124 – Summer Festival – 1

On the way back, Lucille didn’t say a word.

It would be nice to learn the ultimate skill and complete as a wizard, but I thought it was because of the afterglow of graduating from me.

After being silent for a long time, she opened her mouth in fear only when she arrived at the entrance to the palace.

“…Then am I no longer Master’s disciple? The priest’s relationship is…”

“Once a disciple is a disciple forever, so there’s no such thing.”

“That, right? Once a disciple, always a disciple! A disciple forever!

“You’re arrogant.”

I laughed and accepted the joke she gave me with a smile.

When I returned to the palace in such a relaxed atmosphere, the queen came out and found Lucille.

“How are you?”

Upon entering the office, the queen asked in a rather calm tone. But from the sweat in her eyes, the sweat dripping from her forehead, and the slightly trembling hand on her desk, she seemed pretty nervous too.

“I’ve learned the magic trick.”

“…So? Yes. You’re my daughter, so of course you should. Anyway, you’ve worked hard. Take a rest today. But you should know that you shouldn’t be satisfied here. You’re going to be a queen. Until you become an archmage. don’t stop.”

“yes…”

Is it because the queen is not as happy as she thought? Lucille responded with a slightly downcast expression and stood up.

“And the sage will remain for a while.”

Lucille looked at me for a moment, bowed her head, and left. Only then did the queen prostrate herself on the desk as if her tension was relieved.

My shoulders tremble. Her bright red hair swayed.

The crown on her head fell off and she wept low, becoming a mother instead of a queen.

“Huh… heh heh… heh…”

Those would be tears of joy and relief, not sadness.

You don’t have to do anything stupid to talk about it here.

I sat on a chair with my arms crossed and waited. After a while, she calmed down and wiped her red eyes with a handkerchief.

“Sniff.”

“It’s runny nose.”

“…I know… Thank you so much…”

“If you’re grateful, let me continue to use the laboratory in the annex. And along with the kingdom pass…”

I asked for the things I needed to get the remaining achievements along with the DLC main story, and the queen readily agreed.

I thought it would bounce or put conditions on it.

“Of course you have to do that.”

The Queen, who slowly rose from her seat and approached, knelt in front of me and bowed her head.

“What are you doing?!”

“…thank you sir.”

“…..”

“If it weren’t for the teacher… Lucille, I really… I really don’t know how much I can thank you.”

“No… that.”

“Aside from what you said earlier. If you want anything, I can give you anything. If you want, even the throne…”

“By marrying Lucille? That’s already over.”

I really can’t be bothered

How dare you make such a proposal in this atmosphere?

I am not a queen for nothing. Admiring her, I raised the queen to her feet.

“Let’s put aside the story about Lucille for now. There’s something I need to tell you first.”

It is only a matter of time before the DLC is applied and the story begins.

As such, it was necessary to prepare for the response as much as possible.

“Use the kingdom’s intelligence department to investigate suspicious behavior as much as possible.”

“What if someone’s behavior is suspicious…?”

Realizing that this was addressed to the queen, not Lucille’s mother, she wiped away her tears and returned to her seat.

Then, after slowly putting on the crown, I asked in a solemn tone, and I gave an explanation of Kronos based on the information that has come out so far.

“It’s a foreigner…”

“He’s very evil among foreign media. Cronus.”

“I’ve heard of a person called Gwaltayrak who follows Cosmo, a foreign correspondent in space. He always tends the fields alone and refuses to meet people. At that level, even at church, he doesn’t particularly touch them, so he scratches them for nothing…”

The problem is that Kronos is not at that level.

I was serious and the queen let out a moan.

“Kronos’s followers are more numerous and dangerous than expected. They are just waiting for the right time. If they move in earnest, there will be chaos not only in the kingdom but also in the entire continent.”

Because there is no one in the world who has no regrets.

“…I see. So?”

“Confusion cannot be prevented, but it can be minimized. Try to prevent that part on your own…”

“and?”

“I’m going to attach an instructor who will act as Lucille’s escort and lead her to become an archmage.”

“There is no reason to reject the wise man’s recommendation. Who is it?”

“Witch Wheeloth.”

The queen tilted her head and stiffened.

She let out a heavy sigh.

okay.

It won’t be easy.

Alone against the great city-state.

Afterwards, he tore all the city’s mayor and 300 lawmakers to shreds and hung them in his own forest, all the more so if the witch, who was regarded as a dangerous person in many countries on the continent, was to reside in the capital city, and even in the royal palace.

After meeting with the queen, I headed to the annex. Even though there were no classes, Lucille was in the annex.

“why?”

“Uh… Master. Hey. Class is…”

“I have nothing more to teach you.”

“But there are many other things I want to learn besides magic. Master’s performance…”

“Of course I can teach you, but that’s for later. You’re not going to stop here, are you?”

“Uh… yes.”

“In order to become a great mage, not only magic power but also calculation speed are important.

“…yes.”

“I meditate every morning…”

I pulled out a card.

“I do duels every day and increase my computing power.”

“…yes!!”

When I lifted the card, Lucille smiled brightly.

