“Dad,” Seira referred to as out to Nathan as she stood in entrance of her bed room door.

What?

“Tomorrow, I’m going to seek for you.”

Nathan blinked as if he couldn’t perceive what Seira meant, after which smiled.

Okay. Then I’ll have to cover from early within the morning.

He appeared to misconceive that she needed to play hide-and-seek with him.

“If I can’t discover you, I’m going to cry… It’s a must to watch over me.”

Okay… it’s late. It’s best to go to mattress now.

Leaving Nathan within the hallway as he waved at her with a pleasant look, Seira closed the door.

‘As anticipated… I don’t assume he is aware of.’

As she had felt each time she looked for the previous seven years, Nathan appeared unaware of his demise. However Seira didn’t have the braveness to inform him that he died 15 years in the past. As a result of it was clear that Seira wouldn’t be capable to bear it if Nathan left after saying it.

‘I’m sorry, Dad. As an alternative, I’ll positively discover you, so please wait somewhat bit.’

Even when nobody may deliver her heat milk with loads of honey, she needed to sleep by some means now. To look the entire territory and discover Nathan Askan.

* * *

Whether or not it was true that he was going to cover, Nathan’s spirit was nowhere to be discovered for the reason that morning. Seira left the fortress early after consuming a easy meal with chocolate cake she discovered within the grocery crate.

She packed piles of hay, baggage of beef jerky, consuming water, and a few instruments on horseback, and commenced her search round D-Ark.

Her technique was easy. Amplification and calculation had been used collectively as she looked for the magical energy of Illuminum. When utilizing her energy, the world that could possibly be explored directly was divided and marked up within the map, after which checked by strolling round.

‘Solely as much as 20 locations a day.’

Her physique wouldn’t maintain out any longer than that. It was vital to do it at a gentle tempo each day, so she wouldn’t overdo it.

On the primary day, she appeared again to the place the place the outer fortress of Askan existed earlier than. She anticipated somewhat as a result of she thought it was almost certainly that there wouldn’t be something that might trace the presence of Illuminum there.

The following day, she combed the plains of Esdrellon. Because it was a spot the place Askan, which had existed since lengthy earlier than, had rotated a number of occasions towards the enemy. There have been a number of magical reactions, however when she dug up the bottom, solely unfamiliar weapons, jewellery, and ornaments had been discovered.

In fact, Seira packed all of them, too.

On the third day, she even checked the doorway of the Johern Mountains past the Esdrellon plains. Someway, much more stuff got here out.

“This factor is taking too lengthy!”

After digging rigorously pondering Nathan’s stays may be there, Seira solely discovered relics of an period lengthy gone. Seeing that the magic nonetheless remained, it was sure to be fairly helpful, however she wasn’t blissful in any respect.

It wasn’t till the moon had peeked over the clouds that Seira returned to the fortress with solely two unidentified gadgets.

And on the morning of the fourth day.

Seira opened her eyes as she felt D-Ark shaking with a thud.

‘What???’

As she shortly dressed up and went down the primary flooring, Nathan’s spirit greeted her, maybe deciding he was achieved taking part in hide-and-seek along with his daughter.

‘You’re awake!’

“Sure, Dad,” Seira replied, “However didn’t you hear one thing unusual simply now? I assumed there was an earthquake within the fortress.”

That’s proper. Fools shouldn’t dare to invade the territory of Askan.

“…What?”

Seira, who ran to the window, appeared out.

“What the hell is that…”

Our bodies had been strewn about. Past that, those that stepped again with fear-stricken faces appeared to be employed mercenaries. Seeing that the quantity reached tons of, it appeared that somebody had put a big bounty on Seira.

‘I don’t assume they died preventing one another… proper?’

As she rigorously noticed the mercenaries, she may see that their eyes had been fastened in a single place. It was the one door that would enter the duke’s fortress.

“Who… are you preventing?”

Nathan nodded at Seira’s query.

There was a man you weren’t shut with who has been right here since earlier than.

A man who’s not near me? Don’t inform me…

Seira checked the bracelet on her left hand, took a deep breath and headed for the gate. As the nice door opened itself in response to its grasp’s will, the again of the person who blocked the steps was proper in entrance of her.

“Baron.”

Together with his shoulders squared, he wiped his face with the hem of his garments and appeared again.

“Seira. Good morning.”

Whereas blood was throughout him from head to toe, his white tooth was terrifying. Even his darkish blue hair was soaked pink, so it was onerous to determine when he started wielding his sword right here.

“What are you doing right here?”

“Effectively… I assumed I got here too quickly, so I waited for the solar to rise. I’ll clear the backyard.”

As she glanced at him, the mercenaries turned extra contemplative.

“He despatched me issues like that…?”

Seira wrinkled her brows.

“You’ll solely lose energy because of the quantity of the offensive. I don’t assume this is able to be the actual factor.”

“Effectively, sure.”

This degree of assault was nothing wanting a catastrophe for her, who needed to journey far and use her energy.

“Are available in for now.”

Due to Nathan’s spirit, nobody initially meant to enter the fortress. However for now, it was inevitable, and Seira stepped apart for Baron to come back in.