Vol 3 Chapter 2 (2/2)
”From the perspective of the Round Table Council, ill be fine declining all invitations But both battle guilds and production guilds uilds, we need to consider if individual players want to accept these requests too We shouldn't handle all the details involved For instance, even if we restrict exporting goods from Akiba to other cities, on't be able to lock down the uilds If the request is for 5000 mercenaries, that will be too much for us, and we can decline them But if they just want to hire a few Adventurers, even if we restrict it, it will be useless if the players are okay with it”
”This part should be correct”
Krusty nodded in reply
The governing system in Akiba had been set up after much effort After 2 otten used to fighting in the alternate world, a support system with food as its core had also been built over time
The next craze would be world exploration, the plan to investigate the Fairy Rings should be underway With this, there would be uild to receive requests, which should ensure their freedom in this aspect
”Regarding the outflow of our resources, if the scale is too big, we ht have to consider export taxes Henrietta-san, what are your views regarding this?”
” Hmmm, my expertise is not in finance, so I cannot say for certain I am just a normal accountant anyway But from the current phase, I think Akiba is not a first class production city, and we are unable to acquire far the problems associated with resource outflow, importation is not the problem, there will be proble the transport ability of this world, we should be concerned about itee impacts There is a y and talents associated with them”
Henrietta adjusted her glasses as she spoke
shi+roe considered her words momentarily and continued
”Yes, this is also a pressing matter After this diplomatic visit is over, the Round Table Council will need to discuss this But I don't think we can stonewall the nobles about everything, so we should announce that the Round Table Council has set up a departnments, provision of skills and exports nobles will just need to submit an official request to the department, ill reply after discussion I think this process will be more suitable After this visit, ill really need to set up this department, but if it is jobs that are more common in nature, we can set up an administration systeoblins in the hills” This job will be assigned to a battle guild registered with the foreign affairs department It is the same for the corporate side, if there is an order for ”200 sets of cutlery,” it can be handled by the departuild If the request is beyond the capacity of a suild, it will be escalated to the Round Table Council to handle How does everyone feel about this?”
shi+roe's concept was based on using the departn affairs to handle quest systems just like the old days
”This proposal is fine”
”I think this very adequate, this part should be fine for the 3 of us to decide We can use telepathy to report to the others later”
Michitaka and Krusty nodded in agreement
”But I think the nobles won't be satisfied with this If they cannot convince the Round Table Council as a group, they would want to get closer to the representatives of Oceanic Syste to for this period, and for us we can only deal with therab your weak spots”
shi+roe concluded
shi+roe was unable to coy on the whole They would need to ement calls on the spot Even if he could come up with a policy, he was unable to oversee the individual battles
”This part will be our responsibility”
Krusty nodded slowly As expected of the guild ave off the aura of a natural-born leader
”Avoid ence from them, correct?”
