Episode 24.6 (1/2)
The following day, Lecan dropped by Shira's house first thing in the morning and studied <Concealment>.
”You, you always get enthusiastic whenever you're learning magic, but you're especially fervent this time, aren'tcha.”
He studied until evening that day, but he couldn't manage to cast it.
The day after, he did the same.
By evening, he finally succeeded casting the spell.
”And now you just gotta polish it up yerself.”
”Shira.”
”What is it.”
”There were four suspicious persons around this house the day before yesterday.”
”There sure were.”
”So you noticed.”
”Well of course I would when they put their presence out in plain sight like that.”
”There's rumor of someone sending assassins at you.”
”Hee. That's no fun.”
”Of course it's nothing fun.”
”This fun and no fun you have in mind likely differs from what I have.”
”What.”
”I love to live in peace, you see. That peaceful life is gradually coming undone.”
”Yea.”
”Having assassins sent at me shows how much I'm attracting attentions.”
”Right.”
”That Skalabel is coming to see me. Looks like that matters is being kept secret right now, but those who know know. And that causes a ripple effect in the surroundings. To the point that they're even sending assassins.”
”Yea.”
”Once Skalabel got to this town and met me, what do you think comes next?
”Rumors will spread all over the kingdom.”
”And afterwards, what happens then?”
”Many more people will want Shira's medicine.”
”Right. And then?”
”There would be town lords trying to employ Shira. As Vouka town lord seems to be a lackey among town lords, he's probably gonna have a hard time rejecting them.”
”Yup, that's probably happening too. Is that all?”
”There will be people wanting to be Shira's pupils. Carrying letters from bigwigs.”
”Lecan. You're focusing only on the brighter side. You gotta see the darker side of things as well.”
”Darker side?”
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”Skalabel is a famous apothecary, see. There are people who don't take kindly to that.”
”Ah. You mean that. But he seems well received within the temples.”