“…………”
This…
What in the world was this?
As if fearing Leya might misunderstand, Harvey quickly added:
“Tsk, come on, Malt, let’s go back… Oh, no, let’s go back and find someone.”
“Uh, oh! Alright, alright!”
“…………”
“…………”
Well…
Leya had truly seen it all now.
Tsk, tsk…
Still, it was for the best.
She hadn’t intended to cross them anyway, so this outcome saved her a great deal of trouble. After all, they had already *subtly* indicated a desire for peace talks.
In that case, she might as well…
“Har… Harvey! If you dare to take another step, I… I swear I’ll die right here!”
“…………”
He remained unmoved.
In fact, upon hearing this, Harvey seemed to run even faster than before, more than doubling his previous speed.
“You… Fine! If you don’t care about that book I happened to see on you this morning, then go right ahead and leave!”
“…………”
A book?
Suddenly…
Harvey stopped dead, his expression immediately turning exceptionally grim.
He turned back and spoke:
“Are you threatening me?”
“I…”
Quickly, however, he waved a hand, signaling Debbie to say no more.
Harvey merely gave a few instructions to Malt, who stood beside him.
Sure enough, not long after, Malt approached Leya, holding an object.
To be honest, Leya had indeed seen that item before; it was the one she’d encountered at the Magic Association.
[A Magic Communicator!]
Only…
Why… why was he giving it to her?
Without making Leya wait long, Malt promptly spoke.
“Uh… my master’s reputation isn’t exactly stellar over there, so… *ahem*, please don’t take offense.”
“…………”
“But it’s alright; if you just truthfully explain the situation here to the person on the other end, I’ll handle everything else.”
“…………”
‘What in the world was all this?’
Yet, before Leya could react further…
–Harvey? Is something the matter?–
A Ma… Ma… Magic Communicator…
It… it actually spoke!?
Heavens!
****
And so, Leya completed her task.
Indeed, it was the task of teaching the two a lesson, though Leya couldn’t recall ever personally chastising them. However, according to the System’s explanation, she had directly influenced the subsequent trajectory of their fates.
After a brief chat with the individual on the other end of the Magic Communicator…
Oh, and incidentally, the voice belonged to a young man, sounding no older than twenty. Yet, his actual status seemed several ranks higher than Harvey’s.
After Leya finished explaining, the man immediately summoned Harvey and gave him a thorough scolding. Of course, Leya didn’t quite catch the specific details.
It was just that *book* Debbie had mentioned…
The person on the Magic Communicator spoke with Debbie for a long time.
Although Leya didn’t know the exact conversation, she clearly saw Debbie’s exceptionally pale, bloodless expression afterward.
Consequently, the System declared that she had completed the second task, promptly notifying her that the [Holy Maiden’s Sword of Garter] was now available for use.