Tearmoon Empire: Volume 8 by Nozomu Mochitsuki

Author:Nozomu Mochitsuki [Mochitsuki, Nozomu]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2022-07-04T00:00:00+00:00

If Rafina was truly considering such an approach, it would signal a fundamental shift in her way of thinking. A more lenient Rafina meant a single misstep wouldn’t immediately put Mia on trial, or worse, her head on the guillotine.

After all, I’m not perfect. It happens very rarely, but I do make the tiniest of mistakes sometimes. So it’s very helpful for Miss Rafina to be thinking about things like this!

Seeing that she was on safer terms with Rafina than she’d thought, Mia immediately resolved to be less strict with herself. She was, you see, ever vigilant. Her vigilance was just in service of slacking off.

“Also, and this really is just a gut feeling,” added Rafina, “I suspect that being too hard on people creates openings for the Serpents to exploit...”

“The Chaos Serpents, huh...?”

Mia thought about the future she’d heard from Bel. In it, Rafina had become Empress Prelate and subjected the world to a reign of terror. She’d advocated complete eradication of all foes, and her insistence on the extreme approach had bordered on obsession. Her unbridled wrath, though effective against the Serpents, also bore the risk of being exploited by them in return. Meanwhile, the bodies had just kept piling up.

Gut feeling though it was, Mia felt there was truth to Rafina’s hunch.

“Oh, bother. And here I was going to... But I see that you’re already very busy,” said Rafina with a disappointed sigh.

“Huh? What were you going to do if I weren’t busy?”

“Well, you see, the ball isn’t the only reason I came to Sunkland. A few days ago, I heard some...troubling news about the Equestrian Kingdom from Malong, and I’m here to discuss it with the king.”

“My, the Equestrian Kingdom...”

“To be completely honest, I was really hoping you’d be able to lend me a hand, but I guess there’s nothing to be done. You’ve already got plenty on your plate, after all.”

Hmm, is it just me, or...

Mia’s nose caught two scents. The first was that of danger; the whole situation reeked of it. Rafina had personally made the journey to Sunkland. That alone spoke volumes about the severity of her concern. Whatever the issue, it was bad news.

As if Sion’s assassination and Esmeralda’s marriage proposal weren’t problematic enough. She wasn’t about to sign herself up for another headache. In general, Mia preferred to stay as far away from trouble as possible.

Is this something I should avoid touching at all costs...? Yes, this is definitely no time for curiosity. Like they say, curiosity killed the princess.

It didn’t take long for her to conclude that not getting involved was the best option.

We all know she’d end up getting involved anyway—she wouldn’t be Mia otherwise. But just let her have this for now.

As for the second scent...

“It seems that our meal is on the way, so how about we dine first and talk more later?”

It was that of food. As an earthenware pot was placed on the table before her, she let out a gasp of glee.

“My! This must be the pot-steamed matsutake! Aaaah.

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