Chapter 574 (1/2)

The first night after our departure.

The convoy from the Academy of Magic camped out in a large open space in the middle of the forest.

They formed a wall by arranging the carriages in a circle and set the tents inside of it. Guards took turns resting and patrolling the outside of the carriage’s lines.

And in one corner of the camp.

Fran had been called to Weena Rhyn’s tent. We left Urushi on patrol because I was not sure if the two greatest warriors of the group would be at ease leaving their posts, but it seemed to have been unnecessary.

「We have spirits with us」

『Hee? Where are they?』

「Around there? And over there too」

『…I can’t see them though. But is that all?』

「There are a few more of them. Maybe」

『Are they strong?』

「Dunno」

Even though Fran’s ability to sense spirits were getting stronger, she still couldn’t seem to discern what kind of spirit they were.

Perhaps, the spirit that dwelt in the great tree of the inn was a spirit of some high rank. The Elf innkeeper even addressed it with “sama” and she also said that it had existed for over a thousand years.

However, Fran could not distinguish between the lower-ranked spirits of the academy and the spirits of the inn. Were they a lower-ranked spirit or a higher-ranked spirit? What attributes and abilities did they have? She had no idea about that.

I couldn’t sense spirits at all, so I could only imagine from Fran’s poor description, but she said she felt like she could hear a slight sound that spirits made. And it seemed that she could only hear something that sounded like ringing in her ears if she concentrated very hard.

Based on the direction and interval of the sound, she judged that spirits were there.

『Are they Weena Rhyn’s spirits?』

「I don’t know, but they’ve been in the same place all the time」

They must be spirits sent out by a spirit magic user as a guard. There were quite a lot of them, and they seemed to be fine without us.

In the first place, they were doing the same event every year, so they should be fine without her.

She walked straight into Weena Rhyn’s tent and found that the High Elf magician was not the only one there.

「…Zelos Reed」

「…」

Zelos Reed sat on a chair behind Weena Rhyn. Beside him was the boy, Romio, who was glaring at Fran.

We already knew from their presence before but decided to face them. Fran seemed to be suppressing her feelings by clenching her teeth. Well, her murderous intent was leaking out though.

「Even though I’ve sealed his power, I can’t just leave him at the academy without me, right? So, I had no choice but to restrain and bring them here」

Just as Weena Rhyn said, metal bracelets were restraining both of Zelos Reed’s arms. Moreover, it also seemed to have some kind of sealing magic power, further suppressing Zelos Reed’s power.

But with Weena Rhyn close by, he wouldn’t be able to do anything.

「…」

「…」

Fran and Romio glared at each other.

Well, Fran wasn’t really glaring at him, but she just couldn’t help but be concerned when he expressed his hostility so straightforwardly.