The Water Magician

Originally, the escort for the kingdom delegation was carried out by the adventurers of the kingdom.

However, since their arrival in the Holy Capital, there has been little work, so they have been spending their time quite freely.

Among the activities, dungeon exploration was particularly popular.

Especially the "West Dungeon," which has a teleportation feature, was frequented by many adventurers.

As a result, when Abel, the king, entered the accommodations, most of the adventurers were not present.

"I want to go to the dungeon too."

"It would be problematic if the squad captain didn't stay here."

The one who complained was Hugh McGrath, the squad captain and the grand master of the royal capital, a former A-rank adventurer. The one who stopped him was the chief negotiator, Ignis Hagrit.

Ignis is one of the key figures in negotiations with the Western Nations centered around France.

He had previously seemed exhausted, but after staying in the Holy Capital for nearly a year negotiating, he had gotten used to it.

Currently, he had a much better complexion and had established ways to relieve stress in daily life.

"Since his majesty the king is here, can't I just leave? It's fine now, right? After all, Ignis is handling the negotiations, and all I have to do is sign. Abel could do that for me..."

"That won't do. His majesty has meetings every day with the ambassadors from various countries and the cardinals of the church. And with news of his majesty's visit, more heads of state and foreign ministers from the Western Nations are sending delegations. Managing those matters is quite challenging. His majesty has his own responsibilities, and the squad captain has his own as well."

"Muu..."

While Ignis stated the reasonable truth with a wry smile, Hugh sulked, unable to argue back.

In the direction their gazes fell, a first duke and three exhausted adventurers were walking.

Ryo and the three from "Room 10."

"I think the first duke should actually be the squad captain instead of me."

Hugh was still grumbling.

"Previously, I heard that Ryo-san has a fate with the Empire's blazing flame mage."

"Ah, apparently that happened in Whitnash."

"Even though Duke Rubine has become the captain, the blazing flame mage is her husband. In that situation, are you seriously considering Ryo-san as the captain of the kingdom delegation?"

"Ah, well, that's certainly... bad... right?"

Realizing the precariousness of the situation as Ignis pointed it out with a laugh, Hugh became aware.

"Of course, Ryo-san seems to have excellent balance despite appearances, so he probably won't take any actions that would lead to total destruction..."

"In other words, he won't engage in an all-out magical combat with the blazing flame mage."

"Probably not... If that happened, it would be a disaster, right?"

"This Holy Capital would be destroyed, I imagine."

Of course, Hugh also knew what Ryo's full-force battle would lead to.

However, he thought at least one or two buildings would be blown away.

Or perhaps frozen.

"Better to freeze than to be destroyed. It's not a problem if we melt it later."

"Squad captain, your senses are already numbed."

Hugh's words made Ignis shake his head with a wry smile.

The four who passed by the two leaders of the delegation were heading towards the bath for now.

"Taking a bath improves blood flow. It quickly washes away fatigue substances from your body. You can get back to training sooner."

"It's not just about the bath, huh..."

"Don't worry. We'll give you a proper massage after the bath. Body care is important."

"Yeah, I'm not sure what 'don't worry' means at all."

Ryo said something to dispel their concerns, while Nils shook his head, not understanding the meaning.

In the end, after bathing and receiving massages, they returned to training once again.

Once more, the three from "Room 10" were exhausted and worn out.

"Seriously... Did the Run Knight Order go through this kind of training?"

Nils asked, breathless.

"Yes, yes. Ah, but of course the intensity is lower than what we did in Run, right?"