Chapter 358

Chapter 358

Invisible Enemy [Part 4]

Joanna’s POV

“I personally hope you will unload the dangerous artillery to the port, have the Imperial people return amicably, and never come back here for such a purpose. Can I have you cooperate with me?”

“We have also detained the sailors and soldiers, just that this room is too small to keep all of them.” The boy with freckles smiled calmly after seeing me bewildered.

“Mmph, mmphh!!!”

Absurd!

Even though I was reluctant to be a part of this plan, I had been preparing it meticulously until now.

From the artillery’s design to the magicians’ training, I had even done large-scale fortification on the ships so they could withstand the recoil when firing the shells.

It’s a grand plan that has spent a lot of money, manpower, and magic stones, you know?

We couldn’t just say, “I see. Understood,” and return so readily.

If we returned without any military gains, my magician subordinates and I would undoubtedly be sent to the borderland.

All the magicians here, including me, worked at the research and development facility. The facility now wasn’t as useful and highly thought of as it used to be. The magic stones in inventory weren’t enough for research or development.

“Oh, silly me. Of course you can’t answer when your mouth is blocked, can you?”

The boy with freckles took a small ivory-white knife out from his inner pocket and cut the threads blocking my mouth.

The threads that I couldn’t break no matter how I tried fell off so easily.

“Huh...?”

“...Oh boy, Joanna-sama? Have you had alcohol?”

The boy with freckles exclaimed after moving closer to cut the threads and sniffed once more to confirm his thoughts.NewW novels updates at novelhall.com

“Huh?”

“This scent... Is this not the phantom red wine, Château Lancafé, which is only produced in a very small quantity yearly in the Alder region of the Empire?”

I guessed I reeked that much of alcohol after drinking one whole bottle just a few moments ago.

No, wait, isn’t he in a whole different league?

The Empire was well-known for having numerous wine-producing regions that were scattered all over the country compared to other countries.

“Boom!”

*BOOM* A loud explosion was heard at the same time as if in sync with that shrill shout.

That was the sound of artillery shelling.

The sound of an artillery shell fired at the Royal Castle.

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Author’s corner:

Comedy: Oh, Serious’ fruit has grown, huh, Crisis.

Crisis: I watered it every single day without missing, after all.

Comedy: Never would have thought your way of growing the Serious plant would be right...

Crisis: Grow big quickly, Serious.

*crack*

Crisis: Huh?

Comedy: Huh?

*crackkkk*

Crisis: O-Oh no!? There’s a crack on Serious’ fruit!

*crack crack crack*

Comedy: Oho, perhaps it’s going to be... born?

Crisis: Eh? Serious? Are you Serious? Hey, heyyy.

*crack...crack...thump*

Comedy & Crisis: Serious is born!

Serious (who was born from a fruit like Momotarou was from a peach... which, in a sense, made him Butt-tarou): Huh, I’m... why am I...

Crisis: Seri-ass you idiot! Do you know how worried I was! *wail*

Seri-ass: Eh? Crisis? It feels like it’s been a long time since we last met.

Rom-com Geeky Lady: This must be... love.