Supreme Magus novel Chapter 4421

Chapter 4421: Trouble in Ghishal (Part 1)

"Still, don’t say that out loud ever again. You would hurt Elina’s feelings if she heard you. Also, we might meet her and Trion in Lutia. He’s accompanying her for groceries today." Locrias said.

"You should have told me sooner!" Gilly turned her head like an owl on steroids, sighing in relief when she confirmed no one was close enough to overhear her.

"How was I supposed to know you’d say something like that?" Locrias replied. "Besides, how are things going in Lutia after that scene with the Fastarrows? Are the Lutians treating you and your mother right, or did someone harass you?"

"Don’t worry, Dad. Everything is fine." Gilly said. "Everyone treats us with the respect that the family members of a hero of the Kingdom deserve."

’I wasn’t worried about you, baby girl.’ Locrias thought. ’I was worried about them.’

Locrias, Valia, and Varegrave had died with honor in the line of duty. Their return as Demons hadn’t diminished their sacrifice nor the respect of the surviving members of the Queen’s Corps stationed in Lutia.

The Corps always looked after their own. Anyone dumb enough to make trouble for the family of one of their comrades would soon have their name recorded in the list of the missing people.

Father and daughter went to Vexal’s bakery first for a breakfast of hot tea and pastries. Vexal served them personally and thanked Locrias for his service. Then they took a stroll along the commercial district, where Gilly avoided the shops that had treated the Fastarrows with hostility during their last visit.

"How do you remember them all? How does everyone?" Locrias noticed that more than half of Lutia and most of the tourists still boycotted the establishments.

"There’s a blacklist and a map, Dad." Gilly replied. "I can’t speak for anyone else, but I’m not giving one coin of my money to people who pick on children just because they are different.

"If any of those bastards ever dares say anything about you because Lith brought you back as one of his Demons, I’ll give them a piece of my mind!"

"That’s not going to happen, pumpkin." Locrias shook his head.

"Yeah, but only because they are smart enough not to say out loud what they think." She snorted. "If they did, I would be the least of their problems."

Locrias’ statue at one of the corners of Zekell’s temple made the Demon easy to recognize and impossible to miss in the crowd. Many people greeted him from a distance, and some walked up to him to receive his blessing.

To the followers of the temple, Locrias was a demigod who had defeated death and gained incredible powers. The people who mustered the courage to talk to him hoped to receive either his wisdom or his help.

"I know it’s a small matter, but please, tell the All-Father that the Ghishal County needs his help." A man covered in thick bandages said. "Living there has become difficult, and not everyone can afford the peace of Lustria."

"What are you talking about?" Lith had only shared the memories that Locrias needed to perform his duties after taking him as one of his Demons, yet Locrias still remembered Lith’s file. "What’s happening in Ghishal?"

Locrias knew that the neighboring Ghishal County was ruled by Countess Keyla Lark, daughter of the late Count Trequill Lark.

"Not much, or you’d read and hear about it everywhere." The man sighed. "Ever since you’ve gotten your Warp Gate here, most thugs and bandits have moved to the Ghishal County.

"Things got bad when those thugs split our lands like a pie, but nothing that the Countess couldn’t handle. She reinforced the local militia and reimbursed the merchant caravans for the stolen goods, so no one lost money.

"We thought we would have to endure that mess only for a while, but right when the Countess seemed to have gotten things under control again, the turf war escalated worse than ever.

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