Well, we had finally arrived back at the mansion, but how was I supposed to get Sue to her room? There was no way a man could just walk into the bedroom of an unmarried noble lady.
“Please leave Lady Sue to me.”
Just as I was wondering what to do, Toria-san effortlessly lifted Sue off my back. And not just that—she carried her in a princess carry.
Come to think of it, Toria-san was the former margrave’s daughter. Without even using any physical enhancement magic, she hoisted Sue up as though she weighed nothing at all.
“We’ll be heading back to our rooms as well.”
“I’m completely exhausted today.”
Casey-san and Telma-san, who had spent the entire day chopping vegetables, looked thoroughly worn out. Together with Shiro and the others, they headed inside.
Alright, I guess it’s about time for me to return to my room too—
“Sorry to bother you when you’re already tired, Shun.”
“No, it’s fine. I’m doing alright.”
I was summoned to the reception room for a meeting.
“Uhm, you drank quite a lot of alcohol. Are you alright?”
“No problem, I’m perfectly fine.”
“To us, liquor is no different from water.”
“Hehehe, it’s a lady’s pastime.”
No, no, I think the Margrave family’s tolerance for alcohol is abnormal. Aside from Sue, they are probably the ones who drank the most in that square.
The meeting began as if it’s the usual one.
“Most of the people Sue and the guards captured were pickpockets and the like, but there were some members of the Human Supremacy cult among them.”
“Their purpose was reconnaissance. It seems they were planning something at tomorrow’s wedding.”
“Toasting on street corners is normal at harvest festivals. So, no one would find it strange if they drank alcohol.”
As expected, that suspicious man turned out to be one of the members of the Human Supremacy cult. Which meant there were still others out there. We couldn’t afford to let our guard down tomorrow either.
“We already know why they’re trying to disrupt the wedding. Apparently, they can’t tolerate people reporting their marriage to any deity other than their God.”
“They’ve always targeted the wedding ceremony—the highlight of the festival—as a way to advertise their Church. But it seems they also intend to use this opportunity to promote their faith even more aggressively.”
“Honestly, they’re nothing but trouble. The fact that they’re working together with those noble-supremacist types makes me think they’re planning something unpleasant.”
From the way they were willing to use any means necessary to achieve their goals, calling their group a terrorist organization wouldn’t be an exaggeration. If that was how they wanted to play things, then we’d simply have to strike back without holding anything back.
Perhaps because everyone had been drinking, the discussion ended there. We kept dinner light, and with the fatigue of the day’s work finally catching up to us, everyone turned in early for the night.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeneijiworks.com
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