Chapter 199 Time Flies
'Ping'
"Big brother? Is it really you?"
"'What criteria should I use to say it's really me?' - Send."
''Ring-ring, ring-ring, ring-ring''
Tapping the call button.
'――You idiot!'
"Eep, s-sorry."
The first words, and suddenly I'm scolded by Mother.
'How much do you think we've been worried about you? You really――'
'Privia, Tatsuma-chan didn't choose to be like this.'
A voice echoed from the back, it was Mom (Danna Vinna). Her interruption saved me from Mother's full force. Thank you, thank you so much anyway.
'I understand that, but still... Shouldn't you worry about your son's well-being?'
'I do understand. Tatsuma-chan, it'll be tough when you come back, you know? I won't shield you, okay?'
Oops, it wasn't just a follow-up, it was a warning. This is gonna be a heavy talk, for sure. No doubt.
"Yes, I understand. Mom. And Maya-chan."
'Big brother, is there nothing for Maya, Rosalier-san and Her Majesty Queen Myla?'
"Yes, Maya-chan, Rosalier-san, and Myla-san. I'm sorry."
'It can't be helped. It's Tatsuma-sama, after all. Yeah, because it's Tatsuma-sama.'
I can hear Rosalier-san and Her Majesty Queen Mylavirna's voices behind Maya-chan. They both seem exasperated.
"No, no, no. I know I messed up by letting my guard down, but anyway, I captured the kidnapper who took me, so I have an interrogation scheduled for tomorrow. Mother."
'When you say kidnapper, where exactly is that?'
"Um, let me see, oh right. You see, it's Arlheave. It's a dukedom with Dragonkin in it."
'""""What?""""'
I could hear everyone's surprised voices.
'I think that's a little strange.'
Mother, what's wrong?
"Why?"
'Well, you see, if you were kidnapped by the running dragon like the previous Alesion, it should have taken more than twenty days one way. Of course, I've been there once, so I'm sure I'm not mistaken.'
So, even if I was completely destroyed, that guy were flying by carrying something like a coffin with me in it, and flying at twice that speed?
"...Oh? The calculations definitely don't add up. Maya, it's only been ten days, right?"
'Yeah, that's right. I don't know about the current Alesion-tan or Centrena-tan, but that's what I heard from Mother...'
"Yeah, if I can find out more about it, I'll try. But, you know, things are pretty complicated on our end too."
'Is it your bad habit of taking on everything again, big brother?'
"Not really. It's just that this Holy Lady that Myla-san was talking about seems to be the daughter of the Grand Duke family in this country."
'Huh?'
"So, I'm curious about why she couldn't come to Ensgard anymore. I thought I'd stay here for a while and investigate."
'...Brother.'
"Yeah?"
'Mother said it's okay, after all.'
"That's a relief. Either way, someone has to come pick me up, right? Oh, and Maya-chan?"
'What is it?'
"There are quite a few riding dragons around."
'Huh? Really?'
"Yeah. There are many with red feathers. If I ask nicely, maybe someone will let us have one. I'll ask for you too."
'Seriously?'
"But in exchange, once I solve the problem here, okay?"
'Hey hey hey, Mother, Mom, can Maya go? Yeah. Ber-san will go with me, so it's okay. Yeah. Is it okay? Yay!'
Berberiguru-san is coming too. Maya-chan is all set. Oh, but what if they bring back a new kid? I guess it's best if only Centrena comes to pick me up.
"Rosalier-san"
'Yes, what is it?'
"Sorry, but I want Rosalier-san to stay there. You're the most reliable if something happens."
'It's okay. I'm still inexperienced, but I'll send my apprentice.'
Rosalier-san's maid team, huh? Come to think of it, she said they had a few people rotating, right?
"Is that from Jam-san's place?"
'Yes, that's right. They're adorable kids.'
'Yeah, they're super cute!'
Since Maya-chan says so, I guess it's Cat-people men like Diemirena-san.
"Well, alright. Alesion is staying put, and in the worst case scenario, Rosalier-san will come over. So, can you ride with Centrena and come over here?"
'Got it. Big brother.'
"Here, the snow is deep and the darkness is also deep, so be prepared for that."
'Got it. We'll leave when we're ready.'
"Okay. I'll be checking my phone regularly, of course make sure it's on silent."
'Roger that. Now, things are getting busy. Maya also have to get a cute girl.'
"You're already in that mindset, huh? Did Centrena mention knowing the location?"
'Yeah, that's the plan.'
"If that's the case, then it should be fine. And also, mother."
'What about her?'
"I'll try to figure things out with the help of a collaborator. Maybe I'll find out the reason why she had to end up like Myla-san."
'Don't push yourself too hard, okay?'
"Sure, I understand."
'In the first place, the threshold of impossibility for big brother is pretty high.'
"Hey, Maya-chan..."
The call ended here. Coming over here will be Maya-chan, Berberiguru-san, and someone from Rosalier-san's maid team directly below. Probably someone like Berberiguru-san, who seems to be like a ninja.
Mother is using a method that took more than twenty days to get to Centrena, but now I've been moved in less than ten days. I've been kept asleep for ten days. I need to find out more tomorrow.
I put my phone on silent mode and back into my inventory. When I took it out again, it was still on silent mode. Yeah, it's charged and the settings are saved. It's convenient, this mysterious 'Display Self-Status' system.
Alright, for now, I'll take a bath. I'm mentally exhausted from everything that's been happening. Plus, I haven't taken a bath in ten days. It's cold in the winter, but I'm surprised I don't smell bad.
I took clothes out of my inventory and stored the ones I was wearing. My pants wouldn’t become 'dirty' in the inventory.
Oh yeah, isn't this place pretty fancy? When I opened the door that seemed like a bath, there was a magnificent hot spring.
"Is it a hot spring? Or maybe a Magic Tool? I can't tell because there's no smell, but the spring keeps flowing. It's nice."
I wanted to wash my body before getting into the hot water. But I didn’t feel very dirty.
"Maybe it's some kind of purification magic. Or there's a Magic Tool involved?"
Maybe that's what the things I was carrying were like too. Otherwise, it wouldn't make sense.
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