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Chapter 17: The call for the next day

They split into groups of two and four, and a few seconds later.

Charlotte spoke to Vane.

"That boy who's always friendly with the Saintess."

As she said this, Charlotte clung to Vane's arm. It was a rather provocative act in front of Sarah.

"Wha-! Charlotte-senpai!?"

"I'm tired... lend me your arm a bit, Vane~"

Of course, Sarah intervened.

"Let. Go. Of. Him!"

"Oh my, Sarah's being forceful."

A sigh that came out countless times was a sign of exhaustion.

Going out of town and fighting had obviously not been the cause of this fatigue.

Sarah, who grabbed Charlotte, looked back and saw a group of two people walking away.

Charlotte had the confidence that she could rank first or second even if she fought against all the students in the Imperial Military Academy.

Of course, the one she would compete for the first place would be Kite.

But recently, due to the growth of Vane and Sarah, she had started to feel the threat... such thoughts.

However, there was a change when she witnessed the existence of Licia.

"I suppose they are those who learn from the Lion King's sword."

"What!? Charlotte, did you just say something!?"

"Nothing, dear. I just thought that Sarah is cute and we, the descendants of the seven heroes, must do our best."

"I don't understand what you mean by calling me cute and having to work hard."

"If you don't understand, it's your loss, Sarah."

"Huh!?"

Charlotte smoothly escaped from Sarah's restraint.

She started messing around with Vane again, causing Sarah to panic.

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Ren and Licia.

Eupheim at night was different from the day, a different kind of beauty.

"I got permission from my father and went out of town."

"That's why, huh? How did it feel to go that far?"

"It was fun. It was different than usual and seeing the techniques of the heroic nobles right in front of me might have been helpful."

"Oh, that does sound fun."

"Sarah and the others seem to be going again tomorrow. There's a cave under the cape, and they said they're going to go deep into it."

"Oh, didn't you go into that cave today?"

"Just a little. We took a lot of detours today, so we decided to limit it considering our return trip."

"It's a good walk from town."

Recalling such an event, Ren thought faintly.

However, his memory was quite faded, and he couldn't remember in detail.

The timeline was after the kidnapping of Radius in the Legend of the Seven Heroes I.

The flow was when Vane and the others visited Eupheim after finding out that the strong-armed Ulysses Ignat was behind the incident.

One of the off-main events was the opportunity to visit a cave by the sea.

By visiting that place, they could gain an advantage in the climax of the Baldr Mountain Range.

Ren recalled about half of this information.

Separate from these things, there was no reason to restrain them considering the strength of the monsters appearing.

Considering the presence of the heroic noble family's guards somewhere, he didn't make any objections or dampen the spirit in Licia's relationships here.

Apart from that, Licia continued.

"They invited us too... but we're going to Marquis Ignat's mansion tomorrow, right? So I declined."

"Haha... yeah, that makes sense."

There was no invitation that could compete with the one from the strong-armed one.

"Hey, how about you, Ren? Who did you meet at the Mystical Agency?"

"I met―... Yes. Ragna-san was amazing."

"Do you mean Ragna-san, the teacher of the third prince?"

"Yes. Considering he was Radius's teacher, I can only describe him as amazing."

When Ren makes such a statement, it usually means a person with a unique personality.

Coming here, Ren realized that all the people he had met so far had strong personalities and thought that this was usual.

"I wonder if I'll get to meet him too?"

"Certainly. Or rather―..."

There was an easy way to explain what kind of person Ragna was.

After all, Licia had also met him in the imperial city.

"What would you think if I said the Traveler with the Bag was Ragna-san?"

She opened her eyes wide and stopped.

With her hand over her mouth, elegantly, charmingly, she giggled.

"What a coincidence."

It was a smile that pinned down the opposite sex around her.

Again, after a while of walking

"....So, you see."

Perhaps it wasn't a topic to discuss while walking.

Nevertheless, there was something Ren wanted to convey to Licia as soon as possible.

"--- Therefore, I think a similar phenomenon is occurring in your body as well."

He shared everything he had learned from Ragna.

"So, when I fought with the Sword Demon, I was able to use sacred magic beyond anything I had used before, because of that, right?"

"I believe so. However, since it's strange to suddenly start using sacred magic, let's observe the situation little by little. We also have to consult with Chronoa."

"Okay, let's do that."

A gentle smile appeared on Licia's face.

After that, she suddenly stopped.

"Licia? What's wrong?"

"... You know..."

Licia clasped her hands in front of her chest.

To Ren's kindness,

"I've always been saved by Ren, so, um..."

Even if she was embarrassed to formally thank him, she couldn't help but say it.

"I always appreciate it, you know---?"

It's not that Licia wouldn't thank him if she didn't speak formally.

Even until now, from the time she spent with Ren and Clausel, she was a girl who always properly expressed gratitude.

She just wanted to say it formally just now. Ren understood that.

And that night, he reported the same thing to Lessard in his room at the inn.

"For now, it seems like we can rest easy."

Lessard, like Ren, was relieved.

The night in Eupheim slowly deepened.

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The next morning, about an hour after Ren and the others finished breakfast.

The time was a little past ten in the morning, and the Ignat family's carriage came to pick them up at the inn.

As they were about to board the carriage under Edgar's guidance---

"Excuse me."

Just before boarding the carriage, someone called out to Ren.

It was a civil official belonging to the Mystical Agency.

"The Chief Ragna has something he wants to talk to Ren Ashton about... but it seems... with this situation---"

Lessard, who had been watching, interjected.

"Is this Chief Ragna the one from yesterday?"

"Yes," said Ren.

The term 'chief' came from the fact that Ragna was in charge of a research room at the Mystical Agency.

Ren turned his face to the civil official.

"But what's the sudden matter?"

"I've been instructed to call you, but... looking at the presence of the Ignat family, it seems the timing is bad."

Seeing the confused civil official, Ren exchanged looks with Lessard.

Ragna taught him a lot yesterday.

The invitation from Ulysses should not be taken lightly, but he also didn't want to ignore the call from someone who gave him valuable information yesterday.

Then Edgar creates an opportunity with "if."

"Lord Ren going to the Mystical Agency is something the master and the prince have heard about. The master seems to think it might be the same on the second day."

In other words, that much was anticipated.

Even without knowing the details, including Ren asking Radius to introduce someone, Ulysses wouldn't force unreasonable plans, and there would be flexibility in the schedule.

So,

"I'll convey it to the master. Since your partner was introduced by the prince, I think this is the right thing to do."

"Is it okay?"

"Do not worry. ---Official from the Mystical Agency, do you know your plans for the rest of the day?"

"Chief Ragna has an appointment in the afternoon, so it will undoubtedly be before that. We will also prepare a carriage to take Mr. Ren Ashton from here."

"Then, how about coming to our house after that, Ren-sama?"

Ren accepted Edgar's proposal.

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