Torn Asunder by War, A Sword Saint for Tomorrow X The Knight Wizards!! – Chapter 29

Chapter 29
  Furthermore, Revia pointed at a copper and leather ring that had caught her eye at the beginning when she started browsing and called out to the owner of the decoration shop.
  
  “I’d like to order a pinky ring with that design that would suit her.”
  “Certainly, customer.”
  
  “Whoa… Is it okay!? Thank you!”
  “Well, it’s from the allowance Blaze gave me back home…”
  
  Even so, I can’t help but wonder if it’s okay to give gifts to his daughter, but since she’s happy, I’ll let it go.
  
  By the way, I just heard from Revia herself that pinky is a term for a ring worn on the little finger, and if you wear it on your left hand, it shows trust. She immediately received the ring after having her size chosen and, with a smile, held it out to me.
  
  “Here, Claude, put it on me♪”
  “… I guess I’m in too deep to back out now.”
  
  Resigned, I gently took her outstretched soft left hand and put the copper and leather ring on her little finger. When I looked back up, I met her slightly blushing eyes.
  
  “Haww, this is kind of embarrassing.”
  “You’re the one who asked for it…”
  
  “What are you two doing on the street?”
  
  While thinking that I don’t want to be told that by you siblings, I let go of Revia’s hand, and we all left the decoration shop after finishing our shopping.
  
  We continued down the ever-bustling main street, and while we were looking for a place to enjoy our afternoon tea, which was our original purpose, we happened to spot Dino being led by the hand by Lise.
  
  “Those two are kind of…”
  “I don’t know, but let’s not make any assumptions.”
  
  I warned Revia that if we got involved carelessly, things might get worse, and we left the scene and entered a cafe with an open terrace that had a moderate number of customers.
  
  “Hmm, it’s nice that there are so many kinds of desserts, but I can’t tell just from the words…”
  “If you choose the expensive ones, you can’t go wrong…”
  
  While giving Lloyd a look to stop Eleia from saying something terrifying, I looked at the menu with Revia, who was sitting next to me.
  
  ‘As expected, since it spread because of Lady Nina’s hobby, it’s basically German sweets.’
  
  Although there were some types I didn’t know well, there were also many familiar ones like Baumkuchen, so I explained a few of them to the two girls.
  
  “Then, I’ll have the cream pudding!”
  “I’ll have that Sachertorte…”
  
  After taking their requests, as they were happily choosing their orders, I also confirmed with Lloyd and called the waitress to place our order.
  
  Perhaps the desserts were pre-made, as they were brought to our table along with the tea without much wait, and the pleasant aroma of tea leaves wafted through the air.
  
  As Revia smiled after taking a bite of the sweets, I suddenly wondered about the origin of the cacao needed for the cake Eleia had ordered, so I asked her brother.
  
  “It’s from the New World, which was discovered during the age of overseas exploration… Is there something about it?”
  “No, I was wondering if it’s not being attacked by Aberrations.”
  
  “Not at the moment. According to Nina Valer’s hypothesis, it seems like the centers of civilization are being targeted preferentially.”
  
  As a result, the Western countries and the Middle Eastern and Far Eastern countries across the Great Inland Sea are the ones facing the army of monsters that have emerged from the Spirit Gates, and the technology of giant knights has been disseminated to all of them.
  
  In the Far East, where the transfer of technology was somewhat delayed due to distance, it seems they initially gathered soldiers and magicians and employed human-wave tactics, creating mountains of corpses and rivers of blood.
  
  Thanks to their efforts, they were able to deploy the knights in time, but since many lands had already been taken and Spirit Gates built, they are apparently still being forced to fight a difficult battle.
  
  “But, who is that Lady White Fox? She’s too well-prepared.”
  “From yesterday’s impression, she doesn’t seem like a bad person…”
  
  Even if we asked her directly, she wouldn’t tell us, so we have no choice but to keep a moderate distance.
  
  ‘It’s enough for now that we know her goal is to support the return of the Rare Humans.’
  
  Forcefully deciding to end the difficult conversation, I also took a bite of the Baumkuchen I had ordered and sipped the Darjeeling tea I had ordered without sugar. It’s a little frustrating, but the food here is definitely better than in the Lizel Knight Kingdom.
  
  After our snack break, which ended without incident while I was thinking about such things, we visited some famous places like the Saint-Tréa Cathedral, where Nina had stayed for a while, and returned to the Clawsolas workshop before sunset.
  
  Near the entrance, the Clawsolas 4 that Revia and I had ridden was secured against the wall, with some of the light hardened alchemy armor covering its limbs removed.
  
  “Huh? Wasn’t Unit 4 supposed to be exempt from repairs?”
  “That’s certainly true.”
  
  Since we only had to rewrite the mage registration and Dino and Lise were scheduled to take it back on the return trip, we walked closer and asked a Westerner who seemed to be the squad leader of the technicians working there.
  
  “Is there any problem with the status of Unit 4?”
  
  “Yes, when we did a light check just in case, we found that some of the artificial muscles had deteriorated due to the load, and although there were traces of repairs to the magic fluid circulation system and such… the treatment was insufficient.”
  
  Worried about that, it seems that they asked Nina to do a full inspection of the important parts and some repairs, and after she agreed, they negotiated the cost with Raizes and started working.
  
  “Well, it’s out of concern, so we’ll only charge you the actual cost.”
  “Thank you for that.”
  
  “No, this is a Clawsolas I was involved in manufacturing, so it’s like my own child.”
  
  I approached the removed leg armor that the technician pointed at and examined it closely… I hadn’t noticed it before, but it had “K0066-s” engraved on it, which seemed to be a serial number.