Chapter 227: One hundred and sixty-nine: Night Talk (1)
"Mrs. Ollie, didn’t your young Apprentice come today?" On his way back to the dorms, Colin noticed the great Divine Master sitting in the corner of the hall’s rest area. Out of respect, he approached and offered the legendary figure a cup of hot water.
"She asked for a day off," replied Ollie as she took the cup, giving Colin a nod with a smile.
"Asked for a day off? How strange, I remembered Maya having an avid thirst for knowledge. She wants to become stronger, to help her brother."
"They’re out gathering information about that boy Gaiate today. As much as I’d like to stop them, I cannot halt two children’s desire to care for their own father, futile though such efforts might be." With those words, Ollie sighed, "Little guy, you should go on, let me have some peace alone."
"Alright then, I’ll be heading off. Mrs., see you tomorrow." Colin nodded, then left the hall.
As Ollie watched the youth depart, she pursed her lips—sometimes she wondered why humans and Orcs stood in opposition in the Ancient Era. It seems now that the ’monkeys’ are nothing more than pitiable lives, struggling to survive in this cruel world. What a curious epoch.
Her thoughts then turned to her young Apprentice, whose identity posed a problem. Her physical traits were too conspicuous. Ollie worried that when news of the girl becoming a Shaman reached The Great Forest Land, certain people...might come to regret it.
But what use is regret? The contract was signed in black and white. If that family dares to go back on their word, The Great Forest Land would not risk incurring the wrath of the God of Justice... No, it is not a risk, but an inevitable danger. If that family wishes to reclaim Maya, they must confront her brother. Despite being merely an Apprentice still uncertain of his path forward, nobody could deny his power—for he could enter the fissure where two worlds overlapped and rescue his sister, an impressive feat.