[Well, Xia Shi, what do you want to tell me? Is there something you want to eat? Or are you homesick? ]

Emilia walked out from behind her desk. Because she had been working at the desk for a long time, she staggered slightly when she stood up.

[Sister Emilia, I want to talk to Parker.]

【Parker?】

[Oh my, it seems I am still very popular. But it would be bad if you fell in love with me, ok? Natsuyo-chan.]

Mr. Parker——

[…What’s wrong? Your emotions are very stable, but you hide a deep will.]

Xia Shi rolled up his sleeves and showed his wrist which was bitten by a puppy at noon today. Emilia immediately exclaimed.

【Mr. Parker, can you tell what else is here? 】

137

Chapter 137 Xia Shi: Curse.

Parker flew over and circled around Xia Shi's wrist twice. [Hmm~, it doesn't look like there's anything wrong on the surface, but it does give me a feeling of concern~]

[Xia Shi, what happened? ]

Emilia realized that things might not be as simple as she had initially thought. She straightened her face and raised her thin eyebrows, looking quite like a superior.

Xia Shi told Emilia what happened in Aram Village today, especially the fact that the children in the village did not know Meili.

[It does sound a bit suspicious~. But just based on this point... I understand, that's why you came to me. ]

Parker held his little hands against his chest. He originally wanted to comfort Xia Shi, but when he noticed the wound on Xia Shi's wrist again, he paused, as if he had thought of something.

「But unfortunately, neither me nor Liya are good at this──」

【it's a pity.】

[Don't be too quick to regret it, there are also some lucky things, for example, my lovely sister is a master in this field. I'll ask her to come out and take a look, I hope she can give me this face. ]

[Trouble. 】

[Nothing, something like this happened nearby, it will definitely threaten Leah's safety, right? I won't let go of any guy who tries to hurt Leah~. You gave me a warning, but I want to thank you for being so alert. ]

[I also want to thank you, Xia Shi. If you hadn't reminded me in time, the villagers down the mountain might have been in danger.]

Aram villager A: That person...that adult actually cares so much about our life and death?

Aram Villager B: That's true. After all, he is the one that Lord Roswaal has made his master. Even if he is a half-elf, he should be trustworthy, right?

Alamu Villager C: Let’s keep watching… What kind of person is that adult? Are our ideas stupid or naive? This light curtain will surely give us an explanation, right?

Echidna: What an ugly half-elf! Are you so happy to fool the world with your superficial looks?

Natsuki Subaru: Who are you? You are insulting Emilia! I think you must be ugly in real life...? !

Echidna: Ugly? Ugly in what way? Go on and tell me more.

Roswaal L. Metzas: Teacher? !!!

Not long after, the little girl who was once called the blonde drill loli by Natsuki Subaru walked in with Parker in her hands.

She is Beatrice. Although she looks like a human girl, she is one of the rare great elves in the world.

Beatrice, who mastered the Yin attribute and reached the realm of the great elf, had unparalleled attainments in curses, mental attacks, soul damage, and space-time operations.

Claire Elstein: Liar! A little girl like that is a great elf?!

Kazehaya Kamito: Calm down, Claire. You weren't this excited when Parker introduced himself before.

Kaminagi Ayano: No no no no, it's amazing enough that an elf can exist independently in the real world, right? Not to mention a great elf?!

Toosaka Rin: It really makes me want to study it. And it's also very cute, like a doll.

Parker's original attribute is fire. Although he can also manipulate magic of the other five attributes, his level is not as good as that of the great elves of the same level.

Especially when it comes to the technology of the Yin system, Parker is at a loss, but fortunately Beatrice is indeed an expert in this area.

There was no need to look. Beatrice stretched out her white, tender and delicate little hand. The little hand emitted light, and the wound on Xia Shi's wrist immediately responded by emitting black mist.

[Oh~, this is amazing! As expected of an expert in Yin magic~]

[Betty was so happy to receive her brother's praise that she almost fell to pieces! ]

Beatrice happily rubbed Parker's soft fur against her cheek. The sweet combination of the cute girl and the cute kitten made people who watched this scene relax.

