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Chapter 70: The Sparks Have Already Been Lit
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The Kingdom of Admos has recently been a hotbed of controversy.
After losing a war with Weimar, summoning people from another world led to an attack by the demon nations. They survived thanks to Nara’s efforts, only for Nara to be defeated in turn by the previous summoner, Kenta. Then, the king attempted another summoning, only to suffer a severe injury.
“What’s next?”
Not only the human nations but also the demon nations are closely monitoring Admos’s actions.
As a result, a significant number of spies from the demon nations are hidden in the royal capital of Admos.
These spies are demons who are hard to distinguish from humans at first glance. Their appearance makes it difficult to identify them as demons, and due to the assumption that “demons don’t exist in human nations,” detection magic is rarely used in the streets. Moreover, very few humans are capable of using such magic, allowing the spies to conduct their activities undetected.
One day, an intriguing piece of information reached these spies.
It was a rumor about a doctor providing healing magic treatments more effective than those of human healers—and at a much cheaper price.
“A healer? Weren’t they all summoned to the royal castle?”
One spy muttered this in a safe house serving as their base of operations.
Recent intelligence indicated that the king had gathered all available healers with healing magic to treat his severe injury.
The spies were still on high alert after learning of the king’s insatiable greed.
This new information only deepened their confusion.
“No, it seems to be a wandering healer. Apparently, this healer said they couldn’t forgive the doctors who left for the royal castle, tempted by high rewards.”
Hearing this, the spies grew even more puzzled.
“What? What kind of naive fool is this? Everyone knows human healers are greedy for money.”
It’s common knowledge that healing magic practitioners charge high fees, a standard set by the medical association. Most of the rare humans capable of magic aim to become healers specifically for the lucrative rewards.
The demons shared the same impression as humans: healers are greedy.
“Still, a healer uninterested in money… They could pose a threat to us. We should keep an eye on them.”
With this, the decision was made to increase surveillance on Ota.
The investigation revealed that Ota’s healing magic was indeed more effective than that of human healers. However, compared to the demons’ magic, it was still quite rudimentary.
The spies concluded that Ota’s abilities as a healer were not a significant threat.
However, something unexpected occurred during their surveillance.
“…Hey. Did you guys see that?”
One spy turned to the others, all of whom wore equally perplexed expressions.
“Yeah, I saw it too…”
“So it wasn’t just my imagination…”
They confirmed among themselves what they had seen.
“…What’s Mona doing here?”
What they saw was none other than Mona, who had also come to observe Ota.
Mona had disguised herself as a human female adventurer, hiding her wings. To the humans, she blended in seamlessly, but her former colleagues in the intelligence corps recognized her instantly.
Unaware of being watched, Mona left the Admos capital on her flying board, which the spies observed in detail.
“Didn’t she quit because her parents were sick or something?”
“That’s what I heard.”
“So why is she in a human nation? And what is that magic device? I’ve never seen anything like it.”
Even in the demon nations, known for their expertise in magic and magic tools, a device capable of flying with a person aboard was unheard of.
The unexpected sight left them unable to pursue her.
“I wonder if she’ll come back. If she does, we can follow her next time.”
“Yeah, for now, let’s focus on watching for her return.”
Unaware of the spies’ decision, Mona, under Kenta’s orders, returned to the Admos capital once more.
Since then, the spies who had been constantly monitoring the royal capital with detection magic immediately noticed Mona’s reappearance.
“Hey, get ready to follow her!”
While Mona was observing Ota’s clinic, the spies prepared outside the capital to track her movements.
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Once Mona finished her surveillance and left the capital, she boarded her flying board a short distance away and took to the skies.
“All right, let’s move!”
Using every magic technique at their disposal, the spies began pursuing her.
Several times during the chase, they almost lost sight of her. Mona’s flying board moved swiftly through the sky, whereas the spies, navigating obstacles on the ground, found it increasingly challenging to keep up.
Eventually, they lost sight of Mona altogether.
However, her direct flight path from Admos provided a clue about her destination.
Mona had entered the Kingdom of Weimar and continued to fly in a straight line.
At the end of that path was a particular location.
“Up ahead… isn’t that…?”
“Yeah. If she keeps going straight, she’ll end up at his forest.”
By “him,” the spies were referring to their nemesis: Kenta.
“Could it be… has she betrayed us and sided with Kenta Maya?”
“No, there’s no way…”
One spy’s attempt to deny the possibility was interrupted by another.
“There’s someone else who hasn’t thought highly of the former king, right?”
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“…Ah, you mean Princess Meyleen?”
It was widely known among the military that Meyleen had been shunned by her father and even targeted by assassins he sent.
Because of this, Meyleen bore a deep grudge against her father.
And Mona…
“If I recall correctly, Mona used to serve as Princess Meyleen’s attendant.”
The spies exchanged startled glances as the realization dawned on them.
Although Kenta had defeated the previous King of the Demon Tribe, he was falsely accused in the human kingdom and had to flee.
After the death of her father, the King, Meyleen ascended to the throne but was soon exiled.
Could it be that these two have crossed paths somewhere?
And if Mona, having discovered Meyleen, rushed to join her…
“…This might not be the time for investigating Admos.”
“Yeah… if we’re not careful, this could…”
One of the spies suddenly cut off his sentence and turned his gaze toward the direction of their homeland, the Demon Tribe’s kingdom.
“There might be a new spark for turmoil starting.”
Kenta, exiled from the human kingdom, and Meyleen, exiled from the Demon Tribe’s kingdom.
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These two may have met up.
Two people in the same situation, at the same age, in the same place.
It had already been quite a few years since both were exiled from their respective kingdoms.
The spies no longer had a mere uneasy feeling; in a sense, they had a certainty.
The seed of turmoil had already been sown for the Demon Tribe.
Thus, the decision was made to mobilize the full force of the Demon Tribe’s intelligence division to investigate the forest where Kenta was hiding.