Chapter 15 – 03. Kingdom of Ulstro – Squire Life (6)
“A spirit sage?”
Mercedes’ eyes sparkled.
“Did you say you were an Elementalist?”
“Ah, yes. It is.”
Her attention shifted from the trolls to the Elementalists at once.
It was only natural that the Elemental Sage was a very valuable talent for humans.
Among the elves, it still appeared in importance, but among humans, the talent was extremely rare. After the invasion of the Demon King’s army, most of the elves belonged to the United Republic, and now the drought among the spiritists has intensified.
And as elemental magicians are rare, there were many cases where they did their part compared to the investment cost.
“Where did the elemental wizard go?”
“That, that’s…”
The baron rolled his eyes this way and that, unable to follow his words. Then she closed her eyes and reluctantly opened her mouth.
“It’s gone.”
“Live?”
“Yes. So…”
Baron Planks explained what had happened.
While waiting for the knights, a spirit sage appeared and asked to stay at the lord’s castle for a few days.
Since the spirit sage is basically a rare talent, the baron readily accepted the spirit sage as a guest, thinking that he might be able to recruit him. While we were having dinner together by inviting the Elementalist, a story about trolls came up by chance.
The Elemental Sorcerer said that she would solve it himself, but he thought it would be impossible for even a Elemental Sorcerer to defeat all of the dozen or so trolls, so he said it was okay.
And the next morning, the Elementalist disappeared.
The baron thought it was a pity and tried to hand it over, but the next day, 7 troll corpses were placed in front of the castle gate. Next to it was a note saying that he would take the rest of the body with him.
It happened just a day ago, he said.
“A wandering elementalist… I heard that there are people like that sometimes, but it’s a pity.”
As she was the princess of the country before she was a knight, Mercedes felt sorry for missing the sage.
“I’m sorry.”
The baron bowed down to the waist and apologized to the princess. Thanks to this, it was Mercedes who was embarrassed.
“No, there’s no need to do that. Let your back bleed.”
While such a scuffle was taking place on one side, Valdes was lost in thought.
‘A spirit sage….’
He possessed monstrous talent for swords and magic, but he had no talent for spirits. He, of course, didn’t feel sorry for him. What he had now was enough for others to resent God. It was overkill to be greedy for more than this.
There is one reason why he thinks about the elemental sage.
‘It reminds me of that idiot.’
It was because there was a Elementalist in his party when he was a hero.
He was the one with the lowest probability of betraying him.
At the last moment when he did n’t trust her colleagues, she was the woman who made him think about where to go with the demon king. In the end, she saw that she was able to live such a pleasant second life thanks to her going to the demon king, but even if she went to that woman, she would have avenged her.
‘… It’s probably not that year.’
I shook my head to get rid of the anxious thoughts that came to my mind.
Her investigation materials given to Irena stated that the woman was missing. She presumed that she either died with a high probability or, with the help of the spirits, she migrated to the spirit realm. He considered the latter more likely than the former.
However, his expectations were miserably disappointing.
“What? Can’t you remember if it’s a boy or a girl?”
“That, that… Seems to be the power of the Spirit.”
“Ha, that’s ridiculous.”
It’s not just the level of remembering the face, it’s not even the gender. It was not a normal situation.
A situation where anyone is concerned about supernatural powers such as magic or spirits.
‘Damn it. That idiot is right.’
Valdez’ face contorted.
It was clearly the power of the spirit she contracted with. She was obviously doing the same thing she did 18 years ago.
‘Are you still alive? Originally, there was a wandering wall… Hoo, please don’t meet me in this lifetime.’
If Queen Beatrice was a crazy bitch plotting behind the scenes, this elemental witch was a crazy bitch who thoughtlessly pushed forward.
And this crazy woman liked Pedro too. Of course, every time she refused her confession and parried her flesh attacks her, but more than Beatrice, she was reckless and did not know how to give up.
It was the reason he turned to the Demon King at the last moment.
“Valdes? Why?”
Amy, who was next to him, looked at him with a worried expression. It was because he saw a distorted face.
“Oh, no. I’m a little tired all of a sudden…”
“I see. I’m a little tired too.”
“Well….”
