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Mesugaki Tank Enters the Academy –
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Mesugaki Tank Enters the Academy –
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[The Unusual Situation of the
Duke Burrow Family]

[It seems something unusual is
happening in the Duke Burrow Family.]

[Please confirm this.]

[Reward: ???]

[Failure: GAME OVER]

[Time Limit: Before the end of
the Academy’s Second Semester]

The moment I read the quest
given by Sloppy Armadi, what came to mind was a story I had heard in
the past while speaking with Duke Partan.

He had mentioned that although
there had been an urgent request for help from the Duke Burrow
Family, upon arriving there, no issues could be found.

I hadn’t thought much about it
at the time. After all, he was known as one of the greatest Archmages
in the kingdom, often referred to as the Pride of the Kingdom.

If there had been a serious
issue, I trusted he would have noticed, so I assumed it was simply a
false alarm and moved on.

That was my mistake. It was
clearly a variable.

Had there been any problems in
the Burrow Family during the vacation period of the first semester?

Was there any background
explanation for this?

No.

There wasn’t.

Although there was a
significant issue that occurred in one of the territories managed by
the Burrow Family, it wasn’t supposed to happen until two years after
the game’s start.

At least, I wasn’t supposed to
face any problems until I was in the third grade.

Therefore, the Burrow Family
should have been peaceful right now, even if there were some minor
disturbances, and yet there appeared to be a problem.

A variable had arisen.

At that time, I didn’t deeply
consider the implications of this variable. I didn’t want to think
about it, I was such a stupid woman.

After the incident at the
Duke’s Mansion, I might have been tired. But after resting, I should
have checked it out once. If I had done that, by now…

“Haah.”

Grinding my teeth, I realised
that lamenting wouldn’t change anything, and I pushed my hair back.

Calm down. First, I need to
hear about what’s going on from Karia.

‘What’s the matter?’

“Hey, Old Spinster Lady.
Stop chatting and calmly explain. What exactly is going on?”

“I heard that Duke Burrow
is severely ill. The reason the Second Queen visited was because of
that.”

A serious illness of Duke
Burrow.

He couldn’t get out of bed.

His condition was so severe
that others weren’t even allowed to visit him.

The family’s physician is
currently treating him at the mansion, but it seems his condition
isn’t improving.

“Even Young Master Burrow
is staying there to take care of his father.”

I tapped my chin as I listened
to Karia’s story.

Is there any reason for Duke
Burrow to be in poor health?

Aside from the mental burden
caused by the sudden death of his son a few years ago, he shouldn’t
have any issues.

Of course, there had never
been a problem related to Duke Burrow’s health in the game’s
storyline.

It’s unlikely that a
soldier, who personally leads and trains his family’s Knights, would
have health issues.

So, this situation is far
beyond my knowledge.

Let’s think about it. The
possibility that Duke Burrow is so severely ill that he can’t get out
of bed.

First, there’s the chance that
some variable caused Duke Burrow to genuinely fall ill.

In that case, there is no
problem.

We could just get some kind of
panacea and give it to him, or bring a renowned doctor.

But if that’s not the case,
and he fell ill due to someone else’s conspiracy or is faking his
illness…

Either way, it needs to be
confirmed.

As I came to this conclusion
and looked up, Karia smiled.

“You want me to verify
it, right?”

‘Yes.’

“Do the number of
wrinkles and perceptiveness go hand in hand? You’re quite sharp.”

“Where on my face do you
see wrinkles!? Haah. Really. I’ll look into it, but it’ll take some
time.”

‘Will it take long?’

“What’s wrong? Are you too
old to walk? Why will it take long?”

“This is an extremely
tricky task, Employer.”

Karia explained that many
people want to find out about the internal affairs of the Duke Burrow
Family currently but that very little meaningful information is
circulating.

Since the Duke Burrow Family
is keeping a tight seal on information, it won’t be easy to uncover
anything, and it will take a considerable amount of time. This left
me feeling uneasy.

