It’s been a week since the issue with Levithesis was solved.
I’ve become pretty friendly with Queen Undine, and I’ve received a letter from her this morning.
In it, she thanks me for the incident with Levithesis, and at the end, asks that I call to her if I’m ever in need, and she’ll do what she can to help.
It’s nice to know Queen Undine’s got my back. And with Levithesis back to normal, I feel like it was all worth it.
That’s what I think while putting the letter in my item box.
Anyway, the autumn harvest festival starts tomorrow, and the whole town of Minerva has this hurried feel to it.
It’s colorful too, with lively illuminations all over.
I walk around town, enjoying this fun festive atmosphere in the air.
I’m taking four days off from quests to enjoy the festival. Maybe I’ll invite Mars and Lela to go around the stands tomorrow. I want to invite Sephilia too.
But then, I hear a female scream behind me.
“Kyaaaah! Someone stop him! He has my bag!”
A woman screams while pointing at a black clad man.
“Hehehe! Just try catching someone who has purse snatched in various towns!”
It’s a man in his late twenties. He’s wearing black, and his face is covered with a mask. He also has a black knit hat on his head, and he just looks suspicious all over.
He’s holding the handbag he stole as he laughs and weaves through the crowd, in my direction.
“Ora! Move! Or do you wanna get stabbed by this knife!? Hyahahaha!”
“Kyaaaaaa!”
People scream while getting away from him.
I on the other hand, stand still and sigh.
(Every town has rotten people like this.)
I chant a spell quickly, and activate Ice Prison.
“W-what’s this ice!?”
He’s quickly frozen from the legs, and can’t move. He looks really shaken too.
I walk over to him, and use hypnosis magic to knock him out, before getting the bag back.
“Someone call the knights.”
I say to people around me, but they cheer instead.
“Kyaaaa! You’re so cool, Mister Loyd!”
“That’s Minerva’s strongest mage for you.”
“T-thank you! You really helped me out, Loyd!”
People clap and cheer, and I have to see this sight again because I took out a purse snatcher.
The victim is also cheering.
“No no, it’s not a big deal. I just happened to be passing by.”
“You’re just as modest as I heard. I opened a cafe nearby called Lamour, so please visit it if you have the time. I will make it worth your while!”
She says with a friendly smile. That’s talent right there, to advertise her cafe so nonchalantly.
“Then I’ll go there with my friends sometime.”
“Thank you! I will be waiting!”
I say goodbye, and keep walking.
I don’t really have a destination, the point is just to spend some time wandering. But still, it feels really nice to have done a good deed.
At first, people were really frightened when they learned I’m Loyd, but now that I feel more confident, that time feels nostalgic.
I start thinking back to what happened back then, and smile awkwardly.
Eventually, I hear Iris’ voice just as I’m passing by the church.
I turn to the square in front of it, and I see Iris and Till.
“Hey!”
I call out to them, and they look at me.
“Ah, Mister Loyd!”
Iris waves with a smile, and Till bows. Those reactions really show their characters.
“What are you doing here?”
“I’m participating in tomorrow’s harvest festival as a saintess, so I’m practicing. I need to remember all of this by the end of the day.”
She says while handing me a piece of paper. It’s a long list of things she has to say as a saintess.
“Sounds tough. Do you have it all down?”
“Yes, it’s all in my head.”
“Eh, that’s great.”
“Ehehe.”
Iris smiles happily.
“Till, the next item on the agenda is at one o’clock, right?”
“Yes. The final meeting session with the church’s people, until evening.”
I check the time, and see it’s eleven.. That means she’s free for two hours.
I’m about to invite her to go eat something, but she does it first.
“Mister Loyd, how about the three of us go to Nero’s cafe?”
Nero’s cafe? It’s near here, the food is good, and the timing is right.
“Yes, let’s have lunch there.”
“That settles it then. Are you okay with it too, Till?”
“Yes.”
Till nods, and we head to Nero’s cafe.
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