[WN] Emperor's Seventh Son : 15 - 3 Part 1

15-3 Part 1

Let's Do a Food Tour in Naglfar with the Country Girl and the Admiral

Translator : PolterGlast

Having a carriage arranged from Erin, we arrived at the southern part of Naglfar Port just past noon. On the street right after getting off the carriage, I first bought dried scallops and imported fruits, and turned back to the two.

「Let's have seafood paella at that shop for lunch. Kachua and Aneue's bento will be a snack on the ship.」

「Ah, right... You're having a snack right before lunch...」

「As expected of your gluttony... But the paella there was delicious, so I agree with that too!」

When Carral picked up a scallop, Kachua also hesitantly brought one to her mouth. It seems she liked it. She immediately wanted another, so I pressed the whole bag onto Kachua.

「Wow... munch munch... Waaah...」

To Kachua, who was raised in the mountains, everything she saw was fresh, and she quickly entered the country-bumpkin-in-the-city mode she had shown in Ratatosk. Since she was about to bump into people again, I looked after her, and for some reason, Carral was laughing.

「Ah, you two can eat the fruits. I ate them to the point of getting sick of them in the south, so I don't really want the ones here that much.」

「I see, that's quite a luxurious story.」

Instead, she dashed off toward a salt-grilled fish food stall. She quickly secured one, and joined us while delightfully biting into the grilled Iwan Fish.

「Is that okay? I'd think you'd be tired of eating that too.」

「No, the fish in the south don't have much fat on them, so the fish here are exceptional. Mumble mumble...」

「...Looks delicious. Give me a little.」

「Eh. ...Y-Yeah, well it's fine but... here...」

「You don't have to offer it looking so reluctant. Nn, it's delicious.」

「No, I'm not reluctant... Haa...」

「I understand. Because Shinza is this kind of guy. You just have to give up on this part of him...」

They were colluding with each other as women again, complaining about things I didn't understand. My bad. I don't understand those things unless you explain them to me. While aiming for the restaurant from before, I bought sake-steamed bivalves and shared them with the two.

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「Ah. Isn't that the person from that time...?」

「That time... Ooh, the metal engraver from that time, huh.」

Bazaars were crowded on the street, and among them was a shop displaying dazzling ornaments. Carral stopped in front of it and showed us the brass ring on her right finger. ...Nn, strange.

「Why hasn't that ring been ruined by the sea breeze...?」

「Yeah, it actually started to rust, so I had it gold-plated.」

「Ah, could that be a present from Shinza...?」

It is far more rational than wearing heavy rings of pure gold, like the Empress of this country.

「Right! Isn't it nice~!」

「That's nice... I'm honestly a little jealous...」

「Right! Shinza, buy something for Kachua too!」

「Eh, no, I (Ore), didn't say it with that intention...!? Besides, it wouldn't suit me so it's fine...」

「Kachua says she doesn't need it.」

「You shouldn't take words at face value, Shinza. Especially girls, they aren't honest. Come on, anything is fine, Shinza, chooses and gives it as a present!」

「No, but, I (Ore), this kind of...」

The metal engraver was looking up at us with expectation. Well, my wallet has gotten thicker than in the past. It should be fine to be a little more extravagant. So I picked up a silver necklace. It was finely made down to the chain, making me feel the artisan's work.

「Give me this.」

「That'll be 70 Crowns.」

「Quite expensive.」

「We don't mix in zinc or lead, so it's a fair price.」

I paid the money and received the necklace. I put it around Kachua's neck and fastened it for her.

「I-Is it okay...?」

「Yeah, with this, you can wear it under your clothes. It should be good for a shy person like Kachua.」

「Hehe... If you're giving it to me, I guess it can't be helped... Thank you, Shinza! And, thank you too, Carral!」

「It's fine, it's fine, Shinza is the one who paid. I'm actually completely alone in the world now, so Kachua has gradually started to look like a little sister to me.」

Did she actually want me to buy it for her... I don't understand a woman's heart... No, maybe I'm just too clumsy.

「Then from now on, maybe I'll call you Carral-anesan...」

「Eh, I don't want that. It sounds close to Ane-san...」

「Then, Onee-chan...?」

「That... that might be acceptable! Atomina-sama would probably be jealous, though, ahaha.」

Even though I was the one who gave the necklace as a present, it feels like Carral is taking all the good parts... Is it my imagination? At any rate, I'm hungry. Just a snack level like this isn't enough.

