Chapter 77 The Decision Of Kind-Hearted People
"It seems like that's the case, Adel-sama."
"I see."
Maia, who had sneaked into the thieves' hideout using her job skills, returned.
I received a report on the situation from Maia.
"The information is fragmented, but I can guess——"
Drawing a diagram on the ground with a stick, I shared it with Teti who was with me so that she could understand.
I portrayed the leader of the thieves, Avengio, and Rick, who has been lent a stone called a (magic crystal) by Avengio, showing the relationships between them.
"It seems that this child named Rick is stealing to obtain medicine to save his mother. The man named Avengio is exploiting those emotions. And the (magic crystal) is functioning as a collar..."
"But Adel, what is this (magic crystal)? I've never heard of it before."
"I've never heard of it before too, Adel-sama, but when I think about that child Rick's activated ability..."
I nodded at Maia's words, showing my agreement.
"Maybe Maia's right. Probably that stone can activate abilities like job skills when used. It's unclear why a thief group would possess such an item or where they got it from."
As I said that, I remembered the existence of something I had kept in my pocket.
"Come to think of it..."
What I took out from my pocket was a black stone. The other day, I received this incomprehensible stone from Sicily, a demon, at the (Apostles of Salvation) hideout.
"Could it be that this is also one of those (magic crystals)?"
The black shining stone, upon closer inspection, resembled the one Rick was holding.
――If that's the case, could there be some kind of power sealed in this stone? Sicily mentioned something about being able to meet again if we have this.
"No, now is not the time to analyze this stone."
I muttered to myself and put the black stone back in my pocket.
"Anyway, what should we do...?"
I said, looking at Maia and Teti.
My question is what to prioritize in this situation. What do we want to solve first, or you could say.
"First of all..."
"Yeah, that's right, first of all..."
While saying this, Maia and Teti are looking at a point on the diagram I drew. It seems like they share the same idea as me.
I nodded and made a decision on our next move.
"Alright. Let's follow Rick. That way, we can also check on Rick's mother's condition."
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