”Yes, we shouldthis line”
Henrietta agreed with Michitaka's words
The other ies for so bribery and secret dealings After confir that they should deal in secret as much as possible, they concluded the breakfast session
4
Raynesia'sLow altitude flying was the proper term, but her heart had in fact fallen down a cliff The reason why she didn't use the terion's hter
Simply put, her position did not allow her to sulk in her room
'Sulk to the bottoloomy that she couldn't ards to her wants, she was forced to change her clothes everyand attend various events
If you considered this, instead of being depressed to a fixed position like the botto like low altitude flying But her heart felt she was being dragged all around the place
”Qoo”
She sighed softly
This was one of the ardens in the Ancient Palace of Eternal Ice, the time was shortly after noon She forced her maid to let her be alone here for a while
There were no tea parties for the afternoon, but there was a dinner gathering after sunset She needed to play host along with grandfather Duke Sergead, father Fernile and mother Sarariya, to several nobles and entertain them It was not difficult and didn't take much effort, but it made her heart feel heavy
She leaned lazily on the table, her forehead touching the cool marble
Nothing in particular happened that made her sad
This was just her nature, cowardly, afraid of troubles, always frowning and thinking about useless things, pessiy, this was how she saw herself
If there was no one to bother her, she would just hide in a corner peacefully, that was how she was Instead of saying she was gloomy, a better description was she critically lacked a cheerful side Even though it rong to say this about yourself, she felt that others wouldn't want to socialize with someone like her
Speaking of Raynesia's appearance, she had long silver hair and a slender neck, a frail and skinny beautiful young lady The corners of her greyish green eyes drooped down slightly, seeive a hint of mysterious sadness Her breast and body were not well developed, but it was enough to see her as a girl If there were men who preferred a body type like hers, they would definitely see her as a beauty
(Ah)
Even so, she looked very sloppy the way she lay over the table
Others would praise her beauty, and she are of it too
But she felt that 50 of it was because of her grandfather Duke Sergead, 40 was because she showered every day and took care of her hair and put on makeup, anybody could be like her In other words, her beauty ste her feel a sense of guilt
10 she attributed to her feeling 'maybe I am pretty cute after all' But if she heard others describe her as 'What a dreamy princess' or 'cultured lady with a sense of sorrow', she would snap out of it and face reality
(Not full of sorrow, I'etic that is all)
As she thought like this, she gave in to her s and lay down on the table She spent every day thinking about these kind of things, seeing herself as a complicated and troublesome person But it couldn't be helped if she didn't change her nature
”An army is lucky to have a commander like you, the capabilities can rival those of the 'Knights of the East'”
” No, our forces are not that powerful, we still have many issues with battle readiness to fine-tune”
The approaching steps and conversation see from nobles
Aman seemed stable and calm
Raynesia sat up straight in an instant when she heard the sound
In this palace filled with schemes and treachery, women of clan Corwen could not display weakness Raynesia was a gru to protect her family's pride
”Please visit my territory if you have the tiht, want to have a drink together?”
”H I am very sorry”
Several people appeared in the corner of the rose garden and walked in this direction
The two men in front, the left was the lord of Tsukuba, Marquis Kyriva Tsukuba has an influential university and he was respected for his efforts in governing his lands Behind him seemed to be the Marquis' attendants and maids
On the other hand, the youngbeside the Marquis No, he didn't look like a knight
His tidy short hair and spectaclesbody and crisp n of a h to feel an air of intieneral
(That is the one I saw yesterday)
Raynesia saw a flash of memory
She re that he was one of the Adventurers, but they were not introduced She recalled her grandfather chatted with hiood or bad, they will be the eye of the storue of Freedom Cities Eastal”
The people passing by were quite a distance from Raynesia
Raynesia hoped that they would see her as 'a princess enjoying tea in a pavilion inside the garden' This reet them to avoid any trouble
Butht Raynesia instinctively nodded to greet hihts in the city described as 'a smile akin to a flower in the rain' This was a popular face, and could be used on many occasions, a tool that Raynesia utilized frequently
The young knight stopped in his tracks and smiled Or appeared to The reflection of the sun from his spectacles made it hard to see his face
”Marquis Kyriva, I apologize, but I have a prior engagement”
”And whoEh, it is Princess Raynesia!”
This man walked towards Raynesia slowly Raynesia was troubled, or rather, her face was cra up
The knight approached steadily and with no signs of hesitation, which convinced Marquis Kyriva it was true His gaze switched between the knight and Princess Raynesia several times and said: ”I shouldn't be so obtuse Krusty-dono, let's improve our friendshi+p some other time”
The knight known as Krusty turned at the entrance of the pavilion to bid Marquis Kyriva farewell After the Marquis was gone froht, he entered the pavilion with Raynesia confused and frozen in place
(Wah, he he is tall)
He should be taller than 190chts in the city before, but this young knight was big not gentle, his face had a hint of sensibility, giving off an elegant feeling
”I I ahter of clan Corwen, ement is ho?”
