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CHAPTER 16: ENTICING ULTRAMARINE
Calmly, Suimei removed his quicksilver sword fro for breath
“Haaa… ha… shi+t…”
“Ugh…”
Behind hiround, co been drained
Victory Their contempt and ridicule had been returned in full – complete and total victory Generally, upon their victory, adventurers would revel in the joy of triu Cal hisit to return to its liquid state
Next, as if ti mercury returned itself to the vial from whence it had come
Dorothea, the guild’s representative witness for the battle watched the two fallen adventurers in amazement
“Uwa… He really beat them both at once…”
Her face was frozen in shock, so unexpected was the outcoly bore a warrior’s gaze She watched Suily scrutinizing a skilled warrior who she couldn’t be careless around
Suddenly, that serious expression vanished, replaced by a gentle smile
“…Magnificent”
This word of praise weakened the serious aura that continued to emanate from her person
Dorothea approached Suimei
“Suiainst Raikas-san and Enmarph-san at the same time and couild ht now that could replicate such a feat!”
“Thank you very ed to use a few of the techniques that I’ood with”
His modest tone, which implied that this outcome had been a stroke of luck, provoked a look of envy from Dorothea, as well as a retort
“What’re you being e! Even when co of this level puts you on par with the very ht, Lefille-san?”
“Yeah I’es of Mehter’s uild are like, but froh level”
Lefille’s words piqued Suimei’s interest
“…On that note, if you tere to coes you kno do I match up?”
Suies of this world He’d just boasted that the h if speaking solely about how ic ielded, that wasn’t necessarily the case Truth be told, he didn’t have a clue just how strong the very es of this world were
If the conditions included a ein treic would effect awesoic of such scale that it would shock anyone Additionally, when the fact that eleic catalyst into the equation, then the poould likely be even greater
That, of course, was providing that this ic was used in battle—
His question seemed to make Dorothea happy
“So you care about this kind of thing too, huh, Suiuy, after all”
“Yeah, I guess …So?”
“Aheood attitude to have, I think Anyway, if I were to coes, then I have to say you’re still a bit weaker…”
Her hesitation at the tail end of that sentence see of a level coes
That being the case…
“I see …By the way, the renowned White Flaes?”
“White Flah she’s allegedly either first or second when it comes to raer, but when it comes to battle, she’s still a level lower than the battle experts here”
“Oh…”
Dorothea’s declaration had been proud, as if boasting about the strength of the guild Suimei voiced his interest
Fele, her battle ability left soh her raw talent put her on par with the very best of es, but her lack of battle experience put her a level below the
That was good news It looked like it was still a bit early to be disappointed by this world’s ic
“And you, Gurakis-san? What do you think?”
Surprisingly, Lefille looked back at him with confusion
“…I would never have guessed you would care so ainst others”
“Oh, no, it’s nothing like that This is just for reference I want to knohere I stand, your honest opinions aboutanyone would care about, right?”
Lefille closed her eyes, as if searching her
“That’s true… This is just my opinion, but… from what I saw today, I don’t think your es When it coic just now, I’ment”
“Destructive power, huh”
As expected, the ic practitioners back ho the case, just how deadly were the strongest es here?
“If we’re talking about those who stand at the absolute peak of le spell I apologize if this is a bit harsh, but you aren’t even close to that level”
“I see, I see…”
That ithin expectation Since he hadn’t activated his ap between them Able to destroy a forest or a city in one blow? While it wasn’t at the level of flatteningentire peninsulas, it was still a pretty terrifying level Then again, even icians back home probably weren’t capable of a feat like that either Not that that ht now
“Thanks a lot I’ve learned a lot”
“It’s nothing Thankingthat small makes me a little embarrassed”
“Not at all There’s still a lot I don’t know; broadening my horizons is necessary”
Suiratitude Dorothea tilted her head, looking confused
“…Honestly, just who are you really, Sui and yet I’ve never heard your name before…”
“Of course not If I were to be known just for having reached this kind of level, that’d be the weird thing, right?” Suimei mocked himself
Dorothea looked displeased
“Please don’t look down on Twilight Pavilion’s intel gathering abilities Knowing the nauaranteed… well, almost anyway”
Her certainty wavered by the end of her sentence, ade Suimei was a native of japan, to expect soathered intel on hi a bit much
Trying to raise her spirits, Suimei answered weakly
“Uh… How do I put this? Well, I come from somewhere pretty far away…”
“Somewhere far? The South?”
