The Book Of Flowers

Natasha (2)

"You're asking me what level of magic-shooter am I?"

Verdea nodded after Natasha's response

"I'm curious too. I never remembered that you were interested in magic" Veskal followed

"Ah, it's because I just learned magic after you disappeared somewhere" Natasha replied

Veskal just smiled wryly because he knew very well what he meant

"In short, I'm a high-level magician. It's just that, like the spirit I have, I prefer to use mid-level magic" Natasha then replied Verdea

"Heh~ Turns out you look like Remina" I interrupted

Remina looked surprised for some reason

"According to Oberon, I'm a high-level magician?" Remina asked confused

"I mean, you can use high-level magic a few times even if it's just a right-finger count"

Verdea says he can drown dozens of Xiang's abnormal troops in a dungeon despite falling unconscious. He could also use 'Imaginary copy' magic as if it was a low-level magic with perfect form, like Lyralia who was an Elf official

In fact, Imaginary copy is a mid-level water magic. Although it does not take much Mana, making a perfect imitation using magic is very difficult, even if the thing imitated is an inanimate object

Needing a perfect understanding of the object one wants to imitate is a major factor in the impersonation of the Imaginary Copy. The two of them did not look like that, but Lyralia and Remina were extremely meticulous Elves

"Hmphs. It turned out that a child much younger than me could even catch up to a high level huh...?" Natasha commented

Remina simply shrugged while smiling awkwardly, while I followed her smile because of that sweet moment

"How about you, little prince? You must be a high-level magic-shooter, too, right?" He then turned to Verdea

"No" Verdea shook her head. "I'm just a low-level racer" he continued

"lik! You can't fool the Mana research tool made by a Dwarf" Natasha rejected that statement

...

Which research tool?

"What tool is that?" I asked

"Oh this? The price was very expensive when I bought it in the city of Lapius first. The Dwarves said that this thing could help me see the Mana quality of a person with very precise accuracy" He then replied, playing the leaf-shaped hairpin that was on the right side of his head

That device... Its function was the same as that of Darwin when we fought in Xiang at that time...

So the Dwarves made it huh...? I remember the Dwarves we freed from Xiang...

"The logic of this tool turned out to be simple as well when I read the records belonging to the Dwarves. Because of their race's proximity to the earth element, and the origin of Mana which is mostly within that one world element, the Dwarves could use their blessing to create the Mana researcher's tool"

Verdea, Remina, and I nodded in understanding at the explanation, while Veskal actually looked mature because he did not understand

"You said in the town of Lapius?" I asked once again

The city's entrance was located in the southernmost forest of the Crux continent. Hidden completely by the leaves of trees and shrubs, and shaped like a natural cave but made simple traps and impression like a Goblin nest

"I haven't been to that city in a long time. But, it's safe if I say the city is much grander than you can imagine from an underground city"

Even Bargalos was not at the same level as the city. With Bargalos seen to be filled with soil, mud, and ore-mines, Lapius actually looks like a human city at the level of Andromeda

"The blue light from the crystal in that place is really elegant..." I muttered, re-imagining the contents of the place

"Truly not~? I even so missed getting into that place again~" Natasha followed

"You talk as if finding the Dwarven city is a trivial thing" Veskal said

"That's the case" Natasha and I simultaneously said without any ill intentions, but still invited a sense of annoyance Veskal

"The city is indeed very hidden in the eyes of ordinary people, but they are very prominent for an adventurer who has long ventured and seen many things"

"Example?" Verdea asked curiously

"It is like the city of Bargalos. The entrance looks like a small stone cave, but you will realize one thing when you touch it" Natasha gave an example

"The outer wall of that entrance will feel very soft..."

Verdea soon realized what was being explained, with only one example she had ever encountered

"That's because they made it not from real stone, but from the special mud they froze with magic..." Verdea also muttered

"Really! Also, for me who can see the flow of Mana, it didn't take me long to find the entrances of those cities" I interjected

"And for people who are experts, they can distinguish which are stones and which are not" Natasha added

Fellow adventurers are fun to talk to

"But, that means that their entrance will be very easy to detect, right?" Remina asked too

Well...

There's probably only one pirate group I know can tell the difference on land right now. They also have to do it because they have to...

"By the way, about the Dwarves, did you meet someone named Frit?"

Eh?

"Frit?? You mean, the little red-eyed, brown-skinned Dwarf?" Verdea is crying out

"Oh??? The description is exactly!" Natasha called out

"Of course we know! He's one of my servants now, and we saved him from Xiang!" Verdea added

"Ah, means he's right! We thought he was dead or something!"

Natasha looked like she wanted to grimace, but me, Vescal and Remina just looked confused because there was no explanation from her since

"He was one of my first friends... But after we were in Xiang, she somehow disappeared..." Natasha finally made it clear, wiping her slightly fallen tears

"So that..." I said

"But, why can he be your servant, little prince...?" Natasha asked

"Because he wants to. After all, I have no problem adding a lot of friends" Verdea replied

Natasha looked at Veskal, who then just shrugged his shoulders and smiled as if to say 'our prince's nature is so'

"It's only natural that these people will follow you. Apparently your fame is on par with your kindness" Natasha commented

"I just did what I had to do. After all, the situation at that time was very chaotic because there was someone who had been captured by Xiang"

The three of us who knew also just turned to look at Veskal with a smile, making him cluck in annoyance and throw a face

"You've also been arrested by Xiang?"

"That's it, Tasya. Please don't talk about it again"

"Either why it feels amused to hear Veskal calling someone by a nickname..."

"Shut up, you watermelon head!"

Oh, now he calls me the watermelon head huh?

Meanwhile, Verdea and Remina just giggled with each other, noticing Veskal who was growing sullen in the face

So does Natasha. He who was watching us since then also let out a small laugh

"Your group is very interesting. It was only natural that everyone looked at home" He said

"Ughs. If you are made into reproach by them, you will think differently" Veskal said curiously

"Vescal Process. If you were still there, you would definitely beat them up" Natasha said

"I used to be that rude...?"

"In short, yes"

"I mean, when he was with us back then, Veskal had absolutely no way of getting along with Verdea. He's really rude" I interrupted

"Ughh! I'm not so!" Veskal grumbled

"You are so. But our Veskal is now the number one~" Verdea follows

We both hugged him, who turned his back on us, making him surprised

"Hey-y! We're not kids anymore and we have to cuddle like this!" He protested too

"But how else? You see there is a child pouting before us" I said, followed by a nod from Verdea swiping against Veskal's back

Veskal let out a grievance, but did nothing to take off our embrace, while the two women who were with us just laughed amusedly with each other

"... Has she? I bet you guys always say my armpits stink"

"Indeed. It's just, the one who pouted hasn't commented yet"

I just laughed at Verdea's reproach, as we all let go of the embrace of Veskal who slowly began to smile with red cheeks

"That's it. I don't want to talk about my past anymore. We still have to find that big mouth, right?"

He's correct. William Lantana still we have to talk to you about Verdea's temporary replacement while he's out of Hortensia

"Hmphs. My mood is good..."

We all let out sighs, as Natasha wondered what was going on