Ch.339Chapter 339 – As a Son-in-Law, You Should Be Able to Handle This

The large crystal sphere in the magic tower of the Gelebrio Empire received a magical message sent by the New Continent expedition team.

“Hmm? Why is a message suddenly coming in?”

When the large crystal sphere glowed red, the apprentice mage on duty was startled by the unexpected message.

Anyone working in the tower’s duty room was obligated to check messages arriving in the crystal sphere and report them to their superiors.

So the apprentice mage on duty with the senior mage approached the crystal sphere, but all he heard was “You do not have permission to decode this message.”

“What? A message? What message?”

Seeing the apprentice mage floundering in front of the large, glowing red crystal sphere, the senior mage approached and reached out toward it.

But the senior mage also only heard “You do not have permission to decode this message” from the red-glowing crystal.

“What’s this? No permission to decode the message? What’s going on?”

The senior mage was quite flustered by the lack of decoding permission.

Though his position wasn’t high, he could usually access most crystal sphere messages.

Due to the recent craze for samgyeopsal and fresh kimchi, all mages except those on duty had gone out for a company dinner.

The apprentice and senior mage on duty lacked the authority to view this particular message.

“What should we do?”

The senior mage was surprised that there were messages he couldn’t access with his authority.

In such situations, those on duty had two options.

One was to wait until someone with proper authority arrived, or the other was to send an emergency contact to the person in charge to return to the tower.

And the current red glow of the crystal sphere indicated a very urgent situation.

The senior mage knew he had to contact the person in charge in this situation, but the problem was that this person wasn’t particularly pleasant.

“Shouldn’t we call our seniors? At the very least, we should bring in the department head.”

“Sigh, you know the department head’s personality and you still say that?”

The senior mage shuddered as he mentioned the personality of the magic tower’s communications department head.

The department head who managed the communication crystal spheres had repeatedly been passed over for promotion due to lack of positions, which had made him irritable.

He often berated his subordinate mages, and unfortunately, the current situation required calling him in.

“We have to call him, don’t we? We can’t do anything with our authority anyway.”

“Yes, we must. Sigh, the problem is that he’ll get angry again about being called for nothing…”

The senior mage sighed and picked up an emergency contact artifact to call the department head.

[What is it?]

An irritated voice came through the artifact, indicating a connection with the department head.

“Um, sir? I’m sorry to interrupt your dinner, but… a message has come in that we can’t check with our authority…”

[Hey, I was just enjoying my drink! Why are you bothering me! If it’s not important, you can check it later! And what do you mean there’s a message you can’t check with your authority? Does that make any sense?]

The department head’s voice flowing from the artifact clearly revealed his annoyance at having his good time interrupted.

“Ah, yes! It’s a message from the large crystal sphere in the center. It’s glowing red, so we need to check it, but we can’t with just our authority…”

[What? What did you say? Wait, what did you just say? Red?]

“Yes? From the large crystal sphere in the center…”

[Damn it! Wait there! I’m coming right now!]

The department head’s voice cut off, and about 10 minutes later, the tower door burst open as a middle-aged man with a slightly balding head appeared.

“Is it true? A message came from the large crystal sphere?”

“Yes, sir! This way!”

Guided by the senior mage, the department head entered the duty room and witnessed the crystal sphere glowing bright red.

“Oh, by the mana!”

The department head exclaimed at the sight of the red-glowing crystal sphere.

This meant an emergency message had come through the New Continent’s crystal sphere connected to the large one.

The department head approached the crystal sphere and began decoding the received message.

“New Continent… fire outbreak… casualties… approaching at least 5,000? Unquenchable fire? Need help?”

Cold sweat began to form on the department head’s forehead as he decoded the message.

“Hey! Send a message to the Imperial Palace immediately!”

“Ah, yes! What should I say?”

“That a great fire has broken out in the New Continent.”

The urgent magical communication sent from Archenium’s magic tower was immediately delivered to Decatro IV.

