Episode 8.9 (1/2)
The next day, Lecan came to Shira's house and practiced <Lamplight> from morning to dusk.
The day after, he began practicing <Lamplight> in Shira's house since morning again, but this time there was a visitor just before noon.
It was the lord's son, Agito Ulban. He's together with one sham knight.
Lecan opened the front door but without letting Agito inside.
”What do you want.”
”Is Shira-dono not present.”
”No.”
”I-Is Nike-dono not here.”
”No.”
”Do you have any kind of clue?”
”Clue to what.”
”A clue to the whereabouts of Shira-dono and Nike-dono of course!”
”Shira is no stranger to going off somewhere by herself, it's not like she's been kidnapped. Nike doesn't live in this house to begin with.”
”I-I see.”
”S'that all you need.”
”This door.”
”Hm?”
”I apologize for breaking this door.”
”...So you do.”
”It was Chaney who arranged for the craftsman but the repair cost was paid with my private fund.”
”So it was.”
The lord probably ordered it. In other words, this is an apology from the lord to Lecan and shira.
”Anything else you need.”
”N-no. That is all.”
Agito went home with his head hanging.
When Lecan got back to the workroom, Nike, that is to say Shira in her young girl form was sitting there.
”Heya.”
”You're back huh.”
”Uh huh.”
Nike poured tea in a cup and offered it to Lecan.
”Should I call you Nike when you're in that form.”
”That would be for best, yep.”
”I got a Golden Potion at Golbul Dungeon.”
”Hoo! Did you drink it?”
”I did.”
”What kind of skill did you get?”
”No idea.”
”Humm. Well, you'll figure it out eventually.”
”My sword broke.”
”Hee.”
Lecan took his sword that has been broken in two out of <Storage>.
”<Self Restoration> won't work once it's broken to this point. Its life as a sword is over.”
”Let me see that for a bit.”
Nike examined the part where it broke and then carefully the part where a Jewel is embedded.
”Its magic is still working. This jewel hasn't died yet. It's just lacking mana a bit. Uunn. Mind if I keep this sword for a little while?”
”I don't.”
”A friend of mine is pretty good at this stuff you see. I'd like to show this to that person, do you mind?”
”Are you talking about magic engineer Yaclubend who lives in the capital?”
”Yep. Where'd you hear the name?”
”From Chaney.”
”Hmm. Did something happen?”
Lecan explained the events that took place after he returned to Vouka Town.
”Uun. Well, that's about the gist of it. If I stayed here, some ill-mannered folks aka Midosco's messengers would keep intruding in every single day. So I just went somewhere for a bit. Would be nice if those bunch would disappear quickly, wouldn't it.”
She must have found Midosco very much a handful.
”By the way, aren't you curious?”
”About what?”
”That Eda-chan isn't here.”
”Ah, now that you mention it, she is.”
Lecan did not forget. The thought simply never crossed his mind.
”Think you'd better act a bit kinder to your pupil. For that works in your favor as well.”
”I just recalled something.”