After Being Exiled From the Country, I Became the Fourth Enchanter in the World!

Chapter 97 He Forgave Us, But….

Even though Dan-san was confused, he forgave us all with a smile.

When we were apologizing, he asked us 「What did I say!?」 several times, but there’s no way we can say it directly to him.

He confessed to us that we are his 「precious cute junior」 and he would 「absolutely protect us」.

He also told us about our strengths and weaknesses, how we could improve, what he could do for us, etc….

If we told him exactly what we heard, he would run away in embarrassment.

We all cried because were happy that he genuinely cared about us, and that we were so foolish that we harassed such people and used truth serum.

I feel sorry for Dan-san that he had to go through that….

Right now, Dan-san is eating our food.

Nina looks happy since he praised her that her food is delicious.

As for Ian and Esther, they still feel guilty.

I know how they feel because I feel the same.

Even though I’m the party leader, not only I tolerated the harassment, but I almost break his mind in the game of chicken….

At first, I tried to patch things up by mediating between them, but for some reason, my intuition was telling me to use truth serum on Dan-san.

No matter how you look at it, it’s rude and insane, but looking at the result alone, the atmosphere in the team has improved, so… it wasn’t a bad choice I guess.

When the prime minister’s family was poisoned, Jink changed his plan because of this intuition and escaped the danger, so it’s something like a sixth sense, I think?

Well, when I was exiled, my intuition didn’t come down, so maybe it’s just a coincidence.

After finishing the meal, we collected the magic stone and testicle from Elliot and proceeded to the cave area.

Dan-san, who didn’t know that the person who possessed Dorc was Elliot, was surprised by the usual line 「Even though you’re just a dropout!」.

「Hey, Ian. I can walk normally, so… you can put me down.」

「No, I can’t. After all, we put a burden on you….」

In consideration of Dan-san’s mental exhaustion, Ian decided to use a basket to carry him for a while.

Ian still hates himself, but he has the composure to watch the surroundings while making sure the basket doesn’t shake, so I’m sure he’ll recover soon.

「Esther, it was my fault. I’m sorry for ignoring you. Please cheer up already….」

「*Sobs* …. Because of our attitude toward Dan-san, Onii-sama did something reckless…. I am the one who should apologize.」

Stop crying while grabby my armor…

My mentality is already tattered because of the guilt, so looking at me with such a painful look will make it worse….

I’m sorry!

It was my fault, so please stop it!

We passed through the cave floor and meadow floor and entered the ice floor.

As a result of everyone helping each other and working hard, we are progressing faster than planned.

Thanks to Dan-san’s communication skill, Ian returned to his normal state.

As for Esther… we had physical contact and talked a lot during the break, so his smile has returned.

This is the third time we came to this extremely cold area, so we’re somewhat used to it, but… I think it’s the toughest place for Dan-san, who came here for the first time in a long time.

「Ugh, it’s cold~. Hurry up and summon the monsters~」

「Eh? Summon?」

「Haa?」

When we returned to the 25th floor and listened to him… we learned that the common strategy for the ice floor is to summon monsters that are strong against cold and have them pull the sleds to advance.

He also said that people use fire-type summoned monsters to warm themselves.

「I didn’t know that….」

「You… how did you guys manage to go through that floor without using summons?」

「We used wind magic and lamp as countermeasures against the cold… and we increased our speed with body strengthening buffs and forced our way without resting.」

「You’re forcing it too much….」

Dan-san is amazed, but we didn’t have any other choice, you know!?

We also didn’t hear such a strategy when we were gathering information!

「Summoners are rare, so sometimes major clans and parties are fighting over them.」

………

「Well, even an unskilled summoner can summon monsters that can pull the sled, so the priority of scouting them is lower than item box holders.」

I didn’t notice at all.

Ian, who also failed to grasp the information, also made a bitter expression.

「Well, it’s not generally known, and I only know about it because I used to have a summoner as a party member. If you can go through it with other methods, then there’s no problem!」

Yeah, I’m glad to hear that.

When I checked, none of us had the aptitude for summoning magic.

It’s not even displayed, so the aptitude is G….

The aptitude is lower than my spearmanship, so even if I worked hard for more than ten years, there’s a high chance that I won’t get the skill….

Besides, I’ll probably freeze to death while trying.