episode_0175
by fnovelpia“Honestly, I didn’t think the party would be formed this quickly.”
Two days later,
The Drake Special Quest Team began its final meeting with the Red Fox delegation.
This is because the Drake subjugation party has been formed, as Victoria said.
Of course, formal formation requires paperwork to be approved by the higher-ups and specific authorization to be issued.
However, since the possibility of it being rejected is almost zero, this meeting is effectively a practical declaration.
“In many ways, the Red Fox Mercenary Corps seems to have made a significant contribution. Anna Parisian is usually a very meticulous person, but the fact that she made a decision in just three days suggests that she has a great deal of trust in you.”
The biggest key reason is that Anna Parisian directly hammered it in.
When you think about it, she is one of the heads of the Drake Special Quest Team’s upper-level projects.
Moreover, since the target is an irregular monster, the influence of the magician is bound to be the strongest.
In addition, Victoria is aware that she is the youngest daughter of Antoine de Celles d’Aurelian, the head who approves the authorization, so it would be strange if it were rejected.
“Thank you for analyzing it that way. I was wondering if we were receiving too much hospitality.”
“Not at all, Commander Eugene. Just by confirming the information about the Drake, it is no exaggeration to say that everything supported during your stay has been resolved. The budget required for that research alone is more than average.”
Eugene Schneider was quite modest at the remark that the Red Fox Mercenary Corps was the number one contributor to the formation of the party.
Then, Victoria emphasized that her words were real facts in a nonchalant tone.
Originally, they would have had to visit the site several more times for the investigation.
That’s all budget and money,
Nevertheless, there was no guarantee that proper information would come out, but thanks to Priscilla of the Red Fox Mercenary Corps, they saved not only the truth but also the empire’s coffers.
“I wanted to talk to Parisian a little more, but I’m so sad that she’s already left…”
Marie expressed her regret, looking at Anna Parisian’s empty seat.
Anna Parisian left yesterday.
Of course, she stayed one day longer than the originally promised 4th day,
But as Marie, who had had a significant conversation with a magician for the first time in her life and considered them friends, it was very disappointing.
“But Parisian is now part of the party, so you’ll end up seeing her again. So, don’t be too sad.”
Victoria also responded to Marie’s words.
Unlike her indifferent expression, she seems to be taking care of her quite well.
Victoria, who is more flexible than she appears to be, is sincerely grateful to the representatives of the Red Fox Mercenary Corps, who have produced good results without the usual power struggle.
“You said you had something to say to me separately?”
The next day, the Red Fox Mercenary Corps delegation left for Pangaea.
Before leaving, Eugene requested an interview with Victoria, who was doing morning training, saying that he had something to say separately.
“Actually, it was something I should have said yesterday, but I couldn’t because I was preparing for departure today.”
After the last official meeting yesterday,
Victoria’s side handed the Red Fox Mercenary Corps representatives a rough roadmap for the party’s formation.
Normally, Jeanne, Thomas, and Ivan would have reviewed it in advance, but since Eugene was attending as the current leader, he directly reviewed it with Thomas yesterday evening and conveyed the primary requirements.
As he spent a busy afternoon yesterday, Eugene forgot what he was originally going to say.
“I see. Tell me about it.”
Swish…!
Victoria answered, putting the sword into its scabbard.
“Our Red Fox Mercenary Corps leader, Jeanne d’Arc Obelian, you see…”
As the stage was set, Eugene began to speak.
The words that came out of his mouth were about Jeanne.
Ultimately, Eugene judged that Victoria was a very nice person, so he is trying to reveal Jeanne’s identity in advance, as planned before coming here.
“Jeanne d’Arc de Celles d’Aurelian, are you trying to say that she is the second daughter of the Aurelian Grand Duke’s family, Commander Eugene?”
However, Jeanne’s identity came out of Victoria’s mouth first, not Eugene’s.
‘Huh…????’
Naturally, Eugene Schneider’s eyes couldn’t help but widen.
‘How does Victoria know that right away???’
Eugene Schneider’s mind became complicated in an instant.
‘Could it be?’
In the meantime, his intuition reacted first.
“And Commander Eugene Kaiser’s identity is Eugene de Celles d’Aurelian, the adopted son of the Aurelian Grand Duke’s family. In other words, you are the older brother of Lady Elizabeth de Celles d’Aurelian, who used the alias Anna Parisian.”
As Victoria once again revealed Eugene Schneider’s identity to Eugene, who was quickly awakened by his intuition.
‘So, she noticed me first?’
Since Eugene’s deja vu sent a signal, it seemed that Victoria’s side had identified Eugene’s identity first and judged that Jeanne d’Arc Obelian was Jeanne de Celles d’Aurelian based on that.
There was no other route.
And it was as expected.
“The mercenary of Pangaea, and the name Eugene, I felt something unusual when I heard the commander’s name on the first day. My side heard about the appearance of the adopted son of the Aurelian family who attended the bazaar held at the Aurelian family’s villa three months ago.”
