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“Welcome back, Ashley, and also Sharle-san too.”
“I’m home, Schwartz.”
“Wait, Schwartz! Why do you say it like I’m a bonus!?”
“— Welcome back, Sharle-san.”
“Somehow it’s wrong, but whatever.”
After I welcomed them both and checked with them on their plans; they returned to the fleet’s headquarters, and did some paperwork. Handling the prisoners, and dealing with the rescued people. Once all that was done, they’d return to the mansion. And since I couldn’t go, I promised to have dinner with them at the Zephanel’s mansion. Until then, we decided to part ways for now.
“Get the work done quickly! Deputy Captain! Send a messenger to my house! After reporting the subjugation, we’ll immediately set sail for the Yona Subjugation!”
Oh, so he was still alive. Huh… Well, I wasn’t aiming directly for him, and… Good luck on chasing a ghost you’ll never find.
That night, I had supper at the Zephanel’s mansion. I was able to hear from the girls about the subjugation. Though, there were some parts that I only knew, and some parts that only Ashley could talk about. In the end, I was able to walk with Ashley after Sharle-san collapsed after drinking. Lester, the butler, took her back to her room.
“So, what happened to Kada, the leader? I only heard from the captured pirates at the base that he was erased by an undead.”
“I definitely killed him. I shattered his body before he dropped into the sea. At first, I aimed to capture him, but I found out I couldn’t do it.”
“Yes. I’m sure you’d say that, and I heard that there was a transfer circle there.”
“I recovered it. I only know that it teleported far to the north of the Royal Capital, but there was only a large warehouse and a hut in the mountains.”
I talked about the mountain lodge I checked out. The characteristics of the men who guarded the location, then we discussed where the location was. AShley predicted that it was in the Margrave of Dragrange, the northernmost part of the Capital, or the Kingdom of Drak, which border that area.
That kingdom was a landlocked country with a history longer than Kurtmerga. It seemed that it was a country of dragon knights who tamed Alrasu, a small subdragon that lived there. Both nations had a ceasefire treaty, but until several decades ago, Drake went south many times in search of the sea and continued to fight.
However, it must have been calm because of the transfer circle… Or so Ashley thought.
Not to mention that the border was not on the sea. Their borders existed across land, while ambiguous, that meant neither owned any land at sea. That made the treatment of the uninhabited islands quite ambiguous as well. They never hit just one nation’s ships. They attacked both the Kurtmerga and Filtonia Island ships, so it was difficult to judge if they were just aiming at Kurtmerga.
Eventually, the problem ended up being delegated. In other words, it was reported to the Eternal Honorary Chancellor Zephanel, the suzerain of the Zephanel family and that’s it.
“Well, the Suzerain had already been of the story from the captured pirates. The story is not different from the story I heard on the way home. Schwartz, if possible, I want you to keep the transfer circle. That is not something that can easily be put on the market after all.”
“Is it okay to keep silent to the Chancellor?”
“Maybe he’ll see through it right away…. But then… Can you talk to me?”
We talked on two different sofas that faced each other. A small table separated us, the only people in the drawing room with the after-dinner tea. I knew what she wanted to say. I placed the cult and saucer on the table.
“— I’m sorry.”
At dinner, when we were alone, Ashley was reluctant to talk about Yona, my boat, and Kaidou. I knew I was involved in all of that, but she waited for me to speak.
A long time ago, I used to deceive people about my power. I called it a bloodline skill [Arms]. Since then, I had shown various powers to Ashley, and I had no regrets about it and I don’t think I failed. However, it seemed that my deception was reaching the limits of being called a ‘bloodline skill’.
But I could say… I needed to say everything, if I couldn’t — it’s just half truths.
“— Its alright. I’ll take Sharle-san to the Royal Capital in about three days. What are you going to do?”
“Three days? Actually, I’ll also be going to the Capital, but my purpose is to go to the auction.”
“Auction?”
“Yeah, I asked Malta-san to put up the Labyrinth core. It seems that the auction is coming soon.”
“Its coming soon… Is it the King’s Festival sponsored by the Royal Family?!”
“Well, I don’t know the name…”
“The King’s Festival is not only hosted by the Royal Family, but it is the only auction that the king may go to depending on what is being exhibited. If you put a Labyrinth core, maybe the king himself will come…”
Since it is said that status is most prestigious, I wonder if the participants would also be elite members of the kingdom. The king of this country, huh. I was a little interested, but will it happen?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _
“Welcome back, Ashley, and also Sharle-san too.”
