Chapter 117 : To Isaac Again

TL:SummerPeanut

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“Hey, this magic is... unbelievable, is this Firestorm something that can be activated by a single individual?”

I was told by Recca to show my power so I used the most obvious Firestorm.

“The Wind magic is by far the strongest but your Fire magic is no less powerful?... I didn't expect there will be a Water magician who could use so much magic..."

Oh, he still thinks that I'm a Water magician...

“Sir Recca, I am a Wind magician. But I can also use a little of the other three attributes."

When I said honestly to Recca, he...

“No way! Then what about the amount of water...?"

Recca turned toward Karen in distress, and Karen ended him.

"What he just said is true. I'll tell you since Mars doesn't intend to hide it anymore but he has the title of Wind King at his age. Duke Regan, who is also another Wind King, has recognized it so there's no doubt about it."

“Will this be sufficient for me to accompany you now?”

“Okay. Understood. Hurry up and exterminate the magic beasts attacking the Isaac Fortress City. I welcome you as a force to be accounted to. The supply wagons will arrive tomorrow. Come back as soon as possible."

I unintentionally made eye contact with Karen and struck a gut pose.

The group was very excited when Karen appeared in front of the members of the Arcane Fire Knights.

They had never expected the daughter of the Fresvald family to grace her appearance on the front line like this. And next to Karen is a large cask of wine.

How could such a large group of drinkers, like the Knights of Isaac and the Knights of Arcane Fire, have gathered together like this? Well, it's no wonder they don't have any breathing space...

The moral of the Knights exploded as everyone drank a glass of alcohol in one gulp. With this momentum, the members of the Arcane Fire greeted Karen one by one and saw her off as she left. It was decided to have Karen and Bram go to bed first to prepare for tomorrow.

The Isaac Knights returned about 30 minutes after the departure of the Arcane Fire Knights. They were thrilled to hear that Margrave Isaac would send a water supply tomorrow. We also gave them the remaining 20 bottles of wine and told them that we would return to the fortress city of Isaac tomorrow morning probably when they are still sleeping.

Margrave Isaac seemed more worried about the fortress city than about this place here, and said ‘Thank you’. Incidentally, I had already given the 20 bottles to Recca.

I used my last MP to fill the water tank for equipment cleaning. The Knights of Isaac consume far more water than the Knights of Arcane Fire. Maybe it’s due to the Knights of Arcane Fire fighting mainly with magic so their equipment doesn't get dirty?

While thinking about this, I depleted my MP and prepared for the morning.

11 September 2030.

When I woke up, Karen and Bram were already awake and eating breakfast. I quickly brushed my teeth too and then ate breakfast.

It's the day to go home so I don't have to think about MP too much. Karen wants to take a bath so I fill the bathtub with hot water separated by partitions I made last time. I also made one each for me and Bram, and we all take a bath before leaving the camp.

I had already told Isaac that I would rent a carriage for the return journey and thus I rented the smallest wagon carriage I could find. This time we did not have a driver. I Heal’ed the horses all the way back at full speed, planning to arrive in Isaac in the early afternoon.

As soon as I arrived safely in Isaac, I went to Irina and reported the completion of my quest.

“Lord Irina, I am pleased to report that the quest has been successfully completed. I also asked Margrave Isaac to kindly write this letter. Please have a look at it."

I handed Irina the letter that Isaac had written, and she said.

“I understand. I will bring it right away, please wait for me.”

Irina went to another room and returned immediately. In Irina's hands were two long, thick chains.

“Please, this way please.”

Irina handed me the two chains. Yup. I asked Isaac to give me any extra chains he had.

With these, I can practice the chains technique with Minerva. I see infinite possibilities in these chains. You would want to shout 'Nebula Chain' or 'Judgment Chain', wouldn’t you? We've all done something similar in the past, the kind of thing you do with a jump rope.

I immediately went to the east gate of the fortress city of Isaac where the members of the Reimei were slaughtering the magic beasts.

The formation placed Ryner in the middle of the spearhead as he chopped up the attacking magic beasts. Baron, Dominic, and Minerva are taking down the ones he missed. The members of the Genesis are already looking helter-skelter...

