alimo (2)
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The emperor had memories of Casillas among the experiences of others that he had indirectly experienced.
There were some records about Casillas and Resina in the confidential documents of the imperial family, so the emperor knew roughly what kind of story the author Gadi had.
There was no information about the world tree’s shinigami, but even if such an object existed in Gadi’s own author, it would not be surprising given the circumstances.
However, it was not important to the emperor.
The World Tree, which was considered to have lost most of its functions, was not of much value to the Empire.
There was room for abuse, but nothing clearly touched me.
Moreover, the emperor was decrepit.
He did not have the energy to deal with the succession to the throne, so there was no time to worry about miscellaneous matters.
“If the lord does not refuse, I will leave the matter to the lord on this matter. I will order the intelligence service to cooperate, so I will deal with the lord’s will.”
“If we succeed in recovering the World Tree’s sacred spirit…”
“I’ll leave the judgment to the lord. If you think it’s a serious matter, discuss it with Phoebus. The Crown Prince would have succeeded to the throne by then.”
“…I see, Your Majesty.”
Ernst rose from his seat after being polite.
It was also not polite to take too much of the time of the decrepit emperor.
*
Inside the office of the Frislan Fortress.
Ernst opened his mouth to Ray, who was sitting across from him drinking tea.
“There are reports of an elf crawling on all fours in the Earl of Phillips.”
“Big…”
Rei kept her mouth shut so as not to spit out the tea.
Ernst looked at Rey like that and asked in a low voice.
“Is that also due to the influence of the ‘curse’ you mentioned?”
“…”
That damn bitch is still crawling on the floor.
Rey chewed on Miner inwardly, but nodded her head moderately.
Miner’s stealth was discovered and the curse was transferred from Titty, so the curse had the effect of crawling on all fours.
After rationalizing, Rei swallowed the tea and cleared her mind.
It was a kind of warning that Ernst dared to bring up the story of Miner.
He was saying this in reverse of the warning that he should not have a strange mind, since his people are planted in the Count of Phillips as well.
Ray didn’t take it too seriously.
This level of pressure and surveillance was already expected and within an acceptable range.
‘Haha… Right now, Ernst must be very few people as much as I can trust.’
Ernst had been holding on to Rey’s weakness in one way or another.
Moreover, knowing that Ray is on the verge of death, he will not feel the need to check whether he is greedy for power.
In that sense, Rey was a very reliable card for Ernst.
Ray cleared her throat and asked.
“Can you send me to Alimo?”
“…Okay. If you wish, I will give you access to the local imperial spies.”
“thank you.”
“It’s too early to like.”
“Yes?”
“The spies sent to other countries lack the means to control the Empire. Do you know what that means?”
“They won’t listen to you.”
“Yeah. There are many cases where they just pretend to be active and violate the central order or act arbitrarily. The possibility of assimilating with the local area and betraying them should always be considered. Moreover, you are not affiliated with the intelligence service.
“Do you need a steamer suppression?”
“Judge yourself. Also, no matter what situation you are in, don’t be vigilant, and don’t trust anyone deeply.”
“I’ll be careful.”
Rey presented Moros to Ernst.
“…”
Ernst, who received the Imperial Divine Sword, stored Moros in a subspace.
After a moment’s silence, Ernst glanced at the Omega series tied around Rey’s waist.
“Bring it and see.”
“Yes.”
Rey immediately unwrapped the sword and handed it to Ernst, who put the Omega series into the silver case on the table.
Ernst closed the case and looked at Rey.
“Do you know what this is?”
“I do not know.”
“It is a disposable subspace storage artifact.”
Ray was quite surprised.
The disposable subspace storage artifact was an artifact with the function as its name suggests, and once it enters the subspace and is taken out, the artifact is shattered, but the items stored inside are protected.
Its existence itself was a close-knit artifact that was used for operations in which possession of weapons was impossible.
Ernst boldly handed the two silver cases to Rey.
“I hope you don’t gossip.”
“We will do our best to live up to your expectations.”
“I’ll attach two knights. Skills are not modest, but they have a lot of experience in missions, so it will be helpful to you.”
When Ernst signaled, two knights entered the office.
Both of them were knights who were active in the battle against Eridanus, so it was not a meeting with Rei.
The two knights greeted Ernst first, and then greeted Rey with utmost respect.
Ernst asked after sending out the article again.
“Did you say you’d go with the blue-haired girl? If you need a wizard, I’ll save you.”
“No, that’s fine. Luna is the person I trust the most, and she’s very talented.”
“…i get it.”
Ernst saw Luna wielding two higher spirits at the same time.
Even if they lacked magic skills, it was almost like a grade-eight with two high-level spirits. Versatility was much better.
“I’ll prepare both of them as 3rd circle wizards in disguise. The local intelligence team will know that too.”
“thank you.”
“Prepare to leave.”
Ray nodded her head.
*
After completing the daily training, Johanna washed and changed clothes.
Yohana, who was about to return to her room feeling refreshed, struggled for a while and then returned to the training ground.
The training pants I had just worn were hanging quietly on the wall of the training ground.
“…”
Yohana sneakily picked up the damp training pants.
Even the training leather pants cannot be washed every day or replaced with new ones in a living situation.
So Johanna wore unwashed training pants over and over again for days.
It was inevitable that the training pants would be soaked in sweat.
