The wise man returns

After waking up, Sonia felt that her hands and feet were not free.

"Restraint!! Body!! '

At the next moment, Sonya grips her teeth and takes away the pain.

Surprisingly, however, it was the feel of a soft feather duvet that surrounded her.

"What is this...? '

Sonia recalls the last moment she remembered.

You fought me and the Wizard to avenge Arnax, and you lost.

The moment I thought about it, the instinct in my body sent a warning sound.

I'm scared. '

The boy she saw was incredibly strong.

Arnax, of course, is strong enough to resist even if Duke Ketil arrives.

'It was natural to lose.'

I used fire, earth, and lightning magic simultaneously, as well as folding the space like paper.

I could not confirm it, but perhaps the magic of water and wind could be used at the same time.

'I didn't realize the power of nature, so I lost.'

Sonya recalls the lingering image of Balin in her head.

It seems to unfold life as if it were dealing with the enemies of the parents.

'You're dead, I am.'

I didn't think he would save himself.

I finally understood that my hands and feet were motionless and my eyelids were heavy.

Like his dying comrades, he must have come to a cold and dark world.

However, the warmth surrounding the entire body was not explained.

Sonia moves without me knowing the smell of her hands touching her nose.

Smells delicious, chicken soup.

"Uh, are you awake?"

Sonia opens her eyes as she looks at the woman's voice.

Her location was on the bed in the inn room.

It was inappropriate to treat a person who was defeated in a fight and taken captive.

"Ugh, huh?"

Sonia blinks at the approaching blonde woman.

After death, it seemed that the world was not a cold air, but a warm bed, a feather duvet.

"Open your mouth first. Can I get you something to eat? Does it hurt a lot?"

"... I, uh..."

Sonya opens her mouth to Evelyn, who was scooping the spoon.

"Are you... by any chance an angel of Leian?"

When Sonya asks, Evelyn, a blonde woman, suddenly relaxes and laughs.

Layan, the Lord of Light, says he manages every power with angels at his disposal.

But Evelyn was not an angel, she was a living human being...

"No, I'm Evelyn."

"... of Earl Wellington... haha!"

Sonia, who was lying in a daze, tries to get up in a hurry.

But her arms and legs are already bound in silver.

Evelyn quietly gives out a spoon to Sonya, who fell on the bed for no reason.

"Hey, what's this?"

"Chicken soup. First of all, get your mouth wet."

"... Thank you."

Sonia has eaten Evelyn's soup without hesitation.

The beds and feathers and her attitude made it clear that she had no intention of hurting herself.

For Sonya, who was eating the soup, Evelyn quietly opened her next drink.

As soon as Sonya put the second spoon in her mouth, Valine, who had just finished training, enters the room.

"Are the prisoners awake?"

"Prisoners! This man..."

"We are prisoners. We are the Horsemen, and we are about to attack at night."

Evelyn tries to protest, but Valine dismisses her opinion with just one word.

Either way, Evelyn couldn't help but accept both of what Valine had said because they were true.

In the meantime, Balin looks at Sonya and opens her mouth.

"There's a lot to talk about. The Cadits."

"Wow... you lost."

Seeing Balin brings back the memories from before.

He overwhelmed himself instead of pushing even though he did not use golems.

Fear rose, but it was the fact that he had lost even more than that.

"I've caused you so much pain..."

Sonia bows her head without even knowing it.

Arnax was defeated for a good reason, but it felt as though a heavier burden had been removed from his back.

Meanwhile, Balin and Evelyn talked about Sonia's treatment.

"Really, do you know how surprised I was when I suddenly brought a Cat Lady? I thought you had a little too much to drink before you heard about it."

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you beforehand."

As Evelyn shudders, Balin raises his jaw and recalls the past.

How scary it must have been for someone who went to practice with the Horses on their back.

Nevertheless, Valine was quite impressed with Evelyn's calm demeanor.