「Let's go to the restaurant quickly. I'm hungry.」

When I conveyed that, the two ran off while laughing. I seriously don't understand the reason why they suddenly laughed at me... Will I come to understand after another 10 years pass? I thought it would be impossible for me.

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[WN] A Hero From a Remote Village : Chapter 255

Chapter 255

Vigilance

Translator : PolterGlast

After seeing Lucas and Dorothy form their party, I immediately headed to the Adventurer's Guild. From here, the plan is to head to the Old Abandoned Road with the Guild Master and introduce Bane. Because I ended up being a little late for the meeting time, I hurried to the Guild Master's office.

「Guild Master, I'm sorry. I'm late.」

「You don't need to worry about it. You're actually only a few minutes late, right? Since this room was the meeting place, I was able to get some work done.」

Even though he said that, it's not good to be late for a time I specified for a troublesome matter that I brought upon him. The Guild Master is kind, so he probably genuinely doesn't mind, though.

「You might not mind, Guild Master, but please let me properly apologize. I'm sorry.」

「Alright, alright. I'll have you treat me to a drink later. So, are you ready to depart now, Graham-san?」

「I'm good anytime. Are you ready, Guild Master?」

「Yeah. I'm just about done checking these documents.」

Stamping the final page, the Guild Master stretched his body as far as it would go. It seems there's a lot of verification work, and the job of a Guild Master looks tougher than I imagined.

「Alright, I'm done. I can depart anytime too. Can I ask you to lead the way?」

「Of course. I'll guide you, so follow me.」

Walking ahead as if to guide the Guild Master, we departed Biodasdal and headed for the Old Abandoned Road. Since I had informed Bane in advance that we were coming, he should handle things well. Or so I thought, but...

「H-Hey! Graham-san, what in the world is that!?」

Upon entering the abandoned road, more than ten Ghost Wizards were standing in a line. They were resting on one knee for the time being, and it looked like they were showing loyalty, but from the Guild Master's perspective, it would only feel like they were being vigilant against us.

「Guild Master, you don't need to draw your sword. They are subordinates of the monster named Bane that I told you about the other day.」

「H-He has that many Ghost Wizards under his command!? I don't mean to doubt you, but is there any chance you're being deceived, Graham-san?」

「It's really fine. If you look closely, I think you'll see they harbor no hostility.」

I calmed down the excited Guild Master and told him to just observe the situation for a moment. The Ghost Wizards weren't moving at all, and more importantly, he seemed to have noticed that they were resting on one knee with their heads bowed, finally realizing they had no hostile intent.

「...There really is no hostility. They're bowing their heads to you, right, Graham-san?」

「I suppose that's what it is. Even though I told him there was no need to send a welcoming party.」

While lightly leaking a complaint about Bane, I decided to call out to the Ghost Wizards for the time being.

「Did you come to welcome us on Bane's orders?」

「Yes. We were asked to come out and welcome you, Graham-sama. Were we a nuisance?」

「...No, thank you for coming to welcome us. Please guide us to where Bane is.」

「Yes, sir! Understood.」

Surrounded by the Ghost Wizards, we headed toward Bane's place on the Old Abandoned Road. In the first place, no significant monsters appear on the abandoned road or the Old Abandoned Road, and even if they did, the majority are those under Bane's umbrella. We definitely don't need escorts, but it's probably out of consideration that the Guild Master shouldn't look down on me. Being surrounded by Ghost Wizards is actually more unsettling, and I wish he had at least waited until we entered the Old Abandoned Road to send a welcoming party, but there's no point complaining about it now.

「Guild Master, are you okay?」

「Y-Yeah. I'm more nervous than I've ever been in the past, but I'll think of this as a valuable experience and enjoy it.」

The Guild Master showed me a smile as he said that, but his face was completely twitching, and I could tell he was forcing himself. While apologizing in my heart, we walked for about 10 minutes. We finally arrived at Bane's mansion.

「This is the building where Bane is. It's surprisingly magnificent, right?」

「It's amazing. I didn't know there was such a magnificent monster's mansion near Biodasdal.」

「I'm sorry for the late report and for allowing its construction without permission.」

「Well, no... it's certainly not good, but the scale is so large that I can't really say anything.」

Perhaps because it exceeded his acceptable range, the Guild Master seemed to have temporarily given up on thinking. Together with such a Guild Master, as we passed through the door opened by the Ghost Wizards and entered the mansion, Bane was waiting at the entrance to welcome us.