Until now, I was not conscious of that at all, but Yohana, who had a major accident a few days ago, was worried about the condition of her pants.
“…”
Yohana, who secretly opened the gap between the crotches of her pants, carefully brought her nose.
“Keheuk!”
Yohana coughed and closed her eyes.
Yohana, holding her pants in her hand and clasping her hair, stomped in place.
“I must be really crazy, I must be crazy…!!!”
The mature and concentrated smell was deeply ingrained in the pants.
He brought it to Rey’s face and rubbed it.
While Yohana was trembling and tormented by herself, the door to the training room swung open.
“Johana, here you are!”
Alesia was happy when she saw the training leather pants that Johanna was holding tightly in her hand.
Alesia, who was curious, approached Johana.
“Why are you holding it in your hand?”
“Yeah? That’s…”
While Johana was taking care of her, Alessia sneakily put her nose to her pants and sniffed.
Immediately after, Alesia, who had become soft, backed up and muttered.
“Even though it’s a training uniform, I’ll wash it…”
“Oh, I know!! But why did you come here?”
“Ah! Rey is looking for us!”
“Are you Ray?”
“Yes, follow me.”
When Alessia dragged Johanna to Jenkinson’s ward, the Count of Phillips had already gathered.
When Rei arrived at Johana, she briefly explained her situation.
“Viscount Gadi has some trouble. Me and Luna will go outside to fix it.”
Jenkinson and Didier looked uncomfortable.
It was embarrassing for the two knights to go out and risk Rayman over something about the Ultra Guardian.
However, it was impossible for Jenkinson and Didier to accompany the Alimo, so they both listened quietly to Ray.
“…So it’s going to take a few months to come back. Don’t cause any problems while I’m away and you’re doing well. Oh, and of course what I said here is a secret, so don’t tell anyone else.”
Karen and Alessia were face to face side by side.
The children took turns trying to persuade them not to leave, but Ray drew a firm line.
Ray quickly finished talking and left the hospital room.
Rei, who was about to go back to the room, was called by Johana from behind.
“Lay.”
“Uh, Yohana. Why did you call me?”
“…I’m taking Luna, so why won’t I?”
Rey was a little perplexed by Johana’s unexpected question.
Yohana shot at Rei, who was trembling.
“Is it because I’m not good enough? Because I’m not as good as Luna? So are you taking only Luna?”
“Well…”
Ray answered, scratching his temple.
“It’s not because of my skills…”
Johanna was able to make a lot of progress while staying in this fortress.
By learning new swordsmanship, fighting great knights, and sharing swords with rivals of his age, he was able to advance to the next level.
But Luna wasn’t like that.
Luna no longer needed new knowledge or a teacher.
The only thing that Luna lacked was time and ‘various experiences’ to sharpen herself.
Therefore, Ray was planning to accompany Luna whenever possible.
“That… Yohana, you still have a lot to learn here. Not Luna. That’s why.”
“…I’m not so well, do I have to go around?”
“Hey, you’re roaming around.”
“You’re running around. I don’t understand you. Just… Why don’t you just go back to the Earl of Phillips and be quiet? Why do you have to suffer?”
Johanna’s voice rose.
“It’s good to be strong and it’s good to eat good food… but I like the Earl of Phillips the most. If you can spend time laughing and chatting with your friends like the old days, without worrying about anything, you can give up both being strong and eating good food.”
“Johana, don’t be engrossed in your memories. Then you won’t be able to move forward.”
“Then why not? Why do you have to move forward? Hard?”
Ray grinned.
It looked immature at first, but Rei fully understood Johana’s feelings.
In her previous life, Reid also entered one of the most prestigious universities in her past life, but since then, she has lived her life almost sullenly.
It was because it was not my taste to be stressed out by competing with other people.
Johanna was saying something similar.
Even if you are born with great talent, there is no obligation to develop it.
Ray thought so too, but…
“It’s because the world is tough.”
Unfortunately, this was a world destined for destruction.
“Johana, if you don’t move forward, you’ll be eaten by the world. That’s why.”
Yohana has been doing well so far.
Although he grunted with his mouth, he continued advancing without a break.
So Ray trusted that Yohana would do well in the future.
“I’m working hard. I’ll be back as soon as possible.”
“…don’t get hurt this time.”
Yohana warped her face to and fro because of the dissatisfaction that had filled her, while expressing her concern.
Rey reached out with a raised corner of her mouth, then lowered it again, thinking that Yohana didn’t like it.
At that moment, Yohana nervously grabbed Rey’s hand.
Yohana clasped Rey’s hand tightly and placed it on her head, looking at Rey with annoyed eyes.
Rey giggled and ruffled Johana’s hair, then turned her back.
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Now I had to go to Alimo and grab Ult by the neck and bring him back.
*
“Is there going to be more people dispatched?”
“Yeah, you’re not even affiliated with the intelligence service, are you?”
“Ehh…”
The man scratching his head looked at the documents.
As I read the text, I got annoyed.
“You need to find the missing border nobles? You lied about your identity and went missing after entering Alimo? Haha… You’re bothering me with trivial things.”
“What should I do?”
“You have to pretend to follow. The newcomers, when they arrive here, turn around and send them back to places where there is no work. They say they don’t belong to the intelligence service.”
“Huh, I see.”
After the woman nodded, she drew a new card from the center of the table.
Since the plaque was made quite high, the woman tried to hide her emotions .
