Chapter 95 : San Marina

TL:SummerPeanut

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July 25, 2030

“Yayyyy. We're here!"

We arrived at San Marina, the territorial capital of the Marquis San Marina, right after we left the neighboring town in the morning.

We could have arrived here yesterday evening but we decided that it would be better for Marquis San Marina if we arrive in the morning so we arranged it so.

Was it quite difficult to get here? It was.

A runaway elf jumped into a group of Kobolds, and Karen unleashed her Fire magic on that group of Kobold, almost burning that runaway elf......

At the inn, I got a big eyeful from Clarice when I walked in while the girls were changing, and there was also Ellie sleeping in my bed with me when I woke up......

Somehow I made it here in one piece.

The city of San Marina is one of the most popular tourist spots in the Lister Confederacy.

Especially with the ocean, San Marina......was supposed to be very crowded this time of year.

“But there aren't as many people here as I thought there would be, are there?”

“Yeah. I thought it would be more crowded ......"

Clarice and I said so, and Karen opened her mouth.

“When we came here in the past, there were too many people and we couldn't get into the sea at all. But all’s well that ends well, isn't it? It's a little lonely because there are so few of us here though......"

“I'd like to go to the Marquis San Marina’s place for now. I want to get the task over with and get in the water as soon as possible."

Everyone seemed to agree with Misha and we were soon on our way to the Marquis San Marina.

Marquis San Marina was surprised that we had arrived so early.

The Marquis of San Marina is a dark-skinned, late-30-year-old man, that gives the impression of a bad father.

“Welcome to San Marina. I am the Marquis of San Marina. Thank you very much for accepting my quest. First of all, take your time. We'll talk about the details of your quest later.”

So said the Marquis of Saint-Marina but the runaway elf had a different idea.

“Then, I'm off to the beach right away. I came here for this after all!"

Said with a twinkle in her eyes. While the Marquis…

“The sea is a bit tricky right now...perhaps you might not be able to go swimming if you haven't accepted my quest.”

Then the ladies.

“Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!”

Raised their voices in unison. Even Ellie was surprised, so she must have been really looking forward to the beach.

“So we’ll do the quest first. And let me introduce myself. I am Mars Bryant, the second son of Count Bryant of the Balkus Kingdom, ranked first in the Lister Imperial School S class this year.”

When I said that, the ladies’ faces gave off the impression of realizing their mistake.

That they were so excited, they had forgotten to introduce themselves.

Well, I think it's the fault of the first person who went out of control but I can't say that because as the leader I'm responsible for them too.

Besides, running amok is both a disadvantage and a cute advantage for Misha.

After I introduced myself.

“I was also watching the match with Brad of Duke Syrian. It was amazing. It’s a match that will be carved deep into one’s memories.”

The next person who should introduce himself is puzzled by those words......

So I decided to introduce everyone.

“Let me go ahead and introduce the party members. She is Clarice Lampard ranked second and also the eldest daughter of the Viscount Lampard of the Zarkham Kingdom.”

Clarice nodded, and since Marquis San Marina was about to say something, I didn't pause.

“Next, the third in the ranking, Baroness Elie Leo of Balkus Kingdom."

When Ellie lightly bowed, the Marquis San Marina was very surprised.

He was surprised not only by the fact that she was introduced as one from the Balkus Kingdom but also by the fact that she’s a baroness.

“Ranked fifth, she’s Karen Lionel, the second daughter of the Duke Fresvald of the Lister Confederacy.”

They smiled at each other as if they are good acquaintances of each other. Their eyes were not smiling though...

“Finally, seventh in the ranking, Misha Febrandt.”

When I ended there, Misha said.

“Marquis San Marina, I apologize for my earlier unseemly appearance. Also, there was a slight deficiency in the introduction just now so I would like to make a small correction. I am Misha Febrandt, eldest daughter of Baronness Febrandt of the Lister Confederacy."

I was surprised and appraised her.

Name: Misha Febrandt.

Title: -

Status: Elf race, Eldest daughter of the Baroness Febrandt.

Condition: Good

Age: 10 years old

Level: 13

HP: 24/24

MP: 112/112

Strength: 21

Agility: 23

Magic: 23

Dexterity: 21

Durability: 13

Luck: 5

Special Ability: Spearmanship (Lv5/B)

Special Ability: Water Magic (Lv3/C)

Special Ability: Wind Magic (Lv4/D)

Equipment: Spear of the Gale

Equipment: Robe of Illusion

She has truly become the eldest daughter of the Febrandt household.

Misha has grown up quite a bit...... Especially her MP is almost 50 more than when she entered school. She must have worked pretty hard on her magic ......

By the way, it seems that in the Lister Confederacy, there is a practice of depleting MP several times before the age of 10.

And if the symptoms of MP deficiency are mild, they deplete MP more and more to increase the maximum MP.

If MP is depleted at a young age, there is a possibility of sequelae or worse, death, so in general, they do not do it but it is much more accepted here compared to Balkus Kingdom and Zarkham Kingdom.

