Only My Magic Levels Up - Chapter 211



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Episode 211 Sky Fairy (2)

The guest’s attire was similar to Galen or Lilia’s. He was wearing a thick coat and a hat, covering most of his body.

The only difference is the design of the hat? While the hats of both people are practical and fall into the category of fashion items, the guest’s hat was honestly not stylish. It was almost like a helmet, covering not only the ears but also the side of the face. It must have been warm, though.

On his back, he was carrying a box tied with a leather strap instead of a backpack. It is unusual for a porter to carry a box like that.

In short, just by looking at him, it was impossible to guess what he did.

But interestingly, Lilia seems to doubt whether the guest is even a ‘person’.

Thanks to that, Galen suddenly became interested, but this wasn’t a very good place to have a conversation.

“Let’s put it away for now.”

Galen whispered softly and winked twice. Lilia, who understood the meaning, nodded slightly and closed her eyes. The castle fell asleep and the peculiar oppressive feeling disappeared.

The two of them continued walking. They came down the stairs and pretended not to notice anything. Then, as if they had belatedly discovered the commotion in the waiting room, they called out to a female employee.

“What’s going on?”

“ah……!”

The female employee’s expression brightened and then darkened. If I were to guess, it might have been a mixture of anticipation for a helping hand and a fear of bothering the VIP.

But while the female employee hesitated for a moment, the customer who had been arguing with her turned to look at the two of them.

“You showed up just in time.”

The voice was thin and clear. It was the voice that could be expected when looking at the face. Even though the outfit was completely covered, revealing only the eyes, nose, and mouth, you could tell that she was not an ordinary beauty.

However, because he had almost no expression and his eyes looked dead, he gave off a strong feeling that it was difficult to approach him carelessly. Even if I had done nothing wrong, if the other person made that kind of face and started arguing with me, I felt like I should bow down for the time being.

The guest spoke in a voice that was so clear that it almost felt cold.

“I was talking to you guys.”

“yes?”

“What’s going on? You just asked me that.”

“Do you have any business with us?”

“No, that’s not it.”

The conversation was a little shaky. Galen turned his gaze from the customer to the waitress. She confessed in an apologetic tone.

“That’s… why were the two people who arrived late being guided to the branch manager first… … .”

“Isn’t this a problem that should be brought up? You were the one who said that the branch manager has a set time to meet visitors, so you asked him to wait.”

“I told you. These two already had an appointment, so I guided them first.”

“I heard clearly that you came without an appointment. Do the standards for meeting each visitor differ?”

“It changes.”

Galen, who had been listening to their conversation, blurted out a word.

You seem like the type of person who thinks highly of yourself enough to oppose discrimination, but at the same time is unaware of the world where discrimination is widespread.

Even though her appearance is good enough to be called a daughter of a prestigious family who grew up preciously, her clothes don’t really suit her. Where would you find a daughter of a prestigious family who carries a box on her back without even a single attendant?

then-

“Go to the branch manager.”

Ignoring the customer’s earnest gaze, Galen gestured to the female employee.

“Explain the situation here and ask them to handle this matter as quickly as possible. If it’s a difficult matter, there’s no need to force it; just give it some thought.”

“yes yes!”

The female employee quickly moved. Since it was an order from Galen, a VIP, she had a reason to act. She felt relieved, free from responsibility.

The customer, who had been staring at the back of the female employee who quickly disappeared upstairs, looked back at Galen and asked.

“Are you a senior executive at this level? Higher than the branch manager?”

“I am a guest.”

“I’m a guest too. The way you treat me is completely different.”

“If you have enough money to be suspicious, you can even hire a branch manager.”

To be exact, Galen and Lilia’s status is so extreme that it’s almost like the branch manager is wagging his tail.

Even if it was a jewel, it would be impolite to kick open the office door and barge in to see the branch manager’s face, so it wasn’t wrong to say that it was possible because he was a blackmail guest.

“Really? How much should there be?”

“A deposit on top, at least ten thousand won?”

“…Is it by any chance based on gold?”

“A silver coin is not enough to become a VIP at the top of a super giant.”

“… … .”

The customer let out a faint groan instead of speaking. It was too much money to say, “That kind of money,” with aplomb. She wasn’t without a sense of money.

“… Yes, to that extent, it is worthy of being served. It is also a natural right to meet the branch manager directly.”

Surprisingly, the guest did not remain stiff until the end, but bowed his head slightly.

“I misunderstood. I’m sorry. Thank you.”

“If you’re sorry, then apologize to the staff later. What else are you grateful for?”

“As a result, things got done more quickly thanks to you.”

“I don’t know, that’s it. I don’t know if it’s the kind of thing the branch manager can handle quickly.”

“I don’t think it was that difficult. That’s why I was more upset that you didn’t meet me right away.”

By then the female employee had returned. She spoke politely to the customer.

“The branch manager asked to see me.”

“As expected.”

The guest muttered as if he knew it would happen and gave Galen a nod. Galen returned the nod with his eyes.

The guest followed the female employee upstairs. Galen and Lilia left the building.

Instead of going to find an inn to stay in for the night as usual, the two went into a nearby teahouse.

There was no one at the outdoor seating on the second floor. Who would want to drink tea outside in the near-midwinter wind?

From a spot where the entrance to the upper branch was visible, the two talked without worrying about being overheard.

The topic, of course, was the story about the guest I couldn’t tell you earlier.

“The wizard is definitely there.”

Lilia said decisively. Galen asked.

“Why did you doubt whether he was human?”

“Because you’re just like my brother!”

