Chapter 106: Meeting with the Lord

Chapter 106: Meeting with the Lord

Tatsuro and Ai mounted on Cardina's back and caught up with Yorn, As Yorn continued to leisurely soar through the sky,

"Hey! Who is that child anyway!?" (Marikka Shurjaniemi)

"Marikka, my dear. But before that, wouldn't it be better to ask what happened first?" (Reginald Mac Dermott)

"Huh? Oh, right, but" (Marikka Shurjaniemi)

Marikka, who circled around, staring at Cardina as if to shoot her with her eyes, was curious about creatures she had neither seen nor heard of due to her Tamer class. Despite her own interest, Reginald, the head of the major merchant family, restrained her.

Marikka, being a Tamer, was eager to ask about creatures she had never seen or heard of but reluctantly adopted a posture to listen quietly.

"The beast folk below are called Ennio." (Tatsuro)

"That's okay, Tatsuro. I heard about it from Salman and our Gillian, so you can skip that part." (Reginald Mac Dermott)

Since the details about Ennio seemed to have already been explained, Tatsuro gratefully focused only on the main topic.

"Well, contracting with someone who's an ancestor reincarnated. That's the worst, that Gregory person." (Reginald Mac Dermott)

(TL.NOTES: People with Ennio's conditions are called ancestors reincarnated' it occurs mostly in beast men or beast folk)

"However, isn't it dangerous for a Tamer's contract to be so heavily influenced by ancestor reincarnation, even if it's incomplete? We're heading to the place where the lord resides, after all." (Neville)

"I'll make sure to keep Ennio in check, and the child's goal is not the lord but Gregory, the mastermind, so he won't harm the lord probably." (Tatsuro)

"Probably won't? That's not reassuring!" (Neville)

While being persistently warned about safety by Neville and reluctantly acknowledging Salman's words, who had actually been almost killed several times, they finally got approval.

With that obtained approval, Cardina, whose dragon power was running low, appealed to Tatsuro with her eyes.

I have enough magical power myself, but [Dragon Flight] is a skill dependent on dragon power. At Level 1, my dragon power is still insufficient for long flights with two passengers.

"Marikka, can we switch to Yorn? And also, Ennio too. This child seems tired." (Tatsuro)

"Eh, really? She looks low on stamina for her appearance." (Marikka Shurjaniemi)

"My child is going to grow from now on. Right, Cardina?" (Tatsuro)

"Pew!" (Cardina)

As if saying, "That's right!" Cardina nodded vigorously. Impressed by the clear understanding of words, Marikka placed the two on Yorn and tied the wire connected to Ennio to Yorn.

Then, Cardina transformed into a chick using [Child Form], attempting to perch on Tatsuro's head, but Ai lifted her onto her own head.

"What's with this child? She can become so small. Oh, she was hiding like that!" (Marikka Shurjaniemi)

"Well, something like that." (Tatsuro)

"So, what kind of creature is she? I told you about Yorn, so you should tell me about her, right?" (Marikka Shurjaniemi)

Since she had been interrogated extensively about Yorn earlier, it would be awkward not to share this information. Tatsuro struggled with his thoughts, but a good answer didn't come to him immediately.

"Huh? Oh, right. But I'm not very knowledgeable about magical creatures, so I'm not sure about the species" (Tatsuro)Upstodatee from n(0)/ve/lbIn/.(co/m

"Huh? Since she's so fond of you, it's pitiful not to tell her properly. Oh, but even though I'm quite knowledgeable about living beings and magical creatures, I feel like I've never seen a creature like her in a book. Where on earth did you meet her?" (Marikka Shurjaniemi)

"Um, in the Amneri Great Forest?" (Tatsuro)

"Why the questioning tone?" (Marikka Shurjaniemi)

After answering numerous questions vaguely and casually, it seemed that Marikka picked up on the fact that Tatsuro didn't really understand well, prompting her to sigh.

