The Devil Is a Part-Timer!, Vol. 16 by Satoshi Wagahara

Author:Satoshi Wagahara [Wagahara, Satoshi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Light Novel, Fantasy
Publisher: Yen On
Published: 2020-04-21T00:00:00+00:00

Upon leaving the restaurant, their hands laden with souvenirs and their clothes reeking of smoke, the thoroughly puzzled group returned to Devil’s Castle.

“She wants us to pick someone to run for chief herder?” Albert scratched his head, pausing only to bite into the sandwich of ground goat meat, vegetables, and that singularly pungent sauce he took with him. “Who could we count on for that?”

“I can understand her logic,” Suzuno remarked. “Dhin Dhem Wurs is just ensuring we set the stage correctly, so we can more easily access the Spear. The problem is…”

“Yeah,” interjected Rumack, “she doesn’t want it to look like some outsider borrowing the chief’s influence, in the eyes of the other clans.”

“So not even Albert’s a possibility,” said Laila, arms crossed and looking a tad lost. “He’s too involved with Emilia and Emeralda. In fact, his name’s still in the Saint Aile records as a substitute for Emeralda. Could anyone even match the conditions we need at all?”

If they wanted to get as much support from Wurs as possible, their candidate couldn’t have even a whiff of political involvement with other countries. That was off the table, but within the group preparing to invade heaven, nobody could meet that condition while still being well versed enough in matters to hold the job.

“Being recommended for the position is a big deal, but the conditions are just too harsh…”

The chief herder, by the nature of the post, needed to be someone charismatic enough to enjoy islandwide popularity. It required different skills from the leader of the Mountain Corps, but battle prowess still wasn’t optional. Chief herders had later become corps leaders several times in the past. One didn’t need to be head and shoulders above the pack in every field, but they couldn’t blow it in every field, either.

Rumack pored over the notes that Wurs gave her about the training a chief would be graded on at the zirga. “Personality, popularity, a superior education, archery skills in a hunting setting, familiarity with magic and horsemanship, no Eastern or Western influence, and aware of the heaven-invasion plan… It’s silly. There’s no one.”

“What about Laila? Or maybe Gabriel? He ain’t connected to the West or the East, is he? And he could beat just about anyone in combat or magic.”

“I thought about that for a moment, Albert, but we had best avoid him,” Rumack said.

“Why is that?” he asked back.

“He’s simply not fit for the job. I doubt Lady Wurs would endorse him for us.”

“What d’you mean by that?”

“Well, no offense, but it didn’t seem like Lady Wurs trusted you a great amount. Besides, I fear his lips are too loose for his own good. I’d be on pins and needles the whole time.”

She sounded reluctant to say it, but it was the unvarnished truth. Even Laila couldn’t contest it.

“Besides, Gabriel’s already been tasked with guarding Devil’s Castle.”

“Ah, yes, he was, wasn’t he? Given how low the enemy’s layin’, I totally forgot.”

No matter how rough they thought the chances were, the heavens could have picked this exact moment to storm the planet.

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