Chapter 529 – 43. The Empire of Dezac – Confusing Systems (2)

Valdez waved his left arm up and down.

Mild pain.

The wound she had inflicted on herself was healed thanks to Natalie, but the subtle wound inflicted by the general remained.

It doesn’t interfere with movement, but it’s very annoying when there are intense movements like fighting.

Normally, it wouldn’t matter, but the cause of the wound, General Escalor, was caught.

‘If it’s that crazy bitch, I think he’ll try again.’

With the appearance of the dragon, the general’s interest also shifted to that direction, but Valdez remembered the look in her eyes.

Seriously madness and joy in the eyes.

It was a passionate courtship that anyone would believe even if it was love at first sight.

Although the problem is that the means must be punching.

‘Mmm. Cloudy, it seems like a saint would be able to recover…’

The problem is how to call the saintess to the system.

Her pain is tolerable, but it is not right to call her, and on the contrary, it is difficult for him to go.

“Mmm.”

While thinking of a way, Valdez unconsciously made a sound of pain.

Adele, who was guarding him by his side, jumped up from his seat.

“You’re sick too?!”

“Huh? No, it’s okay.

“Master!!”

At his words, his disciple Adele calls Natalie anxiously.

Floating in the air, as was her habit, looking at her paperwork, she let out a sigh.

“Haa, I did everything I could. It’s impossible to treat a magician with detail.”

“Yeah, but…”

“For now, let’s watch. Is that okay, Valdes?”

“Sure.”

He knew best that treatment would be difficult anyway.

Our friend Valdez nodded, but Adele still had a dissatisfied expression on her side. Natalie glanced at the pupil and tilted her head. I was annoyed at first because I wondered why I wasn’t going, but now I’m starting to question it.

‘What? Come to think of it, Valdes came out of the Mage Tower, but I’m not there today, and Tessa and Vilma… Uhm?’

However, it is unlikely that he met another wizard.

In the end, only Adele was left.

Natalie felt uneasy about something, but decided to calm her pupil down for now.

“Did you hear that? So calm down too. If you feel uncomfortable during your life, it’s not too late to contact the Goddess Church.”

“Yes…”

“Honestly, I think it’s fortunate that it’s like this. It was an attack by that ‘General’.”

She scans Valdes with her eyes as if she is aiming for something.

“Oh, I was really surprised.”

However, Valdez responded with Natalie’s words and pretended to tremble.

“I found Natalie and raised my hand to say hello, but the person next to me suddenly jumped at me… It’s fortunate that my hand moved reflexively without even having time to check who it was, well. It seems like I’ve definitely improved my skills while attending the academy.”

“It’s really fortunate. By the way, no matter how great a general, it’s a sudden surprise attack by anyone. It’s ridiculous!”

“That’s right.”

Although the two of them, who had subtly become closer, were suspicious, Natalie couldn’t help but agree with what she said earlier.

No matter how much she is a wizard herself, she is still a great person who can even use hemp. However, he missed Escalor’s movement even for a moment, and thanks to that, he didn’t even have a chance to use magic for Valdes.

What if Valdes had been killed or even fatally injured by her attack? It is suspicious in many ways that it ended with minor injuries, but personally, this was more fortunate. Anyway, no problem with that.

“It’s more vicious than what I’ve heard in rumors! I don’t know how you became a general!”

“The Emperor, um, His Majesty the Emperor inserted it right in.”

“Oh…”

Even if there is no one here to accuse of mistakes in words, you should be careful about mistakes in words like this.

Natalie looked intently at the disciple who covered her mouth with a sorry expression.

“Adele.”

“Yes. I’ll be careful outside.”

“No, that’s not it…”

“…?”

“Something protects Valdez today.”

“Yes?!”

Watching her startle, Valdes and Natalie thought.

She’s a really cute girl who can’t hide her inner feelings.

To blush at her blushing at her eloquently excusable words.

She’s cute, but she even thought it was hard for her to share her secrets with her so much.

“Oh, no, that’s just, well, I guess we got closer! Ahaha!”

“…”

Natalie was taken aback and laughed as she watched her apprentice spit out her excuses.

It was fortunate.

Adele has been very depressed for a while due to the discovery of her grandfather’s identity.

It makes her feel good to see her come back to her lively self.

Natalie, the disciple who found out about her teacher’s treason, was also weak, but she could not be the same as her granddaughter who was connected by blood. Seeing her daughter-like disciple smiling energetically brings a smile to her lips.

“Whoop whoop.”

“Why, why are you laughing so much?”

“Eh. It’s nothing.”

“…”

Adele looked at her mentor with her tense eyes.

