After rushing about for a whole day, Fíliya felt that continuing like this was simply not viable. Although she enjoyed this kind of "down-to-earth" travel, if they kept walking on their own two legs, the efficiency would inevitably be a bit too low.
Thus, after some consideration, she went ahead and spent money in a nearby village to buy a carriage.
"Umu, as expected, this is the right way. How can one go on a long trek without a vehicle? Insisting on walking just makes it seem a bit too deliberate."
Sitting in the carriage, Fíliya first came up with a good excuse for herself, and only then did she lie down on the haystack in the carriage to rest her eyes.
Naturally, the task of driving the carriage was handed over to Linie.
Although Linie had no experience driving horses, the moment the carriage was purchased, she used "Magic Imitation" to copy the coachman's life experience. Now, driving the carriage was second nature to her.
After some travel, the group finally arrived at the next town.
In this new town, Fíliya first rented an inn room for Solitär and the others, and then took them wandering all over the place.
Using the excuse of "experiencing the local customs and culture," Fíliya led them specifically to places crowded with humans to join in the fun, playing around like this for several days.
On this day, as evening approached, Fíliya walked contentedly toward the inn, holding Solitär's hand in one hand and Linie's in the other.
As for the pitiful Miss Aura, she looked exactly like a servant attending to a young lady, her hands full of large and small bags.
Something is wrong! Aura felt very aggrieved in her heart.
She had already thoroughly accepted the fact that she couldn't compete with Solitär, but... why could even Linie ride over her head?!
Speaking of which, Linie, aren't you my subordinate? How can you bear to watch your Lady Aura serve as a bag-carrying attendant?! Shouldn't you be the one carrying these?
Truly hateful. Is it that for Fíliya, being small and cute suits her tastes better?
Sigh, there's no helping it. I, Aura, am just too big... that's why I'm being ostracized.
Aura felt indignant, while her eyes dishonestly swept back and forth across everyone's chests.
Looking at the flat plains on the chests of Fíliya, Solitär, and Linie, she suddenly let out a cold sneer.
Heh.
As the only "Big Figure" among the four with any curves on her chest, Aura was instantly filled with a sense of pride from the inside out, and she revealed a satisfied smile.
It could only be said that... apart from being good at making people angry, Miss Aura also possessed a very open-minded "big heart" that was excellent at comforting herself.
Just as they were about to reach the inn to rest, they suddenly spotted a large squad of guards surging out from the other side of the street, brushing past them at high speed. The direction these soldiers were rushing toward was obviously the city gate.
Just as Fíliya was about to say something, a piercing bell signaling an alarm suddenly rang out. The moment the bell sounded, all the surrounding small shops and vendors began packing up their goods, preparing to close their doors.
"Demons! There are demons attacking the city gate!"
Very quickly, the news of the demon invasion reached the ears of Fíliya's group.
"Oh? There's actually such a thing? A 'Demon Siege' or whatnot... I used to only hear about these in stories. How truly interesting."
Unlike the solemn atmosphere within the city, Miss Fíliya appeared incredibly relaxed, even wearing an expression as if she were expecting a good show.
"Why don't you guys go into the inn and rest? I'll go see what's happening. After all, I am a 'First-Class Mage'. If the situation looks bad, I'll still have to step in to protect the ordinary people."
Fíliya turned to look at the others.
"I'll go too."
Solitär expressed her will the instant Fíliya's voice fell.
"Hah? If Solitär is going, then I'll go too... It's so boring with no one in the room."
Aura also raised her hand.
"Alright, let's put the stuff away first... Give it here."
As Fíliya spoke, she directly took the large and small bags from Aura's hands. Then, in the blink of an eye, she returned those items to their inn room on the third floor and instantly returned to her original spot.
"This Teleportation Magic really is convenient for doing things like this," Fíliya said with a smile, clapping her hands before leading the group toward the city gate.
"Halt! This is an emergency situation. No one is allowed to leave the city."
But before they had gone far, they were stopped by a tall guard.
"I am the 'First-Class Mage' Fíliya. Take me to see the local lord immediately."
Fíliya didn't waste any words on this, directly fishing out her proof of being a First-Class Mage from her bosom.
"This!"
The guard was clearly startled. He took the emblem and examined it repeatedly for several seconds, unable to shake the shock from his face.
"I... I understand. Please follow me."
After returning the emblem to Fíliya, the guard's face became distinctly respectful. At the same time, an expression as if he had been saved surged forth.
After all... to a guard like him, a First-Class Mage was already an existence at the "Legendary Level". Could there be any crisis a First-Class Mage couldn't solve? The guard thought to himself.
Led by the guard, Fíliya's group ascended the city wall tower and immediately saw a middle-aged noble dressed in fine clothes with his brow locked in a frown.
"Mn? This is..."
"This person is..."
"'First-Class Mage' Fíliya. Tsk, this so-called 'Demon Siege', does it turn out there's only one enemy?"
Fíliya spoke directly, cutting off the conversation between the lord and the guard, and then displayed her identity emblem once more.
She looked at the demon downstairs—massive in stature yet appearing all alone—and instantly lost interest.
"That fellow cannot be underestimated. For the past few months, he has been coming here every few days to provoke us. That guy calls himself the Demon General 'Terrance'... Although we can drive him away every time, going back and forth like this, we've lost many soldiers during this period. We've even lost several Second and Third-Class Mages, as well as some warrior parties."
"Mn, by the way, you are called..."
After listening to the lord's intelligence, Fíliya simply nodded calmly and immediately asked for the other party's name.
"I am 'Warren Bunir', the local lord... If a First-Class Mage like you takes action this time, there should be no problem... If you are willing to help us, both I and the local people will be endlessly grateful... Of course, there will be no shortage of material remuneration."
"Alright, alright, cut the crap. I'll help."
Fíliya was very unaccustomed to the lord's solicitous attitude, so she waved her hand casually. Then, using mental magic, she opened a channel of communication with the demons beside her.
[How about it, Aura and Solitär? Do you recognize that guy down there?]
[Don't know him.] x2
[? Doesn't that guy down there call himself a Demon General? It's fine if Solitär doesn't know, but Aura, how do you not know him either?]
[Heh, Demon Generals are as common as stray dogs by the roadside. How would I know who he is?]
Aura curled her lips in disdain.
[Mn, the social nature of demons is very poor, so the organizational level of the army is also a mess... The position of Demon General indeed holds no prestige. Moreover, although they are called generals, most are still brutes accustomed to fighting alone; their combat power is just a bit stronger than ordinary demons... And in terms of strength, Demon Generals have a very exaggerated range.]
[To use myself as an example... if my strength counts as 100, then among Demon Generals, most are basically at a level of 30 or 40. Occasionally finding one at 60 or 70 is already enough to be renowned... When it comes down to it, there might be only one truly powerful General among the Demon Race.]
[Oh? Who is it?]
Fíliya asked curiously.
[Blood-Stained Military God — Rivale... The last time I saw him was when we cooperated to besiege the Hero Party. He should be a bit stronger than me even then, maybe 110 or 120? But I can't say for sure exactly how amazing he is.]
[Oh? A Demon General stronger than you? Now that is truly interesting. Is he still alive? I really want to fight him.]
Fíliya immediately became interested, but she also instantly received a roll of the eyes from Solitär.
[Since when did you also become a battle maniac? Didn't you despise fighting and killing the most before?]
Solitär asked in confusion.
[Wu... who knows?]
Facing Solitär's question, Fíliya avoided her gaze, feeling somewhat guilty.
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