Chapter 1011 – Whereabouts of the Girls

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Even if you are trying to find someone who suddenly disappeared, Asteris is a large city.

If you wander around recklessly without any clues, you won’t be able to find it even if you search until the sun that has already set rises again.

Fortunately, Selena and Dio are outsiders in this city, meaning they stand out wherever they go.

If so, there is a high possibility that it will remain in people’s eyes or memories when it moves.

If you’re following a clue, it would be better to start from a place you haven’t seen before.

Cleon’s destination was decided to be Jinmidang from the beginning.

Then…

“Selena! Where are you!”

“Lord Drake!”

As I walked around Jinmidang, I saw people from the kingdom looking for Selena and Diora.

However, most people must have been drunk or quite uncharacteristic.

People from eastern countries passing by were looking at them with a troubled expression.

“What are you doing while drunk…”

“I don’t know. I guess that blonde drill head is gone.”

In this way, there must have been people gossiping and looking at evil.

It has become a tradition for the kingdom’s army to visit every year during the Five Elements Festival, but the scale this time was larger than other times, which may have been the reason why the residents of Asteris felt more intimidated than usual.

In addition, due to the recent terrorist incident targeting Asteris, the kingdom’s lukewarm response in a situation where the king may have been murdered would have been enough to instill distrust in the kingdom among the residents. < Br>

In such a situation, a group of people from the kingdom are walking around the streets drunk…

Cleon witnesses the scene and mutters with his arms crossed.

“I don’t think it’s a good idea to leave this and go look for it…”

First, it would be a good idea to calm down the kingdom guys or make them behave a little more.

What was reflected at the end of Cleon’s gaze were government troops who had rushed out after hearing the commotion.

During the day, they were mobilized to disperse people because of Zita, and in the evening, they were caught up in the drunkenness of the kingdom’s citizens. It was almost pitiful for the government troops of Asteris.

‘Okay, let me help you a little.”

As Cleon thought so, he approached one of the drunken kingdom men and placed his hand on his shoulder.

“Sel… Huh?”

As he was about to call Selena’s name, he turned around when he felt her hand on his shoulder. From the looks of it, he was one of the kingdom’s regular soldiers, even though he was not armed.

However, he was not thought of as an ordinary soldier.


From Cleon’s perspective, among the soldiers struggling there, he is older and appears to be a veteran…

In other words, he was an idle soldier.

The man looked back at Cleon, and he naturally looked from top to bottom, as if appraising an item.

“The clan of the dark horse…?”

And such a reaction would be natural for a citizen of the kingdom.

As soon as you see Cleon, rather than saying ‘Who is he?’, You look at his eyes and hair color and then call him by his race name.

However, Cleon nodded his head in response without paying any attention to the other people somewhat rude response.

“Yes, yes, he is a clan of dark demons. And he is also the one who came to help them.”

“The dark devil’s clan has us…”

Then, the man desperately tapped on the computing device in his brain, which had been deteriorated due to alcohol, and then his expression changed to a surprised one as he answered Cleon.

“No way. The princess kidnapper, Cleon!?”

“… What is that nickname…”

Hearing this dishonorable nickname for the first time, Cleon reacted for a moment, but then shook his head.

“Well, it doesn’t matter what you call me… I said the false accusation was cleared. You guys, Selena… And Dio… Are in trouble because Lord Drake disappeared? I even sent someone to the Chamber of Commerce to ask for help.”

“Hmm… They said they definitely needed someone, so I told them to bring help wherever they could, but…”

The man couldn’t make a bright expression, perhaps because he felt strange about receiving help from the person they had been chasing just moments before.

“That’s right. I’m an adventurer by nature. Even if I was an enemy just a moment ago, I accept requests without any problems.”

“Adventurers aren’t usually that disciplined…”

Although the man understood Cleon’s words, he had no hesitation in revealing his negative perception of the adventurer.

“I want you to express that you don’t dwell on the past. Well, anyway…”

Despite this, Cleon showed an attitude of not paying much attention.

