Posts from ☀️ Arselia and Akonia Auto-translated

—Glory to Her Lightness and your return, guardian of knowledge,” said Klin when they were left alone. “It was a foolish, shameful act of a loyal servant to waste your time on such a long journey, for you are not a messenger to us, but a trusted advisor. I will not allow such weakness again, unless my heart is torn from my chest, or our enemies are defeated. Tell me, what have you learned during this time? Is everything alright with Her Highness and in our city of Margel?

The raven’s indifferent voice tells of the incident that occurred in the capital with the captain of the guard.
—Otherwise, there are no significant news yet. Regarding “Thunder,” the priority is as follows:
1. The fate of the mission.
2. The fate of Sanex Rim.
3. The fate of the ship.

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—I have no idea. But does anyone have to? The salary is not exactly great. I think if we had a patron, they would pay at least a thousand... — Keliandra shrugged.

—So, you get paid less than a thousand... Ah, I remember an advertisement in the newspaper. 320 rem per month, am I right? If so, then you are complaining for no reason, this is a quite decent wage. Although, you seem to risk your life, right?

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—Definitely not,” replied the laurie in a rather indifferent tone.

—You swear?

The fate of Sanex Rim.

Well, considering that the princess herself dreams of becoming a toy in the hands of a strong man, I think the fate of Sanex Rim would suit her just fine.

While there’s still time, and no specific plan yet, Kenjiro decides to do something useful. He heads to the quest giver for the decapitation task.

While there is still time, and there is no specific plan yet, Kenichiro decides to do at least something useful. He goes to the employer for a beheading job.

The servants led Kenichiro inside a rich but not particularly well-maintained house.

— I am Kingaludda. Do I understand correctly that you are good at chopping heads?

— Do you swear?

- I swear! - Raphael said in a calm tone.

- I swear! - Raphael said in a calm tone.

— She works at a casino outside the city. I won't tell you her home address.

-- Thank you, Your Highness, for agreeing to spare me a moment. Although what you do for us is already invaluable.

-- Just yesterday, a battle took place, and you are well aware of its outcome. Is Your Highness satisfied with our modest role in it? How is Miss Ayano doing? Has she recovered? I was saddened to see that this wise priestess suffered solely because of her noble impulse, but unfortunately, the world does not always reward those who work for the good of this world fairly and justly; sometimes, they have to endure pain... But I have immense respect for this kind priestess for her courage.

-- On my side, I would like to say that although Carneol's tasks were fully completed, my personal desire to flawlessly fulfill Your Highness's orders was not entirely satisfied. In this situation, everything turned out quite well; we worked together perfectly with Miss Ayano, and mainly thanks to her talents, Captain Victor Loss was detained, disarmed, and his condition stabilized. After that, we made a couple of mistakes: we did not discuss with Miss Ayano her impulse regarding the purification of the cursed stone's corruption, and another, smaller but similar mistake occurred with me: I unnecessarily decided to obtain information from the criminal's notebook. It seemed reasonable to me so as not to miss anything important, but alas.

-- However, something else worries me much more, Your Highness... Namely, the current state of our squad. As unpleasant as it is for me to admit, it is clear that without Miss Ayano, we would not have been able to complete the mission, or we would have, but at the cost of completely losing our combat effectiveness in the future due to deaths or injuries incompatible with military service. This was clear even before the battle, thanks to the information quickly obtained by Mr. Raphael Nishenet. And now, judging by the modest information we have learned about the "Aconian apostles," there should be many more such people in the world, besides the slain Captain Victor... And my best guess is that Her Highness desires that we continue to capture them because of the extremely high probability that all these people may suffer the same madness as the infamous captain of the guard. Or perhaps they already have. Even if not, these curses clearly pose a danger to society for other reasons.

-- And that is where my concerns arise. The old threat is behind us, but if the other "apostles" are just as powerful, then Carneol's current preparations are clearly not proceeding fast enough to be fully ready for the next conflict, whenever and if it follows. Is it possible that I will have to hire more people? Or take any other measures? Strengthen discipline? Hire a good mentor? Perhaps our next field mission will be less risky but useful so that my dear comrades and I can work together better? Or are all my fears unfounded, and the captured captain is more of an exception than the rule?

-- Please let me know so that I can do my job as well as possible, Your Highness, -- a bow.

— Kenichiro Imai. That’s why I’m here.

I mean, the raven didn't hide anything about the incident with Victorius.

The raven's indifferent voice recounts the incident that occurred in the capital with the captain of the guard. — Otherwise, there are no significant news yet. Regarding "The Storm," the priority is as follows: 1. The fate of the mission. 2. The fate of Saneksa Rimm. 3. The fate of the ship.

—So that's how it is. At least our priorities were correct. Perhaps we could have done more... But let's not dwell on the past. I'm glad to hear that Her Light is doing well. Your information may be very valuable to us. People obsessed with a fragment of Akonia... whether they know it or not, their consciousness will sooner or later succumb to divine power.
After that, Klin also recounts to the raven the details of their current plan and the morning meeting with the king.
—...I hope that Her Highness's message did not contain anything important that could help us more than it already does. Do you know anything about the court mage who was in the King's trusted retinue? We plan to inspect Barsia and the surrounding areas as simple mercenaries from the guild. If you have any other advice, oh wise one, I will gladly accept it.

— She works at a casino outside the city. I won't tell you her home address.

- Thank you, sir, - the man gives the man five gems as a tip and heads to the casino.

— Kenshiro Imai. That’s why I’m here.

Kingaludda gestured, and soon an old goblin was brought into the room.

— Master! Have mercy! — The goblin is placed on his knees before Kenshiro. — I have served you faithfully for so many years! Master!
— And I am grateful to you for that, Gobyas, but the time has come for you to be of use to me one last time. — Kingaludda turns his indifferent gaze to Kenshiro. — Cut him.

-- And that's where my concerns arise. The old threat is behind us, but if the other "apostles" are just as powerful, then Carneol's preparations are clearly not progressing fast enough to be fully ready for the next conflict, whenever and if it follows. Is it possible that I will have to hire more people? Or take some other measures? Strengthen discipline? Hire a good mentor? Perhaps our next field mission will be less risky, but useful for me and my dear comrades to work together better? Or are all my concerns unfounded, and the captured captain is more of an exception than the rule?

- So what? Go write in your diary and stop complaining.

Technically, Aiko volunteered to catch the maniac...

- So what? Go write in your diary and stop complaining.

I'll tell you about that later.

- Thank you, sir, gives the man five rems as a tip and heads to the casino.

Draco Mellis adds five rems to his revolutionary fund.

Raphael arrives at the casino, and a girl is sitting on a chair at the entrance.