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Chapter 546
Chapter 546
Chapter 546: Capturing Silver
"The dragon-kin are fully on guard against you, master, and I think they'll move if you move. We're not getting anywhere with this cat and mouse game, so I guess you'll have to erase your presence."
"Erase my presence, how? If there's a Silver Class among them, they'd definitely notice. Are you suggesting I leave Mizuho?"
"Even if I mentioned teleportation, moving away would take time. So, you must stay in Mizuho."
Chloe's suggestion was quite impossible.
As long as I'm in Mizuho, the dragon-kin will continue to detect my existence.
If they were careless about it, they would have found me already.
It's like they think I'm a demon lord or something, the way they're fleeing.
"It's impossible even for me to erase my existence while in Mizuho, you know?"
"Yeah, that's why let's borrow some help. Mizuho has the best barrier users, right?"
Saying that, Chloe gave a friendly smile.
"Her Highness The Celestial Princess! Please help us!"
"Umu! Very well! You may ask anything!"
Orihime, who loves being relied upon, adores straightforward types like Chloe who ask for help openly.
When Chloe says she needs her Celestial Princesss power, she immediately comes to meet her. When asked for help, she immediately nods.
Even though it seems too easy, the person herself was delighted.
"As expected of the Celestial Princess! You're very generous!"
"Umu! Umu!"
Chloe is good at flattering people.
Being praised with a sincere smile usually makes one feel good.
Even more so for someone as simple as Orihime.
She nodded many times to Chloe's words.
But she still seems to want to hear more.
"Other influential people from different countries wouldn't even meet with us. You are one of the few people that my master wants to borrow power from."
"That would be so! That would be so! I'm the best on the continent when it comes to barriers! But! I will not hesitate to use that power! If needed, I will lend you as much power as necessary! Because I am generous!"
It was written all over her face that she was absolutely satisfied.
As I thought how easy she must be to please, Chloe nudged me with her gaze.
It seemed like she wanted me to make the request as well.
"...I would like to borrow your power."
Looking at the excited Orihime, I felt like deflating her a bit, but I couldn't ruin what Chloe had painstakingly set up.
So I asked sincerely.
Then, Orihime became even more excited.
"Umu! Leave it to me!"
"Then, I would like you to isolate my master with a barrier. So that the dragon-kin can't detect his presence."
"Hmm, indeed, this is a case where my power is needed. But, I don't know to what extent the dragon-kin can sense Silver."
"It doesn't seem like they're directly watching. They're probably following my magic power. In any case, I want you to block my magic power."
"You ask for difficult things. But! For me, it's a piece of cake!"
Saying that, Orihime surrounded me with a square barrier.
A single one was already a top-class barrier.
Now there were five of them.
Even I would have trouble breaking through it.
"With this, the dragon-kin should not be able to sense Silver's presence. So, how do you plan to lure out the dragon-kin who thinks Silver is gone?"
"About that, I think they'll probably return to the Twilight Forest."
"Even though they've fled once?"
"I've seen several potential locations, but none are as suitable for hiding as the Twilight Forest."
Mizuho doesn't have many areas rich in magical energy.
That's because the Celestial Princess is already using them.
Therefore, Chloe predicted that they would return to the Twilight Forest.
It's too valuable a place to easily let go.
Furthermore, the movement from other places was quick, suggesting they had no intention to settle there.
They were just using it as an evacuation site.
That was Chloe's reading, and I agreed.
It's not like I'll be in Mizuho forever.
Eventually, I'll leave. All they need to do is evade me until then. That's probably their strategy.
So, I will just have to pretend to disappear.
"Then, Sieg and I will go and check it out."
"Yeah, please do it as soon as possible."
I told them, cringing inside my mask.
The reason was the shape of the barrier.
Seizing the opportunity, Orihime had changed the shape of the barrier.
Into a doghouse.
"Hehehe! You can't get out, Silver!"
"It seems better to hurry up indeed."
"Yay, yay."
How long will my self-control last?
It's that kind of game.
To Orihime, I'm nothing more than a new toy she suddenly got her hands on.
She thinks I definitely won't retaliate, and indeed I can't.
But, if my self-control runs out, I might break the barrier.
If that happens, it's all over.
"Celestial Princess-sama... my master, he's surprisingly short-tempered, so please go easy on him."
"Umu! I understand! If you don't like the doghouse, how about a horse stable? I will give you the privilege to be my beloved horse!"
"Chloe, go quickly."
"Absolutely no rampaging, okay? And hitting any dragon-kin is a no-no too. Bear with it, okay?"
"I'll. try."
While squeezing out these words to the fullest, I averted my gaze from Orihime, who wore a broad smile.
Looking at her smiling face, I felt an urge to punch her.
TL's Notes:
My last chapter this year!!
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