Chapter 257: The Queen and the Blessing of Life (1/2)

Arc 26: What can be done for to of Life

The Castle of Elfrau retains a ic on it? There’s nothing like a fireplace in the guest roo considerably spacious Is It fully equipped with floor-heating and air-heating ic?

I’ve seen a few castles like the one in Belfast, Misuulus, but Elfrau castle is audy charn of its interior separates it fro conservative

Perhaps I should say that it’s the loveliness of silver instead of gold

As I sit on a sofa I was reco tea It’s accompanied by a small bowl of red jam and a small spoon

It really looks like Russian tea I’m certain I’ve read about it so the ja the tea together with it, right?

I don’t know the right way to do it, but when I try drinking the tea that way, its sourness coupled with the sweetness of the jam mix become quite delicious

「First of all, I wish to expressthe subjugation of the Sunora Wolf While itwith it swiftly Of course, you’ll properly receive your reward」(Foltuna)

「Ah, Yes I thank you for that veryin front ofa dull reply devoid of tension

Seeing that, Her Majesty smiles at me

「You’ve heard about the request from Rerisha, haven’t you? 」(Foltuna)

「Hmm? Are you, by chance, acquainted with Guild Master Rerisha-san?」(Touya)

Both of theht make them acquaintances in a certain sense Coht have contacted me personally because the Queen-sa I could ask

I continue eating the ja about that

「She’s my niece rather than acquaintance To be precise, she’s the daughter of ulp down the tea which promised to spill out it A niece?! That Rerisha-san is a niece to the Queen of Elfrau?

Her Majesty The Queen chuckles Has she guessed that I was THAT surprised?

「Rerisha is certainly ht… Your Majesty, Haven’t you considered why I, who’s an elf, auess I have」(Touya)

It’s no use even if I hide it so I obediently nod

「Elfrau is a country which was founded about 1200 years ago, but the land was completely unfit for people to live on However, this land was reclaimed thanks to the power of an adventurer and the Frau tribe who had been washed up here from a ruined country of those days Afterwards, the country “Elfrau” was then founded」(Foltuna)

「An adventurer, you say?」(Touya)

「Yes His na of this country as well as my husband」(Foltuna)

「Eh?!」(Touya)

Husband?! But the country was founded 1200 years ago… Don’t tellsince those days?!

「The name “Elfrau” comes from both his name and the name of the tribe that followed him After he had died, it was just me, his wife and adventurer like hi this country The family head of the Frau tribe had recommended me as well, so It had been decided that I’d take the throne as the queen Since then up until now, I’ve been supporting this country as its ruler 」(Foltuna)

「Forgive -saht many times “if only we had had one before he passed away”」(Foltuna)

Well, long-living species like elves can postpone the probleards to the inheritance of the throne for a very long ti of Zenoasu Though they do have a tentative heir who’s a muscle-head

I wonder hoill turn out for us With how things are going, assu into a God, I’ll be enthroned for many thousands of years As expected, it may be better to hand over the throne to h I don’t knoho my nine wives will that son of randchild, won’t govern this country properly I’ll coive him a piece of overn a country for more than 1200 years…」(Touya)

「It isn’t that difficult, you know? People of the Frau tribe are gentle by nature It’s a tribe with good people who can politely speak the untarnished truth, so they’re basically broad-e disputes don’t happen and other countries don’t come to attack this land covered with ice and snow Sotten used to the a queen for more than 1000 years There are also capable people aroundto support this country 」(Foltuna)

This person, who has been living since the foundation, is a symbol of this country so to speak She may even be an absolute existence for them

It’s a certainty that the dominion of Elfrau has approxidom, but the majority of the land cannot be lived on by its people This land belongs to the spirits of ice residing on it, but Elfrau was granted sootiated with those spirits

It seeotiations was Her Majesty The Queen during her days as an adventurer Elves have an exceeding affinity with the spirits, after all

If so supposedly happened to her Majesty The Queen, this land o, enclosed with a permanent frost

However, a spirit, huh? This is the third time I encounter one, after the spirit of darkness and the spirit of the great tree

It’s likely that Her Majesty The Queen is receiving some kind of divine protection from the said spirit of ice I may have to meet it sooner or later

「By the way, it’s about the Sunora Wolf Would youit to our country?」(Foltuna)

「Sell it?」(Touya)

「Yes The quality of the Sunora Wolf’s fur is very high It’s up to the point wherein we don’t get to acquire it so easily We would like to ask you to hand it over to us if that suits you We’ll provide a suitable compensation based on its market price 」(Foltuna)

「It’s not a problem There should be more demand for it in this country than in other areas anyway」(Touya)

I thought for a moment whether she had overemphasized her intentions with the fur or not, but I currently had no use for a fur in particular It also looked like the meat of the Sunora Wolf was hard and not quite delicious

「Thank you very much In that case, ould like to ask for a little bit of time to prepare the reward money, but would it be acceptable for you if you pick another reward in the meantime?」(Foltuna)

「I understand」(Touya)

If I’le iteuided by Her Majesty The Queen, we then enter the royal treasury in the castle baseed in an orderly and precise fashi+on with items inside them There are ite at thes?”

I ask about the articles that caught , there’s nothing in here that makes me think that I want to have it That’s because the Babylon [Warehouse] has itereater value than any of the ite whether I should take a suitable article or not… “That” certain object caught ht

「This is…?」(Touya)