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Weinberger is martial and unapologetic in his content without any decorations or reservations.

It's not like a nobleman to say it, but he doesn't deserve to be surprised now, since his background itself is not like a nobleman to begin with.

He asks Claude further.

''Lord Claude, you didn't call on this member just to talk about this, did you?

Of course. I'm going to talk about the people who are behind the scenes in our country these days.

Claude replied, and turned the conversation over to Val.

'You saw it too, Bartolomeus, didn't you?

Yeah. You transitioned fifty trolls, the black robes. He noticed my name and Meena's name and died as soon as he was doomed. Meena says it was a discarded piece of spell casting.

Reichenbach makes a reluctant face as he replies.

'I'd hate to think that someone who can summon fifty ...... trolls and have them transferred to a transition is a discarded piece.

'I'm good at magic, but how difficult is it?　How many of our nation's proudest court wizards can do the same?

Claude then asks the old Director of Magic.

'I can do it. I'm sure there are five or six others who could do it, but that's about it.

He, Val and Weinberger frown at Reichenbach's answer.

Less than expected is the thought they share.

'What if it was a being specialized in transference magic, or a being specialized in summoning magic?

Val mentions his doubts.

'...... not roughly decent. Any decent sorcerer would have mastered more than just summoning and transference magic.

Meena, not him, responded to Reichenbach's answer.

'Can we expect what you call decency from those who cast a spell on fellow members of the same organization and discard them?

Her words pierced the old Director of Magic with painful sarcasm.

'Meena, you're out of line.'

Excuse me.

As Val chastised her, she apologized to the Director of Magic.

Reichenbach knows that this is not a sincere apology, but accepting it and letting it go by the wayside is a mature response.

''It would be a different story if you were raised to specialize only in summoning and shifting magic. Any court magician in our country would be able to do it. In terms of adventurer rank, it should be down to the equivalent of the fifth level.

Claude nodded at Reichenbach's question.

''That seems highly probable. I don't think we have the strength to discard one of the five court wizards in our country as a discarded pawn.''

The possibility that our forces are strong but our commanders are just plain stupid is undeniable. But if that's the case, I have a feeling we can do better than that.

Weinberger also reacted in the affirmative.

'Isn't it simply that Her Majesty's reading is correct?

Val offered a cautious opinion.

'Like the ogre herd, I wonder how much damage the fifty trolls would have done if we hadn't been there. I don't even want to imagine it.

I can see that. His Highness Adrienne is a brilliant man. However, he will not yet be able to match His Majesty. If only we could get to the enemy's stronghold and identity before there is a change of throne: ......

Claude muddled the end of his words with a wishful thinking.

'Unless the enemy is very stupid, they'll learn their lesson and do nothing for a while. In the meantime, we should proceed with a review of our defensive forces.

They all nodded at Weinberger's idea.

The clues are too few and they are currently limited in what they can do.

''Bartholomeus and Wilhemina should keep that in mind as well.

Val was quick to respond to Claude's words, and Meena shook her head a moment too late.