With a thud, thud, thud, the Cloud Whale's golem was following the wagon.

　In terms of size, it was slightly larger than Dimol, so it had a stride per step, and it didn't lag behind the wagon's speed.


　Meanwhile, Cinzia has dismantled the bone horse she had been riding and is moving that bone golem, so she is moving towards our wagon.

　I'm sure you'll find that it's easier to absorb the magic if you stay close to Noelia and me, according to Cinzia, and she's relaxing in the cargo bay with Noelia.


'So, I see you guys are looking for that intelligent horse.

''That's right. Our original purpose was separate, but the Guildmaster of Invahannes was in trouble, so we decided to take care of that first.


　In the cargo room, Noelia was explaining to Cinzia about the giant horse we were looking for.

　Susana, who was watching the situation, was scurrying around in the cargo bay, playing gyoza with Noelia on her mind.


'Susana, it's not safe, can you drive forward?　Syntzia-sama also said he wouldn't suck any more magic than necessary, and it's okay.

'I don't trust what that fishy sorcerer says. If anything happens to Master Noelia, I will have to offer Master Lloyd my head and apologize.


　It's a good thing that you've got a good idea of what to expect when it comes to Noelia's surroundings, because she is a Susana who is following you around under the guise of being a chaperone on your journey.


　But for being a chaperone, she hasn't said anything to me, which is the opposite s*x: .......

　I'm not sure if it's because of the fact that I'm a commoner, or if it's because of the fact that I'm not on their radar?


　I didn't understand what Susana's criteria for danger were, so I just tossed my head around.

　After a short carriage ride, one of the forests that I've been eyeing as a possible escape route for the giant horses came into view.


　It was a small forest that seemed to be left alone in the grasslands, but it was large enough for the herd to hide itself.


'My hunch is that's my first choice, but ....... Oops, looks like Dimol has found something.


　I saw Dimol, who had been exploring the scene ahead of me alone, circling and whining above the forest as if he'd found something.


''Could that giant horse have been lurking there?''

Thank you. In the meantime, Susana and the others will stay here. I don't want her to get too excited about going with too many people.

Yes, sir.


　As Susana stopped the wagon, the two men in the cargo bay also came out to the groom's table.


'Did they find you?'

Oh, no. I don't know yet. I think Dimol has found something.

If you don't listen to me, I'll cut you down to a little bone and serve you well. Well, worst-case scenario, you could just stuff the bones and cover them with skin and no one would know.


　I feel like what you're saying is pretty bad, but Cinzia could do it.

　In fact, the chaotic horse (Keos Horse) he was riding was someone who was crushed and used to bone him.


''Syntzia-sama, that's indeed a bit ....... My request is to capture them alive.

'Hmm, yes. I see you have a troublesome request. Noelia, it's going to take some time, and while I'm at it, I'll teach you the rest of the basic theory of use-magic.

Mr. Fricke, will you be able to do without backup?

　Cinzia had lost interest in the giant horse and seemed to have resumed the magic theory lecture she had been continuing earlier.

　Noelia, on the other hand, was looking at me with concern.


''Yeah, if he's here, I won't waste my time fighting with him. Noelia would appreciate it if you could get the gist of the usage magic from Syntzia-sama. You can give me some pointers later.


　As I said this, Noelia's face lit up.


'Ha, yes!　I'll learn the essence of use-magic from Lady Cinzia so that I can properly inform Master Flick of it.


　Noelia is still at her most attractive and good-looking when she's learning about magic.

　I'm sure any man would be charmed by a look like that.

　If it weren't for the incident with Alfinae, I would have been fascinated as well.


　It's a good thing that the people who were close to you have shown you that people can change, and closing the distance between your heart and Noelia's may open up old wounds.

　It's better for both of us to keep the distance between us as moderate as possible.


　I broke up with my childhood friend and lover, Alfine, and started a new life on the frontier, and the change in environment had begun to close the wounds in my heart, but I shuddered with fear at the thought that the wound would suddenly open up again and the things I had been pushing down would spew out.


'How are you doing, Master Flick?'


　For a moment, my face in Noelia's ice blue eyes looked like the face I had when I was Fynn.


　I'm no longer Fynn.

　Now I'm Mage Flick.


"No, no. I'm fine. I'm off.

Oh, yes. Have a good day.


　I slipped Deere into my belt and got out of the carriage and galloped off into the woods.