「Yes! That's right, I'm a genius who graduated from Austin Royal Academy of Magic with the seventh rank! I can do it! I can do it!」
「So simple.」
「Darling is very good handling Letty. Then, Letty, let me know if there's anything I can do for you.」
「Yes, I'll start by boiling some water in a pot in my workshop. You can help me, Nene-chan.」
「Okay, Sensei!」
Letty and the others will take care of the alchemy. It shouldn't take much manpower.
And the rest ......
「Serina, buy up all the ability-boosting jewels you can find and collect them.」
「I see. You want to raise the status, right?」
「Ahh, that's right. I'll also raise the basic ability values to the limit. There's nothing left to do.」
「Got it!」
I've done all I can do.
The next step is the final battle.
The preparations went without a hitch, and tomorrow we'll be leaving for the Gilan Empire. That night, I couldn't sleep very well and was sitting on the roof of the castle looking at the stars.
The girl who was supposed to be next to me at a time like this was not here.
I didn't realize it until Meena disappeared, but it seems she's already become so close to me that she's almost a part of me.
「Hmph, that's not like me.」
「There you are, Alec.」
Shaking her long red hair, Serina called out to me.
「Serina, huh?」
「Can't sleep?」
「No. I just thought I'd get a little night air.」
I'm the leader of the clan 『Black Cat of the Wind』. Even if I'm worried about facing Emperor Gilan, I can't let it show.
Everyone is probably worried about whether we can win or not right now, so I have to play the role of a reliable leader.
That will increase our chances of winning.
「So. That's fine. But do you think we can win?」
「There's no point in worrying about whether we can win or not. We're going to win. Think about what you can do to make that happen.」
「Yeah. I get it.」
If you start looking for reasons why you can't win, you'll find so many that you'll lose your energy.
I don't even know if my level has caught up.
I might be killed again.
Still, I've done all I can do.
I couldn't betray Meena, who was certainly to believe in my coming.
「Fuhh, that certainly doesn't sound like you.」
Survival has always been my top priority.
But in order to live a free life, this is a battle that I can't avoid.