Episode 24.2 (1/2)
Town lord Crimus Ulban is accompanied by his son, knight Agito Ulban in his office.
”Hey there, Lecan. Thank you for coming. I see that you, Shira-sama and Eda were out of town for several days.”
”<Recovery>.”
”Ah, that's better. Thank you.”
”You look quite tired. I got back last night. Shira and Eda too.”
”Yes well, I have been working on things I am not used to. But it is all very much worthwhile.”
”Lecan-dono. I had gone to Vantaroy as a representative of this town's lord to negotiate with the town lord over there, I just returned the other day and I'd like to thank Eda-dono for her achievement, it was truly a great help.”
”Hm? What is this about?”
”Well, have a seat for now. You too Agito.”
”No, I shall remain standing.”
”Will you. Then go bring tea here.”
”Yes.”
Lecan took a seat, but the town lord wouldn't start talking until after Agito got back with tea.
”Now then, Lecan. In order for you to understand the situation, I will have to narrate a tale not directly related to the matter at hand first.”
”Hou.”
”This country was born from a union between the northern royal family and the southern group of small powers. Being equipped with harbors, the towns of Gido and Smark are still the most prosperous towns in the whole kingdom even today.”
Lecan has seen those towns on map before, they supposedly have a dungeon each.
”Gido and Smark are connected to the royal capital by great highways. Incidentally, the great highways connecting Trubolt, Egis, Parcimo, Wadd, Yufu, the five great dungeon cities to the capital are called Dungeon Highways, running in every cardinal directions that join together into one. The southern part is very well developed.”
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”Yea.”
”But then contrasting that, the area north of the capital, a region where many smaller states disorderly crowded together originally, lags far behind in development. There exists Daina Highway that connects the capital to the Dungeon City Daina, but the present state of that highway is so poor people call it Highway of Death.”
Daina is supposed to have a great dungeon called <Dungeon of Death>. It's a city Lecan plans to visit some day.
”The capital is barely connected to Vantaroy by a highway, but north of Vantaroy are highways in name only, they are rural roads that only lead to Ninae and Golbul.”
”And also Vouka.”
”The road from Vouka to Vantaroy joins the road from Golbul to Vantaroy in form.”
”Hm? Isn't it the opposite? It should be that Vouka-Vantaroy road is joined by roads from Golbul.”
”Historically speaking, yes indeed. As Golbul is relatively a new town. However, the capital officially recognize the highway as a Vantaroy-Golbul highway.”