Childhood Friend Is a Genius Wizard

EP7. Civil War in Laes (1)

EP7. Laes civil war

Right after opening her eyes, the girl called in a low voice.

“Shawn?”

“Ah, are you awake?”

Why is Sean smiling so hard?

As soon as he woke up, Levy was worried about that. Levi asked, her eyes wide open as if she had just woken up from a deep sleep.

“···What’s wrong, what’s wrong?”

“What about work… I was just worried because you didn’t wake up at all.”

“Ah… How did it go? Cania-san…?”

“Fortunately, her life is not in danger. I haven’t woken up yet because the wound is so bad.”

“I’m glad…”

Shawn just watched as Levy let out a sigh of relief.

The boy hesitated, unable to even say anything, and in the end he only threw out the words of the ceremony.

“It will still be hard, so get some rest.”

“How long has it been since I collapsed?”

“…Four days.”

Four days is such a short period of time. However, in that short period of time, the atmosphere in the city was completely reversed.

It’s been a while since the banquet was held to say that the monsters have disappeared and peace has come.

Today was the last day of the grace period warned by Congress.

In other words, if the baron doesn’t show up until midnight today, the war clouds from tomorrow will not be a simple atmosphere, but will materialize into a scene of terrible slaughter.

“Sean, you don’t look good… Did Sean get hurt too?”

“····No. I’m okay.”

Sean struggled to raise the corner of his mouth. However, that smile was different from the bright smile that boys usually show. Levi noticed the atmosphere different from usual, but couldn’t bring it out in the end.

“Shaun, hey. Let’s talk to each other whenever we have a hard time.”

“·····.”

“Well, we only have each other, right? After all, the only people we can trust are the two of us.”

“·····.”

Shawn put his hand on Levy’s forehead, measured his temperature, and then put the blanket over his neck.

“Are you hungry? I’m resting. I’ll bring you porridge.”

Before Levy could say anything, Sean turned and left the room.

The girl stared intently at the boy’s back.

***

As Sean got his food and was about to leave, he heard a voice behind him.

“It’s hard to see your face.”

“…Ah, Mr. Gania. Hello?”

As if nothing had happened, Shawn turned around and greeted Gania.

However, Gania’s expression as she received the greeting seemed disapproving.

Standing with her arms crossed and her other leg on, she started talking to Sean in a quarrel.

“Where did you wander around like that, leaving your sick girlfriend behind?”

“···Levy says she is not a lover, she is just a friend.”

“You know it’s not important right now, right?”

“·····.”

Sean’s silence was not long. Immediately the boy turned his back and indicated that he would not continue the conversation.

“I will stop. Levi is waiting for you.”

“You, did you really stick with those bastards?”

“·····.”

Her aggressive tone was enough to make Sean stop. However, Sean did not lose his composure and responded calmly.

“I don’t know what you mean. Enough then.”

“I saw you go inside the association. Many times.”

“What does that matter? Adventurers may join the association.”

“Ha, you step into the den of the tiger that tried to kill you?”

Gania did not let Sean go easily. She somehow caught her horse by the tail, making Sean uncomfortable.

“…Whether I go to the association or not, what does that have to do with it?”

“Right. It has nothing to do with me. Instead, I helped you guys, so please tell me one thing.”

“…Tell me.”

Gania asked Sean to confirm the question she had already answered in her mind.

“Is it true that there will be a war in Laes tomorrow?”

“You already know. Rumors have spread throughout the city.”

“Then why the hell are you participating there?”

“·····.”

“Shaun, a lot of people will suffer. Some people will die… Don’t go.”

She earnestly asked. For a better future.

“···Gania, please leave today. Because you are no longer a silent wolf…”

“No, I won’t. ···Can not! It’s the city I’ve been living in all my life! Let’s see how it becomes a battlefield!?”

“·····.”

Sean was also very sympathetic to Gania’s words.

What if your village was caught up in such a terrible tragedy? When I think of the previous monster invasion…

Still, the memory of that day turns into a nightmare for Sean and still haunts him.

The woman in front of me must be the same.

Hometown, the place where all the memories were staged. To Gania, Laes has the same meaning as Sean’s village.

But it’s already too late. It was too late for Sean to do anything about it.

“It’s already too late. The only way to stop the war is for the baron to come out of the mansion.”

“…Then can we make it come out?”

“… Huh?”

***

On an evening when the sun was setting and the beautiful sunset was shining, Shriegel was welcoming a guest in his reception room.

Although he didn’t show it on the outside, Shriegel struggled to figure out why the customer had come to see him.

Of course, the answer did not come easily. In the end, you have to find out through conversation.

Shrigel opened his mouth first with the kindest smile he could.

“I never thought you would want to meet me separately… What did you come for? Levi.”

Levi, a beautiful blonde girl sitting across from Shriegel’s question, who was immediately asking the point, smiled and drank tea. Even that figure was like a beautiful painting, but Shriegel did not miss the tension.

Because the girl in front of me must be the one with the strongest power in Laes.

Thanks to Levi’s relaxed attitude and not opening his mouth at all, Shriegel felt her mouth dry up.

