Chapter 138.1
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Raid on the Princess
“…It’s cold today.”
The season was past spring, but the nights could still be chilly. Looking up at the Magic Academy sky as it begins to darken past dusk, a man dressed sloppily in a janitor’s uniform opens the lid of a copper canteen and took a sip of the liquid inside, pouring it down his throat.
The contents of the canteen was distilled alcohol from fruit wine. It seems unscrupulous to bring such a thing into his workplace, but distilled alcohol could be used to disinfect wounds, serve as an antiseptic, and even regulate body temperature in small quantities, making it a necessity for the lone adventurer.
“…I guess I’ll end it here.”
The unseasonably cold air made him want to take another sip, but still, any more would interfere with his work, so Viro weighed himself down with a scowl.
Viro of the “Rainbow Sword”, one of the most prominent adventurer parties in the country, had slipped into the academy as a janitor to escort a princess who became a student.
The only members of Rainbow Sword on this mission are Viro, who can blend in naturally anywhere, and Aria, who would not be out of place in the school. Aria, who was the same gender and the same age as the princess, protected the princess from her side, while Viro was responsible for guarding the area and gathering information. However, this time Aria was away from the academy to defeat Grave, so Viro was keeping a watchful eye on the area at night.
If attackers were the kind hired by middle-class nobles, the Royal Guards alone would be enough. To begin with, raids on academies close to the royal capital seldom occurred, as they could be dangerous for the raiders from a political point of view.
Even so, there were cases where those who could not read the situation or who held a grudge would send in their own skilled assassins, but they never made it to Aria, who was guarding the princess, and were taken care of by Viro and the dark side.