It was possible because he was still working in his office despite the late hour.

“Is this true?”

“Yes, Your Majesty. Archenium’s magic tower has confirmed it, and the Archipelago Union’s weather mages have also confirmed that the temperature in the New Continent is rising abnormally.”

“My, this is serious.”

Decatro IV sighed at the bad news from the New Continent.

It was only days ago that he had received reports that the construction of infrastructure was complete and facilities for exploration and heating were nearly finished.

A great fire. And one large enough to engulf the entire port city.

The port city was barely holding out with protective barriers, but the fire showed no signs of dying down and was actually spreading, which puzzled Decatro IV.

“The fire won’t go out?”

“Yes. Normally, a fire would die out after consuming everything it could burn, but the land is still burning.”

“Hmm…”

Decatro IV fell into thought at the mention of an unquenchable fire.

An unquenchable fire? Is such a thing truly possible?

If so, this was something that couldn’t be resolved through ordinary means.

And he knew of only one being who could respond to such extraordinary circumstances.

“Send my letter to Glesius Academy.”

“To whom shall it be sent, Your Majesty?”

“Send it to Duke Aurelion of Glesius Academy. My son-in-law should be able to resolve this matter.”

The person Decatro IV thought of was his son-in-law, Pathos.

Wasn’t he someone who resolved incomprehensible incidents with equally incomprehensible abilities?

He believed that such a person could certainly handle an unquenchable fire.

“What?”

“This is a letter from His Imperial Majesty. He said you would understand the details once you read it.”

And Pathos, who received the letter sent by Decatro IV, couldn’t hide his bewilderment.

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“A letter has arrived from His Imperial Majesty, Duke Aurelion.”

Karen and I have been married for quite some time, and our relationship has grown closer, so we were finally about to spend a passionate night together when suddenly a letter from the Emperor arrived.

Leaving a disappointed Karen behind, I properly dressed myself and read the Emperor’s letter, which contained an unbelievably absurd request.

[The ruler of the Gelebrio Empire commands Duke Aurelion to suppress the great fire caused by an unquenchable flame in the New Continent by any means necessary. I believe you are capable of accomplishing this task.]

So, there’s a fire in the distant New Continent, caused by an unquenchable flame, and now I’m being asked to extinguish it?

First of all, an unquenchable fire is beyond common sense, and asking me to put it out makes even less sense.

What kind of bolt from the blue is this for newlyweds who should be enjoying their honeymoon sweetness?

Any ordinary person would drag their feet and make excuses, but unfortunately, the one giving the order is my father-in-law and the Emperor of this country.

“How on earth am I supposed to put out an unquenchable fire…”

Although I’ve trained in martial arts and become quite sturdy, I’m only robust by ordinary standards… I’m not some powerhouse who can swim in lava or part the seas with my bare hands…

“Sigh… my fate.”

I returned to the bedroom and shared the story with Karen, and immediately a meeting of the official wives commenced.

“This seems quite dangerous. It’s like asking you to walk into death’s jaws, which I cannot allow.”

“My lord, just say the word. This one can easily blast the Imperial Palace to smithereens.”

“I’ll bestow the sun’s blessing upon you. That should at least guarantee your safety in the flames.”

“Haah, why does Father entrust such tasks to my husband…”

Everyone was expressing their opinions on this matter in their own way, but the first two were particularly frightening because they seemed like they would actually do it.

“This won’t do. I’m too worried to let you go alone, so I’ll accompany you this time.”

“This one shall accompany you as well. I shall split such flames with the Heavenly Demon Divine Fist.”

“I’ll go to the palace and have a talk with Father. Even though a duke is the Emperor’s subject, this is too much!”

“I’ll come along too. As the Sun Order’s saint, flames can’t harm me.”

And so I ended up heading to the New Continent with my three brides-to-be.

What we saw upon arriving at the New Continent were flames burning so intensely they seemed about to devour the protective barrier.