Vol 11 Chapter 209 (1/2)
Letter
Rusworth’s royal palace
Me and May headed for the inner court, and following the words of the adventurer we’d taken over letter duty from, we set our eyes on Elza Rusworth’s room
While sensing the presencesaround, I used the Skills… Died to
(It’s a good thing I confirmed her presence last I saw her on the battlefield)
Verifying Elza-san’s presence, I pulled up ainst the
There, the curtains spread, and theopened Elza-san stood there in casual clothing, and seeing ht hand
She seemed to be wary, and the response from the Skills turned from yellow to red
I took a letter from my breast-pocket
“A letter fro out the letter exchange”
There, wary as she was, Elza-san stroked her sea blue hair, as she pointed her violet eyes our way
“I’ll have you hand the letter over first Any suspicious movements, and… I’ll kill you”
That sharp glare undoubtedly contained ht I would extend a hand to the Katana at my hip by reflex
To the queen possessed a different cold air from Gracia-san, I tossed the letter
The thrown letter spun horizontally, as it caether to stop it, before going right into breaking its seal
Re style, and let out a sigh
“… Understood So we can’t use the previous adventurer anymore But I’ve heard you were quite the famed adventurer yourself”
As the queen sent a provocative glance, so I removed my hood
“She wrote of me in the letter as well?”
There, Elza-san laughed
“No But when it cootten a naht Lyle alone I’ll prepare a response at once Come in and wait”
There was a balcony in front of the large , and letting May land there, I took to waiting on it
But Elza-san was…
“Come in You’ll stand out, out there there”
Hearing that, I went inside, sent a look to May, and nodded May ju on human form
Seeing such a change, Elza-san spoke
“… So quilins could transform into human shape?”
Entering the room, I found it quite dreary It felt as if it contained but the minimum necessities of life, and while the furniture was certainly expensive, it really was irl’s room The stylish small bottle of medicine atop the table stood out
(A present from Gracia-san, was it?)
I spoke in jest
“Is it really alright to let a man into your room?”
When I said that, she disinterestedly produced some paper from the drawer of the room’s desk, and took a seat
“It’s a huge problem If you’re found out, it will be torture, then execution, whichever comes first So watch yourself”
From the way she ses Perhaps she had spoken like this to the previous adventurer as well
Using a tool on the desk to ht, she reread the letter a number of times
“… There’s so I’d like to confirm Gracia-ch… Gracia’s brother found success in cultivation, but his sponsor was you, correct?”
Her face reddening a bit as she tried to add a –chan to Gracia-san’s name, she looked at me as she confirmed it
IT does see quite nicely in Rusworth as well And the speed of the information relay was clear proof of conspirators in Galleria
“That sure spread fast That’s right I’m the one who backed him”
‘I see’, she said and nodded
“I assume you used the matter with the letters to threaten her, but out countries are standing atop a dangerous balance I ask you don’t scratch at it too ht”
A faint smile floated on her face, but I was the same
Gracia-san and Elza-san were both fighters with a large area off effect While their individual battle proas surely high, the ics
If I were to fight theather all the info I could, and forerous foes
“It’s not like I’ to lead either country down an unfavorable path More so, thinking of what’s to come, it may be possible to resolve the war proble them”
On led Unlike Gracia-san, she held onto her so down at hed
“That one’s impossible Rusworth and Galleria are the sae co are the knights of the center… the officers Plunder and proo to war, it will instantly break down into internal uproar Siions don’ act up is because of the threat called Galleria”
So a war desired by both sides had repeated tiain
Well, to me, this situation was bad Because I couldn’t use it
“Just crumble that unsteady balance already In two to three years, Galleria’s national poill be reinforced If all goes well, even if it doesn’t double, it’ll reach a result close to that Give it another ten years, and I don’t think it’ll be an easy task to fill in that gap”
Elza-san’s eyebroitched
The Fourth let a laughing voice from the Jewel But that voice could only be heard by me
『It’s no good Even if she’s a decorations, you’ve got to properly explain that area! That in this world, it’s not like the war grounds alone determine the outcome of war』
Ignoring his delight, I smiled a little
“Well then, shall I receive your response? Also…”
“What is it?”
I took out some perfume in a small bottle from my breast-pocket
“It’s a perfun of our acquaintance”
When I handed it over, Elza-san made a confused expression But it didn’t feel it was because she wasn’t used to receiving presents
“… Even if I accept it, I can’t use it, you know?”
If she had a scent different fro everything would hold doubt
“Well, I doubt the o as far as to inspect the contents of your roon of acquaintance, so if you like it not, feel free to throw it away”
Elsa-san folded her letter into an envelope, and handed it over Accepting it, I accoically
『For that Lyle to be able to give a girl a present so naturally… looks like there’s nothing left for me to teach him』
(No, rather than teachfault in me, weren’t you? Well, whatever)
Keeping wary of the surroundings, I h the sky
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Having returned to Galleria, it was the day after I’d handed the letter to Elza-san
Miranda had suggested I hand over perfuce with the letter
In exchange, I didn’t forget to get souvenirs for Miranda and the other girls I hadn’t forgotted, but in the end, Miranda…
“Perfu to cost you quite a bit”
When she said that with a sh, and fled
May spoke
“I prefer the candy, though But as I thought, h?”
She said so like that If possible, I wanted May to remain like that
And returning to the village I’d taken a stay in Lorphys, I received a report from Novem and Eva
For Eva, I had requested she circulate rumor in Galleria and Rusworth
In the rebuilt house, I sat in a chair as I confronted them across a table, and asked about their results
“I spread ruh Galleria Rather than the internal forms, they bit onto the fact he kicked out the resident monsters Could this be the national character? Well, in sonfs and readings, it’s true the cool fights sell better”
I confirmed Rusworth’s situation
“What about the high minister?”
“In the center, it wasn’t possible His popularity’s too high, so even if you let ill rumor flow, no one believes it Even if they did, it wouldn’t bring profit to theions seem to have built up considerable frustration, so it went quite well The scoundrel pulling the queen’s strings frooes… and wait, Lyle, you’re as terrible as ever You’ve never h before”
I had her spread rumors of thethe queen an orna as he pleased with the country of Rusworth Those sorts of rumors
While ere at it, ru its ties to Zayin and Lorphys
“Say what you will Never be negligent is a stable doctrine If it goes well, they may make contact with us in the near future”