The results of the test

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“Washun!”
“Hya! Mama…!”
“…Why am I the most wet…?”
“Because you were standing in front of Leo?”

While we were thinking quietly, I heard loud voices coming from the direction of the river.
Apparently, Leo had no idea we were talking about her…but must have been cold, as she sneezed and then dunked her face into the water.
As Liza and Ms. Anne were close by, they ended up getting water splashed all over them.

“So, about Liza fighting the orc..”

Some time later, we all gathered together in order to discuss the matter.
Mr. Ekenhart sat on one side of the bonfire, and Liza sat on the other side so that she was facing him. And then Leo and I sat on either side of her.
Ms. Claire, Sebastian and Ms. Anne were together a short distance away, and had expressions of concern.

“After discussing the matter, we decided that there is no problem, if you are able to move as you did earlier. However, only when I, Leo, Mr. Takumi, or other guards are around.”
“Yay! Now I can be useful to papa!”
“…I’m happy for you, Liza.”
“Yes!”
“Wuff-wuff.”

While most people were against the idea of Liza fighting, after seeing her in action against Mr. Ekenhart, it was difficult to say no.
Besides…there was the special beastkin magic. At that point, it would seem wrong to say that she was not ready.
As Liza raised her hands with joy, I was glad that she was not disappointed. However, I was still worried as well.

Of course, it was in order to deal with such concerns, that Leo and the rest of us being close by was the condition.
That being said, we were not likely to be encountering any orcs unless we were in the forest. So she would not have any opportunity to fight orcs without us anyway.
As for Leo, she seemed quite relieved now, as she pressed her face towards Liza.

“So, we’re going to fight now?”
“…Indeed. I had thought about having Mr. Takumi, Tilura and Sherry fight again, but I suppose we should see Liza for now. Is that alright, Liza? Unless you are tired.”
“Yes, I’m fine!”

The plan had been for us to fight again after discussing how we could improve. But Liza’s test had taken up a lot of time. And so today, they would just lure out one more orc so that Liza could fight.
Because if we all took turns fighting now, it would be dark by the time it was the last person’s turn.
Besides, it would be difficult for Phillip and the guards, who had to enter the forest… We could always do it tomorrow, as there was no need to rush.

Apparently, Liza was not tired after fighting or using magic, and so she nodded at Mr. Ekenhart.
I didn’t know how much magic energy she had used, but she definitely looked fine. And if it was necessary, Leo and I would jump in and help her.

“Now that that is settled… Liza, why didn’t you use that ability when you were in the slums? No one would have been able to hurt you if you did.”

Indeed, the boys in the slums would not have been able to bully her like that.
I didn’t know about Deam. It would probably still be dangerous if she were attacked by a group of adults.
Still, she would not be defenseless.
But previously, Liza had said that things would be worse if she resisted.

“…Hmm. I think I might have been able to do something. But grandfather said I shouldn’t use it… Shouldn’t show people. But I thought it would be fine here, because everyone is nice. And papa and mama are here…”
“Hmm…I see.”
“So Mr. Reyndorf knew.”
“It seems that way. Well, he adopted a beastkin baby, so he should have known something. In any case, Liza was just obeying his advice then.”

If Liza fought back seriously, then they might have left her alone. But it was also possible that Deam would have attacked her more seriously.
Besides, they did not know much about magic there. So it might have made them believe even more that Liza was a monster.
After all, it seemed hard to believe that someone so small could win against a group of boys who were several years older.
Thinking of it like that, perhaps Mr. Reyndorf had been right to tell Liza to not use it.

Though, considering how she suffered afterwards, he might have…well, there was no point in thinking that now.
He was just trying to raise a gentle child who did not use their power without need.
In any case, Liza was laughing now. So it was fine…

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