Became a Medieval Fantasy Wizard-Chapter 315

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Ian felt grateful to Gerard for once.

'So you can give useful advice after all?'

Though space-time wizards were crafty bastards, they occasionally did helpful things like this. That's why people couldn't completely hate them.

"S-something terrible! The wizard...!"

"You mean Ian?"

Ian returned to camp with Aesis captured.

Belenka, who had been supervising the servants, rushed out as soon as she got the report. She looked back and forth between Ian and Aesis with an incredulous expression.

"What happened here, Ian?"

"This guy attacked me."

"???"

Ian explained what had occurred. With Maria as a witness, the explanation wasn't difficult.

"Good grief."

Belenka said with a frown.

"So he was watching you the whole time, then tried to escape when he had the chance?"

"Aesis, want to tell them yourself?"

"..."

Aesis kept his mouth shut, staring at the ground.

Belenka clicked her tongue at his response.

"So much for not judging people by appearances."

Aesis was promptly tied to a large tree.

Ian gathered his companions for an emergency meeting.

"The minstrel was an assassin?"

"Yes, Sir Salvador."

Most hadn't expected it. Even Ian wouldn't have suspected without Gerard's warning.

"Well damn."

Sir Salvador seemed dumbfounded.

"We're still in the north, yet assassins are already after us..."

"He doesn't seem to be sent by black wizards."

"Ian, didn't you say he targeted you?"

As his companions knew, Ian's enemies were black wizards.

Specifically, black wizards of the Golden Rule Society.

But Ian judged that Aesis wasn't their minion.

"I only exposed his true colors by catching him. He tried to leave camp right after seeing Maria and me together."

"You and Maria?"

Ian nodded and spoke to Maria.

"Show them the signet ring."

Maria took out the ring from her chest.

Those who had heard Aesis's story were shocked when they saw the crest.

"No way...!"

"Ian, this is..."

"Yes. It's identical to what Aesis showed us."

It was the crest of House Silverwind, the southern Margrave.

That signet ring had emerged from Maria's possession.

Kira narrowed her eyes and spoke:

"Isn't this the ring Maria's grandmother had?"

Kira also remembered Aesis's story.

She couldn't help but connect the Silverwind crest to the black-haired girl.

Kira's jaw dropped as she spoke:

"D-does this mean... Maria is from Silverwind...?"

Belenka added:

"The circumstances certainly point that way."

But Sir Salvador spoke more cautiously:

"Let's not jump to conclusions. We need to verify how Maria's grandmother obtained this ring first."

"But Sir, I don't think others will consider it that deeply."

When Ian said this, Sir Salvador nodded heavily.

"That's... true. A black-haired girl appearing with a lost signet ring - anyone would think she's a Silverwind survivor."

"However legitimate Duke Fargar's heir might be, they'd have trouble competing with Maria."

If the legitimacy had been certain in the first place, there wouldn't have been voices doubting Duke Fargar.

If rumors had spread as far as Dranheim in the north, the young Baron Silverwind's legitimacy must be notably weak.

What if Maria appeared in the south in this situation?

"...This seems like no ordinary problem."

Sir Salvador grasped the situation easily.

Aesis's target wasn't Ian.

It was Maria.

"Um..."

Just then, Maria tugged gently at Ian's collar.

With an anxious look unlike her usual self.

"Won't you explain to me too? What this all..."

Ian felt slightly incredulous.

An heir of a fallen noble house hiding from enemies, growing up thinking they were a commoner...

What kind of cliché was this?

"Maria. The truth is... you might be nobility."

"..."

"Likely the sole heir to the Margrave of Silverwind's title."

Maria kept her head slightly bowed, showing no particular reaction.

She just nodded quietly, as if processing the information.

In a way, Aesis's appearance was actually beneficial.

It let them discover early that someone was targeting Maria.

"Aesis hasn't killed himself."

"...That's a pretty brutal observation."

Belenka observed Aesis with sharp eyes.

As a former wandering knight, she'd heard many rumors about assassins.

"Failed assassins often commit suicide."

"To avoid torture?"

"Exactly."

Assassins often chose death to prevent information leaks and avoid torture.

What good would come from an assassin staying caught?

No one would pay ransom for an assassin.

Why would anyone pay to retrieve a failed assassin?

Most ended up dying under brutal torture or being sold as slaves.

But Aesis didn't seem in a dying(?) mood yet.

"Must mean he has a plan."

Ian went with Belenka to interrogate Aesis.

Sure enough, Aesis tried to negotiate as soon as he saw Ian.

"This situation is most regrettable, Wizard."

"What's regrettable? That I'm still alive?"

Aesis immediately shook his head.

"My mission was to track the girl called Maria."

"Who gave you the mission?"

