The Branded Female Fencer

Fighting in the Seeker, Part 3 – Seal Capture

“! Everyone, hide! Come here.”

Shortly after entering, suddenly Lisa whispers but with a sharp voice, urging everyone to shade.

“Lisa, the enemy?

“Probably. Seems like a human being sensibly, but I’ll also try to pick up the conversation. Wait a minute.”

We all dive into the shade of a tree in the outermost part, and Lisa begins to concentrate on hearing.

(I don’t know what to do…)

Isn’t that funny?

(Even Dark Elf’s daughter would enjoy it. You see that shape? It’s like I was born to please a man. He was wearing it.)

(Only your face is nasty enough)

(((haha…)))

(But you took them all somewhere, didn’t you? You could leave me alone)

(Even if I say all of them, there’s like 30 of them, right? Those mercenaries killed about half the residents. Sounds like he really wanted to catch you alive a little bit more, huh?

(Neither did the princes you hired think those guys were that strong. Actually, we’re hardly doing anything.)

(Right. Weren’t you behind that special soldier the whole time?

(You can’t help it. In such precise flying arrows and sorcery, penetration is suicide)

(Yet they slaughtered you flat… especially that woman. I was laughing and killing the Dark Elves.)

(I thought you were pretty, but that’s crazy)

(Chuckles)

(Hey, they’ll ask!?

Everyone stays between for a moment.

(… if they ask, they won’t kill us either.)

(Indeed)

(So, how long are we supposed to be here?

(Come on? The prince was in a hurry.)

(That’s what I’m supposed to do in confidence with the country…)

(So you’re saying there’s no key achievement?

They’re looking for some kind of seal.

(You can’t do it without a magician like that. That prince, I knew you weren’t smart enough?

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

(I guess the guys who went on a sealed exploration outside have been made to do it without a guess. I pity you.)

(Or maybe it’s our turn next)

(There would have been a magician among the mercenaries, by the way. Can’t you find him?

(That jizzy guy said it was off-request to explore, and he plucked the price like an idiot. So, the prince cheated on the reward, didn’t he?

(… Seriously, you’re head wacky. You did have an elf who got away with transfer magic, didn’t you? What if he calls for reinforcements?

(You won’t be thinking about it. I know there’s a seal. The sheikhs have all made their own decisions. You’re bad that you don’t properly inspect your belongings, but you were kicking the corpse, a phrase you regretted treading on the estate. Absolutely, he’s a man. Yeah, that’s definitely not the way to die.)

(Let’s not say any more. I serve you like that. It makes us sad…)

(Right…)

Lisa loosens her focus and slowly opens her eyes in a place where the soldiers have a perfect conversation.

“Lisa, how’d it go?

“… let’s start with a tough report”

Lisa answered Alfi’s question badly.

“Fenna, your father, your mother, you’ve apparently been self-determination.”

“… I was ready”

“Fenna…”

Fenna is trying so hard to show off her tears, but she won’t be calm inside. He is gripping his fist hard and making his body small and nervous. It only seems to be trembling.

“Fenna, are you okay?

“… it’s okay, Mr. Alphilis. Keep reporting, Lisa.”

Fenna urges Lisa with a strong eye. I didn’t know Alphilis, I held Fenna’s shoulder to him. And Lisa nods, and goes on.

“Apparently the enemy is a regular army in some country. On a personal note, I was wondering if the Principality of Krums is the most likely. Though he seems to be acting secretly from the country most of the time. And he leads the royal family.”

“That’s not a good idea. It could be an international problem.”

“No, it’s already an international issue”

Nia answers Miranda’s question.

“Why?”

“Don’t you see? Fenna, already the royal family of seekers, has learned the circumstances. I haven’t gotten confirmation yet, and I don’t know if I can get confirmation again. But there will always be evidence, and Fenna will be magical enough to take the back. Even a covert unit is no excuse. It’s a different matter of how the elves move, but in this case, retaliation is likely to be supported by all countries, even by Seekers.”

“It would also involve desire to want the territory of Krums. The situation in western countries stinks, but it’s getting suspicious even in the middle of the country.”

“Continue reporting”

Roaring Nia and Miranda on their asses, Lisa continues.

“More than half of the Seekers died. There are about 30 survivors, but they are not here, and they seem to have been taken away somewhere. The enemy’s goal is to capture the Seeker alive and to search for a seal.”

“Why would a human be talking about our seal?

Fenna is surprised. The seal inside this, naturally, is an external secret. I can’t possibly know anything but the Seeker.

