A Secretly Capable Child Is Seeking For Her Dad - Chapter 31

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A Powerful Child Searches for Dad Episode 31

“Ba, Basto, how did you…?”

Cal staggered from his spot.

His struck cheek was stinging.

From the incident at Ban-Anra Village until now, his bitter relationship with Basto had been so long it was practically tenacious.

“…I wondered when and where I’d run into you again.”

As Basto took a step closer, a dark shadow fell over Cal’s head.

“Ho, how are you here? You were definitely!”

“Shut up. Before I kill you outright.”

Just then, Cal felt a cold sensation below his neck.

Startled, he looked down to see a pretty-faced woman pressing a dagger to his throat.

“Do you know how much hell we went through in Jedo because of you? Our leader, no, our Danzu had to use up all his money to clean up the mess you made.”

The woman ground her teeth as if getting angry just thinking about it.

Meanwhile, the Elder who had been standing behind the woman approached Consul Marianne.

“I greet Young Marquis Waverly.”

At those words, everyone gathered there was shocked.

Even if they didn’t know the consul’s name ‘Marianne’, they were well aware of the ‘Waverly’ family.

That was because the Waverly Marquis house was one of the top five wealthy families in the Empire.

“How is such an esteemed person getting soaked in the rain?”

At the Elder’s voice, Marianne drew in a short breath.

Inn owner Rudy hurriedly stepped forward.

“Oh my, I’ve been rude this whole time! Please come inside first.”

Marianne glared at Cal once before entering the inn.

Basto, Tie, and Nordics followed behind her.

Only after the four people disappeared did Veil withdraw the dagger she had pressed to Cal’s throat.

“You. Don’t even think about running away and wait right here. When our Danzu comes out, you’re dead.”

Then she followed the other Agavert Unit members into the inn.

Cal stared blankly at the door where Veil had disappeared, then furrowed his brow.

‘Danzu?’

Don’t tell me that bastard Basto finally established his own mercenary group?

“That guy is the Sorcerer King, right?”

But then murmuring voices reached his ears.

“Yeah. That’s all a disguise, they say.”

“If it’s a disguise, is it magic?”

“They say he’s a great mage, so probably. What can’t a necromancer who handles dark attribute magic do?”

“Then the incident where he summoned skeletons at the Gateway? That’s real too?”

“That’s what they say? According to stories from 【Jester】, he didn’t just summon them at the Gateway? He also conquered the medium and small Mastones in Tenebrium Dungeon all at once.”

“Good heavens… Is that why? When I saw him at the inn restaurant yesterday, his position within the mercenary group seemed incredible! That Basto was completely flustered!”

Cal’s expression gradually hardened.

But the surrounding mercenaries didn’t notice his mood souring.

“Then what about that? Yesterday someone said they saw the Sorcerer King crying while walking the streets?”

“That’s all a trap! He’s such a serious weirdo that he sometimes pretends to really be a child. When you approach to help, he steals your mind with nasty magic.”

“Steals your mind…”

“Il, illusion magic?”

“What terrible taste! Tesetan too, why are all the strong ones crazy?”

“More than that, I’m jealous of Basto. When did he find such an amazing Danzu?”

“There are rumors that Agavert will reach the top 10 ranks soon.”

“Wow, then I wish they’d conquer that Mastone that rose from the sea. At least we could watch.”

“Come to think of it. If it’s Agavert, couldn’t they conquer that Mastone too?”

A mercenary pointed at something black and tall that had risen up.

What was hazily obscured by sea mist and rain was definitely a Mastone.

“That won’t happen. Just looking at it, it’s medium-grade. Moreover, we don’t know what monsters will come out of there.”

“That makes sense. A new mercenary group doesn’t need to take unnecessary risks.”

“Everyone shut up!”

At that moment, Cal shouted sharply.

The mercenaries looked at him with bewildered faces.

“Sorcerer King? Agavert? How ridiculous.”

Cal’s body trembled with rage.

