Chapter 517: Heading North (1/2)
Once Ann’s enhancements were completed, Jin went back to Nidou Castle.
According to Butler B’s report, it seemed that Istalis and Netros’ condition had improved considerably.
Neither of them had shown any kind of suspicious behavior, so they were deemed not to be lying, at least generally speaking.
After knocking on the room’s door and getting a response from inside, Jin opened the door.
“Ah, Lord Jin.”
Istalis approached Jin. Her complexion was looking much better than the day before.
“I’m feeling much better now, thanks to you.”
Her once almost transparent white skin showed signs to be regaining its color.
Her once messy hair was now neatly combed, and hung from her shoulders and down her back in a flowing manner.
“My specialty is Recovery Magic, but I hadn’t been able to use any spells because of the lack of Ether around here. But…”
Istalis pointed at a bottle of Hourai Island’s special Pelshika Juice…
“After drinking this, I can now use them.”
…And smiled. Jin was a bit startled, but not because of her impish smile.
Istalis was wearing a yukata-styled nightwear that had been left in the guest room for her to use. But a closer look revealed that her collar was a bit loose, partially exposing her rich cleavage.
Jin quickly averted his gaze, making an effort to not stare.
“That’s good to know. Has Netros recovered as well?”
“Yes, besides, Netros is very sturdy. Right?”
The taciturn Netros nodded silently.
“Hey, Jin. Came here to visit?”
Shion and Lucas walked into the room carrying fruit in their hands.
“This is delicious.”
It was Pelshika fruit. Jin had brought in a large amount from Hourai Island, saying that it was highly nutritious, and therefore very good for sick people.
“Haha, I’m glad you like it. Are you feeling all better now?”
“Yes, thanks to you.”
Jin then changed the topic, asking about when to depart.
“Well… My sister has recovered quite a bit, but… Maybe tomorrow?”
“Sure, don’t overdo it. How about we leave tomorrow morning then?”
“That sounds good.”
“Alright.”
Jin then excused himself from the guest room.
However, Laojun continued to monitor them by making full use of the surveillance system installed in Nidou Castle.
“Hey, Shion…”
“What is it, sister?”
“I’m really sorry about making a decoy out of you.”
“Don’t worry about that, sister. I know you had no other choice.”
“But I deceived you and departed shortly after you had left the village, then I got myself caught. …Then, even though you were supposed to be the decoy, you met Jin and ended up rescuing me…”
“Drop it already. How many more times are you going to apologize? Geez.”
“I’m really sorry…”
“You’ve always been like this, sister. Look at how things turned out in the end! If all goes well, we’ll be able to return to our land together, and with food for our people!”
“That’s all thanks to you, though.”
“Ugh, stop saying those things. We’re finally departing tomorrow!”
“That’s right. I wonder how we’re going to head back north…”
“Well, Jin is the Magi Craft Meister. He has a ship that flies in the sky.”
“Oh, is that so? But… I hope the radicals won’t try to get in our way.”
“Yeah, that could happen. I wonder why can’t we all just get along.”
“We can’t even get along with the radicals… It makes me wonder if there’s any hope for us ever getting along with humans”
“It’s a real shame…”
After hearing such a conversation, it was clear to Laojun that they didn’t want to get into any sort of conflict.
“It would be very scary if they actually knew I’m eavesdropping on them and this conversation was an act.”
Though that was extremely unlikely.