I’m a Rookie, but I’m an Experienced Professional - Chapter 97

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Chapter 97

Unlike the test model, the miniature required detailed reproduction of the interior, which took quite a long time to create. It also required aesthetic sense.

Fortunately, the temple structure I had conceived was a simple open design, but if I had tried to make a miniature of a regular temple, it would have easily taken several months.

Even this was too much to handle alone, so I received help from Sola and Ana.

Originally, the two dwarves should have left Belheim long ago.

However, since they were the ones who brought Anabella, who had attacked me, to this place, they couldn’t leave and ended up staying at the Lord’s Castle to take responsibility.

At first, I felt sorry about that fact, but now I thought it was fortunate. Thanks to them, I was able to receive help from skilled dwarves.

“Is this how it should be done?”

Looking at the marble pillar Ana had made, I nodded.

“Yes, that’s right. You’re really good at this.”

“This much is easier than eating cold soup.”

Ana wiped her nose and smiled proudly.

“What’s so great about that? What I made is better.”

As if some competitive spirit had been triggered, Sola also worked hard and showed me what she had made.

The sounds of hammering and sawing filled the room with a steady rhythm.

Though their personalities were fiery, the hands of the two dwarves immersed in their work were amazingly delicate and fast.

Thanks to them, we were able to complete the temple miniature in just four days after starting work.

Now all that remained was to draw the strange pattern from the card on the temple floor.

Since I was told not to show this to other people, I locked myself in the room alone to work on it.

Though I was terrible at drawing, thanks to having drawn blueprints hundreds of times, it was completed quite decently.

“It’s done!”

I put the completed temple miniature in a sturdy wooden box and was closing the lid when.

[Finally, the work is finished!]

The system, which hadn’t shown hide nor hair since the gacha incident, appeared.

“You! Where have you been all this time? Do you know how much I’ve been looking for you?”

[I know, I know. I was watching everything. (-‿◦)✶ *]

Ugh, can’t you stop using those weird emoticons?

“If you were watching everything, why didn’t you appear until now?”

[I wanted to appear too, but it seemed like the situation would become more complicated if I did. I had no choice but to just watch.]

The system spouted nonsense about how it was also painful to just watch.

[Even now I shouldn’t be doing this, but I came out because I couldn’t keep letting you fight alone.]

“Who am I fighting? Are you talking about the person who brainwashed Anabella Rizeren?”

[That’s righ…]

Suddenly, a sharp crackling sound was heard, and spider web-like cracks began to spread across the system window.

Along with crackling noise, broken letters floated bizarrely across the screen.

“What? Why is this suddenly happening?”

In my panic, I tried to grab the system window, but my hand futilely cut through empty air.

“System, hey! System!”

[Qu…ckly…bra…wa…ng…fr…]

Though the letters were broken and I couldn’t read them exactly, I seemed to understand what it was trying to say.

It must be telling me to quickly break Anabella Rizeren’s brainwashing.

“How can I break it? Do I just need to bring this miniature to Anabella?”

[Ri…ht…ow…mpl…br…]

Before the letters could even connect, the system window shattered completely. Fragments of light scattered into the air and soon disappeared without a trace.

“What is this all of a sudden…”

I didn’t know what was going on, but it was certain that I had to break Anabella Rizeren’s brainwashing as quickly as possible.

* * *

To enter the underground prison where Anabella Rizeren was confined, I needed Callix Crowbell’s permission, so I immediately went to his study.

Since he had readily given permission last time, he would do so again.

As if mocking my complacent thoughts, another problem arose.

“You handed Anabella Rizeren over to the temple?”

“Yes. The temple side strongly insisted that since Anabella Rizeren belongs to the temple, they would punish her according to temple regulations rather than imperial law, so we had no choice but to hand her over.”

The person who delivered this unexpected news was Noah Roheim, whom I met on the way to the study.

“The escort carriage departed just a while ago too.”

“It, it already departed?”

No! If I lose Anabella like this, I won’t be able to break the brainwashing!

Then not only would I be unable to do the Main Quest, but there was a high possibility that the system’s condition wouldn’t return to normal.

“When, when did they leave?”

I grabbed Noah Roheim’s arm and asked urgently.

“They departed an hour ago.”

He answered with a somewhat flustered face.

An hour – I should still be able to catch up.

“What’s the matter… Miss Eileen!”

I could hear Noah Roheim calling from behind, but I had no time to answer and retraced my steps. Even while running until I was breathless, I was careful not to break the temple miniature in the box.

‘But no matter how much I run, it’s impossible for me to catch up to an escort carriage.’

Stupidly, I only realized this fact after leaving the manor and bit my lips hard.

‘A carriage, I need to borrow a carriage!’

Of course, riding a horse would be faster, but the problem was that I didn’t know how to ride a horse.

There was no suitable place to borrow a carriage immediately, so I was just stamping my feet when I saw a silver-haired man dismounting from a horse.

“Lord Raellion!”

The identity of the silver-haired man was none other than Raellion. Behind him was also a man I’d never seen before.

“Who is this person…”

“This is Eileen, a manager that Callix cherishes.”

“Ah, I see.”

At Raellion’s answer, the man smiled sociably and extended his hand to me.

“Nice to meet you, Miss Eileen. I’m Zephyr, Lord Raellion’s disciple.”

“Hello, I’m Eileen.”

Since this wasn’t the time for leisurely greetings, I ignored the man’s hand and grabbed Raellion’s arm.

“Lord Raellion, please help me.”

“Hm? Help you?”

“Yes. I need to chase after the temple escort right now, but I don’t know how to ride a horse. So, could you please put me on a horse and take me there?”

As if not understanding my words, Raellion looked puzzled, and Zephyr also looked at me with a flustered face.

“You cannot, Lord Rael.”

That was brief, as Zephyr spoke to Raellion with a stern face.

“I don’t know what this is about, but chasing after a temple escort is dangerous. You might be misunderstood as being hostile to the temple, so you shouldn’t accept such a request.”

“I’m not trying to do anything strange. I just want to deliver this, so please, I’m begging you.”

I showed Raellion the box I had been carefully holding in my arms.

“What’s in that box?”

“It’s a model made after a temple. The temple commissioned it from a dwarf, and the dwarf asked me to help, so I made it.”

It was an excuse I thought up quickly, but it wasn’t bad.

“If it’s something like that, couldn’t you give it to them later?”

“No. It must be delivered today, right now.”

When I emphasized “must,” Raellion’s eyes narrowed.

He looked back and forth between me and the box, then nodded.

“Alright. I’ll help you.”

“Lord Rael!”

Zephyr shouted in panic, but Raellion paid no attention and mounted his horse.

I also quickly climbed up behind him.

“When did the temple escort depart?”

“They said it departed an hour ago.”

“Then we probably haven’t left the outskirts yet.”

When Raellion told me to hold on tight since we were departing, I wrapped my free arm around his waist while keeping the box secure with my other hand.

“It would be better if you held on with both hands.”

“It’s fine, so please hurry up and let’s go.”

“Hmm, you’ll regret it…”

Raellion muttered lowly and kicked the horse’s flank hard. At the same time, the horse let out a rough cry and kicked off the ground like mad.

“Ahhhhh!”

A scream burst out at the terrifying speed that was incomparable to when I rode with Callix.

I wanted to grab his waist with both hands right away, but I couldn’t because of the box in my arms. The miniature was as precious to me as life itself.

Instead, worried that the miniature might break, I hugged the box tightly against my chest as if pressing it into my body.

And with my remaining hand, I desperately held onto his waist and endured.

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