「――Wha-! A-A demon!?」

「Guild Master, calm down. That is Bane.」

The Guild Master had looked like he had gotten used to it with the Ghost Wizards, but the moment he saw Bane, he drew his sword again. At that moment, although a tense atmosphere flowed from the monsters, I warned Bane.

「Bane, don't do things like test my friend. ...I'll seriously send you flying, you know?」

「――! I-I'm sorry! I took the practical joke a little too far!」

I seriously scolded Bane, who had appeared with a suspicious appearance without hiding his aura. I can understand Bane being cautious in his own way, but as expected, I won't forgive him being rude to the Guild Master.

「Treat the Guild Master as if he were me. Bane, I'm counting on you.」 

「Understood! U-Umm, what might your name be?」

「D-Dwayne. Is it okay if I call you Bane-san?」

「Dwayne-sama, I am terribly sorry. You don't need to use honorifics. Please just call me Bane!」

「No, I should apologize for overreacting. ...Understood. I'll call you Bane.」

With both of them beginning to apologize to each other, the atmosphere became much more relaxed. I ended up scolding him lightly, but it seems we can finally have a calm discussion with this, so firmly warning him was the right answer.

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[WN] Jitsuwa 3-Domedatta : Chapter 341

Chapter 341

(Kyle Calendar Year 515: Age 22)

Wings Spreading in the Pitch Black Darkness

Translator : PolterGlast

Compared to other countries, the Istoria Imperial Kingdom, which had a long and narrow shape from north to south, was divided into 5 administrative districts. Each of these administrative districts was governed by a Cardinal or Bishop dispatched by the Imperial King, and under them, lord nobles from the royal era who had embraced the church since the time of the former Istoria Kingdom served as deputies and governed various places.

What Castro had claimed as the Orthodox Theocracy and brought under his influence was one of those administrative districts, the four southern counties. And to the north of that was the central administrative district consisting of four counties centered around the Royal Capital Isra, and further north were the eastern, western, and northern administrative districts.

And now, Lugner and Azel, whom Castro had (been made to) appoint as God's apostles, were engaged in undermining three of the four central counties, excluding the one where Isra was located. Their movements were progressing smoothly, and since the onset of winter, the people living in those three counties had begun to flow one after another into the Orthodox Theocracy.

To them arrived a summons from the Pope through the church.

「Azel, what is the meaning of this? Why is he summoning us now? Are we not finally at the stage of laying the groundwork to ignite flames in the north of the central region—the three eastern counties and the four western counties?」

「I do not know, but the messenger said a clue to our pending issue has come into view...」

「That makes no sense. Even though we are taking the trouble to undermine them for that very purpose.」

Indeed—they had reached a stalemate in their maneuvers against the three nations, a plan they themselves had proposed to the Empire's First Prince. And rightfully so, because even to the invitation of Duke Harry, an illustrious and powerful noble among Imperial nobles, the response of the three countries was not favorable. In the current situation, it was nothing but a pipe dream to think that people of unknown origin like them could approach the centers of each country and manipulate them at will.

If only we could just make contact with the leadership of a country... we could likely win them over using a mix of eloquence and Dark Magic. Thinking so, they learned the harshness of reality anew.

「We were forced to change our initial strategy to first strengthen the power of the Orthodox Theocracy, intending to use that influence to drag those fools to the negotiating table. He should have understood this procedure, and yet...」

「Yeah, for that purpose we must secure an army of at least 20,000, or it won't even serve as a threat.」

Saying so as if spitting it out, Lugner continued his words with a distorted face.

「Azel, the current situation in Tria is still only a little over 10,000, isn't it?」

「That's right, with our incitement it is currently 15,000. Once we seize the central three counties under our influence, it will exceed 20,000, though...」

「Even so, the Imperial King is a foolish one. In a desperate attempt to counter us, he is frantically bolstering his armaments, but it seems he is levying even more taxes to do so. This country is filled with voices of resentment toward the Church at every turn.」

「Lugner, there's no point in arguing here. We have hurriedly sown seeds in the three central counties. By spring, they will likely be repainted into our territory. We should probably return to Tria for now.」

「I suppose it cannot be helped... but if this turns out to be some worthless matter, we shall reconsider how we deal with him.」

To them, Castro was merely a puppet, a vessel and tool to fill with the wine of their ambitions. Therefore, they were merely exalting him on the surface and feigning the position of apostles. Afterwards, they hurriedly rode their horses south.