"Now that I'm sober, I'll finish my soup and listen to my story."

After speaking, Evelyn tries to move the half bowl of soup. Balin nods as if he knows.

"I'll start by renting an inn basement or something."

"Interrogation? Valine, this is a contest!"

To Evelyn, who speaks with surprised eyes, Valine remains expressionless.

"But he's also the one who was caught raiding the candidate nobles and appearances at night."

"That's..."

Valine was right about that. The contest was prohibited from fighting other candidates outside the arena, and the organizer was not responsible for any violations.

Besides, he was also a Maverick, so I had to start interrogating him right away, even if he wasn't executed naturally.

"First of all, just wait for the injury to heal. You said it yourself. I've never felt the Mana of Darkness in particular."

"... I understand."

Surprisingly, Valine simply accepted Evelyn's request.

However, Balin's gaze toward Sonya was still cold.

Although Mana felt no darkness from her, in other words, the accusations that Sonia had raided in the night, and the traits of her race, the Maestro, remain unexplained.

I couldn't relax until there was a reasonable explanation for that.

After Sonya finishes her meal, Valine leans her torso against the wall and begins interrogation.

"If you don't answer me quietly, I'll use more tools. Please tell me the truth before you get into a rough spot."

"... you have defeated me. Do whatever you want."

In the answer, I did not see the poison. One defeat seemed to have killed quite a temper.

Balin nods and asks the first question.

"First, why did you attack us?"

"You tried to avenge Arnacz."

It was the answer as expected. It was a moment when I was empowered by the hypothesis that I had seen the sword when I fought in the vacant lot.

"As far as vengeance is concerned, there is a connection between the two."

"Have we both learned martial arts from Ketil? Arnax knows swords, and I've learned gymnastics."

I knew it.

Balin nods. Explodes speed on green system errors. Both were techniques used by Duke Ketil's Yupa.

"Then the Duke of Ketil has accepted you for the same reason as the Demon King...?"

"Absolutely not!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Sonia stood up and shouted.

But she has two hands and two feet tied together. Instinct raised the body, but it was another matter of balance.

"Hignac!"

Sonya, who fell to her side and hit the wall, returned to her original position.

"Master Kettle is a good man. You hate the Darkness, and you show no mercy to soldiers. Whenever you get a chance, you'll be bothered by going hunting for the Horsemen, but isn't that enough for you?"

"You're a Mage, too."

Balin tilts his head and asks.

Sonia's overhead cat ears and black tails were crucial proof that she was a Mage.

If she's telling the truth, Duke Ketil was right to take care of Sonya, the closest Mage.

"No, I..."

"What's so special about you? The Horses are all the same."

Sonia eventually reveals her birthplace to Balin, who continues to speculate.

"I was... picked up by Master Kettle."

"Hmm?"

Balin was interested to hear that humans raised the child of the Horse tribe.

Sonia told me this story.

I don't know what the reason is, but she was a baby, wrapped in a cradle, lying in a forest near the Great Wall.

This is the territory of the Horses, so there are a lot of magical things running around as well.

It was inevitably normal to be eaten at the time, but it was fortunate for Sonya that Duke Ketil's hunting party was passing by.

The story was that Duke Ketil had pitied the weeping child in the forest, and since then Sonia has grown up hanging out with the soldiers at the Great Wall.

"I thought you said it was a baby? How did you...?"

"When I was a child, the prostitutes in the back of the fort breast-feeded me. From then on, you hunted for yourself."

"The prey?"

Balin tilts his head. It was the same with Evelyn who was listening next to her.

From the content, I felt like I was on the hunt right after I was weaned. The question was there.

“There can't be any prey near the Great Wall. There are only monsters there. What did they hunt? ”

"You ate the Horsemen outside. Did Master Kettle teach you how to fight?"

"The Horsemen!"

At that moment, Balin, who was listening to the story, let out a sudden malignancy.

