Chapter 290: The departure at 290
The next day, early morning.
The capital was noisy again today.
The reason lay in an announcement from the royal palace.
"The royal assassination squad ’Shadow’ has successfully arrested and killed the foreign criminal who attacked Prince Solok."
Although this announcement was very brief, it conveyed much information.
The perpetrator who attacked Prince Solok has been captured.
The mastermind is a criminal from a foreign land.
They have been arrested and even killed by the royal direct assassination squad.
Everyone who learned of this news received these three pieces of information from the announcement.
This caused all the nobles in the capital to be astonished, ponder, and start a commotion.
Especially those who were under the instructions of Duke Kedalion and were making arrangements, they were truly surprised when they received this announcement.
"We haven’t finished the arrangements yet?"
"How have the charges already been pinned on someone from a foreign land?"
"Could there be others carrying out the same actions and tasks as us?"
This made them start to wonder.
Only the siblings of Kedalion clearly knew that this was not their doing.
"What exactly is happening?"
The two felt puzzled about this at home.
However, regardless, the royal announcement had been made, effectively declaring the conclusion of this incident.
Therefore, from that day onward, the royal family no longer summoned nobles to the palace for questioning, and the number of knights searching from street to street gradually decreased, leaving only a few to handle the aftermath.
These phenomena further confirmed the conclusion of the incident, causing the nobles to finally believe that the culprit had been apprehended.
While the entire capital was abuzz and endlessly noisy about this, Reiger brought Liz with him and once again visited Yuri’s office.
"I’m going to Mitis."
Reiger told Yuri his decision.
That’s right.
Reiger planned to go to Mitis to seek the ancient ruins related to the Sword of Moslo.
"Is that so?"
Yuri was not surprised but appeared as if she had anticipated this all along.
Clearly, Yuri had guessed that Reiger would make this decision.
Thus, Yuri spoke in this manner,
"Have you really decided?" Yuri looked straight at Reiger and said, "That ancient ruin was the site of an incident that even the royal family shied away from, and the truth of that incident has not yet been uncovered."
Yuri’s message was simple.
"Mitis has a Sword Saint in charge, and even he took action to cover up the event, indicating that it’s no small matter. If you plan to enter, you might not only conflict with the City Lord of Mitis but also encounter unknown dangers."
"Besides, it is located at the border between two countries, the frontier’s frontier, not only is the journey long, but you might also face many unforeseen events and attacks by magical creatures, and even the possibility of chaos due to warfare between the two nations."
"Even so, do you still intend to go?"
Yuri outlined the risks and potential issues to Reiger.
Though she spoke in this way, Yuri had actually anticipated what answer Reiger would give.
"I will go."
Reiger responded with a calm expression, uttering the unwavering words.
This answer perfectly matched what Yuri had expected in her mind.
Therefore, Yuri had also prepared herself mentally.
"...I didn’t expect this day to come so soon."
Yuri’s murmur caused the entire office to fall into silence.
Seeing Yuri like this, Reiger, for a moment, didn’t quite know what to say.
When he made this decision, he and Yuri were destined to be temporarily separated.
It couldn’t be helped.
Yuri was the chief palace Magician and a strategic-level Magician. Even though she could entrust someone else to manage her own territory and delegate her work in the capital to others, she could not easily leave the capital and go to Mitis.
Mitis was located at the border between two countries, one side being the Kingdom of Leiblu and the other the Kingdom of Mystis. If Yuri, a strategic-level Magician, went there, it would certainly provoke an extreme reaction from the Leiblu Kingdom.
Being able to destroy a large city or even a small country with a single strike, what difference would it make from a massive military incursion if she stepped onto their border, or from targeting their nation with a nuclear missile?
Once Yuri did that, the Leiblu Kingdom would only assume that Mystis intended to initiate a large-scale offensive against them, sounding the trumpet of a decisive battle.
At that point, the two countries would definitely escalate their conflict over this matter, and the consequences and subsequent chain reactions would be unimaginable.
Therefore, this trip of Reiger’s would be a journey apart from Yuri, no longer like before where Yuri accompanied him everywhere.
This started to make the atmosphere between the two somewhat melancholic, and both fell silent.
It was then, Marilyn, who rarely interjected in such matters, suddenly spoke out.
