Chapter 482: It's Somehow Related
『Aah, do it like this』
「Nn?」
『How is it? Can you do it?』
「Like this?」
『Yes yes. That's the correct lenght』
「Okay」
We were now cooking on the plains just right before the Forest of Exhaustion. I don't know if we'll have time to cook after we entered the Plains of the Demon Wolf.
In an improvised hut as a kitchen I made with earth magic. I used fire magic, water magic, and wind magic to mass produce food.
Fran is also helping out. I don't mind with her helping, but for some reason, Fran's seems to be motivated. No, maybe she just wants to get to the Plains of the Demon Wolf as quickly as possible by helping me.
As I continued to cook in the hut, there was a knock at the entrance of the hut.
『I wonder who is it? Someone brave enough to come near this place』
Well, there were signs of adventurers wandering around the area several times. However, a stone-built hut that suddenly appeared on the plains was too suspicious. In the end, we ignored it.
If it tried to get closer, it will notice Urushi lying in front of the door. Even if he was wearing a follower's tag, he was still a powerful beast, they would run away after seeing him if they just wanted to rob us. But, if they tried to use force, Urushi as a watchdog will get rid of it.
But the fact that it was knocking normally meant that it had somehow managed to befriend Urushi. There was no sign of a fight, so maybe they knew each other?
『From the sign, it's just one person, but…Its magic power is quite high. It was not a novice adventurer huh. Who is it i wonder?』
「I'll check it out」
『Yeah, I leave it to you』
Fran sprinted over to the door. Even though it was an improvised hut made with magic, it had a door. Well, it was just a stone cut to look like a door. With Fran's strength, she can open-or perhaps, shift it.
I hadn't expected to really use that door, I had planned to finish cooking in a couple of hours and make it disappear with earth magic.
I told Urushi to turn them away unless it was an emergency. The exception to this is when an adventurer or traveller is being chased by a magical beast.
But would the owner of this sign ever be in danger around this area? It seem to be strong enough to get out of here.
『Fran, how was it?』
「Nn. It's Alistair」
『Huh? Alistair? You said?』
「Nn. Alistair」
『Ummm…Let her in for the time being』
I'm almost done with the cooking. The only thing left to do is to wash the dishes, but that can be done later.
It was really Alistair, a divine level blacksmith, who led by Fran into the hut.
「Hello Master. Long time no see」
『It's really Alistair huh. What are you doing here? I thought you were in the Belios Kingdom』
「It was supposed to be……I sensed a battle between two divine swords. I couldn't stay there any longer」
『Aah. Come to think of it, Alistair can detect the whereabouts of a divine sword to some extent huh』
That's probably why she knew I was here.
「Once it's in a released state, I can feel it from quite a distance. I can feel the reaction coming from the royal capital of the Kranzel Kingdom」
Belios Kingdom was a country in the northeast. Certainly, if she really aims for the royal capital from there, Alessa would be a good place to pass through.
『So, you're saying you're on your way to find out about the divine sword?』
「That's what I'm talking about. Hey, Master, do you have any information for me?」
『I don't know really know much about it, but I got caught up in it and almost died. Or, should I say I’m about to break huh?』
「What? Can you tell me more about it?」
Hmm. Well, it's about the divine sword. I think it's best to share some information with Alistair. She's kind of has a relation to it right.
『Okay. I'll tell you everything I know』
「That's helpful」
That's how I told Alistair about Fran's adventures, from her arrival in the capital to her departure.
「……」
『Alistair, what's wrong?』
「No, I'm well aware of Fran's exploits, but the important part of the story is about the divine sword…」
『Oops, sorry』
About halfway through, I got overly enthusiastic and started talking more about Fran. I told her again what I knew about the Fanatics and the fierce battle that followed after Ashwrath showed up.
「Fanatics huh…I never thought it would be still alive after being destroyed」
『It looks like it was half destroyed, and not at its full potential』
「Anyway, did the Fanatics talk? As far as I know, that divine sword doesn't have such a function, but…」
『I think, it was a collection of various human thoughts integrated into the Fanatics』
「I see」
Just like that, we exchanged some information.
「So, Fanatics have been completely destroyed huh」
『Yeah, Umm, sorry……』
I know that Alistair has strong feelings about a divine sword. I wonder how she would react if I destroyed it……However, there is surprisingly no grief on her face.
「…No. Fanatics that have become nothing but spreading disasters must be destroyed. Besides, Master is one of the discarded divine swords. I won't blame you」
She looks a little sad, but she also seems to be convinced. As for the Fanatics, who have become an entity that maliciously manipulates even their own wielder and spreading chaos, I guess she understand that we have no choice but to destroy it.
