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“Is this the platypus?”

People were staring at a strange-looking creature nestled inside a transparent glass wall.

“There really is a guy with a beak like a duck but a body like a raccoon.”

“They say there are a lot of these strange creatures on the Western Continent.”

“By the way, I heard there’s a horned horse over there?”

Western Continent Creature Exhibition.

Since Adventure King Lambus returned a year ago, everyone on the continent has been shocked.

‘The Western Continent did exist!’

These were the words shouted by Lambus, who had set out to find an unknown continent 10 years ago and was thought to be dead due to lack of news, upon his return.

Of course, at first people didn’t readily believe that.

‘You must be embarrassed that you failed the voyage, so you hid somewhere and only came back now, right?’

For the ordinary people of the continent, even the Eastern Continent was still close to being unknown territory, so Lambus’ statement that the Western Continent existed could not help but seem like a lie.

but,

“I really thought the Western Continent existed.”

Within, Lambus quickly dispelled those doubts by displaying photographs he had taken during his long voyage and the strange flora and fauna that do not exist in the Central Continent.

There are creatures like the platypus, which looks like a cross between a duck and a raccoon, the unicorn, which is a horse with a horn, and a spider that spits seven different colored threads.

The Western Continent Creature Exhibition, which displayed creatures that only lived on the Western Continent, attracted visitors not only from the Empire but from countries all over the continent, making it nearly impossible to get a ticket.

“And the curse of the sea god was real.”

And the most important thing in the exhibition was none other than ‘The Curse of the Sea God.’

A mysterious fruit that grants superhuman abilities, appearing in Rupert’s comic book, The Great Treasure.

Many people set out to sea to find it, but no one was able to find it, so there were rumors that it did not actually exist.

It was Lambus who discovered it and returned.

“Wow!!! People are actually breathing fire out of their mouths!”

Of course, it wasn’t exactly the same as in , but one of the sailors on Lamberth’s ship said that after eating a strange-looking fruit in the New World, he gained the ability to breathe fire from his mouth.

People unanimously agreed that this amazing change must have been caused by a curse from the sea god.

‘Look at this, Rupert! There really was a curse from the sea god!!!’

‘I never thought this goddess would do this.’

Lambus, who had returned from the Western Continent and immediately reported to Rupert.

It was just a trivial thing that Rupert muttered to himself after hearing Lambus’ story.

“Okay, Somerset Tourist guests, it’s time to move on to the next location.”

A man shouting at those viewing the Western Continent creatures exhibition.

“Where is your next schedule?”

“Yes, this time we will stop by the Somerset Goods Shop in Somerset Estate. This time, you will be lucky to see the fantastic pink snow.”

“Oh, to see those dreamy pink eyes for real!”

People get excited by the man’s answer and start talking amongst themselves.

Among them were people with tanned red skin, people with noticeable red hair, and a variety of other appearances.

People nearby noticed that they were tourists from another country, as they looked disorganized and not quite a single group.

“The Somerset tour is so popular, it seems like it’s easier to see foreigners than Imperials these days.”

“That’s a good thing. Isn’t that why the economy is so good?”

“But it’s gotten harder to get the goods because tourists are stopping by the Somerset Goods shop and buying everything!”

“That was originally hard to get… .”

In the past, it was difficult to see foreigners wandering around the empire’s territory, except for merchants.

Now, in the imperial capital or the Somerset estates in the south, foreigners were as common as water.

Not only that,

“Are you trying to trick me into thinking I’m a dwarf!!!”

“No, that’s… .”

“I should report to the Imperial Guard immediately. I’ll show you how scary the inter-race discrimination law is!”

“Okay! Okay!!! I’ll sell it for any price you want!”

“You should have done that a long time ago.”

From dwarves who haggle with street vendors selling their wares, to elves who create a painting-like atmosphere just by sitting in a teahouse and drinking tea.

It was an empire where people of different races could be easily found.

“By the way, next week is the opening day of ‘that’, right?”

“That’s right. So that’s why the number of foreigners and other races has increased so much.”

“Oh my, they’re selling tickets on a first-come, first-served basis instead of a lottery. Do I have to sleep out again?”

“As expected, they said the area was already packed with people living on the streets.”

“I’m going crazy. I really want to see the opening of Somerset Land!”

Somerset Land.

People’s expectations were bound to be high, as this was a new amusement park that the Duke of Somerset and the Uren family had been preparing for for a full ten years and had been advertised extensively.

Somerset Land, which had only been rumored until now but no one knew the truth about, was finally opening next week, and visitors from all over the empire and even overseas began to flock in as if under the sea.

And now, on the scene at Somerset Land.

***

“Check the connection part again! Keep in mind that if there is any misalignment, it can lead to a major accident!”

