In response to Lefille’s discerning comment, Suimei gave a vague reply and shrugged his shoulders. There wasn’t any real need to vehemently reject her words. This should be fine.
“…Alright then. It doesn’t seem like this is something I should stick my nose into. I won’t say anything more about your rank,” she said finally.
“Don’t worry about it. And thank you.”
Although on the surface of things, Suimei was apologetic, but he wasn’t actually sorry for he’d handled the issue. He was, after all, a magician, and magicians were the kind of people that frequently made those who were honest and upright feel guilty. For that reason, he had no real need to apologize to Lefille, who was just such a person.
Suddenly, a sound caught his attention.
“—Oh, time for a break.”
“By that watering hole over there, huh,” Lefille said after a quick glance.
By the side of the road, was a small area that had been renovated, although that might have been a bit of an overstatement for an area that simply had some fairly flat stones that were to be used as seating. It appeared to have been designed as a rest stop along the road.
Even though his conversation with Lefille had finally reached a climax, if they had continued further, it would only have brought on more trouble, Suimei thought to himself as he and Lefille followed the others to the rest site.
When suddenly—
“…?”
Had he just heard a shout?
While the sound hadn’t come from that far off, it hadn’t been that close either. Looking in the direction of the sound, he saw a robed young girl waving from over by the waterfront.
At her side were gathered a few of what looked to be companions. The young girl was a mage, while the others were warriors, swordsmen, and archers.
Judging by the roles they had assembled, they would have passed for a balanced party in a game, drawing extreme interest from Suimei. That said, he certainly was not acquainted with them.
“Those are the companions that took down the semi-giant with me.”
“Ohh, so that’s them.”
Lefille’s remark dissipated his confusion. So those are the aforementioned guild adventurers, huh.
“We were on pretty good terms while together. We’ve had some interactions before.”
As Lefille explained, the young girl cupped her hands to her mouth like a megaphone. Judging by her actions, she seemed to have decided they hadn’t heard.
“I think they’re calling for you.”
“Looks like it. I’m going to head over there for a bit,” she replied before setting off in their direction.