Side: Yuri
I, along with my maid, Tigerly Viola, transferred from the Beast Carriage to Grandma Sayuri’s mansion and hurried to my elder brother’s side.
Fortunately, my brother was in his study, so I rushed into his study to report on our recent conversation.
“Brother!”
“Yuri? What’s wrong, being here? Weren’t you heading to Torencia?”
“I have something important to tell you about that!”
“Something important? Understood, I’ll listen.”
I apologize for interrupting your duties, but this matter is truly significant.
My brother stopped his work and listened to my report.
“You sank a Solomne warship? You must have had a good reason, but why did it come to that?”
“That warship, it was a new weapon developed by Solomne. Grandma Sayuri and Lord Yamato mentioned it’s called a Steam Battleship.”
“Steam… Battleship? I’ve never heard of it.”
I understand.
It truly was the first of its kind developed with the Helios Orb.
“It’s loaded with dozens of cannons? And it moves using fire, without needing monsters to pull it?”
“Yes. They say it’s a weapon from several centuries ago in the guests’ world, and it was used for hundreds of years.”
“And it’s a ship made of iron. To have dozens of cannons on top of that is incredibly troublesome. This is indeed a serious matter…”
My brother had also heard about cannons, so he seemed to understand the threat of the battleship.
However, that wasn’t the main issue.
“That’s also a problem, but the real issue is what the captured soldier blurted out.”
“There are prisoners?”
“Yes. He’s a duke from Solomne, positioned as a supreme commander, so we should be able to glean considerable military intelligence from him. However, to our surprise, he spoke the name Leonas Forest Valiente.”
“What!?”
Even my brother couldn’t help but be surprised by this information.
And rightly so.
Leonas Forest Valiente, the former second prince of Valentia, is now the leader of the Anti-Beast King Organization.
Considering Lady Prim, we’ve been wary of him as Amister, but the possibility of him being connected to Solomne has now surfaced, making his surprise understandable.
“Rather, we should commend you for this. If Solomne and Leonas are truly connected, Amister cannot afford to ignore it.”
With that, my brother summoned someone and immediately ordered the Prime Minister, the Grand Order’s Master, and the Associate Order’s Master to be summoned.
We need to raise the alert status of the Order’s Guild, especially its branches in the Valentia region.
“Excuse me. Did you summon us, Your Majesty?”
After a short while, Prime Minister Laina, Grand Order’s Master Tolman, and Associate Order’s Master Dianos arrived.
“Ah. Yuri just informed me that an emergency has occurred in Torencia. Yuri, please explain.”
“Understood.”
I repeated my explanation to Laina, Tolman, and Dianos, the same one I gave my brother.
As I spoke, their faces grew grim, indicating they understood the gravity of the situation.
“Indeed, we cannot remain silent about this.”
“Yes. However, first, we must urge the branches in the Valentia region to raise their alert levels and reinforce their forces.”
“Indeed. Dianos, I apologize, but could you handle this?”
“Yes, I will make preparations with utmost urgency and head to the Earldom of Crystaross.”
As expected from the top two leaders of the Order’s Guild, they are swift to act.
“Regarding the Earldom of Crystaross, that is fine, but we also need to alert Bacion. After all, Solomne brutally murdered our Pristers within our own country.”
“You are absolutely right. I will dispatch a messenger immediately.”
The Papal State of Bacion is also adjacent to Valentia, so we certainly need to inform them.
While their territory is only about the size of a single region in Amister, the Holinar’s Guild protecting Bacion is composed of elites comparable to the Order’s Guild.
However, unlike Amister, their equipment is still made of Magic Silver, so we cannot be too optimistic.
“We should probably commission the Crafter’s Guild to prepare swords for the Holinars.”
“We don’t know how it will turn out, but it would be better. If that country were to fall, Alegria and Valentia wouldn’t remain idle, but I don’t think Solomne would hesitate.”
“They’ve developed such weapons. Fortunately, Yamato and Prim seem to have sunk them all, but there’s no guarantee there aren’t others, and there must be ships under construction.”
“I doubt the Emperor of Solomne expected them to be annihilated at this timing, though.”
Perhaps that’s a small mercy.
The Steam Battleships developed by Solomne would likely possess significant suppressive power even as single units.
While there are issues with ammunition and fuel resupply, Lord Yamato mentioned that they would be loaded with at least a thousand rounds of ammunition, so they are not expected to run out of supplies quickly.
It would have been even more troublesome if Solomne had been able to use Inn.
“And the fact that Abyssilia might be involved in those battleships.”
“Given Aria’s oracle, it’s almost certain.”
“A witch of prophecy, you say? This is the first I’ve heard of it, but it’s not a problem in itself. However, since it concerns Lord Yamato, I will send a letter to the Pope to inquire later.”
That would be the proper course of action.
The very dispatch of Aria was due to an oracle, something that even my brother cannot refuse.
I expect to hear from them eventually, but now that we know, we should inquire.
“Furthermore, I will also head to Torencia.”
“To Torencia?”
“Yes. Now that Leonas’s involvement is suspected in Solomne’s development of the Steam Battleship, Amister cannot stand idly by. While there’s the issue with Retisencia, in a sense, this is of higher priority.”
“Indeed. Since the battleships attack from the sea with their cannons, even High Humans would have difficulty dealing with them. To have dozens of them prepared and on the verge of attacking Torencia, at worst, Torencia could have fallen, and Liberia would have been neutralized.”
That’s what we were thinking too. It’s possible they could have then swept down on Retisencia with the same momentum.
