three whining baby Wyverns continued to cry, unhappy that Salvos wasn’t here. Ismail Zuland tried his best to cheer them up, but it didn’t matter. A [Will O’ Wisp] followed after the cart, giggling in amusement at the scene.
“Willy, can you help us?”
Edithe turned to the Grand Spirit. He just stared at her, speaking in a blunt voice.
“No.”
She rolled her eyes in response. The redhead glanced over at the baby Wyverns as Ismail picked one up, only for it… him? Her? She couldn’t really tell. But the baby Wyvern the Ismail picked up spat at him.
“Why are they even going with us, anyway?”
Edithe asked. Willy answered.
“Because.”
“Because?”
“Salvos.”
“That’s… true.”
She scratched the back of her head. He snorted in response. Then she shook her head.
“I get Salvos is their mother. But don’t you think that it’s dangerous to bring these babies into a warzone?”
It was a genuine concern. A valid question that most normal people would ask themselves before bringing their children to the battlefield. But Salvos wasn’t a normal person. She was… well, as she’d put it: she was Salvos.
Which meant that such things rarely ever crossed her mind. And it was up to Edithe and the other adult Humans around the silver-haired girl to ensure that she was somewhat responsible. Well, in Salvos’ mind she was being responsible. But in any sensible person’s mind, she clearly wasn’t.
“I just wish Salvos were here so I can talk to her about it…”
Edithe trailed off. Unbeknownst to the redhead, the three baby Wyverns were saying the exact same thing. Except— in a language that she couldn’t understand. Willy’s flames flickered as he looked up.
“She’s here.”
He spoke simply. The redhead blinked.
“What?”
She glanced up just in time to see a blue glint descending from the sky. Salvos landed right before the wagon as Edithe blinked. The three baby Wyverns cheered, wrangling themselves away from the disgruntled Ismail Zuland. They rushed over to the silver-haired girl as Edithe got to her feet as well.
“Salvos—”
Edithe started. But Salvos quickly spoke over her.
“Hey, Edithe! Did you see Daniel around here? I’m looking for him.”
“Daniel? He should be, uh, over there with the forces from the Council of Cremont.”
The redhead pointed, and the silver-haired girl nodded.
“I see. Thanks!”
Salvos turned to go. But the baby Wyverns whined, calling out to her. They hopped up and down excitedly, glad to see that their mother was there. She glanced back quickly and waved.
“Hey guys! Hope you’re doing well! Edithe and Willy are taking good care of you, right? That’s good— I gotta run now, bye!”
And the silver-haired girl took off. Edithe blinked, staring on as Salvos flew towards where Daniel was. The baby Wyverns looked on in shock too. Then they deflated.
Willy sighed.
“Idiot.”
“I am quite surprised that you decided to pick [Trader] as your second Class.”
Mons Merryster smiled as she followed after the [Hero]. Daniel Song glanced back at the woman. He nodded slowly, offering her a polite smile.
“Well, as I explained to you earlier, it’s not something I really put a lot of thought into. I guess I just wanted something that didn’t have anything to do with fighting?”
Daniel shook his head. It was quite obvious that she was interested in him because he was a [Hero]. There had already been a swarm of other girls who had tried to take advantage of the young man from Earth— but he was already used to it. He had experience in this before, especially back when he had first been summoned. So, he rejected these women with ease.
Mons was different. He couldn’t be so blunt. He was trying his best to turn her down as kindly as he could. But he couldn’t figure out how to put it into words. Especially since this was Saffron’s sister. Still, he had to try his best to reject her.
“I do apologize though, lady Merryster—”
Daniel started. Mons waved a hand off dismissively.
“Please, Mrs Merryster is fine. I am no noble. I gave up that heritage of mine ages ago when I met my husband.”
“Right, Mrs— wait, what?”
He blinked a few times. That couldn’t be right. He was almost entirely certain she had been… but that—
Mons raised a brow at the [Hero].
“Is something the matter?”
“I…”
Daniel flushed at the realization. He had been misconstruing her… well, intentions. And that made him shift back uncomfortably. He wasn’t sure how to respond or even react, but fortunately, he didn’t need to say a word.
“Daniel!”
A voice cried out as he looked up. Mons glanced up in confusion as well, sputtering.
“What—”
“Sorry for interrupting!”
Salvos landed between the young man and the veteran [Trader]. Mons stepped back, nodding at the silver-haired girl.
“You’re… Saffron’s friend, aren’t you?”
“Yep! Can I borrow Daniel for a second?”
“...sure?”
Daniel stared on as Salvos and Mons quickly conversed, before the veteran [Trader] excused herself in confusion. The young man watched as Mons left, whispering to himself.
“Fuck, that was embarrassing.”
He was just glad he didn’t accuse her of anything she wasn’t actually doing. But before he could luxuriate in his relief, Salvos interrupted him. The silver-haired girl grinned, turning to the young man.
“Daniel!”
“Salvos?”
He eyed her, slightly grateful she helped abate that embarrassing situation, but also flummoxed.
“Do you need something? What happened?”
“Oh, it’s nothing too urgent.”
Salvos smiled as she sidled close to Daniel. She patted him on the shoulder a few times.
“I was just checking up on you, my companion!”
“Right…”
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