It was night and Officer Victoria had come out.
The girls were sleeping and Tera was in the garden.
I had a bit of the flu, but I was fine, I had dedicated myself to reading the book that K'vool gave me. It was quite interesting, the plants of this world did not work like those of the earth, these plants absorbed sunlight and transformed it into ether which was used by almost all living beings, it also depended on their colors, the stronger it was the color of the leaves of the plant produced the greater amount.
Another interesting thing is that the large trees were the ones who absorbed what was called mana residues and transformed them into ether, a strange photosynthesis I would say.
After a while, Officer Victoria comes in and asks me for some hot coffee, I give it to her and she takes it in a sip.
"Mister householder, I recommend that you cover your ears and do not leave your house" she exclaims "I'm going to practice a little with the rifle"
Victoria opens a backpack that she brought and takes out a rifle which she arms, looks at it from all sides and adjusts the aim, tests the trigger, then takes some bullets and goes out.
A few seconds later he comes back and asks my permission to get on the roof.
"Of course"
She nods and takes a simple jump up onto the roof.
Victoria spends the night shooting occasionally.
I dedicate myself to reading and asking him if he is well and if he needs anything.
"I'm fine, thanks for asking" she answers seriously, while loading her weapon, can you give me some hot chocolate and cookies? She asks me.
The only thing I can see are his extremely serious red eyes, the wind is blowing slightly and his shirt collar is moving with the wind, although I don't really like his way of expressing himself to me, but he doesn't seem like a bad person; maybe it was very strange when he gave me that kiss without warning, just because Anna asked him to.
Victoria takes a little jump and goes down.
I invite her to the table, I give her the chocolate and some cookies, she gladly accepts them.
You're not from the empire right? He asks me while eating a cookie.
"Nope" I reply.
So where are you from? "Judging by your unusual eyes I would say that you are from distant lands"
"It is a difficult question to answer, many people I have met have asked me, but I cannot give the answer"
"Erns knows her right?"
"I've only told him and K'vool"
"Trusting an elf can have negative consequences"
"Trust a friend no"
His expression turns doubtful.
Do you consider Enrs your friend?
"Of course, not everyone would do what he has done for me, I am an imperial citizen thanks to him and a few other things"
"Many people do not like elves" she exclaims with a certain air of sadness "if you are an elf outside the empire they will always associate you either with the three republics or with the church and neither option is good"
I know part of that story since Enrs told it to me.
"Well, that they are of other races does not make me better or worse, I just live my life calmly like anyone else"
"I recognize that you are a good human, Mr. Householder, also that you have beautiful daughters, I wish you luck in finding them a new mother"
Maki was glued to the door listening carefully, like Anna and Antonia, they were so quiet that it was impossible to detect them.
A new mom? "I don't think so, I have only loved one person and that was my wife"
"Enrs told me about the bar, so I doubt you are not attractive to the female gender in general," she says while taking a sip of chocolate.
"I don't like to remember that incident"
"Anyway, sir, I thank you for this little space" she makes a small gesture of reverence, I tell her that it is not necessary, but she does it anyway and then returns to the ceiling, her movements are so agile that she does not make any noise.
What Victoria was really doing on the roof was shooting at the cult members Enrs was fighting, she had used reinforcement magic on herself and her weapon, allowing her to see in absolute darkness and improving her aim, as well. He had to change the course of his bullets to never miss, by means of magic he communicated with his elf companion.
"I told you he was a good person" says Enrs as he dodges a thrust, the elf returns it and pierces the body of his enemy, while another falls due to an accurate shot from Victoria.
"Maybe" Victoria moves the lever of her rifle and loads another bullet "although it is very weak" she fires again, the bullet hits the head of an enemy.
"He's a human without magic, did you expect something else?" Enrs deflects a fireball with his magic sword, and then fires lightning at the enemy wizard killing him instantly.
"Right" Victoria reloads her weapon and prepares a magic shot "Erns I recommend leaving the area immediately, I will fire a magic charge"
"Understood"
"Let's make a little noise" instead of a bullet coming out of the muzzle of his rifle, what comes out is a burst of energy that travels at high speed and when it reaches its target it is divided into many bursts which impact each of the enemies and then explode destroying the area.
"This is getting worse every day" exclaims the elf, while cleaning his sword, then observes what is left of the area now a wasteland full of craters and dead.
Victoria leaves her weapon "they will continue to appear until they take the girl" How long until the general takes her? Ask.
"Three days maximum, I'm going to cut the communication"
"In agreement"
Being alone, Enrs reflects "I am worried about what might happen to my friend, but an order is an order" overcoming an order is not in his code, the only thing he can do is support his friend in the transition "I think I'll visit him tomorrow "
**
The young maid with the imperturbable face finds herself in a room decorated with pictures, medals, paintings and portraits. The room is illuminated by a golden chandelier which has magical stones protected by crystals, the young woman stands on an antique rug and looks at her mistress who is at her personal desk reading a document, while another young woman with glasses and wavy hair tells her about it. explains some things.
