Chapter 294 – Desert Princess and Sword Master #1

“Have you seen the newspaper? People from your hometown showed up in the Northern Kingdom to give you interviews.”
“I’ve seen them all! They’re all familiar faces. Now I know that the sandstorm has dissipated. That’s why everyone was free to come out.”

It seemed that Rebecca had already heard the news of the special envoy from Jakarta.
In her inn room, today’s local newspaper was spread out in front of her.
It was the same newspaper I had been carrying.

“Ah… What’s going to happen to me now? Should I send a letter to my parents? Don’t you have any plans to go home yet? If I see my family like this, I’ll be very angry!”

Rebecca let out a painful moan as she clutched her head.

“Isn’t the reason you ran away from home was because of your engagement?”
“Yes. I tried to get engaged to Prince Raul at home. I ran away before the engagement was properly concluded. I’m sorry to my family, but I can’t help it? I didn’t want to marry someone I didn’t like.”

The reason Rebecca ran away from her hometown was because she had arranged an engagement in her own home.
The escapades of her fiancée must have caused uproar in Rebecca’s household at the time.

It was because the marriage discussion with the royal family was invalid.
I don’t think this is a level where you simply get cravings from family members?
I am very worried.

“Are you okay? I don’t know until now, but the future is a problem. If you officially interact with Jakarta, the royal family there will be able to exert influence over the Northern Kingdom. Isn’t that putting us in danger? The prince who was almost engaged will have a grudge against you. Or had it.”
“Ah, that’s fine. The prince I’ve had marriage talks with is an idiot. He’s not sane enough to hold a grudge against someone in the first place. I heard he had a problem with his head from the time he was born.”

An idiot means someone with an intellectual disability.
So, did you mean that you weren’t dating a decent man from the start?
Rebecca deserves to run out of her house.

“Besides, the royal family… They will be happy to see you. They will know your relationship with me and welcome you with open arms.”
“What are you talking about? Welcome?”

I was taken aback by the sudden words.
What does it mean to say that you’re happy to see me?
I was nothing more than a gold sun to NTR her fiancée to the royal family in Jakarta.
It doesn’t make sense to welcome them when death threats aren’t enough.

Rebecca opened her mouth as she stroked her hair.

“Didn’t I tell you before? Jakarta is a country where water is scarce. It’s a country built in the desert, so there’s almost nothing useful as a water source. And somehow, even wizards can only learn fire magic. But you can learn all the elements. He’s an amazing magician.”
“Ohh.”

I know exactly what you want to say.
As a desert country, the Kingdom of Jakarta suffers from extreme water shortages.
A wizard who knew how to use water magic could save Jakarta.
Especially when you’re a first-class wizard like me, it’s not unreasonable to be treated like a god.

For example, if you use [Calling Rain], An advanced water magic, it is possible to make it rain in that area.
For Jakarta people, there was nothing strange about holding a festival after seeing rain falling from the sky.

I’m looking forward to it a bit.
I want to sprinkle it with rain and ask the people of Jakarta, ‘Umai?’
There will definitely be a reaction of excitement.

“I’m sure the royal family would pay thousands of dollars to bring you back? But just in time, find out that a woman from your own country has already had a deep relationship with you. They can never treat us carelessly. It’s an engagement and everything else is going to be a story that never existed.”
“You forgot I could be a desert god. Just tell him I won’t give you a drop of water if I mess with you.”
“Ah, I see… God.”

There was no need to worry about Rebecca being threatened from the start.
All I have to do is show myself spraying water in front of the people of Jakarta.
After that, bring Rebecca and shout “Don’t touch my wife,” And the situation is over.

Simple.

“But it’s a bit difficult to meet the people in my family again. I don’t know what to say when I meet them. For now, since I’m a runaway from home… Should I say that I’m not ready?”

Rebecca lay sprawled in her inn room and let out her heavy sigh.
In the end, the reason she was troubled was because she couldn’t put the iron plate on her face.

Can’t we just go out confidently like Daehyeop?
Roughly like this.

――Yes, I ran away from home.
――I admit that.
――But isn’t it also the family’s fault for trying to get engaged?
――Since we both have faults, let’s stop reconciling.
――As a token of reconciliation, they even brought the magician’s husband.

If it were me, I would have reunited with my family cleanly with the mindset of great cooperation.
But in the end, this was something Rebecca had to do, not me.
When you reunite with your family, you might be able to help reconcile by putting on a water show.

“I think we should prepare to send a letter first.”
“Can I help you write a letter? Do you know that it is Daehyeopche? It is a style that changes the minds of the person who writes it and the person who sees it.”
“Is there such a thing? What kind of magic is it? Teach me!”

Me and Rebecca passed the time talking about what letter to send to my mother-in-law.
I hope things go well with your family.

*

The opportunity to meet the people of Jakarta came unexpectedly quickly.
The special envoy from Jakarta, whose photo was published in the local newspaper, had gone all the way to the capital of the Northern Kingdom and had an audience with the king himself.

