Eguchi: Itâs a little short. The Royal Capital arc is finally coming to an (end). The Royal Capital arc ended up being long because there were too many things I wanted to include, hopefully, I can do things in moderation next time.
We stayed for a few more days in the Royal Capital.
As promised (or threatened), Fer and Grandpa Gon had nothing but piles and piles of plain sliced bread for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The next day, after they started crying during their bread and bread breakfast, I gave them normal food for lunch and dinner. I had already bought souvenirs for everyone in Carelina and was determined to enjoy my last days at the Royal Capital.
Alsoâ¦
âAhh~~ finally, weâre finally going back to Carelinaâ¦â Willem-san muttered, exhaustion plain on his face.
We were on a grassy field just outside the entrance to the Royal Capital. The people seeing us off were Bram the Guild Master as well as members of the [Iron Will] party.
âThank you for your hard work,â I said politely to Bram-san, who squinted suspiciously at me.
âNo, I should be the one to say,â he said.
âNo, no, thatâs not true,â in fact, Iâd say that aside from me, everyone else had worked very hard.
âWell, well, we can at least the job of dismantling the Leviathan had been successfully completed,â said Werner-san placatingly.
âRight, right? It was an emergency call, but we got a lot out of it, yeah?â said Rita-san with a big grin on her face.
The others nodded.
Thatâs right, no matter what, the âLeviathan Dismantling Projectâ had to be the biggest project in the history of the Royal Capital Adventurerâs Guild. Having an opportunity to participate in this project warmed the hearts of everyone from [Iron Will].
âI agree~ thanks to this project, I get to upgrade my weapons,â said Vincent-san with a happy smile.
The [Iron Will] had been planning to upgrade all their gear to match their new B Rank for some time now. It was for this reason that they plan to stay at the Royal Capital for just a while longer.
âThere are a lot of good things here at the Royal Capital,â said Ramon-san. âI look forward to exploring them.â
âThere might even be some great bargains, too,â said Franca-san.
âAnd, um, after that?â I asked.
âWe have plans to visit the meat dungeon, so weâll be taking missions that will take us that way.â
âMukouda-san made it sound really fun, so we have no choice but to pay a visit. Right, Leader?â said Rita-san cheerfully.
During the celebration of [Iron Will]âs promotion, I told them about the Meat Dungeon Festival when the subject of Rosendal came up. It was a little far away, so taking missions that would eventually bring them there was actually a good idea.
âIt would take us a bit of time, so it will be a good idea to start soon,â said Ramon-san.
âHope to see you there!â said Vincent-san.
âYes, letâs meet there!â I said, not only them, but I also made a promise to visit everyone at the orphanage again.
Not to mention, I wanted to stock up on offal. So, no matter what, I must visit Rosendal one of these days.
âI look forward to meeting with you again! And eating delicious food too!â
âSame!â
Werner-san sighed, âVincent, Rita⦠you twoâ¦â
âThen, letâs look forward to eating delicious, locally sourced meat!â I said. Weâll be meeting at the Meat Dungeon City, after all.
âHey, enough chat. Letâs go, I want to have a good rest at home,â said Willem-san.
âThe Leviathan alone was enough to make anyone lose their heads, but with you⦠itâs just one thing after another with no rest in betweenâ¦â Willem-san glared at me.
Haha, I guess heâs talking about the Dragon Turtle and the Dinosaurs from the .
âThat all happened because of Fer and the others,â I said, unwilling to be blamed for this fiasco.
âWhat are you saying? Arenât you the master?â
Ah, he looked angry. Well, technically, he was right about me being the master. However, these guys were too reckless, and there was really nothing I could do about it. For now, I found that my strongest weapon against them is âSliced Breadâ so, I think I can control them a little from now on.
âHaaahh⦠fine, whatever. Letâs just go home. I want to go back as soon as possible. Thereâs work to do, and then thereâs that Dragon Turtleâ¦â
âUmu, I appreciate it. Yesterday and yesterdayâs meal was terrible, I look forward to eating some delicious meat,â said Fer.
âThatâs right, I want to eat some delicious meat too,â said Grandpa Gon.
ââHeh, the bread punishment is all your own faultâ¦ââ
ââHm? Sui donât understand⦠but Sui wants meat too~~ââ
They have been keeping quiet for a bit after being punished, but now that the topic of âmeatâ had been brought up, they were quick to make their demands known. Seriously, where did those dead fish eyes from before go?
Looks like the bread punishment was just a little too effective.
Still, Iâm grateful to have discovered their âweaknessâ though.
âOi, what is it?â asked Willem-san, he was looking at Fer and Grandpa Gon a little apprehensively.
âNothing much,â I said with a smile. âDonât worry about it.â
Thatâs right, these two were just suffering from their own hubris.
For some reason, Willem-san did not look reassured at all. He nodded slowly, âI- I see⦠um, so, when are we leaving?â
âAbout now, I think? Grandpa Gon, letâs leave for Carelina now, please.â
âUmu,â said Grandpa Gon before transforming into his original huge, travel-worthy size. I should take the opportunity to say that I have already given proper notice to the Royal Capital Adventurerâs Guild about our travelling via GG Airways, so weâre good to go.
âS-somehow I had forgotten how weâre supposed to travel back,â Willem-sanâs face twitched as he stared up at a ginormous Grandpa Gon.
âWhat are you talking about? Isnât it obvious?â I asked. Did he block the memory from sheer trauma or something? âDidnât you say you want to travel back to Carelina quickly?â
âTh-thatâs rightâ¦â
âIn that case, please get on board the dragon, Willem-san~â
âF-fine, hey! You donât have to push me!â
âPlease get on quickly,â
Willem-san was obviously reluctant, but he still managed to get on board eventually. I scrambled up with the rest of my familiars and waved back at the people on the ground. âGoodbye, everyone! See you again soon!â
âSee you!â
âLetâs meet at the meat dungeon!â
âTill we meet again!â
âSee ya!â
After a final round of goodbyes, I patted Grandpa Gon and said, âLetâs go.â
âUmu, I shall take off now.â
Then, with a thunderous flap of his wings, Grandpa Gonâs huge body left the ground. I waved at the people on the ground, and they waved back. Grandpa Gon kept rising into the air.
âHiiiii!!!â
Ah, Willem-san had tucked his head into his knees and was screaming in fearâ¦
Well, air travel is something that not everyone can get used to quickly. However, he was the fastest transport in existence, so your suffering shall be brief. We will reach Carelina within the day, most likely by evening at most.
Farewell, Royal Capital.
Onwards to Carelina!
[Gumihou: Haha, is this the real reason why Willem-san had been giving Mukouda such a hard time?]
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