Chapter 120: A battle of Sincerity
“That’s not where I should be. You know that, right?”
Sigren swallowed hard. Read the translation only on itsladygrey.com.
It seemed I could still make him nervous.
I smiled. “I’ve received the edict from His Majesty, so I must work hard.”
I was here as the representative of Heilon. I would hold the highest position if Sigren weren’t in this delegation. But since he was on this expedition, he became the leader by default. To be honest, I was actually grateful he was here because I didn’t have to take charge of the expedition. Read the translation only on itsladygrey.com. However, now that we were in this place, it would be too much if I didn’t fulfill my responsibilities as Heilon’s delegate, especially since a Knight of Heilon was participating.
“Abel should be back soon.”
“Why are you suddenly talking about the Duke? You miss him?”
Sigren looked dissatisfied as he glanced at me for a moment.
“With Abel here, you wouldn’t have had to come. Plus, if he were present, it would be a great opportunity to make him do anything.”
Haha, that reasoning was a bit… nice, actually.
However, unfortunately, Sigren didn’t fall for my charm. I thought his nervousness would prevent him from quibbling about this, but he actually did. After a lengthy discussion, it was decided that I would join him at the beginning and then leave during the second half. Read the translation only on itsladygrey.com.
“The number of monsters will decrease in the second half anyway, so I won’t need you.”
Well, that was obvious. My power had a wide range for killing monsters at once. To put it bluntly, when I was on the battlefield, it was all under my control.
“You two are still good friends,” Isaac said, watching our banter from a distance with interest. For a moment, it seemed like he was reminiscing.
“What are you looking at?”
Isaac smiled. He reached out to stroke my hair but paused and quickly withdrew his hand. “Oh, that was a mistake. It’s just a habit.”
I shrugged. “I know.”
I had known him for quite a long time. He treated me like a little sister or niece until I became the adopted daughter of Heilon. Not only he but most of the Knights of Heilon behaved similarly. I didn’t mind at all; everyone had little habits that were hard to break, even if they tried. Read the translation only on itsladygrey.com.
At that moment, something fell from Isaac’s pocket as he turned around.
I noticed it a moment later—it was a necklace with a pendant.
“Sir, you dropped something.”
“Ah.” Isaac quickly picked it up.
“Is it something you cherish?” I asked curiously.
Usually, knights rarely wore necklaces.
Isaac smiled and opened the pendant. Inside was a portrait of a woman.
Aha.
“Is that your wife’s face? You’re a romantic, aren’t you?”
Well, there were no mobile phones here, so people had to appease their longing for someone with something like this. Read the translation only on itsladygrey.com.
“Oh right, she told me that she was pregnant before I left.”
Huh? I widened my eyes in shock. “What! You should’ve told me!”
How could I let a married man leave his pregnant wife for such a long time?
“You should be with your wife, not me!”
“It couldn’t be helped; it was an order.”
That spiteful Abel! He really gave orders without thinking! I kept cursing the root cause of this situation inwardly.
“Ah, but Master said he would let me go back before the due date.”
“Still, I think it would be better for a pregnant wife to have her husband around during the pregnancy….”
Pregnant women usually go through a lot, like morning sickness and other hormonal issues.
I clenched my fists. Read the translation only on itsladygrey.com.
“Okay, you should go back as soon as possible after we return to Heilon.”
“Thank you,” Isaac replied, offering no more than a polite response.
Seeing that he didn’t refuse with his usual lengthy explanations, it seemed he really missed his wife.
***
The subjugation proceeded smoothly. How could it not be easy? The party consisted of the male protagonist, a mercenary king, and even the strongest mage in the world. With us, wasn’t it easy to wipe out the monsters in this forest? Right, that was a feasible idea.
So I kept shooting lightning with great motivation. But then Gunther suddenly stopped me.
“Do it in moderation; your allies are afraid.”
When I turned around, I noticed the faces of the other soldiers and mercenaries had turned pale. Ah, I forgot. I smiled as harmlessly as possible, but everyone flinched. Haha, right, I forgot many of these soldiers and mercenaries had never seen me before. Read the translation only on itsladygrey.com.
In the end, I toned it down so as not to scare them.
When my time was up, I participated in the survey of the village that had become a Dead Land, and so did Isaac and Gunther. They kept following me.
“Isn’t this a waste of manpower?”
“No, because we need personnel to protect the headquarters.”
Those were Isaac’s words.
“My job is to keep you safe.”
Those were the words of the mercenary king who was threatened by my adoptive father.
While Sigren was away, I was the head of the headquarters. Read the translation only on itsladygrey.com.
So, I had to ignore unnecessary thoughts and concentrate on the task at hand.
“Lady Eunice, do you think you could restore the Dead Land with your power?”
I remembered this was the first time she had ever attempted it, but Eunice said, “It may be possible for other areas, but this is the first time I’ve seen such a wide expanse of Dead Land….”
Eunice let out a soft sigh after muttering that it was her first time. “If only my strength were not lacking.”
A researcher shrugged. “There is only one saintess, but there are several Dead Lands. Just based on that fact, anyone can see that it is impossible for one person to bear this burden alone.”
Sensible words. Read the translation only on itsladygrey.com.
Since I had a chance to talk to the Academy researcher, I decided to clear up my doubts.
“That’s right. Lady Eunice is not lacking; it’s just that this isn’t the best approach. Isn’t there a better way to get rid of the Darkness?”
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