His face was worried that he might find out what he did with Valdez.

Fortunately, Natalie didn’t think too deeply, so she was screwed, but she was uneasy as Valdez.

‘If I want to get Natalie and Tessa in my hands, I’d better go undetected, but I’m just worried.’

The first thing I touched Adele was because the opportunity had come.

If she had known that Adele’s acting wasn’t so good at hiding it so clumsily, she wouldn’t have worried a little more even if the opportunity came. Of course, it was also true that he was in a hurry to delay a good opportunity.

“Ah. By the way, why isn’t Tessa coming like this!”

“Huh? Ah, that’s right. It’s definitely late.”

Her 4th Princess Theresia went to pick up the Hero party members.

Adele, who wanted to be by Valdez’s side, did not step forward, and she volunteered.

The only ones who knew the reason were himself and Valdez.

‘I thought he kept avoiding his face after that day, but he still looks awkward.’

She must have taken her first step with Adele, and she should slowly approach her, but I was a little worried that she kept running away. If things continue this way, she may have to ask Wilhelmina for help.

“Did something go wrong in the middle?”

“Umm. This isn’t another possibility… Ha ha.”

“Adele. Do you want to find out just in case?”

“Yes? Ugh. I understand.”

Adele obediently left her room, showing her slight dislike.

“…”

“…”

I glanced back several times, but when I rode the magic circle down to the first floor, only two were left.

It was finally time for the two of us to come, but Valdes was smiling quietly.

In the end, Natalie spoke first because of his calm attitude.

“Valdes. I have a lot of questions right now.”

“Are you curious? Hmm, I don’t know what it is, but I’ll try to answer the best I can.”

‘As far as possible…’

“The general’s attack. How did you stop it?”

“I was lucky.”

“Are you really lucky?”

“It’s luck. It’s not everything, though.”

“Yeah… I have no intention of telling you.”

Valdez responded with a smile.

I thought about how to make an excuse, but it wouldn’t work for Natalie anyway. If that’s the case, you’d rather be openly consistent with ignorance. Natalie’s personality won’t force her to ask questions or shake hands.

“Haa. Are you hiding your skills?”

Natalie glanced at Valdes with a sigh.

But I shook my head, thinking it would be useless.

“This is very difficult. I think you have to be at least a Master to be able to block the previous blow. A Master… What do you think of this? As far as I know, there seems to be no Master your age yet.”

“How many were there? For example, former warriors.”

“Ah… Yes, yes. That’s it too.”

‘I don’t deny the word master.’

The brief conversation she had just had convinced her that Valdez was the Master.

My stomach felt cooler.

There were other questions, but even the fact that he was a Master was a great harvest.

Young, not yet twenty, no young age.

How did Valdes reach the Master?

It could be a talent.

The former hero Pedro, whom he mentioned in his own words, was also a monster of insane talent.

But Natalie had more thoughts on the other side than her talents.

‘Valdes is a mixed race demon. He said that when he was young, he lived in the territory of the demons and came out with difficulty.’

I already knew about him.

Even requesting information about Valdes from Imperial Intelligence.

Because of that, I know about his past, to be exact, the past he manipulated and created.

‘Idiot. Mixed race. Escape. Master. … Whoa.’

Natalie’s expression darkened.

“…?”

As the way she looked at herself began to change, Valdez was taken aback.

I’m not used to it, but it was the gaze I experienced a few times when I first met Natalie.

He knew the names of the feelings in them.

‘Sympathy… ? Suddenly? Why?’

Valdez did not know.

That Natalie has a very rich imagination, and that recent events have shifted her mind to one side. It was obvious which way it was going.

‘Experiment. You were a test subject for demons when you were young. Then he struggled to escape. Whoa.’

Incredible, really huge misunderstanding.

However, she was firmly attached to experiments, research, and Chimera, so she could not attribute Valdez’s talent to his. Not to mention, even Valdez was in a position to hide his skills. If he is a test subject who escaped, it would explain why he is hiding his powers.

As the gaze gradually became more and more pitiful, Valdés felt strange.

‘I don’t know what the hell you’re obsessed with with those eyes…’

It is certain that there is a misunderstanding.

But I couldn’t figure out what the misunderstanding was.

If he knew what it was, he could use it to capture her.

‘Well, it seems like everything has been explained, so let’s wait and see.’

“Valdes. Maybe…”

The moment Natalie cautiously called him.

“I’m home!”

The magic circle shone and Adele, Theresia, and the hero party appeared.

“Ah. Um. Let’s talk later.”

“Yes.”

Valdez turned his head to welcome them into the room.

Today seemed to be a rather long day.