“I don’t know about that, but is sealing the type you can carry?

“I can do one”

“Do you have more than one?

“Yes, there’s nothing I can do about it, because the other is the seal that’s on the land. As far as we can tell, we haven’t been able to detect it.”

“How do you know that?

“No, because the seal is both in my house”

Fenna points to the big tree.

“… why don’t you notice?

“Talking about the soldiers, the commander’s prince seems to be quite bonkers. You think you’re exploring a seal without a magician?”

“That’s a real idiot. There’s nothing more painful than having a stupid superior officer as a soldier.”

Nia sighs uncommonly at Lisa’s words.

It’s common sense, but seals used in magic often use some kind of physical medium. Sometimes you seal it in something like a figurine, for example, or you draw a magic formation. Things that leave such a magical basis, whether or not they can be unsealed if they can be used by exploratory magic, can be done as soon as they are discovered alone.

But since it makes no sense to find those who seal it, it can be placed in a hidden room, hidden in the terrain, or deceitfully hidden like a painting. Sometimes traps are set up again, so there is not a lot of futility in searching for seals without magicians.

If you’ve been attacking us in anticipation of the search for a seal, it’s also impossible for everyone to think that it would be nothing but bonkers who aren’t ready.

“In the meantime, then, do the best you can to confirm the seal, and then retreat. You’ll want to check the remains of your parents, but… Lisa, how many enemies are there?

“Five in the big house, four in the east house, five in the north house, more than that in the settlement. I was wondering if you were out exploring after that.”

“Then there’s a good chance you can’t. Perhaps the people who stormed this place are still there. Even with 100 elves, we can’t do it. Fenna, are you convinced?

“… yes, I just had to be there. Confirmation of the seal should be a priority for me now. Next thing you know, I’m contacting the other settlements, so… everyone who’s been taken away cares…”

The look of Fenna covering her lips is painful. It was obviously felt by everyone that they were imposing.

“Fenna, if you survive and do what you have to do, come back and bury your parents and everyone properly.”

“Mr. Alphilis… thank you”

Fenna gave it two dulls, but it was a frivolous way to laugh. As the inner heart of everyone, not just Alphilis, I was struck by the indignation of wanting to buzz together the people who did so much Fenna, but not this time either. We have to go calmly here. I can’t exchange my temporal feelings for my life.

“What about the operation? Miranda.”

“Let’s do it right with Alfi’s numbing pills and Atashi’s sleeping pills. Consider from the position of the door to be rigged, first wipe out the north side. Then the center. The east is ignored.”

“” “Understood” ”

First, we all go around to the north side hiding ourselves, and since all five were in the room, Nia knocks on the door first. Then one came along voyaking, “What?” so quickly Miranda dragged him down, tightening his neck and letting him faint. And the moment Miranda strains down the soldier, she shoots a dagger and arrow with plenty of numbing pills and sleeping pills from the left and right windows (though there is nothing shielded like glass or shields (sukoko) because the construction of the Seeker’s house is simple), with Alphilis and Fenna. Near jumped in hindsight, but they all fainted without time to even groan a lot. Were they completely distracted or not even wearing armor?

Next in the middle, but this was equally easy to drop. The enemy is completely loose and this one is not wearing any armor. Now there was only one window so it was impossible to temporarily faint him from outside the room, so Nia forced him to storm, but the other two didn’t have time to scream and Nia struck each other and smothered him out. Fenna’s arrow shoots through two shoulders at that moment. We took control here without making any noise. If they had at least put on their armor, it wouldn’t have been easier.

Fenna, hurry up and confirm the seal.

“Yes. I’ll see”

Alphilis urges me, and Fenna goes upstairs.

“Is it going to end with nothing in particular?

“I hope so.”

“That’s something that doesn’t distract you. They’re still awake in the east.”

“Stop sneezing here with a loud noise or whatever.”

Lisa slaps lightly, but her expression hasn’t distracted her. Fenna came down a while later. I have a magic book in my hand.

“Is that the seal?

“Yes, this was safe. But…”

“But?

“The other seal is not in a very good state. Maybe it’s because I’ve sucked a lot of Seeker’s blood, but the seal is slightly loose. But there’s nothing I can do about it right now, so I thought I’d get out of here once and call for reinforcements.”

“Copy that. Everyone, retreat.”

A shadow appeared blocking the day when the nearest nearest door, Nia, lay his hands on the door trying to be outside.

Continued