In the banquet hall
Sitting in two rows are nobles of unknown status.
All in all, they are all quite young.
It seems that Ariel is still doing something. On the surface, she should have given the nobles a big shake-up.
The fact that they all have the faces of young nobles is enough to explain.
After we walked in, the banquet hall was completely silent.
Ariel smiled and said to me
"Master Rudeus, where do you want to sit?"
"Is this actually a choice I can make?"
"Of course, as long as Master Rudeus wants, you can also sit in the top seat."
"I'm not interested"
Leading Sylphie and our daughters, we sat down at the first position on the lower left side of the highest table
After we sat down, Ariel also walked to her throne with a smile.
Oops...
Now I feel a bit like a king.
Aisha has been complaining to me before that Ariel is a bit incompetent. It seems that is not the case.
Well, from Aisha's point of view, most people should be incompetent...
Ariel sat down and spoke in a beautiful yet majestic voice.
"Today, thank you very much for being invited to attend my child Edward. Anemoi. Asura's third birthday party. I am also very honored to invite Mr. Rudeus to come Asura Kingdom"
Ariel said, patting Edward standing next to her
Edward took a deep breath, took a step forward, and saluted me sideways.
"Thank you Mr. Rudeus, thank you Mrs. Sylphie, and thank you sisters for taking time out of their busy schedules to attend my birthday party."
Oops, that's pretty awesome
How can a three-year-old remain decent in such a scene...
But this kid...
Sisters? They are quite intimate...
Ariel should want to show off the close relationship between our two families and pave the way for this Edward...
Eh... If it weren't for Orsted, I would definitely have left this seat right now
That's all, it's just a child's greeting. It's not good to be too stingy.
So, I nodded
"Happy birthday, Edward"
Seeing me saying this, the smile on Ariel's face became even thicker.
She was the first to applaud, and then the nobles started to applaud.
At the banquet, many nobles tried to talk to me
Ariel didn't help me refuse, and I didn't pay attention to these nobles.
Seeing that I ignored him, these nobles were smart and asked their female companions to talk to Sylphie
Sylphie responded to them with a smile.
In the words of Sylphie, [you must maintain your dignity as a wife outside and not embarrass your husband]
I think it doesn't matter...
Now, one thing that makes me feel very bad is that brat
He actually took Windsor to see what kind of dog...
"Dad, your expression is so ugly."
"Lara..."
"Sister Windsor will definitely not like that Edward! Dad, don't worry!"
Lucy also nodded in agreement
"Hmm... Sister Windsor... likes strong people... or furry people..."
Hairy... people?
Well, Lucy probably wants to say that he likes furry animals.
Indeed... a dog deceived my eldest daughter away...
Is one Big White not enough at home? You should raise a few more...
Suddenly, my sleeve was pulled by Lara
"Dad"
"Huh?"
"The queen is here"
I raised my head, Ariel had already walked in front of me
She first gave the ladies of the nobles a look
After these noble ladies left, she naturally sat next to Sylphie with a smile.
"Rudeus Master, there are some things I want to discuss with you."
"You said"
"I don't know, have you heard of Shagall Island"
Oh...Orsted is talking about that island
I nodded
"Well, what's wrong?"
"This island is the island with the highest fruit production in the Asura Kingdom, so it has always been famous. However, before I took office, I only knew that this island was famous."
Ariel said, filling Sylphie's empty glass with red wine
Sylphie smiled and took a sip.
Then, Ariel went on to say
"After I took office, I found that this island was very problematic."
"How to say?"
"There are many aristocratic ladies who go on vacation because of the fame of this island. Once or twice is okay, but after a few more times, there are cases of disappearance."
"Oh?"
"Not only the noble ladies from outside the island disappeared after going there, but also the children on the island disappeared."
"Children on the island?"
"Well, that island was a bit primitive, so successive kings gave it autonomy."
"What does this have to do with the children disappearing from the island?"
Ariel also filled his own wine glass with wine and wanted to pass it to me
But Sylphie, who had a red face, smiled and stopped me. My wife took a sip of wine and looked at me.
Of course, I kissed him
That sip of wine was also introduced into my mouth by Sylphie
Sylphie is really... she's cuter when she's drunk...
Ariel didn't pay attention to our interaction, just smiled and continued
"They will report the annual changes in the number of people on the island, and they will write about the disappearance of children without any taboo."
After the kiss with Sylphie ended, I made myself speak seriously
"Didn't write down the reason?"
"Well, I didn't write down the reason."
"Oh..."
"To sum up, the noble ladies outside the island seem to be selected. If they are selected, they will disappear due to a certain trip to the island. On the island, there are irregularities. Several children will disappear inexplicably every few years."
"Have you sent anyone to investigate?"
"Of course, I sent an investigator named Aisha to investigate. You may not believe it... this Aisha looks very much like Mr. Aisha."
"Looks like Aisha?"
"Well, it's very similar. She was once a slave. After she was rescued, she came to me because she admired you. She is indeed very talented in talent. Rujierd has trained her for several years. According to Rujierd, she has a foundation in swordsmanship. After training in the past few years, she has reached the advanced level in all three swordsmanships."
"Really awesome"
"Well, she also knows advanced magic and is a rare talent."
"So, there is no news after she went to the island?"
"Yes... She has rich practical experience, and she is very vigilant. In such a situation, there was no news..."
"You can't organize the knights to go to the island to investigate?"
"The autonomy of that island has existed since ancient times. Random violent interference would be too troublesome..."
"If I go there and find that the people on that island are all cultists, I will kill them all. Will you be able to fill this hole by then?"
Ariel It's like I finally waited for this sentence
She said with some excitement in her tone
"Of course! Master Rudeus, please feel free to do it!"
"Okay, then it's settled"
Anyway, it's something Orsted wants me to take care of.
late at night
I originally wanted to teleport back.
But the daughters want to sleep in the room of Asura palace
Well, it's good to have a long experience
The three daughters are in one room, and I, Sylphie, am next door to Ariel's room.
According to Ariel, distinguished guests must rest in the room next to the Queen
Well...
How to say
It was originally a very warm atmosphere
Drunk Sylphie, leaning in my arms, murmuring something
The two of them were on the bed, sometimes talking about meaningless things.
Really good
However
I don't know from a certain moment
There was a sound coming from the next room
Yeah, very intense sound
I do believe what Ariel said before. I really don't know how many people are responsible for this movement...
I have to say that the voice of Ariel is very nice...
However, I couldn't listen anymore. Out of male instinct, I just listened for a while.
Raising my hand, I cast Silence Magic
Just after being quiet for a while, Sylphie in my arms started to move restlessly.
[The second half has not passed the review, and is completely in the group. If you don't know the group, please read the opening paragraph of Chapter 158]