Chapter 388: Be careful about saying other people’s name in front of your fiance
I wouldn’t say I knew magic scrolls or formations well, but Eruha gave me a passing score in identifying them, at least. And with this passing score, I could tell that the spell was meant for limited people.
It made sense, though. The amount of mana needed to be absorbed from the environment to activate the scroll would increase with each participant involved. It might also be a safety net to make sure none but the five humans could use it.
At any rate, it means my initial plan faced its first crisis.
"Uhh...what to do?" Zarfa scratched her neck while we were huddling in the drawing room, staring at the scroll.
Fatia let out a sigh. "I’m terribly sorry about this, Sir..."
"We can leave someone behind for a bit," Jin said. "It’ll be too dangerous to go back alone, but staying here is safe enough. Once the land is purified, we can make the journey again."
When he said it, all of our gaze fell on two people; who were also looking at each other; Illian and Aina. There was no way Fatia would stay, and it would be weird if the Hero did not come back. As the sponsor, of course, Zarfa should be there to move the logistics during the purification. That left the young paladin and the young inventor.
"I can’t stay," Aina swiftly argued. "I mean...I didn’t mind staying, honestly, but once the land is purified, you’ll need me to operate the excavator and such."
"...you build an excavator?"
"Kind of like a crude golem that plows the land, but yeah!" she grinned. Damn, this girl was really something. "Anyway, I can’t stay, so Ian should."
We were all looking at the young paladin, who was fidgeting nervously. "M-must I?"