novelraw Chapter 306: Grandfather and Granddaughter
Chapter 306: Grandfather and Granddaughter
When Fisher and Ilos descended to the dining hall, all of Valentina's other subordinates had already arrived completely. Yet upon merely pushing open the door leaf of the dining hall, Fisher acutely felt the atmosphere within the room was slightly abnormal. Even though the physical temperature of the room was intensely high, it conversely felt entirely as if a patch of fairly freezing gale blew head-on towards one's heart.
He cast a single glance towards Miss Valentina residing at the main seat at the end of the room, who was simultaneously the source of the room's freezing cold. At this very moment, her flawlessly beautiful countenance was quite icy; rendering her appearance completely identical to a Yuki-onna adorned with a teardrop mole. Heidelin stood respectfully and reverently behind her. Towards the newly arrived Fisher and Ilos, she softly spoke a sentence of 'Good morning'.
And right before Valentina's front, the seated Herdor stared silently and reticently at the steaming hot milk before Valentina's body. Yet amidst that lack of a single word spoken, a sensation of extreme firmness and resolution surfaced distinctly clearly. All other subordinates of Valentina lowered their heads silently eating breakfast; entirely not intermingling regarding Herdor's matters.
It appeared Valentina was angry. The derivation was presumably because Herdor wished to disembark the ship alongside them today.
"Today's breakfast is pan-fried fish and bread. Here is additionally a portion of mushroom soup; please take your time enjoying it."
Amidst the intermission, Heidelin considerately served breakfast for Fisher and Ilos. Concurrently, she also sliced open a tiny rift within the dead silent atmosphere inside the dining hall.
Ilos softly and tactfully declined the mushroom soup. Conversely, she poured out the medicinal water Fisher gave her, preparing to consume it altogether alongside breakfast.
A single meal of breakfast was finished enjoying precisely amidst such awkward silence. Even the boisterous lion-kin Phyllis actually docilely drooped her tail at this time; merely soundlessly utilizing her fork to toss the vegetable leaves within the mushroom soup out and discard them onto her plate.
Not until the time breakfast was nearing its conclusion did that Valentina—who had constantly been chewing her breakfast elegantly whilst pondering for an extensively long time—face the completely unmoving line of sight of the Herdor by her side. Lightly picking up the napkin upon the table, she wiped her mouth. Immediately following, she lightly cast a sideways glance at the Fisher seated at the very end. Heaving a sigh, she abruptly issued orders towards everyone,
"We will disembark the ship immediately; preparing to set out towards the Moon Rabbit Species Ancestral Shrine to retrieve the concealed sigil... Exactly as before: Balzac, Phyllis, and I shall proceed to the scene, whilst Heidelin remains upon the ship. Sertil, remember to haul the [Cage of Sealing Curses] to the exterior of the Moon Rabbit Species Ancestral Shrine. After nightfall today, the instant Miss Ilos confirms the location of the sigil, she must enter the Cage of Sealing Curses to avoid suffering an assault from an unknown existence identically exactly like her clansmen...""Yes, Boss."
Only after appropriately arranging each person's respective task for them perfectly did Valentina gaze—whilst simultaneously rubbing the ring upon her hands—towards the Herdor beside her... who clearly lacked facial features entirely, yet could distinctly be felt exhibiting an intensely anticipatory line of sight.
She pursed her own lips. Passing several seconds did she finally open her mouth towards the Fisher still eating breakfast,
"...Today, Mister Fisher shall also proceed to the Shrine alongside us right... Herdor will work alongside you; endeavor your absolute best to prepare protective magic in the vicinity of the Ancestral Shrine ahead of time... I heard you are the proposer of the Mana-Soul Theory. Towards assaults from unknown existences, you might possess a certain degree of experience. Is this acceptable?"
Following hearing Valentina open her mouth did Herdor finally entirely resemble heaving a sigh of relief as he spat out a wheel of scorching hot steam from his mouth. Before Fisher could even open his mouth, he had already responded to Valentina a single step prior,
"Sizzle... I will appropriately finish the mission alongside Mister Fisher perfectly."