”Ah, I am Krusty, an Adventurer”
After he said that, he took a seat diagonally across from Raynesia
There were several fixed marble benches in the pavilion They were covered in leather or had feather cushi+ons on top The n suitable for drinking tea elegantly
”The prior engagement I mentioned was just an excuse, if I ize”
The young knight said without any guilt
(That uy)
Raynesia was unable to guess Krusty's intent, but if her father was right, this ue of Freedom Cities Eastal She had to be polite and nice to hiant noble lady should
”You are thinking 'I am so tired', correct?”
”Hm!”
Krusty's comment made Raynesia freeze
”Not only that, when our eyes first ht?”
”Eh!”
Raynesia was totally frozen nohile Krusty sentle, but to Raynesia, it looked like a devil's smile
”Why Why”
”Why do I know? It's instinct, my kid sister back in town has the same attitude as you, so I can tell”
He said this with no signs ofthe facts like the result of an experiment
( This, this, this, this man is a bad man!)
”It's not like that, oh hohoho”
Raynesia ant lady's smile, but her action was stiff like an un-oiled machine
”I won't eat you, there is no need to be nervous”
”Even if you say so, that is”
”I have been chased around by the lords and nobles all hter, they will be hesitant to interrupt us Is it convenient to chat with me?”
The truth was Raynesia was unwilling to
Not only was this troublesome, it was also scary in a way
This gentle young h her, even seemed to be able to read her ht from the start
If Raynesia was not a noblewoize: ”I aive h she was not sure what she should be careful about, she just felt like saying this
(But, the last tirandfather scolded me that one time)
”You are not very willing correct?”
”Hm!”
He saw through her again
Raynesia wondered if this Adventurer was a psychic Raynesia didn't understand why his observation skills were so i But Krusty entleman's demeanor with a smile on his face
”Please don't mind me”
”Alright, would you like some tea”
”Thank you for your hospitality”
Krusty nodded in reply Raynesia took out the tea set that was prepared beforehand, there was no other way now
Her heart was heavy, not because she disliked him, she was just that hen she saw anyone Anyway, even if she so Adventurer, she would have to talk to other people this evening
Co with sons of other nobles akin to wedding interviews, killing time lazily in this pavilion was better
This Adventurer's instincts seemed to be absurdly sharp If that was the case, she wouldn't need to act like a lady Since she had been seen through, just let him see as much as he wanted
Raynesia prepared tea for two, then rested her upper body on theclassy, and her skin was thick enough for her to act this way
(Fufufu be stunned by me)
The granddaughter of a duke placed her whole forehead on the h there was a nore hi in the world? Raynesia was certain there wasn't any, hooray for solitude, hooray for ignoring people I need to look people in the eye? Feed that to the dogs instead
But after 1 minute, 2 minutes, Krusty just quietly enjoyed his tea
The chirps of the birds flowed into her ears
Fro, the bird should be on the tree in the garden, or was it bathing in the fountain?
(Anyway, this man is so cold)
For a nor lady lying on the table, they would definitely express their concern If a lady said she was unwell, they would escort her back to her room and look for fe on the situation, e
But this youngthis way
”I am the most pro tea with you, I would have an excuse to decline all activities or tea parties Your parents will also praise you”
Krusty's wordsAs thebehind the words sink in, her face turned red She felt fortunate to be lying on the marble table, even her parents had not seen her panic like this in recent years
Embarrassment, shame, and a certain sweet sense of ease made her knees weak
Krusty's words lay out exactly why she should drink tea with him
”I was just talking to myself, please don't mind me”
Raynesia was unable to respond, just stayed down on the table with a beet-red face
5
Ragranda Forest
It was dark inside, but not as narrow as they thought
The ceiling was 3-5 meters tall, the path was 3 round was laid with granite slabs close together
The air was dry and had a taste of mold
”I will provide soht”
Rundelhous chanted the spell Magic Torch, conjuring an orange-red light source
”Is it okay to shi+ne soet?”
