When we left the cave leading to the Dwarf kingdom, the area was completely bright and clear.
"So why are you ambushing me?
There was Estea at the entrance to the cave.
"... do you understand me?!?
"Estia, right? I doubt you." Great. "Anyone?!
Estia began to cry.
"... Dear Luciel, is this person doing this with Estia?
"... just a little girl."
"... are we supposed to know that too?
Again, the Lionels didn't remember Estia at all.
More than that, at the time you became a slave, couldn't you have escaped if you hadn't noticed? My doubts about Estea only deepen.
But there's still tears left... No, there's got to be something to cry about in acting, so I can't let it go... and I start talking about it with that in mind.
"This is definitely Estea. I just cried, Estia, and my suspicions about you are not clear. Why weren't you in the slave rest room with the ex-slaves?
"It's been a long time since the Dark Spirit appeared and used his power, folks, and forgot about me..."
"So?"
"The Dark Spirit left the scene because he was angry and tried to attack you all."
"What happened to the Dark Spirit?
"You can't show up in a cave or at night."
Sounds like it... but it's too dangerous to have any advantage in taking me to Rockford.
"Well, you're not even a slave, so live hard"
"Please help me"
That look on Estia's face was really stuffed with cuts.
Deciding I was in danger of being resented for staying this way, I decided to say no once I heard the conversation.
"... other... earthy spirits have said they are afraid of Estia. Can you explain why?
Estia said she was afraid of the Spirit… as soon as she told her so, she shook her body, gave her a surprised look and cried out again.
"I just want to get along with the spirits..."
Her point is, she doesn't want to manipulate the spirits or anything.
However, I thought that if I felt in danger, I could unconsciously draw help from the Spirit, but in fact, you were taking away the power of the Spirits without permission?
"... if that's true, you're pretty dangerous"
…………
She has solidified as she leaned down.
"If you ask the Spirit of Darkness, can you train him not to take away his power?
"... I was told that when the time came, I could control it"
"Is that to the Spirit?
"No, those are the people who raised me. Because the Dark Spirit makes a sad face when he talks about it..."
Is it normal that you can't control it? Or... the one who raised me, huh?
Speaking of me, is it like Master Brodo?
If you're a reincarnator, I wonder where you learned that fighting technique.
"How old is Estia?
"I'm seventeen years old"
... Is that it? Did you misread it?
"... when did you get to see or talk to the Spirit?
"When I was little... I used to be so weak that it wasn't weird when I died.
And my parents told me to go where I could treat them... and I still somehow remember when they sold me.
They told me it was an experiment and I was given all sorts of medications, and even fever forced me to wave my sword, and I was always scratched.
And I always missed you.
At one point when that lasted several years, I could see Mr. Spirit of Darkness.
And then my health got better. "
... you mean you called the Spirit on your own? Or did you have the original qualities? Effect of medication that you were taken...... is that it? I heard what I wondered.
"Isn't it strange that you were sold in slavery and caught as a slave again?
"I am freed from slavery once."
"... you've freed me well"
"At one point, when I asked him to free my slaves, he responded so easily that I was stunned, too, that apparently the Spirit of Darkness was doing it for me"
"... I've always wondered, did you use the magic of oblivion when you walked out of the sight? Without leaving a trace of it... and why didn't the earth spirits notice the dark spirits?
"… that's the price of power"
"The price?"
Estea kept talking, with a dark face.
"Where I fought Queen Ants, my defensive instincts worked and used the power of Mr. Spirit.
For taking away the life magic of the spirits, they rest to regain their power, except for the dark spirits, the covenant spirits.
Conversely, only the Dark Spirit gets better and drips a cover-up around.
Explaining the price plainly, I should have fallen out of your memory by the time you left the cave.
For some reason, I couldn't interfere with Luciel's memory. "
Those eyes didn't feel like they were lying.
I was just checking to see if she deserved credit.
If there is no threat, there is also an option to take him to Rockford. But I couldn't trust her that much.
"I don't know if the dark spirits who want to save Estia are rampant, or if Estia is rampant unconsciously.
If there is no life exchange, you can still think of it as good. But in this world, I can't take you right now. "
"... right? So you freed me from slavery... and that's all I appreciate."
I still worry about whether this decision is right as I watch Estea, who forced me to make a smile.
I decided to postpone until I got the information on what was right.
"I lend you this sword and shield. And write to King Rockwell so he can wait in the Dwarf Kingdom, so you can wait until then."
"What?"
"I'm not going to be so extraordinary as to abandon those who can't cook"
"Thank you. Thank you."
I took the parchment out of the magic bag and wrote to King Rockwell as Esther thanked me.
If spirits think and measure differently while writing a letter, don't you know a little bit about spirits if you go through Estea?
I decided to see him again, thinking about the benefits of taking him.
"I plan to return to this land again in ten days. Until then, I hope you have a decent life in the Dwarf Kingdom."
"Okay. I look forward to seeing you again."
Folenoir walks in front of Estea as she tries to return to Rockford with the keys of the Hidden.
"What, what is it?
Estia speaks confusion.
"What's up, Forenoir?
Forenoir did not respond to my query, stopped in front of Estea and peered into her face.
More than a dozen seconds later in time Estea poked her knee.
After that, Forenoir walked here slowly......
"Did you do something?
"Burrough."
Forenoir just shook his head sideways.
But Estia wasn't.
Just stared at Forenoir like a possession had fallen.
Lionel crosses the horse, Ketty and the others get in the carriage and get ready to leave, and when I cross the Forenoir too, I speak to Estia.
"If you can talk to the Spirit of Darkness, you better make sure you tell him how hard it is for his memory to be forgotten from those around him, unlike the Spirit World. There must be a great separation between spirits and people's thoughts."
"... ok. I'll ask the Dark Spirit."
"Bye."
"Take care"
We set off for Rockford while Estea dropped us off.
A few minutes after I left, Lionel opened his mouth faster than I did.
"It was probably the Illimasian Empire that had that girl."
"What makes you think that?
"Getting sick when you're little could have had a job aptitude that doesn't match your body"
"It's possible, isn't it?
"Gathering such children in the Empire to become Imperial Soldiers is still underway"
"... why?
"It's ostensibly a cure, but the truth is, by becoming an Imperial soldier, you make other countries resent you."
"You mean brainwashing?
"Yes, when you're little, you don't even realize you're brainwashed."
"... I've heard the same talk in Melatoni before..."
That's what Botakouri's daughter looked like.
Thinking about it... what happens to slaves sold to the Empire?
"By the way, what end are the adult slaves sold to the Empire from another country?
"I can't tell you all about it, but sometimes it was rumored that it would be flushed from another country to another, bought as a favorite play, and let the kids train... to be used in human experiments"
"It's also about Lionel being betrayed, isn't it?
"... Yep, it will. The darkness of the Empire is deeper than I thought."
"But how can you just take away a child who tends to be sick, with so much possibility?
"... because the emperor of the Illimasian Empire was in the same situation. His weak body changed when he reached adulthood, and he took a special job and ran up to the throne of the emperor at once."
"... so what happened to the results?
"I don't know the details, but I hear we've achieved quite a bit. I've heard that if you can't get a special job or advanced job, it will be sold to another country..."
Do you ever spend expensive money to treat, educate and sell?
When I had the chance to see Estia again, I don't know if she'd answer, but I decided to ask her a question.