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Etude of the Frog Taking Shelter From the Rain | Chapter 2
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Lennox: They were looking forward to their mission. And I want the two of them to gain that experience. So I want to take them on the mission.
I understand why you want to keep them in a safe place, Mithra, but....
Mithra: You understand? Does that mean you two told him? About my promise?
Mitile: Is that a bad thing?
Mithra: Of course it is. Do you realize how many wizards out there would be delighted to see me lose my magic?
Rutile: Mister Leno wouldn’t go around telling everyone about your secret. Plus, we can’t keep a secret from Mister Leno. He’s basically family.
Mithra raises his brows and glances at Lennox. Lennox lifts his arm and returns the gaze.
Lennox: That’s how it is, so.
Mithra: What?
Lennox: Huh?
Mithra: That’s how what is?
Lennox: What do you mean....? I’m saying I won’t go around telling people about your promise.
Mithra: Then promise me that.
Lennox: That I can’t do.
Mithra: What?
Lennox: You never know what might happen. But I probably won’t tell anyone. So can I take them along on the mission?
Mithra: .........
Fine. Then I’ll go along with you.
Everyone in the room looks taken aback by his suggestion.
Lennox: You will, Mithra?
Rutile: Really, Mister Mithra?
Mitile: You’re coming along with us on our Southern Country mission?
Mithra: That’s what I’m saying. I’d be uneasy leaving my fate up to Figaro and this man.
Lennox: .....Are you saying that I can’t protect Rutile and Mitile?
Mithra: Yes.
Lennox: ..........
Rutile: Mister Mithra!
Mithra: Well then, tell me when you’re leaving. I’ll promptly head out and finish the job in no time.
Mitile: Then we won’t get any practice.... Geez....! He already left.....
We gaze at Mithra — who decided everything on his own terms and left as he pleased — as he walks away, with confused expressions on our faces.
Akira: Mithra is coming too? Will we be okay....?
Mitile: I want to become a real wizard, and accomplish more on my own.....
Rutile: I’m sorry, Mister Leno. Mister Mithra was rude.....
Lennox: No......
Lennox pushes up his glasses and smiles in response to the apologetic Rutile.
He murmurs, as if speaking to himself, with a shadow in his gaze.
Lennox: ...It’s true that there is someone I couldn’t protect, after all.
✦✧☾✧✦
Figaro: Huh? Mithra’s coming too?
Akira: Too...? Is anyone else coming along?
Figaro: Sir Snow and Sir White said they’d bring Bradley along to make him do volunteer work.
Akira: Really? If Owen decides to participate, then we’d have all the Northern wizards coming along.
Figaro: Ahaha. That’s not happening. I don’t think he’d bother with going all the way to Southern Country.
As for Mithra — so long as Sir Snow and Sir White are around, he probably won’t try anything funny.
Akira: I hope so.... Rutile and Mitile were really looking forward to their first mission.
Figaro: Don’t worry, don’t worry. Knowing Mithra, he’ll probably get bored in no time and disappear somewhere.
✦✧☾✧✦
The day of the mission arrives.
Chloe heard that we were headed to a village of endless rain, and prepared lovely waterproof clothes for us.
Akira: (What a stylish raincoat. I don’t have to worry about getting drenched if I’m wearing this.....)
Lennox: Sir Sage.
Akira: Ah... Lennox. Everyone headed off to the elevator.
Lennox: Have you seen my sheep?
Akira: Sheep?
Lennox: Yes.... One of them has been missing since this morning. I hope he’s safe; I’m worried, because the other day he almost got turned into dinner......
I feel him; I wouldn’t want the adorable sheep to wind up on the dinner table by some accident.
That’s when we hear a sheep’s cry.
(Baaaa)
Akira: ....That was it, right? It came from that direction. Let’s go take a look.
Lennox: Yes. I’m sorry, we were all ready to depart......
Akira: Don’t worry about it!
We head towards the sound of the sheep in the courtyard.
