Chapter 30: Jousting Tournament (part one)
Trouble is in the air…well, enjoy the chapter!
TL: clover
ED: clover
It was the day of the jousting tournament that used a dragon.
Before the tournament began, I decided to walk while looking at the wide variety of dragons from all over the world with my father.
A wide variety of dragons, from the orthodox colored dragons of red, blue, white, black, etc., to dragons with beautiful spots and streaks, severe faced dragon covered with thorns, were having a brush with people who came as spectators.
『There are amazing amount of people and dragons, huh.』
“Yes, no matter what people say, this tournament is one of the most prosperous competition of the Union Kingdom.”
Tirnanog was carrying my bags, disguising as a steel golem as usual.
However, when we arrived at the auditorium we planned to take another action.
It was still couldn’t be predicted at what timing Auguste would get in touch with the contract beast.
Perhaps it might be just after this tournament.
“Tir, as I thought……in case of emergency, please do it.”
『Leave it to me. If I do it seriously, there is nobody who can run away from me.』
Auguste was not going to participate, but other problems might occur.
Therefore, instead of me who couldn’t easily go out from the audience seating, Tirnanog who was inconspicuous and fast would track the beast.
By the way, when I was with my father, I asked him to be quiet.
The audience and the dragon knights were not the only ones touching the dragons.
People with doctorate degree dispatched from Leandez Magic Academy were doing an investigation of the dragons quietly here.
The students were wearing the mark of crested ibis, so I could recognize them at a glance.
“Honorable Duke of Aurelia. It has been a long time!”
“Ah, Elric-kun.”
That voice was from a clumsy glasses-wearing man who was scheduled to appear in the magic academy six years later as a teacher, Elric Actorius.
(Wow~……, I able to confirm the face of the fourth capture target!……Is this lucky?)
Perhaps they were already familiar with each other, Elric started to chat with my father.
Elric was Edward-oniisama’s best friend from the same year.
He was still a student, but he seemed to have come along as a professor’s assistant.
With ruffled gray hair, troubled eyebrows, and gray eyes.
He looked like an honest, gentle young man.
His smiling face that had a feeling of bashful and awkwardness was impressive, and if I looked closely, he was a beauty that wouldn’t lose even if he was standing in line with my older brother.
If I said it in a good way, he was an academic student, but if I said it in a bad way, he felt like an otaku with his casual and sloppy clothing.
However, only special scholars from the magic academy were allowed to wear the King’s Scholar mark.
His slightly refined movements and smart atmosphere were shown through, was it because of his hidden origin?
But, as soon as he appeared his glasses were already askew.
I squirmed a bit, I wanted to fix it.
By the way, he disguised himself as a commoner, but he was supposed to be born in nobility.
Yes, it was the information that was on the character introduction.
If I had played his individual scenario, I would have understood more about the detailed circumstances of him.
It was very regrettable.
It was completely unknown why a flashy person like Edward-oniisama was good friends with the pure Elric.
Did they have a common hobby?
Ah, speaking of which, Elric was majored in magical beast research, so he might be getting along well with my older brother who was investigating Zaratan.
Elric’s line of sight was directed this way.
When he noticed, my father introduced me.
“Oops, are you meeting for the first time? This is my daughter Erica.”
“Pleased to meet you, Elric-sama.”
I gave a light greeting while pinching the skirt.
I put on an innocent smile on my face as much as possible.
“Ah no, please stop with the formalities, Erica-sama. Because I am just a lowly commoner student.”
Elric dyed his cheeks shyly and tried to correct the skewed glasses with trembling hands.
Such an ordinary person, he already felt familiar and it was fresh in this world.
“Then, how about Actorius-sensei?”
“No, no, I’m still a research student, no way!”
“I heard from Edward, but it seems that he is publishing papers one after another at a young age.”
“Well, how amazing.”
He was truly an unmatched talented and earnest young man, huh.
“N-no, I’m not that great……Even the research is something that is going well thanks to Edward.”
He became flustered.
My father also seemed to enjoy teasing about the future prospects of the young man.
Beside indulging himself in alchemy and ruins investigation, it seemed Edward-oniisama was also striving in other academic pursuits.
“Elric-kun, are you going to help out in the tournament today?”
“Y-yes. I am checking the dragons in today’s tournament. It is because doping dragons with some magical potion or using dangerous equipments that are not suitable for the match are being rampant.”
It was surprising that this country’s dragon knights would do such a thing.
Did that mean the participants were serious?
“Ah! By the way, did Edward not come along today?”
“Aah, my son is a bit……there is a business that he has to take care of.”
My father looked around before saying so.
Oh, he was in a secret duty at the direct order of the Ignitia royal family.
From his reaction, Otou-sama seemed to know the content.
“Perhaps, it is an investigation of the grave robbery case? Since the previous incident of Leandez, recently there are too many similar cases.”
“No, I cannot tell you the details right now, but it’s another matter.”
“I see……I understand.”
Previous incident of Leandez.
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