The Water Magician: Arc 1 Volume 3 [Complete] by Tadashi Kubou

Author:Tadashi Kubou
Language: eng
Format: epub

The meeting started in the spacious room inside the house. Aside from Dolotheo the butler, the other seventeen individuals sat in chairs facing Flora. Dolotheo poured tea for them all.

These bandit-like men didn’t seem like the type to sit quietly and talk in meetings...but that was exactly what they did, intent on not missing a single word. They rarely spoke up during proceedings, but they nevertheless participated very seriously. They did so for one reason alone—because it was what Flora wanted.

“It’s been two weeks since we entered the city of Zimarino and they finally ambushed us,” Kala, the swordswoman-cum-bodyguard, announced, commencing the meeting.

“Two weeks...that’s longer than we anticipated, hm? Proof of the city’s barely functioning counterintelligence network,” Viviana said.

“Which means it isn’t just the garrison but the higher-ups running the city who are corrupt,” Tatiana commented.

By measuring the length of time it took for them to be discovered, the Dawn’s Border speculated on how rampant bribery was in this city and how corrupt its upper echelons were. In places where bribery was rare, the top brass were upright folks and their subordinates, including the garrison, performed their duties seriously. In such cities, their group was usually discovered quickly and they left soon after. However, in cities with widespread bribery and systemic corruption, it easily took a week or longer for them to be discovered... Just like it had in Zimarino.

The reason the three, including Flora, went to the taverns at night was to determine how well the city’s security was functioning and, by extension, the extent of the corruption. Naturally, Flora’s supposed obsession with cubed steak had been part of the act... At least it should have been. Before she knew it though, she actually had become genuinely obsessed with the delicious dish.

“I know this is our usual strategy, but it still always puts me on edge whenever they find us,” Octavio, the adventurer, remarked with a rueful smile.

“Doesn’t help that the bounty hunters of Vanzan attacked using magic without so much as a ‘how do you do’ the moment they thought they had you surrounded.”

“That surprised me too. I don’t remember an attack that violent before. Do you?”

Viviana and Tatiana spoke while exchanging meaningful glances.

“Well, we ourselves didn’t realize we were being bombarded even though we were inside,” Kala said with a shake of her head.

In response, Flora nodded with a smile.

“That’s right! Some sort of Magical Barrier was repelling their attack!”

“Interesting. Octavio, even you can’t erect a barrier that powerful, right?”

“You know I can’t.”

The three former adventurers conversed excitedly. Incidentally, Octavio was both a swordsman and a magician. A very talented man indeed. The siblings were responsible for protecting Flora from a distance and had watched the pub from afar. When the bounty hunters had commenced their attack and the commotion had attracted onlookers, the trio had slipped into the crowd to get a closer look...

“What is it that magician said? An ice wall, was it?” Flora said.

“Yes,” Kala agreed, “the one who was enjoying cubed steak and milk just like you, my lady.

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