(Footsteps)
Chapter 1 << | index | >> Chapter 3
Lennox: They were looking forward to their mission. And I want the two of them to gain that experience. So I want to take them on the mission.
I understand why you want to keep them in a safe place, Mithra, but....
Mithra: You understand? Does that mean you two told him? About my promise?
Mitile: Is that a bad thing?
Mithra: Of course it is. Do you realize how many wizards out there would be delighted to see me lose my magic?
Rutile: Mister Leno wouldn’t go around telling everyone about your secret. Plus, we can’t keep a secret from Mister Leno. He’s basically family.
Mithra raises his brows and glances at Lennox. Lennox lifts his arm and returns the gaze.
Lennox: That’s how it is, so.
Mithra: What?
Lennox: Huh?
Mithra: That’s how what is?
Lennox: What do you mean....? I’m saying I won’t go around telling people about your promise.
Mithra: Then promise me that.
Lennox: That I can’t do.
Mithra: What?
Lennox: You never know what might happen. But I probably won’t tell anyone. So can I take them along on the mission?
Mithra: .........
Fine. Then I’ll go along with you.
Everyone in the room looks taken aback by his suggestion.
Lennox: You will, Mithra?
Rutile: Really, Mister Mithra?
Mitile: You’re coming along with us on our Southern Country mission?
Mithra: That’s what I’m saying. I’d be uneasy leaving my fate up to Figaro and this man.
Lennox: .....Are you saying that I can’t protect Rutile and Mitile?
Mithra: Yes.
Lennox: ..........
Rutile: Mister Mithra!
Mithra: Well then, tell me when you’re leaving. I’ll promptly head out and finish the job in no time.
Mitile: Then we won’t get any practice.... Geez....! He already left.....
We gaze at Mithra — who decided everything on his own terms and left as he pleased — as he walks away, with confused expressions on our faces.
Akira: Mithra is coming too? Will we be okay....?
Mitile: I want to become a real wizard, and accomplish more on my own.....
Rutile: I’m sorry, Mister Leno. Mister Mithra was rude.....
Lennox: No......
Lennox pushes up his glasses and smiles in response to the apologetic Rutile.
He murmurs, as if speaking to himself, with a shadow in his gaze.
Lennox: ...It’s true that there is someone I couldn’t protect, after all.
✦✧☾✧✦
Figaro: Huh? Mithra’s coming too?
Akira: Too...? Is anyone else coming along?
Figaro: Sir Snow and Sir White said they’d bring Bradley along to make him do volunteer work.
Akira: Really? If Owen decides to participate, then we’d have all the Northern wizards coming along.
Figaro: Ahaha. That’s not happening. I don’t think he’d bother with going all the way to Southern Country.
As for Mithra — so long as Sir Snow and Sir White are around, he probably won’t try anything funny.
Akira: I hope so.... Rutile and Mitile were really looking forward to their first mission.
Figaro: Don’t worry, don’t worry. Knowing Mithra, he’ll probably get bored in no time and disappear somewhere.
✦✧☾✧✦
The day of the mission arrives.
Chloe heard that we were headed to a village of endless rain, and prepared lovely waterproof clothes for us.
Akira: (What a stylish raincoat. I don’t have to worry about getting drenched if I’m wearing this.....)
Lennox: Sir Sage.
Akira: Ah... Lennox. Everyone headed off to the elevator.
Lennox: Have you seen my sheep?
Akira: Sheep?
Lennox: Yes.... One of them has been missing since this morning. I hope he’s safe; I’m worried, because the other day he almost got turned into dinner......
I feel him; I wouldn’t want the adorable sheep to wind up on the dinner table by some accident.
That’s when we hear a sheep’s cry.
(Baaaa)
Akira: ....That was it, right? It came from that direction. Let’s go take a look.
Lennox: Yes. I’m sorry, we were all ready to depart......
Akira: Don’t worry about it!
We head towards the sound of the sheep in the courtyard.
(Footsteps)
Chapter 1 << | index | >> Chapter 3