Manuke FPS

“――Viceburn seems to have taken their next move. The Royal family of the Drak Kingdom has been issued an imperial decree, to transfer all the pedigree skill owners to the south.”

Chancellor Bergman’s words made me feel that he had finally come.

“Finally, huh?”

“That’s right, I have continued to support Princess Cortine of Jorum with the title of Daikokuya Branch of the Dragrange Margrave Territory, but in return, I have asked her to investigate the internal affairs of the Drak Kingdom.”

“The result is the news this time… but to come directly to the Royal Capital…”

“Even though it is in the form of Kurtmerga, she probably does not want the pedigree skills of the Drak royal family to leak to the outside as much as possible.”

I wonder if it’s because of her obligation to the Drak royal family, or if there is some other information.

“I see. So… since the report said that they’re moving south, does that mean they’re targeting Amar?”

“I don’t know the details of the decree. That’s why I’m meeting Ashley to discuss the situation. The transferred Royal family is the eighth Prince Zagir. He is Cortine’s only real brother, and it seems that their features are quite similar. He’s, however, a human, instead of a beast race.”

Is that a big reason why she came personally? It’s easier to deal with an enemy whose face you know than an assassin whose identity you don’t know――but what worries me is…

“If I may ask, what is the Drak royal family’s pedigree skill?”

“Of course, the pedigree skill hidden by the Drak royal family――“Fellow System”. Even if I listen to the story, I don’t really understand the details yet, but in a nutshell… it’s the ability capable of enslaving monsters.”

The pedigree skill “Fellow System” that Chancellor Bergman told me――the details were intuitive, and even when he heard Coty’s story, the Prime Minister could only understand the outline. However, for me, who understands that the origin of pedigree skills is some kind of game, just listening to the outline is enough information.

Enslaving monsters, that is to say――a system that allows players to tame monsters as pets or battle partners.

It’s no wonder Coty wants to keep it hidden. Originally, monsters were the enemies of all living things in the natural world. A skill that allows one to enslave them… from the outside, it could be regarded as the same ability as the master of the labyrinth. For the Royal family to have the same ability as the master of the labyrinth――the people would only feel fear.

I don’t know what the former Drak royal family thought, but it can be inferred that they succeeded in creating a knight corps unique to the Drak Kingdom called the Dragon Knights, passing down the skills while only partially degrading them, keeping the fact that it’s originally a Pedigree Skills. .

I changed the names and outlines of the pedigree skills into easy-to-understand words for Chancelor Bergman.

“I see, from what you said, their aim is to have monsters attack Amar, right?”

“Besieged by monsters or humans, I don’t know which one they’ll use more…. Either way, I don’t think that Prince will be allowed to lead a large army on his own. That leaves only one…”

“Understood. I’ll contact the general guild around Amar and mobilize all the adventurers to hunt monsters in the surrounding area. If there is no monster to enslave, no matter what they plan, they will not be able to carry it out.”

That’s about all we can do from now on. The Zephanel mansion’s guards are well-staffed, regardless of the presence of assassins. Worst-case scenario――use the transfer magic circle set up in the basement. The important thing is to calmly deal with any disturbances and not cause chaos.

With that in mind, Ashley and the crown prince shouldn’t be stuck in a risky situation…

After that, I talked with Chancellor Bergman about my arrival on Big Ship and the high-end interiors sold at Daikokuya. Chancellor Bergman told me that he would buy up all the furniture as soon as it arrived.

Originally, craftsmen from the Royal Capital should be gathered to craft furnishings suitable for the castle where the King lives. But with the location of the Rafflesia has not yet been grasped, it is necessary to limit the number of people entering and exiting the Royal Castle as much as possible――it would be troublesome if magic tools were installed in the delivered furniture. In that sense, the quality and safety of the furniture that I prepare is perfect.

That said, I warned Chancellor Bergman that it would be impossible to prepare that much furniture.

After finishing the call and taking a breather, my eyes fell upon the swaying light shining through the closed wooden window.

When I took off the key hanging on the wooden window and looked outside――.

A band of light stretched out and rotated like a searchlight from the tower built on the small island located in the center of Big Ship.The band of light that illuminates the night sky not only informs distant ships that Big Ship is here, but can also be used for long-distance communication using timed flickering like Morse code――said the men who were having a blast at the bar on the first floor..

――Two days later. The promised day has arrived, but I haven’t heard from Sierra yet. It was already noon and the sky was dyed red.

“Customer, would you like another drink?”

“Please.”

A young man standing at the counter poured distilled liquor into a new glass, added citrus juice, and gently slid the glass in front of me.

A familiar cocktail for sailors called “cloak”. Liquor is drunk as a substitute for water during voyages. For sailors, it can be said to be the water of life. It’s to the point that they’d still drink “cloak” regularly even when on dry land, and won’t be drunk from it. The men making noise in the tavern were proud of their achievements during the voyage, celebrated their safe return to port, and sang prayers for the safety of their next voyage.

As I listened to the song, I was slightly intoxicated by the noise and cloak, waiting for a call while confirming the number of people entering and leaving Blue Ocean Inn.

Finally here, huh…

It was completely dark outside, and when the tavern was about to reach its peak, the old sailor named Garda, whom I had met at Sierra’s shop, was standing at the entrance of the tavern. He looked around the bar with narrowed eyes that I can’t tell if it’s open or closed. When he saw me, he slowly walked towards me.

The young man standing at the counter should be able to see this old sailor Garuda, but didn’t show any signs of treating the old sailor as a customer. Apparently, this old sailor is a frequent visitor here as a liaison.

“11th Ship, 36th Warehouse.”

Garda, who came in front of me, said just that, then placed a magic stone-consuming magic lock crest on the counter and waited for my reaction.

Is he waiting for the payment…?

When I glanced at the young man at the counter, he seemed to sense something and moved to the other side of the counter. The sailors making noise in the tavern didn’t seem to be interested in us, and more than half of them fell down on the table after getting drunk.

I suppose it’s okay to hand over the payment now.

The information fee this time reached a platinum coin and a half. I’m worried whether it’ll reach Sierra safely if I hand it over to this old sailor, but that’s nothing to do with me.

I put my hand into the pouch hanging from my waist and took out the small bag containing the money from the inventory. After picking up the small bag on the counter, Garda quickly put it back into his tool bag and silently walked out of the bar. I also collected the magic lock crest, stood up from the counter, and headed to warehouse number 36 on the 11th ship.