"Is this also your decision?"
This question was not directed at Reiger, but to Liz, who was standing behind him.
The housemaid gazed straight at Liz, seemingly trying to discern her true inner thoughts.
"Uh..."
Under Marilyn’s intense gaze, there was a moment when Liz showed signs of shrinking back.
However, the next second, Liz gave a definite answer.
"Wherever my master goes, I will follow."
This was something Marilyn had taught Liz.
Of course, Liz thought the same way herself.
Although she didn’t know what would happen, nor how it would affect her, after Reiger had decided last night to go to Xinyelu, Liz had her own plans.
She wanted to know why Moslo’s sword was in her hands.
She wanted to know what kind of connection she really had with the ancient Magic civilization.
Could her origin and past be revealed on this journey?
Such a thought wouldn’t have occurred to Liz if she were alone.
It was because Reiger was there, because Reiger decided to explore, that Liz also came up with the idea to follow him.
After all, she was Reiger’s attendant, and if Reiger decided to go, then she definitely had to go too.
That was Liz’s thought.
"... Understood."
Marilyn seemed to sense Liz’s resolve and after a moment of silence, nodded her head, no longer speaking.
Thanks to the conversation between Liz and Marilyn, the atmosphere between Reiger and Yuri also was no longer so somber.
Reiger was the first to clear his emotions and smiled at Yuri.
"It’s not like we won’t see each other again, right?"
Reiger uttered such words.
"I know." Yuri quickly recovered as well, smiling, "Don’t worry, I’ve long been prepared for this."
Reiger leaving was something Yuri had been clear about from the start.
He was a man who couldn’t stand loneliness, nor would he settle for the status quo. If it weren’t for previous concerns and his own circumstances here, he would not have stayed here at the Flanzer residence for long.
He himself had also said more than once that he wanted to travel the continent, to see various sights of this world and undertake various adventures.
From that moment, Yuri knew that someday Reiger would leave, but she didn’t expect that day to come so soon.
But Yuri was not someone who liked to complain or drag things out.
"I’ll have Marilyn prepare a carriage for you, and organize the essential luggage and supplies needed for the journey." Yuri said to Reiger, "When are you planning to depart?"
Reiger was just about to say he would leave tomorrow, but then he changed his mind.
"The day after tomorrow," Reiger said, "I need another day to prepare for this trip."
What was this day for?
Simply, to strengthen himself.
Yuri was right, this journey might not be very peaceful, and reaching the destination wasn’t the end, but just the beginning.
An ancient site related to Magic civilization, where an unknown major event had occurred, it could indeed be full of dangers. Moreover, there might be potential conflicts with the Sword Saint of Xinyelu and with a Neutral City as an enemy. To be safe, he could perform a Dimensional Travel before that.
If he could accomplish a great feat during this Dimensional Travel, accumulate enough strength, and reach Level 7, then the journey would also be much safer.
"The day after tomorrow?" Yuri showed her understanding and turned to Marilyn, "I’ll leave it to you then, Marilyn."
"Yes, Miss," Marilyn bowed her head to accept the command, and turned to Liz, "Come with me."
"M-Me?" Liz couldn’t help but look towards Reiger.
"Go on," Reiger nodded to Liz.
"Got it," Liz then took a deep breath and stepped forward to Marilyn’s side.
The two of them immediately walked out of the office, leaving Reiger and Yuri alone there.
"...After you leave, there might be no one else to accompany me for tea and chat."
Yuri said lightly with a laugh.
"What about Mitis and that youngest sibling of yours?"
Reiger mentioned the siblings whose presence hadn’t been very notable lately.
"They have no time for me now," Yuri said irritably, "Ever since you set up that arena, these two have been like your fans, cheering for you from beneath the stage, and they do it from morning till night, completely forgetting about their sister here."
"But my arena is also getting taken down, right?"
"That’s true."
"When you want to relax, just seek them out. I can tell, they really like you."
"Of course I know that, they are my sibling."
"Then that’s good."
"Hehe."
"... "
"... "
"Would you like me to accompany you for tea?"
"Sure."
Yuri stood up, took the kettle and tea cups from the nearby tea cart, and personally brewed tea for Reiger.
This time, the tea was not sweet.
But it was fragrant, worth remembering and cherishing.