Chapter 35: Ready to Go

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

After sighing, Hank returned to the castle.

Hank discovered that his room seemed to have been ransacked by thieves.

All kinds of furniture, books, herbs, and materials were smashed into pieces.

Even the place where he slept was vandalized with all sorts of colors.

It seemed to be emitting a pungent smell?

Hank almost threw up a mouthful of blood upon seeing this, and he immediately made his way toward the King’s palace.

The King, who was completely unaware of everything in the hall, was still discussing the matter against the César Forest with Mantayu and Sainz.

Just as the King was about to speak, a very discordant voice sounded.

“Report! Spellmaster Hank has something important to report to His Majesty.”

The guard bowed and waited for the King’s order.

“Let him in.” With that, the King continued to discuss matters with Mantayu and Sainz.

After obtaining permission, Hank was led by the guards to meet the King.

He saw Mantayu and Sainz who were looking at him in surprise.

He looked at the King and said with a sobbing tone, “King, you must help me!”

Anyone with slight intelligence would know that he had poor acting skills.

Seeing this, the King could only helplessly say, “What do you need me to do?”

Hank cried louder when he heard that.

“My place of residence has been destroyed!”

“It’s just a house. What’s there to cry about? Don’t you think my matters are troublesome enough?” The king roared angrily.

But on second thought, this was his castle, and every problem concerned his safety.

He looked at Hank and asked, “Who can destroy your house in my heavily guarded castle?”

Hank’s face turned red after hearing the King’s question, he walked to the King and got close to his ear.

He spoke in a voice that only the King could hear.

“I asked a guard to subdue a spirit for me.”

“But I didn’t expect that thing to gain intelligence.”

“It entered my talisman and damaged my residence before flying to the César Forest.”

After talking for a long time, Hank clearly did not mention the most important details.

The only thing the King understood was that its destination was the César Forest.

Hank continued talking for an hour, just as he was about to repeat himself, the King interrupted him.

“I want accurate information, not nonsense!”

“I only understood one thing from your gibberish, and that is the César Forest, do you understand me?”

Hank had not expected the King to cut him off mid-sentence either.

“If you still want to talk about this, then you can leave!”

After saying that, he continued to discuss matters with Mantayu and Sainz.

Hank walked straight out when the King ignored him.

It was almost dusk when the King finished discussing with the two of them.

In the end, it was decided that Sainz would lead the main team of one hundred people.

Mantayu led a team of eighty.

The King was sending out a team of knights with fifty men to reinforce them.

The timing to set out was set for the evening of the following day.

After the discussion ended, the two decided to return to their respective places.

Immediately, Sainz cast a teleportation spell and returned to the Magic Academy.

Mantayu lived closer to the castle, so the king sent a carriage to send him back.

The journey was silent. When they reached home…

Mantayu realized there was something different about the house, but he could not tell what it was.

He did not care so much and quickly fell asleep.

It was because he had to command the battle tomorrow afternoon, he could not afford to be tired.

That would be a huge issue.

Inside the Magic Academy, a group of mages were guarding the magic formation that had been lit up.

Suddenly, a hand reached out from inside, followed by the head, body, and feet. After the entire body came out, everyone relaxed their vigilance.

It was none other than the Dean who had just returned from the castle.

Seeing that everyone was waiting for him, warmth flowed through his heart.

Time passed quickly. The night passed and the next morning arrived.

The servant went to the woodshed to get firewood and prepare to cook. Just as he reached the woodshed, he saw Mantayu sleeping at the door of the woodshed.

The servant panicked and quickly went to wake Mantayu up, but as he approached, he seemed to have seen something.

The servant was so frightened that he hurriedly ran into the house. No matter how his companions shouted, he was unwilling to come out.

“How strange.” The other servant mumbled as he walked to the woodshed to start a fire and cook.

Halfway through, the previous servant walked out of his room and went towards his companion with hollow eyes.

The servant who was cooking turned his head when he heard the commotion. His companion, who had refused to come out of the house, was limping towards him.

He said in surprise, “You finally came out. At least you still have some conscience to help me out.”

“Eh? Why aren’t you saying anything?”

At that moment, Mantayu walked in.

“Did you see the servant who took the firewood?” Mantayu asked the servant who was still cooking.

“Ah? What?” The servant who was cooking felt shocked by the scene before him.

“Did you see the servant who took the firewood?” Mantayu asked again, but this time he was much less patient.

“Just… just now… he went over there…” The servant stammered as he pointed in a certain direction.

After hearing that, Mantayu frowned and left, thinking to himself.

“That person clearly came to this woodshed with my weapon magic earlier, but why did he disappear in the blink of an eye?”

Soon, it was the time to meet, but Mantayu had yet to gather his team to arrive at the location.

At the appointed place…

Sainz asked: “Why hasn’t Mantayu arrived yet? Has he forgotten about the matter?”

The captain of the knights, Victor, said, “I wonder if the Dean should send someone to ask?”

Just as the two of them were conversing, a soldier came forward to report, “There is a group behind us. There are about 60 people.”

Both of them were stunned and thought to themselves: ‘He didn’t bring enough people?’