Chapter 300: The Grand Campaign (2)
“The Magic Tower has officially begun their hunt.”
Thump.
The Assistant Writer placed a stack of papers on the old table. She wiped her forehead and looked at me. “An official order has been announced in the city. A huge reward will be given to anyone who captures Hamustra’s believers who escaped from prison. A reward of twenty-eight times that amount will be given to anyone who catches or reports the unidentified scoundrel who helped the followers escape. I think they found the thing you left at the entrance to their secret passage.”
“That’s good.” I skimmed through the documents. There was a lot of information about the Magic Tower written on the papers, especially about the leader of the Magic Tower, the so-called elder. “I was anxious about their reaction once they found out, but they’re surprisingly slow.”
“What exactly did you write for them?”
“Just one sentence. ‘The Sword Emperor has returned.’ Nothing special,” I said with a smile.
The Assistant Writer’s jaw dropped. “You’re crazy.”
“What is common sense, Miss Writer? The average moments of this world and life are probably what make up common sense. And this world is, on average, a mess, which means that being crazy or abnormal is the exact opposite of being a mess. So, you could say I’m normal.”
“Okay, Mr. Lunatic.”
Strange. Why did no one take me seriously when I was dead serious?
The Assistant Writer pressed on her forehead and sighed for so long that she could make a hole in the cave floor with her breath alone. “I’ll admit that you’re quite something. Not only do you have Mr. Indoor Librarian’s trust, but you’ve convinced countless other Constellations. You’re probably the first person in history to join the side of way over ten Constellations.”
“Thank you for the compliment.”