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“After..”

Senel gets up from his seat, dusting himself off.

He looked at her and said with a proud expression like Magdalene’s.

“That’s right, but you’re amazing. At such a young age, I never thought you’d be able to deal with that guy to this extent.”

“I held on because I had good compatibility, not because of my skills. Well… even so, my last option was to run away.”

Senel, who was painting because his leg was cut off.

However, judging from the response so far and the fact that he has not released the thread surrounding him, even if he had launched a surprise attack, it probably would not have had much of an effect.

Her magic at least..

Most of the magical attacks are of a critical nature, maximizing the characteristics of the creature known as a snail.

It was because it had extreme resistance to stabbing or cutting attacks like the sword, spear, and the thread from before that it was able to stall for this much time, but even this would have been quickly resolved if it had been aimed at the main body like before or had been attacked in a different way.

In the end, the only option left is to pretend to attack the enemy and run away.

If Magdalene had not come from there, it would have certainly led to that ending.

However, regardless of such circumstances, Senel soon felt doubtful and cautiously asked Magdalena.

“Um… But Lady Magdalena? From what you said, it seems like you know something about the identity of those guys. Could you tell me?”

“Um… I definitely know who they are. Especially the other guys, but that girl you fought just now. About that maid.”

With those words, Magdalena looked at Senel with a calm expression and began to speak in a quiet tone.

*

Kalmar Union.

For the past 400 years, this country has been the headquarters of magicians, and is a traditional powerhouse that has ruled the northern part of the continent. It is a country that truly has the most powerful magicians on the continent.

However, despite possessing such powerful forces, most of the country is comprised of cold frozen soil and rugged mountains, and has suffered from chronic food shortages. In order to deal with this, they are currently carrying out a project based on their powerful forces.

That was exactly it.. a kind of state-led mercenary business called Adventurers.

Adventurers were originally a term referring to small armed forces that were used to maintain public order against demons and nearby bandits, not only in Kalmar but also in other countries.

However, as Kalmar began to train magicians on a national level, the power of the adventurers grew to an incomparable degree, and they were no longer only able to maintain order within Kalmar, but were also capable of taking on requests from lords, merchants, and kings of foreign countries.

As a result, even at this moment, so-called ‘adventurers’ who received requests and were dispatched from Kalmar are actively working throughout the continent.

Although it contains basic rules such as prohibiting any hostile actions against the home country of Kalmar and fellow wizards,

Except for that part, the adventurers of Kalmar were the ones who would take on almost any request if a fee was paid.

And. The oldest and most powerful of those adventuring groups in Kalmar, and the ones whose hiring costs alone amount to thousands of talents.

One of the strongest magicians and known as the so-called mentor’s maid.

Athena Invisible

And a group of adventurers centered around her.

Deus

That was the identity of those who raided the auction house this time.

*

“Deus.. and Athena..”

Senel calls the name with a cold voice.

Certainly. If they were someone with skills that she could never beat, and who could touch this auction that had the attention of high-ranking officials from all over the continent, then they were definitely no ordinary person.

However, the fact that they were the strongest adventurer group in Kalmar and Athena, known as one of the strongest magicians, was quite surprising to Senel.

‘Huh? Wait a minute, then who is this person who made Athena retreat with just a simple threat? Mary Magdalene… I’ve never heard of a witch or wizard with that name.’

Senel feels a deep sense of doubt about this fact and vows to himself to ask his mother about it later.

Meanwhile, watching her struggling like that, Magdalena began to feel a warmth in her heart without realizing it.

‘They definitely look alike. I can see how the kid looked when he was little. They really do look alike.’

With that thought in mind, Magdalena suppressed the urge to pat the girl’s head and continued speaking while looking at Senel.

“Okay, then. Now that we’ve chased away the thieves, let’s check if the stuff is still okay, right?”

“Ah. Yes, that’s right.”

Magdalene slowly approaches the warehouse with those words.

Then she tried to open the door with the key she had received in advance.

however..

“..Huh?”

“!.. No way..”

The next moment, Magdalena senses something strange and pulls the door urgently without using the key.

Then…

“This kind of..”

“Huh!”

Magdalena and Senel’s expressions simultaneously distorted as they watched the door open naturally. Immediately after, the two of them hurriedly went into the warehouse and turned on the light.

*

After the commotion, Senel returned to the inn with Zeros.

Immediately after that, the group began to talk about their future plans, with Katlena hugging Zero tightly and shedding tears, and Zero trying to comfort her.

“So.. So in the end, some of the auction items were already stolen?”

“Yes, I think they probably went ahead and stole them as soon as the raid started. I don’t know the exact list, but I heard that they stole various rare reagents brought from the East.”

Senel complains that the incident wasn’t handled smoothly.

However, a deep sense of relief began to appear on the faces of the little children who were listening to this story.

The reason is simply that none of the items they were trying to purchase involved reagents.

In other words, it could be said that although there were some unpleasant incidents, they were not particularly harmed by the auction.

“The auction itself will be held again tomorrow evening, so don’t worry about that and go to sleep now.”

“Yes, sister.”

“Okay.”

The children went to bed relieved that the incident had ended without any major problems, even though there had been quite a bit of commotion.

Looking at them, Senel thought it was fortunate that none of them were injured, and once again spread out the circle of magic power.

Unlike before, the presence of thieves is no longer felt.

Only after he had finished checking for any contingencies, Senel finally laid his tired body down on the bed.

*

A group of people leave Benessa by boat late at night under the cover of darkness.

They were gathered in the cabin, checking the results of what had happened today.

“..I’m sorry, boss. In the end, this is all there is to it.”

A woman with a bow expressing her apologies while looking at the considerable amount of reagents piled up behind her.

However, looking at her like this, a woman in a maid outfit…

Athena Invisible showed a quiet smile on her lips.

“Well, it’s a shame, but that’s okay. With this, the first mission has been completed, you know.”

“I was unlucky. Of all people, that girl was there. And the defense force was no ordinary bet.”

“Yeah, that’s right. It was definitely bad luck. We were faced with one of the few people on this continent who could stop us, let alone someone else..”

Athena, who still looks slightly resentful as she says those words.

However, she soon pushed those feelings aside and spoke while looking at the faces of her subordinates.

“Anyway, the mission to steal all the auction items failed, but at least we managed to secure the essential items, so this mission can be considered a success. And especially when it comes to that woman.”

“Hoo..”

“That’s right.”

“Okay, everyone, you’ve worked hard, so let’s all rest. We still have a long way to go until we reach our destination anyway.”

“Yes, boss.”

“Okay.”

After sorting out the situation, Athena lets her subordinates rest.

But.. apart from that face that looks comfortable at first glance, at this very moment..

There was an uncomfortable feeling in her mind caused by one person that would never be erased.

‘That little brat… At that young age, he treated me like that. If we ever meet again, I’ll definitely repay this debt.’

Rosetta’s daughter, who not only held her back, but also caused her to practically fail to complete her mission.

So, with her anger towards the girl and her mother deep in her heart, Athena quietly left the cabin.