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Chapter 67

"Leaving so soon?"

"I told you. I can't afford to stay out too long."

His vacation ti hadn't yet ended, but staying outside unnecessarily for too long might pique the curiosity of his colleagues or Kishiar. He had thought of so excuses beforehand, but they couldn't serve as perfect justifications.

"I'll be back in three days."

Yuder left the old drugstore, ignoring Enon's questioning gaze. However, he failed to visit the place again three days later as he had said.

An unexpected event occurred two days later.

"He hasn't returned yet?"

Yuder was standing behind Kishiar, listening to the report of his mbers. He was supposed to implent a new training plan he had devised from yesterday. However, there were a few mbers who had not yet returned despite the end of their vacation, so he had postponed it for a day. The problem was that one of the non-returnees hadn't sent any news until this very mont.

Kishiar called in a few who were close to the mber who hadn't returned and listened to the stories related to him. The non-returnee's na was 'Devran Hartude', an ordinary mber who had never caused any problems before.

All the mbers who were close to Devran insisted that there was no reason for him to intentionally not return.

"Devran has told us many tis how happy he is to have passed the Cavalry test. He isn't the type to not return without any reason or even send news. There must be sothing wrong."

One of the mbers who used to share a room with Devran clenched his lips and declared so. Kishiar, looking around at the faces of the mbers who all agreed with the sa sentint, continued his inquiry.

"Did he say anything about his hotown, where he was headed?"

"He ntioned going to see his family. Nothing else cos to mind."

"I'm the sa."

Most gave the sa answer. However, one hesitated for a mont, lost in thought. Kishiar imdiately pointed to him with his fingertip.

"Jol, do you rember anything?"

"Well... It's not sothing he ntioned this ti, but sothing he said before... It just ca to my mind. I don't know if I should ntion it..."

"You can say whatever it is."

Encouraged by Kishiar's response, Jol, a mber of the Cavalry, overca his hesitation and began to speak.

"After joining the troop, Devran and I once discussed our backgrounds and hotowns. He said at the ti that he wanted to bring his family and relatives he had left in his hotown here as soon as possible."

"Doesn't every commoner say that?"

Another mber standing next to Jol questioned with surprise.

"Right. But then, Devran said he was worried that the lord might not allow the transfer of residence. When I asked why, he ntioned his younger sibling and suddenly looked pale, closing his mouth saying that he had said sothing unnecessary. It seed like there was sothing going on."

Devran's hotown was a small rural village. He wasn't sure about the life there, but if his hotown was a good place for commoners to live, he wouldn't have wished to bring his family to the capital.

Yet, for a noble who valued their dignity above all else, refusing the request of a promising Cavalry mber from their own territory was unthinkable. It was a place personally established by the Emperor's younger brother, Duke Peletta, and if handled well, it could forge connections with him. How could the re relocation requests of a few commoners possibly matter?

Still, if Devran had been concerned about his request being denied, it likely ant he didn't think highly of the lord ruling his holand.

"Because of a sibling..."

Kishiar muttered under his breath, rubbing his chin thoughtfully as he considered the words he'd just heard.

"Firstly, we should send a ssage to the lord of Devran's holand, asking about the situation, and send soone to investigate. What do you think, assistant?"

"In the event sothing has happened to Devran, it might be too late by the ti we receive a response. How about sending a ssage and dispatching a person at the sa ti?"

"That sounds better."

At Yuder's reply, Kishiar nodded and, as if sothing had just co to mind, smiled subtly.

"Speaking of which, Yuder, why don't you take responsibility and handle this?"

"...Are you suggesting ?"

"Who else would be better suited than you, the assistant with the greatest skills among the 330 mbers?"

Kishiar raised his eyebrows slightly as he asked this question, and all the mbers present nodded in agreent. How could the Commander himself get involved over sothing as minor as a mber who hadn't returned from vacation? It seed appropriate for an assistant like Yuder to handle it.

Yuder, who had thought he wouldn't be sent because there were only about three weeks left until the deadline for investigating the Red Stone, was slightly taken aback. Still, he quickly composed himself.

