A Livid Lady's Guide to Getting Even: How I Crushed My Homeland with My Mighty Grimoires Volume 2 [Parts 1 to 7] by Hagure Metabo

Author:Hagure Metabo
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter 2: The Battle of Milista

Misha and I made our way to Sarjas after parting with Mireille and Lunoa in Hammitt County, our carriage loaded with wooden crates.

A path that led north to a small village was on the way from the fortress to the former royal capital. It was beside a large, beautiful lake that would provide us with the perfect environment for the materials we’d brought. Through a bit of negotiation, I employed everyone in the village.

We had a fairly long journey from Hammitt County, so Misha and I took turns driving the carriage. Today, I was in charge of it until noon. Misha would take over and drive during the afternoon and evening.

I followed the beaten path, keeping a slow pace so our cargo wouldn’t be damaged. The weather was nice and sunny, making traveling on such a fine day feel nice.

Inside the carriage, Misha focused intently on the wooden crates as the canvas top shielded her from the sun. She couldn’t help but be curious.

“Miss Ellie, why aren’t you storing these away inside your Divine Artifact?” she asked.

“My Grimoire of Mammon cannot take in living beings,” I said.

“Eh?! Th-There are living things in these boxes?!”

“They’re eggs. Aqua crawler eggs, to be precise.”

“Aqua crawlers?” she repeated.

“These are monsters from the Western Continent. They’re quite similar to caterpillars but live underwater.”

“C-Caterpillars...” Misha said, retreating away from the boxes.

I smiled at the gesture. “In the west, people treat them as pests for eating the medicinal herbs that grow in lakes. Under the best circumstances, aqua crawlers can produce fine thread. Fabric made from that thread is what we call aqua silk.”

“Aqua silk?! That legendary fabric whose fabrication method is completely unknown? My dad said you could only find it inside dungeons on rare occasions!”

“That very fabric, indeed. The conditions needed for aqua crawlers to weave thread are quite specific. I only know of them because I’ve read about it in an ancient text.”

“Is that true?!”

When I lived in the Kingdom of Haldoria, I’d found this information in an ancient document kept in the underground restricted library of the palace. At the time, I was looking for a new business idea and read through the entire thing dutifully.

After getting over her initial shock, Misha asked, “But Miss Ellie... While I understand that aqua silk is a high-class product, is there really a need for you to go to Sarjas?”

She wasn’t wrong. I did not need to do this personally, but I wanted to be there to ensure this new venture would succeed.

“Part of the reason is that aqua crawlers are hard to care for... The truth is that this is a necessary step to achieve my objective.”

“You mean taking revenge on the kingdom?”

“Yes. Aqua silk is not just some expensive fabric. Processing it through alchemy can transform it into sturdy protective gear or magic items. The most skilled artisans and alchemists are all dying to get their hands on this material. They’d leave behind their nations in a heartbeat to obtain it.

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