Misha and Ellie seemed to be taking down the surrounding enemies individually. And Clarice is standing by the side, watching everyone. Although I said she is watching everyone, she seemed to be mainly focusing on Genesis though.

“I'm back.”

I went next to Clarice and talked to her.

“Welcome home.”

Clarice rejoiced at my return with a relieved expression on her face. I can't wait to be fifteen when I think of the conversations we'll have like this every day after we get married.

When everyone noticed us, they all gathered around me at once. Ellie was already rubbing her face against my chest. I stroked Ellie's head and talked to everyone.

“Anything unusual?”

I asked, and Ryner answered.

“The magic beasts are getting a bit stronger... the threat level is still D but there are some pretty dangerous situations. Clarice is preventing it from happening now but... I'm glad you are here."

When he commented so, Clarice too added her opinion.

“We can't stop the magic beasts anymore with just the knights and the knight trainees here so we have to help them at night too... Teacher Ryner, Ellie, and Misha have been fighting all the time so let them rest a little.”

Hm? How long have these three been fighting for? And then Misha said.

“Three of us take little naps so it’s not like we're fighting all the time. Besides, the magic beasts don't come as many during the night therefore we all spread out and kill the magic beasts around Isaac."

That's a wise decision. It's another solution to sleep without depleting your MP. But still, so it seems that there aren't as many magic beasts at night...But the knights and their trainees here can't handle those magic beasts... Well, it's an emergency this time so it can't be helped... ...as I'm thinking about that, Ellie said.

“...here...rest... good night...”

She tried to sleep standing up, leaning against my chest. As expected, she wouldn’t be able to relieve her fatigue in this position.

“For now we're going to split up into groups. Ellie, Misha, and Ryner go back to the inn now and sleep until 21:00. I'll be back at 17:00 too and get up at 21:00 to work with you three. Everyone else, keep up the good work until 21:00! And tomorrow morning we'll start pushing the front line further to the east! Make sure you're all in good shape!"

Everyone except one responded by exclaiming, ‘Ooh!’. Ellie was already asleep... Eventually, I decided to princess carry Ellie in my arms and return to the inn with her.

“Eririn is really enviable, I want a piggyback then!”

Misha said and jumped on my back. It was usually fine because it was early in the morning at school but now it was mid-afternoon in the territorial capital. The eyes of the inhabitants of Isaac stung painfully but I decided not to care. I returned to the inn, left Ellie in Misha's care, and went back to the eastern gate by myself.

When I returned to the east gate, Clarice had taken the lead role that Ryner had held earlier, and the formation was such that the other members were taking down the magic beasts that Clarice had failed to kill.

“Clarice, have you noticed anything particular about these magic beasts?”

I asked while standing beside Clarice and supporting her.

“First of all, it doesn't look like a stampede. I believe a stampede would be more like all the magic beasts coming at once but these magic beasts are controlled... maybe rather than saying that they're being controlled... they are well-behaved or something. I don't think this is...normal."

I had the same impression.

“It's like they're being fascinated or brainwashed... but there's no status abnormality in the stats...so I guess we have to find out where it's coming from after all..."

Clarice nodded at my words. After talking with Clarice, I Heal’ed everyone and I went to the south gate, defeating the leftover magic beasts.

I decided to pave the road leading straight south from the south gate. If I'm going to deplete my MP anyway, I'm going to do it effectively.

When paving the road, I tried to be a little playful. I put lightning patterns or emblems at equal intervals. The symbols appear when you convert the word ‘thunder’.

After using up some MP, I finally returned to Clarice and told her I was going back to the inn. The first thing I did was to take the chains that Irina had given to Minerva who was nearby.

“Minerva, I want you to gradually put this to use. Margrave Isaac used to use chains so when things settle down here, ask him to teach you how to use it.”

When I said so, Minerva showed a mysterious look.

“...Mars... you're serious huh...I understand. I'll try my best to master the chains!"

Minerva understood. But at this time I still had no way of knowing. The future tragedy that would happen when I gave Minerva the chains...

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Author’s note:

Minerva's victim is not Mars... I wonder who it’ll be?

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