The Principle of a Philosopher by Eternal Fool “Asley”

were you there?!”

 

“800 years ago and then some, I guess?!”

 

“Look, you can’t just read my mind like that, you know.
But I DO have some ideas, though.”

 

“Huh… so, what ideas, sir?”

 

Pochi asked, showing interest.

 

“Hahahaha, try reading my thoughts this time!”

 

“Hmph!”

 

“H-hey, you can’t throw a tantrum now! Do you have any idea how much disaster your power will cause?! Hey, you idiot! STOP!”

 

“NO!”

 

Pochi sentenced me to be dragged out of the village; she blew away all monsters in her path on the way back to the Adams’ residence.

 

“I-it seems that you’ve been playing hard, young Poer.
You look like you’ve swum under the earth!”

 

“W-well, that analogy isn’t so far off from reality, sir.
I did take quite a few dips… ack.
Oh? Leaving at this late hour, Sir Polco?”

 

One carriage was at the ready in front of the mansion.

A few convoy guards were gathering here, too.

 

“Right, sorry for the lack of notice.
It’s urgent – we’ll be leaving for Regalia immediately.
Feel free to use ‘that’ as often as you want – I don’t mind at all.
Also, if there’s any problem, just report it directly to Guile.”

 

Saying all this, Polco then pointed at fav- I mean Guile, who was leaning against the gatepost in front of the guardhouse.

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His forehead was shiny as ever – at night, no less.

 

“I’ve told Ferris to behave herself and listen to you, too.”

 

“I understand.
Best wishes on your mission, sir!”

 

“Mm-hm, well then! Time to go!”

 

The carriage left the village, its guards in a formation around it; the lights from their lanterns gradually disappeared from sight

It was worth considering how the mansion was now short-staffed, considering the timing of his departure.

We’ll have to be more careful and focused than ever before.

 

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“What did you just say?!”

 

“Lady Ferris is…”

 

“”GONE?!””

 

“Yeah! We didn’t detect any intruders, so she probably walked off by herself!”

 

After lunch the next day, Pochi and I heard from Guile that Ferris had gone missing; we immediately headed to see Bright at the reception house.

There, we met Jetta, who came running to us down the corridor, her face gave out a panicked look.

 

“What did you just say?!”

 

“Master Bright is…”

 

“”GONE?!””

 

“Yes! He was in the room just now, but then I went away briefly to prepare tea – and he was gone when I was back! The window was open, so perhaps he’d snuck out there…!”

 

Pochi was practically seized with a fit of hysterics; I left her alone and tried to figure out where they might have gone.

Pochi was no wolf now, which meant her nose could no longer be used for reliable tracking.

Since he had left through the window, could those two have exited via the residence’s back gate?

Bright is a smart kid; no way he’d have such a foolish initiative.

So it was likely Ferris, then? What could she be after?

Huh? Could it be the-

 

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“HYAAAHHH?! What should we do, Master?! What should we do?!”

 

“Calm down, Shiro.
Try to recall – what class did we have this morning?”

 

“Well, if I remember correctly… it was Ferris’… final examination for intermediate magic, sir.”

 

That’s right – although Bright had started training earlier, he was now a step behind Ferris as far as examination progress went.

 

“And what did I say to her then?”

 

“Hmm… ‘If used correctly, even intermediate-level magic spells can defeat A-ranked monsters,’ sir.”

 

“I did correct myself right after that, though – ‘but of course, if your level is not up to par, then you’d be dead in seconds,’ you know.”

 

Right, I had immediately corrected myself, having realized seconds later how I shouldn’t have said that, what with young Ferris’ tendency to run amok.

 

“Yes, that’s what you said!”

 

“But what’s important is after that, Shiro! You said something to Ferris, didn’t you?! What did you tell her?!”

 

“H-huh…? Well, ‘my Master has been killing A-ranked monsters since he was level 29!’ …I think…”

 

What a damn braggart!

 

“Well, what are their levels now?!”

 

“…They just got to 30, according to yesterday’s reports…”

 

“And what A-ranked monsters are living in this region?!”

 

“…AH!”

 

“Now you know – so hurry it up, you damn furball!”

 

Our destination: the northwest mountain… territory of the Blazing Dragons.

 

“I’M SO SORRY, SIR!!”

 

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