“Some old man, young woman, and a weirdo pretending to be a kid conquering that Mastone? As if!”

Cal’s eyes blazed with jealousy and hatred.

“Everyone watch closely. I’ll prove it’s all just rumors. I’m going to conquer that Mastone!”

At those words, the 【Death Hound】 members flinched.

“Da, Danzu. But that Mastone is unprecedented. We don’t even know how dangerous it might be…?”

“Shut up! If you’re going to cower like children, get lost now! I won’t take you.”

The members fell silent.

Cal stared at the Mastone rising from the sea with his brow deeply furrowed.

“…Actually, this works out well. Might as well raise our rank while we’re at it.”

In the past, from when he was in Death Hound with Basto, he had always been the leader.

But Basto always enjoyed far greater fame than Cal.

‘Arrogant bastard. What is he? What is he to get more attention than me?’

Even before Ban-Anra Village became a sea of fire, that stupid fool always smiled good-naturedly at Cal.

Not knowing what thoughts Cal harbored inside.

‘His family ending up like that, I hoped he’d quit mercenary work or go somewhere and just die.’

At some point, it became difficult to subtly steal the credit he had built up.

So he decided.

Even if it cost a lot of money, he would completely bury that guy in the industry.

But.

‘Those Paladin bastards. Was the money I gave them not enough back then!’

If they took the bribe, they shouldn’t have let that bastard into the Gateway!

Cal ground his teeth while glaring at the inn where Basto had disappeared.

‘There are rumors that Agavert will reach the top 10 ranks soon.’

Reach the top 10 ranks, my ass.

The 【Death Hound】 he led was positioned in the top 10 ranks.

But he couldn’t share such a position with a mere group of kids like that.

“Recar. Come here.”

When he called quietly, Vice-leader Recar approached Cal.

“Listen carefully to what I’m about to say. If those kids say they want to conquer the medium Mastone together with us…”

Meanwhile, inside the inn.

“Consul, are you alright?”

Marianne raised her head.

The handkerchief in her hand was completely crumpled from how tightly she had gripped it.

“…Sorry. Where did I leave off?”

Nordics answered with a kind smile.

“You asked if there was any other communication from the Imperial Court.”

Marianne shook her head with a troubled expression.

“My aide probably sent an urgent report. But it will take time for a reply to come. As you can see…”

Her gaze turned once again toward the window where thunder and lightning struck.

The wind had grown stronger than before, whipping the rain around violently.

‘The boat Raul and Enzo took couldn’t have capsized, could it?’

Marianne prayed in her heart.

Please let the boat carrying Raul and Enzo have already reached the pier.

Let the twins have safely disembarked and returned to the Dominion Hall.

“Innkeeper.”

But at that moment, a young voice scattered Marianne’s thoughts.

When she turned her gaze with a worried expression, she saw the child sitting across from her.

Platinum hair curling from the rain.

Green eyes shining with concern.

“Innkeeper, your face looks very troubled…”

“What kind of troubled…?”

“Is someone out at sea? Your eyes keep going to the sea.”

Marianne’s mouth closed.

Her heart pounded, and her breathing became rapid.

“I, I…”

In truth, everything was dark before her eyes.

Her hands and feet trembled, and with each breath she exhaled, her head grew dizzy.

However, Marianne had been continuously repeating to herself until now.

‘It’ll be fine. My sons will be fine. So I just need to do my job, just do my job well…’

She couldn’t bear it without denying the situation.

‘Raul and Enzo aren’t in danger, they’re not in danger.’

They really aren’t in danger.

She remembered when something went wrong with her husband.

It was the same then.

When she thought her husband might really die, when she finally recognized the gravity of the situation.

That’s when her husband’s death notice arrived.

Marianne’s hands trembled violently.

Her upright posture also gradually crumbled.

“I…”

Her mind was increasingly consumed by one thought.

Raul and Enzo would also return as corpses.

The moment she stood up to go look for them.

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