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Chapter 34: Inside an old fort (Part two)

In the hall to which they were ushered, simple bedding was laid out, on which slept Kai, other adventurers, and merchants who were supposed to be escorting them.

All of them were breathing in agony.

"Wha---- ka-Kai!"

Seeing this, Maidas rushed to his partner's side.

The other adventurers who came to the rescue followed suit.

“As you can see....... Every single person in this fortress was unable to even walk.”

The unrest with which Ren had spoken to the adventurer about only made it more plausible.

Without speaking, the knights shared Ren's thoughts, but without losing their composure, they asked Fiona.

“Fiona-sama. If there’s anything else you can tell us, please let us know. We came from Clausel because we saw the beacon they emitted, but we don't understand.”

Fiona nodded.

“One of the examinee who took the same test as I did was someone who knew how to heal. He examined them and found that they had an abnormal increase in the amount of magic in their bodies.”

A slight shadow appeared on her face.

I think her lips were also trembling a little, if not heartily.

Ren, who had noticed these things, didn’t know the reason for this, but he thought it was a misunderstanding because Fiona immediately hid them.

"After they were examined, it was found that they were similar to cracked vessels..."

The knight marveled when he heard this.

“It’s a condition that occurs when a person is born with an excess amount of magic power, which becomes a poison that corrupts the body. I believe it was a condition that affected children who were born with a lot of magic in their bodies.....Why is that the case with adult adventurers?"

“......I'm sorry, but I don't know the reason for that."

And….

“The more magic power you are born with, the more likely you are to die from the condition. However, the people over there aren’t said to be fatal."

The symptoms aren’t dissimilar to the disease Licia suffered from before.

Ren doesn’t have a medical background, so he doesn’t understand the explanation, but the big question is whether It’s directly life-threatening or not.

Also, since the disease is basically contracted soon after birth, that makes a difference as well.

Those who have examined the adventurers say that the abnormal amount of magical power that is eating away at their bodies seems to be gradually subsiding, and that they will recover after some time has passed.

One wonders how they got into such a situation, but it is still unknown, according to the company.

“That’s why we recently put out a beacon," 

Fiona said with a self-deprecating smile and laid her head back down.

Beside her, the knight folded his arms and began to think.

He eventually bows his head to Fiona before turning to the fallen adventurers himself.

“There are a number of things to consider, but first I will go and check on the adventurers. After that, I would like to discuss your disembarkation."

Then .......

Fiona, looking at the knight who turned away after saying this, secretly said, "I am also going to ask the Clausel family to help me," and she, too, stepped into the hall.

Here, an event occurs that instantly erases the tension that has been building up to this point.

"Haa ...... this is no good. I'm going to have to ask for an extra fee later, or this is just not worth it.”

The female adventurer accompanying Ren shrugged her shoulders and said with a sigh.

She looked at the other adventurer and then at Ren.

“We're going to spend the night here anyway, so let's just decide on a room to sleep in.”

“I agree. We can leave the other side to the men.”

The two female adventurers then lean over Ren's body.

“How about sharing a room with us?”

At first Ren was stunned by surprise, but he soon became irritated.

What are these two doing in this emergency?

He wasn’t only confused but annoyed by the two's colorful relationship.

“Um ---- please don't do anything strange at a time like this.”

He stretched out his arms and pulled the girls off of him.

They laughed at his pinched attitude and left the place.

Ren who was left alone lets out an irritated sigh, "Haa......," and was relieved

Fiona, who should have stepped into the hall earlier, was there by the door, smiling wryly.

“Uh, let me see.....”

“Just to be clear, I wasn’t flirting with those two or anything ......"

“No, it's okay! I was watching the whole thing.”

The timing of the incident was absolutely terrible.

Fortunately, Fiona hasn’t misunderstood anything strange, but what should I do about this subtly heavy atmosphere?

(This is bad. It was hard to introduce myself completely.)

For Fiona, Ren was a life saver, so he thought of how he should intoduce himself. He didn't want to exchange passionate greetings, but he had to think that this encounter was indeed crazy.

In this emergency situation, it would surely confuse Fiona.

It wasn’t Ren's intention to cause unnecessary confusion.

(Let's shelve it for the time being, consult with the knight, and make the best of the situation.)

Fiona is mistaking Ren for an adventurer, and it’s also the case that a non-interference agreement has just been made between the adventurers and the examinees.

For now, we decided to avoid introducing ourselves here.

Now it's just a matter of how to act in this delicate atmosphere.

"Fiona-sama! I have something I want to discuss with you.....!”

An unexpected helping hand arrived.

A female student came up to them and took her hands while talking to Fiona. The content of the consultation seemed to be rather complicated, and the student who appeared glanced at Ren's face.

“I'll leave you to it.”

As Ren turned his back to Fiona.

“Ah..... adventurer! Thank you so much for your help.”

She bowed deeply behind him and thanked him from the bottom of her heart.

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