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âWe took a very long way around, but somehow we got here âŠâŠâ
Gizel, Shibi, and Lil, the three Marren tribesmen, had finally arrived at the Russell village, where Lark, the lord of the Fage territory, lived.
It was already the time of day when the color of the sky was changing from dusk to dark.
Gizel was hurrying them along, so the journey was quite a hard schedule, and Shibi and Lil were exhausted.
âWeâre finally here where Abel-san is at, huh. Youâve given us a lot of trouble, havenât you? We should also ask Abel-san to help us search for Firo-san, who has wandered off.â
âNot yet, Shibi-san. Brother Abel might run away again, so we catch him be surprise âŠâŠâ
Gizelâs shoulders twitched at Lilâs words.
Shibi covered Lilâs mouth with his hand as quickly as he could.
âW-Wait, Lil-chan, donât say anything that will provoke Gizel-chanâs trauma âŠâŠâ
Lil nodded her head and made a cross with her hand.
ââŠâŠ Itâs okay, Lil-chan. Iâm sure my brother was just a little startled. He just canât come back because he doesnât have the face to show.â
âY-Youâre right. âŠâŠ Iâm sorry I said something weird âŠâŠâ
Lilâs twitchy smile is the only way to cover it up.
âYes, thatâs right. Thatâs what Sim-san said to me. So it is. Sim-san always tells me the right thing to do, so it must be true.â
Gizel hugged the grimoire in her hands and said with a look of ecstasy
ââŠâŠ Shibi-san, are you sure that grimoire is safe?â
Lil asked Shibi in a whisper.
He gently looked away and pretended not to hear.
To be honest, Shibi also felt something disturbing about the grimoire sim.
However, he had no idea what to do about it, since Gizel never listened to him and she always carried it with her or couldnât find it anywhere when she couldnât see Gizel.
However, he thought that if he could meet up with Abel, he would be able to take it away and have it burned down, so there was no need to rush into action.
At any rate, Shibi was confident that if Abel would take a look at it and if he found it dangerous, he would dispose of it on the spot.
âA-Anyway, letâs look for Abel-san? Thereâs a guy coming from over there. Letâs just ask him!â
Shibi said and walked forward.
There were three sorcerers coming from the front.
They were all wearing robes of the same color, and it was apparent from their appearance that they belonged to the same organization.
There were two men and a short woman who looked like a Noir.
âI canât believe the Commander ran away âŠâŠ I thought he wasnât interested in humans. He was an amazingly talented sorcerer, personality aside, but I wonder if heâll be okay here.â
ââŠâŠ I think Iâll be fine with him not coming back for another month, since heâs already on it.â
One of the men said, and the other responded in a small voice.
When Shibi overheard the conversation, he had a bad feeling about it.
âW-Well, I understand how you feel, but when I saw the vice-deputy commander Alta-san crying that all development of the territory had been stopped, I couldnât stand it. Oh, but did you find a lot of handover documents?â
ââŠâŠ Ah, I helped, but I couldnât decipher any of it.â
The Noir woman interjected.
âOh, I knew it âŠâŠâ
âHe believes that if he can understand it, others can understand it, after allâŠâŠâ
The three of them let out a sigh in unison, and silence enveloped them.
Shibi listened to the three of them talking in bits and pieces, and had already lost most of his interest in asking questions about Abel.
In all likelihood, the three of them are talking about an excellent sorcerer, but he has a personality problem, he doesnât seem to be interested in people in the first place, and he believes that what he understands, others understand as well, so I could only think that Abel was the annoying âCommanderâ who ran off with a woman, abandoned the territory and ran away.
He wasnât sure yet, but he was pretty sure of it.
Shibi stepped back as far as he had stepped forward and met up with Gizel and the others without asking any questions.
He didnât want to hear any more about the âCommanderâ they were talking about.
Not only had they moved further from Russell Village in the Fage territory, where Shibi and the others had finally arrived after much effort, but they had also clearly eloped.
It was a taboo subject for Gizel, no matter how hard he tried.
He doesnât know what he should say to her.
Inwardly, he was thinking to Abel, âSeriously, please stop it alreadyâ.
Heâs getting to the point where he canât easily forgive him by cutting cross.
âShibi-san, whatâs wrong?â
âNothing, u-um, I, I just have a very bad feeling about this. For today, letâs just get an inn and rest! Thatâs what we should do! I beg you, please do so!â
ââŠhmm? Could it be someone from the Commanderâs hometown? The atmosphere, or more like, their appearance looks a lot like him.â
The trio sorcerers happened to be coming towards Shibi and his friends, and they called out cheerfully from the other side.
This was the moment when the Abel = Commander theory was clearly confirmed in Shibiâs mind by their comments.
Shibi felt dizzy and held his head.
âBrother âŠâŠ are you talking about my brother, Abel?â
The sorcerer man smiled shyly as Gizel closed in on him.
âSo youâre his sister. I had no idea that the Commander had such a beautiful sister.â
Shibi was secretly reminding him not to say anything unnecessary.
âItâs just a shame that the âŠâŠ commander took a girl and ran away. There was no mention of where he was going, and there was no telling when he would be back.â
Gizelâs expression quickly disappeared.
Shibi covered his face with his hands.
âWhen did this happen?â
Gizel asked in a cold voice.
âEh, ah, no, it was just three days ago âŠâŠ Oh, by the way, there is a girl from the Marren tribe who came to see the Commander, just like you girls. I think her name is Firo. Do you know her?â
âOhhh, so Firo-san arrived here first.â
Shibi breathed a sigh of relief.
I thought the situation was terrible, but it was better that Firo had been found.
ââŠâŠ When did this Firo-san arrived at this village?â
âUh âŠâŠ about a week ago?â
The air in the room froze.
It was clear that Abel had met Firo before he left the Fage territory.
âWell, you can ask her about the details. Since youâre here, Iâll show you where that girl is.â
ââŠâŠ Thank you very much. Please take me to where Firo-san is.â
Gizel replied to the man with a doll-like smile.
Shibi watched clearly as Gizelâs fingernails dug into the grimoire Sim.
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