Chapter 86: Reporting

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Translator: Soafp

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Lord Balza von Blue Ring, the current head of the Blue Ring domain, was holding his head in despair.

The root of the problem seemed to be the birth of his grandchildren thirteen years ago. It was a distant memory when he rejoiced at the birth of two direct male heirs at once, thinking that the Blue Ring family was secure.

In reality, the Blue Ring family had been prospering rather than merely being secure lately. They gained huge profits from Reversi, and recently, they incurred debts to both the royal family and the Elven nation due to a dispute with the elves. They were also close with the Count Sandra’s family.

All of these were accomplished by Aldo, the twin brother. He was exceptionally talented and didn’t seem like a thirteen-year-old child.

It wasn’t just in domestic affairs. Even in martial prowess, how many in the Blue Ring Knights could match Aldo… While his twin brother Elphus and Aldo’s fiancée, Ashera, also possessed abnormal combat abilities…

Despite showing exceptional talent in both arts and martial skills, he detested standing out.

However, regardless of his inner qualities, he couldn’t help but admit that Aldo was a splendid person. Just the other day, he picked up a slave mother and daughter he couldn’t abandon.

But Aldo had messed up again today…

It happened shortly after lunch.

There was a request for an audience from someone claiming to be from the Adventurers Guild.

Because it was from the Guild, he immediately thought it was related to Aldo or Elphus, and hurried to the guest room while muttering to himself, “Here we go again.”

In the guest room, an elf who introduced himself as the Sub-Guild Master Naga was waiting.

For a moment, he doubted if it was related to the elves they were protecting in Blue Ring, but he decided to listen to the story and took his seat.

“I am Naga, the Sub-Guild Master. I sincerely appreciate being granted an audience so promptly.”

“I am Balza, the head of the Blue Ring family… So, what is the matter?”

“Well, actually…”

The elf named Naga began speaking with difficulty.

It was about Aldo and Elphus, who had left in the morning.

According to the story, Aldo, Elphus, Lewis, and Nero went on a mission and encountered a Wyvern.

A Wyvern… It’s the weakest among dragon species, but it’s still a dragon. Normally, it’s a task for skilled adventurers or handled by the knights.

Aldo and Elphus let Lewis and Nero, who had lower combat abilities, escape.

He understood that Aldo and Elphus would do that. Elphus was considerably lenient, although not as much as Aldo.

While he was glad that his grandchildren were growing up so straightforwardly, he also felt frustrated that he wished Aldo and Elphus had the cunning to escape even if it meant sacrificing Louis and Nero.

Lewis and Nero, who had fled, returned straight to the guild and explained the situation. They were now with volunteers returning to rescue Aldo and Elphus

Upon hearing the whole sequence of events, I couldn’t help but let out a small smile, thinking that Aldo and Elphus had made good friends.

Naga explained all of this and quickly returned to the guild. It seemed she was responsible for overseeing operations within the guild as the Sub-Guild Master.

The fact that the Sub-Guild Master had come personally to explain likely had to do with the Blue Ring family’s noble status. Indeed, it would be troublesome if they were treated lightly.

The guild had followed proper protocol. From here on, they would act as the Bluering family. It was necessary to send someone to the guild immediately to gather information, and in the meantime, they needed to assemble people to go rescue Aldo and the others. Given Lewis’s situation, it was also necessary to contact Count Sandra.

He took charge himself and issued instructions to the butler.

As he was doing so, someone from the guild hurriedly ran towards us.

“They’re safe! Both Aldo and Elphus are safe!”

Breathlessly, the messenger delivered only this news.

According to the information obtained, Aldo and Elphus had managed to defeat the Wyvern together. However, Aldo was seriously injured. Fortunately, he was not in critical condition thanks to Elphus’s treatment.

In fact, Aldo himself had reported the Wyvern’s defeat to the guild. His armor was heavily damaged, but he seemed to be in good spirits. Currently, they were roughly dismantling the defeated Wyvern on-site and assisting with transporting it to the capital.

Upon hearing this report, a myriad of emotions swirled within him. Pride, joy, admiration, and a hint of fear, jealousy… he couldn’t discern what expression he wore.

The entire incident regarding Faristea’s attack had already been reported to the king. However, considering that a Wyvern had been defeated just an hour away from the capital, and that it was his grandsons who had done so, it would be unwise not to report this incident to the king as well.

Defeating a Wyvern with two thirteen-year-old children… It sounded like something out of a fairy tale. But this was not a fairy tale; it was reality. He pondered how to convey this to the king, feeling exhausted as he held his head in his hands.