Chapter 215 – In Fact, I’m a Genius (5)

— Good job, Lewis. Are you going back to Parencia right away?
“No, I’m planning to stay a little longer for Adela. “You could go to the demon world.”
— That’s good. If possible, please take your time and go meet the saint and Terra.
“Terra? Is Terra in the demon world now?”
— Uh, um… It flows in. I guess I made a mistake because I was tired.

Pop.
Erzsebet’s face disappeared beyond the communication crystal.
I came out of the conference hall, which was deserted.
But for some reason, Adela was nowhere to be seen.

Instead, in the place where many horses were tied up, a familiar ice duck was making noises and causing trouble.
As I approached, the stable keeper said angrily.

“Hey, do you know the owner of this familiar?”
“What… “It’s roughly similar.”
“What if we tie up this vicious guy with just a rope? “Other horses are suffering!”
“I will take you. “Did you see the person who came when you left the ice duck?”
“I heard you were leaving for the north with a man earlier. Since I didn’t even give you any money, I’ll pay you instead. “45 gold.”

I couldn’t believe my ears as the amount was almost the same as one Magic Cube.

[Stall usage fee for 1 hour: 3 gold]

Even though the meeting only lasted 4 hours, why are there parking fees like that?
The stall owner, who caught my attention, calmly held up the settlement slip and explained.

“He kicked the horses that darted next to him with their hind legs, so he couldn’t receive guests on either side of him.”
“What about the remaining 9 gold?”
“Instead of feeding, they only ate bread. If you go to the bakery next door, they will give you a receipt. Do you need that too?”
“… That’s it.”

He drained her pockets to pay her bills, retrieve her ice duck, and also discover Adela’s whereabouts.
I grabbed the girl’s leash and headed towards Liv.
There was much to be done about her emigration of skirmishers and they could not take her with them.

“I think Adela left for the north first. She says I will go and get her. “What about the Baron?”
“First, I decided to go to the Baltic Mountains with Mr. Kundra and buy a floating island. “The one I received from Five Colors before was too small.”
“What about the ice ducks?”
“I know there are a lot of them living in the Baltic Mountains, but I need Adela’s help.”

Then there was one more reason to bring Adela.
I swung my sword and climbed on the ice duck’s back.
He was very nervous and shook his body, but I already knew how to handle the ice duck.

“I’ll give you all this if you take me to where the owner is.”
“Beepeeeee———!”

When I take two-day-old bread out of the bag and wave it in front of my eyes, it immediately starts flapping its wings.
I soared into the sky, feeling the cold rising through my pants.

***

“Is that so? It’s not a complete mess here. “Rather, wasn’t he watching the whole situation through that telegraph line or something?”
— Observation is difficult in the north because there are many obstructions.
“Then what about the nest?”
— If you’re talking about Sacreur, it’s okay since she’s not in the demon world. If that were the case, Destruction would have dug it out a long time ago. I’m guessing the eastern part, but the scope has almost been narrowed down.
“I heard that the transfer of the name of the academy site has been completed, and the lord has taken care of the store key, so now all he has to do is come?”
— It will arrive soon. I think there’s a problem, so please help me. Nova and I are going there too.
“Hmm…”
— Do you have any more questions?

Caroline answered earnestly, cupping her large breasts that wrinkled her pure white robes.
Although he was busy rebuilding the nearly ruined kingdom and eliminating Cassel’s associates, he did not refuse Terra Ernisten’s request.
There is only one reason.
Because it was for Lewis.

“Are you really going to break your oath?”
— It was Louis himself who asked the king for that land, so he must have known it himself. Because he can’t live like that forever.
“I might collapse like last time. It’s difficult to visit Parencia leaving behind the clutter of Monarch, and honestly, it’s the same as back then… “I don’t have the courage to do anything to wake him up.”
— Since it’s only half amazing, it’ll be less shocking. Still, just in case…
“Of course, I will give you a blessing before I leave, so don’t worry.”
— Then, once things are settled in the North, return to Monarch and pray.
“Pray?”

Although she is a saint herself, it is unusual for a wizard to say things like relying on God.
Caroline said she had already prayed to God several times for various reasons.
Was there a single one of them that came about without any effort on her part?
Of course, I would do it, but asking to pray for Lewis, who destroyed the sanctuary, was in itself an antinomy sentence.

— You never know.
“Well, I’ll think about it.”

Strange wizard.
The moment her communication with her ended, someone knocked on the door from outside.

“What?”
“A guest has arrived… “Saint.”

Caroline reacted curtly to the member of the Holy Light Knights who bowed hesitantly.
I didn’t like them because of the leftovers from before, or I was in a bad mood recently for some reason.

“Roshiar? Or the Federation?”
“I don’t think it’s both. If I were to be specific, it would be Rochaar…”
“You’re already here!?”
“Yes?”