Victoria didn’t hesitate and explained the background of how she recognized Eugene Schneider’s identity.
Victoria knew Eugene’s appearance.
It’s not that she was determined to know it.
It’s just that Eugene’s appearance was so unique at the time that she heard vivid testimonies from people who attended the party.
When that state was combined with the name Pangaea and Eugene, Victoria felt deja vu.
Then, after watching Elizabeth’s bizarre behavior from the side for four days, she became certain.
“Huh…hahaha…I see…”
In other words, Victoria already knew everything, but she didn’t show it at all.
Eugene, who felt that this woman was unusual from the first meeting, now had an expression on his face that felt it even more intensely.
“Everyone has their own circumstances, so I didn’t think it was my place to ask first. That’s because there were no problems with the Red Fox Mercenary Corps’ actions. I thought you would tell me when the time came, and that time was now.”
While Eugene’s Sword Expert immediately reacted,
Victoria was cool about his background and identity.
That’s because she thought the latter wasn’t urgent in terms of work.
Her family also had their own issues, and it was probably a reflection of her leisurely wandering life before entering the academy.
“Perhaps you mentioned it in the position of wanting to protect Lady Jeanne d’Arc de Celles d’Aurelian’s privacy, Commander Eugene Kaiser?”
“Hmm…that’s right. Like using the name Jeanne d’Arc Obelian, the Grand Duke’s second daughter just wants to build her career as a mercenary.”
“I see. Then don’t worry. I will thoroughly protect Lady Jeanne d’Arc de Celles d’Aurelian’s privacy. Now that we are in the same party, I should do even more.”
Although it was embarrassing, Victoria’s position was so cool that, when you think about it, the situation worked out smoothly for Eugene.
Therefore, Eugene completed even the mission secretly ordered by Jeanne very neatly.
“Everyone worked so hard!!”
After being seen off by Victoria’s side, the Red Fox mercenary delegation left the Imperial Knights Arena.
As they left the gates of the capital Helios and entered the road to Pangaea, Eugene conveyed his words of appreciation to his colleagues for their hard work.
“Commander Eugene, you worked hard too!”
“Commander, you worked hard, big brother!”
Then, Thomas and Marie, who were in a good mood after receiving a great carriage chartered with the support of the Imperial Knights on their return trip, responded with beaming faces.
“Priscilla, you worked hard too. Above all, I think Priscilla’s role was big. The Imperial Knights’ attitude changed drastically after analyzing the Drake data.”
Eugene also offered words of appreciation to Priscilla, who was sitting in the back seat of the carriage in a very chic manner.
In fact, she was quite busy even after the first day.
This is because she provided talent donation for continuous Drake data interpretation separately.
“It wasn’t a difficult task. Slurp…! Slurp…!”
Priscilla sucked on the fruit juice in a way that pissed him off, and looked at the surrounding scenery.
‘It was really unexpected. I thought it would be quite difficult to get Priscilla to sit in her seat, but she cooperated so well.’
Smile…!
Although it was a look that pissed him off, Eugene smiled happily as he looked at her.
How picky is an elf?
Of course, the Imperial Knights also knew it well.
So, they put a lot of thought into getting Priscilla’s additional cooperation.
They thought about how to cater to the elf’s whims.
Therefore, they asked Eugene, the head of the delegation, for help.
Apart from trusting his colleagues, Eugene was burdened with getting Priscilla to move.
However, unlike what he thought, Priscilla cooperated very coolly, or rather voluntarily.
Swish!
Did she feel Eugene’s continued gaze?
Priscilla looked at the scenery and eventually turned her gaze towards Eugene.
“What are you looking at?”
Priscilla pointed it out very chicly.
“Ah, I was just thinking about this and that, so I kept looking. I think it’s because I’m an interim director of the delegation and completed the mission, Priscilla.”
Eugene felt a little embarrassed and answered as if he was rambling.
“Well, Eugene, you did a really good job too. I honestly thought you would be more flustered.”
Then, Priscilla, who seemed like she was going to immediately throw him under the bus, praised Eugene Schneider.
“Hahaha! Really? I feel so good to receive such praise from Priscilla?”
“What did you think of me usually?”
“Well, I thought of you as a picky elf. Hahaha!”
“This…”
Eugene immediately joked around.
That’s because he also felt that his bond with his colleagues had grown stronger after proactively carrying out the quest.
“…..”
Priscilla silently looked at Eugene, who was teasing her and laughing heartily.
‘Really, he was working hard.’
Then, she made an additional evaluation with an unknown meaning and looked at the scenery beyond the carriage again.
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“What?????”
Eugene returned and reported the general situation to the remaining executives of the Red Fox Mercenary Corps at the return meeting.
Then, as he started an individual interview with Jeanne,
Jeanne’s eyes widened at the information Eugene shared separately.
“Yeah. Elizabeth will be joining the Drake quest. I actually met her when I was at the Imperial Knights Arena.”
The content of the information that Eugene shared with Jeanne was none other than Elizabeth joining the quest party.
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