“You are a follower of the Angel Church!!”
Hargo’s expression clearly showed, “I’ve been found out!” at Clarice’s accusation.
The Angel Church, if I recall correctly, was a sect that branched off from the Heavenly Prayer religion, worshipping the Angel Race.
“N-no, I, I am…”
“Your voice is trembling?”
“…Religion has nothing to do with it!”
“That’s true, if it were ‘pure’ apprenticeship, but…”
I see.
So that’s why he was so interested in the Angel Race.
“I will properly do my work as a disciple, s-so!!”
“Hmm, if it’s like this, you’ll become a disciple of the Angel Race.”
“Ah, Anju, you’re surprisingly sharp.”
“Hehehe.”
She understood that part.
Nina also approached Hargo with a stern face, and he began to make excuses in a panic.
“That’s just a trigger, I, I am an Illusionist…”
“That’s enough. The fact that you so easily wanted to become Anju’s disciple proves you weren’t truly looking at Anju.”
“B-but there can never be too many Illusionists, if you leave me out…”
“Hohoho, Hargo, it’s time to give up.”
Sufma seemed to be making him give up with a wry smile.
“…So, that’s how it is.”
“Eh, Nina-san?!”
“Not only are you a spy for the Angel Church, but you’re also a spy for the Empire, aren’t you, Hargo?”
Ah, so Sufma was also sent by them.
But if I say that, then Sufma has been eliciting information from Jumaji as a drinking buddy in Rasur Village…
“Nina-san, is our organization really that large and important?”
“What are you talking about now? Having the Great Tree, the highest-tier Healing Magic, Resurrection Magic, and multiple Elixirs is more than enough.”
“Whoa, that’s scary. Maybe I should leave.”
“Then I will too.”
“Me too.”
“Me too!”
“I’ll follow Master.”
“Master, me too.”
If that’s the case, the Great Tree will be left empty!
“J-just kidding. Hargo-san, please learn from Sufma-san. This is part of that today, isn’t it?”
“…Let me cooperate with you again.”
“Alright, the conversation is over. The barrier seems to be okay… No, wait. What is it?”
Ah, the musical notes that had been falling like rain seemed to have stopped attacking.
Some debris were still caught in the barrier…
“Nina-san, what is this?”
“There are a few possibilities. The worst-case scenario is they’re gathering power for an attack to break through this barrier.”
“Will the barrier hold against that attack? I should ask Sufma.”
“It will likely hold.”
Yes, it had truly become quiet after raining down like that.
“Also, they’ve lowered the attack point. If they can’t attack from above, they’ve switched to ground-based attacks.”
“…But it doesn’t look like that kind of attack yet.”
“It will likely come from now on. And, I hope this prediction is wrong…”
Nina looked at the mountain of the Demon Lord, which was likely the source of the musical notes, in the distance.
“It’s not impossible that they’ve given up after seeing this barrier.”
“Ah, that would be good.”
“Either way, let’s defeat the Demon Lord quickly. By the weekend when the Auction begins.”
That also seems like it will be busy.
“Hey, hey, it’s night, so they stopped, right?”
“Anju-chan… You’re right. It’s completely night now.”
“Hmm, if that’s the case, they might resume in the morning.”
“There’s no not being a possibility.”
…？
…………？？
………………！！！
“Anju-chan, that’s not ‘there’s no not being a possibility’!”
“You could say that.”
I almost missed it without understanding.
“Well then, let’s take a look around the town.”
“Yes, Nina-sama. Shall I help with the town’s repairs?”
“The soldiers of this country will do that. If any seriously injured people come, treat them.”
While Nina and Clarice were having that conversation, Anju…
“Hey, hey, Hargo-san.”
“Yes, Anju-shishou!”
“Shishou is fine, but here, take this.”
She handed him a black candy.
“Th-this is!”
“It’s a magic recovery candy, brown sugar flavor.”
A new flavor!
“Thank you for the offer, Shishou!”
“I don’t need a disciple candy.”
…I wish I could have a bite of that brown sugar candy.
(Come to think of it, they were going to sell them all at the Auction.)
I’ll have to organize that somewhere.
Though, it’s likely Nina has already made significant preparations without my knowledge.
“While we’re at it, since it’s night…”
“Ah, to the Royal Castle.”
“That’s right.”
And so, they headed towards Kikaede Castle on foot.
“I’m free to go now, right?”
“Ah, yes. Thank you for your help, Sufma-san. Make sure to bring Hargo-san along.”
“I understand.”
This will be a proper greeting with the full members of Nina Starlights.
The Princess Sisters are tagging along too… but that’s fine, I guess.
(I didn’t call out to Strena-san, but it’s probably okay.)
Speaking of which, I wonder what happened to Cheer-san.
She went home for a while, but I haven’t seen her since.
Well, as long as she hasn’t fainted in town from a musical note, it should be fine.
“Ah, Nina-sama, Derus-sama, everyone, please spare a moment.”
Clarice hurried into the Adventurer Guild lobby.
It turned out there were still a few new injured people.
Helen is also helping… well, I suppose it’s like a mobile heal.
(And after the treatment was finished, it was the night of Kikaede Royal Capital.)
“The town has calmed down. There are still musical notes scattered around.”
“Master, what is this made of?”
“Helen, don’t touch it. Anju-chan, can you appraise it?”
My item appraisal yielded no reaction.
“Hmm… It says ‘musical note’.”
“So, musical notes.”
“Take them home?”
“No, I’ll pass.”
They’re not exactly something to display.
“Ah, there’s someone limping over there too.”
…I’m getting a little hungry.
“Nina-san, will there be a luxurious dinner at Kikaede Castle?”
“No, even if you ask, I’ll refuse.”
“Did you make a reservation somewhere?”
“Well, if you can call it a reservation, then yes.”
(Where will we be having dinner…?)
