Chapter 17: The Call the Following Day. The two groups had been separated for only a dozen seconds when Charlotte spoke to Vayne. “So that’s the boy who’s always so close to the White Saint.” As she spoke, Charlotte hugged Vayne’s arm. It was a rather provocative gesture to make in front of Sera. “W-Wait! […]
Chapter 16: The First Night Welcomed by the White Crown. They continued onward, chatting and enjoying their lively excursion. Before long, an old road unlike the paths they had followed thus far appeared before them. It was an abandoned highway that ran straight toward a district now almost entirely submerged. The group left their previous
Chapter 15: Meanwhile, Licia and the Others. “Mr. Ragna, what’s this?” “As you can see, it’s a circlet. The mithril used in it’s dead—a peculiar object. It has neither corroded nor been painted this color.” “Metal can die…?” “Yes. Mithril is a metal that contains mana, but this has lost that property. That’s why I
Chapter 14 – Ragna’s Explanation and the Dead Mithril “Ren is that kind of man. He’s honest, earnest, and pleasant to be around.” “I can see that. He’s dazzling—especially to a man like me who spends most of his time buried in ruins.” Ragna spoke teasingly, but because Radius himself had introduced Ren, he didn’t
Chapter 13 – The Traveler’s Identity When the room at the end of the corridor came into view, Ren stared at the object resting beside its door. It was a large bag he recognized. “…” The possibility was difficult to believe, but Ren continued forward in silence. After crossing the long corridor, he and Radius
Chapter 12 – The Bureau of Mysteries From what Sera had said, she and the others were planning to leave the city. Licia thought it would be improper to decide on her own, so she asked Sera to wait and stepped away for a moment. She went to Lessard’s guest room, explained the situation, and
Chapter 11 – Aboard the Guardian Knight [3] They spent the following day enjoying the elegant overland journey as well. Then came the morning after that. It was before sunrise, when most passengers were still asleep. Ren, who had stayed up late reading, woke and sat up in bed. He raised the blind he had
Chapter 10 – Aboard the Guardian Knight [2] Even after night had fallen, Ren continued reading. It wasn’t the same book as before, but another one he had brought with him. When he closed it, he turned his gaze toward the window. This was the private compartment prepared for him. It was smaller than the
Chapter 9 – Aboard the Guardian Knight [1] Since the afternoon had been set aside for self-study, Ren headed for the small room at the back of the library that he had used while serving on the Lion King Grand Festival organizing committee. Radius was alone in the room, which they still used from time
Chapter 8 – The Heir of House Leonaal Is Bad at Studying “Isn’t it inconvenient to keep calling it an unnamed Art?” “It certainly is.” Ren had realized how awkward it was to refer to the technique as nameless whenever it came up. Names were more important than he had expected. “Then why don’t you