"Hmph..."
Helplessly, Valentina snorted lightly; tossing the knife and fork within her hands onto the table surface. Caring solely for herself, she pushed the wheelchair beneath her body and departed the dining hall a single step ahead. Every single inch completely over her petite physical body displayed entirely that her mood was currently extremely poor,
"Everyone, go prepare individually... We shall gather at the elevator in half an hour. The heavens outside are freezing; remember to add a few more pieces of clothing."
A familiarly seen early departure prior to everyone. Fisher chewed the food within his mouth. After hearing the noise of the door leaf shutting completely, the Heidelin inside the room finally opened her mouth towards Herdor a single step ahead,
"Mister Herdor... even if you wish to assist Young Lady's matters, you still shouldn't speak such words exhibiting a failure in speech towards her... You know it: acting as the teacher who taught her and raised her since she was tiny, it is impossible for her to accept you suffering any incidents; otherwise, she wouldn't have clashed with the Patriarch back then... In conclusion, you absolutely cannot say these sorts of words to Young Lady anymore in the future... What do you mean by 'Do you wish for me to die from depression?' Truly..."
"Sizzle... This is my fault. But Valentina will understand."
Phyllis curled her lips. The lion tail behind her slightly tilted up. Pointing her fork at Herdor, she stated,
"When Boss gets angry, it genuinely scares people to death... She won't vent her anger on you; arriving at that time, she will definitely spill her anger onto us... I guarantee it."
Whereas Balzac straightened out the red collar of his inner lining, stating completely indifferently,
"As long as we smoothly extract the sigil, it will be fine... Your body doesn't harbor any problems, right? The last time you absolutely froze and crashed for an extremely long time; intensely delaying the schedule."
"Sizzle... Set your mind at ease. I haven't suffered an onset of illness for an exceedingly long time already... The last time was merely an accident, that's all."
"Then it is good."
The conversation noises within the room gradually ceased. Every single other person stood their bodies up, returning to their rooms to pack up things. From beginning to end, Fisher totally hadn't published his own viewpoints; merely occasionally casting a sideways glance at the gradually falling blizzard beyond the window. Compared to other nations, Nebalen was genuinely far too cold. Frost and snow thus perfectly laid out the vast earth acting as the mark of freezing cold.
The Ilos currently right at her original spot who had just finished drinking the medicinal water wore a bitter, wrinkled face. Watching that Balzac walking out with his head held high, she pouted her lips so faintly it was imperceptible. She wasn't extremely fond of cold, rigid people entirely like this; notably the words he spoke just perfectly now made Ilos feel even more that he lacked human touch entirely,
"This human... the words he speaks are so awful to listen to..."
Her soft mutters were captured by the Herdor before her eyes. From beneath his mouth emerged a bit of steam, giving the Ilos watching the doorway a jolt of fright,
"Sizzle... Forgive him, Sister Ilos. The people invited over by Valentina each possess their respective backgrounds; this Balzac is identically no exception. I heard his father used to be an official commander of the previous Chevalie Academy. But after the current Empress ascended the throne, she executed his father, and moreover banished him alongside his brothers out of Chevalie. If he wishes to return to Chevalie, he must produce presentable academic discoveries..."
"Therefore, that is precisely the reason why he is that entirely free from any other distractions towards searching for the Frostwood Sycamore Tree; thirsting to obtain world-shocking monumental results entirely exactly like Mister Fisher... He merely wishes to return to Chevalie, that's all. To return bearing the name of his family."
Fisher had heard of this matter. It was mentioned previously: the previous Emperor of Chevalie was immensely fatuous and incompetent. Consecutively dragging along an entire multitude of his subordinates and ministers to similarly turn into people solely capable of brown-nosing, flattering, and indulging unbridled in sensual pleasures. Their official academic institution, the Chevalie Academy, identically couldn't be any better.
