Chapter 8 (1/2)
Guest to the House of Mogrian (4)
The entrance to Mogrian mountain was connected to the rear side of the landlord’s castle
That place, which was usually quiet, was crowded today
All the soldiers and knights, who hadn’t departed for hunting, people in the household, wife of the landlord and the youngest daughter were there praying for the safe return of the landlord and his retainers
“Ian?”
A lady’s voice called for Ian
It was hiswith the people
“I heard the story, so the landlord is still in the forest somewhere…”
“Yes, so I decided to help them find him”
“Are, Are you…?”
Vanessa’s face turned pale
“It’s too dangerous! You’re still young, and…”
“I’e now”
“But…”
It was natural for her to worry Although her son is a reat talent, he was still her son, before he was a e
“Don’t worry I’ht?”
After pro his mother of his safe return, Ian walked with the soldiers
The first scout squad who had already searched the mountains looked very tired
Scouts who still seeetic were the second scout squad
“To start, lead me to the place where the trail stopped”
By Ian’s request, a senior knight came out and said
“According to the first scouts report, the trail ended completely We only found a clue that there was an assault by oblins…”
“I have a solution, so please lead the way”
The knight’s face beca boy
“…Yes Mr Mage”
He calmed himself and answered
The coe
The e ould take the journey with the crown prince
The age wasn’t important here
If nobles had rank, es had rank and power
The power that h of them
‘Hue he is’
The senior knights didn’t trust Ian
Of course he
However, the ruymnasium, the rumors that servants and butlers had spread, he didn’t believe those rumors
“Listen! The second scout squad”
But, the knight had to follow Ian’s command
He was aabout it
The first squad hadn’t found any critical clues
It was unlikely the second squad would find so important either
However, the landlord was
The knight had to rely on anything he could
“As Mr Mage commanded, climb the mountain”
Knights and soldiers of the second scout squad rearranged their line
Suddenly, just before they started their march,
“Th, there!”
Someone pulled Ian’s sleeve
A girl with ginger hair, Only daughter of landlord, ‘Margaret Mogrian’
By the appearance, she looked about 4 years older than Ian
“My father… brother… save them, PLEASE!”
Her face was covered by her tears and snot
“If you save the for you! I, I can ask ive you money, lands and servants! So, please…”
Her attitude had changed co
‘I heard that she spoke to my mother badly’
It sounded Margaret often acted badly to her
Actually, more like she just revealed her jealousy to the beautiful kitchen maid
‘Hmm?’
Ian found soer
Precisely, the ring on her right index finger
It had some special aura
‘Mogrian ring?’
It
It seehter, not his reclaimer
“I’ll find him for you”
“Re, really?”
The confirht
“But, keep your promise”
“I’ you want…!”
“Have a think about it while I a”
“Th, think about it?”
What is he talking about?
Margaret couldn’t understand Ian added words to help her understand
“I don’t want the things you have promised”
“Th, then what do…?”
“That’s the thing you need to think about”
Then Ian looked another side, and Margaret followed his eye sight
There was Vanessa, whose face was filled orry
“……!”
She quickly turned away her eye from Vanessa, as she understood
Her face revealed her complicated mind
“And”
He continued the conversation Margaret’s face contained little bit of fear of him
“The ring”
“Ri, ring?”
“Lend it to me”
She felt embarrased
Not only her, but the people of Mogrian
It seemd they had no idea of the existence of aritifact
“Why is that?”
“I can feel mana from it”
“Mana?”
“It will help me to find the people So…”
Margaret couldn’t decide easily
It wasn’t just an ordinary ring, but the heirloom of her house