– Emperors Kingdom’s 4th Knight Order Commander’s POV-
I knocked on the door of the room and opened it before anyone could give a reply.
I don’t bother with the surprised expressions on the faces of my subordinates.
「Thanks for your hard work. How are you doing?」
I tried to speak with Mage Amagar of Entor Kingdom but he ignored me.
The mages of this country around him can only give a wry smile as they are already familiar with that kind of scene.
This is because they always see it at least once a day when they are checking on him but most of the time, they will be ignored.
After a week, they got used to it.
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It’s almost time to call it a day.
We need to stop him to make him rest.
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「Mage Amagar, let’s call it a day.」
「…………」
「Mage Amagar, let’s eat.」
「Mage Amagar, it’s time to sleep.」
「Mage Amagar….yeah, let’s do it.」
I took up something Mage Amagar had.
「Whoah! What the hell!….Mizerost-kun, it’s you again!」
「Yeah, it’s me again. It’s almost the end of the day. Your job for the day should end.」
「……can you just give me a few days where no one will bother me?」
「No. You said that before and you never left. The King of Entor has also asked us to take care of you.」
We were fooled by those words for the first few days.
「They are treating me a lot more politely over there!」
「Yes yes.」
Mage Amagar gave us a letter about the treatment of his boss saying “Mage Amagar is like a young child when he’s in front of his research. If you want to stop him, the most effective way is to take away something from him that would cause his loss of concentration.”.
In short, how we treated him is no different from how he was treated there.
「Let me tell you something, there’s no one who could force me to end my research.」
I can only smile wryly while he’s telling me that.
「Got it? That’s the end of it. Okay, I’m going to eat but first, I have to clean up. Come on, move your hands. 」
While I was having a pleasant conversation with Mage Amagar, he tidied the area around him.
We already talked like this a number of times so I am used to it.
He always sighs loudly at my attitude and starts cleaning up.
If he’s not researching something, I sometimes feel like he’s a great guy.
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It has already been a month since Mage Amagar from Entor Kingdom started living in his country as a collaborator.
All the while, he has been researching the magic stone in question.
However, the results have not been easily produced.
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Just a few days ago, he reported that the force that is trying to absorb power was weakening.
I don’t know if that’s good or bad news.
After cleaning up, I ask the usual questions while on our way to the dining room.
「Have you noticed any changes today?」
「Hnn? Ah! Yeah, there is.」
Today seems to be different from his usual “no” reply.
But since it’s news about that magic stone, I don’t expect a good answer.
「What happened?」
I prepared my mind to expect the worst and listen calmly.
「The cracks have been partially repaired.」
「….What?….Eh? Wait a minute, aren’t there several layers of barriers to prevent it from gathering magical power?」
「Yeah, it was tightly guarded but the cracks are still being repaired.」
「That’s….」
How was it able to repair itself if the supply of magical power to it had been cut off?
Where is it collecting from?
No, even if Mage Amagar was there all day, we would know if it was him.
「I’m telling you now, I made sure that no magic gets close to the stone.」
「I know. I believe in Mage Amagar’s power.」
「I suddenly felt some mysterious power from the rope this evening. When it calmed down, the crack was repaired.」
That rope?
I’ve had them look into past documents to see what it is for but it is still unknown.
Is it something that gathers power to repair the damage?
Speaking of which,
「Ano, what do you mean by mysterious power?」
「I don’t know. All I can tell you is that it wasn’t magical power.」
Haa.
That’s another problem.
A power different from magic?
Is it the divine power only gods possess?
Does that mean that keeping magical power away from it isn’t enough to prevent it from repairing itself?
What should we do then?
「That mysterious power」
「What about it?」
「It didn’t give the impression of being hostile.」
Hostile?
「Ah, I mean…how should I say it…..」
My facial expression seems to reveal that I don’t get what he’s saying so he tried to explain it further.
However, he seemed to find it difficult to explain. He looked at me and said,
「It was gentle」
Gentle?
Now I don’t understand it even more.
「Ah, in any case, the power that repaired the crack of the magic stone is not a hostile power.」
That being said, as long as it tries to restore the magic stone, it is an enemy.
「That magic stone is…..No, let’s stop for now. I still don’t understand it well.」
Mage Amagar sighs heavily and shakes his head.
How am I supposed to know if he himself doesn’t know?
This will be another thing for Ganmirze to worry about.
I’m sorry.
「If I sense that new power again, I’ll try to make contact.」
「…….eh!」
Your promise you won’t do anything dangerous.
If anything happens to Mage Amagar, it will be a problem for the country.
「Don’t think of Entor Kingdom that much. I receive permission in a letter. Whatever happens is my responsibility.」
「A letter? When did this happen?」
「The king knows my character so if I die while researching the magic stone, they won’t trouble your country.」
「Don’t say something that ominous.」
「My bad, my bad. Whoah, today’s soup looks good. This place is good. The food is delicious.」
Dinner has been prepared for us.
「Thank you. Thanks for your hard work.」
We thanked the night shift dining staff and received our dinner.
It’s true that the food in the castle is delicious.
Finally, I took one of the many spoons prepared and looked for a chair.
However, chairs are never occupied at this time.
I mean, who eats dinner at midnight?
There’s a night shift group but they’re not enough to occupy the dining hall.
「Please don’t do anything dangerous.」
「It will be alright. Didn’t I already tell you that it didn’t give the impression of being hostile?」
That’s true but I don’t know how dangerous it is because I don’t understand as much as Mage Amagar does.
I guess I should stop.
So, if you feel something’s off….
「If I feel any danger, I’ll back off immediately. I still want to continue my research. I can’t die yet.」
「…..sigh. If you feel any danger, please stop immediately and if you can’t handle it on your own, please call me.」
「Yeah, understood.」
…….he definitely has no intention of calling me…should I stop him?
Let’s talk to the other mages first.
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