Furthermore, if Leonas’s involvement is true, depending on the war situation with the Anti-Beast King Organization, Valentia might become a vassal state, filling the areas around Amister with enemies.
“Exactly. Therefore, I will cooperate with Hilde and defeat Solomne quickly. The main force will be the Saber’s Guild, but with Lord Yamato, Lady Prim, and the Wing Crest also involved, we can keep the number of Orders dispatched to a minimum.”
That is also true.
The Steam Battleships were useless against Lord Yamato and Lady Prim.
However, my brother has decided to defeat Solomne now.
Naturally, Orders will be dispatched from the Order’s Guild as well, but Wing Crest has many G-rank Hunters, possessing a fighting force comparable to a small alliance.
Therefore, the number of dispatched Orders will truly be minimal.
“Understood. We will promptly make adjustments, including the dispatch of Orders.”
“Please do.”
Then, Tolman and Dianos quickly left the study.
“Laina, I will return as soon as possible. However, depending on the situation, that may be difficult.”
“I understand. Given the circumstances, Lord Ivan will surely cooperate readily.”
“Yes. I will inform my father of this later.”
“Please do.”
While entrusting the aftermath to Laina, my adopted sisters Elis and Maruca entered, switching places with Tolman and Dianos. They wore anxious expressions.
Although they haven’t heard the details, they likely sensed the unusual atmosphere from Tolman and Dianos.
“Li, what happened?”
“I’ll explain the details later, but I’m going to Torencia now.”
“To Torencia?”
My adopted sisters’ eyes widened in surprise at my brother’s declaration.
“W-what happened?”
“The details later, but we’re going to defeat Solomne.”
“Solomne!?”
“Yes. It’s become clear that if we don’t act now, Amister could suffer immense damage.”
Not only are Solomne’s Steam Battleships dangerous, but the possibility of Valentia’s Anti-Beast King Organization being involved has also emerged.
At worst, Amister could be destroyed.
Fortunately, the equipment made from the Dragoon hides donated by Lord Yamato is complete, so my brother and the others will be safe no matter what happens.
“Understood. I’ll get ready quickly.”
“Right. Will the transfer be via Alka?”
“That’s right. We’ll need Lord Yamato’s permission, but given the situation, it should be fine.”
That’s certainly true, but we never expected my brother to come along, so they will be surprised.
“Also, brother, I’m not sure if it’s related, but there’s one more thing I need to tell you.”
“One more thing? There’s still something else?”
My brother frowned, but honestly, I don’t know about this one.
Well, it was dangerous, but Solomne wasn’t directly involved.
“Yes. After the battle, a guest appeared.”
“A guest? Other than Lord Yamato or Great-Grandma Sayuri?”
“Yes. She’s about 20 years old, and from what she said, she was born in the same year as Lord Yamato’s parents.”
My brother and the others tilted their heads in confusion, which was understandable.
Lord Yamato is currently 17 years old, but the guest, Mako, is 20. So, saying she was born in the same year as Lord Yamato’s parents made no sense.
“I’m sorry, Sir Yuri. I don’t understand what you’re saying.”
“Right. It doesn’t add up at all, does it?”
“Your confusion is understandable, but it is the truth. Lord Yamato and Grandma Sayuri theorized that time may have shifted during the transfer…”
As I explain, I honestly don’t grasp the meaning.
Partly because I find it hard to believe that such a thing as a time shift could happen, but also because I can’t imagine what circumstances could lead to such an event.
“I understand what you’re trying to say, but I suppose we just have to accept it as it is. And this guest, Mako, is with Yamato and the others, correct?”
“Yes. She wishes to accompany us to Torencia.”
Furthermore, I informed them that Mako is also an Engraver, like Lord Yamato, a Level 66 High Human, and someone whose name is well-known in Lord Yamato’s world.
“My, oh my… what an incredible person has transferred here.”
“Truly. And Level 66 is even higher than Lord Yamato when he first arrived at Helios Orb.”
“She holds the title Spiritual Valkyrie, Valkyria. They say most people in Lord Yamato’s world tremble at the sound of that name.”
“It’s the same here in Helios Orb. But this guest, Mako, you said? You don’t know if she’ll fight, do you?”
I couldn’t ask that.
It was right after her transfer, and Mako seemed quite confused.
“That’s natural, isn’t it? Anyone would be confused if they were suddenly told they’d been transported to a different world.”
“You are absolutely right. Honestly, I would like her to lend us her strength, but it is crucial that she calms down first.”
“Indeed. I don’t intend to force her to fight either. That is, unless she wishes it, but otherwise, I can state unequivocally that I will not force her to fight.”
I think that’s for the best.
It’s uncertain if she’d be effective in combat even if forced, and more importantly, Lord Yamato and Grandma Sayuri wouldn’t allow it.
After all, she’s met someone from her homeland, and for Lord Yamato, she’s a close friend of his parents, and for Grandma Sayuri, she’s a colleague in the field of medicine.
After summarizing the stories about Solomne and Mako, my brother and the others immediately informed my father, made preparations, and then headed to Ou Renten Street.
Although I am accompanying them, since I cannot transfer by Beast Carriage, I will wait for my escort at Grandma Sayuri’s mansion.
I had already informed the Butler managing the mansion immediately after my transfer, so there was no chaos.
Then, an hour later, after landing on Aura Island and immediately disembarking at Eos, Lord Yamato came to pick us up.
As expected, he showed some reluctance to my brother and the others accompanying us, but he also understood the gravity of the situation. After a brief exchange of words, we transferred to Aura Island via Alka.
He mentioned something about Hunters, but does Lord Yamato have something in mind?
