“Though you may have been my familiar, that doesn’t mean that I’ll treat you any differently!” Eryn yelled loud enough for all to hear. Two knights were behind her, drawing their weapons as well. On top of my other supposed crimes, I had been caught in the act of escaping with Princess Katalina. “Even if
We had no choice but to sneak out of the castle like bandits kidnapping the Princess. With Katsys passed out and hoisted onto my left shoulder, it’s not like my situation could get much worse at this point. Luckily, the rest of the castle had not been alerted to my escape, but it was only
About an hour ago… Katalina impatiently walked through the castle, her mind solely focused on one person. She had just been notified about the murder of the Auxerre family and Claude’s supposed involvement with it. There was no way it could be true! She knew that there was no possibility that Claude would willingly kill
I had just left a fancy restaurant in which a business meeting had been arranged with Marquis Auxerre. Thankfully, he had been favorably receptive to the idea of expanding the public power grid to his area. At this point, gaining the backing of a powerful noble was the best step we could take, and it
In the hallway of his mansion, Marquis Morgan Auxerre sighed as he rolled his head around his shoulders to relieve the stress that had accumulated during the day. Ever since Charlemagne’s passing, the empty position of Duke had been up for grabs. Given that there were only three Marquis in the kingdom – himself, Deggendorf,
Prince Oswald had the responsibility of heading the nation’s forces against outside attack. Little did the commoners know, the forces in the Northern Dominion of Purnesia had recently ramped up its efforts to gather military might. There was word of certain belligerent factions that wished for war again. Along the border wall, there were often
After we arrived back to the capital city of Engelburg, the entire party reported to the castle to give the good news and introduce the islands’ representatives. Surprised to see Katalina back so soon, King Reginald breathed a sigh of relief after we had told him about our favorable terms in opening trade between the
The next day, the three of us headed back home to Sistina. As we boarded a ship that was heading back, Koujiro and his entourage came to see us off at the entry port. For some reason, Koujiro looked quite exhausted. It was probably for the best that I didn’t ask what happened to him
Katalina’s emotions were swirling inside her, making her unsure of what to say. She had resolved to confess her feelings to him during their initial ride to this country, but now, she was filled with uncertainties. Having only conversed with him about inventions and magic tools, she found a like-minded person to confide in. However,
After we had our meal, Koujiro appeared to be a completely new man. Since he was thrilled about eating the cooking from his home once again, I considered offering him the recipe as a gift of goodwill. However, Eryn had a different idea. “Look how satisfied he seems to be. I think we can use