The Magic Of Skill
Chapter 22's
“Killifer is Walter's spy?”
Daralo was confused by the message scroll that appeared nearby all of a sudden. Apparently the message scroll was a report that his wife sent to Daralo. This is his second report since his wife reported that the booby-trapped letter had reached Walter.
Daralo agrees with the report, as Daralo already knows that Killifer is indeed Walter's spy. But Daralo knows that Killifer is also his spy, and sides with him completely. That way, he considers that the report from his wife is old news when in fact Daralo has known since Killifer came.
Inside the emperor's room, Daralo was pensively alone while thinking about how he could build a stage for tomorrow. For a Marquis, Daralo was not unfamiliar with killing, but if this one involved the king then it was only natural that he was also hesitant.
Not to mention they have Walter. Daralo's wish was the king's death, but if Walter was angry about it, Daralo would sue Walter on the grounds that his anger was unfair with him who had taken Emperor Valarish. The worst-case scenario is the extinction of Nasaroth, but the relationship between Walter, Princess Lennef, and Queen Andervine is bound to deteriorate.
“My life is complicated because that person is dead.” Daralo speaks for himself, remembering the figure of his best friend, Valarish, who is now gone. He looked out the window and saw a beautiful night sky with stars.
When Daralo was pensive, suddenly the door of the room was knocked. Without permission or permission, someone entered. That man is Killifer, Valarish's best friend.
“Killifer, what's up? I thought you were asleep.”
“I've got information whether King Loiros will come or not. Even his route I know.” Killifer said with a confident smile on his face.
Hearing that, Daralo exclaimed in delight. He approached his best friend and told him to sit down so that the conversation could be more relaxed. “Really, having that insider is indeed the best. Please explain to me!”
“Tomorrow at noon, King Loiros will come here through the meadow route on the edge of the Forest of Zeri. And the good news is, he won't be coming with Walter, but rather with only the control of a few Royal Knights.” Killifer explained.
“... some? Royal Knights are strong, I can't guarantee the success of the mission if there are many of them. More precisely how many?”
“If not mistaken just two. brothers, Quine and Neressy.”
“Haha, good, they only have two.” Daralo laughs, while Killifer can only smile when his best friend is tickled. “Come, Killifer, we prepare as many troops.”
***
“Walter, where are you going?” ask Lennef.
“I have a little business, you just wait here. Oh, yeah, don't forget to tell Hile that his cream cake I ate.” I was accompanied by Florinas and Varnella walked out of the palace.
“What is this about Nasaroth?”
I stopped my steps, “.. Lennef, you take it easy, I'll be right back. I won't do anything bad to them either.”
And with that, Lennef no longer had a sentence to say. From his face, I could tell that actually Lennef was not worried about me, he was instead worried about the fate of the Daralo troops that I had guessed from the beginning.
I held onto Florinas and Varnella's hands, then used the teleportation skill to move to the pre-determined assembly location.
No more than a blink of an eye, we've moved. The temperature changes instantly, as well as the wind. We who were in the palace courtyard, have now set foot in a damp place called the forest.
The sound of birds chirping and the friction of leaves filled this place, the noise of dry leaves piled on the ground when moving feet also made the atmosphere of the forest become very lively. Whatever it is, I don't care about the beauty of it, because I'm going to do experiments inspired by Varnella.
In that forest, there was already a Killifer waiting for us.
As soon as everyone got together, we spontaneously made a circle and they listened to me talk.
Right where we're standing right now, it's actually Varnella's Space Prison area, which will later be used to trap Daralo's troops. But unlike the prison that locked someone in a closed space, Space Prison can make someone move into a vacuum when stepping on the magic area that has been planted with magic.
That's why even if Daralo brings in millions of troops, I will lead them all into this 15-meter diameter circle area.
“Daralo troops will arrive in approximately 2 hours, Mr. Walter.”
“.. alright, thank you. Means by this our plan to make them the collision is done.”
They all nodded.
Then Florinas interrupts, “But, with only this simple trapping can Master know whether or not Daralo is smart?”
“Of course. Precisely because this was simple, he was so stupid for not realizing it.”
“... You are very great, Mr. Walter.” Varnella.
Everything went according to my plan.
First, I took a little approach to Daralo by having Killifer pretend to side with him. That way Daralo will understand that he can know everything about me easily. That is why he was able to carry out a bold plan by having King Loiros come, but his letter was given to me.
Second, from the beginning I knew that Cardella was following me. That's why I pretended to write the warrant I sent through the bird for Killifer. As expected, the bird was dropped by Cardella and replaced by the contents of his order. From the beginning, the bird did not fly to Killifer. This way I can get information about the whereabouts of Cardella in Raverine.
Thirdly, from the beginning Killifer would not take orders from me during his stay in Nasaroth, but instead received orders from Florinas who installed Space Prison in the Forest of Zeri.
When the stage was ready, there was nothing more to think about. Daralo's coming, and that's for sure.
“Then, everyone. We will wait for Daralo here.” I said.
“Yes, and I'll be back to meet Daralo to bring him here, Mr. Walter.” Killifer.
“Please.”
Killifer went running towards Nasaroth.
I activated Invicible magic, which made our bodies invisible. Each of us stayed on a large tree branch to enjoy the view below when the Daralo troops were sucked into the prison.
More or less we'll be waiting here for 2 hours, as Killifer said. And since only Quine wasn't in this meeting, it meant that it was just me, Florinas and Varnella. We have an ability that can change our aura to weak or even to zero, so we will not be detected in the slightest.