The family utilizing 'Hahn' as their surname inherited the position of the Chevalie Academy's Official Commander for generations. Their family possessed intensely numerous scholars of supreme, matchless brilliance throughout history. Yet during the period of the previous Chevalie Emperor, they actively associated with the evil elements, lacking a single monumental achievement entirely. As a result, after the new Empress ascended the supreme position, in a fit of rage she utterly executed those who deserved execution and banished those who deserved banishment amongst the people of the 'Hahn' family.
The Empress spoke to the 'Hahn' bloodlines flowing in exile outside: The glory of the Hahn bloodline is a piece of Chevalie's history; thus it will forever be preserved for their family. It will solely be genuinely returned to them until he, or their descendants, can retrieve their brains anew and obtain results.
"People of the Hahn family, huh..."
"Sizzle... As long as Mister Fisher is clear on it, then it is good..."
Herdor nodded his head. Standing his body up, he looked towards the blizzard outside. His tone unstoppably rising upwards,
"However... since Valentina agreed to let me accompany everyone, it's excellent then. Time is lacking; let us also quickly pack up for a bit and prepare to set out ba... The Moon Rabbit Species Ancestral Shrine is extremely far from the city district. We also have to haul the heavy Relic over; the itinerary will be rather rushed..."
Fisher gently placed the knife and fork within his hands down. Nodding his head, he expressed agreement.
Actually, Fisher also completely possessed nothing to pack up at all. He had inherently boarded the ship wearing solely an outfit of simple shirts. Going out merely perfectly precisely meant draping an extra piece of cold-warding clothing prepared for him by Heidelin upon his body, nothing more.
It's solely that he concurrently completely didn't know what animal's fur and hide the clothing upon his body was woven from either. When worn upon the body, it warmed him tightly. Even whilst upon the Narwhal, there existed a certain sort of quite scorching hot sensation, rendering him to move closer towards the position of the elevator.
Without much time passing, the people setting out to disembark the ship heading towards the Moon Rabbit Ancestral Shrine this time had already gathered completely. In actuality, it was merely simply adding Fisher and Ilos entirely, that's all.
Valentina had long since already finished changing into a completely black rabbit-velvet windbreaker, seated upon the wheelchair. That rabbit fur lightly drifting and swaying against the wind made Ilos perfectly watching tremble the ears upon her head, moving a single step closer behind Fisher's back.
Herdor carried two small sacks of magic materials ground into powder over. Within them also held items belonging to the category of engraving knives. After passing a sack to Fisher, he then subconsciously intensely naturally wished to walk behind Valentina's back to help her push the wheelchair. Yet maintaining an icy complexion, she cared solely for herself, pushing the wheelchair and walking into the elevator inside,
"Prepare to set out ba."
Herdor abruptly halted right exactly at his original spot. Turning his head back, he cast a sideways glance at the Fisher currently keeping up. Within that invariably rigid metallic and mechanical noise existed an extra point of mirth and a point of helplessness,
"Sizzle... She's playing with a tiny temper again."
"Pfft..." Hiding behind Fisher's back, Ilos covered her mouth and chuckled. Until the point in time both Herdor and Fisher looked towards her did she finally perform a Mother Goddess' prayer gesture. Enduring her mirth, she spoke,
"Ah, Mother Goddess bless me... I merely felt previously Miss Valentina constantly appeared intensely mature. Suddenly hearing Mister Herdor's words... I slightly couldn't contain myself. Therefore, precisely exactly why I laughed."
"Sizzle... Valentina has merely just perfectly reached adulthood. This is an extremely normal matter... Right, this early morning I gave Fisher the medicinal water. After you drank it, how did you feel?"
"Ai... It feels... extremely bitter?"
The Emhart upon Fisher's shoulder cast a sideways glance at this not highly intelligent Moon Rabbit-kin. He truly rejoiced deeply this guy fell completely asleep yesterday night... thereby not letting Fisher apply medicine onto her. Otherwise, judging by Fisher's methods, this guy would turn false pregnancy into genuine pregnancy in a matter of minutes...
"Sizzle... Haha. Merely persist in consuming it; very rapidly you will completely recover."