That is why magicians in the Balkus and Zarkham kingdoms have low maximum MP, while many in the Lister Confederacy have high maximum MP.

I looked surprised, and Misha...

"Duke Regan has been offering a peerage for a while now, but mom always said no because it's not in her character. But everyone in the Reimei party is noble except me, right? She thought about my future and decided to receive the title for my sake."

After we had explained everything, the Marquis of San Marina said.

“Let me ask you one question. Do you belong to the Balkus Kingdom, Lord Ellie? Since you are of Lion race and a Golden Lion, are you not the Lister Confederacy’s next Duke of Syrians?"

"I am not my uncle's successor...... I am Mars's wife...... Mars belongs to the Balkus Kingdom… I too am from the Balkus Kingdom."

“T-that must not be......For the Golden Lion to be part of another country is… If Lord Ellie leaves the Lister Confederacy, the beastmen of this country will......”

Is the Golden Lion important not only to the beastmen, but also to the Lister Confederacy...? Till now, it was assumed that Ellie was missing, so nothing happened, but is it now that her presence has come to light, the Duke of Syrians can only be Ellie...

“Well, let’s talk about that next time. Since the introduction is done, may I trouble you to share the quest details? You mentioned something about the sea."

“Aah, yeah. Yes, that's right. Then it is best that we go to the sea together. Let us depart to the place that was the most prized sandy beach in the San Marina territory."

Was huh? Is it different now? I suppose we'll see when we get there…

Marquis San Marina took us to the beach where we could see the sea.

"What is this......? Is this......a sandy beach?"

Sandy beach? The so called sandy beach had dozens or even hundreds of holes in it.

Each is about 5 meters in diameter, and the holes seemed to be quite deep, with no bottom in sight.

“Roughly 5 months ago these magic beasts called ‘worm’ appeared here in masses. Originally, they were supposed to live in the southern part of the Balkus kingdom but for some reason, they appeared here and went on a rampage...”

“Where are the Knights of San Marina? And what about the other adventurers nearby?”

I asked, and the Marquis San Marina glanced at me.

"Yes. There were knights and adventurers, but they were... lacking. ...because since the beginning of this year, the Balkus Kingdom has been giving us a lot of trouble. The adventurers and knights have all been deployed to the borders of the Balkus Kingdom. Thanks to this, there were no tourists at all. I've never seen the place so deserted."

Oh, I'm starting to feel pretty guilty myself.

No, it's not my fault…it's true that the Kingdom of Balkus is at fault. ......No, I can't decide who's to blame by listening to only one side.

But I'm starting to feel like I have to be the one to do this quest.

But still, what is the Balkus Kingdom doing? Wasn't it at war with the Zarkham Kingdom? Do they have time to mess with the Lister Confederacy?

“Then we of Reimei will take down the worms. Are there any precautions? For example to defeat them here if possible or do you want us to avoid certain locations when fighting them?”

“It's all right. If you can defeat them, we will take care of the rest. But the worms have at minimum the threat level of C...... and a number of them have been discovered. Furthermore, it's possible that there are higher-rank species since there are so many of them as well. Even if you are from S class, this is the kind of quest you would ask a B-rank adventurer party to do. This time, the request is just for a face-off. If anything happens to you, I will be blamed by the entire Lister Confederacy. Please don't push yourselves too hard."

Then Clarice made a rare remark.

“That's not good enough! We want to play at the beach this summer! So we must finish this quest as soon as possible!"

She is desperate to play at the beach.

“Since the members have said so, we will have to defeat the worms. But today we want to gather information and make the preparations so we will start defeating them after tomorrow. Marquis, is that agreeable to you?"

When I said that, he seemed to take it in a different way.

"Ah, I'll leave it to your judgment. For now, Mars, we have prepared women to meet your needs but what do you think? Of course, the girls themselves have given their consent to various things for you.”

Then Ellie said.

"...if they come...kill…until the ends of the earth......absolutely!..."

She said something very disturbing.

Meanwhile Clarice too.

“Marquis San Marina? I believe you heard what Ellie said. By the way, I am his rightful wife. Ellie and I are both strong in our own way so please tell any woman who comes to Mars's room to be more than prepared.”

When Clarice said this, so did Karen.

“Marquis San Marina, I have one piece of advice for you. My father desires me to be his mistress. You do know what it means to send a woman to Mars, don't you?"

Karen's words were very heavy, apparently.

Marquis San Marina’s face turned blue.

“I-I apologize. I only said so because I didn't know your relationship and I have no intention of having anything to do with Duke Fresvald. I also do not wish to offend the two of you, Lady Clarice and Lady Ellie, so please forgive me this time."

Uhmm......this guy is a Marquis, right? That shows how great the Duke Fresvald and the Golden Lion Ellie are I guess...

Given that, Ike had done a hell of a lot of things, hadn’t he? I'm worried about the future of the Bryant family...considering that he hit Karen with his killing intent and made her pee her pants......

With this in mind, we went into the city of San Marina to gather information and prepare for tomorrow's battle.

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