149 CHAPTER XIV -- A DUMBLE Father (1/2)

It's been two days since I woke up.

A lot of people came to see me yesterday when they heard I was awake.

I would have gone to them, but Sherry, Leena, and Belle did their best to stop me, so I just stayed in bed all day.

So, back to the point, we had a lot of people over yesterday.

Not to mention Frank and Hermann. Frank and Hermann, and of course, Frank and Hermann, my brother Ivan and Eunice, and my uncle were there. And then the emperor and Cliff, who came all the way down, which was pretty amazing.

They thanked us for protecting Shelly and the many noblemen's children.

Of course I said, ”No, you didn't do much.

But he said, ”No, if you hadn't built the wall, many more people would have died: ......” and he was very clear about his reasoning.

It seems that none of the people who were behind me on the side of the wall ...... are dead.

I was told that the reason for that is because the ring I was wearing disabled instant death.

I should explain what the uncle did to me before I could explain.

He said he figured out who did it.

So he told me the culprit and it was a shocker.

It was the master's son.

His name was Gerd Fermat.

He was 31 years old, the same age as my uncle.

He'd attended a magic school, but he didn't go to nobleman's school, so my uncle didn't know him.

I heard he was a skilled magician who used supplementary magic, but he was very difficult.

He had a lot of troubles with the school because of money, so he quit the school last year.

After that, he used the vast wealth of the Philibert family to conduct research, and invented many unusual magic tools one after another.

It seems that he added instant death to the bomb with an obscure spell called Add-on Magic.

I was able to get this much information from the people at the wizarding academy and the surviving Philibert family members.

But no one seemed to have detailed information about Gert's ability.

So I decided to go to the master who would know the most about it.

With Sherry, Leena, and Belle.

But he's worried about you, so he wants to spend some time with you.

Well, I've caused them a lot of trouble, so I'm going with them.

Master!　They're here!

As usual, I metastasized inside the shop and called out to Master and immediately heard his reply .

''Oh!　That's your voice, Leo!　Listen to me!　What's up with the magic tool you asked for soon, ......, with all the pretty girls?　Perhaps you're here to introduce me to your rumored marriage partner?

Master, who didn't know anything, was happy to see Shelly and the others with me .

Huh, I'm going to have to explain to them about Master's son, and I'm going to want to leave: .......

But I'm going to have to explain it to you .

''That's right . This is the princess, Shelia . This is the saint's grandson, Rihanna. And this is my maid, Belle.

Nice to meet you.

'Oh, oh ....... Nice to meet you. Ho, Leo really was a nobleman: ......

Apparently, Master was overwhelmed by the way Shelly and the others were dressed and my unusual attire.

'Well, yeah . Anyway, I have something important to talk to you about, is that okay?

With the three of us introduced, I decided to get down to business.

You can't keep putting off the things you don't like, you know.

Hey. It's okay. It's just a workroom. You okay?

Yes. I'm fine.

So, what's the big deal?　Maybe you're getting married or something?　Isn't it a bit early for you to get your rocks off?

Sorry, Master . I appreciate you seeing my hard expression and trying to soften it, but it's not something I can laugh about today .

'No, it's not. Did you know there was an explosion at school the other day?

Yeah, I heard some chatter about it. But I've been working on some new stuff lately, so I don't know all the details.

Of course. That's what I thought.

'Oh, right: ....... So let me explain in a nutshell. A bomb was set off at my school the other day. A lot of noble children died.

The explosion was that big. 　Do you know who did it?

Yes. The murderers were the Philibert family.

The House of Philibert is a duke. They were behind the Fermor family. Why would a family like that do such a thing?

When Master heard the name of the Philibert family, he looked surprised .

Well, the average person doesn't know how bad it is over there: .......

'It's to sell the empire to the kingdom . . that place was in bad shape and they needed the money, so they sold the kingdom.

I see. ....... So, how did you come to me?

Now, let's get down to business: .......

I was ready and began to explain.

'Actually, sir, ....... My master's son, Gerd Fermat, was the one who made the bomb.

What?　Did Gert make a bomb?　So you're saying that my son was complicit in a mass murder?

Master looked at me in disbelief and asked me back.

Well, you don't want to believe that your son is a criminal .

''Yes, sir. Definitely.

At my answer, Master thought about it for thirty seconds, and then he spoke up again.

”So, did they catch Gert?

No, he killed more heads of House Philibert to destroy the evidence, and then fled to the kingdom.

'Right. ....... That guy must have committed one hell of a crime.

Master took in the situation and said in a low, muttered voice .

''......,''

How to start asking questions to a grieving mentor: .......

So I thought, I couldn't quite start asking Master a question.

'So, what am I going to tell him?　I'll tell you anything I can talk about.

I was quiet for a while and then I heard from Master as he cleared his mind.

I think he understood what I had come for.

I'll leave it at ...... first to find out what kind of person you are, Mr. Gert.

”What Gert is like: ....... I'm sorry. I can't go into detail.

'What?　What do you mean?

What do you mean?　You just said you'd tell me anything you could talk about.

'No, I'm not trying to hide it. It's really embarrassing, but I was so wrapped up in my wizards that I couldn't do anything fatherly for that guy as a kid.

Oh, so that's what I'm talking about: .......

You can imagine what it's like. ...... Even now, I didn't know about the huge explosion of schools that you'd hear about if you were in the imperial city and didn't want to, so I guess I wasn't more interested in my surroundings then. .......

'Really, I was a bad parent. ....... The only thing I could have done was teach him magic tools and send him to witchcraft school . He hardly ever talked to me. I was confined to the workroom.

Lack of communication between father and son.