Daphne screamed, her hands filled with light green light. Patients who inhaled smoke and suffered minor burns huddled in front of Daphne, lying down and receiving healing, which looked beautiful even in the rain.
After checking the situation around me, I looked around to see if there were any suspicious individuals. However, it rained, so even though the fire died down, the visibility was not good. Through the hazy view, I could see the leaders of various tribes, including the Kun’s chief.
It was futile to look for suspicious individuals amidst the growing crowd. I thought they would appear before me, but they didn’t. Just as I was thinking of going to Lacius, who was probably worried about me.
Thud! With a heavy landing sound, a huge body crashed into my feet.
‘A person?’
No, correction. A battered person.
With a face twisted in pain, the man lay unconscious with his mouth agape. There was no need to ask who did this. Through the curtain of rain that lifted, a bright light shone through. And between them, Lacius was walking confidently.
“Shay, were you hurt anywhere?”
“Heuk.”
“Are you sure? What about your airway? Are you not having trouble breathing? Did you not inhale any smoke?”
Lacius pulled me into a suffocating hug. He was obviously worried, very worried to be dropping these question bombs. I nodded vigorously, ignoring the fact that he was stepping on the suspicious man’s neck.
“It’s okay, I’m okay. Am I someone who gets hurt so easily?”
“No…”
“Rather than that, what is this? Could it be the arsonist?”
When I asked that question with some anticipation, Lacius looked down with a frown.
“He could be.”
“Huh? You’re not sure?”
“Yeah. But he seemed to be targeting you and planning something. So… I picked him up on the way.”
What? You picked it up on the way? Sir, I’m curious what kind of picking you đid, for him to end up in this state.
However, Lacius seemed to not want to reveal that he had used force.
“Hmm, is that so? Well, in this chaotic situation, it’s possible to pick up at least one person in that state.”
“That’s right. There was chaos. I wơnder what Kun Geisha is doing, hmm.”
Tsk. Lacius clicked his tongue, relaxing once he realized I was safe. I looked up at the sky, now completely clear again, and back down at the busy Daphne.
“Good. Let’s get this guy down there and see if we can ask the chief of the Kun about Fata-Morgana.”
“What if he’s an ally of Fata-Morgana?”
“At the very least, he’s not connected to them. Daphne almost got hurt, and he doesn’t seem like the kind of man who would set up something that could hurt her.”
If anything, I think he’d be more inclined to run wild and try to destroy them himself.
I pushed past the other clan chiefs who had gathered and approached the real Kun Geisha. His furrowed brow and glinting eyes tell me that he is very unhappy with the situation. I tapped Lacius’ forearm and made him toss the person he picked up earlier at Kun Geisha’s feet.
“What is this dried date-looking guy?”
The tone of his voice was thick with displeasure. The Kun chief stomped on the man’s head with his foot. I crossed my arms and raised my chin proudly.
“The arsonist, or an accomplice.”
“What?”
“He’s the one who made Daphne suffer.”
Cough, cough! Just in time, Daphne, who was using healing power from behind, coughed.
The Kun’s chief, whose eyes changed at that, quickly rushed to Daphne first. I watched it and gently stepped on the wriggling hand. Whether this man is the arsonist or not, the truth doesn’t matter. All I needed was a connection point with Kun Geisha.
“Give him to me.”
After a while, the chief of Kun, who had returned, gave off a terrifying aura that would have sent chills down any normal person’s spine. Of course, I wasn’t affected because Lacius unleashed his energy as well.
“Oh, we’re the ones who caught it, so you shouldn’t try to take it away like that.”
“Everything in the desert is mine.”
“Do the other clans’ chiefs think the same? This happened during Lakurum, after all.”
If you want to take it personally, interrogate, or do something, you have to pay for it. Give and take!
As I was sending that message through my eyes with all my heart, I saw Ram’s chief creeping closer from the other side. If you hesitate a little longer, you will have to share it with everyone. Lacius was too strong to use force, so there was only one option that the chief of Kun could make with that personality of his.
“… What do you want?”
Information about Fata-Morgana.
But I grinned without answering.
“Daphne seems very tired, so let’s go in and talk. Let’s go.”
Fortunately, princess-unnie is not nearby. Now was the right time to share secrets.
* * *
Having used too much of her healing powers, Daphne immediately collapsed in bed. The sight of her gasping for breath as her fever rose was worrisome. Still it was relieving to see the people from the Kun clan come and massage Daphne’s limbs and fan her. It was fortunate to think that she wouldn’t suffer for long.
“Get some rest, my love.”
“Hmm. Geisha…”
“I need to find out who started the fire. I’ll be back at night, so close your eyes for now.”
The head of Kun was devoted to Daphne. Of course, there was madness in his red eyes, but at least he was as sweet as Lacius when he spoke.
“Protect Alajah with your life.”
“I understand!”
There is a female warrior inside the room and a male warrior outside the door. Such iron-clad security. I stuck out my tongue and shook my head. I can protect myself and attack at the same time, and since Cat is always with me, I don’t need security like that.
It was truly fortunate that I was a painting wizard, because a personality like mine wouldn’t have been able to withstand that kind of protection.
“Well, I guess we should finish our conversation.”
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