Isuzu expressed her concern, but Rundelhous said ”there is no difference”
”Since the monsters are mostly undead type, they will be fine even in the darkness as they will detect us by our life force or with ht is better”
Serara explained, and cast Bug's Light for a light source
Preparingdungeons If the person casting the light source was defeated, they would lose the light and fall into darkness
”Hhter!”
Rundelhous seeht to coave a bitter smile and explained the idea to him
Rundelhous was hot-headed in the beginning, but cal to the explanation He said with a laugh: ”So that is what this is about, it is not e, hahaha!”
This guy was unexpectedly frivolous
Minori had this impression
After a few bends in the path, they reached a room
They stayed on guard, peeking into the roo for a while, there was no roup went in carefully
”This is”
There was a gap somewhere in the room, dry sand covered the stone floor, with tracks of several people passing by, and bones scattered all over the place
”Seeht with skeletons here”
Minori inspected the tracks on the floor and concluded She could almost see what happened here
The footprints everywhere, signs of things being dragged, white bones, these clues told Minori about the battle that happened It should have been over in less than a minute, an easy task The monsters near the entrance usually had lower levels and were easy to deal with
”I guess there will be no enemies until we reach the T junction”
Tohya said and led on
The way he sniffed the air with his nose was just like your average kid brother
The group stopped talking, and reached the T junction
As expected, the footprints before them went to the left
””
Rundelhous sret, Tohya nodded in response as they looked straight at the path to the left Minori tilted her head in confusion, the two of them seemed to have come to a consensus
”We will go this way today”
”That's right, I hope they don't think ant to take the route on the right”
Rundelhous said in response to Tohya
The party went right with a roar frooing to a place where they had to be very alert
”I feel nervous”
”Right”
Minori lowered her voice as she talked to Serara besides her
The inside was very quiet, so there was nottheir voice, since they could still be heard clearly
But because of the darkness and pressure of the dungeon, Minori became afraid in this atmosphere, and her voice would become soft involuntarily
”Eh!”
The first to notice soroup of 4 skeletons approaching them from the other end of the path
Tohya instinctively drew his blade and charged
”Tohya!”
Minori stopped him with a shout at the same time
If Tohya charged into the enemy, the result would be the same as before
Tohya also understood this In the 2Horizon, Tohya had improved He held his sith its tip at eye level, and sith a roar
His blade flashed
A deep red shockwave shot from the tip of the sword and hit a skeleton
The ie to the skeleton, but the squirhtly They noticed the party's existence and hastily approached
This skill was known as Vacuum Slash
Warrior class players were not proficient with ranged attacks, as their role was to be tanks and endure the eneht But they would be unable to handle certain situations To balance this, they had a few skills with ranged attacks
Saed attack Coed attacks, such as assassins' arrows and e was minuscule But it could attract the ene into them, this skill was invaluable and convenient to Samurai this way
This skill served its function well In the path illuht sources, the skeleton moved towards Tohya in a creepy and smooth way
3 of the skeletons had an axe, the other had a bow The 4 of theether, but 5 meters away, the skeleton with the bow stopped
Tohya took up a stance in thehimself to the attacks of the 3 skeletons The 3 skeletons with axes surrounded Tohya from 3 sides and attacked continuously This was a mechanical movement devoid of emotion that was unique to undead types
”Take this! Hahhhhh!”
Tohya counterattacked, slashi+ng at all the skeletons in sequence This was a Sa recast ti Whirlwind Slash'
The skeletons fell instantly But they didn't fall in vain, as their attacks hit Tohya in return, taking away 20 of Tohya's HP
”Cleansing barrier!” ”Heartbeat healing!”