“I’m home, Schwartz.”
“Wait, Schwartz! Why do you say it like I’m a bonus!?”
“— Welcome back, Sharle-san.”
“Somehow it’s wrong, but whatever.”
After I welcomed them both and checked with them on their plans; they returned to the fleet’s headquarters, and did some paperwork. Handling the prisoners, and dealing with the rescued people. Once all that was done, they’d return to the mansion. And since I couldn’t go, I promised to have dinner with them at the Zephanel’s mansion. Until then, we decided to part ways for now.
“Get the work done quickly! Deputy Captain! Send a messenger to my house! After reporting the subjugation, we’ll immediately set sail for the Yona Subjugation!”
Oh, so he was still alive. Huh… Well, I wasn’t aiming directly for him, and… Good luck on chasing a ghost you’ll never find.
That night, I had supper at the Zephanel’s mansion. I was able to hear from the girls about the subjugation. Though, there were some parts that I only knew, and some parts that only Ashley could talk about. In the end, I was able to walk with Ashley after Sharle-san collapsed after drinking. Lester, the butler, took her back to her room.
“So, what happened to Kada, the leader? I only heard from the captured pirates at the base that he was erased by an undead.”
“I definitely killed him. I shattered his body before he dropped into the sea. At first, I aimed to capture him, but I found out I couldn’t do it.”
“Yes. I’m sure you’d say that, and I heard that there was a transfer circle there.”
“I recovered it. I only know that it teleported far to the north of the Royal Capital, but there was only a large warehouse and a hut in the mountains.”
I talked about the mountain lodge I checked out. The characteristics of the men who guarded the location, then we discussed where the location was. AShley predicted that it was in the Margrave of Dragrange, the northernmost part of the Capital, or the Kingdom of Drak, which border that area.
That kingdom was a landlocked country with a history longer than Kurtmerga. It seemed that it was a country of dragon knights who tamed Alrasu, a small subdragon that lived there. Both nations had a ceasefire treaty, but until several decades ago, Drake went south many times in search of the sea and continued to fight.
However, it must have been calm because of the transfer circle… Or so Ashley thought.
Not to mention that the border was not on the sea. Their borders existed across land, while ambiguous, that meant neither owned any land at sea. That made the treatment of the uninhabited islands quite ambiguous as well. They never hit just one nation’s ships. They attacked both the Kurtmerga and Filtonia Island ships, so it was difficult to judge if they were just aiming at Kurtmerga.
Eventually, the problem ended up being delegated. In other words, it was reported to the Eternal Honorary Chancellor Zephanel, the suzerain of the Zephanel family and that’s it.
“Well, the Suzerain had already been of the story from the captured pirates. The story is not different from the story I heard on the way home. Schwartz, if possible, I want you to keep the transfer circle. That is not something that can easily be put on the market after all.”
“Is it okay to keep silent to the Chancellor?”
“Maybe he’ll see through it right away…. But then… Can you talk to me?”
We talked on two different sofas that faced each other. A small table separated us, the only people in the drawing room with the after-dinner tea. I knew what she wanted to say. I placed the cult and saucer on the table.
“— I’m sorry.”
At dinner, when we were alone, Ashley was reluctant to talk about Yona, my boat, and Kaidou. I knew I was involved in all of that, but she waited for me to speak.
A long time ago, I used to deceive people about my power. I called it a bloodline skill [Arms]. Since then, I had shown various powers to Ashley, and I had no regrets about it and I don’t think I failed. However, it seemed that my deception was reaching the limits of being called a ‘bloodline skill’.
But I could say… I needed to say everything, if I couldn’t — it’s just half truths.
“— Its alright. I’ll take Sharle-san to the Royal Capital in about three days. What are you going to do?”
“Three days? Actually, I’ll also be going to the Capital, but my purpose is to go to the auction.”
“Auction?”
“Yeah, I asked Malta-san to put up the Labyrinth core. It seems that the auction is coming soon.”
“Its coming soon… Is it the King’s Festival sponsored by the Royal Family?!”
“Well, I don’t know the name…”
“The King’s Festival is not only hosted by the Royal Family, but it is the only auction that the king may go to depending on what is being exhibited. If you put a Labyrinth core, maybe the king himself will come…”
Since it is said that status is most prestigious, I wonder if the participants would also be elite members of the kingdom. The king of this country, huh. I was a little interested, but will it happen?
