Chapter 592 (1/2)

We were still in the camp, not at the meeting point with Lovren, after being asked by Weena Rhyn to investigate the cause of the anomaly again.

It was also because we wanted to greet Charon and the others.

At Weena Rhyn’s request, Fran has been relieved from her duty as an instructor for Charon and her group. But because we were so overwhelmed by Weena Rhyn before, we went out to investigate without even saying something to them.

Fran was concerned that she hadn’t said anything to Charon and Khanna. They didn’t seem to be the kind of girls who would blame her for that, but she wanted to at least greet them.

We went straight to the tents for the students. There, we found Charon’s group and Charles, the adventurer. In addition, there was also an instructor we knew with them. It seemed that he had taken Fran’s role as Charon group’s escort.

Apparently, they were on their way to take on a request. However, when they saw Fran, they greeted her with a smile.

「Fran! You have returned?」

「Nn. I didn’t get a chance to say something to Charon and the other before because of the job Weena Rhyn had asked me to do」

「So you came all this way to greet us? Thank you very much. But I heard that you were investigating the anomaly in the lake, so we won’t blame you」

It seems that they understand the weight of Weena Rhyn’s direct request. In addition, Charon and the others, who were born in this country, seemed to be interested in the anomaly of the lake, and they asked her a lot of questions about it.

Fran told Charon and the others that it was very likely that the Modoki were aiming for the Scarlet Waterweed Medicine, and advised them to check for Scarlet Waterweed around them when approaching the lake’s shore.

Oh, we had Weena Rhyn’s permission to tell them about it, so it should be okay.

But we told Charon and the others not to spread the word, citing the fact that we were still investigating. She told them that it was also Weena Rhyn’s order, so they wouldn’t dare to spread the word.

We were almost certain that it was true, but it was still unconfirmed. Weena Rhyn also feared that if this information spread, it might cause widespread panic among the people, and Kangaroo Courts could be rampant.

(TLN: Kangaroo Court: an unofficial court held by a group of people to try someone regarded, especially without good evidence, as guilty of a crime or misdemeanor)

There was no doubt that some sort of witch hunt would even take place if that ever happens.

With that in mind, it would be bad for rumors to spread at this stage.

First of all, we needed to confirm whether or not the Modoki were really after the Scarlet Waterweed medicine. Well, Weena Rhyn will be the one to look into that though, so we were going to head to the Commercial Fleet with Lovren as planned.

Charon and the others looked worried. If the cure for the endemic disease was being targeted by the magic beasts, then the people of this country would surely be concerned about it.

In the midst of all this, Khanna was reacting in a somewhat unusual way. She seemed to be more surprised than anxious.

「Khanna?」

「Ah, no…」

Fran became curious and called out to Khanna.

「What’s wrong?」

「…Fran-san, may I have a moment?」

Then Khanna looked at Fran with a somewhat serious look. She took Fran’s hand and moved away from everyone.

「…Actually, I have some information that might be useful for you」

「About the lake anomaly?」

「I’m not sure if it will lead to that yet… but you can look into it yourself. I would like to share this information only with Fran-san if possible, as I was able to get this information through my parent’s contacts」

When Khanna said so, Charon seemed to understand and distanced herself. The other group members also followed Charon’s lead.