Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire ♀ Volume 10 by Hayaken

Author:Hayaken [HAYAKEN]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2024-04-05T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter IV: Inglis, Age 16—Far-Off Highland (4)

Within Illuminas’s arsenal, a surface man disembarked from the flying battleship that Inglis and the mechanical dragons had rescued and gave her a deep bow.

“That was quite helpful. We were flying low, searching for you, when we were attacked by magicite beasts... I thank you from the bottom of my heart for rescuing us.”

He was young and handsome, with auburn hair and a distinctive monocle. His soft-spoken yet energetic air was on target for Rafinha’s type.

“Ah...” Rafinha breathed.

“No!” Inglis hopped up on Rafinha’s back and covered her eyes with her hands. No need to let Rafinha see too much.

“Hey, stop it, Chris! What are you doing?!”

“You shouldn’t be gazing at him with that look!”

“I thought this was supposed to be a serious conversation...” Leone said.

Liselotte shared a sigh with Leone. “You’re being a nuisance.”

Like that pair, Inglis and Rafinha had also put on something functioning as cover-ups over their swimsuits. They had gotten cold, and they didn’t want to be showing off their swimsuits forever. The white fabric they wore seemed like an elaborate ceremonial robe. On the chest was an embroidered emblem much like a stigmata. Given to them by Wilma, the long tunic seemed like it was a garment designed for foreigners staying in Illuminas. As long as they were wearing it, they had access to self-piloting Flygears, certain restricted areas, and the distribution of food and other supplies even without stigmata of their own.

Though it seemed that with the city’s core functions silenced during the state of emergency, only some of these were working. They had been fortunate during their visit with Chief Academician Wilkin that at least the lab’s functions were still online, but even their trip to the beach had required the use of the Star Princess, as Illuminas’s self-piloting Flygears were not operating.

“What seems to be the problem?” the monocled man asked, watching them in confusion.

“Oh, don’t worry about it,” Wilma began, her eyes fixed on the man. “Aethelstan Trading, was it? That’s strange, I don’t recognize you.”

“Yes, I believe this is the first time we’ve met. My name is Yuber Aethelstan. My father has had to retire due to illness. I intend to follow in his footsteps and maintain our business relationship. By all means, I hope it can continue to be fruitful.”

“I will report this to my superiors. I doubt there will be any issue, but I must ask you to wait here in the meantime.”

“Yes. Very well. But may I be allowed to unload my cargo? Otherwise, my repairs may be delayed.”

“Go ahead. Will you require any assistance?”

“No, I believe they can march out on their own two feet.”

Yuber was soft-spoken, but the reality he referred to was hard. Inglis suspected his wording implied his “cargo” was human. She’d heard both that Highlanders kidnapped surface dwellers and that some surface dwellers sold people to Highland. This seemed to be the latter case. Signs pointed to his being a surface slave trader.

She was surprised that he

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