Chapter 82

After finishing the call, I put the receiver back.

"Is something wrong? I heard something about the capital and a magic sword."

Leonor, who had finished preparing the tea and was sitting at the table, asked.

"A bit...,"

I replied and sat across from her.

Meanwhile, Dorothee was skillfully drinking honey from a glass with a straw.

"Is something wrong?"

Leonor poured tea into a cup and handed it to me.

"No, it's not that. It seems the Chief received a request from His Majesty to make a magic sword, but since the Chief doesn't like swords, he asked me to help."

It feels more like I have to go and make it.

But where will I make it?

My workshop is gone, right...

"Hmm... When?"

"When you guys take the exam, he said to come along."

"Oh! So we can go together!"

"Are you that happy?"

You're not a kid, so it's fine to go.

"Yeah. We should also think about a hotel."

"Don't you have a place to stay?"

"Um, if I have to say, the Chief's mansion..."

I glanced at Helen, who had a very displeased look on her face.

"Helen doesn't get along with the Chief's familiar, the eagle."

"That thing is annoying and keeps poking me, so I don't like it."

"I understand. I really understand. That stupid bird has no tact."

Dorothee agreed.

"Ah, if Helen can't go, then let's go to a hotel."

"Yeah. I don't like the Chief's house either."

There's no particular reason, but I just don't like it.

"Since we're at it, why don't we stay at the same hotel? Erica and Adel will be there too."

Should we do that...

"Where?"

"Central Hotel."

I've heard of it...

If I've heard of it, then...

"Is it expensive?"

"Yeah. Since we're at it, we decided to splurge a bit."

Hmm... I think I saw them getting excited about it during lunch break.

"Well, I try to make my accommodation comfortable..."

I learned that from Adel.

"Then it's fine. I'll call them. I have a good relationship with them."

Leonor stood up and went to the phone.

"Good relationship... You're a noble, huh?"

"I am a noble."

Leonor started making the call, so I took a sip of tea.

"Leonor is really a good person. Sieg is lucky to have such a good disciple."

Dorothee nodded.

"What kind of disciple is Chris?"

I know the fellow disciples of the Chief, but I don't know much about Chris' disciples.

"Well, they're a handful. Some are excellent, but they can be annoying. Others are serious, but their thinking is too rigid... That's what Chris was complaining about."

It sounds tough...

"Of course it's tough. Indeed, Sieg is lucky to have good disciples."

True, I wouldn't take on someone who is annoying, no matter how excellent they are. They should know their place.

We continued drinking tea and talking when Leonor came back.

"What, what? What were you talking about?"

"We were talking about how Sieg has disciples who are not worthy of him."

"Is that so? I think the 3rd-class Sieg is better."

"He's a well-rounded person! Sieg, you shouldn't get too comfortable with this kindness. Men like that end up getting divorced in their old age."

What are you talking about?

"Okay, okay... Leonor, the hotel?"

"It was available, so I booked it."

"Thanks."

"No problem. Let's get back to studying."

After finishing the tea, Leonor started studying, so I joined her.

After a while, Adel came to call us for dinner at Erica's house.

During dinner, I told Adel and Erica about the phone call with the Chief.

"Ah... So you'll be coming with us?"

"That's reassuring."

Is it?

"You're the ones taking the exam, so it doesn't matter whether I'm there or not."

"That's not true. It's more reassuring to have someone who knows the exam."

"That's right. Having a master around makes a difference."

I don't get it...

"Sieg, don't you have any advice for the exam?"

Leonor asked.

"Um... I always thought the examiners were below me. I secretly wondered if you guys even had the right to evaluate me."

"You must have shown it in your attitude..."

"I probably did..."

I might have...

"Anyway, I think it's good to have confidence. Actually, I think you guys can pass the 9th or 8th class if you do it normally."

Take it easy, take it easy.

"Sieg, you should say things like that the day before or the morning of the exam."

"That's right. You should share your absolute confidence with your disciples."

I see...

But, a cat and a crow know more about human hearts than a human...

"So, it's a good decision to go. The King made a good choice in giving the Chief this task."

I need to make a better magic sword than the last one.

Maybe I'll make a lightning-attribute magic sword, of which there are only a few in the world.

"By the way, why did the King give such a request to the Chief? I understand if it's the military, but does the King even need a magic sword?"

Adel asked.

"Oh, right, that. Adel's grandfather is a high-ranking military official."

"Huh? I think that's true. I'm not very familiar with the military, but I remember scary-looking people visiting our house often."

Scary-looking people...

Military people are tough and strong.

Lutz is refreshing, though.

"Actually, before Adel came, I received a request from a colonel to make a magic sword."

"Magic sword? Another unusual request."

"Yeah. The colonel gifted the magic sword to Adel's grandfather for some celebration."

"Come to think of it, it was Grandfather's birthday recently."

What? Did he give a magic sword as a birthday gift?

Isn't that a bit much?

"It seems Adel's grandfather showed off the magic sword everywhere, and the King, upon hearing about it, wanted one for himself."

"...We're the only ones here, but I'll refrain from commenting."

I thought Adel was a child...

"Anyway, while you guys are taking the exam, I'll be making the magic sword. The Chief said he'll give me an extraction machine and a disassembly machine as a reward."

"That's good. He's not stingy."

"The building will be newly constructed, and the machines will be installed."

"Looking forward to it."

All three of us smiled.

We should get it rebuilt as soon as possible.

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