Earl and Fairy: Volume 01 by Mizue Tani

Author:Mizue Tani [TANI, MIZUE]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2023-05-11T00:00:00+00:00

“When the merrows grieve, the seas grow stormy. We brownies used to live on Mannan, traveling between there and the mainland, but because of the merrows, the seas are now too stormy to cross. We have not seen our kin in three hundred years!”

“That’s a real pity...though, if they are mourning the loss of the island’s master, then isn’t he the only one who can put an end to their grief?”

“He was human, so a fairy doctor should be able to do something about it!”

“You’re asking too much,” Nico said. “But I’ll let her know about the merrows for now. In return, I’d like to know about the item the merrows are guarding.”

“They’re guarding something?”

“Something left in their care by the master who never returned.”

“Oh, yes! I think I’ve heard about that. But we brownies have been long separated from the isle. We don’t know much about what goes on there anymore.”

Nico ran a thoughtful paw through his whiskers. “You have kin over there, don’t you? I’d like to ask them about it. Will you ride on the boat with us?”

“May we? On a human’s boat?”

The fairies started to chatter excitedly. Although the repellent charms and spells of old were gradually being forgotten, boats were still required to traverse the impenetrable barrier that was the sea. These vessels remained protected by charms to ward off fairies and invisible spirits, so the brownies had been unable to use human boats to reach the island.

“I’ll share your troubles with the fairy doctor. You introduce me to your kin on the island in exchange.”

The deal was settled smoothly. The next question regarded how much valuable information the brownies on Mannan actually had.

“Lydia’s far too reckless,” Nico muttered to himself. She had never encountered a merrow in her life, and yet she’d decided to charge ahead when faced with the prospect of meeting them. If only her companion had been their awaited master, the Blue Knight Earl, and not just some thief. What was she thinking? “Because of her, I’ve forever got my paws full...”

Despite how exasperated she made him, Nico had been watching over Lydia ever since she was a baby. It was more than companionship that he offered; he had always tried to support her by taking care of certain things without her knowledge too.

“If all goes well, the merrows will drag those thieves to the bottom of the ocean and that will be the end of it.”

With that, Nico slipped inside through one of the manor’s windows that had been left ajar.

***

Edgar was left alone in the room, with only the light of the hearth to illuminate it. He had sunk down onto the sofa and sat there without so much as stirring. He was thinking deeply about their next movements. His features were carved into a stern expression that Lydia would not have imagined possible from the way he had teased her with his carefree smile.

“I believe it would do you some good to retire now, my lord,” Ermine said, having just come into the room.

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