Ten-year-old strongest mage.

1-4 Infinite Girl

'...... Is this the girl who claims to have helped Miss Alicia? She's very small again."

　The parlour of the Goudenberts' house.

　A rakish man in armour looked at Ferris, eyes glazed over.

'Oh, I'm sorry. ......'

　Ferris shrugs and apologises.

　She felt sorry that she was so small. He didn't know why that was wrong, but he felt like he needed forgiveness anyway.

　Alicia's father, Robert Goudenbert - a mustachioed man in fine dressing gowns - clears his throat.

'Lord Chief of the Guard. I hope you don't scare the girl too much. The girl owes you her daughter ...... and, by extension, me.'

I'm not trying to scare you.

　The man in armour, called the Captain of the Guard, sulked.

　He shrugged, as if trying to make himself less intimidating to Ferris, but with his huge muscular body and rugged face, it didn't have much effect.

　He doesn't seem like a bad person for now, Ferris thought, but big people are scary. She hid behind Alicia's back and peered fearfully at the head of the guard.

'It's okay, ...... I'm not that scary ....... So, so what is it that you want to ask me ......?"

　The head of the guard tells us.

''What I want to ask you is about the two thugs who attacked Miss Alicia. I understand that Mistress Alicia did not identify them, did you observe them?'

Yes, yes, ...... he was wearing a deep hood, and he had a cloth wrapped around his face. ......

'Hmm. ...... Did you see anything that would give you an idea of their identities?　Sigils, peculiar spells, accents..."

'I don't remember ...... sorry ......'

　Ferris nods.

　Alicia says, defending Ferris.

'I didn't have time to make sure of that, and I don't think the attacker would have made a mistake that would have revealed his identity in the first place.

'...... indeed.'

　The head of the guard nods and looks at Ferris.

'So how did you end up at the scene of the crime?　A hobo who has his roots in that area of downtown?"

No, no, it's just that ...... I've never been to this city before. ......

'Are you from out of town? Where are you from?'

Uh, let's see, ...... from far away ......"

　Ferris mumbled.

　The Chief of the Guard leans towards Ferris and raises his eyebrows.

'I suspect ...... you're hiding something. You're hiding something, something you can't tell people, I can smell it."

'Oh, I have, but ...... I can't tell you. ......

　Ferris's shoulders shook slightly.

'Could it be that you were one of the attackers?　Is that why you were at the scene and pretended to help Miss Alicia ......?"

'Hey, Master of the Guard!　That's not going to happen!

'No, I know. 'No, I know. I have seen a vast number of criminals and I can smell their secrets. Tell me, what are you hiding?"