At this point, I decided to ask Arisa-sama the question that had been bothering me from the start.
“Uhm…”
“Wondering why I’m here? There was a meeting of the district guild masters in the royal capital. This time, it was for the southern district of the capital. So while I was here, I happened to stop by the Victory baronial residence to personally apologize about what happened to Sue.”
Arisa-sama, please stop answering my questions before I even ask them. You’re like a mind reader.
Apparently, she hadn’t even known that we were coming to the royal capital from the Western Margrave’s territory. She really had just happened to visit the Victory residence.
“Still, in the end, I’m relieved that you and the others were by Sue’s side. Anyone who carries royal blood possesses some kind of special talent. In Sue’s case, it’s Holy Magic. I don’t think the soldiers under my command would have been able to draw out the full extent of her abilities.”
“Could it be that you’re also descended from the royal family, Arisa-sama?”
“I’m from a collateral branch of the ducal family. I’m not a direct member of the royal family like Emilia.”
No, no… From my perspective, Arisa-sama is already absurdly powerful herself. Still, this explained a lot about just how talented Emilia-sama and Sue were.
Sue had been improving at an astonishing rate, to the point that even she seemed surprised by how quickly her abilities were growing. I’d always thought there was something a little strange about that.
“But putting Shun aside, Sue has even acquired a title of her own. Since she’s going to become royalty, the name ‘Holy Empress’ isn’t entirely inaccurate.”
“Uhm… I’m not really comfortable with that title…”
“Oh, I think it’s wonderful. A powerful-sounding title is every adventurer’s dream.”
Um… My own title is “Lightning Chef,” which is so bizarre that even other adventurers don’t know what to make of it…
Ignoring my plight, Arisa-sama turned her attention to Shiro and Ao.
“Shiro, you’ve become so strong. You’re really starting to look like a proper adventurer. And Ao, you’ve accomplished enough by now that I think it’s time you registered as an adventurer in your own right. I’ll write a letter to the Adventurer’s Guild Master here in the royal capital.”
“Yaaay! Ao’s gonna be an adventurer!”
““Yaaay! Yaaay!””
The unexpected suggestion that Ao should register as an adventurer sent not only Shiro and Ao, but Fran and Horn as well, jumping for joy. But Ao really was incredibly strong, and she did have the title of “Champion Slime,” after all.
“Well then, I’ll be heading home now. I’ll be staying in the royal capital for a few more days, so I’ll invite you all to a tea party.”
“Yes, thank you very much for going out of your way.”
“I’ll definitely attend the tea party.”
“““Bye-bye!”””
Since Arisa-sama was heading back to her residence, Sue and I saw her off. We had a meeting at the royal castle tomorrow, so the tea party would have to wait until the day after tomorrow or later.
“Sister-in-law, I’m sorry for all the noise.”
“It’s quite all right. Everyone looks like they’re having such a wonderful time. I wonder if my own child will be this lively and energetic once they’re born.”
As Sue apologized, Sarah-san cheerfully stroked her belly while she spoke.
She had a point. Having a little child around would probably make the household quite a bit livelier.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeneijiworks.com
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