"My mistress, are you sure of this?" the young woman asks, after bowing to her mistress.
What kind of stupid question is that?
"My mistress, excuse my meddling, but girls don't-" the young woman's voice trailed off, her throat being crushed by something invisible.
"I think I did not ask your opinion on this matter" her mistress had raised a finger, without looking at her servant she continues reading her documents, then she speaks to another young woman who is next to her "The only opinion I currently need is that of Veronica"
The woman stops her magic and the young maid falls, her lungs slowly fill with oxygen again and her heart rate returns to normal, then she touches her neck, noting that it has no marks and it pleases. "My apologies for my daring love" a drop of blood slides down his nose and falls to the mat.
"Clean that up and go," the mistress exclaims, annoyed.
"If he loves," the young woman obeys.
"All the documents are up to date and the adoption formulas are complete and sealed, mistress, you just need to go get your nieces" says the young woman with glasses. Are you planning to go yourself? Ask.
"If I want to see for myself" exclaims the woman, then leans a shoulder on her desk, opens the palm of her hand and supports her chin.
"Mistress also knows as I do that her nieces do not esteem her very much and what she is going to do may make them hate her" the young woman with glasses was one of the few people who could say that to her mistress without her being upset, after all is your lawyer.
"Maybe that's the way it is, but I'm their only family and they like it or they won't come with me"
"That is not what I have heard mistress"
Do you think that human is his real father?
"Maybe yes or maybe no, it all depends on the blood test"
"What a stupid thing"
"It may be stupid, mistress, but if that is true, I will be involved in legal issues, which will be easy for me to resolve. Also, I have heard that he still does not have a job so it will be a point in our favor, along with the point that he is not a magician or sorcerer and does not have the ability to protect his nieces that gives us free rein "
Do you think I can kill him? Question loves her.
"I recommend not doing such a thing loves, if you do that your nieces may come to hate you to irreparable levels"
What idiocy, I am not allowed to kill a summoned! The mistress covers her face with her other palm "if only my sister had not done such stupidity"
"Mistress I tell you as your lawyer, but all this could be resolved if only you had adopted them on the day of your mother's death and had not allowed a year to pass to carry out this procedure"
Did you send them money that they want the most?
"You can't expect some girls to know how to use money, their lack of tact is fatal, mistress"
"I became independent at 10 years old, I became a teacher in the art of magic at 12 and raised my sister when she was 2 years old and I was 35 years old, isn't it the same?"
"You cannot compare the same situations from 200 years ago ama"
"A witch must be strong, if not only sadness and despair awaits her"
"Mistress I am from Liare, then you must know that no witch born in the kingdom suffers what the witches of the outside world suffer"
"How nice it is to live in a bubble Veronica, if you knew what I have lived and how many of us I have saved you would not think that"
"I apologize, love" replies the young woman with glasses "changing the subject the cult has been moving a lot lately, multiple attacks have been reported and her elder niece Mackenzie has been attacked twice and the academy has done nothing"
The mistress gets up from her seat and goes to the window and opens it, her room was on the second floor of her mansion, which was surrounded by trees, fountains, statues and where multiple witches worked as servants. "Mackenzie is like me, she will not be bent by anyone and that is what worries me. When the day comes, tell Shalad to double the security, I'm sure she will try to escape on more than one occasion "the mistress crosses her arms and sees how one of her employees plays with a little girl, she smiles and then turns to her lawyer "Tell Astrea to get ready, I'll send her to my nieces' house. I want you to give me a detailed report on how they live "
"To order loves Velvet"
The witch Velvet, her long hair as dark as night, with delicate white skin, blue eyes just like those of her sister and her nieces Maki and Antonia, appears to be a woman in her 30s. Normally she wears a long dark-colored dress, covers her head with a wide-brimmed hat decorated with a bluish feather, she can perfectly say that she is Maki's mother since her resemblance is exceptional, the two present the same physical features in the future Maki will be identical to her. His penetrating and cold gaze would scare any creature which does not contrast with his beautiful features and aristocratic bearing. During his long life he only loved his sister, he felt frustrated and betrayed when his sister decided to go with the adventure wizard, then when he found out that they were married he visited his sister and claimed that, They quarreled and decided never to see each other, after a while when her husband disappears Velvet visits her sister and decides to help her for a while, until they fight again, her sister dies and decides not to go to her funeral, to send money to her nieces to Let them survive, then what appears to be their "father" returns and they spend a happy year, until Maki is attacked at the academy. That turning point makes Velvet decide to formally adopt her nieces; She believes that she can fix everything simply, something she is wrong about and worse still with what she has planned to do. then what appears to be his "father" returns and they spend a happy year, until Maki is attacked at the academy. That turning point makes Velvet decide to formally adopt her nieces; She believes that she can fix everything simply, something she is wrong about and worse still with what she has planned to do. then what appears to be his "father" returns and they spend a happy year, until Maki is attacked at the academy. That turning point makes Velvet decide to formally adopt her nieces; She believes that she can fix everything simply, something she is wrong about and worse still with what she has planned to do.