Chapter 128 – Urgent Summon
I lifted my hand.
“That’d be me.”
As soon as I finished speaking, one soldier flew away in Geola’s direction at full speed while the rest came closer to us instead. Wico and Selva moved in front of me to shield me. The one leading the group spoke again.
“We’re from Geola’s army’s aerial corp. Tila Urtek, you’ve been urgently summoned by Miss Vejas. You need to come with us right this instant.”
I remembered the name Vejas since it was impossible to forget it around this region. Since “miss” was used instead of lady, it might refer to the daughter of Geola’s ruler. The one who should have taken the reign of the city after her mother left it all to her.
I quickly pondered about what I could be summoned for. Unfortunately, there were just too many possibilities. It could be related to the Selnics items, to the fact they found I was a spatial mage, a human, or even to my trip to Makji.
I whispered to Wico and Selva.
“Can I trust them?”
Selva looked at me as if she didn’t know for certain but Wico nodded while pointing at the woman soldier in front of the group.
“It’s fine. I know that one. She’s a serious woman. Too straight for her own good.”
She then turned forward again and smiled.
“What do you want with my disciple, Elsy?”
This made the woman scowl.
“Your disciple? Since when?”
“Since a week ago!”
“Haah. You just can’t help yourself, huh, you lustful eagle?”
“That’s right!”
“Tsk. Anyway, Miss Vejas will explain everything. Please come with me now, we don’t have a lot of time.”
“So, you don’t know anything, huh? Why don’t you just say so?”
“Shut up, Wico.”
“What if I don’t want to shut up?”
“You won’t like what happens to you.”
The tension was accumulating quickly and I had no choice but to intervene. I placed myself in front of Wico and opened my arms wide.
“There’s no need for fighting between us, great warriors. We’re all on the same side. I’ll come with you. But what about my carriage?”
“We’ll leave a couple of us here to take care of it. It’ll arrive in Geola soon after you.”
“I understand.”
I focused back on Selva and Wico.
“It seems this is where we separate. Thank you very much for escorting me during this trip. I’ll come visit you soon.”
I gave the remaining gold coin I owed to Selva, who took it happily, and ten of them to Wico, who swiftly pocketed her haul.
“Yes, come soon, my disciple. We’ll be waiting for you.”
Selva didn’t seem too keen on meeting me again, though, but didn’t say anything out loud. I opened my arms toward the soldiers.
“Sorry for the delay. I’m ready now.”
The leader nodded and put herself behind me, her hand under my armpits.
“I’ll carry you. Don’t worry, you’re safe in my hands.”
And of course, Wico had to comment on that.
“My disciple is getting molested by a strange condor!”
The warriors were startled and turned toward Elsy, one of them even trying hard to stifle a smile, while the woman in question didn’t seem pleased in the least.
“You need a good beating, Wico.”
“I’m ready to provide you with one whenever you feel like it.”
Elsy trembled in anger for a second before turning her head away.
“We don’t have time for your antics today. Let’s go.”
She lifted me like I weighed nothing. She was also a rank 6 sorceress and the effort probably wasn’t much for her. From there, our group climbed in the air to around ten meters high and flew at great speed in Geola’s direction. I waved goodbye to Wico and Selva until they soon disappeared from view. After that, I enjoyed the ride, which was neither comfortable nor uncomfortable. I was used to being in the sky but less to advancing at such speeds in the air and the experience was interesting. While my lifeline depended on the goodwill of the woman carrying me, there was still a small feeling of liberation, like nothing could hinder my freedom of movement.
After appreciating the sensation for a while, I spoke to the group leader.
“Do you know my master, great warrior?”
“Call me Elsy. Yes, I’ve known that horny troublemaker for years.”
“Troublemaker?”
“That’s right. I’ve had to clean up her mess so many times I don’t even count anymore.”
“What sort of mess are you talking about?”
“What else? It’s always related to sex. She sleeps with everyone and doesn’t care about the consequences. I’m sure she must have been teasing you a lot during your trip.”
“You’re right about that.”
“You don’t need to pay her any attention. At least, she doesn’t get violent for those reasons.”
“I see. Thank you for the advice.”
“You’re welcome. You’re different from what I expected. How was your trip to Makji?”
“It was intense. We got attacked by bandits and the negotiations to sell my goods were quite strenuous too.”
“That’s bad luck for you. It’s good you hired a rank 6 escort.”
“Yes, that’s right. During the attack...”
This woman was quite easy to talk to despite being the commander of her unit. We chatted for the rest of the way, which didn’t last too long. We normally had a bit more than half a day of carriage trip to arrive in the city. With our group now flying at high speed, it was reduced by many times. In about thirty minutes, we already could see Geola coming into sight. We were there a couple of minutes later.
However, it looked very different from when I left it. The whole northern exit was surrounded by the army, blockading it completely. When I looked to the sides, I noticed it wasn’t just the exit. The whole city was encircled by military personnel, not allowing anyone in or out.
It seemed my worst fears had come true.
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