“For now, I would like you to wait patiently along with the others. The residents of Asteris are feeling uncomfortable because you are out and about like that, aren’t they?”

“Uhm…”

At Cleon’s words, the man seemed to have come to his senses a little, looked around, and then closed his mouth, perhaps understanding the meaning of Cleon’s words.

Of course, the reason Cleon was able to regain his composure was because he used healing magic to drain the alcohol from the man’s body behind his hand, out of his line of sight.

“But sending an adventurer alone to search for the duke’s daughter is also a loss of respect for the kingdom’s army…”

“It’s okay, I won’t go somewhere and brag about it. Don’t you guys know about my skills?”

“That’s it…”

Now that Cleon’s fame, or rather, notoriety, has become quite popular among the kingdom’s soldiers, he has become quite a celebrity.

Of course, things like preventing the tragedy at the Academy and the quests I completed while I was in the royal capital also had a big impact.

“There’s nothing we can do. But keep in mind, if we don’t find Selena or something happens, all of our heads will be blown off.”

“With Lord Drake by her side, there’s no way something could happen.”

When Cleon shook his head while saying that, the soldier spoke with an uncomfortable look.

“Lord Drake is the problem.”

“… What do you mean by that?”

When Cleon tilts his head at the story he is hearing for the first time, he looks around for a moment and motions for Cleon to bring his ear closer.

“… I’ve heard this, but it seems like Lord Drake and Selena… Have a similar relationship.”

“… Huh?”

There was a time lag as Cleon tried to understand the meaning of his words, but he somehow managed to make his voice sound.

“That’s right, Selena is the daughter of the Duke of Regent and a court mage. In other words, she is the elite of the elite with a promising future. There are only a limited number of people she can become as his opponent…”

“Uh, yeah…”

Cleon answered awkwardly and nodded.

In my opinion, I feel like the people Selena can deal with are limited because of her personality, rather than her status or abilities…

Expressing the same thoughts out loud was something I couldn’t do even if I had to die.

“In such a situation, living close to a person named Lord Drake, who, although not a nobleman, has the reputation of being the most powerful knight in the kingdom, it would not be strange for such rumors to arise. After arriving in the Eastern Kingdom, where did Lord Drake and Selena go? Even if it is, we always stick together.”

Most of that is because Diora and Selena stay together and handle things, but…

No, more than that, the fact that Lord Drake, or Diora, was considered a man by the kingdom’s soldiers who did not know the situation was a point that Cleon had to suppress his laughter.

“Of course, Lord Drake is someone who doesn’t show his emotions in front of people and speaks about everything through his skills. Although he is someone I respect… I don’t know what will happen in the relationship between a man and a woman.”

Huh. Diora is a severe lolicon, and since he knows that Selena does not have those feelings, there is no one he can feel more comfortable with than Diora.

“So, please. If Selena and Lord Drake are crossing that line…”

“What are you telling me to do in that situation? Then, it will come back naturally in the morning.”

“Yeah, right…”

What were you trying to ask for?

Cleon could only sigh and shake his head at the soldier’s answer.

“Anyway. I’ll go find Selena… So you guys rest. … Ah, that’s right.”

Although Cleon is concerned that he wasted his time joining in on the man’s chatter, he asks he originally intended to ask.

“Selena… What did you feel before you disappeared? Was there anything different from usual or anything like that?”

“It’s hard to evaluate Selena since we don’t know her daily life that well, but… I see, she drank quite a bit before she left.”

“… You were drunk?”

“Okay.”

The man nods his head.

Then, what comes back to life in Cleon’s mind is the plan of someday.

A round of acting with Drake to deceive the greedy raccoon noble.

Selena Remembering that that guy… Isn’t strong on alcohol, Cleon puts a finger on his forehead.

“Okay… Okay. I’m just asking one thing. Have you already found the bathroom?”

“Of course. I know it’s rude, but I already asked a female soldier to look for it.”

That’s right.

Cleon, who thought he had all the information he could possibly get from him, nodded his head as if he understood and pulled away.

Ever since I heard about Selena and Drake dating, I’ve been getting close to Selena’s face and I can’t stop smelling her alcohol.