“No East would be a more accurate description”
Suiht back on thefor just this kind of occasion, he’d raphy
To the east of Aster lay an enormous, desolate area that was a mix of forests, doms in the area, and almost no information on that area of the world at all
Thus, when asked, it would be fine to answer in this way
“Oh, okay Our knowledge of the east is definitely lacking Does thatpracticed in the east?”
“You could say that,” he answered, with a face that couldn’t be read
Her interest having been raised, Lefille sunk into silence before
“Unique ic, is it…”
“So the matter?”
“…Never mind”
“…?”
What had caught her interest?
The look in her eyes just now had been strange—
“Yeah, your , whether it be the speed of activation or the strength of your defensive spells The world sure is wide”
“You flatter me”
Being directly complimented in this manner made him rather embarrassed
Dorothea turned to face Lefille, as if she’d suddenly re
“That re for the Nelferian Eht?”
“Hmm? Oh, yes, I am,” Lefille affirmed
So she’s heading for Nelferia too? What a coincidence
“Oh? Gurakis-san, you’re planning on going to the Empire?”
“Yep As preparations for visiting the Euild”
“The Acadeic is it… That’s definitely…”
The Acadeic From what he’d read, it was a massive acades do to further strengthen the ties between the allied nations
The mere mention of its name should draw tremendous interest, but…
Not interested…
Whether it was research organizations or acadelance, Suireatly drawn to such a thing, back in his oorld, he had previously entered such an institution at his organization’s coree of suffering before ht his way out with the help of his coative feelings toward such things
“Yeah I’o there to learn”
“You want to learn ic?”
“Yes, I plan to study it quite thoroughly from now on”
Lefille seemed to be the type that was quite confident in her abilities
Whatever the case, perhaps they would ain at some point down the road Not only were they both headed for the Empire, but they were even destined for the same district
Dorotha suddenly sighed
“A soman of your talent would undoubtedly be able to make a na us —At least Suih!”
“About that Sorry, but afterfor the city of Krand”
After a moment’s silence, Dorothea screamed at Suimei
“…Huuuuuuuuuuuuh?! I finally thought that we’d suddenly had a pro to give the e shock?!”
What kind of rah her mind?
“…Sorry”
“How did this happen…? And we finally had such pro recruits for once…”
“Really sorry about that I have things that I need to do, though”
“…I see Well, if the two of you have so in mind, then that’s that”
“Yeah, plus my final destination’s also the Empire”
“You too?”
“Yep When it comes to intel, the E”
“Is that so? Well, I don’t knoe’ll ain, but please take care of me when that time comes”
“Right, same here”
“—With that, I should probably take my leave Suimei-kun, I learned a lot from your battle just now”
With that farewell, she turned gracefully
Sui on his mind, watched her tensely
“…”
“Is so?”
“No, it’s nothing Take care”
Thanking hi field doors
Suiure disappear
—If it’s her, then this should be fine She’s not the kind that enjoys idle chatter, and she doesn’t have any companions Plus, she’s the cautious type
Anyway, she was bound for the Empire anyway It wasn’t likely that what happened here would be leaked
…Confir his eyes off the doors
“—So can you tellis?”
Unable to see Suimei’s expression as he posed this question, Dorothea looked up at the ceiling as she answered
“That, hht, well, Suimei-san, you defeated both Raikas-san and Enmarph-san”
“…Yeah”
“…”
At this, Raikas, his face ashen, looked away Enmarph’s face was similarly remorseful As expected, two defeats in a roas hard to sto the pair out of the corner of her eyes, Dorothea answered in a business-like tone