As for the rusty sword, it's hard to say whether there was a curse after it cut someone, but tetanus probably couldn't escape.

The point is that although this guy looks like he was drained by the sword, he looks like a victim.

But we can't just believe whatever he says.

The motive for searching for the Cursed Sword is to destroy it. Who knows whether it is true or not?

There's no way to prove a motive... Maybe someone who's good at interrogation has the magic to tell lies.

"We have no way to verify what you said, but the fact we learned is that you took that sword and wore that armor and wounded more than a dozen hunters and three magicians."

Rhodes glanced at Erza and added, "It also damaged our weapons and armor, and also created a certain amount of panic in this area."

"As mages who have been commissioned to investigate here, we need to take you back for questioning. Can you cooperate with us?"

Xi didn't hesitate much: "I...are willing to take responsibility for my mistakes."

He has become what he is now, and he can't resist whatever the other party wants to do.

Fortunately, these two magicians don't seem like unreasonable people.

Rhodes took out a piece of chocolate and stuffed it into Xi's mouth to give him a little more energy, but cruelly tied up his hands and feet for safety.

Erza hesitated: "Isn't this a bit too much?"

"I can't help it. Strictly speaking, this guy is now a criminal suspect..." Rhodes thought for a while and asked, "Will there be any trouble if we take back the people from the Severn Kingdom?"

He wasn't sure if there was any problem with cross-border pursuit of murderers here.

Erza said: "He injured people in the Kingdom of Fiore within the Kingdom of Fiore, and we didn't cause much damage by arresting him. He will be fine."

The rest of the matter can be left to government officials to handle, as diplomatic matters are not something we can interfere with."

"That's true." Rhodes stretched out his hand, light flashed, and a cloth bag appeared in his hand.

Erza was surprised: "Are you already so proficient in dressing up magic?"

"There will be a little accident when changing clothes, but it will be no problem to access things." Rhode took the cloth bag and found some pieces of armor and the sword and put them in it.

Erza also took out a bag and collected some.

These things are almost enough to be used as proof of task completion.

Rhodes took over the ancient stone beetle and collected some other fragments, scattered them and buried them deep underground, trying to avoid future troubles for the client as much as possible to prevent them from recombination.

After completing the aftermath, Rhodes summoned the surviving river crabs and carried Xi back to the village.

The sun had already set by this time, but fortunately Erza had brought a light that she could hold in her hand.

She even changed into a miner's helmet, the kind with a headlamp on top, and had a lot of fun wearing it on her head.

To be honest, Rhodes also wanted to play.

In fact, he also has writing magic that can illuminate, but he is a little tired today and doesn't want to use magic.

Several people used the light to set foot on the return journey.

"Rod, look over there." Erza used her headlight to illuminate a certain direction.

"That's wintersweet, right? I didn't notice it when I came here. It smells so good."

Erza sighed: "Even in such a cruel battlefield, this kind of flower can bloom after a hundred years."

Is it possible that two hundred years ago, countless wintersweet trees bloomed here, but they were all destroyed by war?

Rhodes didn't say such offensive words, he just admired it silently and moved on.

"You are finally back... As long as everything is okay, it will be okay."

The village chief breathed a sigh of relief. The two magicians were injured when they came back. Since these two had not returned for a long time, he thought something was going to happen.

"Not only is it okay, we have completed the mission." Erza handed the cloth bag to the village chief, and the rusty iron pieces inside made a metallic friction sound.

"Finished, finished?"

"That's right, the cursed sword and a set of armor were destroyed by us." Erza pointed to Nozomi on the crab's back, "The people who caused these incidents are also here."

"Who is he?" Rhodes said, "The situation is a bit complicated. Let us explain it to you slowly."

"Yes, yes, I'm rude, please come and sit at home first. You two haven't had dinner yet, right?"

The village chief welcomed the two people to his home and asked the children at home to prepare meals.

Xi also has a share, and the suspect cannot starve to death.

The two of them carefully explained the cause and effect to the village chief.

The village chief was quite happy to give him the money, but he had trouble dealing with Xi.

Later, I suddenly felt that it was not the responsibility of a small village leader like him to worry about such matters. He could just hand over the person to the mayor tomorrow.

Naturally, they stayed at the village chief's house for the night, and the village chief 'considerately' arranged for them to stay in the same room.

Rhodes pulled Erza's suitcase over and blocked it between the two beds.

While lying on the bed, he was still thinking about whether to team up with Erza for such long-distance missions in the future.

But partnering with Erza only requires support, and the mental strength is much easier than partnering with others.

Make money quickly.

This kind of team mission is really delicious...

Rhodes fell asleep in confusion.

Early the next morning, the two accepted the village chief's request to help escort Xi to the city.

However, Rhodes proposed to Erza that he wanted to leave later.

Erza just thought that he was tired yesterday and wanted to rest for a while, so she had no objection.

…

Since they set off a little late and had to deal with Xi's affairs on the way, it was already evening by the time the two took the train back to Magnolia.

Rhodes looked at the time: "The guild has closed at this time, right?"

Erza nodded: "Ah, let's report on the mission tomorrow."

"Then we are disbanded?" Rhodes asked, "Will your girls' dormitory be closed as well?"

"Of course not." Erlu pulled the luggage cart and left, "I'll see you tomorrow. Also, this cooperation is also very pleasant."

"Me too, see you tomorrow."

Erza definitely didn't need him to send it, so Rhodes summoned Worm and went home with it.

When he got downstairs, Rod found that the lights in his house were on.

"I probably didn't forget to turn off the lights before going out..." Rhodes made some guesses and ran up the stairs, leaving Worm behind.

"Snoring?" Worm was puzzled. Are you in such a hurry to catch the thief?

Take out the key, take a deep breath, and open the door.

There was a familiar figure standing in the living room. She was wearing a dark apron and a scarf wrapped around her head. She was holding a small duster in her hand, standing on tiptoes to clean the dust on the picture frame.

Seemingly hearing the sound of the door opening, she turned back in confusion, a smile spread across her face, and she subconsciously said, "Welcome home."

Rhodes didn't know how to describe his mood.

He could hear his heart pounding because he just ran up the stairs?

No, Rhodes was definitely not because of this, but just because of the person standing in the room.

Looking back and smiling under the light, it seems like time has frozen for this.

He felt that he might remember this scene forever.
Chapter completed!