492 - - 492 Status Check
Immediately after I moved to Agartha, I was so taken aback that I could not move for a while. The city of Agartha was such an unexpected sight.
To sum up, nothing had changed in Agartha. It was so peaceful that I thought it was a different world from the capital of Heedata.
As I gazed at the city through the window of my office with my mouth hanging open, the soldiers who had been waiting for my arrival, as usual, put the documents on the desk, asking for settlement.
"I also received a letter last night from General Caries of the Lamarone Kingdom.
One of the soldiers presents a thick letter. It said that at the beginning of the new year, Agartha's army and Lamarron's army would hold joint military exercises. I folded the letter carefully and presented it to the soldier.
"Take this to Mato. Tell him to consult with me and carry it out.
"Yes, sir. And one more thing. The messenger said that early next year, General Caries will become a general and Commander Almond will assume the position of commander-in-chief. It seems that General Callies will be retired from active duty."
"I see. So this is also the unveiling of the new Commander-in-Chief: ....... I guess I'll have to go then. I'll be there. I'll bring General Lafayence with me. Could you tell him that, too?"
Yes, sir.
"Mr. Linos, I also received a letter from the Great High King Ribbon of the Hradime Kingdom."
When I looked at what was presented to me, I saw that it was heavily sealed in wax. The letters that the old man sends are always like this, always exaggerated. At first glance, they seem to contain something of great importance, but the contents are often of little importance. Thinking that this time would be like that, I open the envelope.
Inside the envelope, a letter in bold and fine handwriting says, "We would like to set a date for the conference in Hladime country. I wondered how he could write in such bold, Gothic-like letters, even though he must have used an ordinary pen.
With these thoughts in mind, I carefully folded up this letter and presented it to the soldier.
Please take this to May.
"Yes, sir. The rest can be found at ......."
I'm sorry. I'm sorry, but I need you to cancel as much of today's schedule as you can.
"What?"
"There's a big snowstorm in the Heedata Empire. Have you heard from Ferris or Ruara?"
"Yes, I heard that an imperial envoy came privately from Heedata, but I don't know about the heavy snow. ......"
"Oh, yeah. It's snowing like crazy in the capital. It's a bit of a mess. I've got to take care of it. If you have an emergency, please contact Ferris or Ruara at ....... If you two are in a bad mood, you can tell May or Mato.
"Sh...... understand."
After the soldiers leave the room, I open the window of my office and call Sadakichi the Fairy Dragon.
With that, Sadakichi disappeared. He returned only a minute later.
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With that, I gave Sadakichi some dried meat and sent him back down.
...... wards and heavy snow. I am sure that Shario's brothers, the black dragons, are working. I had thought they would attack us directly, but apparently not. More than that, something terrible is about to happen. I have a hunch.
Just then, there is a knock at the door of his office. I asked them to come in, and to my surprise, Rico and Soleil came in.
"Hey ......, what's going on?"
"Linos, I'm sorry, but we need you to return to the imperial residence immediately.
What do you mean, Rico?
Sadie has collapsed.
What did you say?
"Suddenly his body shook ....... He said something evil was coming. So now I'm putting her to bed and checking on her, but she keeps muttering incantations for Linos to come back to the house as soon as possible. So ......"
"Okay. Okay. If it was so urgent, you could have telegraphed it to me."
"I knew it, you didn't get the message."
"What? What do you mean?"
"Both Soleil and I have sent many messages to Linos. But we didn't hear anything back from Linos, so we came here to see if he was worried.
"Telepathy doesn't work: ....... No, but the transfer wards are still in effect? That means ......."
"Linos, I'm sorry to interrupt your thinking, but I need you to return to the imperial residence as soon as possible."
"Okay. But I don't think you should come to Soleil. You have children to take care of.
"Yes, sir. I was going to stay at the villa, but Sadie insisted that we go together. ....... It's too dangerous to go alone.
"Is that so? Well, if that's what Sidney says, I guess we'll have to do it."
"Don't worry. Pheris and Chario are taking care of the children. And Eryl and Alyria are helping too.
"I see. Those two have become great big sisters now.
I feel a little sadness in my heart. I guess I won't be able to hold them in my arms anymore. .......
While I was thinking about that, I suddenly noticed Rico and Soleil's eyes on me. Oh no, no, no. First of all, I have to go back to the residence in the capital.
"Well, let's go back to the residence. But first, I'm going to report the situation of Agartha to His Majesty the Healer.
"Yes, I understand. Please come back as soon as possible.
Rico and Soleil then turn to leave the room.
"Oh wait, Rico."
Rico turns around with a curious look on his face.
"I'll put up some wards."
"Warding? Isn't it being put up now?"
"No, I'll make a new one."
"haha ......"
"I'm curious about what Sidney is saying. I can't let something so evil hurt Rico and Soleil. When we get back to the house, we will rewire Sidi. I'd like to do Mei's and Mato's too. ....... I'm sorry for both of you, but let's start over when we get back to the house.
"Yes, sir. Please do so.
I de-wire them and re-wire them. This time, I warding carefully and imaginatively. Remembering Master Falco's words, "Magic is all about image." .......
"Well, I'm done."
"It took you a long time."
"Yes. This time I made a special, careful warding. I'm sorry, I'm sorry I took so long. Please go back to the house now. I'll be right back.
Rico and Soleil left the room with very happy expressions on their faces.
I was completely unaware of what was happening. I had made a terrible mistake. And that I would deeply regret what I had done. .......