Chapter 101
Infiltration
Translator : PolterGlast
The darkness of the
night is where dark magic excels.
It allows one to wrap
oneself in darkness, assimilate with it, and jump into shadows to hide.
In this world, dark
magic users aren't treated very well.
For example, even if you
say you're good at dark attributes in the guild or among mages, you'll often
get a bad look.
The need to blend into
darkness and shadows is usually limited to doing shady things.
Espionage,
assassination, and... peeping, I guess.
The fact that you can
use dark magic implies that you've been doing something shady.
Such a seemingly
reasonable but unreasonable argument is often used, and you're treated like a
nuisance.
(It's convenient in
times like this, though...)
I was currently alone,
returning to the royal capital.
About a month and a
half had passed, and the festive mood from conquering the dungeon had finally
disappeared, and the city had regained its peace.
I used Jaunt to enter
directly without going through checkpoints and was trying to infiltrate the
royal castle.
As Miku had said,
although there were many patrolling soldiers, there didn't seem to be anyone
with the ability to sense mana or any wizards using Wind Search for
reconnaissance.
Wind Search could only
capture moving objects, so I had practiced staying still and entering shadows,
but it seemed like it was all for nothing.
I didn't know because
I had been using it so much, but apparently, very few people could use Wind
Magic LV6.
Mana Perception was
also special to Varietta-san, and apparently, very few people had it.
(There are quite a few
blind spots... the security is lax...)
If you could use dark
magic, even an amateur infiltrator like me could easily get through.
I still thought dark
magic was useful.
It was true that it was
easy to use for shady things, but there were very few spells that were actually
useful outside of battle.
Apparently, the reason
why dark magic users weren't in the spotlight was due to the influence of the
Holy Scriptures.
Due to that influence,
there was a kind of light magic supremacy in the kingdom.
You could use Shadow
Dive to enter shadows where there was light, and Dark of the Moon to be
enveloped in darkness where it was dark.
Using this
dual-wielding technique, you could get deep inside with frightening ease.
First, I aimed for
Mitsukawa-kun's room.
I had heard that
private rooms were prepared for each hero in the royal palace, so I had to be
careful not to enter Kazuma-kun's room by mistake.
I also had the main
objective of talking to Mitsukawa-kun.
(But still... I never
thought Miku knew the second princess)
Alicia von Grust...
the girl Miku called Alice was apparently one of Miku's few female friends.
Miku, who was revered
as a Saint, and Alicia, who was revered as royalty, hit it off immediately.
By the way, Miku was
currently waiting in the [Home] so she could talk to her.
(Let's see... this was
the heroes' private room, right?)
I went inside,
remembering the floor plan I had been told.
Then, relying on the
sound coming from inside, I identified Mitsukawa-kun's room and used Shadow
Dive to slip into the door.
When I entered, I saw
Mitsukawa-kun sitting with his arms crossed and a difficult expression.
When I entered, his
eyebrows twitched.
Come to think of it,
he had seen through me when I was in the shadows before.
He might have a skill
like Mana Perception.
"--Who is it? No,
this reaction... is it Kazuno?"
"Yeah, long time
no see, Mitsukawa-kun."
When I stepped out of
the shadows, I met Mitsukawa-kun's eyes.
He seemed to be
nervous, which was rare for him.
At first, I thought he
was overwhelmed by the difference in our abilities, but apparently, that wasn't
the case.
"Miku... how is
she?"
...I see, indeed, he
hadn't come to see her because he was afraid of being found out.
They were apparently
friends, so it was natural for him to be worried.
So, I tried to speak
in a gentle tone to reassure him.
"--She's fine,
she's alive. She's hiding her identity and traveling with me."
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