The day after we get back from Altair’s dungeon, I go to Leila’s house to see Will like I promised.
Hikari and Mia are next to me, and Elsa, Alto, and Shizune are behind me.
First, Mia came along because Hikari said she wanted to come, and she was worried.
Elsa and Alto want to give some gifts to people in this mansion that looked after them, like Taliyah, so they asked to come along too. And Shizune followed them.
“Ah, Sora. And Mia and Hikari, it’s been a while. And Elsa and Alto, and…”
“Shizune. I’m a maid in training.”
Leila is surprised when she greets us, and Shizune greets her courteously. She’s like a completely different person.
But why is Leila here? Wasn’t she in the capital?
“Are you here to see my father? Let me take you to him. Eh, gifts? All right, we can take you three to another room.”
Hikari, Mia, and I are taken to Will’s study, while Elsa and the others head to where Taliyah and the others are.
“I’m sorry for calling you here.”
Is the first thing Will says when he sees us.
Leila sits next to him, and the three of us sit in front of them.
Immediately after, a maid prepares tea and places it on the table, and then brings sweets.
“Hikari, let’s eat.”
Hikari gets restless, and Leila prompts her to eat.
Will is also reaching for it and not stopping her, so we’re having sweets first.
And as we’re finishing our tea, Will speaks.
“I have something to ask of you. Ah, you can say no, there won’t be a problem. Although in a way, this is less a favor from you, and more from people you know. I asked you here as a sort of intermediary.”
“Intermediary?”
He continues, and it seems his business is with people like Naoto, Shun, Argo, and Siphon.
“Actually…”
Will peeks at Leila, and a troubled expression forms on her face.
“Leila has been appointed the acting lord of Prekes, and entrusted with managing the Fortuna magic academy.”
Will looks really tired when he says this.
I wonder why Leila took on a big role like that, but apparently the situation in Prekes is really bad, and there’s no one else that’s up for the job.
Will’s partner, Leila’s mother, was supposed to go, but it seems they won’t be able to manage the capital without her, so that fell through, and Leila was chosen.
Since this started with Leila’s mother, she grumbled that if that wasn’t possible, she’d just go.
And it all went through without complaints because the higher ups in the country were worried about leaving that to someone else.
“By the way, my wife grumbled because if this was left to someone weird, she would be the one to deal with the negative consequences. Apparently, Prekes is in a terrible state.”
The last feudal lord was stained with illegal dealings, and the higher ups of the academy also took part, along with many other problems that came to light.
“I heard about the tournament in the Beast Kingdom of Lath. Leila knows Siphon and the others as well, so I was wondering if they could be instructors in the magic academy for a while.”
“But didn’t it already have instructors?”
“No, it was mostly theoretical. Unlike the Magius academy, students there rarely go to the dungeon. And since Leila will take over management, we were thinking about taking the opportunity to change that. And there is also the fact that there are fewer adventurers in Prekes right now.”
Yes, when Naoto and the others were exploring the dungeon, only people with the permission of the feudal lord could enter it. That led to a lot of people leaving the city, and it was how we met Siphon and the others again in Majolica.
But this is all just an idea, and nothing is being forced. Since the dungeon in Pekes has been beaten, there’s apparently no danger of it going crazy.
But people still try to beat it because there are a lot of riches to be found in a dungeon.
“Anyway, I can talk to them, but no promises.”
“Yes, of course. Leila, how about you go with Sora to talk to them directly?”
“Very well.”
Then we meet up with Elsa and the others, and head home.
“Taliyah, this is for you.”
As we’re leaving, Taliyah sees us off, and Hikari gives her something.
“What is this?”
“Tasty meat. You just have to use salt and pepper.”
It’s the orc meat that was in the gourd.
“Are you sure?”
“Yes, I got sweets too. And you looked after Elsa and Alto.”
“I see.”
“So master, I request meat again.”
“I’ll give it to you after we get back. Orc meat again?”
“Yes.”
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