***
The Raverine Kingdom was just like any ordinary day, nothing special. Even so, festival trappings like lanterns and colorful paper still color the sky. The excitement of the festival is also still felt, seen from how crowded snack traders around the streets of Raverine.
In the middle of the not crowded Raverine street, a woman walked quietly towards the outside of Raverine. He wore a coat and mask that covered his face completely. Such an appearance will not be suspected by others, indeed sometimes there are unknown people who walk around using masks, people are familiar with it. In the hand of the woman walking alone was an envelope, inside which was a picture of a child who was none other than her own daughter.
In between her steps, the woman opened the envelope which she had seen many times. The picture was taken out of the envelope, and a girl holding a flower was seen, painted with pencil and ink on thick paper. The woman, who is none other than Cardella, gave up longing with her child after 2 days of not meeting, Cardella too much.
Cardella is too late in her son's picture, she doesn't pay attention to the road. Until Cardella's head hit something and made her step stop. Before Cardella realized what she had hit, she apologized. “I'm sorry.”
The man who was hit did not answer, but his figure did not leave in front of Cardella. Cardella lifted her head, and now she knew who the person she hit was. A brown-haired girl ponytailed, wearing a knight uniform complete with a sword at her waist, the pigtailed girl turned to Cardella with a beautiful smile.
“I'm sorry, Miss Knight.” said Cardella with a little fear.
“No, no, no problem.” The girl smiled widely, she looked like a cheerful person who made a smile as a lifestyle. He drew closer to Cardella and then patted Cardela on both shoulders. “But it's a pity because in Raverine you can't use a mask. It's my job to make you take off that mask.”
“What do you mean? There has never been such an argument.”
“Of course there are, only you who are not aware of it.” Said the girl with a sly face.
Seeing that devious face, Cardella realized that she was being framed. He was deliberately made to hit the girl so that he could ask Cardella to take off the mask. But for now, taking off his mask in an enemy country was a mistake. “I.. can't take off my mask.”
The face of the knight girl became irritated, “Why?” Instantly an aura more terrifying than monsters emerged from the surroundings of his body.
Cardella twists her brain to lie. “.. I. have a terrible skin disease. I'm not sure you want—”
Before her words were finished, a sword was slashed straight into Cardella's head. Impossible to avoid an attack she did not know, Cardella's eyes were split open because of the slash of the sword.
It was cold at first, but then it became hot, and it was very painful. Cardella's head hurt, and her body became very weak. There's nothing Cardella can see but black. Every time he tried to see, it felt more and more.
Cardella screamed in pain, she fell on the ground holding her bloodied eyes.
“Thank God the slash is perfect, otherwise you might be dead.”
“... you.. what are.. you doing?” cardella asked with pain.
“Take it easy, you won't die, I guarantee it.”
Cardella felt her hair being pulled, her head being deliberately raised, this was solely so that the knight girl could clearly see the face of Cardella whose mask had been shattered by being split. Finished looking at Cardella's face, the knight girl dropped her body just like that.
Cardella was not able to do anything, her body was also weak because she screamed which made her panic. But Cardella could still hear, that is, the voice of the knight girl who spoke herself.
“Mr Walter, I've got Cardella. Do I have to take her to the location?” said the knight girl among them her meaningless long report. It seemed that the girl was using a certain magic to speak at a distance.
Who's he calling? What's Meffery Walter?
Hearing Walter's name spoken, Cardella felt that a question had been answered. “You... what's your name?” cardella asked the person who cut her eyes.
“I? My name is Quine von Harold, nice to meet you.” The tone is friendly and warm.
***
The daughter of Cardella and Daralo, looking out of the window of her house when her father went out of the house leaving her. Just leaving a message so his daughter wouldn't misbehave, Daralo left on the pretext of having business. In the end the princess looked at her father from the window of her large house like a palace. Until the very last moment, the noble daughter kept looking at her father's back until he completely disappeared.
When his father was no longer visible, what was reflected on the princess's face was how he could see his father again, but with a friendly face that he had only been able to see through dreams. Moreover, his mother who also left for the same reason, the little princess was alone in a big house.
He lay on the bed, rolling around lazily, while sometimes hugging his teddy bear that has the same size as his body.
Suddenly, the princess felt a very disgusting nausea. His body felt hot, cold, his head was dizzy like he had just lived in 2 worlds at once. Then in his heart was engraved something very sad, namely the concern for his parents.
Somehow, the princess felt that her parents would never return.
He went back to the window to see if his father was still there. Unfortunately not, his father no longer looks good even though.
Not wanting to regret at another time, the princess followed her random instincts. He ran as fast as lightning to the exit of his house. The maid at the Daralo family home who saw the noble boy running immediately stopped him. But the princess insisted on leaving the house.
When he got outside the house, he headed outside the fence.
It was a pity that the princess's hope was unanswered. In a place where he thought he could say goodbye once more to his father, the boy could only lament when the horse-drawn carriage that had taken his father away had now turned into a small speck at the end of the road.
Shouting is free too.
Especially chasing.
“... father.. mother.. will you guys be back?”
The little princess could only sit limp on the ground when her worries had already killed her energy. Then, from behind him he heard such a friendly voice. “Son, are you okay?”
The little princess looked. The one who called out to her turned out to be an adult woman, with dark green hair. Her face was beautiful, just like the mother of the little princess. He wore a wide hat with a bird feather ornament, and carried a large suitcase in both hands.
“Who are you?” said little princess.
“.. From now on you will stay with me.”
