TEASER
Volume 4 Chapter 6.2
Into the Depths of the Pit Part 2
Nozomu was brought to
a facility in the administrative district called the Water Tower.
This is a facility
consisting of one huge tower and two adjoining square buildings, one large and
one small, at the base of the tower. This sucked up water from underground and
sent it to the above-ground canals that stretched throughout Arcazam.
There are eight of
these facilities, two in each of the four districts of the city, and they were
built using the most advanced technology available in the experimental ritual
magic city of Arcazam.
There are no water
sources in the vicinity of Arcazam to sustain a city of this size.
The nearest river is
the Vein River, but in order to draw water from it, one has to cut through the
forest, which is infested with demonic beasts, and this is impractical.
Without water, people
cannot continue their activities, and for this reason, these infrastructural
functions, including the [Water Tower], were one of the most important
facilities in Arcazam.
Among these
facilities, this huge tower stood out from the rest. Nozomu's eyes widened
involuntarily when he saw the people gathered in front of it.
"Everyone......."
"Nozomu! Thank
goodness, are you hurt?"
"Yo, seems like
you're all right."
There they were,
Irisdina and the rest of Nozomu's friends.
They rushed toward
him. Although he felt embarrassed when they touched his body as if to confirm
that he was okay, at the same time he was relieved to know that they were
concerned about his safety.
"Yeah, I'm
alright. So......"
"It's been a day
before yesterday. Nozomu Bountis."
Nozomu's gaze turned
to Jihad and Co. who were waiting behind Irisdina and the others.
Next to him were his
assistant, Inda, and for some reason, Feo.
Jihad's gaze seemed to
have a certain certain conviction in it. Nozomu then turned to Anri, who had
guided him here, and she gave him an apologetic little nod.
That alone convinced
Nozomu that Jihad knew about his secret to some extent.
"Right. So how
much did Jihad-sensei know about me?"
"Roughly as much
as Anri-sensei knows. Unfortunately, we didn't have much time, and our
resources were limited. We've decided to keep it to ourselves because of its
importance."
In other words, he
knows that Nozomu is a Dragon Slayer.
At the same time, he
chose words that would not reveal the secret to the guards passing by, and he
made it clear that the secret would not be made public for now. Although Nozomu
found it difficult to trust his words right now, there was no doubt that
Arcazam would be forced to move with caution when it came to the Dragon Slayer.
Besides, Nozomu has
something to do now. He accepted Jihad's words for the time being and urged him
to proceed.
"I appreciate it.
First of all, my objective is to eliminate the parasites that have been nesting
in this city."
"Parasites.......
Do you have any idea who is behind Ken?"
Jihad nodded at
Nozomu's question and began to explain the current situation.
First of all, some
people have been illegally leaking information about Arcazam to the outside
world. This has been a problem since before Arcazam was built, and Ken seems to
be involved with one of these factions.
This is just a teaser.
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