"I don't know. Client confidentiality is essential when hiring informants."

Belenka whispered.

"Should we beat him?"

"...No. He seems to be telling the truth for now."

Like a typical medieval knight(...), Belenka's first thought was violence.

But Ian didn't feel much need to beat Aesis up.

He didn't seem to be lying.

"Though I suspect it's Fargar's people."

"Evidence?"

"None. Just an informant's instinct."

It wasn't completely baseless.

If Fargar's people had noticed Maria's existence, they'd have plenty of reason to send an assassin.

"I received some support to complete my mission."

"Support?"

"First, backing from a wizards' group called the Golden Rule Society."

"...!"

Belenka noticed something and quickly whispered.

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"Ian. If it's black wizards from the Golden Rule Society..."

Aesis pursuing Maria.

And support from the Golden Rule Society.

Ian inserted one connection between these two keywords.

"Heavenly Wizard Bertholdt."

"Right. That guy... he's the one who targeted Maria before."

The necromancer Bertholdt.

He was the wizard who had tried to turn Maria into a black wizard but was driven away by Ian's interference.

Bertholdt had plenty of reason to pursue Maria.

"Whether Fargar or Roxlan, their interests might align with Bertholdt."

"...Since they both aim to hunt down the black-haired girl."

In other words, Aesis's deployment was a joint effort between an imperial duke and black wizards.

"Wizard Ian."

Aesis spoke softly.

"I have reinforcements provided by my client and the Golden Rule Society."

"Reinforcements?"

"Enough forces to annihilate your mere handful of people."

"And?"

When Ian asked, Aesis answered confidently.

"Spare my life. Then I'll tell the reinforcements lying in wait that the time isn't right yet."

Belenka offered her opinion.

"Doesn't seem like he's lying."

"But can Aesis control his allies?"

"He'll have to if he wants to live."

Belenka shrugged.

"They probably don't think Aesis was caught anyway."

"Just curious - why's that?"

"Because he got caught in such a ridiculous way."

Ian and Belenka laughed together.

That's right.

Ian had uncovered Aesis's identity thanks to Gerard's prophecy.

Because Gerard had warned about Aesis beforehand, Ian was the only one who viewed him with suspicion.

Aesis had barely acted suspicious and probably never imagined being discovered.

"They'll think Aesis is still infiltrating."

"Perhaps."

"Better avoid pointless fights since we don't know how many enemies there are."

It was a reasonable assumption.

"Aesis. Can I trust you?"

When Ian asked, Aesis answered as if he'd been waiting:

"Of course. If I betray you, you may kill me on the spot."

"Swear to heaven. If you're leading me into a trap, you'll become a sinner forever barred from the heavenly realm."

"...I swear by Heaven's name."

Aesis swore to heaven.

To medieval people, this was equivalent to swearing on your mother's life, or even more serious.

Many would rather swear on their mother than heaven's name.

Family couldn't guarantee the afterlife after all...!

"Lucky us."

Belenka said.

"We almost got ambushed without knowing anything."

"I'll have to thank Gerard later."

"Gerard?"

"The space-time wizard gave me a prophecy."

Belenka opened her mouth in admiration.

"So that's how!"

Though the situation was chaotic, Ian continued moving forward.

Suddenly returning to Talian might raise the enemies' suspicions.

Plus, Ian needed time to organize his thoughts.

"Ian! I told the servants! For now, I said Aesis was caught stealing!"

"Well done, Kira."

Ian glared briefly at Aesis.

Aesis whistled while pretending not to notice.

"Better a thief than a corpse, right?"

"For an assassin, you sure care about staying alive."

"I'm a professional. Just trying to make a living here."

---

Ian's carriage continued along the road.

And before long, the enemies Aesis had warned about appeared.

"Kehehehe! Stop right there if you want to live!"

"B-bandits!"

The servants naturally thought the enemies were bandits.

"Aesis. Your turn."

"Leave it to me."

Aesis walked proudly toward the bandits.

And shouted loudly:

"I am the minstrel Aesis! I wish to have a word!"

The bandit leader shouted back:

"Kehehehe! A word? I have just one thing to tell you! '[Say hello to Heaven for me!]'"

"W-what do you mean! I-I have connections with Duke Fargar..."

"Don't care if it's Fargar or flies! Just prepare to die!"

Woooooooah!

The war cry echoed through the mountain path.

Ian and Belenka looked at each other briefly.

"Doesn't seem to be working?"

"Indeed. Aesis must have lied..."

Aesis rushed back and fell to his knees.

"It's unfair! I really do know those bandits!"

"Then why aren't they listening to you?"

"...I don't know."

Belenka silently drew her longsword.

Aesis bowed his head at amazing speed and begged with clasped hands.

"I-it's true! Please spare me!"

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