"By the way, I saw Viert, the Blood Axe sub-leader, looking worried when he found you before. Afterward, he seemed much more relaxed." Laine immediately changed the topic, though he was indeed curious about what had transpired: "What did he say to you?"
"Viert asked me if we would have to endure another brutal battle like before. If so, he might consider terminating our employment relationship." The female sorcerer's face didn't seem to show much concern.
"How did you respond to him?" Laine thought it was just as he suspected; this task was really too dangerous, and no mercenary corps leader would take on such a potentially annihilating mission.
"I told him there wouldn't be. Belte has already gone out to sea, so we shouldn't encounter such battles again, right?"
"If only things were as you imagined..." Laine frowned. The female sorcerer's considerations were correct, but he had an uneasy feeling that things wouldn't be so simple.
"Laine."
"Hmm?"
"Will you be my partner?"