Maybe the boy confided everything to this girl.

Then, did she come to hear about the magic book? She may have come to be angry that she had seduced a boy under the pretext of herself.

Nothing is certain yet. Also, Shriegel had nothing to shy away from. In any case, the choice was only made by Sean himself. Shriegel said he never put any pressure or pressure on him as he could.

‘What kind of cards did he bring…’

After finally breaking such a tense moment of silence, Levy spoke.

“I came here because I wanted to make a suggestion.”

“It’s a proposal… I’m really curious what the genius mage will suggest…”

“If you listen to it, it will definitely appeal to you.”

Levy smiled in his own way. Of course, since she had such a good impression, she was just pretty to Shriegel, but he couldn’t help but be nervous because she was well aware of her power.

***

The atmosphere in the city has been strange lately.

It was only recently that Kren realized this. To be precise, I only realized it last night.

How should I express it? Everyone is on edge and feeling sensitive?

Especially for the mercenaries he was indebted to. These days, trivial things that would normally have been laughed at often led to harsh swear words and even physical fights.

Of course, it was normal for the leader, Hector, or vice-captain, Gania, to stop such a thing.

However, these days, the two have not been seen well within the clan. The captain didn’t intend to come out of the room, and the vice-captain, on the contrary, didn’t seem to come to the clan at all.

‘…What the hell is this.’

Kren was really frustrated. Although she only stayed for a little over a week, she had longed for the silent wolf in her own way, and she really liked it during her stay.

After training at the parade ground from dawn as usual, Cren entered the clan wiping his sweat.

Then she muttered involuntarily.

“What is it?”

When Kren came in after her training, her clan was always the same.

Most of them haven’t woken up yet, so only a few mercenaries are sitting in their seats, eating breakfast or chatting in a daily routine. Kren expected that appearance.

From noble mtl dot com.

But my expectations were completely wrong. Even though it was morning, all the mercenaries were sitting with me.

‘No, this spacious space is full of people?’

That wasn’t the end. The mercenaries were all seated fully armed.

All of them couldn’t hide the nervous look on their faces and showed it.

‘Are you going to subdue monsters?’

To say that, wasn’t there a fuss the other day about having a banquet to commemorate the completion of the subjugation?

In fact, Cren was bitter at not being able to participate in the banquet.

In the end, Cren couldn’t hold back his curiosity, and he approached the mercenary he was close with and asked a sneak peek.

“…Hey, what day is it today?”

“What kind of bullsh*t.”

“No, everyone seems to be going out to subdue monsters, right?”

The mercenary looked at Kren like her madman and asked if he was serious.

“…Are you an idiot?”

“Yes!? No, isn’t the asshole talking too much? With something that just needs to be explained…”

“…Haa, why don’t you just ask the captain? Ok? One real thing…”

“Oh, ask the captain? All right!”

“…Eh? Wait, wait! Hey! f*ck, stop!”

But Kren didn’t hear her mercenary’s last words and set out to find Hector.

Kren, who believed that he had gotten a little closer with Hector while under his own guidance, was no longer afraid of him.

Of course he sometimes makes mistakes when he doesn’t say anything…. Anyway, it wouldn’t be that scary. Hmm.

···Perhaps.

After wandering around for a while, Cren finally found Hector.

He was silently sharpening his sword. That figure was that of a swordsman who was very restrained and could not see a single gap.

“… I, Captain…?”

All the Silent Wolf mercenaries were astonished at Kren’s courageous act.

Hector didn’t stop polishing his sword before replying.

“What happened?”

“···What day is it today? It looks like everyone is dressed up as a monster again?”

“I am not a monster.”

“… Huh?”

“Today, the Silent Wolf escorts the Baron at his request.”

“Ah… I see the baron going out of town somewhere?”

In the end, the mercenary from earlier rushed out and tried to drag Cren away.

“···Captain! Stop paying attention to this guy and finish the preparations!”

“No, why are you doing this all of a sudden!?”

“The baron never leaves the city. We protect the baron from the city’s unsavory forces.”

“·····.”

To protect the baron without leaving the city? From the disquieting forces?

Kren finally realized that the current situation was not serious and shut his mouth.

The mercenary looked at Cren with resentment and tried to drag him away, but Hector was faster than that.

After finishing his sword, Hector stopped the mercenary and looked at Cren.

Kren felt indescribable fear as the cold, wolf-like eyes stared straight at him.

But Hector was not Cren’s enemy. He said, holding Kren by the shoulder.

“We won’t be back for a while. You keep this place.”

“… Huh? Am I alone…?”

“Yes. If you can safely protect this place, I will accept you as a regular member of the Silent Wolf.”

“…Really!? No, but then the test is…”

The entrance exam was scheduled to be held exactly two days later. How much effort Cren had put in for that test.

Hector was silent for a moment, then gave a bitter smile. His smile was the first time Kren had seen it.

“I’m sorry. It seems that the entrance exam is difficult.”

“···Yes. Then there’s nothing you can do…”

Hector nodded once and turned his gaze to the mercenaries.

Hector slowly walked in front of them and spoke in his usual calm tone.

“Then let’s go. To carry out the mission.”