When I went down ahead to the place where the Small Cloud Whale was about to fall, there was the mage in full-body armor riding a bone horse from before.
āThe one who killed that Cloud Whale was you, right? I thought so because that huge Wyvern that was rarely seen around this area.ā
Because their face to their whole body were covered with armor, I couldnāt read the expression of the mage at all.
Just for cautionās sake, I grabbed on to Dayleās handle.
āOops, please stop that. I was complimenting you, you know. Even though you are still that young and just turned into an adult, I think your skill that could subjugate the monsterized Cloud Whale is amazing.ā
The mage in full-body armor stop me, who had my hand on my sword, with their hand.
It seems that they meant no harm to meā¦
Even so, it sure is inconvenient that I canāt read their expression at all.
Judging that the other party didnāt have malicious intention, I let go of Dayle.
āWhatās your name?ā
āItās Frick. I used to be an adventurer in Youg Hannotes, but because of a request, Iām working as an adventurer in the city of Inbahanes now.ā
āHmm, adventurer, hm. I wonder since when a bronze rank become so strong? The Cloud Whale should be something that even a platinum rank adventurer canāt kill solo though. Besides, you used an unfamiliar magic. I saw lightning gush out of from your blade many times.ā
This mageā¦ know how I was fighting that high in the sky, huh?
I think you canāt see it from this place unless you enhance your eyesight, though.
I felt somewhat uncomfortable finding that the unknown mage had seen my fight with the Cloud Whale.
At that moment, a bone bird came down, perching on the shoulder of the mageās armor.
Ahh, they used that familiar to look at my battle with the Cloud Whale in the sky, huhā¦
Waitāā!! Cloud Whale!?
I thought it was Small Cloud Whale all along though! But its body is huge, and the numbers of the Parasite Sharks was a lot too.
While inwardly surprised, I glance at the Cloud Whale that was falling down here.
āSeeing your appearance, it seems that you thought that it was a Small Cloud Whale. But unfortunately, that is a Cloud Whale. Just turned into an adult, that is.ā
āCan I ask you a question? I took the request to subjugate a Small Cloud Whale, but since I subjugate a Cloud Whale, do you think that the request still counted as fulfilled?ā
Iāve been an adventurer for five years, but Iāve never had subjugated a target after it grew up, so I reflexively asked the mage in full-body armor in front of me.
āI wonder. I donāt know because Iām a mage and not an adventurer. But I think the grown up one will sell at a higher price.ā
The moment the mage in full-body armor said so and shrugged their shouldersāā
Their helmet rolled down toward the ground, making clanking sounds.
T-there is no faceāā!?
Eh? How comeāā?
Because something that should be at the place where it should be is not there, I got shocked.
āA-ahh! Umm, your face is not in place though!?ā
āOh my, pardon me. Since the inside is empty so I just put it on top, see. Itāll fall off with just a bit of jolt. Did it surprise you?ā
Having said that, the mage in full-body armor got off the bone horse and picked up the helmet that was rolling on the ground.
At that time, for a moment, the content of the armor jumped into my view.
āEh? Err, what does this mean? The inside is empty?ā
āAs you can see, I have no ācontentā. Thatās just how it is. Is it that surprising?ā
Having picked up the fallen helmet, the mage in full-body armor put the helmet on the armor and adjusted its position so that it wouldnāt fall.
āEEHHH!! No, thereās really nothing inside!? But you are talking and moving, EEHHH!?ā
When I was surprised that there was nothing inside the armor, the Cloud Whale that had crashed right at that moment caused a tremor spreading from behind the mage in full-body armor.
The tremor caused the helmet to fall to the ground and roll again.
āNmuu! This body is quite troublesome. It doesnāt need much maintenance, but it sure is annoying that its head keeps falling all the time.ā
They donāt seem to be inconvenienced even if their helmet falls, so it seems that their view is taken by the bone bird.
I picked up the helmet that had rolled toward me, but there was nothing inside after all.
āErr, who are you? Youāre not just a mage, right?ā
The mage began to think with their arms crossed when I asked who they were.
āHmmm, I wonder how I should I say it. You can call me the Bone Collector, or what I thought up myself, the worldās strongest pursuer of peerless beautiful bone creation.ā
āEh? Boneā¦ is it?ā
āYes, bone. Bone. Itās beautiful, right? Thatās the best internal organ part created by God! Ahh, talking about bone, I remembered it. I wonder if you can give me the bones of that Cloud Whale, I want to use them to create the peerless beautiful bone that Iām aiming for.ā
The mage in full body-armor, who had been thinking, struck her hand with a *pon* and offered to buy the bones of the Cloud Whale in order to create bone.
āEh? Err.ā
āBones are great you know. You take them out, clean it off unnecessary things cleanly, whiten them, process them and assemble them. Ahhhh, wonderful. And I can manipulate those bones freely! It feels the best!ā
This person is clearly dangerous.
Because I got a dangerous vibe from the mage, who moves empty armor and uses bone-manipulating magic, I feel that it is better not to be involved with them, so I said,
āErr, thatās a bitā¦ I have to refuseā¦ā
āAre you worried about the price? Iāll buy it higher than the market price. Even though I look like this, Iām a mage who is well-known as the āPuppet Mage Cinziaā, you know. I have tons of money.ā
I couldnāt help but feel like the mage who called herself the Puppet Mage Cinzia was a person who gave off the same scent as Gawain.
āFrick-sama~, Iām sorry to have kept you waitingāā¦ Is that person the armored mage you said before?ā
The one who called me who was confused by Cinziaās offer was Noelia.
āOh my, that childās bones look beautiful too.ā
I felt that I heard a strange tongue clicking sound from Cinzia who saw Noelia.