Chapter 115 (1/2)

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The Four Stars of the East's Plan

They arrived at an inn where the ladies were staying. The Four Stars drew too much attention, so they couldn't really talk in an open s.p.a.ce like a restaurant. Hikaru asked for some place quiet and they ended up at the inn. The room was small; with four beds, there wasn't a lot of place left.

「I expected a better room since you're all rank B adventurers.」Hikaru said.

Selyse gave a wry smile.「We have money, but there's not a lot of inns in Borderzard. The fact that we're not camping out in a tent and that they offered us an actual room is special treatment in and of itself. Take a seat.」

「Where?」

「The bed I guess.」

The four ladies were already sitting on their own beds. Hikaru stood by the door.

「I'm fine here.」he said.

Selyse looked amused, and then Selica spoke before she could.

「I have a question!」

「Before we proceed, I may not answer all your questions. We're not exactly friends right now.」Hikaru said with force in his voice.

Selyse wore the same amused expression. Sarah was lying down on her bed, playing with some sort of puzzle ring. Sophie was smiling, head tilted. Selica didn't seem to care.

「I don't mind!」

They seemed a notch above others, perhaps due to age or experience.

「Good grief. What do you want to know?」

「What was that fire magic?!」

Hikaru thought she would ask about j.a.pan. Selica seemed to have read his mind and said “I'll ask you about it when the others aren't around” in j.a.panese.

「I don't plan to stay that long, but whatever. The fire magic she used is called Flame Gospel. It's not really a rare spell, is it?」

「That's high-level magic! True, it's a known spell, but only a few can use it. I haven't heard of anyone else using it in succession!」

「Yup. I can't comment any more on that, though.」

「How does she have ridiculous amount of mana?」

「No comment.」

「Is her fire magic related to her killing the Count?」

「No. Also she didn't kill him.」

「Then who did?!」

「No comment.」

「So you know who's the culprit?」

「No comment.」

「Are you the one who let Lavia escape?」

「No comment.」

「Hngh!」

「Can you tell me about Paula Nohra's healing magic?」Sophie said.

「I'm not familiar with healing magic.」

「Is that so…? Then let me explain. Paula restored a missing body part and even healed a petrification completely. By Ponsonia's standards, she would be among the best healers in the kingdom. Not to toot my own horn, but if I used all my strength, I might be able to do it too. Although I would collapse afterwards.」

Hikaru was starting to get a headache. What did that girl do?

「Where did you see Paula?」 he asked.

「The town hall where the injured were brought in. Most of the wounded have been healed… as for the rest…」

Sophie slurred the rest of her words. The rest were probably dead, beyond saving. Sophie Bloomfield was like a saint, devoting herself to healing the sick and injured. That was included in the information that Hikaru gathered about them.

The fact that she was here meant that her job was done, or she was replenis.h.i.+ng her mana.

「Like I said, I'm not familiar with healing magic. So I can't say anything.」

「I see… We could've saved a lot more people with her powers…」

Hikaru frowned.「If you put a price on Paula's healing magic, how much would it be?」 he asked.

「What?」

「Normally when adventurers are injured, they would either use a potion, or ask a Healer for help. Both are not free.」

「In many cases, yes.」