Volume 2 - CH 303

Chapter 7-23. Side -Houen- In Detail.

“Reizen! Quickly, tell me! Tell me the details!”

“Wai- I- I will tell you……”

Unexpectedly, we have a useful clue here.

It should have happened in the Kingdom of Salettana, so the witch herself must be around somewhere.

I can understand that she is a magician from Reizen’s story, but beyond that, there is no more information about her.

We need to ask her to tell us some more details.

“Where did you meet her?”

“I met her right after I left …… Uchikage and Alena, when I was asked by Ouren-aniki to deal with a centipede. The first time I saw her, she was dressed as a witch, had indigo hair, and was quite short. I thought she might be a man, but when I heard her voice, I knew she was a woman.”

“……, her name?”

“I didn’t ask her name.”

I thought it would be nice if I could identify her, but magicians are all over the place, so it seems difficult to identify who she is.

If I knew her name, I might have been able to do something about it,……, but I can’t memorize that much about people’s physiques,…….

Is there anything else about her ……..?

“I’m not sure if it’s the magic crystal, but when I told her I was going to break the magic crystal, she reacted bluntly. She said that she had played with it in the past, that it was connected to the same person’s magic, and so on.”

“Come on, ……. How much easier it would have been for me if I had that information …….”

If she knew about the magic crystal, she might have a connection to the devil.

Even if it is only indirectly, I should go and talk to her.

However, if her name is unknown, it will be troublesome to find her.

It might take a considerable amount of time to find her.

I also asked Prince Kreis, who was standing next to me, but he also said that he did not know anything about it.

Well, it’s not as if the royal family would know about an adventurer. ……

If I asked all the other adventurers, it would not be surprising if at least one of them knew about it.

I’m sure I can use my connections here to find out.

“Ah, and there were children with her.”

“Was that her children?”

“No, they didn’t look like her.”

“Maybe she’s taking in orphans. I’ll ask around about that as well.”

With so much information gathered, it’s possible to find her.

How on earth did she know about the magic crystal ……?

Something must have happened in the past, but the information we can get from her should be useful.

Rather, is Reizen going to be okay?

I would like to know if we can work together from now on. ……

“Me? Hmm,…… I think I still need a lot of sleep …… “

“So maybe being able to stay awake is just a temporary situation.”

“What the ……!　You mean you’re going to fall asleep again?”

“Perhaps ……”

The winter has only just begun.

Since Reizen has not yet fully evolved, it is probably not possible for him not to hibernate during the winter like Ouren does.

However, I am glad to hear this information.

It is probably best to assume that Reizen will be out of action for a while. ……

“Reizen! You haven’t explained it to me!”

“My bad. …… Please let me sleep for a while longer. ……”

“Noooo ……”

Reizen is tapping the dejected Prince Kreis on the head.

Thinking that only someone like him could do such a thing, I was thinking about the next step to take.

I could go through the castle’s storerooms, but first, I should probably tell this information to Ouren as soon as possible.

They should be back by now, so let’s go meet up with them first.

“Reizen, you should rest until the winter is over. You won’t be able to do much anyway.”

“I’ll do that. Sorry to trouble you.”

“No problem. I can’t even make a move for now. ……”

“What do you mean?”

“Ah, right. No, but I can’t tell you here. I’ll let you know when you’re ready to go back into action.”

It’s not a good idea to tell the identity of Ouren in the presence of the prince.

I’m not going to do that.

At the current Reizen, he is likely to fall asleep the moment I leave this room.

However, it’s not a good idea to tell him who he really is.

But we’ve come this far.

Let’s just ask Prince Kreis for permission.

“Prince Kreis. I would like to see the library of this castle at a later date.”

“Hmm? I don’t mind. But you may not be able to go in the back where the old documents are.”

“That is what I would most like to see. ……”

“I have to discuss it with my father. That will have to wait a little longer.”

“Well, it can’t be helped.”

The King hasn’t come back yet, has he?

Until then, I’ll read the other documents tomorrow until I get to the point where I can enter these area.

Alright, that’s it for today, let’s leave it here.

I will leave Reizen here and leave it to Prince Kreis, and I will meet up with Ouren and the others.

On my way back to the Adventurer’s Guild, I’ll also look for the little witch that Reizen had mentioned.