Chapter 575 (2/2)

We could see a group of adventurers coming from the town towards the camp. They were about thirty in number.

『They must be the adventurers from Sheftent. They were probably hired by the academy as escorts』

「Jill is there too」

『The Guild Master came here in person?』

The leader of the group was a small, old woman. However, the magic power emanating from her body was that of a First-Class Mage. She was probably the strongest among the adventurers, who ranged from young to more experienced.

She was Grandma Jill, the Guild Master of Sheftent. She was also the one who asked Fran to be an opponent for the adventurer promotion test before.

As we looked down from Urushi’s back at the figure, Fran suddenly turned her gaze to somewhere. But all I could see there was the darkness of night.

『What’s wrong?』

「It’s the spirit」

『What?』

Immediately after Fran said that a dim mass of light appeared as if springing out of the empty darkness. It was the size of a bowling ball, and the intensity of the light was about that of a bulb.

And I don’t feel any hostility coming from it.

「Fran. Can you come to the tent?」

「Okay」

『I see, so this the visualization of spirits, huh?』

The greatest advantage of using spirits was their stealth ability. However, there were times when this was inconvenient.

For example, they can be used as messengers as it was now. It would be difficult if the spirits were invisible in case of emergencies.

Therefore, there was a technique to visualize spirits so that they could be seen by anyone. It was said that this technique could be used by any Spirit Magic-User. However, it was said that only Advanced Spirit Magic-Users could use it to send their voices far away.

The one who sent a message to us this time must have been Weena Rhyn, and the technique used must be quite the advanced one. When we were in Alessa, the Guild Master, Klimut, had shown us the same technique, but he had actually done it with great difficulty.

As we followed the spirit to Weena Rhyn’s tent, we saw Grandma Jill outside, exchanging greetings with her.

Some of the adventurers around them were faces we had seen during the promotion exam. However, the boy who had sent a killing intent at Fran wasn’t there. Well, I don’t want to be bothered by anything strange during this escort, so that would be more convenient.

「I look forward to working with you again this year, Weena Rhyn-sama」

「Yeah. I’ll count on you this year too」

The two then shook each other’s hands. At first glance, Grandma Jill looked more experienced and important, but in fact, it was the opposite. I could tell that Grandma Jill’s words were filled with awe and respect for her.

「I’d like to start their training on the lake tomorrow, but how things are going there?」

「As expected of Weena Rhyn-sama. Did you already know?」

「The spirits told me」

「There has been a change in the lake recently. So, I’m afraid it won’t be the same as last year…」