But Beatrice didn't forget her business. She held Parker with one hand and grabbed the black mist that was coming out of her wrist with the other.

When Beatrice closed her fingers, the black mist suddenly dissipated as if it had been struck by an impact.

[It's over, don't fall to death~. Just go somewhere cool and don't disturb Betty and her brother's time together! ]

[Well, Betty, don't say that. Xia Shi discovered something incredible this time! Thanks to her, we know that there is a wild sorcerer lurking near the mansion. But why would the other party attack a harmless child? Even at the risk of being exposed?]

[I'm very sorry, Mr. Parker, I may not have made myself clear. The person who was initially targeted by the puppy was not me, but Brother Subaru.]

[Oh? Is it 486? But this is also confusing~]

Parker can feel the emotions of ordinary people. So Parker smiled knowingly at Xia Shi's thoughts, but doubts still exist.

Generally speaking, there should be no difference between Natsuki Subaru and Natsuyo.

They all entered Roswaal Mansion at the same time and had no connection with Emilia's camp before that.

If the wild sorcerers out there were coming for Natsuki Subaru and the others... although Parker hoped that this would be the case, his reason denied this idea.

These days it has been confirmed that Natsuki Subaru and the others are just ordinary kids.

Apart from some things about Itsuka Kotori that bothered it - her compatibility with fire-attributed elves and magic was extremely good, perhaps even surpassing Emilia's, and Rosemary's situation was extremely dire - the others were all very normal children.

Well, this normally includes Goblin Slayer and Padme Amadeus.

Perhaps to the people of the 21st century, the Goblin Slayer obsessed with goblins and the cat girl Padu with long ears on her head seem very strange. But to the inhabitants of this world where magic, monsters and sub-human races exist, aren’t they just a taciturn warrior and a lively and cheerful cat-like sub-human?

Very common ~, common ~

Lancer: Pfft. It's just a cat after all? If weird guys like Goblin Slayer were common, what would this world be like?! It would definitely be ruined, right?

Witch: I think there might be a lot more sad women, right?

Lancer: ...Damn it!

Padofelius: Hahaha..., what should I say? Are you happy? But I am not a subhuman race~

In the light curtain, Parker, who was hugged by Beatrice, said incoherently:

[Xiao Xia Shi, do you think you or 486 have any element that people would target? For example, a huge secret, or some kind of secret treasure.]

[Subaru and I do have a big, surprising secret, but that secret only concerns us. I don't think it will be a reason for the sorcerer to target us. We don't have anything particularly valuable on us.]

[Well, it’s not a lie~]

【Parker! 】

[Hahaha, I'm sorry, Leah. It concerns your safety, and I seem to have been too harsh on you accidentally. I apologize to you too, Xia Shi.]

【Um. 】

[Then the question is - what should we do next? Leah, Roswaal is not here now, so you have to make the decision.]

Me?

138

Chapter 138 Emilia: Acting Lord.

[Yes, yes, it is indeed only me——I must take responsibility! ]

Emilia thought about it and realized that she was the only one who could make the decision now.

Roswaal went to the capital for work, and she was not only a candidate for the throne, but also the person with the highest status in the mansion.

Although Emilia was not used to deciding things from a higher position than others, she would not forget that this was a fact.

Those in high positions must be responsible for those below them - thinking of this, Emilia patted her cheek and began to make a series of arrangements.

Crusch Karsten: Wonderful. Although she is still a young opponent, I admit that Lady Emilia is a person worthy of admiration.

Gojo Satoru: If Emilia-chan was the leader of our world, there wouldn't be any need for bloodshed in many things, right?

Nobara Kugisaki: You are the one who caused the most blood in the world of sorcery, and you have the nerve to say that~

Padofilis: Am I reading this correctly? Do leaders this good really exist?

Najeshitan: If the emperor of the empire is such an innocent and kind lady, it would be fine if I sacrificed myself for the empire and the emperor. It's a pity...

