168 Episode 61: Preparedness and Rapid Alert (2/2)
Stampede up? No, if that's all, will the samurai rush to report it to me? Something, I have a bad feeling.
”Who wants me to tell you that? It's not just a stampede, is it?
”It's Queen Wang! The stampede occurs at…… - the border! Here is Her Majesty Queen Uphilia......!
Having heard that far, I ran out with all my might as I grabbed the celestial. The place to head is Royal Castle.
Stampede occurred at the border? During Uffi's inspection? Running but still trying to swallow the situation.
Enter the royal castle while also using physical enhancement. Kick the ground vigorously to shortcut, even the walls run up. It's your father's office you're aiming for.
”Ugh, wow!? Oh, Her Royal Highness Sister Wang!? Why from the balcony!?”
”Sorry! Where are your father and mother?!?”
”And it's the office!
”Thanks!”
A knight running around busily with a bummer was suddenly circling his eyes at me entering the royal castle from the outside, but I rush into the office instead of the other way around.
There was a father and mother in the clerk's office who jumped in without a knock either. They both have a surprised look at me for suddenly coming in.
”Father! Mother! Is it true that there were stampedes on the border!?”
”Uhm... no, I did reward you, but you're early...? No, I don't care about that. A message pigeon has now arrived from the border. Definitely.”
”So what about Yufi?!?”
”Ufilia is responding locally. So, Anisphere, calm down and listen. This stampede, the largest in the history of the Palletian kingdom, was accompanied by a pen.”
”Maximum!?”
How the hell is a stampede of such a magnitude happening so suddenly!? And during Yufi's inspection!? Is it a coincidence, or was this previous chimera, after all, a precursor to something?
I bite my teeth off so much that I accidentally scratch them. Although I don't think that Uffi will fall at stampede, I stir up anxiety even though I hate to be accompanied by a word in the history of the kingdom that it may be the biggest.
”Uphilia asked me to bring Wang Tianyi to the site.”
”What,” Wang Tianyi!? ”
”Wang Tianyi is the matching outfit of me and Uffi, now kept in the treasure trove of the Kingdom of Palettia. That's that dress that still got wrapped up when me and Uffi flew through the sky with revelations before Uffi took office.
I can freely dance in the sky with that one, but it's not something I normally use, and it was stored with Airdra after some research and improvement.
”As bad a situation as it needs to be, right?
”... possibly”
That's all I ask, and I give back my heels trying to jump out of the office with momentum. I heard your mother's sharp anger on that back.
”Wait, Anis!
”Don't stop, I'm going to help Uffi!
”Don't go, you didn't say a word! Don't go too fast!
”Huh?”
Unexpectedly I turned my eyes round and stared at my mother. My mother was sighing deeply when she saw me stop her leg.
”You'll go even if you stop it anyway. Then I will open your King Heavenly Clothes, and Airdra. Bring Yuffi the King's Heavenly Garment.”
”... is that good?
”You wouldn't ask me if I stopped you, would you? Then come as you wish.... but be sure to go home alive for both of us. At the expense of who? That's good, huh? You and Uffi can't lose this country right now. If you have to, just you two come back. That's the deal.”
My mother says as she stares seriously into my face. I let my mother snort hard as I returned my gaze in the same way.
Seeing me nod, my mother turns her gaze to my father. After sighing like he had given up, Father tightened his expression and raised his face.
”We'll also get backup from the Kingsguard Knights! Get the Knights of Sprout!
”The samurai prepare Wang Tianyi for Anisphere! Let us hasten the unloading of Aerdra, the king of Uphilia!
On Father's and Mother's orders, the place starts to move in a hurry. I glanced at the moon's floating sky as it seemed distracting.
Today's moon was, - creepy red.
- Time, a little back.
Let's move the perspective from Anisphere to her who went to the border land -.
”We are out of time, Your Majesty. The work of Her Majesty the Queen has reached this land. You look fine. Most importantly.”
”Clive, it's been a long time. That's what makes you look good.”
An old western pavilion built in its cut open area in the woods of the border. It was the elderly butler who greeted me in a hall where the moorings with the seasons were somewhere creepy as well.
Clive used to be a competent butler I've seen face to face too. I was out of duty once because of my age, but I was accompanied by a ”he” sent to the land.
My hair is completely white dyed and my wrinkles are deepening Clive, but I was still horrified that I seemed to have a lot of vitality in me.
”Life on the border must be tough, right?
”No. We've been interacting more with the local people here lately, and we've had a better life than we originally had.”
”That's what you do, too. As queens, I'd like to work your dedication.”
”Thank you. Then Her Majesty Queen Uphilia, please come this way. The knights of the escort will be ready for a whisper of welcome.”
This time, the knights who were on the escort as they came to inspect the border were instructed by Clive, and will be led to a separate room by another servant.
All that remained were Clive and me, and Raini. Raini is naturally and quietly leaning against me. It's so much in the hall that I accidentally smile contentedly.
”My Lord is waiting for you with a long neck. This way, please.”
That's how Clive led me to the clerk's office in this Western Hall. When Clive knocks, he hears a nostalgic voice from inside.
- Clive, come in.
”Excuse me. - Dear Algardo.”
Clive opens the door and invites me and Raini in.
As such, ”he” was in the position where he had just lifted his hips from the attendant desk - his eyes narrowed dazzling as Algard looked at us.
I then slowly opened my eyes and smiled softly after closing my eyes only once, emotionally.
”- Long time no see, Ufilia, Raini. I'm delighted to see you again.”