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After that... Returning to Tria for the first time in half a year, the two were first surprised by its transformation. Even though they had anticipated it in advance, its development was astonishing.

Merchant caravans constantly came and went from the southern border direction, and the front of the city was overflowing with lines of people desiring to enter. Glancing at that out of the corners of their eyes, as they slipped through the line guided by the guards, construction works were progressing everywhere in the city, providing jobs for the people who had flowed in, and food was given to refugees at the church.

「Tch, that guy... he's unsparingly using the funds we lent him.」

「Lugner, this place will also eventually become a city of our Clan of Darkness. We just need to receive that harvest, is that not so?」

Azel's words are sound reasoning. However, perhaps Lugner was not entirely convinced, as he merely nodded sullenly.

「Divine messengers, I have received orders from the Pope. Please, this way...」

Receiving word of their arrival, a person waiting at the entrance of the church guided them to where Castro was. Development and renovation extended to the church as well, and the cathedral was adorned just like the throne room of a royal palace. Proceeding to the innermost part, Pope Castro and his close aides were waiting.

「Lord Lugner, Lord Azel, truly great work in your role of guiding many people. I believe God is also satisfied with your performance as divine messengers.」 (It seems the plot is going excellently. Because there are people watching, forgive me.)

Right now, it couldn't be helped as a formality... he understood that, but Lugner was sullen again. Castro was once a man who was merely kept alive by Lugner and the others.

However, Azel, who had previously feigned submission to Castro, was a little more flexible. Therefore, he answered in his stead.

「Yes, we are grateful for your gracious words. We two have preached God's teachings in the three central counties and sown seeds. It is expected that the people will also embrace the correct teachings in the near future. And what is your urgent business?」 (Don't get carried away. You're merely playing a role right now. So, for what business did you summon us?)

「There has been word from the Empire, which secretly supports our Istoria Orthodox Theocracy, appointing you two as special diplomatic envoys. To that effect, I have received a direct letter from Duke Harry.」 (It seems the Duke saw right through the fact that you were at your wits' end after your big talk. But with this, it will likely become easier to move against those three countries as well. You should thank the Duke.)

「Special envoys... is it?」 (There's no way the now-ruined Duke Harry has such authority, right?)

「That is correct. It is an official letter of appointment stamped with the Emperor's Imperial Seal. It is proof that our Istoria Orthodox Theocracy is recognized by the Empire, and that you are specially permitted as the ones to bear its diplomacy. From here on, you two are to depart for the Lute Kingdom, which borders our country, and the Ville Kingdom and Cain Kingdom beyond, and secure recognition for our country.」 (With this, you will finally be able to visit the three countries with the Empire's backing and incite them, I suppose.)

「This is... we are merely surprised by the unexpected consideration of the Empire. Then we shall promptly depart for the three countries, accompanied by Lord Lugner. For our great ambitions.」 (I don't know the circumstances, but if that is the case, it makes things quick. Let's push the scheme forward all at once with this.)

「Then depart for the three countries immediately. Tell them that if they recognize our state and form a bond of friendship, my entire army of 25,000 will rush to their aid in times of crisis. Furthermore, tell them that this number will grow with each passing month—conveying that should certainly improve their impression of us.」 (Tell them that if they recognize our state and form a bond of friendship, my entire army of 25,000 will rush to their aid in times of crisis. Furthermore, tell them that this number will grow with each passing month—conveying that should certainly improve their impression of us.)

「Yes, with gratitude!」 (Don't get carried away. In the first place, it was us who gathered the military forces, and isn't the funding for that ours as well?)

Finally, as Lugner raised his voice while keeping his knees on the ground and without raising his gaze, the two took their leave from before the Pope, remaining respectful only on the surface.

「With this, the just cause to visit each country, and the material for negotiation are ready. Azel, our wings will finally extend to their countries as well. The day we embrace those countries with our dark wings is but a few days away.」

「That's right. I don't like that a helping hand was extended by the Empire's raccoon in the end, but results come first.」

Conversing so, the two crossed the border and disappeared. As to who will truly laugh upon seeing this situation, none of the parties involved know yet.

※ Due to the circumstances so far, the map has South at the top. Please excuse any ugliness.

〈South〉

〈North〉

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