However, I immediately noticed her clenched fists, which seemed to represent her crumpled pride.

“Let them in now!”

Lewis has arrived.

***

“What is he again? “Why are you two here together?”
“I caught it.”

Of course, the ice duck was faster than her words.
I attacked the two people who were running towards the north from the sky and walked through her demon world with Adella strapped to her waist.
Siegfried left the horse alone.
If we’re lucky, it will arrive tomorrow.

Caroline, who was dressed not in angel clothes or saintly clothes, but in the robes of the Holy Kingdom, greeted us by clicking her tongue repeatedly as if there was something she didn’t like.
Every time she saw me, she was biting her nails, as if she had something she wanted to say, and Adela was next to her, so I noticed.
It seems like she wants to get rid of her quickly and have some alone time… Unfortunately, that is not possible.
As if to show off, I put an expressionless Adella in front of Caroline.

“Adela is a little strange.”
“This guy was originally strange…”
“You already heard that, so see for yourself. Word… No, because she fell off her ice duck and hit her head? But the person has completely changed.”
“… Ha. “Come here.”

Caroline places her hands on Adela’s head and closes her eyes.
As she continued her thoughts, supporting her breasts with one arm as if feeling uncomfortable as they felt bigger than before, she eventually opened her eyes.

“There is one point that needs to be pointed out… Miss Adela?”
“What is it?”

A sudden courtesy.
Adela showed a wary look in her eyes, as if that humility was a burden, but her attitude suddenly changed at Caroline’s next words.

“Could you please get out of there?”

There is no place to do anything other than get out of the way in the cramped barracks.
But Adela suddenly turned her body to her side, as if she had been controlled by something in her.
Caroline, who saw that, spoke to me as if she realized something about her.

“Actually, I used 〈 white hypnosis 〉 on him before. But strangely, it didn’t work and I had a few frustrating times, but now I understand.”
“What?”
“It’s like some kind of defense mechanism. “You create a different personality to turn your eyes to reality.”
“Adela… ?”
“That’s why my magic didn’t work. “All wizards have their own mental defenses, but in this case, 〈White Hypnosis〉 was reflexively passed on to the opposite personality.”
“Can you fix it?”
“It’s vague to say it can be fixed, but… “We can make sure it doesn’t change again.”
“What? Really!?”
“Huh. Therefore…”

The method Caroline described was simple.
All you have to do is to apply 〈 White Hypnosis 〉 to Adela once again to permanently fix her personality.

“If you cast magic in this state, the suggestion will transfer to your original personality. If you hypnotize a person by saying, ‘You will always be like that,’ your personality will never change after that. However, no matter what method you use, you have to restore it to its original state at least once.”
“Because that’s how the magic works.”
“That’s right. I don’t know much about that, so I’ll just figure it out. What should I do? “Would you like me to walk now?”

I twirled the palanquin of Adela, who was standing with a dazed expression.
The bumps on her head were almost gone.
After thinking for a while, I shrugged her shoulders and said.

“I’ll think about it a little more first.”
“… Do as you will.”

In the end, I had to find a way to return Adela to her original self.
It is not too late to ask Caroline for hypnosis after you find the method.

I held Adela’s hand and went out.
The troops, divided into three, kept their torches brightly lit even at night, anxious as they did not know who would plant the flag in the Demon King’s Castle first.

***

“I’m sorry, little lady.”

Just past midnight, Siegfried came.
Contrary to expectations that they would arrive tomorrow, they ran at full speed, switching between two horses.

“I should have protected you…”
“I don’t care. The teacher is actually my husband. “It was nice because it reminded me of the past.”
“Hmm, the morale of the soldiers is skyrocketing now that the young lady has joined us. “Set out as soon as the sun rises today.”
“…”
“There are white knights and saints over there, but they are no match for Roshuar’s army. The Holy Kingdom is not what it used to be, and many of the Federation’s personnel have left the country due to the meeting held in Greenwood Forest. So…”
“Stop.”

Adela interrupted Siegfried and stretched out her hand in the air.
After a little bit of her disenchantment, a small sigh followed from her.

“I have work to do before that.”
“If you ask me what it is…”
“It’s private.”
“… All right.”

Adela’s cheek twitched slightly.
Magic power does not come out.
No, to be precise, pure refined mana, Roshoir’s unique magic power, is blocked in her heart.
As if someone was turning off the faucet tightly.

“Ha…”

I know why.
Also, karma has accumulated.
I saw Louis hugging Liv, who was crying so loudly, and exchanging lewd glances with the woman with big breasts.

In order to plant Roshoar’s flag on the remains of the Demon Castle, you must have unique magic power.
Late at night, there was only one place Adela had to make her move.

“I’ll be back before the sun rises.”
“We have completed all preparations.”