8-Episode VIII




'...... Hey, William.'

'What is it, Satsuki?

'You... you're not torturing me, are you ......?

The second hall after entering the cave.
In front of the second room, which was a little larger than the first, Satsuki was once again stunned with her sword in her hand.
To add to that, I don't know what, but Satsuki was about to cry.

'Oh. I don't know why I felt that way, but I don't like bullying, and I don't hate Satsuki. There is no reason or motive for me to abuse Satsuki.'

'Oh, yes. ...... I see, so you don't hate me...? This is too much!

Satsuki said, pointing to the situation in the hall.

There, as in the first hall, goblins were lying on the ground, asleep.
There were eight of them, more than in the first hall.
The two of them, Mee and Cyril, were going around stabbing at them.

'......? What's so bad about that? I've already explained my thoughts. I've already explained my thoughts.

'No, no, no. I'm a little bit like that, but not that much. But, you know, there are things like that, right? The blood-pumping adventures, the bonds with friends that are created in the midst of life-threatening battles...'

'I think it's more important to do your best to increase your chances of survival than those things.

'Isn't that right!

He seemed to agree with me.
It takes a lot of effort to get others to understand your thoughts.

' But no matter what, this result is abnormal.

Cyril, who had finished killing the sleeping goblins, returned with a bloodstained hammering mace in his hand.
His white priest's robe was also stained with blood here and there.

'I'm sorry. I'm sorry I left Cyril and Mee in charge of something they didn't want to do. I wish I could help, but I'm not very good with weapons. I don't have much confidence in my ability to dispose of a sleeping goblin properly.

'Oh, I'm ...... sorry too.'

'That's fine. Don't worry about it, Satsuki. Besides, I don't understand this situation. Can you explain it to me?

Cyril said and looked me straight in the eye.
But I have no idea.

'Hmm ......, what do you want me to explain?

'Fifteen so far, the reason why all the goblins have fallen asleep. This situation doesn't match up at all with what I've heard from the older adventurers.

...... Hmm.
I still don't understand the whole story, so I urge Cyril to go on.
Cyril sighed and continued his story.

'It's true that mages like to use sleep magic. I've heard that if you cast one spell on a group of goblins and one or two of them fall asleep, you'll get a good result. But the magic you're using isn't of that level.

'That's what Mee was wondering, too. I've never heard of a mage using this kind of outrageous magic, either.

Mee, who had been going around collecting goblin ears as proof of defeat, came back and said something like that.

I see.
I think I understand the point of their question.
I'll start my explanation based on that.

'Perhaps what Cyril and Mee heard from their seniors is about a sleep spell used by an inexperienced mage. The spell I'm using is the exact same sleep spell, it's just that the level of skill is different.

Even with the same spell, if the skill level of the practitioner is different, the power of the spell will be different.
If you compare the spell I use with that used by a beginner who has just mastered the basics of magic, it is only natural that there will be a difference in the results.

There is also the aspect of pure luck, and the fact that the spell just happened to work.
Even against goblins, the possibility of being resisted by magic is not always zero.

Therefore, there was a good chance that at least one of them would stay awake.
However, I judged that this was not the kind of question that was being asked now, and decided to keep the subject to myself.

'Hmmm ....... So, William, you're not an immature mage, you're an accomplished mage.

Cyril asks more pointedly.
He has a sharp look in his eyes, as if he's trying to figure us out.

However, it's quite difficult to reply to that question.

'...... Hmm. It depends on what level you consider to be proficient, but for the time being, you can present the objective fact that you can claim the title of wizard.

I'm sure you'll agree. Wee, wizard?

Cyril's eyes widened in astonishment.
Satsuki, who was looking at it from the side, casually asked the priestess a question.

'Hey, hey, wizard? Is that awesome?

'It's great! If you're a priest, you're a priest! If you don't know what I'm talking about, you can go to ......, but it's awesome!

Cyril's vocabulary was in a sorry state.

In addition, the Priest that Cyril is referring to is a title that is almost equal to the title of 'Temple Chief' of a temple in a city.

Whether the title of priest is given to a person who has the title of priest, or whether the title of priest is given to a person who is given the title of temple head, seems to be applied flexibly from time to time, but at any rate, the title of priest indicates the rank to unite several to dozens of priests in a single temple. In any case, the title "priest" indicates the rank that unites several to dozens of priests in a temple.

In the first place, the Holy Order itself is a title given only to those who can handle the sacred arts, and the holder of the title Priest, who is outstanding among them, can certainly be regarded as a Wizard.

I'm not sure what to do, but I'm sure I'm not the only one. I'm sure you'll be able to figure it out. But why would someone with the title of wizard be an F-rank adventurer in a place like this? That's not right.

Cyril exclaimed in a half-confused manner.
I responded with a refutation that I had repeated many times before.

'You're not crazy. I am not a slave and I have the freedom to choose my profession. As a result of that freedom, choosing the profession of adventurer is not a problematic act.

'Umm,......Well, that's, that's true. ....... Ummm......Yeah, well, you're right. You're not wrong. But that's not what I'm talking about. ......'

'And it's only natural that you have an F rank, since you just registered as an adventurer yesterday. And since you don't have much experience as an adventurer, I don't think it's an inappropriate grade.

'......Uh, yeah, well, you're right about that too. '......Yeah, okay, that's enough.



Cyril was very unconvinced, but he seemed to understand.
Then, Satsuki expressed her opinion from the side.

'Oh, so you're saying that William is an amazing mage?

'...... Sorry Satsuki. I'm confused, can you shut up for a moment?

'What?

Despite this exchange between Satsuki and Cyril, the cave search was still going well.