Fairy Tale Chronicles-Volume 4 Chapter 10.2
Volume 4 Chapter 10.2
Translator: Reflet
Editor: Weasalopes
ใItโs here, then?ใ ๐๐ณ๐ฆe๐e๐ฏn๐ผัต๐l.๐๐๐
As Hiroshi and the others were progressing with their little โgameโ, Rainy (fully restored) tracked down the road to Elza Main Temple, beginning the search. It had been a week since she was incapacitated from spy duties, the break taking effect when she accepted her recent funding.
๏ผโฆโฆSomethingโs clearly off about this areaโฆโฆ๏ผ
After walking five minutes to the narrow path leading to the trail, Rainy noticed the subtle shift in the atmosphere; a feeling of brutality that she couldnโt quite place. This sensation was probably new to Rainy because she had been in that environment for so long as an assassin. When she was summoned to the embassy this morning, they had given her (courtesy of Aearis) things like talismans and miasma counters, and at this moment they were displaying odd signals.
That was totally fine. She had anticipated this after all. The real problem wasโฆโฆ
๏ผWeird. Aearis-samaโs tools are displaying crazy readings, but the miasma leak is too small๏ผ
Rainy frowned at the disparity between the miasma counter digits and her own intuition. If the numbers were correct, then even an amateur like her should sense something, but even with the tense air, the presence of miasma was so faint she could hardly tell. Normally youโd doubt the machinery in this case, and normal priests would almost certainly do so.
Although amateurs or people thoroughly out of the loop wouldnโt get it, Rainy, who was a resident of the boundary of both worlds, was able to tell there was a clear abnormality in the air. In this case, she needed to doubt not the machinery, but her own intuition.
๏ผโฆโฆItโs probably a trap from there onโฆโฆ๏ผ
Setting her eyes on the area the miasma counter indicated with a severe warning sound, Rainy thought carefully about what she should do. She didnโt think any of the people out of contact would have disappeared in this area. But there was definitely something up here.
๏ผThe main source of this is probably further ahead, and thereโs a high chance that something might occur here in order to lead to it๏ผ
That much was clear, but Rainy had an extremely bad feeling about what kind of trap this might be. Her intuition told her she wouldnโt be able to use the charms on hand. In that case, it would be logical to investigate just what this was, but she probably wouldnโt be coming back if she were to do this. Rainy just felt that to be true, paralyzed with horror.
๏ผโฆโฆIโฆhad better come back laterโฆโฆ๏ผ
After five minutes of inner conflict, Rainy decided to throw in the towel and head back. The next momentโฆโฆ
ใMm! I knew it!!ใ
The trees around her twisted into a dance, the ground turned into slush all at once, and tons of โhandsโ sprouted out.
ใIโd better get back and report this!!ใ
Jumping high up before the sludge got to her feet and evading the tree branches attempting to grab her with a kick, Rainy yelled out. Cutting the branches off with her knife, Rainy desperately tried to escape while avoiding the ground as much as possible. She nearly got captured several times, her armor completely rupturing with unidentifiable attacks and her lower clothing ripped apart in several areas, a very immodest appearance, before escaping the forest.
You wouldnโt think this exhaustion came from simply running away. Her energy had probably been sucked out of her every time she had a close call. Rainy had at least managed to avoid losing the tools given to her, but returning to her base right now would be quite difficult. Besides, she should tell Hiroshi and the others first.
๏ผI shouldnโt go around the city looking like thisโฆโฆ๏ผ
Although Rainy didnโt have much shame in that area, her instincts as a spy and an assassin convinced her it was a bad idea to walk around town in such a crude appearance. However, she did not currently have a cloak in her possession to hide this fact, which only left one option: thoroughly erase her presence and go along a route that no one usually went down to get to Hiroshiโs base. Thankfully, the base was closer to her relative location and on the outskirts of town, so there were plenty of those kinds of routes.
In order to report what she was obligated to, as well as to seek additional help from her beloved Deary, Rainy erased any traces of herself and carefully made her way back.
ใAre you still continuing that project in a situation like this?ใ
After she lay the downed Rainy on the bed and sat down at the briefing table, that was the very first thing Haruna asked. f๐ง๐๐๐คe๐๐ทo๐ท๐ฒl.c๐จm
ใSure, weโre in a bit of a pinch, but thereโs a lil problem that came up, mateใ
ใWhat problem?ใ
ใI think we ainโt gonna make progress till the temple people, Elle โn Artiem come over hereใ
Haruna seemed half convinced, half dissatisfied at Hiroshiโs statement, and it showed in her eyes. On the other hand, Tatsuya and Makoto seemed to be against rushing in with this half baked information, slightly relieved at hearing that Aearis and Artiem needed to arrive first.
ใDark god fragments rampaginโ around, Crest Cave Mineโs a dungeon, flashy stuff like that is goinโ on, so I donโt think theyโre havinโ that good of a time. So although I do think we needa hurry up, itโs just plain idiotic to go rushinโ into what we knowโs a trap, yโall.ใ
ใWell yeah, thatโs true, butโฆโฆใ
ใPlus from what Rainy tells me, it sounds likeElle โn Artiemโre gettinโ ready over there, so itโs a foolโs game to charge in โn make their efforts pointless.ใ
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Even Hiroshi, who was usually the one to charge on in, admonished Haruna, who decided to just suppress her discontent.
ใSo when will Elle and Artiem be coming over here?ใ
ใI donโt think yโall gonna know until ya hear from โem, but thinkinโ of the carโs speed โn all that, maybe earliest when the tournament ends?ใ
ใThat sounds about rightใ
Tatsuya immediately agreed as he considered the distance from Wulls to Forre. Even in the case of using transportation circles to cross the borders for shortcuts, they would take three days to arrive.
ใWazzup Haruna? Ya look like yer about to fall forward.ใ
ใYeah. This time you seem to be discontent with the idea of not moving to action.ใ