A few days passed after repelling the attacker.
I entered the shipbuilding dock in the Sanctuary and began making the improvements. This time, I’ll only be doing simple improvements like furnishing it with detailed upholstery and magic devices, but it’s hard because the ship is gigantic.
Refurbishing the ship isn’t my only job though. Because the Mermaids increased by over 200, it’s absolutely necessary to construct their dwellings. They can go on land even though they’re called Mermaids and they said they’d be glad to live by the seaside, so we’re building the Mermaid’s residential area by the seaside with the Dwarves’ help.
It’s the Sanctuary, so I’ll be safe even without Sophia guarding me, so I was in full operation by my lonesome. However, it would seem that Sophia and the girls were holding a meeting comprising the female group which included the Great Spirits. And I don’t know what the meeting is about. They didn’t tell me.
「We would like to discuss how to deal with the attack on Takumi-sama the other day, as well as predicting threats in the future.」
On a large table situated in the garden of Takumi’s mansion in the Sanctuary, Sophia started the meeting after confirming that everyone was present.
「I believe that we were also careless because we let Takumi-sama by himself saying it was in Volton city.」
「Yeah, they struck at the opportunity when Sophia who was always by his side was not there.」
In response, Akane took the fact that the incident happened on the rare chance that he went out alone gravely.
In actuality, the assailant attacking Takumi when he was alone was entirely a coincidence, but Sophia and the girls, who had no way of confirming this, had concluded that it happened because Takumi was alone.
「I heard the circumstances in detail, and it is probably a type of drug. I believe it is safe to conclude that it is not magic, curses included.」
「If Undine-sama says so then it is certain. That being the case, regarding the origin of the drug, I think it would be impossible to investigate it at this point in time.」
Sophia and the girls believed that if a Great Spirit says it isn’t a type of magic or curse, then it almost can’t be wrong. There are magic spells that could strengthen physical abilities, but Undine says that it is hard to imagine a magic that could be kept up even as the movements tear muscles apart and cause complex fractures on bones. She said that magic can’t be maintained with intense pain.
「So it’s drugs…………, that means it is a considerably large organization.」
Laeva doesn’t know all the recipes as a pharmacist, but even so, she looks over the drugs that appear in the society’s markets. Of course, she hasn’t heard of a drug that can remove the limiter of a person so their body can move past its limits. And that means it’s a new drug, but even the Pharmacists Guild continues to research the new drug for a long time, even 10 years, for it to be complete. Also, it takes a large amount of money to develop.
「I see, it would be impossible unless it’s a country or an organization with a lot of power.」
「Moreover, if a country is doing it, that means that the country is remorseless, capable of conducting cruel experiments on live humans and considers the assailant as disposable.」
Sophia and Akane understood and agreed.
「It wasn’t only the drug. The sword the assailant who attacked Takumi-sama used was smeared with poison. Furthermore, it was a unique poison, and it would have been lethal if not for Takumi-sama’s resistance.」
「It was a poison Laeva doesn’t know about?」
「Akane-san, there are many things that even I don’t know about.」
「Poison. Right, they did use poison.」
「Did something come to mind?」
Akane asked when Sophia reacted to the word “poison”.
「Countries have dark sides too, and their organizations would also handle poison. However, there is one more type of organization that specializes in using poison in their jobs.」
「It’s the Dark Guilds, isn’t it Sophia-san? 」
「That’s correct, Maria.」
Hearing this, Sylph brooded.
「I will ask the Wind Spirits to collect information.」
「Then I will request the Tree Spirits to try gathering information as well.」
When Sylph mentioned that she would use her familiar spirits to collect information, Dryas also undertook the information gathering using her Tree Spirit familiars.
「We will have them accept punishment for harming Takumi, the Protector of the Spirit Tree, Friend of the Great Spirits, Keeper of the Sanctuary, and Guider of the Fairykin.」
Undine declared so in a compelling tone.
If Takumi had been here, he’d be fine with the “friend of the Great Spirit”, but he would probably be bewildered as to when he became the protector of the Spirit Tree, keeper of the Sanctuary, and guider of the Fairykin.
「Those guys who hurt Master are unforgivable.」
「Yes, I can not pardon those after Master’s (Husband) life.」
When Kaede and Marnie said so, Sophia, Maria, Akane, and Laeva agreed.
「Then we’ll annihilate them as soon as we find them!」
「「「「Ooouーーーー!!」」」」
The women rallied at Undine’s spurring shout.
The attack on Takumi in Volton sparked the wrath of not only those tied together with him in body and mindー Sophia, Maria, and Marnieー, but also Laeva, Akane, Lulu, and the familiar, Kaede.
Furthermore, the injuries sustained by Takumi, the man who made the Spirit Tree sprout, built up the foundation of the Sanctuary, and the guardian of their followers, had angered the Great Spirits as well.
This was the moment that the future of the Dark Guild 『Moonlight Owl』 , which boasts being one of the largest in the continent, was sealed.
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