Jakarta’s request to formally establish diplomatic ties was accepted by the Northern Kingdom.
There were so many exports that Northern could sell to Jakarta, starting with water.
From an economic point of view, diplomatic ties with Jakarta would bring enormous benefits to Northern.

The place where the diplomatic talks between the two countries will be held is Joensuu.
It was only natural that Yoensu was chosen as it was a large city in the middle of the Northern and Harvey Desert.
Thanks to this, many things were happening in the city of Yoensuu before the meeting took place.

Posters announcing the holding of the diplomatic talks are put up all over the city.
A large-scale quest to cleanly subdue the ratmen in the underground canal was ordered.
Like the lord of Yoensu mobilizing citizens to clean the streets.

It seemed that we were in the historical scene of the Northern Kingdom.
Of course, an adventurer like me couldn’t feel a sense of mission for the country in this situation, and I just thought it was more noisy than other times.

Then one day, the adventurer’s guild sent me a letter calling my fixed party.
I don’t know who it is, but there was someone who requested a nomination quest at this time.
I took Rebecca and Kate to the guild.

I heard about the nomination quest from Wendy.

“Wendy, I heard that a nomination quest came in? Who is it that you are looking for in such a hurry?”
“The lord of Yoensu! A very high person nominated Luke.”

The lord of Joensuu named me?
Of course, I immediately remembered who it was.

The ruler of Joensuu was a Northern aristocrat named Earl Harold.
Recently, he is a very busy person because of diplomatic relations with Jakarta.
They say that a diplomatic meeting is being held in their own land, but there is no choice but to get on the shit line.
It is Harold himself who will be in big trouble if he hates either side.

“…The lord? Why is he looking for me?”
“Luke-sama is one of the top-notch wizards in the country. If he’s seeking advice on magical things, he has no choice but to seek out Luke-sama.”

In the old days, Northern nobles wouldn’t have cared about me.
After becoming a first-class wizard, the handling has definitely changed.
I never thought the day would come when I would receive quests from nobles as a lowly incubus.

“The lord says he will meet you and explain what kind of quest you’re entrusted with. We’ll be arriving soon, so go up to the reception room and wait.”
“You mean the lord is coming to see me in person?”
“Yes.”

Giving the quest wasn’t enough, so he said that Count Harold would come personally.
We hurriedly entered the reception room on the second floor of the guild building.
It is a place where adventurers and clients talk about quests.

Inside the waiting room, Kate opened her mouth in a cold sweat.

“Dreammaster! Ho, what if I make a mistake in front of the lord? Aren’t our lives ending?”
“You don’t have to make mistakes. Just be quiet. I’ll take care of courting the nobles.”
“Wow, I live and live and meet the lord of this neighborhood.”

Kate was the worst at making a fuss about her meeting with a high-ranking person.
On the contrary, Rebecca just sat still as if she had nothing to worry about.

Sigh.

Soon the door to the reception room opened and Count Harold and his escorts entered.
We greeted Count Harold with aristocratic manners.
Men show courtesy by bowing their heads, and women show courtesy by bending their knees.

“Thank you for appointing our party, Count Harold.”
“Oh, they’re polite adventurers.”

Earl Harold was a stout-looking middle-aged man.
I used to think he was dignified when I saw him from a distance, but when I saw him up close, he unexpectedly looked like the common man living next door.

Just by looking at his appearance, he doesn’t seem to have to worry about being abused.

“It’s nice to meet you. I’m Harold, the lord of Yoensu. I’ve heard of your fame. It’s an adventurer’s party with first-class wizards.”

Earl Harold shook my hand and sat down.
Soon, the adventurer’s guild staff came into the waiting room.
From the moment we met, Harold’s eyes were all focused on me.

First-class wizards were so rare that every country on the continent only had about three.

If you become first-class for no reason, the position of court wizard is not a free pass.
Count Harold deserved attention in me.

“Are you Luke?”
“That’s right.”
“According to the information obtained by the vassals, it is said that he was a wandering wizard.

If you ask me the secret to my growth, I have nothing to say.
I have no choice but to bring out the words that Seoul National University pass students would often say.

“I read the book and studied magic diligently. By following the rules, the magic hierarchy rose quickly.”
“Your secret is to follow the rules? Interesting! My daughter-in-law is also learning magic these days. I asked because I was curious. If you have time later, could you come to the castle and work as a tutor?”
“Mu, of course. We’ll go when the time is right.”

It’s the lord who secretly asked me to be her tutor.
It seems that everyone with money, whether on Earth or in another world, is a corporation that is obsessed with educating their children.
They say tutoring for aristocrats is so sweet, so let’s try it. Of course, I’ll have to make a separate schedule, but not right now.

“Thank you. Let’s get to the point and talk about the quest. The reason I hired you is to go out to meet the Jakarta delegation that will soon arrive in Yoensu.”

Earl Harold explained the quest to us.

“It seems that the head of the delegation is a very important person in the royal family of Jakarta. The first princess of Jakarta is Selma Harmatan.”

Princess Selma.

“…Three, Selma?”

I didn’t miss Rebecca’s embarrassed reaction the moment she heard that name.