Episode 34.3 (1/2)
”Also, I'm a swordsman. Not a mage. I can use magic yeah, but it's just an extra.”
”Ha, haha. Hahahahaha.”
That's one dry laugh alright. She might need to get hydrated.
”So you won't admit that you're an elite member of Magic Knights dispatched by Marquis Palcimo, no matter what?”
”I've never even been to Palcimo. Neither have I met Marquis of Palcimo. Got absolutely no clue 'bout their magic knights.”
”I see. So you will not admit that you are a top man of Palcimo Magic Knights then. And despite of that, you demonstrated how easily you disabled ye of Kirjevog> in the washroom with a simple parlor trick. Our finest mage, Nertsen audibly gasped when you cast <Move> without preliminary casting. And again with that brilliant Move you showed us just now. According to Nertsen, the precision of your mana control rivals or perhaps even surpasses her.”
Lecan himself didn't really think much of his mana control, but he's been getting more confident in it lately after all the accolades Amamir and other temple apothecaries from the capital gave him.
”I see. I see. So you won't officially admit it yet you go around showing off extraordinary skills in magic obvious to every onlookers. You're practically screaming. 'Notice my true identity'. Wait a minute. Perhaps, your action of deliberately showing off <Free Box> is also...”
Looks like she's digging deeper into the misunderstanding hole.
”I understand your intention now.”
”You probably got that very wrong.”
”We're very much interested in <Free Box> but we shall back down this time and be satisfied with just knowing that it exists. The Marquis will put out an official request to Marquis of Palcimo for this matter.”
”Do as you like. No guarantee there's a <Box> like mine at Palcimo though.”
”What? Are you saying yours is a special made <Free Box>? No. Let's forget about that. I'm fully aware of your aim. There is no spy sent by Marquis Palcimo to infiltrate Dungeon Tsubolt. It's just a normal dungeon diving by adventurer Lecan and his friend.”
”Sure you got it?”
(I've been demoted from magic knights elite to spy in her mind.)
(No. Guess it's promoted?)
”Of course. I get it. So could you please tell me. And could you listen to our request. First of all, how did you know that there are floors below floor 120 in Dungeon Tsubolt?”
”Once you've got to floor 120, those who know, know.”
”No, you had a prior knowledge. Otherwise, there would be no reason for the treasured elite of Magic Knights to go on a such time-consuming mission. Could you please tell me. Did you read some sort of old documents or the likes?”
”A certain old woman clued me in.”
”Who and where is this old woman?”
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”I've been prohibited to speak of it.”
(Did she I wonder.)