Magi Craft Meister - Chapter 320

Chapter 320

Magi Craft Meister

Chapter 320 Ambassador Lishia

12th of May .

During the time when salt was still being bought up here and there .

Lishia Farheight and Pascaud Rush had reached the city of Rakham .

They weren’t on any fixed schedule so they were going at a somewhat slow pace .

After all, they could easily make it from Presos to Sharuru with a good horse .

“Lishia-san, will we be staying here today?”

Pascaud asked Lishia . He was baron Rush’s third son and was now 20 years old . He had a normal physique . He had blonde hair and blue eyes which would make him pretty good-looking but his low eye corners ruin it all .

However, that also makes him kinda easy to talk to and so he was surprisingly popular amongst the female knights, soldiers and attendants .

But there was only one woman he wanted to be popular to . It was none other than Lishia Farheight, who was right in front of him .

“Right . From what I have heard, Earl Walter seems to be staying here right now . Let’s go give our greetings . ”

“Eh…”

Before departing Pascaud had heard about what Earl Walter had done and how he had lost a part of his land as leasehold land .

For that reason, he was worried about how Lishia will be welcomed by the Earl, since she was going to that land as an ambassador .

Even though he wanted to protect her, he was from a baron household and was the third son at that, as well . It wasn’t like he could hold his own against an Earl .

“I don’t really recommend it, though . ”

Pascaud was the older among the two but Lishia held a higher position than him . On top of that, it was the woman he had feelings for so he was trying to keep a low profile .

However, Lishia wasn’t the least concerned about it and turned the horse around towards the Earl’s villa in Rakham .

“It will be fine . He’s another noble who serves the kingdom . ”

“… . . ”

Lishia stated to Pascaud, who couldn’t help but worry .

“Thanks for coming, Farheight-dono, Rush-dono . ”

However, contrary to Pascaud’s thoughts, Earl Walter welcomed the two in a very good mood . On the surface, at the very least .

“It has been a while, Earl . I was on my way to Jin-dono’s leasehold land as the ambassador of Kurain kingdom . ”

The moment Kaina village’s name popped up in the conversation, the Earl’s expression distorted just a bit but neither Pascaud nor Lishia noticed .

“You have been appointed quite an important job then . As it’s just a villa, I can’t provide much of a good service but please, stay the night here . ”

The Earl said with a smile . Lishia decided to meekly take him up on his kindness .

“Leave the horses at the stable and your luggages with the butler . ”

As they were told, they gave away the big, official luggages to the butler, keeping the hand luggage with them . As the official documents were sealed, they would immediately know if it was tampered with and they also didn’t think the Earl would do such a thing .

They had three horses, one for Lishia, one for Pascaud and another for their luggages . They left them at the stable .

“Ah, please give this one these fodder and water . ”

At the end, they also left 2 of their carrier pigeons there . Among the 2, 1 was to report back after reaching Kaina village, about the situation there . And the other was for emergency purposes .

The fact that they had military-use carrier pigeons showed how important this role was .

“Yes, please leave it to me . ”

The butler gladly received the pigeons, saying he had also taken care of pigeons before . That also made Lishia feel relieved .

Lishia and Pascaud got two separate rooms .

After entering her room, Lishia thought back upon her task again .

[As the Kurain kingdom, we really want to hold onto this brilliant–super brilliant magi craftsman, Jin .

And, we also would like to receive some tools or magic tools sometimes, which would bring profit to the country .

 

And for that purpose, we must not displease him .

And as such, your job as the ambassador for Kaina village is to please Jin and that is all . ]

That was what she was repeatedly told by the vice-minister of foreign affairs .

[Depending on the situation, hold on to him using yourself . ]

They didn’t say that, though, but she did receive indications of it .

“Jin-san…”

Based on the impression she has of Jin, Jin seemed like a guy who wouldn’t like that . Or rather, he seemed like someone who wouldn’t like any shrewd scheme .

She had deepened this belief of her by talking to her former instructor, Gloria Orstat .

She thought if she was going to have a good relation with him, she was to have a bond of pure friendship .

But that was just her instinct talking and wasn’t anything certain .

As such, Lishia was having trouble deciding on what to prioritize more for Kurain kingdom, her instinct or the authority’s instructions .

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“Looks like that Farheight’s young girl is the ambassador . ”

“Oho? That is something . ”

“It grates on my nerves but I can’t possibly use just that as a hindrance . ”

“Well, that is true . By the way, it seems that she is taking two pigeons along with her?”

“Mm? You get info fast, huh? That’s true . ”

“…I have a pretty interesting experiment I would like to do, can I?”

“What is it?”

“…I can’t say . If it goes well, it might also please you a bit . ”

“Hmm, well, fine . I wouldn’t stop something you do by yourself . ”

“Haha, wise . ”

Quinta–Deneb 29 was listening in on that conversation but couldn’t grasp what the mysterious other man was planning on doing .

And so passed on the whole conversation to Laojun .

[Certainly, we can’t say for sure by just that conversation . Just that it will be something relating to the pigeons . ]

“Yes . ”

[Keep a lookout such that her pigeons aren’t exchanged or hurt . ]

“Understood . ”

[And who is this unknown man?]

“I do not know . He was wearing a hooded robe so I couldn’t see his face . Just that he is probably in his 30s from his voice and physique . ”

[Then also investigate that man’s identity . ]

“Yes, understood . ”

[If you are short-handed, I will send one more Quinta . ]

“Yes, that would be helpful . ”

[Then… Deneb 30 is free, take her . ]

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The next morning, Pascaud and Lishia had a lavish breakfast and slowly departed from Rakham .

The Earl also went out to see them off with a smile .

Lishia looked at the basket behind her saddle, which had the pigeons in it .

The two pigeons were quiet inside the basket .

There were also no signs of meddling with the document’s seal .

“It isn’t good to doubt other people much, huh?”

“Yes…”

“The Earl was also regretting doubting Jin-san . He was talking about it yesterday . ”

“He did?”

Pascaud couldn’t really believe it just like that . As he had been a noble since birth, for better or worse, he knew the beings called nobles well .

And that suspicion of his will hit the mark in an unexpected way .

“Buying up salt, you say?”

They had reached Sharuru city, where the price of salt had increased .

Salt is used in almost all kinds of cooking . As such, the dinings and restaurants couldn’t help but raise their costs as well .

“And is the Earl doing nothing?”

Those parts fall under Earl Walter’s territory . It was the landlord’s duty to do something when his people are in trouble . He was even staying at Rakham which was just beside Sharuru .

Of course, Lishia or Pascaud didn’t think so far ahead to come up with the idea that the Earl himself was the one leading this .

“Yes, nothing . ”

“…That’s terrible . I wish we could do something about this . ”

“Lishia-san, we have a role to fulfill . We must not forget what to prioritize . ”

Pascaud warned Lishia . However, it was a sound argument for a noble .

“That’s… right…”

Lishia felt bitter not being able to do anything .

“If it was Jin-san here, what would he…”

She couldn’t help but think that Jin would do something about this .

Lishia secretly decided by herself to talk to Jin about this when she reached Kaina village .

Laojun still hadn’t released the salt into the market . It would be a day or two after this .