Chapter 410 – Thinking over the Transfer Circle
I thought Vi-Vi’s opinion was correct.
No matter how advanced and complex the transfer circle was, it was just far too big if it covered the whole town.
「It’s just as Vi-Vi says. It was careless of me to think of it as just a transfer circle.」
I had to apologize for that mistake, at least.
「It’s just too big, Al! With the whole town of Elkay on top of it, it’s impossible to see its scope.」
「Yeah, if Al and Vi-Vi can’t figure it all out, then we’ll have to leave it at that.」
「ryaa」
Timi said, kind enough to compliment us. Shiggy also happily chimed in.
Then Belda looked at us seriously and said,
「So you mean that transfer circle over at Jearl’s is just one part of a big system?」
「Yes. And it probably is connected with that strange pyramid statue.」
「Well, if you say so, Mr. Alra, I’m not going to argue.」
Belda was speaking to me in a strange way…It was hard to respond to that.
「So what happened to the demon?」
Seems as though Vi-Vi didn’t notice how Belda was speaking to me.
「Still imprisoned in that box. Won’t answer anything about Elkay…quite a problem.」
「If he won’t, then can I finish him off?」
「If we’re ever up against a wall like that, Cruz, then we’ll ask you.」
「Leave it to me! Anytime!」
Belda nodded, and Vi-Vi asked,
「Do you think we can carry him to the capital through the transport circle?」
「Well…uh….」
Vi-Vi causing problems again. We wanted to keep THAT circle secret.
But it was too late. She had asked about the transport circle in front of Belda.
「Belda, I admit that we have a transport circle here in town. You can go to the capital immediately with it, but we’d like to only use it in emergencies.」
「Understood, Mr. Alra. I will remember that.」
So Belda seemed to be in agreement.
「You’re not going to ask why it’s there?」
「You say it’s there, and that’s enough.」
Seemed a little too quickly accepted. She noticed my discomfort at that and continued,
「You’re concerned that the knowledge of that circle will get out, right, Mr. Alra?」
「Correct.」
「And if it does get out, someone will try to exploit it?」
「High possibility. We also don’t need the crown to know.」
She looked at me and nodded deeply.
It was a difficult thing to think that the powerful might do something with that circle, but it was there.
There were definitely power people in the capital that had evil intentions.
But Belda had understood.
「Leave it to me then. I will treat it with utmost secrecy. These lips are sealed.」
Belda then said proudly.
「Thanks, so what do you think about taking the demon?」
I asked Luka.
「Yeah…if you think about the timing at which Belda arrived here, they’re definitely going to figure out that a transport circle was used.」
「If that’s the case, then they’re going to demand usage of it.」
「So what if we take him without the circle?」
It wasn’t enough to just ask the guild or the agent’s men for help.
Without a strong guard, that demon was going to be trouble during transport.
You had to have someone strong in the case he busted out.
And if someone attacked trying to release the demon, you had to have the power to drive them back.
So, the F rank adventurers were out of the question, as were probably Belda’s men.
Even with B ranked Leah and Leo, you still had your worried.
「If Timi could carry the demon, then it could work.」
「I see. Even when I arrived after with the box, two or three days later you could come through the circle and no one would question it.」
「Exactly. Cruz…no, if I went with Luka, then we could explain it off.」
I looked over at Luka and she looked back at me seriously considering it.
「I guess that would work. Okay. Leave it to me.」
「Huh? Mr. Alra, why are you sending Luka and not me?」
Cruz looked a bit settled.
「Well…」
I tried to choose the right words. The reason is that I kind of couldn’t depend on Cruz.
You needed someone that could have authority yet lie like the wind. Cruz couldn’t lie like that.
Even so, it seems that Cruz might have been hurt by what I said.
「We can’t let them know that you went to Elkay, Cruz.」
「I see, political problem? It would be too much of one, right?」
「Yes. There could be a lot of problems revealing that the hero was in the old Demon Lord’s domain.」
「I see! Then I’m fine with Luka.」
「Leave it to me then.」
And with that, Luka patted Cruz’ head.
After talking it over a but more, we kept the demon locked up in the agent’s jail for a few days more.
At the right time, we’d send Timi and Luka to the ministry of justice.
「If I give my name as an ancient dragon, I think they will believe us.」
「Well, you are like a god to most. Okay, if there are no questions, then let’s begin.」
I said, but Timi responded,
「I have something to ask, Alra.」
「ryaaa?」
Shiggy looked a little confused at the serious look on Timi’s face.
But even so, Shiggy kept on eating.
She was eating from Timi when we had started, but now I was feeding her.
I guess she just wanted that.
「So what is it, Timi?」
「Well, the Lord of the Undead said he was friends with the former Hero, right?」
「Yeah, he did say that himself.」
「Well, do you think the former Hero might have BECOME the Lord of the Undead?」
I thought, but took a guess that wasn’t the case.
I could understand why she considered that though.
「I don’t know, but…」
「You don’t think so, Alra?」
It was true that the two knew each other. And that they were both magicians.
I knew that’s why Timi was trying to put two and two together.
「I think the conditions were different from 300 years ago until today.」
「Hmmm.」
「The hero 300 years ago, after defeating the demon lord, was treated quite coldly.」
That’s why the hero had left the capital and ventured out to create the town of Mulg.
He was given land from a ruler, and lived quite differently than Cruz, who was praised by the people and the crown.
「Also, the human life is very short. I don’t think he’d have the time to study what was necessary.」
「I see.」
Timi looked a bit confounded.
It would be hard for someone like her to consider how short the human life was.
However, I guessed that she could somewhat imagine it.
「So, if you need time to study that type of magic, just tell me okay, Alra?」
She was obviously thinking that I would and wanted to stop me first.
「Yeah, I don’t think I’m going to study the undead arts, so relax.」
「Okay, but I mean it, right?」
「I know.」
Timi said, looking at me seriously. She probably was quite worried.
And after everything that transpired yesterday, I decided to ask her,
「So, Timi. You said you had something to say about the follower of the Destruction God?」
「Yeah, that’s right, I did.」
I said, and Timi looked all of us over.