Mercedes, who happened to hear the story of the two, ended her conversation with her baron and drool.
She thought for a moment, then turned her back and looked around at the faces of her party her. Others only glanced at each other, but when they saw Valdez, their eyes stopped for a moment.
The only one who noticed it was Ethylene, who was watching closely at Valdez and Mercedes, who met her eyes in that brief moment.
“… Everyone seems tired from coming a long way, so let’s go in and rest for now. Baron?
“All right!”
Seeing Mercedes’ face lightly flushed, Baron Planx replied with a spirited spirit, and then ordered his attendants to lead the Knights into the designated room.
It was indeed small, but it was a noble family with a territory, and it was largely assigned a single room suitable for not only knights but also servants.
No matter how much they were seeds, as they were of the famous Pedro Knights, it was to increase their favor so that they could receive help even after they became knights later.
Even if they were a little fat and had a timid image, it seemed that aristocrats were aristocrats.
“Anyway, the first mission went like this…”
Valdez clicked his tongue as he unpacked in his room.
As Mercedes said before setting off, it takes a lot of feats to become a knight.
Of course, skills are not enough, so they overflow, and there is no way that personality will fall unless it is a special case. Loyalty is enough to use Mercedes in moderation to perform.
But there was no way he could do anything about the feat. If he became a knight with half-hearted achievements, there was room for criticism from those who were watching him.
‘You don’t have to be a knight, but… Still, I think it’s better than being a seed.’
In the case of Mercedes, it wouldn’t matter, but I wondered if a knight had a bit more advantage than the position of servant when aiming for the queen and the second princess, Marie.
The same goes for future plans.
After taking control of the kingdom through the three mothers and daughters and establishing himself here, he planned to use this reputation to play tricks on other countries. Depending on the situation, the plan may change, but in either case, fame was indispensable.
Most of his revenge targets are high-ranking people.
It wasn’t that there was no way for commoners to get close to them at once like a martial arts competition, but there was no easier way than a martial arts competition.
As I was thinking about this and that, I heard a knock.
“Who are you?”
“It’s me, Glet.”
“Hoo.”
Valdes’ face turned sinister.
He was an interesting visitor.
It was Glett who had been avoiding him, feeling awkward all the way to this place because of the night view. Maybe she thinks she doesn’t know, but she’s noticed since the time she was approaching.
So she was worried about how to cook her her, but she never thought that she would come to me this first.
He cleared his face and neck and opened the door.
“What’s up?”
“That, that’s…”
Glatt hesitated, as if embarrassed, and couldn’t get his words out.
Valdez joked with her attitude that it seemed like it would take her a year to get the matter out.
“Have you ever had any problems with me?”
When he said this with a worried expression, Glatt shook his head in surprise.
“That’s absolutely not the case! …Ah, so…”
“Glett! Here you are!”
“!!”
“Yes?”
It was a voice unfamiliar to one, and a voice he hadn’t heard in a long time to another.
Wanting something, I turned my head and there stood a young man who looked like the son of an aristocrat.
The man with slightly brownish blonde hair approached the two of them in luxurious clothes. He didn’t have a very handsome face, but he was a man who looked like an average aristocrat.
He smiled and approached Glath in a friendly way.
“It’s been a while, it’s me.”
“Ah, yes. I remember. Jigt.”
In comparison, Glette had a very awkward expression.
“It’s good. I thought I forgot about myself again. But you don’t look good? Ah, it’s because you’re tired. But that’s understandable. You’ve come such a long way. Huh? Who is this?”
Seeing Jigtt talking nonstop by himself, Valdez got annoyed and tried to punch him in the face, but she held back.
“He’s the same seed as me. His name is Valdesgo.”
“Heh, I see. …Ah, my father said he was holding a small dinner party for the knights.”
“Huh? By the way?”
After all, it’s a dinner party. It’s dinner time. You didn’t even have to come and tell me.
“You didn’t bring the dress? I’ll give it to you.”
“…What?”
Glette was dumbfounded and stared blankly at Jigt. Not knowing what she was thinking, her jigt her just smiled.
Glette’s brow furrowed at that ignorant face.
“I’m sorry, but I’m not participating as a nobleman, but as a servant of the Knights, right? So I don’t need a dress.”
