Episode 8.12 (1/2)
The next day, Eda dropped by while Lecan was practicing <Recovery> with Nike.
”I'm back~~! Oh, Jericho, how you doin'? Look what I've got, souvenirs for you.”
”A noisy one came back.”
”Oh isn't she cute. Ah, right this is my first meeting with her.”
In other words, Eda is unaware that Nike is Shira, and this is their first time meeting.
”Lecan! You got back huh. How was the dungeon? Wait a minute, who's that woman?”
Eda glared at Nike with awfully cold eyes.
”Hello there. I'm Nike. Shira-baachan's grandkid. An adventurer by trade.”
”Eh, grandkid? Adventurer? Hang on? Nike? Don't tell me, you're Nike the <Comet Cutter>?”
”Some people call me by that moniker sure.”
”G-g-g-g-g-golden rank?”
”Yeah.”
Eda quickly changed her tone the moment she knew Nike was a golden rank.
”O-Oh I had no idea. Hee. So Nike the <Comet Cutter> was Shira-san's grandkid, wasn't it.”
--This girl sure is weak against authority...
”You must Eda-chan eh. I've heard about you from Baa-chan. She said you were a very promising rookie.”
”P-promising, oh you. I already knew that I was very promising, but to think Shira-san saw me like that.”
Right then, a voice could be heard from the front door.
”Pardon please! Pardon please!”
Lecan had heard this voice before but he couldn't recall who. The red dot displayed in <Life Detection> had no particular characteristics to distinguish the person either. Though <Life Detection> can't be used to pinpoint a specific person to begin with unless Lecan were to stay in one place for long and get in close contact with each person like he did during his time at Zaidmahl House.
”Be right there~”
Eda nonchalantly replied back and went to the front door.
Then she got back to the workroom.
”Umm. Nike-san. Knight Agito Ulban was asking to see you.”
”Achaa. No choice then. Let him in here.”
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”Yes.”
Led by Eda, Knight Agito and an aide entered the room. That voice earlier was apparently the aide's.