『When I destroyed the Fanatics, I absorbed their power through cannibalism……From Alistair's point of view, is there a change on me?』
「Hmm? Changes? In Master's case, I'll have to analyze you carefully to be sure」
『Ahh. No, but we can't do it right now. Sorry』
「Are you in a hurry?」
『Well, a little』
I'm going to find out a lot of my secrets after this, but I'm not sure how much I'm allowed to tell Alistair.
I feel like I could tell her everything, but I'm not quite sure what he's dealing with……If it has something to do with God, would I be allowed to divulge the secret to Alistair?
He hasn't told me not to talk about it, but won't it backfire and cause trouble for Alistair? The other party is God. I don't even know what kind of logic or thinking they have.
『Actually, there's a place I have to go after this. There, maybe you can find out a little bit about me』
「What? Are you sure? Come to think of it, this place is close to the Plains of the Demon Wolf huh」
『Yeah』
「Ugh. If it weren't for the divine sword thing, I'd go with you too……I can't even ignore the whole pseudo fanatic sword thing」
Apparently, for a divine level blacksmith, a pseudo fanatic sword is a problem that cannot be neglected. Come to think of it, I've got a broken pseudo fanatic sword. I think I'll give this to Alistair.
『This is a pseudo fanatic sword』
「Wha! You have it huh!」
『But, I think, it already lost its ability huh?』
「Umm, still, this is……」
Alistair did a quick analysis and then sighed.
「Haah. It's no good. I don't know if the loss of its ability was a result of the destruction or the disappearance of the main body. If there's some kind of collective consciousness of the Fanatics left, there's might be a chance for it to react」
I honestly never thought about that. I thought we'd just need to defeat the Fanatics main body and all will be done……So there's a possible that the pseudo-fanatic sword could remain act independently huh?
「I still wanted more information after all」
『I see…Speaking of which, the blacksmith who was manipulated by the Fanatics into helping it make the pseudo-fanatic sword also wanted to see Alistair』
「Hou?」
『It's Gallus, the honorary blacksmith of Kranzel Kingdom. Do you know him?』
「Of course. His ability is said to be close to a divine level blacksmith」
『I'm sure he'll be pleased to meet you, so please talk to him. Just give him Fran's and my name and I'm sure he'll meet you』
「Understood. Could it be, he knows about master's true identity?」
Oh yea, I haven't told her about it.
『Yeah. I'm indebted to him. He's the blacksmith who made my scabbard and Fran's armor』
「I see! Oh, by the way, you said her armor was made by a blacksmith named Gallus right! I'll have to apologize for taking the liberty of altering his work」
『Well, give him my regards when you meet him』
「Understood」
Gallus's request to introduce him to Alistair was apparently accomplished sooner than expected. I hope he doesn't shocked when a divine level blacksmith suddenly comes to see him.
「Oh right. Fran is an adventurer, right?」
「Can you get in contact with any B ranker or higher?」
「Nn? Why?」
「Actually, I have a small request. It's a very simple request, but it will be well compensated. I'll also vouch for the client's identity」
『It's a simple request, but you need adventurers of B rank or higher?』
「Well, you see. The content is easy, but the rest of it can be difficult. An adventurer with a high rank but a troublesome personality would only be a problem. So, I was wondering if Fran could introduce me to someone who might be a good match」
I see. But an introduction, or whatever it's called is--
「I'm a B ranker」
「What? You used to be a rank C, right?」
「Nn. Ranked up in the royal capital」
「I see! Hey, what do you think? Would you accept my request?」
「Umm…?」
「No good huh?」
「I'm going to train in the Plains of the Demon Wolf. In the meantime, I don't have time to take on unnecessary requests」
It's not the same as doing a little bit of work for Alessa.
「It doesn't have to be right away, you know. I mean, my client wants me to bring someone back within five years」
『Five years? That's a very long time』
「Just think of it as a lax request」
Alistair explains the nature of the request, but I don't think it's suitable for Fran.
『Becoming an opponent for a mock battle in the Academy of magic?』
「Yeah. Your opponent is still a childーーWell, some of them are probably older than Fran, but they're not too strong」
If it's like that, i guess it's fine then. On the other hand, if they're incredibly strong, that's fine too, and Fran will be happy. But it's not the same as training an adventurer like a Spartan, is it? I don't think Fran can handle it.
「It's okay to overdo it a little. In fact, it's a good experience to be beat them to a pulp. Well, you don't have to answer now. You can do it when you feel like it」
「Okay」
We should think about it when we done with our training huh.
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