Minori and Serara used their unique healing spells, casting them on Tohya at the same time
A barrier like a water e interceptingattacks 15 of Tohya's e, Tohya would only take 5 dae with the barrier in place
Serara's Heartbeat Healing was like the strong pulse of a beating heart, regenerating Tohya's HP gradually over ti term HP recovery spell would activate every second over a period of 15 seconds, recovering 20 of the HP would take 10 seconds
Tohya's defense was guaranteed by the support of the two healers
”I'm next! Take this!”
Rundelhous conjured a ball of ers
”Orb of Lava!”
The lava bullet did not fly in a straight line
It pierced through the first skeleton, then bent at an angle before hitting another skeleton The undead skeletons cru fire
Rundelhous was a Sorcerer, one of the ic attack classes In a way, it was a complete attacker class
They were known for their strong attack power
Si weapon attacks to their liical attacks to their limits would be Sorcerers
They could not be like Su, nor like Enchanters who raised the potential of their allies
Sorcerers used priic power directly into destructive power These destructive forces usually took the for, and could be directed at the enemy to defeat them in an instant
Sorcerers' attack power, along with assassins', were the peak of the 12 classes Co eapons, Sorcerers could choose to attack based on the enemies' type affinity, which many players felt was even better
”Hmm? Ah? Woah!”
Rundelhous shouted in surprise
After the lava ball pierced the ene the path of the ball causing additional dae
”That's great! It worked!”
Isuzu gave a brilliant and sweet smile
Bard had many support skills, which was a unique feature of the Bard to e
In ter allies, even Enchanters did not match up to Bards
Isuzu chose to activate the per Harmony Carol today The effect of this peric attacks of allies hit, and would automatically folloith another attack
”Impressive! This is a Bard's skill? Miss Isuzu, endary level! Hahahaha! How beautiful, well done!”
This support seereatly raise Rundelhous' morale
He gave Isuzu a thumbs-up and a wink that she could almost hear
Rundelhous with his western European handsome appearance looked like a Hollywoodthat it was troubling
His lofty attitude when talking , but frouy
(And the attack is so strong)
As expected of a Sorcerer, even though they took soe from Tohya's area attack, and received support from a Bard But to take out 3 skeleton with one attack was an impressive feat
In Elder Tales, it was rare to see such an one-sided battle
Using Tohya as an exaht with a monster of the same level 1-on-1, he would need at least 10 rounds to defeat him The attack of healer classes was even weaker, it would take 20 attacks for Minori
Even if the enemies' levels were lower than Rundelhous', to defeat the
But
”Hold on, there is more!”
”What is it, Miss Minori? Did you fall in love after witnessing ic?”
Rundelhous was struck in the back of his head as he irling around It was an arrow from the skeleton archer
”Ah” ”Ah” ”Eh” ”This is bad”
”What What is going on!”
Rundelhous turned around
His attack hit all 4 enemies, but Tohya's attack did not hit the skeleton archer and it was stillbecause of that
”Woah, you bastard!”
”I I will heal you!”
Minori used Minor Heal as first aid
Tohya did not want the enemy to have a chance to attack and rushes the skeleton archer
But that was a roup of skeleton in another corner of the pathway, attracting enemy reinforcements
Sorcerers had high attack power and were a powerful weapon for attacking the enemies, but they were not invincible
The high attacks would agitate theplayer would be prioritized in their attacks And Sorcerers had the saic attack classes, they could only equip ars and had low innate defense
That group that ca the skeleton archer left over, there were 6 enemies
And Tohya pushi+ng ahead made the formation unstable
(This will become a free-for-all battle No, I need to stay cale intercept spell as insurance)
But Minori's thoughts already lacked calmness
Party-wide da time, Rundelhous could not afford to wait and used his attack spell again He attracted the attention of the skeletons away fro their way to the rear guard where Minori and the others were stationed
The skeleton archer continued his ranged attack on Rundelhous, and his HP slowly er zone
In the center of the narrow tunnel, a free-for-all fight erupted