Given Karia’s abilities, I
don’t think that a long time will mean several months. We still have
enough time left, so we can afford to wait.

However, I had a bad feeling.

Look at the example of
Menestail. The deadline given by the sloppy Armadi was actually a
countdown to disaster.

If the problem in the Duke
Burrow Family is something similar, then we need to come up with a
solution as quickly as possible.

The longer we delay, the
closer we get to disaster, and in the worst case, dragging it out
could lead to a situation beyond my capability to resolve.

“It seems like a very urgent
matter.”

As usual, Karia read my
expression, thought for a moment, and continued to speak.

“I’ll do my best, but
don’t get your hopes up. I’ve lost most of my connections and much
of my strength, so I have my limitations.”

‘…I see.’

“Ha. Don’t worry. What can
I expect from an incompetent old spinster lady?”

“Therefore, if the situation
is urgent, try leveraging your connections. If you ask the people
around you for help, you can accomplish most things.”

The word connections was
foreign to me.

In my past life, I didn’t
even have parents, and even after coming to this world, I ended up
fighting with the people around me because of Lucy’s past karma,
never gaining anything from connections.

The only time I received help
from those around me was when there was a problem with the Duke
Partan Family, but I didn’t ask for that help first, did I?

So even though I was told to
leverage my connections, my mind was just a mess.

I had no clue how to use them
effectively.

‘That was a dungeon.’

The issue with Menestail was
dungeon-related.

As a product of the Soul
Academy game’s corruption, I was adept at solving dungeon-related
problems.

So, I knew better than anyone
else how to handle such things.

But now, it’s different.

The issue with the Duke Burrow
Family has nothing to do with a dungeon.

It’s not a field I’m confident
in. So, I don’t really know how to handle this situation.

After I said this, Grandpa
scoffed.

‘What do you mean?’

‘That’s right.’

Grandpa was right. If there
were a way to gather reliable information, Karia wouldn’t have said
it would take a long time.

So, it means the information
circulating right now isn’t trustworthy.

‘With my own eyes?’

With my own eyes. That means I
must directly head to the Burrow Family. I need to go there and
confirm the anomaly myself.

Determine that the Burrow
Family is a dungeon and find a way to enter that dungeon.

The moment I shifted my goal,
my brain, which I thought was overloaded, started working again.

First, I need to consider
whether I can identify the problems if I head to the Burrow Family.

If I can’t figure out the
anomalies, entering the dungeon would be pointless as I wouldn’t
recognize the proper gimmicks.

There was no need to worry
about this. I’m a seasoned member of Soul Academy. If something’s
off, there’s no way I wouldn’t notice it.

Especially if it’s related
to a dungeon.

Next question then. Is it
possible for me to visit the Burrow Family myself?

Can I meet the entry
conditions for the dungeon?

Karia said that the Duke
Burrow Family was rejecting all visits due to the Duke’s illness.

Even if I express my intent to
visit, it probably wouldn’t make a difference.

Would the Rowdy Lady with no
connections or ties even be taken seriously if she inquired after
someone’s health?

Then what if someone else
requests a visit, and I just tag along?

What if I accompany someone
whose position makes it difficult for the Burrow Family to refuse a
visit?

Arthur? No, he’s too weak. A
prince distant from the line of succession and lacking a strong
backing won’t be able to pressure the Burrow Family.

Phoebe? There’s a possibility,
but if I ask for her help, the Church will get involved. That would
complicate things.

Benedict? I’ll have to check
this one. I’m not sure if he has any connections with the Burrow
Family.

And then.

Oh.

Yes.

While pondering deeply, I
remembered the favour Duke Partan promised to grant me.

At the time, I thought there
was nothing I needed, so I received the right to request a favour
from Duke Partan in the future.

If I use him.

If I could visit the Burrow
Duke’s Family alongside Duke Partan, and if I could meet the Duke
himself.

Actually, there’s no need to
meet the Duke.

As long as I can enter the
Burrow Duke’s Estate, confirming my suspicions wouldn’t be too
difficult.

‘Yes.’

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