Grimoire of Zero Volume 3 (Fan Translation) by Kakeru Kobashiri

Author:Kakeru Kobashiri [Kobashiri, Kakeru]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Fantasy, Light Novel
Publisher: ASCII Media Works
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

“Although you are not in the least bit fluffy at the moment. You’re completely drenched and you look awful!”

Laughing, he raised his lantern and approached me.

On his shiny golden ring was the emblem of Ideaverna—a ship and wave design. I already knew who it was before I even saw his face.

The biggest clue was his arrogant, yet somehow fine manner of speaking. I didn’t even try to remember his name. It simply came to mind naturally.

“The governor of Ideaverna, Torres Nada Gadio!”

“I’m not one to care about trivial matters, but I don’t mind you addressing me as Lord Torres, Mercenary.” His expression hardened. “In fact, I think addressing me as such is appropriate.”

“Mercenary! You are unharmed!” Pushing the man aside, Zero jumped into my arms.

I relaxed for the first time. Thank goodness you’re alive.

“Does it look like I’m unharmed?” I said. “I was publicly executed without a trial, and then somehow washed up in a mysterious cave.”

“If you have the energy to make jokes, then you must feel fine. It was all part of the governor’s plan.”

“Indeed,” Torres said proudly. “Push the prisoner into an iron cage and drop him into the sea before the eyes of the public. Then everyone will think the criminal is dead. But what they don’t know is that the cage is specially designed to float and drift all the way here.”

He tapped the top panel of the cage with his fist. The sound echoed around the top, and I realized that the inside was hollow.

“It’s the same principle as a ship. Even a huge lump of steel can float if you remove its contents and increase the surface area in contact with water. Here, the currents on the surface and the bottom of the sea flow differently. Objects that sink drift to the open sea, while objects that float drift into this cave.”

The governor explained that it was a system he put in place to save people whose lives were in danger by accusing them of crimes they did not commit, then making the public believe they were dead.

“After considering various situations, I decided that a showy death for you—or rather, the leader of Fort Lotus, would be best. Ah, how delightful!” Torres gave a hearty laugh, puffing his chest out.

“I am not the leader of Fort Lotus!” I protested.

“I know,” the governor replied. “Cal’s the leader.”

“What?”

Did he just utter the real leader’s name like it was nothing?

“What’s with that face?” he asked. “Didn’t you meet him at Fort Lotus? He’s a white, hawk Beastfallen.”

“No, I know. I know him. I was just wondering how you knew.”

“Oh, that’s it? Didn’t Cal tell you he had an ally in Ideaverna?”

“He did.”

“He meant me,” Torres said flatly.

I didn’t say anything this time. I just stared at him with a look of incredulity.

“I was surprised too,” Zero said. “Apparently the ally that our hawk friend was referring to was this man. He showed the letter Hawk sent. It contained detailed information about the situation in Fort Lotus.” Zero leaned in to whisper.

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