“Don’t worry! We know better.”

“That kind of carelessness is what causes accidents!”

They were none other than dwarves, small people inspecting every detail of a giant amusement ride.

“Whew… I made this, but it’s unbelievable.”

The one who seemed to be in charge among the dwarves spoke while wiping the sweat from his forehead even though it was midwinter.

“Thank you for your hard work, Krun.”

“Are you here?”

The person who approached Krun and handed him a handkerchief was a sharp-looking, blond man with impressive blue eyes.

“I never thought the day would come when this would actually be made.”

“That’s right. If it weren’t for the dwarf companions that Krun brought, I wouldn’t have even dreamed of finishing it on time, right?”

“There’s no way they’d pass up such a fun project.”

Kroon and a man standing opposite each other, looking at a playground equipment that is being finished.

They were recalling the numerous incidents and accidents that had occurred up until this day.

The opening of Somerset Land was not as smooth as expected.

In the first place, it was difficult to design an amusement ride that was dangerous enough to make people feel thrilled.

Even if they were actually made, they were prone to breaking down, and even if the faults were fixed, verifying their durability was a very difficult task.

‘Eww! This seat belt is coming off!’

Fortunately, there were no casualties during the test run, as the target was the likes of Richard and Own, who were considered second to none in terms of sturdiness in Somerset.

Even as the wealthy Somerset and Uren lords, they had to pour money into this huge amusement park for a while like pouring water into a bottomless pit.

“But Rupert, aren’t you very busy right now?”

“Yes, that’s why I ran away.”

“Hahaha, how is it that it’s always women who make you flustered?”

Rupert nodded as if agreeing with Krun’s words and sighed.

He was now the head of the Somerset family and had recently been elevated to the honorary title of Duke Rupert.

“It’s a marriage they’ve waited for 10 years, so they can’t give in.”

“Still, I’m glad you agreed to the joint wedding.”

“Having a wedding three times is a bit much.”

Rupert promised to marry three women if he ascended to the title of honorary duke.

And now that the time has come to keep that promise, they are busy preparing for the wedding.

“The first guests here will be you and your wives.”

“That’s not it.”

“Huh?”

“The first guest was already decided 10 years ago.”

“Who is that?”

“ It’s Aida.”

Krun slapped his forehead and let out an exclamation of realization at Rupert’s answer.

“Come to think of it, it’s been a while since I’ve seen that brat.”

“If I catch you this time, I’m really going to give you a hard time.”

“How?”

“… .”

Rupert couldn’t bring himself to answer Krun’s question.

There was no one within the family who could control Ada.

When he was young, Alain and the soldiers, including Oun, were able to capture him if they joined forces, but that was already several years ago.

‘Ada led her neighborhood friends to attack the bandits?!’

Ada, who has been playing boss with the kids since she was little, has now become a real boss.

‘Princess Knights’

Surprisingly, Ada was the commander of the official knights’ order.

-What? You really want to be a captain… Hmm, then I’ll create an order for you!

The culprit who made Ada the commander of the knights was Alex, the current emperor of the empire.

Alex, who was the marquis at the time, created an order of knights under the Somerset family and appointed Ada as its leader, and Ada herself came up with the name of the order.

‘I heard there’s a knight in the empire who rides a wolf?’

‘They say he goes around from east to west, beating up bad guys.’

‘Ugh… isn’t that cool?’

Those who don’t know style praised them as a fantasy knights, but in reality, they were the Somerset gang that caused trouble with friends that Ada had been taking with her since she was young.

Not long ago, they caused a major incident by invading a territory, beating up the nobles who ruled there like dogs, and stealing their wealth and distributing it to the residents.

‘It turns out he was a scum of the human race.’

Rupert almost fainted when he received Ada’s gift for his brother who had been promoted to honorary duke.

After finding out the truth, Rupert learned that the incident was caused by the people being swayed by tyranny, and he and Alex worked together to resolve the situation.

But no matter what, I couldn’t just let this kind of incident pass, so I held on tight and held on, but Ada left home again like a ghost, leaving a letter saying she was going on a trip and disappearing.

“It’s bound to happen anyway.”

Rupert expected Ada to return sooner or later, if only to see Somerset Land.

What was worrying now was Dumas’s revenge, which was soon coming to an end, and the whereabouts of Edric, who had disappeared without a sound.

‘I wish you could come to the wedding.’

Rupert was still curious about Edric, who had disappeared without a word a few years ago, leaving behind only a letter.

-Thank you for your time, Master. I am going on a short journey to pursue my dream. I look forward to seeing you again.

Xenia seemed to know something, but no matter how much I asked, she never told me.

‘I wonder if he’s still alive.’

Of course, Edric, who is a human weapon even better than Ada, is not someone who can be easily defeated.