Then, the man looked around, perhaps understanding that Cleon would leave.

“Hey! We’ll just go back to the garrison and wait! Don’t bother the residents and return to your designated tent!”

The surrounding kingdom soldiers, who heard the man’s command, began to stagger down the street with the spirit of top-down, which was ingrained in them even when they were drunk.

“Looking at it like this, it’s a march of zombies…”

After saying that and shaking his head, Cleon took a deep breath.

Confirming that Selena was intoxicated was a great achievement.

In general, magicians like her suppress the flow of their magical power to prevent them from being tracked by others.

However, when you become drunk and find it difficult to control your body, your ability to control your magical power also decreases.

Thanks-

By strengthening the magic vision of the eyes through the hunter’s imprint, it was possible to easily detect the magic power leaking out.

In particular, Selena is a girl with the rare magical power of ‘light attribute’.

Even when examined through her magical power, it sparkled like powder scattered with light.

The direction is…

‘The outer shell of Asteris… No, is it heading outward?’

Where did you go while drunk…

Cleon could only shake his head as he followed the trail.

However, she thought that she would be able to find them easier than expected, so Cleon’s steps became lighter than before.

She decided that she must hurry and find the two shrews and bring them back to her camp.

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“… The trace is broken.”

Cleon frowned as she muttered that.

It was good that she followed the trace and went outside Asteris, but as soon as she got a certain distance from Asteris, the magic trace created by her magic was cut off.

‘… Have you sobered up and started to control your magic again?’

Or, was he actually not drunk from the beginning?

Either way, Cleon, thinking that it has become a hassle, will try to sharpen his senses and look around.

But that was back then.

Shuung-!

When Cleon thinks he hears a sound, he sees a beam of light flying towards where he is standing.

Cleon would quickly turn his body to the side and check the magic of light passing by his shoulder just by a sheet of paper.

The moment the magic passed by touched the ground, it burned it up! It was smoking with a sound.

Clearly, it was a magic act with the intent to attack.

“…”

And, of course, the magical attribute was ‘light’.

Now, if there is a wizard who can use the magic of light here, there is only one person-

In my mind, a drill head comes to mind.

“What is the intention behind this?”

While Cleon was muttering that, he was pulling Galatea from his belt.

“Galatea. Did you see where it came from?”

[Ugh, the light magic flies the moment it is activated, so it is almost impossible to follow it with your eyes. Is it best to avoid it with sense like Cleon?]

Cleon thought to her answer, ‘As expected…’.

And, take a deep sigh.

“Hey! Shrews! Let’s go back home! Your uncles are looking for you!”

Cleon raised her voice like that.

Shuung!

And the magic of light flies once again.

This time, Cleon defended himself by making Galatea, who was clad in black magic, rotate once and knocking the magic away.

“I can’t even feel the movement of the magic when it’s activated. It’s probably firing from a lurking location several kilometers away.”

To Cleon’s words, Galatea responded as if she was dumbfounded.

[What are you thinking? Those two people.]

“Well… Maybe I thought that if things went on like this, there would never be a chance.”

[Opportunity?]

Galatea asked Cleon’s words as if she didn’t understand them.

And the next moment.

[Cleon, overhead!]

As soon as Galatea’s voice is heard, an intense heat is felt above her head.

This sensation felt throughout the entire body, starting from the spine, was an instinctive warning that felt like the hairs on the entire body stood up just before the dragon released its breath.

“Dragonic Meteora (Dragon Rock)!”

With a loud cry, the burning spear falls vertically.

Then Cleon raised the corners of his mouth and grabbed Galatea with both hands.

This is because he saw a dragon knight wearing armor and flaming wings falling towards him.

Kaang!

The magic spear and the magic sword clash.

In the aftermath, the heat spreading around burns the grass on the ground where Cleon was standing.

A shock that felt like it would break the entire arm.

However, Cleon does not frown.

“A chance to find out who is stronger!”

Haha!!”

The voice of a smiling girl with shining red eyes beyond the helmet.

Cleon was able to understand their actions.