Episode 23.16 (2/2)

”Guys. I've got tea ready for you, come on inside now.”

”Huh? Shira-shi? Didn't Shira-shi stay at the town lord's mansion when we departed here earlier? Huh?”

”Don't mind it. Let's get inside.”

Lecan stared at Shira while sipping his tea.

Shira was in the town lord's mansion the whole time he had a talk with the envoys. And she must have listened to it using <Clairaudience>. Otherwise, she wouldn't have known the Undersecretary's and the first class priest's names.

What shocking was her entrance when Lecan was about to kill Zaifad.

Lecan's detection never caught Shira until that exact moment.

She literally appeared out of thin air.

Wonder if she always had the ability to do that.

It might be. Lecan knew magic <Invisible (Elmus)>, <Concealment (Nirzum)> still only by names. Those spells may carry the properties that allow them to escape Lecan's <Life Detection>, <3D Perception> and <Mana Detection>.

However Lecan doubted if that was truly the case.

Perhaps Shira developed a magic to counter Lecan's detection after finding out how it worked. Or perhaps she remodeled an existing magic for that purpose.

He couldn't help but harboring such thoughts.

While Lecan is growing during his study, perhaps so is Shira.

This old woman is truly terrifying.

But still, things have gotten troublesome.

First of all, this Skalabel dude cast can't be allowed to cast

on Shira.

On this one though, maybe Shira herself could convince Skalabel that she doesn't need

. At any rate, since Shira herself agreed to meet him, she might have a plan in mind.

Another thing is if Skalabel is more than 100 year old, then a question of just how old Shira is will come up.

Of course there exist masters who are younger than their pupils in this world. However, once Skalabel divulged about the time he met Shira and how much he learned from her, also the fact about Shira's extensive knowledge in apothecary would be proof of her extraordinary long life.

They would come to suspect if she was a Longlifer. That'd be bad. Longlifers are treated as enemies in the royal capital, while the temples deem them as either angels or devils. Neither of which ends up good.

Worst case scenario, Shira's true identity might be exposed.

As this Skalabel seems to be a famous influential person, this whole affair have probably attracted unwarranted attentions to Shira.

That'd be bad.

Standing out is the worst possible outcome for an existence like Shira. Things that can normally be glossed over will be hard to when she's under scrutiny.

Truly a conundrum.

However, this may not actually be THAT concerning.

Shira can simply make a run for it and live somewhere else with a different name if she feels like it. She might even be able to alter her face and figure.

There are so many ways she could go about it as long as she doesn't have to stay in this town.

However, Lecan personally likes the town Shira lives at.

That's the part he's anguishing on.

[Episode 23 Envoys from the Royal Capital] End/ Next [Episode 24 Shira Assassination]

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