102-Episode 94: Encounter the Sage, the Villager




 I carry Iolada up.
 With a side hug, I walked through the dungeon entrance.

'Aaaaaaahhhh!

 What jumped out at me was the cheers.
 The area around the entrance was occupied by many students and spectators.
 Everyone shouted when they saw me and Iolada in a side hug.

'Oh!' It's a miracle.
The student saved the student.
That's great!
'[The villagers] saved the descendants of the brave!

 Kudos to me for rescuing him.

 I don't mean to do anything great, though.
 It's probably Iolada who did a great thing.
 He was able to maintain the [Heavy Armed Iron Rider], which is difficult to control and output, for a long time.
 I'm sure he's a descendant of the brave in that regard.

"Hey, get out of my way!

 The one who emerged through the crowd was a student in a white uniform.
 It was a student from the St. Silvamir Empire - Chapter 6.
 The silver hair and the muffled tail reminded me of that.
 I'm sure he was the representative of Chapter 6.
 Was his name Marina Fentyl?
 It's a [Cleric] of the rare silver wolf tribe.

''Lacelle-kun, I'll take care of the rest over here.

 Marina takes the Iolada from me.
 One man. He's also armed.
 But Marina lifted it lightly.
 As expected of the silver wolf tribe.
 Also, this might be an afterthought, but he's bigger than me.

''You don't seem to be hurt.

Yeah. A few scratches, but I fixed them up.

Okay. If you're low on herbs, you can replenish them later.

I didn't use any herbs. I used magic to heal them.

'What? You're a [villager], I think.

 Oh dear.....

 How many times have I asked and answered this question?
 I'm used to it by now, so it's fine........

"If you say there are others who are injured, I can help you.

 I knead my magic power.
 I showed the magic light that [Great Recovery] shows.

 Even so, Marina doesn't seem to be able to believe it.
 I check with the canal beside me.
 The blue elf girl who finally calmed down nodded while her eyes turned bright red around.

''Hahahahaha! You're really a bunch of horseshit!

'More importantly, Iolada has been giving off magical power for quite a long time. I suspect you have magical overload.

Yeah? Hypermagnetism?

 Marina tilted her head.
 Her green eyes crackled.

 So this is the pattern this time........

 It can't be helped, can it?
 I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.

It's not just a matter of time before you get to the point where you lose consciousness because of the lack of oxygen to the brain when using high-powered magic for a long time. At worst, it could lead to death.

'What? Io, are you dying?

 It was Canal who sounded like she was about to cry.
 There were tears in her light blue eyes, the same as her hair, again.
 I snorted in a hurry.

'Don't worry. Iolada's going to be fine.

 And I explained to Marina.

I explained to Marina: "Give her this magic herb that I'm going to tell you about, and she will drink it. It should make you feel better. "Just--

It's just...

'I don't think I'll be ready for the all-out war the day after tomorrow,'

That's fine. That's okay! If Io is spared.

 I see.
 They must really like you.
 The descendants of the brave.

 I'm going to teach Marina the types of magic plants and how to brew them.
 She was wondering how I knew so much about magic plants, but I took Iolada to the emergency room anyway.

 The ingredients are rather common magical plants.
 If you don't know, you can ask the instructors of Branch 6.

 I walked away with Canal.

'Shouldn't you be following me?'

It's okay. Io's not here. That's why the canal has to work hard.

 Scrubbing and wiping her reddened eyes.
 Finally, he was back to the genius that his sister approved of.

'Tell me one thing, Lacelle Singh Stark.

What?

Why did you save Io?

'I'm sorry to seem to be returning questions with questions.... Is that the kind of question that would be asked?

'What? And, but..... The Canals are Lacelle's rivals.

 Oh.....
 Is this guy trying to say this?
 Why did I do something like that to send salt to my enemies, I wondered.
 If I hadn't said anything, I could have crushed my rivals....
 I guess that's about it.

 That's boring.
 I haven't even thought about that in the slightest.

 --I'm not sure you'd believe me.

"Did you guys do something bad to us?

What?

We are competing, not fighting. If I had ill will toward you and hatred toward us, I wouldn't have helped you. But it wasn't so. That's all I'm saying, though...

?

 What's the reaction?

 I'm the one who responded to your reaction with a "? I want to nod my head....

'I'm not sure I understand what you're saying.

I don't mean to be difficult in the slightest.

"But, Lacelle,

Hmm?


Thank you.


 With that, the canal ran off.
 That face looked rather happy.


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 The next day--
 Today is a day of rest.
 We heard that Iolada's treatment went well.
 I'm told she's on the mend.
 But he hasn't regained consciousness yet.
 As I see it, tomorrow's all-out war is not going to be easy.

 Although there was an accident in the dungeon battle, the operation of the Dragon's Cup is going to continue with the competition.
 Dealing with the accident is what makes you an adventurer's egg.
 Yes, that old man - Chancellor Zelman had silenced the officials of all countries who were calling for the cancellation of the tournament.

 It's a rhetorical question, but it's also a legitimate one.

 The school is a place to hone adventurers or the skills that go with it.
 It's natural that students' lives are in danger.
 If you don't like it, you just don't have to send them to school.

 It's true that some students, like Sarasa and Cecil, go to school to take over the business.
 No, it's more like most of those students.
 But in any case, such as a profession that requires the six major occupational magic, it's still a life bearer.

 I'm not going to leave my armor in the hands of someone who doesn't know the weight of human life.

 At the same time, I hate those who look down on life and those who despise it.
 Whether they are demons or humans, even if they are the same [villagers].


 Through Chairman Vael, I had called the steering committee and visited the site once more.

 And then I encountered that man.

 Wolfot Midrash.

 Same as me....
 The man with an empty left shoulder.