Volume 2 Chapter 16 (1/2)

Volume 2 Chapter 16: After Action Report and Recovery

The next day after the incident, early in the morning.

While it was still dark outside, Lilac already was at one of the largest hospitals in the City of Water.

In front of her was Wilhelm, who was trying to sit up on the bed.

Looking at his face, he has a good complexion and his physical conditions seem to be restored. After witnessing that—

「——So, what happened?」

Lilac asked Wilhelm.

After the incident, she received a brief report, but most of the information was known only by Wilhelm, the captain, so she was waiting for this moment.

…As a leader of the Marine Guild and as one of those governing the City of Water, she had to investigate the shipwreck…

This matter had to be investigated thoughtfully. Because if this was an attack from another country, another city, or individual, it had to be dealt with immediately.

With that in mind, she asked, slightly nervous.

Then, Wilhelm shook his head. And while dropping his shoulders.

「This time we had an accident due to a magical engine going amok. It seems that inside of the engine, a part that wasn’t visible accumulated wear. And looks like we overloaded the engine.」

To the words that slowly came out, Lilac furrowed her eyebrows.

「What a way to agitate someone. So it really was just an accident.」

「Yes, sorry about that. Recently, the tide is strange. So I went out to investigate it along with a test for a new magic engine, and then the bilge went boom! Even though it was a sturdy ship, it was wrecked in just one explosion.」

「It was so bad?」

「Yeah, another, even smaller impact, and it would’ve completely crumbled. If carrier-niisan came just a little bit later we would’ve sunk along with the ship.」

「How pathetic」, mumbled Wilhelm, scratching his head.

「Focusing only on the objective forgetting to pay attention to your own tools. I’m intending to increase the number of checking points in the future. I will improve the weak part, strengthening it. I recalled all of the problematic parts from this accident and finished the report, so we will review it with our entire guild.」

Phew, He breathed a tired sigh.

「And… The new magic engine I tested this time was quite good, so I guess we can only add improvements upon improvements. So many things to do that it almost gives me anxiety.」