"Okay, fine. I'll look into it myself next time. But seriously, why did you go to such a dangerous place like the Amneri Great Forest?" (Marikka Shurjaniemi)

"Well, it's more like we ended up going there unintentionally." (Tatsuro)

"That's still vague. It's really dangerous there, so you mustn't go near it." (Marikka Shurjaniemi)

"Yes" (Tatsuro)

"Understood." (Ai)

"Peep" (Cardina)

"That's true. And who might that be?" (Brendan Lyadas Bruitt)

"These individuals here, Father." (Laurence)

Laurence gestured towards Tatsuro's group, and the two of them stepped forward.

At that moment, the lord stared at their faces and mumbled, "Still quite young." The two then straightened their backs, preparing to explain.

"Well then, I'm not sure how many times I've heard this, but please explain what you told Reginald." (Brendan Lyadas Bruitt)

"Yes. First" (Tatsuro)

Thus, Tatsuro went on to narrate everything that had happened so far. Meanwhile, the lord attentively listened, cross-referencing the information with the documents at his disposal.

"Now, finally, show me our family's heirloom." (Brendan Lyadas Bruitt)

"Even if it includes a corpse, is that alright?" (Tatsuro)

"It's fine. It's evidence, including that." (Brendan Lyadas Bruitt)

Nodding at the lord's words, Tatsuro presented Iyaruki's corpse. At the back, Ennio twitched but showed no further signs of movement.

"Even for Reginald, is this the real deal?" (Brendan Lyadas Bruitt)

"Yes, without a doubt. And we have also investigated the identity of the corpse." (Reginald Mac Dermott)

"You work fast indeed. Let me see." (Brendan Lyadas Bruitt)

Taking the documents from Reginald, the lord read through them, closed his eyes as if giving up on something, and then exhaled slowly.

"It's confirmed now. Laurence, what you've been investigating on your end and the information I gathered from these boys seem to align. Did you notice anything strange?" (Brendan Lyadas Bruitt)

"No, not at all. Rather, they've filled in the gaps that were present before." (Laurence)

"I see. Understood. Joaquin. You can be rough if necessary, but capture both Bertram and Gregory according to plan." (Brendan Lyadas Bruitt)

"Yes!"

Joaquin, one of the two who stood behind Lord Brendan like shadows, a beast man with distinctive slanted eyes swiftly left the room.

"Will they surrender peacefully?" (Tatsuro)

"I've told Joaquin that it's fine to use force if necessary. We're constantly monitoring their whereabouts. There shouldn't be a problem. And you adventurers, I must express my gratitude. Considering your profession, it would have been faster to turn a blind eye and leave." (Brendan Lyadas Bruitt)

"Huh? Oh, no. Some acquaintances of ours are here in this territory, so we wanted to do what we could." (Tatsuro)

"I see You're still young but quite responsible. Later, as a reward, wait a bit. You might be curious about the details of the situation as well." (Brendan Lyadas Bruitt)

"Very well, we'll wait" (Tatsuro)

While the idea of a reward intrigued them, their primary concern was witnessing the moment when this matter would be properly resolved. Therefore, without objections, they decided to wait here.

{I feel like Laurence-san was secretly investigating a lot even without us doing anything.} (Ai)

{Yeah, it's way too prompt. Maybe passing through Lyadas without doing anything wouldn't have been a problem.} (Tatsuro)

{But it probably served as the final push. It may have reduced the number of people suffering from the damage a bit, so it's not entirely pointless.} (Ai)

{True.} (Tatsuro)

Having such telepathic conversations, they returned to Ennio's side and waited. About ten minutes later, something unexpected happened.

A loud, thunderous sound echoed through the castle, making the room tremble slightly.

Tatsuro immediately touched Ennio, keeping his heightened emotions in check.

"What's happening!? What's going on!?" (Brendan Lyadas Bruitt)

"It seems like this isn't over yet." (Tatsuro)

"Sigh Despite being so confident earlier, what's the lord doing now?" (Ai)

Amidst the shouts of Lord Brendan and others, Tatsuro and Ai realized that they would be involved a little more in this matter. They exchanged glances and sighed.