Chapter 205 - Episode One - A Certain Fixer's Visit (1)

As the Palgas Village began to calm down after the disease case of the Levi Church, I was in the storeroom of Village Chief Heils mansion, going through the records and doc.u.ments.

I was researching the matter of the witchs tower.

In the witchs tower, the alchemist Altamir, who was sealed up eighty years ago, lies dormant.

Because of this, the witchs tower seems to have a crazy magic field, and powerful magic beasts and demons are said to appear around and inside the tower.

The strong wards make it impossible to take shortcuts such as jumping between levels or breaking down walls, and the only way to get to the upper levels is to break through the corridors where the demons and monsters appear.

For this reason, in the past, it was often used as a test of adventurers abilities, but these days it is forbidden to enter for the reason that you never know what might happen, and it seems that even in Palgas village have a half-rule to stop adventurers who try to approach the tower.

When I finished checking the materials I brought with me and was about to get out of my chair to search for more materials, Fleur appeared from behind a shelf with a stack of papers in her hand.

Abel-sama, did you find anything useful?

This is Fleur, the daughter of the village chief.

At the time of the disease case, she looked tired and gloomy after caring for her father, the village chief Heil, but she looks much brighter now.

The red hair that she inherits from her father also looks brighter than before.

Ive put together a list of doc.u.ments on Altamir on the back shelf, if youd like to see them.

Fleur placed the stack of papers in front of my desk.

Thank you. Im sorry, Fleur, but really, from the villages point of view, its against the rules, isnt it? For the village chiefs daughter to hand over the materials of Altamir to a traveler. Its off-limits, isnt it? Eighty years ago, this tower was built near the Pargas village so that the people of the village could keep an eye on it

Fleurs cheeks turned slightly red as her hair when I praised her, and she hid the lower half of her face with a piece of material she was holding in her hand.

Then she watched me apologize, but she covered his mouth with the material and chuckled.

Abel-sama is the hero of this village, so no one would complain about that. Dont worry about it. Its only recently that the ban on invasion was put in place, and the reason for it was announced unilaterally by the royal family, so father doesnt really understand, but it was probably for the safety of the adventurers. In that sense, theres no problem for you, Abel-sama.

R-Really? Then Ill take your word for it

Lark also looked rather reluctant, but he didnt say a word that would clearly stop me from visiting the witchs tower.

Im sure Lark has already factored in that I will be heading to the witchs tower.

There should be no problem at all. Rather, it would be rude to Lark if I dont go.

No, thats not probably true.

Oh

I noticed a bundle of reports from the days when adventurers were climbing up to the witchs tower, and their crests.

Apparently, there used to be an adventurers guild in the Pargas Village, but they closed it down as soon as the witchs tower was forbidden to enter.

Looking at the doc.u.ments, though, its not a very large place, and it seems to have been turned into a witchs tower administration office.

As I was reading the materials, I suddenly looked up and met eyes with Fleur.

Fleur is smiling at me.

Um Im sorry, if you look at me too much, its a bit, shall we say, hard to concentrate

Im sorry, am I interrupting?

N-no, not really that much, but

Suddenly our eyes met, and it was somewhat awkward.

Amidst the strange atmosphere, I somehow managed to calm my mind as I looked down at the material.

Abel Abel! Ive got a book that looks interesting! hmm?

Mea emerged from a room separate from the storeroom.

A book was held in her hand.

Mea frowned unexpectedly and then stared at Fleur with probing half-eyes.

When Fleur laughed deceptively, Mea gave a small bow before coming up to my side.

What were you talking about?

No, Fleur brought me the material

I glanced over to the cover of the book Mea had brought with her.

The Wegener Expedition The Abominable Causes of the Witchs Tower / Written by Wegener Wolc.o.c.k.

I thought that I heard about it which Ive heard of somewhere, and the face of the thin-haired scholar during the exploration of the ruins popped into my mind.

Oh, so its Wegener-sans

Yes! This is Wegener-sans expedition! Mea didnt know there was a t.i.tle like that in that mans series!

It seems a little suspicious to me A book written by that guy.

I took the book from Mea and flipped through it.

Its a detailed, real-life experience, so it might be helpful to you

Mea-sama, thats actually something that caused a collection racket when I was little. When I heard from the adventurers that such a book was circulating, father contacted the author via the lord of the f.a.ge territory.I told him that it would be dangerous for an adventurer to enter the tower.

Fleur giggled, hiding her mouth.

Mea blushed and gently grabbed Wegeners book in my hand.

I didnt have any reason to resist either, so I decided to just hand it over to Mea.

Mea glanced at Fleurs materials in my hand.

She puffed up her cheeks a little and ran down the aisle where she had come from with Wegeners book in her hand.

Me-, Mea will go find the materials, too!

Its dangerous if you run, Mea-sama.

Fleur looked at Meas back with a somewhat triumphant look on her face.

I didnt understand this person because she was tired before, but she has a pretty good personality.

A fl.u.s.tered-looking village chief Heil had just opened the door when Mea touched the door.

What is the matter with you, father?

When Fleur asked, Village Chief Heil had a troubled looking face looking at my direction.

Actually a bishop from another province is here to hear the story of Abel-dono, the man who arrested the Levi followers. Would you be willing to meet with him?

The bishop? Has he been sent out this way for Marias and Nelgliffes case?

If youre going to contact a frontier area like this, why not leave it to a more lowly person?

That may be part of it, but apparently he originally intended to stop by this territory.

in this territory?

Im sorry to say it, but the f.a.ge territory, and Pargas Village too, is in the edge of the Dinrat Kingdom.

Going to the other territories through here is a significant detour no matter how you think about it.

At most, the only thing beyond this was the Witchs Tower and the Riveras Nation.

I understand. Is he in this mansion now?

In the dungeons of the village. He asked that he want to talk with that Nelgliffe. I suggested that we take our time here at and apparently, he was quiet busy, as he didnt care about appearances, so he never minded wherever it is.

Thats not a person disguising as Levi follower, is it?

He also had the markings of the Kudor Church, so Im pretty sure of it, though

Its kind of suspicious

Okay. Anyway, Ill see him once. What kind of person is he?

He said his name is Peter-sama. Abel-dono, please do not be rude to him for any reason. He said he didnt care about appearances, but he seemed a little well, he seemed to be a bit hard to talk to, so