Chapter 101 A New Country Takes The Place Of Daioraden
On this day, the royal castle of Daioraden fell. Well, it was us who brought it down. The next day, with the help of us and the adventurers, all the nobles with opposing views were captured. The royal and noble families were imprisoned for a while, and their fate will be decided at the beginning of next year.
In this new country, Risleyria Swiglefen became the queen. I heard she used to be from the fallen Marquis family. I read somewhere that unlike a Duke, a Marquis doesn't have any blood relation to the king. She rebuilt her family and became the head, so she took on the Swiglefen name. That's why the name of the country changed from Daioraden to Swiglefen. Risleyria-san can't keep calling it Daioraden, you know.
Well, she was the manager who brought the guild together, after all. She was a noble, after all. She was quiet and considerate, and the people in the town loved her. It's no wonder Privia-san recommended her.
So, I heard they hired back the officials who didn't have any objections. This time, they have to manage the royal castle instead of the adventurer's guild building. I mean, it's not like there's a shortage of staff or anything.
Seteas-san is going to be the manager of the new guild branch. He's Risleyria's nephew. According to him, he can't refuse because it's the queen's order, but we all know he's always been respectful to his aunt. Risleyria-san says she can't let talented people go to waste. And Seteas-san's wife, Milenoa-san, says, "Make sure you earn enough!"
They're going to sell the old adventurer's guild building too. The new guild will be located within the royal castle grounds. You know what that place will become? Well, it's going to be my house. Also, Privia-san is asking too much. She suggested, "Why not turn the hall into Centrena's stable?" She's pushing it too far.
They're building a new Adventurer's Guild building inside the royal city. Until it's finished, I'll be using the current one. I'm staying at Seteas-san's inn again.
Risleyria-san became the guardian of Mahiru-chan and Asaya-kun. She's never been married before and doesn't have any kids. But if either of them becomes worthy of being the king or queen, she wants to adopt them and let them inherit the throne. Keep up the good work, Asaya-kun.
Both Mahiru-chan and Asaya-kun realized that they couldn't do anything on their own. So they decided to join the Adventurer's Guild and improve their skills. They want to be able to help the people living in the castle town. It's great, isn't it?
Maya-chan is helping Corbett-san with the testing of the Magic Tool he's developing. She's staying at my house right now. Her room is two doors down from mine on the second floor. Normally, she's a member of the guild and trains her magic skills by fighting Magic Beasts (Majuu).
Watterhill and Swiglefen, even though they're far apart, we can still talk on our smartphones, so it's okay. Above all, let's stop all the lovey-dovey stuff.
For now, I'm back with the Watterhill crew. I had to pause treating the people here because I joined the "Operation Overthrow the Royal Family," you know. But in just a few more days, I'll be going back there again. Either way, once we exceed 200 people in a day, we're done for that day. After that, I'll use the time for my own investigation.
"Maya-chan, this thing is the Oso (Dreadful element)."
"Uncle, where did you get this from?"
The other day, I took this pitch-black liquid from the ruins of Rosalier-san's birthplace and put it in a glass bottle. I took it out of my inventory and placed it in front of Maya-chan.
"Uggh, the 'Oso' is coming out. It's seriously creepy."
It was like seeing a creepy, black, dimly glowing bug that wriggles around, as if it came from another world.
"Yeah, I know, right? I was so mad back then."
"Yeah, totally."
Yeah, Rosalier-san was seriously scary at that time.
I filled the empty bottle with water, about 70% full. I deliberately named it "Oso's Crystal." I opened the bottle with Oso's Crystal and used a wooden spoon to scoop a little bit into the bottle with water. And that's when I witnessed something unbelievable.
"Eww, it's so gross."
"Eww, disgusting."
Oso, which was thought to be a fluid, neither sank nor floated. It just seemed to hover there. It moved like it was absorbing the water and expanding, as if it was multiplying. Honestly, it was creepy. It felt like it was alive, and it was scary.
I closed the original bottle, put the lid back on, and returned it to my inventory.
So, when I mix it slowly, it just quickly breaks up into tiny pieces. I don't know why, but I was able to confirm that Oso's crystals break up finely and scatter.
"I don't get it. But it definitely dissolves in water. Otherwise, how would the tree roots absorb it?"
"Hey, isn't this airborne, uncle? Like, won't it infect the air?"
"Hmm, I wonder? I was in the science field, but not specialized in chemistry, so I'm not that knowledgeable. But if it was in the atmosphere, it would probably bond with the moisture, right? In my opinion, for some reason, it's probably unlikely to be in the atmosphere. So, maybe that's why those idiots could keep their fingers so clean, you know? But it's just a guess."
"Yeah. Maya's not that smart, so Maya probably doesn't understand. Then, if that's what uncle says, then maybe it's true."
Don't lie. You definitely got an offer from the company I was at, so you're definitely in the science field. You should be able to write simple programs too. It's impossible to be dumb.
Still, even if I mix the water and Oso by hand, it doesn't seem to get any finer. I can see some black crystals here and there, but I wonder if they will mix more with time?
"Maya's appraisal is level 2, so I can't get any detailed information, but I did get 'Oso', 'Water', and 'Glass Bottle'. It would be helpful if it could tell me the percentage."
"Yeah, I think that too. Well, here it is. What's going on with this spoon?"
"Yeah, It's wooden with 'spoon' name in parentheses, uh. Oh, it doesn't say Oso."
"Okay, great. Well, 'Detoxify', 'Detoxify'."
"Oh, isn't it getting smaller? Is it less effective if it doesn't come into contact with water?"
"I see. Well, we'll figure it out later."
Pluck, I put my index finger in the water.
"Your expression is obscene."
"Hey... So, 'Detoxify', and, 'Detoxify'."
"oh."
"It's obviously smaller."
From a distance, Rosalier feels the same way, right?
"Yeah, the thing I got on my finger back then was working to some extent. I didn't realize that."
"Then, was that the Magic Tool over there? It must have been somewhat effective."
"Yeah. Right now, Corbett-san is working desperately to make the main unit part."
"I have high expectations."
"Yeah. How about this?"
"Wow. It's gone, great."
"I see. 'Detoxify' is effective against trace amounts of Oso. That's right. It's also effective against Oso poison."
"Really?"
"Yeah. When I treated Rosalier-san, I could only use 'Detoxify'."
"I see"
Either way, we now have a way to counter Oso poison. All of this can only be confirmed with Maya's 'Appraisal Skill'. I think it's amazing that the person who came up with that Magic Tool is amazing, but it's no good if there's no one at the helm.
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"Wow, this shrimp mayo-flavored sweet and sour pork is the best!"
Maya-chan was so excited, she raised both hands and showed her joy with her whole body. Rosalier-san, who made it, was also very pleased.
It's definitely a perfect expression. The sweet and sour pork with shrimp mayo flavor. The meat is packed with lots of veggies. It's all stir-fried in mayonnaise. The only downside is that in Watterhill, there's no rice available, so we only have bread.
"Making this was quite a challenge. But Rosalier-san easily solved it..."
"Oh, did you mess up with mayonnaise again, uncle? Seriously, is it a common thing for you?"
"Don't call it common. I just had a tough time after eating three root vegetables and a whole bowl of it. I suffered a lot, you know."
"Isn't that just going to upset your stomach normally? But hey, uncle."
"Yes, I completely forgot. I came out of the toilet, almost had another tough time, and then I finally realized that I should fix it myself..."
"It's very typical of you, or what should I say, uncle?"
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