Chapter 31

Chapter 31

The hawk’s vision was limited, making it impossible to understand the whole story. However, as far as Sylvia saw, the knight tried to assassinate Deculein first, which forced him to retaliate in self-defense, causing the knight to fall down the cliff and, ultimately, to his death.

No, Deculein definitely tried to save the knight, which meant he died of his own accord…

… Through her magic, Sylvia witnessed the scene unfold almost as if she was right in front of it. Even the conversations they held were transferred directly into her ears.

With her eyes closed, she found Deculein standing alone on an overhanging cliff. The fact that he didn’t fall was indeed a miracle, but the conference was about to start in six hours.

She thought he’d need another miracle for him to reach Bercht in time.

Deculein looked up at the sky, seemingly directly at the hawk, which surprised her so much she ordered it to return. It would be impossible to observe further if the blizzard got worse anyway. It might also hurt the hawk, an occurrence she wanted to avoid the most.

It was her very first creation, which made her want to keep it with her for a long time. If the mana in its mana stone ran out, she decided she would recharge it instead of replacing it.

“Come back.” Sylvia opened her eyes after issuing the command, returning her vision to Bercht’s landscape.

“Oh, Ms. Sylvia?”

Hoo—

As she sighed and turned around, she found herself face to face with the people from the kingdom that Syrio talked about.

“So this is where you were~ I’ve been looking forward to meeting you~!”

“It’s a real honor to see you in person, Rookie of the Year.”

“Greetings. I’m from the ‘Judra’ family of the Reok Kingdom.”

“…”

Sylvia felt burdened by their weird responses.

*****

At the express train railway, the platform employee saluted a high-ranking official.

“It’s an honor, Deputy Director!”

Deputy Director of Imperium’s Public Safety Bureau, ‘Lilia Primienne.’

Coincidentally, she was camping in the northern mountain range when she heard about the train incident and was immediately dispatched to the site as the Deputy Director of Security.

“A surprise attack was launched, and an explosion occurred?”

“Yes, it’s a common occurrence in the process of traveling to Bercht. The reward is even ten times bigger for assassinations that occur inside Bercht. This is nothing special.” The employee who appeared to be in charge replied.

Primienne glanced below the cliff. “What about the casualties?”