As we drew closer to the Royal Capital, the scenery gradually changed. The fields and forests became fewer, while houses and other buildings began appearing more and more frequently. Naturally, there were also more people traveling along the highway.
“But we’re going pretty fast!”
“We’re really moving fast!”
“So fast!”
Ao is driving today, with Shiro and the others sitting beside her in the driver’s seat. They’d already finished their studying for the day, so Shiro and the others seemed to be in particularly high spirits.
“If we keep this pace, we should reach the military facility on the outskirts of the Royal Capital as early as tomorrow.”
“Well, at this speed, there’s no doubt we’ll make it.”
Sue and I were taking it easy inside the kotatsu today. We spent the time discussing what we would be doing once we arrived.
“After we hand over the people under escort at the military facility, we’ll go to my family’s estate. After that, I have a letter entrusted to me by Emilia-sama, so we’ll head to the Royal Palace.”
“Uh… don’t tell me the person that letter is addressed to is…”
“His Majesty the King, Emilia-sama’s father.”
“Haha… So we’re going to meet His Majesty the King immediately after arriving in the Royal Capital?”
But we had something to deliver, so there really wasn’t much we could do about it.
“If possible, I’d also like to visit Telma and Casey’s estate.”
“Well, we do have quite a few things to discuss with them regarding this incident.”
There was also the matter of Telma-san and Casey-san, who had returned to the Royal Capital ahead of us. We needed to explain the situation to their families properly.
“Also, nobles from all over the kingdom will be gathering in preparation for the New Year, so I imagine we’ll be quite busy with parties and other events toward the end of the year.”
“Come to think of it, Fina from the Northern Margrave’s territory said she absolutely wanted to meet us.”
“In that case, we’ll also need to visit the people from the Church who helped us back in the Eastern Margrave’s territory.”
Just meeting up with everyone we knew was already looking like quite a lot of work.
The hot spring trip could be done in two days and one night, but aside from that, it looked like we’d be staying in the Royal Capital until the New Year celebrations were over and all the nobles returned to their respective territories.
“Also, my brother’s child is turning five, so he’ll be able to keep Fran and Horn company.”
“Your brother?”
“Technically, he’s my mother’s elder brother’s grandson. He’s my first cousin once removed, but since he’s older than me, I’ve always called him my brother.”
I see. Sue’s father was unknown, and her mother had already passed away.
Being in the Royal Capital might put her in a somewhat awkward position. Still, Sue was much stronger mentally than she had been when we first met. Maybe she was strong enough now to face whatever difficulties came her way on her own.
“Oniichan! It’s almost break time!”
“Got it.”
“Hehe.”
Shiro leaned out from the driver’s seat and called out to me. Seeing Shiro brimming with energy, Sue couldn’t help but smile.
There were plenty of things waiting for us, but first, we needed to deal with whatever was right in front of us, one thing at a time.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeneijiworks.com
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