It was Jigtt who was rather taken aback by her flat-out refusal of her.
“Huh? But it’s a dinner party?”
“…”
‘The father seems to be usable, but the son is an idiot.’
This is common sense not only in the Kingdom of Ulstro, but also in other countries.
Not to mention, she is not even a chivalry. Others will undoubtedly come in light everyday armor that has been modified to be worn on a daily basis. She didn’t want to do the stupid thing of putting on a dress by herself.
Of course, the story was different if he was the heir of a princess or a high-ranking noble before becoming a knight like Mercedes. They were Sogaju, who symbolized the family in a different way from the Gaju.
However, due to the nature of Mercedes, wearing a dress like this would be unacceptable.
“Sorry.”
Glatt didn’t look apologetic at all, but she got over it by saying she was sorry.
“It’s a pity. Glatt’s dress is much prettier than her armor.”
“Ugh!”
At those words that he spat out casually, Glatt spat out a small painful sound.
It was a very uncomfortable feeling, neither very happy nor disgusting. As a woman, she couldn’t help but like being told that her dress her was pretty, but as a knight, it was a bad word.
She was confused about what to answer.
At that moment, Valdez’s hand went over Glette’s back her and hugged her upper arm her just below her shoulder her.
“Uh…?”
“Excuse me for interrupting, but I’ll just say one thing. Glette is beautiful not only in a dress, but also in armor.”
Glatt felt her heart thump. It was the beating she used to feel when she did strenuous exercise.
He didn’t know if it was because he looked like he was being held in the arms of a boy his own size, or if it was because of what he said. Maybe it was both. Her pleasant words made her feel excited.
“Hmph. That’s what I know…. But why are you holding her by the shoulder like that?”
Uncomfortable for her, Zigt reached out and tried to remove Valdez’s hand from her from Glatt’s shoulder to her.
However, his hand did not produce the desired results.
Widely.
“… Glette?”
“Huh? Ah, that, that’s…”
It was because Glet had cut off his hand her.
Not only Jigtt but also Glett looked puzzled at the result of what he had done without knowing it. Only Valdes was smiling leisurely.
Zikt, who couldn’t bear to say anything to Glet, turned his gaze and glared at Valdez.
“What are you… What’s your relationship with Glette?”
“Don’t you understand? It’s what it looks like.”
“!!”
“…?! You…”
Jigtt’s face became more and more reddish as if he was so angry. A ghastly atmosphere was created, as if a knife had been thrown at him at any moment.
The time when Glet was restless not knowing what to do.
“Huh? Valdes? Glette? What are you doing here? And you…”
Mercedes appeared like a rope sent from heaven to Glette.
Although she did not notice that the atmosphere was strange, her presence alone managed to break the situation.
“Ah, Mr. Mercedes.”
“Huh! That, wow, princess. Hello!”
“Um, yes. Do you have any business with my servants?”
“Oh, no. It’s just that I’m childhood friends with Glett…”
“Ah. You are that friend. Nice to meet you.”
“I’m glad to meet you too!”
When Mercedes treated her kindly, Zigt couldn’t help but stare at her.
“That, Princess? If you’ll excuse me, have a cup of tea with me…”
“I’m sorry, but I’m busy with the knights. Can I go if I have no business? I have something to say to my servant.”
In response to the obvious banquet order, Zikt greeted them with a sullen attitude and left. She, of course, did not forget to take one look at Valdés before that.
“Whew, thank you, Mercedes-sama.”
Glett sighed in relief and thanked her Mercedes for saving her.
“Huh? What do you mean?”
“Uh… Ah, nothing. But what happened here… ?”
“Ah, I have something to say to Valdes.”
Suddenly, the nape of Mercedes ‘neck her, which was embarrassing to visit Valdez, turned slightly red.
“That’s right. Uh, then I’ll be on my way!”
Similarly, Glatt, whose heart was still beating fast because of what had just happened, nodded goodbye and quickly disappeared.
“… What happened?”
“No, everything was fine. Would you like to come inside?”
Mercedes stopped for a moment at the sight of Valdez naturally guiding her into the room. But she soon moved her feet as if nothing was wrong with her.
“… Excuse me for a second.”
