91 Episode 91: "Tabernacle: In the Conference Room of the Main Tower of the Magic Guild" (1/2)
─ ─ The Second Prince Cain-Liestia Perspective ─
”I thought it would be easier to take him in, but it's quite difficult.”
This is the meeting room of the main tower of the Magic Guild.
After dropping off the Yuki's, Second Prince Cain was grinning bitterly.
”But it's no different that he's closer to us than he is to being Iris' escort knight. You can always get into a faction.”
”Not really, you haven't been relaxed”
Said Class C mage DeMetel, adding tea to Prince Cain's cup.
”As for myself, it was unexpected that Yuki-Grossalia would refuse His Highness's invitation in itself”
”Really, DeMetel?”
”Yes. If you join His Highness's faction, Yuki-Grossalia will no longer be seen as the common son of the local nobility. Knowledge and information about witchcraft will become available as soon as possible. You don't know what it means to miss that opportunity.”
”Maybe all of that means nothing to him, huh?
”If so, I don't know why Yuki-Grossalia entered the 'Magic Guild'.”
”Yes, I don't know. That's why it's funny.”
Prince Cain held his mouth and laughed.
”It's really funny. When he entered my faction, he turned aside.”
”When you do, you're paying for it.”
”You're special, DeMetel. We don't keep away from the little familiarity we learned magic together.”
”... it's an honor. Your Highness.”
”That's it for this story. About the hidden passage found by the Yuki-Grossalia party.”
”Earlier, I was able to get in touch with the 'Cainese' in the second basement of the dungeon.”
DeMetel said, looking at the parchment at hand.
”He said he discovered a hidden door where it was found in reports of His Highness Iris, Odette Slay and Yuki-Grossalia. But...”
”What is it?
”He said the switch was near the ceiling, hidden in moss and grass. They say it's a very small thing... how did they find it...”
”Well, I don't know.”
”Are you sure about that?
”What they find is in the service of the - and hence the Royal Leestier - of the 'Magic Guild'. So there is no problem. I don't care why.”
”... if His Highness says so”
”So, is this information going to be exclusive?
”So far, the guild headquarters has not even communicated the switch's location”
DeMetel nodded.
”The secret of information would be possible if Yuki-Grossalia were a 'cainist'. Because instead of giving up the reward for this information and deciding not to have it, you have another hand in rewarding it. But...”
”He refused to enter the 'Cainese'. In that case, we'll have to publish it.”
”The 'Zamelites' will also use that passage,”
”I don't have a choice. Instead, the meaning of their defeat of 'Giant Auga' weakens. They say the hidden passage leads out to the third tier fort. We can go through Auga's address to the fourth tier.”
Prince Cain slapped the parchment on hand with his fingertips.
What's written there is information about the 'Zamel' sorcerer.
”I guess Old Zamel wanted to make his own granddaughter a hero. He employs two C-class magicians from” The Zamelites ”and an Adventurer Alliance handyman to put them on escort. If you're also part of a party that paved the way to” The Fourth Hierarchy, ”it's perfect for your granddaughter's debut...... yeah? I wonder what's wrong, DeMetel. With a dark face.”
”No......”
Class C magician DeMetel shook his head (wearing it).
”Flora-Zamel himself wondered if he wanted it,”