Chapter 70
They’re gone . ”
“Yeah . ”
Zynis and Arthur were on the castle balcony and watching Aeris’s airship floating and swaying off into the distance . Well, Aeris would have been angry if he heard them use those words . However, it was definitely odd seeing a box flying in the air like that .
“Father . ”
“Ah, I’m sorry . ”
Zynis turned around . There were three dog people behind him . One was ash-colored, just like him . The other two were a pale, golden color . While the golden pair was a man and woman, they were all much smaller than Zynis .
“We’ll be late . However, I wanted to see Maki and Chiharu’s cheerful departure . ”
Zynis said as he returned to his room . The ash-colored dog man wagged his tail as he replied .
“Do they really have such worth? Mother is fighting monsters at the frontlines of the beastkin territories . ”
“I heard the Saintesses are just lazily eating and drinking as they travel . ”
“Yes . ”
Zynis looked at his son, who seemed very bothered . This dogman appeared to be about 20, but he was actually almost 100 . Usually, he was with Zynis’s wife and fought daily in the dungeons .
“So that’s what you think, Dilon . What about you, Ortha and Corete?”
Zynis asked the golden dogfolk .
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“I don’t agree . They are doing what they can . Mother just likes to fight, that’s why she is there . And you deal with diplomacy because you are good at it, father . Besides, previous Saintesses never went outside, so this is a huge improvement . Please introduce us one day . ”
“I don’t care either . Also, they were pretty cute . ”
“Hmph . That just sounds like a convenient excuse to me . ”
Dilon said with annoyance . Ortha was Dilon’s older sister . She was 130 years old . But she looked to be the same age as Maki and Chiharu . Her pale but rich golden fur was from her mother . Corete was Zynis’s nephew and was the same age as Ortha . He seemed to never feel stressed wherever he went, and so he was often sent on special missions .
Zynis sighed inwardly . It was an important time and he had some reservations about bringing his inexperienced son on this mission . However, Ortha, who was unlike her parents and rather small in stature, was already active in special missions within the human territories . Dilon was also small for a beastkin, but he wanted to fight on the frontlines . And yet he had been assigned to this mission against his will .
Could he succeed when he was this emotional? Zynis was worried . But Arthur had assured him .
“Zynis, you saw what happened with Edwy . ”
“Arthur . ”
“He has grown so much in just two months . There are not many opportunities for beastkin to leave their territories . It will be good for him and for your people . ”
Arthur patted Zynis on the back consolingly .
Yes . His body was too big for him to blend in with the humans . And so he would have to leave it to them .
Just then, there were the sounds beating wings by the window . It was the birdfolk .
“It’s a bit tiring flying across the sea . ”
“Most people aren’t as stupid as Sauro and Saikania . ”
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They were birdfolk that lived within a limited area and didn’t travel long distances . Of course, that limited area still had a radius of dozens of kilometers . While Sauro and Saikania’s tribe were more fit for traveling long distances, they attracted too much attention on land . That’s why Arthur had gone out of his way to call birdfolk that had brown feathers . The feathers were a glossy, burnt brown color with white on the inner side . Their eyes were light brown . Perhaps it was because of this, but they looked more thoughtful than Sauro .
“Have the Saintesses left already?”
“Yes . Just a moment ago . ”
“Ahh! I wanted to see them!”
The birdfolk moaned .
“They were so cute . ”
Ortha said .
“We should have just come by train . I always wanted to ride a train . But the thought of being under the ground just makes me sick . ”
“We can wait for the Saintesses here after we finish our mission . ”
However, they were typical birdfolk inside .
“Now, Kleo and Kaela . I’m sorry to interrupt you, but I must explain your mission . ”
Arthur’s serious voice echoed . He sat down behind his desk, and the others all settled into chairs .
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“I’m sure you have all heard the news . But we received a warning from the merfolk . ”
“It was something like ‘beware of the inland mirror lake . ’ That doesn’t really tell us anything . ”
Dilon said . Arthur nodded .
“That’s why we are having the beastkin help us . ”
Arthur said as he touched the wrinkle between his eyebrows .
“There has never been any animosity between the human tribes . However, I’m sure you all remember the recent incident where the Saintesess were insulted by the inland people . ”
Everyone nodded . The story had spread to all of the other lands .
“It was so unreasonable that we cut off all trade with them temporarily . The thing that should have hurt them the most was the import of magic stones . However, they do not seem to be affected at all . ”
They imported the same amount once trade had continued . Of course, the inland people apologized before too long, but it seemed almost like they did it out of boredom . As if they were humoring them . That’s what Arthur thought .
“Something is happening there . It was when we started to suspect this, that Amia gave us the warning . It’s very rare for merfolk to send humans a warning . Of course, it’s very like them to send a warning that we can barely make sense of . ”
Arthur said with a sigh and then he rubbed his face tiredly .
“Of course, we’ve already sent out some human scouts . However, I want the beastkin to avoid any main roads and search the area around the mirror lake from the mountains . If necessary, you can also infiltrate the nearby town . ”
Arthur said as he looked at the others .
“Thankfully, the Saintesses are headed to the elf lands . I heard that the merfolk saved them from the gazers when they were at the mirror lake in the dwarf lands . That being said, Maki and Chiharu claim that the monsters would never attack a Saintess . ”
“As someone who fights in the dungeon every day, that is hard to believe…”
Ortha muttered .
“Kaider and Nyran witnessed it . ”
“Kaider and Nyran? Then it must be true . ”
Kaider and Nyran were trusted by other dungeon crawlers .
“Zynis and his team will go from the mountains . Kleo and Kaela can go from the sky . Don’t do anything dangerous, but gather as much information as you can . ”
“Understood . ”
“Understood . ”
They all nodded .
The dwarves, including Grudo, and the elves, including Aeris, had spent the last 300 years inventing useful magic items . All of these required magic stones, which meant that the number of monsters had to be increasing to make up for it . Had they not been developing these magic items, they might have realized this sooner .
Something was happening . Well, it had been happening for the last 300 years .
Arthur saw the scout teams off and then looked in the direction that the airship had gone . It would be best if the scouts found nothing . And it would be best if the Saintesses could live in peace .