"As you can see, a powerful spell is active at sea. According to the caster—that is, Kanna—this spell will indiscriminately attack anyone who enters its range. It is thanks to the existence of this powerful spell that less than a quarter of these sea monsters actually made it ashore, which is why we barely managed to hold them back."
Kanna's spellcasting was witnessed firsthand by everyone on the tower top, so it couldn't be hidden (and Kanna didn't try to hide it). Kal'tsit had also spoken with her about it earlier, so Ilena confidently and boldly revealed Kanna's involvement.
Hearing Ilena's words, Kanna-chan put her hands on her hips, puffed out her chest, and looked like she was asking for praise.
Seeing her like this, Dassault didn't know what to say and could only nod, "We'll be careful, but how long will that sea spell last?"
"Until tomorrow morning!" Kanna-chan said straightforwardly.
Dassault looked at the constant thunderstorms falling over the sea, his heart actually a little lost. After all, even an idiot could tell that this was not an ordinary thunderstorm, but a specific, localized natural disaster.
The other party dared to expose it so boldly; wasn't she afraid of being trapped and taken for research?
But then he thought, she really had nothing to fear. After all, she could conjure natural disasters with her bare hands. If he really pushed her too far, that natural disaster would probably fall on him, or even any city in Iberia.
Kal'tsit also considered this.
For figures capable of causing natural disasters, all countries want to win them over, but no country wants to provoke them.
Because the cost of defeating someone who can conjure a natural disaster is too high, and defeating them brings no benefit to one's country. So, instead of making an enemy, it's better to maintain good relations, and perhaps at some point, gain their assistance and support.
Later, during his conversation with Ilena, Dassault broke out in a cold sweat. This seemingly simple-minded little guy could not only conjure natural disasters with her bare hands but also move through them unimpeded, and with her own power, she had repelled a nearly hundred-meter giant beast in its home territory, the ocean.
And the giant dragon made of lightning they saw in the distance was also her doing.
Given this, even if he truly harbored ill intentions, he and the entire Inquisition behind him probably wouldn't last until the reinforcements arrived.
"I know you have bad intentions for Kanna-chan, but Kanna-chan isn't afraid!"
Dassault's eyes kept darting around, his face flickering between light and dark, a look Kanna-chan couldn't help but notice, but she wasn't scared at all.
"Uh! Ah ha ha ha... Kanna-chan has done Iberia such a huge favor, how could uncle possibly have bad intentions towards Kanna-chan... Ah ha ha ha ha... Uncle was thinking about what kind of reward Kanna-chan's great contribution deserves."
Hearing Kanna-chan's words, a few drops of sweat involuntarily appeared on Dassault's forehead. This mischievous child had sharp eyes. He immediately thought about how to make Kanna-chan lower her guard against him.
"Reward! Is there food?" Kanna-chan's eyes lit up at the mention of a reward. After eating Iberia's food a few times since arriving, she found it very different in style from Victoria and Laterano, but the taste was quite good, so Kanna-chan's craving was piqued again.
"Are you hungry? It's normal to be hungry after such a big battle. I'll have someone cook right away!" Hearing Kanna-chan wanted to eat, Dassault immediately agreed.
Soon, a cooking fire was lit nearby, and food began to be prepared.
Kanna-chan sniffed. Compared to the exquisite food in restaurants, this army-style communal meal might look less appealing, but its taste and nutritional value were far superior to ordinary food.
Kanna-chan wasn't picky about food. She squatted next to the large pot, her eyes fixed on the food within, holding a basin larger than her face, just waiting for the food to be served.
Dassault finally breathed a sigh of relief when Kanna-chan's attention was drawn to the food.
Ilena walked up to Dassault, "I advise you not to treat Kanna-chan as a child."
Dassault turned to look at the sea. "You see that thing out on the sea? After knowing she made it, I told myself that she is someone we should treat with utmost seriousness. But her appearance is so deceptive; even knowing she's extraordinary, I can't help but still treat her like a child."
Ilena was noncommittal about this. All along, she had often treated Kanna-chan as an ordinary, gluttonous child, but whenever she felt somewhat powerless, Kanna-chan always provided precise help. This feeling made her very conflicted.
"Another bowl!" Not far away, Kanna-chan, holding her basin, quickly finished the food in it while the cook watched, dumbfounded, then ran back to the large pot with her basin raised.
"No matter what, Kanna-chan is the great hero who saved Rock Bay Town this time, ensuring its residents didn't suffer greater calamity. We Iberians are not ungrateful people. Send the situation here to His Excellency Saint Carmen. Since he knows Kal'tsit, the rewards for these two will be personally handled by His Excellency Saint Carmen."
Dassault thought for a moment before speaking.
At this moment, Kanna-chan, not far away, nodded. Although she initially harbored a slight hostility towards this muscular middle-aged man, it now seemed his actions were truly those of a soldier.
Of course, whether or not this meal contributed to her change in attitude is unknown.
After devouring more than half a pot of food, Kanna-chan finally stopped, satisfied. Of course, the reason wasn't that she had eaten enough, but that a dragon always had to leave some for others. Besides, there were still many injured and exhausted warriors in the lighthouse who needed food; it would be too unethical for her to eat it all.
Before leaving, she carried a small basin and hopped to the seaside. Skadi was currently patrolling the coastline, checking for any Seaborn still moving and dispatching them, fully embodying the spirit of leaving no survivors.
Kanna-chan brought the food to her. "Skadi, time to eat!"
Looking at the food basin perched on Kanna-chan's dragon horn, Skadi silently nodded and took it.
"Um, Skadi..."
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Skadi tilted her head, looking at Kanna-chan, a little confused about what she was trying to stammer out.
"The battle is over. Aren't you tired of wearing sunglasses and not seeing clearly enough?" Although Skadi's clothes were a bit disheveled and stained with Seaborn blood, the wide hat on her head and the sunglasses beneath it were very eye-catching.
Hearing Kanna-chan's words, Skadi looked enlightened. She had been wondering why her vision felt somewhat restricted, and she had almost stepped into a pit on the beach earlier. It turned out she had forgotten to take off her sunglasses.
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