It wasn’t that I was trying to teach Lucille any more.

Since there is nothing to teach in the first place, I have to stay in the capital until the summer festival opens.

In addition, the information found by the kingdom’s intelligence department must be grasped and the followers of Cronus must be exterminated as much as possible.

It doesn’t mean that the DLC won’t start just because I’m trying to catch up like this before Kronos comes out.

However, when the DLC starts, I can minimize the movement of Kronos’s followers, and then I can afford to move.

So, do your best while you can.

It’s not my taste to complain about things going wrong after not being prepared.

Staying at the royal palace like that, subdued the impure elements based on the information obtained from the intelligence department. I spent time preparing to deal with Cronus, sometimes helping Cherub, or going to the adventurer’s guild and making requests.

“It’s a festival!!”

Finally, the summer festival that many people have been waiting for has begun.

The summer festival, which started in the capital of the kingdom, is held for a week, and there are many tourists from all over the world looking for this event.

Merchants, who were once anxious that the festival would not be held, set up shops and stalls, rejoicing at the festival that finally took place.

Accommodation facilities throughout the city increased the number of soliciting activities for those who came to enjoy the festival, and the prices of goods in the shopping district increased slightly, but limited sales products that were not normally sold were introduced.

Where the heat of the festival was excited.

I headed to the riverside to announce the start of the festival with Lucille.

“Is this enough?”

Lucille, who was wearing a priestly uniform, not the dress she usually wore, was pulling the hem of her dress as if it was awkward in her long outfit.

“I don’t know if I can do this…”

“Because you’re the one who communicates with the river spirit. Don’t be discouraged.”

“Of course. It’s the only disciple that the only sage on the entire continent loves and cares for.”

“Yeah, yes.”

I can’t get used to it no matter how much I hear it.

That was when Lucille and I were waiting at the entrance of the festival grounds.

“I’m here.”

A familiar voice was heard.

There is a silver-haired nun smiling brightly in a nun’s uniform.

Veronica was standing.

“Did you miss me a lot?”

sh*t. Veronica, who lifted the corners of her mouth and smiled, strode forward and looked at Lucille proudly.

Normally, she would have resisted that gaze, but Lucille just smiled softly.

“…Then I’ll be back. Master.”

“okay.”

Lucille nodded and went inside with the knights. Veronica, who was watching it, tilted her head.

“How come Princess Lucille seems to be quite calm?”

“Something happened. What about you?”

“Hmm? Me?”

“Is it okay to push Lacey?”

“Huh? Uh. But are you going to stand here and talk?”

“No way.”

The duration of the festival is one week.

Until then, you must conquer all the stalls and shops held during the festival.

“Let’s go. I haven’t eaten properly and I’m hungry.”

“Heh. I’ll make you full.”

“Oh~. Looking forward to it?”

The first place I went was a street vendor at the entrance of the festival. Two large glasses came out after paying coins for an event of drinking fruit juice, which I don’t know who it was for.

“Enjoy your meal! And this is a stamp! If you stamp everything and go to the headquarters of the Kingdom Merchant Association, we will give you a special prize!”

It doesn’t matter if it’s a special product.

It’s like an ornament or a toy to commemorate a festival.

But getting all of those things is also necessary for the achievement…

“Wow! This is delicious!”

“Whoops. Right? We’ve made a lot of decisions too! It’s been a while since we’ve had a festival, so we can’t offend the guests with something strange!”

I took a sip while Veronica, who received a large juice bottle and took a sip, spoke with her eyes shining.

“So? How did it go?”

“I baptized Viscount Willie’s third daughter. And even blessed the family and the factory. That’s why Viscount Willie decided to follow Marquis Lacey.”

“Oh. Great.”

“Whoops. I can do this much. And…”

Drinking juice, we headed to another stall. After buying snacks, toys, and ornaments, we went inside and stopped in front of the podium while watching the musicians and clowns perform.

“The princess is coming.”

Festivals are always fun, but the opening and closing ceremonies are solemn.

Is that why? Those who were making a lot of noise obeyed the control and kept their mouths shut.

“…Wow. You’ve changed a lot. In just a few days.”

As she climbed onto the podium, the image of a young girl had almost disappeared. The only ones in this position are those big enough to handle important events in the kingdom.

She walked to the river with her red hair and white priest’s costume flying, and let’s raise her hand.

-Chwaaak!!

A girl appeared above the river.

It is a river spirit newly established in this river.

While spraying water mist and baptizing the people on the riverside with water, Veronica held my hand.

“Real princess. What happened?”

“Hmm… That you learned the ultimate skill, and that you graduated from me?”

“…And? That’s all? Be honest. Everything comes out if you investigate.”

Can you really investigate and find out?

I snorted.

Even Lucille wouldn’t reveal to Veronica that she was dumped.

I thought

“I heard you kicked Lucille?”

I hope you can clarify

As soon as the opening ceremony was over, Veronica, who had gone to see Lucille, muttered something softly while chewing on her thumbnail without waiting for my answer.

– Wow! Awesome!

“A little more certain… to be able to break… God. Give me strength…! Courage to go inside that wall…!!”