The Peaceful Life Of A Maid Who Hides Her Power And Enjoys It - Chapter 261

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Part 2, Chapter 59

“They completely destroyed our land where we lived peacefully… using ‘purification’ as an excuse! Purification my ass, damn it. That area where vegetation was lush is now called the Land of Death! It wasn’t purification, it was a curse!”

So that’s how it was.

The Young Boy vented his anger, saying Spolia had made them refugees… but if they hadn’t been driven out, all the residents of what became the Land of Death would likely have been poisoned.

‘It was Rien, not Spolia, who burned the Land of Death.’

Without the purification agent, all residents inside the wall of fire would die. It was a plan that tolerated no small mistakes.

I’m familiar with missions that require perfect success. Though the only reliable person around in the current situation is Jin, no, maybe I should be grateful that at least Jin is here.

Jin arrived at one of the few intact air-raid shelters past the runway that had been destroyed by explosions. It was a space where relatively decent-looking supplies were being gathered one by one.

“Inside! Please move further inside!”

I opened both ears wide and focused on the administrators’ conversation.

“…Even though they say it would be better to store them separately. All the air-raid shelters that are in chaos right now had defensive barriers deployed too! What difference will it make if we put the same defensive barriers here?”

“They’re saying we’ll put three or four layers, not just one.”

“That’s what I’m saying, those three or four layers will be useless too! I’m certain that even ten layers would be no better than a turtle shell. It’s not like some great defensive mage is coming, it’s just that Jewelry Fire guy’s barriers…”

“Enough, enough! It’s already been decided, so stop there!”

This familiar makeshift atmosphere of the field.

Since it was a space where both moving supply boxes and repairing air-raid shelters were happening together, the noise was considerable.

The only static presence within that.

When I saw the shortly tied blond hair, a crooked smile formed.

‘I thought the kid was cheeky and quite something. That made sense.’

Since everyone around kept saying Sword Master, Sword Master, I initially thought he’d be old and worn-looking like the Weatherwax Baroness, with a cunning personality.

‘Well… that doesn’t mean he’s similar to Raphael though.’

The Young Man was looking at the wall.

Sitting on the wreckage of a destroyed airship, his gaze silently staring at the inner wall of the air-raid shelter was cold.

Was he building up fighting spirit? I controlled Jin to stand in front of the Young Man.

“Hello, Young Man. It’s been three days, hasn’t it?”

The Young Man who recognized my presence, the Sword Master’s face slowly contorted.

He looked at me with eyes that intuitively grasped an excessively strange phenomenon, then looked at Jin who was carrying me. Then he stared at me again, and next glared at Jin again. Along with laughter that he’d been thoroughly hit.

“What, Jin. Were you the assassin you sent? Haha. I got properly backstabbed here.”

Jin, who was agitated, released movement mode and entered rebuttal mode.

“What kind of nonsense is that? This is Andert Pager who came to support our party. Show some respect.”

“Huh?”

Since his incredulous gaze was directed right at me, I humbly responded.

“Yes, I am indeed An…”

Andert Pager.

I couldn’t bring myself to say those words. Maybe if it were a god of the Southern Continent, but Andert Pager is indeed high difficulty.

I just nodded and asked the Sword Master.

“I heard there’s going to be a return order from Legion. Are you going back to Sier Gat?”

I was participating as a supporting guild for the Sword Master’s party. If he returned, I would have to return with him. Contractually speaking.

The answer came from a completely unexpected place.

“Of course we must enter inside the wall of fire! Our brothers and family, the citizens of the republic, are suffering inside the wall!”

Yeonwang, who had run from far away without being asked, stopped right in front of me and struck a pose.

“You’ve arrived, Andert Pager.”

“…”

“When you acted out on your own, I was quite flustered, thinking it was wrong behavior unworthy of your reputation. But… not long after, I came to understand your choice a little.”

Chuckle. Yeonwang gazed at the distant sky and let out a lonely smile.

“Acting out… That is also an opportunity for a hero who bears everyone’s expectations to feel freedom, even if just for a moment.”

Jin, who had been standing quietly, glanced at my face. It seemed like he was worried I might throw a punch.

“Heroes are lonely and desolate. They receive everyone’s support, but in reality, they turn their backs on everyone…”

I looked back at the Sword Master.

“It would be troublesome if we wait another day and the remaining purification agent becomes useless too. I’d like to ask about entering by tomorrow dawn if possible.”

Jin spoke with a worried voice.

“But Legion said to wait until the return order comes down…”

“Return?”

The Sword Master, who had drawn a clear smile befitting his age, answered with a murderous voice.

“Ah. That’s ridiculous bullshit. Do they think we’re dogs who come when called? We’ll move according to our own schedule, so tell the capital to defend itself.”

The Sword Master, who had turned his back to me, gestured with his chin toward the Thin Man who was standing awkwardly near the air-raid shelter entrance.

“Hey, move the purification agent.”

The Soldier who arrived late hurriedly waved his hands.

“N-no, you can’t!”

When the Sword Master frowned as if displeased, the Soldier took a deep breath and shouted with a trembling voice.

“The purification agent is Legion’s supply! You can’t move it without Legion’s permission!”

At those words, the Thin Man who had been about to move awkwardly muttered and added.

“…Right, let’s wait for Legion’s orders. Anyway, we’re employed by them. And as I keep saying, Sword Master, I’m not your errand boy, am I? I’d prefer if you didn’t make requests in a commanding tone like ‘move this’ or ‘do that.'”

When did so many people gather again? The Female Investigator from Yeonwang’s party crossed her arms and clicked her tongue.

“The Sier Gat party has already decided to return to Sier Gat. It seems they’re packing and moving.”

Yeonwang expressed his anger.

“How irresponsible. To leave unilaterally without any agreement with us. Does this mean they don’t care if all the people inside the wall of fire die?”

The Thin Man muttered.

“…Well, this is just something that came to mind. That party had a lot of strange rumors, didn’t they? That they were a party recruited by Legion for public opinion manipulation, or that they were secret intelligence agents. The fact that their guild name is Sier Gat from the start…”

“Please don’t gossip at a time like this. It looks bad.”

“…Well, who said it was my opinion? I’m just saying such rumors are going around.”

That Thin Man who keeps grumbling like he’s talking to himself. Looking at his face closely, he was the Golden Mage, a party member of the Sword Master’s party. I can see why Michèle expressed concern.

‘But what’s important right now isn’t that.’

In the end, the problem is the purification agent.

The purification agent is insufficient, so even if we cross the wall of fire, we can’t save everyone, and even that insufficient purification agent belongs to Legion, so we can’t move it without permission from above.

‘Should we secretly take it at dawn and cross the wall?’

The problem is how to secretly move that large amount of supplies.

At some point while I was pondering efficient theft.

A thin-looking airship began approaching from the sky above.

“That’s… Banahal? A Banahal airship?”

Those who had been running away in fear gathered one by one to watch the airship.

There was no way to confirm if it was an authorized landing. Soldiers of the Contaninos Republic surrounded the airship that had landed on the relatively intact runway.

Eventually the door opened.

And the being that revealed itself from within was…

“Oh my, hello there?”

Lu?

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