“…yes?”

“Oh, I didn’t mean anything strange. Didn’t you steal the power of the earth from the earth fairy?”

“yes.”

“And when you use it, you use it in a way that it wraps magical power around your entire body.”

“Yes, it is a protective shield.”

“That guest looked similar when I looked inside the castle. He seemed to have magical power surrounding his entire body? Even the box behind him.”

The wizard could sense the opponent’s magic, but that was most closely related to touch. Like radar, he could sense the opponent’s magic that clashed with his own magic within his sensory range.

On the other hand, Lilia’s sense of sight was literally something you could ‘see with your eyes’, so while it lacked the subtlety of a wizard’s sense of sight, it was more excellent at detecting the presence of magic itself. You just had to look.

“Brother, you are following the ways of the earth elves in a similar way, so if that guest is using magic in a similar way, isn’t that because he is a fairy?”

“It’s possible. Of course, it could just be a human wizard who happens to use similar magic.”

“But it was pretty, wasn’t it?”

“yes?”

“That customer. Wasn’t she pretty?”

If I say she’s pretty here, will it lead to the bad ending? Galen thought about his answer for a moment.

Fortunately, the kind Lilia didn’t ask him a question to embarrass him. She continued talking right away, as if she didn’t really expect an answer.

“Of course, it’s nonsense to say that just because someone is pretty, they’re all fairies. But when you look at them from the perspective of the castle, there’s something… a subtle sense of incongruity? I guess you could say. It’s a feeling that I don’t get when I look at other people.”

“When Lilia feels something strange, it’s usually actually strange up until now.”

Galen nodded. Her innate sense was not ‘baseless’ but rather ‘founded but hard to explain’, closer to a miraculous miracle with an incredible hit rate.

“If they’re fairies, then it’s plausible. Their appearance can be explained, and of course they’re wizards. They’re probably old, so their speech is understandable. They probably don’t know much about human society either.”

“But I have no idea what that box on your back is.”

“It would be strange if someone carried it… Well, there must be a reason. They might have used a box because they had too much stuff to fit in a simple backpack.”

Anyway, that wasn’t the important issue at the moment.

“So, what are you going to do?”

“Well. What about Lilia?”

“Wow… … .”

Lilia couldn’t answer right away. Galen was similar.

Both of them wanted to meet the Sky Fairy while they were in the Northwest.

It was meant to be a more friendly and romantic encounter, not a suspicious one hiding its identity in the middle of the city.

I can’t be 100% sure if they’re real sky fairies, and even if they are, why would a fairy who doesn’t live with humans show up in a human city?

“How about just watching for today?”

Galen suggested.

“The sun will set soon anyway, and the guest will probably find somewhere to stay. Maybe we can stay at the same inn and try to make some contact?”

“great!”

Lilia readily agreed.

Even though I was on my way to capture the Brave Mercenaries, I was planning on resting in this city today anyway, so it wouldn’t be a problem to utilize my rest time.

Create a temporary fire spirit and play with it like a warm but non-burning hand warmer while you wait.

Finally, the guest was captured coming out of the building.

“It’s out!”

“Lilia, can you go to the upper branch for a moment?”

“I just need to find out why you came here.”

“Yes. I will follow you slowly. Unica will tell you my location.”

Basically, it is a natural principle to keep customer information confidential.

If the Archbishop were to give orders to the upper chamber of Callia, which is closely intertwined with the Church, it would be a meaningless principle.

“I’ll go and come back!”

Lilia disappeared towards the upper branch. Galen muttered softly.

“Be careful. Don’t get caught.”

The gleba that had been wrapped around Galen’s boot ankle like a decoration fell to the floor and soon disappeared as if it had sunk into a swamp. As befitting an earth spirit, it had become one with the ground.

Tenebre crawled out from under his hood and hid in the shadows around him. The sunset was more than halfway through, so the shadows were spread out.

He ordered the two primal spirits to pursue, and Galen followed behind.

After a while.

“Are you here?”

Lilia returned to Galen’s side.

“I came here to buy information, but I didn’t buy anything great. The information I was looking for was similar to what you were looking for.”

“Information on the status of the plateau?”

“Yes. Of course, not to the level of detail we had.”

“Hmm.”

It was hard to get information unless you had eyes and ears throughout the Northwestern Archdiocese, but the information itself was not secret, making it difficult to compile.

Could it be that someone from somewhere else just wanted to get information about the area like Galen did?

If not, the Sky Fairy may have wanted information because she wanted to know the situation of the humans here.

“I can’t judge based on that alone. I guess we can only wait and see.”

“I guess there’s nothing we can do. But where are we going? It seems like we’re way out of the city center.”

“That’s right. If we keep going like this, we might end up leaving the city altogether, not just in the city center.”

Galen, who was just following behind, smiled bitterly.

Unfortunately, the prediction came true.

The sun was slowly setting, but instead of quietly staying in the city, the guests went out of the city.

Unless it was an extremely urgent matter, I was going against the common sense of travel, which is to move while the sun is up and rest when the sun sets.

“Oh, where are you going?”

Galen grumbled as they finally passed through the northern gate.

Because he kept moving around even at night, he looked even more suspicious, so I couldn’t stop following him any longer.

I couldn’t believe it, but the customers didn’t stop even when the sun had completely set. It seemed like they had no intention of eating.

“Why are you being so diligent—”

Just as Galen was about to let out a sigh.

The spirits chasing the guests in front of me sent an urgent signal.

“-uh?”

The distance between the two sides widened at a terrifying rate.