If you had hunted the Horses as soon as you milked them, you would have never imagined the number of Horses you have eliminated so far.

If this is true, I can no longer see Sonia as part of the Demon King's army.

No army in the world would ally itself with a predator who feeds them.

“Can you prove it? ”

“Will you show me how to cook Horse Meat later? Do you have any idea how good Crocoman's tail is? I've been moving around a lot and I've had to chop it a few times to eat it, but it's still delicious! ”

“Uh, well. ”

“Isn't that all? Cyclops has really weird eyeballs, but once bitten, he can't burst, so you have to take off your clothes and eat. By the way, Pauln doesn't even have a taste bud, but his blood is poisonous. I haven't eaten in days. I was fine because I was a Cat, but the others couldn't get up from it. ”

The flowing recipe of the Horseman was clear evidence of how she dealt with the Horsemen.

When Balin heard the story, she quietly sent Evelyn away.

It was better for as few people as possible to hear the depiction of a vivid, experienced ritual.

Only then did the man Balin realize one of Sonia's recipes.

‘Those recipes... they're pretty well known in their past lives. ’

Recognition that the same recipe is similar as the same ingredient.

Then Sonia's recipe is that each one of them is real.

Balin nods quietly.

You don't need to ask any more questions, but it seems clear that she is the enemy of the Horsemen.

When he made his decision, he shook his hand and interrupted Sonya's recipe lecture.

I felt like I would feel queasy listening to it anymore.

“That's it. I've proven you're not a Mage, so I'll let you go." ”

“Really?"

Balin picks up the silver chain that ties Sonya's hands and feet as if she wasn't lying. Sonia's body is completely free after the silver lump that restrained her and suppressed her.

Sonia's face suddenly brightens and regrets its gloom. Every time, I flinch my ears and tails that rise above my head.

“But... I've already been spotted. It's over. ”

After speaking, Sonya crouches and lets out a sigh.

A woman who was almost two meters tall looked quite welcome.

“You'll see. You can't say it without seeing it. ”

Balin gives you an embarrassing look.

It's proven that you're not a Horse, and now that you know why you're here, you may think you're done.

But she was a criminal who attacked someone other than the training ground.

Dimerit follows us that the resin is not right to release it as it is, as well as that the accommodation in Balin is known.

“You're troubling the teacher. I was confident that I was okay... but I'm not a warrior...”

Looking at Sonya, who was depressed, Balin suddenly came up with an idea.

“You may not reveal your identity if you wish. ”

“Really?! ”

Sonia raises her head, gleaming at the light of salvation shining in despair.

To her who was sure it was over, what she just said was like a beam of light.

“I'll make sure you're not the enemy after all. If it's a hidden hand, why would we lie in a place like this? ”

Valine shakes her head as if she really isn't.

In fact, he was going to release Sonya without any sanctions.

Not only does he have a hobby of torturing people, but Manawa is more involved in sealing her movements.

However, I couldn't free him without anything.

It's a felony to be attacked, and to expose Balin's shameless ways of raising livestock.

“But there's one thing you need to do instead. ”

“What should I do...? What is it? You'll do anything! ”

Sonya clings like a leech to a blurry Balin.

I was willing to listen to anything in the line of being the devil's pawn or not being spotted.

Duke Ketil's honor was of great importance to her.

After confirming this, Valine smiled and told me the price she had in mind.

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Today I have a job, and this is the end of the series.

I'm very excited to be able to see the readers in three episodes tomorrow.

I'll do my best.

Even though Balin regretted, he couldn't help but be ignorant of the information at a time when he didn't know it.

And that's what Leven's going to do to make up for that.

Even in Balin, I don't think it's necessary because I don't know everything. Heh;

And we didn't expose the war against the Horses to anyone, because the more people we know, the greater the threat that the Horsemen will notice who Balin is.

So we waited for some power, and at this point, it's almost complete.

Please stay tuned. Best regards,

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