'Well, it's most likely he's simply been delayed on his way back. It makes sense to send soone who can handle this quickly.'

Furthermore, there was a high possibility that Kishiar saw this as a suitable opportunity to observe Yuder's abilities. In his previous life, he had created sudden circumstances where multiple things had to be handled simultaneously to see how Yuder coped. Compared to those instances, this situation was hardly burdenso.

"Leave today without delay. I will leave the number of people you need to your discretion, so choose freely from our ranks."

"I will follow your command."

Yuder swallowed a sigh that he didn't let the others hear. This would affect the training schedule he had planned for the mbers and the promise he had with Enon, but there was nothing he could do about it.

'Devran Hartude... I need to find out what kind of guy he was before I select who will accompany .'

Yuder's mories of Devran were extrely vague. All he knew was that he didn't seem to have been in the cavalry for long in his previous life. Therefore, he decided to et with Steiber, Sul’s deputy commander, to hear information about Devran.

"Oh, Yuder, so you're going to look for Devran? If you're the one going, I'm sure it'll be resolved well... That's really fortunate."

Steiber, with his kind face, was very pleased to hear that Yuder had taken on the task of finding Devran. He provided all the information he knew without holding back.

"Devran is from Hartan in the east. His ability is to summon fire, which is quite powerful, but he has had difficulty controlling it."

He praised Devran's character as good-hearted, fiery like a power. He added, worried that this personality might have gotten him swept up in so unfortunate incident on his return.

"Steiber. What do you think about the possibility that Devran didn't co back on purpose?"

"There's no way. He was never late for training even once. If sothing happened back ho and he thought he wouldn't be able to return on ti, he would have contacted the Cavalry in advance."

Steiber's answer was firm. Yuder nodded and committed the information he'd given to mory.

Those who had been close to Devran, like Steiber, all insisted that there was no way he wouldn't have returned without a reason. It was clear that he had been more than content with his life in the Cavalry, his passion overflowing.

After gathering this information, Yuder decided to select mbers to join him in searching for Devran.

'The requirents: soone with good physical strength and agility to travel quickly. Soone with skills that would aid in the search. Soone who would follow my orders without wasting ti. And... finally, soone familiar with the geography and customs of Hartan or the eastern region.'

The person with the most useful skills for the search was Kanna, but Yuder had decided against bringing her. He wanted her to focus on her training while he was away.

After considering the remaining criteria, he found few suitable candidates. After much thought, Yuder wrote the nas of his selected mbers on a piece of paper to report to Kishiar.

"Gakane Bolunwald. Jimmy Ocker. Hm. Are those two really enough?"

"Yes."

Kishiar, who received the paper from Yuder, could not hide his surprise at the only two nas written on it. However, Yuder had no intention of adding more people.

Gakane was more familiar with Yuder's personality and style than anyone, and his shadow clone was perfect for moving and communicating without attracting the attention of others. As for Jimmy Ocker, despite being a young boy, his knowledge of the local geography and customs, being from the East, would be a great help while also not drawing suspicion.

"Gakane, maybe. But Jimmy Ocker is still a kid, isn't he?"

"He may be young, but isn't it you, the commander, who saw him as a capable mber of the squad? From what I've observed of Jimmy so far, I judge that he can handle a mission of this magnitude."

If the mission involved killing or sothing that wasn't good for emotional education, Yuder would have excluded Jimmy. But this mission's purpose was a search. During their training, Yuder had witnessed firsthand just how talented an Awakener Jimmy was.

Jimmy knew the importance of the opportunity given to him. The boy was always mature, had never whined about missing his parents even during training that would make adults struggle.

Considering that noble boys who entered the Imperial Knights at a young age often gave up on the path despite receiving countless privileges, Jimmy's qualities stood out.

"I assu both have agreed to accompany you on the mission."

"Of course."

Just before reporting to Kishiar, Yuder called Gakane and Jimmy to explain the mission and ask if they were willing to go with him. Gakane accepted readily, and Jimmy, overwheld with excitent, couldn't hide his youthful emotion as he vowed to be of help.

"Alright. Then I'll trust and leave it to you."

Kishiar nodded and folded the paper again.

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