Under the continuous healing of Diya Flatel, Reiger’s wounds had soon fully recovered.
The same went for the soreness caused by overusing "Wind Spirit Swift Walk." With highly versatile tier Magic at his disposal, Reiger no longer felt helpless like before; he could fully recover his state using Recovery Magic.
So, about five minutes passed, and Reiger had become completely rejuvenated.
After sensing the location and direction of Altoria on the other end of the "Message," Reiger activated the highest-ranking teleportation magic, allowing a semicircle of darkness that devoured space to unfold before him.
Stepping into the "[Portal]," Reiger only felt his vision blur for a moment before he found himself in another place.
It seemed to be a forest on the outskirts of Camelot. The forest wasn’t large, and the trees were relatively small, typical of the terrains commonly found in the wilderness.
Altoria was pacing there, looking a bit restless, but her eyes lit up and she quickly ran over when Reiger appeared.
Watching Altoria’s expression shift from anxiety to joy as she rushed towards him, Reiger thought for a moment and eventually extended his hand, aiming for the fairy girl’s head, and knocked her on it vigorously.
With the loud impact, Altoria’s joy twisted as she screamed and once again clutched her head and crouched down.
"What are you doing!?"
Altoria, teary-eyed, loudly protested.
"That’s what I should be asking!" Reiger finally began settling scores, saying, "Didn’t I already send you a message telling you not to worry about me, that I would come find you in a month?"
In Reiger’s view, Altoria’s rescue was completely unnecessary.
He had already fulfilled the "condition" set by Morgan. All he had to do was wait for the wedding to end, after which he could leave on his and Morgan shouldn’t be able to stop him then.
If he could be stopped, then Her Majesty had not meant what she said before.
Therefore, this conflict could have been avoided if Altoria had not shown up, and Reiger would have left Camelot in just another day or two.
However, because Altoria suddenly appeared, an unnecessary conflict ensued.
At least, in Reiger’s sense, the reason why Morgan would send Elf Knights to prevent him from leaving was precisely because of Altoria’s appearance.
Simply put, Her Majesty might have been jealous, not wanting to see Reiger taken away by her archenemy, hence she issued such an order to cause him trouble.
Although it sounded far-fetched and uncharacteristic of Her Majesty, the hostility she showed when facing Altoria was undeniably intense. To Reiger, there was no question about it.
And despite telling her explicitly not to worry about him, she still came to Camelot on her own accord, leading to an unnecessary conflict. Thinking of this, Reiger couldn’t help but knock Altoria on the head again.
However, hearing Reiger’s words, Altoria looked utterly baffled.
"A message? What message?"
The fairy girl’s puzzled expression made Reiger slightly taken aback.
"What?" Reiger expressed his surprise, "Didn’t you encounter the familiar I sent?"
"Familiar?" Altoria became even more confused, saying, "Did you send something to me? I didn’t see anything!"
Hearing this, Reiger furrowed his brows.
The messenger crow didn’t find Altoria?
Could it be? Its special ability was to accurately locate a person who had been in physical contact with the summoner within a certain period. Although Reiger had never used it, the knowledge of such creatures he acquired in the world of the Overlord had never been faulty in this regard.
So, what could be the reason the messenger crow didn’t make it to Altoria?
"Was there an incident along the way?"
That was the only possibility left.
Unless someone intercepted it mid-way, under normal circumstances, the messenger crow would have flown straight to Altoria.
The question was, what caused the messenger crow to be intercepted?
Was it sabotaged? Or was it just coincidence?
This is Fairy Country Britannia, the wilderness is not entirely safe, even without Morsels, many wild beasts and magical creatures could pose a threat. If the messenger crow encountered a magical beast with flying capabilities, it was highly possible that it was attacked.
However, if it was randomly attacked by a magical beast, Reiger should have sensed that something was wrong with the messenger crow.
When summoning creatures using Summoning Magic, a bond akin to a pact forms between the summoner and the summoned.
Therefore, the creatures summoned would possess part of the summoner’s ideas and knowledge during the effective duration of the summoning spell and would immediately understand who is an enemy and who is an ally, and act accordingly, thanks to this mechanism.
Besides, there still exists a mental connection between the summoner and the summoned creature; even without magic like "Message," they can receive commands directly from the summoner’s heart.