Viensarema Albaster: As a leader, kindness is certainly a good quality, but being too kind is not necessarily a good thing, right?

Rita Scamander: The situation is different in every country. I think Mr. Wayne comes from a good environment where people trust the rulers of the country, right? But some countries are different. They have fleets of high-speed warships that can sweep across the land, steam knights that roam the world, and a capital city that is said to never fall, but they can still be breached by foreigners from within the country.

Rita Scamander: If we have a monarch like Lady Emilia, even if she is so naive that people are worried, and so kind that the enemy will laugh, as long as she can maintain the kindness in her heart, whether it is a foreign race or a duke, which country in the world can conquer Londinium?

Rita Scamander: Our soldiers and knights of Victoria will naturally strangle any resistance that covets Victoria.

Alexandrina Vina Victoria: ...

Rita Scamander: Victoria?!

In the light curtain, under Emilia's instructions, all the people in the mansion who could serve as a force were gathered together.

Natsuki Subaru and Ram rushed over together. When they saw Emilia, they wanted to say hello, but then they found that the atmosphere in Emilia's office was serious and depressing.

Before he arrived, Emilia, Rem, Natsume, and Goblin Slayer were already standing in the office. They seemed to be the last group of people to arrive.

【It looks like everyone is here. 】

Emilia nodded and said, "I found a sorcerer active near the mansion. I called everyone here to raise their vigilance and to find the sorcerer in the shortest possible time."

[A sorcerer? This is really troublesome. ]

[What is a warlock? Is it different from an elf warlock or magician? ]

Ram looked impatient, which made Subaru Natsuki curious.

[To put it simply, warlocks are garbage from the gutter. They manipulate curses and cast spells on their targets. When certain conditions are met, the curse will kill the target. This process cannot be interfered with and ignores distance. They are a very troublesome group of guys.]

[They can’t interfere and they ignore distance... so aren’t they invincible? ]

Subaru Natsuki made a judgment based on his experience in the game, and in his opinion, the warlock is a complete mechanic weird!

As long as the conditions are met, he will launch an attack that ignores distance and is sure to kill. The key conditions are set by the opponent. How should we fight such an opponent?

[It's not that simple. The conditions for a warlock to cast a curse are usually quite harsh. The most basic and most common condition is that he must personally touch the target of the curse.]

[Then, the person who sent such a dangerous guy to the vicinity must be a candidate for the throne from another faction, right?! ]

At this moment, although the three candidates for the throne who were inadvertently affected outside the light curtain frowned, they had to admit that this was indeed the most likely speculation at the moment.

According to the rules of the royal election, candidates for the throne need to return to their respective territories to show themselves after the royal election meeting officially begins. In the end, the candidate for the throne with the greatest achievements and the most recognition from the people and nobles will become the new king of Lugnica.

However, not only is it time-consuming and laborious to manage a territory along orthodox lines, but the selection criteria of recognized political achievements themselves are both ambiguous and vague.

In this case, another short, flat and fast route naturally emerges in front of everyone.

——Kill other candidates for the throne. When you are the only candidate for the throne, you will be the only one who can become the king.

[Is this the most likely guess at the moment? ]

Even Parker thought so.

[In short, we must find the hidden warlock as soon as possible, otherwise the villagers will definitely be hurt. ]

Emilia smiled slightly as she saw everyone else in the room nod in agreement with her.

[Don't worry, if it's everyone here, I believe we can get through this difficult time - now, I need someone familiar with Aram Village to participate in the search, and someone familiar with the affairs of the mansion is here to direct the work in the mansion so that nothing goes wrong.]

[Me! I greeted everyone in the village today. I'm not bragging, but everyone must have a deep impression of me! Communication is not a problem.]

[That’s great——Thank you, Subaru. ]

Emilia gave Natsuki Subaru a reassuring smile, and this soft smile pierced Natsuki Subaru's heart in an instant.

How does it feel to be trusted and relied upon by the girl you like?

Today's Natsuki Subaru will say loudly: That is the feeling of happiness that no one and nothing in the world can bring him!

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