I Surrendered My Sword for a New Life as a Mage: Volume 7 Part 1 by Shin Kouduki

Author:Shin Kouduki
Language: eng
Format: epub

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Naturally, Felicia and Sierra were bored. When the others came back, Felicia was doing nothing and staring at the wall.

“Oh, you’re back... And is that...?” Felicia asked after taking a few moments to notice.

Soma nodded, then elaborated because he thought it would be better for her to speak with someone she knew than a complete stranger. “Yes, this is the man currently known as the Dark Lord.”

“Weirdly vague...?” Sierra said. Unlike Felicia, Sierra had turned to look at them the second they’d entered the room, and she must have simply been doubtful. It was true that usually a Dark Lord would declare himself one outright, but...

“Oh, yeah, don’t worry about it. I’m pretty sure he said that himself, but it doesn’t really mean anything,” Aina said wearily.

She was half right. Iori had in fact said that when Soma had asked about his position. But it was another story whether or not it meant anything. Actually, Soma thought it definitely meant something; Iori had said it with an air of meaningfulness. He probably hadn’t explained because he hadn’t felt like it. It would have taken time, and he wasn’t a fan of putting in effort in the first place. And Aina probably saw it like that because Iori had wanted to avoid trouble—to avoid getting Aina involved in his issues.

“Like he said, I’m Iori. I’m acting as the Dark Lord right now. You can call me Dark Lord, Iori, or whatever you want. No need for formalities if you’re Aina’s friends.”

And he seemed to treat Felicia and Sierra the same. Soma was an exception, probably not because Iori trusted him but because he thought of him as someone it was all right to involve in his issues. Soma sighed, thinking that was another thing that hadn’t changed about him.

“Well, it’s a good thing that we’ve reconvened, but what shall we do now?”

He was asking both Aina and Iori. The three of them were here to accompany Aina, after all; whatever they did next was up to her.

“Yeah... Well, my mother and the rest won’t be back for a while, right?”

“Yes, as I informed you before, they left on urgent business and will not return for several days. Only Sir Iori and I are here,” the head butler said.

“Hmm, okay... That’s a long time to wait. And if the emergency takes a few days, it could easily be longer than they think. I have a bit of time, but I’d prefer to go back before we’re cutting it too close... Especially with this one here.”

“Why are you looking at me?” Soma looked back at Aina with confusion, not knowing what she was referring to...but then it occurred to him.

It was common sense that on a journey, two were better than one and three were better than two; it meant they were safer on the way and could look out for each other overnight, and having more people made things easier overall.

But there were exceptions to that rule: for example, if one of

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