Vol 17 Chapter 343 (1/2)
A Blue Gem to my Heart
… South Beim
A while after noon had passed, Erhart dropped by the Guild He had finished the request he’d taken on, and came back to report it
His request was a patrol of the city’s perimeter A majority of the soldiers were out of town For that sake, to supplement their lack of personnel, the requests were put out to the city’s adventurers’
Rühe was the onethe counter When she spotted Erhart, she waved her hand
“Good work out there”
“Yeah, all wrapped up Rather, have you got any new info? It’s been quite a while since they set out, but I haven’t even heard any rumors”
Rumors… naturally about the war in Centralle While there were unfounded ru certain had reached Erhart’s ears
It’s not as if he was particularly good at gathering inforin with One of his partythat sort of information
But even thatdefinitive Was the war still going on? Or was it won? Lost? Erhart couldn’t help but be curious
“We haven’t gotten any inforathered up, so we have no means of communication, it seems”
Erhard handed the paperwork over, touching a hand to his chin
“I see Well, perhaps it isn’t so that will end so easily, but you can’t help but wonder”
A battle to decide the fate of the continent… so it was called But as a practical problem, it was a war in some distant land
While those around were curious, they got on with their lives
As Rühe and Erhart spoke, Marianne rushed into the guild She was short on breath, gathering the eyes of the receptionists and adventurers in the branch
Marianne collected herself before declaring with a smile
“They won! It was the alliance’s victory The Bahnseidom was taken down! A portion of the army has returned, you se So the information was finally able to reach us! The main force has already reached Rhuvenns”
Hearing that, the athtened up all at once Erhart reached out and e at with him
And Marianne looked upon it with delight…
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… In Rhuvenns castle, a single Valkyriecame to Lianne
It wasn’t unit Thirty Four
While her black hair and face were the sa was enough for Lianne to understand the difference
Unit Thirty Four didn’t co a crate and letter co to see her, she had realized
Lianne stood fro her way to the Valkyrie She took the box and letter
But the letter was so the letter off to later, she opened the box In it was a single pink, knit string Lianne’s present
“… There’s noif that’s all that’s left of you That child was foolish to the end”
The Valkyrie’s sister nodded
“Yes, she was a fool But she fulfilled her duty Please praise her And that is all she held onto so preciously I think she did not want it to burn out alongside her She left her final words… ‘I have an outfit prepared for your chick Please check the dresser’ she said”
Lianne laughed Laughed, and at the sheer ridiculousness, she held her stomach with both hands And she approached the dresser Unit Thirty Four presumably stowed it in and opened it
In it, from baby to child, various outfits were prepared
“She was truly a fool… thinking nothing but of as to come…”
Lianne’s tears stained one of the garments As she wiped them, she opened the letter frohter
At the saal wife Lianne smiled
The Valkyrie seemed worried for her
“You must not fall to despair And Unit Thirty Four wouldn’t want…”
“… Despair? I’ve no ti And I’ve received that child’s last words Well, while I’ve had the seat of legal wife snatched up from under me, I’ things fro for Centralle with haste”
The Valkyrie spoke
“The outfits are prepared, was enough of a e?”
Lianne wiped her tears, speaking as she turned back to the Valkyrie
“Yes, she wanted to see the face of irl won’t be able to see it But you lot want to see too, don’t you?”
There, the Vallkyrie before her eyes corrected her posture
“… I a to the faction that supports you Please let me share in that duty!”
Click! As her expression changed, Lianne smiled
“I see It’s a pleasure to ith you, Unit Seventy One Now then, first off, we ements to transport this dresser Carry it with care And then the preparations to head for Centralle…”
“About that, Centralle has become a mountain of rubble The mobile fortress was destroyed as well, so there is a need to construct a new capital The location has already been decided”
Lianne let out a sigh She had no time to feel sad
How much do they think that fortress of their cost? Well, if they won, then so be it We can go collect it up whenever ant Then we’ll head there after so to be busy But… a new capital, is it? That sounds interesting enough“
As Lianne showed off her will, her fighting spirit against Novem quietly blazed up
“And perhaps it’s a good thing to seriously vie for his favor Because I want to have a child soon”
The Valkyrie gave a firm nod…
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… North Beim Adele’s office
Receiving the victory report, and the docu the situation, Adele held her head
“Centralle is a mountain of rubble… The e Why did it come to this… the Capital of Centralle was a historic site! And the cost of that fortress was ridiculously high! That’s why I never wanted that weapon!”
Before Adele’s teary eyes, a Valkyrie stood quite un she wouldn’t have Lyle’s children
As a result, she was low on the Valkyrie’s order or precedence As the Valkyrie tickled her long black hair with her fingertips, she let out a sigh
“… More i in officers, so they said to call Adele-san over”
Adele lowered her hands on her own desk a few ti sounds
“What’s with that attitude!? And the train of thought that, ‘everything’s fine as long as you win’ is absurd! He should’ve tried for a victory with fewer casualties, you see, and…”
“Ah, that one was impossible Well, I have the report here on the ive it a read”
What the Valkyrie pulled fro was a report of the event Each sheet of paper packed to the briible size
And the ah out
“… Can you summarize it?”
The Valkyrie seemed unmotivated
“We beat Celes Agrissa popped out and lost to Noveave up Over Ah, soleader or so, it seems we’re supposed to say it was a formidable for”
Adele slammed her desk a few more times
“A bit more detailed if you will! Even if you tell htened!”
The Valkyrie raised an, ‘Eh~,’ in true reluctance…
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“City development? How could one call the the location to drafting the blueprints, just leave it to this Monica I’ll prepare a city worthy of a useless damn chicken…”
“I’ on practicality But you know, I think shabby is soold is a bit hard on our budget, but if it looks extravagant, then maybe it’s for the best”
There were numerous tents put up around As ent out and surrounded a large table, we discussed the city ould build on the point Monica designated
While Monica continued joking around, the place she chose was certainly a worthy spot for a city If I had to say a problem, the preliminary work and foundations would be a pain
Flood control, and this and that… there was a reason a city had never been placed there before But in a sense, we had a gathering of specialists here