Fisher heaved a sigh. Following Herdor, he entered the broad and expansive elevator. Guided by the creaking steam and mechanical operational noises within the ship, they also descended slowly; falling towards the completely silver-attired everything uniformly below.
At the position of the ship's stern far away beyond the elevator, another extra steam machine was slowly lowering a certain remarkably heavy object upon the deck downward. That was an entirely round, bizarre creation entirely exactly like a colossal egg. Over its surface densely densely engraved completely full of text Fisher failed to recognize the meanings of.
Valentina perfectly looked at the relic far away; in passing, flattening her tone, she also began explaining to Fisher and Ilos,
"[Cage of Sealing Curses]. An important Relic we specifically invited completely out from our home; and it's concurrently the absolute heaviest vital point amongst the heavies for this operation. It can generate a completely closed safe space inside its interior. Inside, even magic is entirely incapable of taking effect; precisely because the World's Echo cannot be leveraged."
Fisher faintly, slightly felt the text upon that cage was slightly familiar in appearance. Yet the distance of that object from himself was genuinely far too distant. To the degree that even relying upon his own enhanced eyesight, he utterly failed to ascertain it clearly in the slightest; hence he could only drop the idea entirely. At any rate, when proceeding to the Moon Rabbit Ancestral Shrine later on, they would ultimately still precisely exactly observe it.
"There... I still remember it. Formerly, my home was perfectly precisely exactly over there; extremely close to the port... Every single time Father and I returned from the sea, it was intensely late. I was extremely sleepy, intensely sleepy. But after disembarking the ship, it wouldn't take entirely much time whatsoever before arriving perfectly home... Formerly, within the port here existed extremely many clansmen..."
Ilos leaned against the edge of the elevator. Watching the bustling and hustling guests and working personnel perfectly at the port below... yet the only entity she completely failed to see anew was the Moon Rabbit-kin possessing a pair of slender twin ears atop their head and gentle and soft fuzz alongside both sides of their cheeks.
Identical snow, an identical winter. Returning exactly anew right at this very moment, within Ilos's eyes, there were actually merely a few points of unfamiliarity added, nothing more.
Ilos's emotions appeared slightly downcast. Yet every single other person additionally failed to respond with a sound. The identical instant Valentina just perfectly prepared to open her mouth, the Fisher standing behind Ilos patted her shoulders gently. Towards her, he stated,
"As early as when I was in Naris, I had already heard of it: the port of Nebalen is entirely managed and contracted completely by demi-human races... During that specific year, Nebalen suffered an utter dearth and scarcity in their finances. Unexpectedly they relied upon the merchant ships of demi-human races selling their specialty marine fish far onto the sea to other nations to obtain breathing room for a turnaround. And precisely exactly due to being absolutely exactly like this... the people of Nebalen who strictly followed the teachings of the Phoenix constantly treated the Moon Rabbit-kin utterly completely identical to their compatriots from beginning to end..."
Fisher cast a sideways glance at a pair of sculptures shaped like slender rabbit ears hanging upon the building before that port. Above those rabbit ears also additionally wore a pair of notches resembling a crescent moon. Symbolizing the profoundly important significance of the Moon Rabbit-kin towards this port and nation.
Beneath the sculpture of those rabbit ears, spanning the areas not yet covered by frost and snow entirely, rested extremely plentiful food and liquor utilized for offerings and sacrifices... Plainly obvious, it inherently couldn't possibly be offered by the Moon Rabbit-kin whose species was practically upon the brink of utter extinction on their own...
Harmonious coexistence; humans and demi-humans both completely existing mutually entirely precisely exactly side-by-side beneath the utterly strict care of the Frost Phoenix. Presumably, one could solely witness it identically exactly within the Northern Border utterly completely covered by entirely ice and snow, correct?
"The Moon Rabbit Race is an integral component of Nebalen. Your arrival will verify their former existence anew. Each person will simultaneously behold exactly entirely the Moon Rabbit-kin they had previously recognized or heard of previously located directly entirely upon your body... Ilos. Irrespective of Nebalen entirely... you are completely exactly not an orphaned survivor; rather, you are the utterly identical irreplaceable sole one."
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