Chapter 122: Let's Go Sightseeing in the Royal Capital

When I asked the women rescued from the undeveloped lands to raise the Plastic Worms, they readily accepted, saying, “If we can be of use.” There are 15 people rescued from the Sea of Trees, consisting of 9 women and 6 children. I asked the 9 women to discuss and choose a leader among themselves.

“Lord William. My name is Ayla. I will serve as the leader, or rather, the coordinator.” Ayla, who was chosen as the leader, is a woman in her twenties with brown skin and brown hair, who seems calm and caring. Unlike Letty, Ayla and the others aren’t too grossed out by the worms and are feeding them grass matter-of-factly.

Now I just hope the worms will spin plenty of plastic thread. Leaving the Plastic Worms to Ayla and the others, I went to the southern undeveloped lands again the next day to hunt monsters. While I was doing that, a letter arrived from Princess Flora.

The letter from Her Highness the Princess mentioned His Majesty’s announcement about making the southern undeveloped lands my territory, and since the nobles of the Royal Capital probably won’t approach me anymore, she asked if Letty, Sophie, Oliver, and I would like to come to the Royal Capital to hang out. Not only that, but I also felt like I was being blamed for not coming to the Royal Capital despite having Teleportation Magic, but that must be my imagination, right?

Regardless, come to think of it, I’ve never really looked around the Royal Capital leisurely. I’ll consult Father about whether it’s okay to go to the Royal Capital. “Father, I received a letter from Her Highness Princess Flora asking if I would come to the Royal Capital with Letty, Sophie, and Oliver.” “Oh, is that so?”

“I don’t have any urgent business right now, and since I’ve always returned immediately after going to the Royal Capital before, I feel like I want to see the Royal Capital at a leisurely pace.” “Ah, it was always a round trip before. His Majesty’s announcement is already well known to the nobles of the Royal Capital. Unlike before, I think it will be fine, so you should go and take your time this time.”

Since I got Father‘s approval, I’ll talk to Sophie too. “Sophie, a letter came from Her Highness Flora asking if we would come to the Royal Capital with Letty and Oliver. I got Father‘s approval, but will you go with me?”

My sister’s eyes sparkled. “Really? I definitely want to meet Her Highness again!” “That’s good.” “Yes, and there are shops I want to visit in the Royal Capital too.”

After that, I visited Oliver at the workshop and knocked on the door. “Got a minute?” “Come in, Lord William.” When I opened the door, there were boxes labeled “Processed” and “Pending” on a large desk, and documents were piled up in both boxes.

“Sorry to disturb you when you’re busy.” “No, no, Lord William‘s business is always the top priority. Besides, you’ve never visited me with trivial business.” I hope that’s true.

By the way, Oliver realized that “true beauty resides within a person,” so recently he hasn’t been cross-dressing. Today, too, he is wearing simple clothes: a white shirt and black trousers. When I told him about the letter from Her Highness the Princess, he said, “If it is Her Highness the Princess’s wish, I shall gladly attend.”

Then, when I sent a messenger to Wrexham, the capital of the Cardiff Earldom, a reply came from Letty saying she definitely wanted to meet Her Highness as well. Northernford and Wrexham were originally close, and thanks to the road maintenance, it takes about an hour and a half one way by carriage. Since this is a Royal Family matter, I had a retainer take the letter on horseback, so it was even faster. Letty‘s reply was brought by a retainer of the Earl House within the same day.

I told Luna, Theo, Ria, and Gil that we would be taking a break from exploring the undeveloped lands for a while because we were visiting the Royal Capital at the invitation of Her Highness. Luna is still not comfortable in places where people gather, so I can’t invite her to the Royal Capital, and Theo seems to want to craft in the workshop. Since there are knights guarding the mansion in the Royal Capital as well, I told Ria and Gil that I wanted them to take a vacation once in a while.

The next day, I had the three who were going with me gather, and we teleported to my room in the Fairchild family mansion in the Royal Capital. “Oh, so this is Lord William‘s Teleportation Magic. It certainly is phenomenal.” Saying that, Oliver, who wasn’t very surprised, seems to have tough mental fortitude after all.

Since I had told the servants of the mansion in the Royal Capital that I might teleport into my room, they responded without being surprised even though we appeared suddenly. When I spoke to the mansion’s butler, he immediately prepared three guest rooms for Letty, Sophie, and Oliver to stay in. I’m not usually conscious of it, but the Fairchild Margrave family is a high-ranking noble family, so the mansion in the Royal Capital also has many guest rooms equipped.

The Cardiff Earl family also has a mansion in the Royal Capital, but since we arrived by teleportation before the letter sent from the West could reach them, Letty decided to stay at the Fairchild Margrave family mansion as well. Sophie was delighted, saying, “I’m happy to stay overnight with Sister Letty.”

I had a retainer go to the Royal Palace to inform them that we had come to the Royal Capital at Her Highness the Princess’s invitation. Since meeting Her Highness would be tomorrow or later, we decided to go sightseeing in the Royal Capital with just the four of us first. As expected, there are many people in the Royal Capital. Northernford is prosperous too, but the scale is different. I want to go to the market too, but first, we went to a shop famous for cute accessories that Sophie wanted to visit.

That shop had show windows using plenty of expensive glass, and Sophie‘s eyes were already sparkling. When we entered the store, there were girls who seemed to be nobles of the Royal Capital, but when they noticed us, they looked at us with pitying eyes, bowed slightly, and left. “Ahaha, with this, it certainly seems safe to walk around the Royal Capital.” “True,” Letty shrugged.

Sophie chose accessories while getting advice from Oliver and seemed satisfied. Since Sophie is always studying seriously or training in magic, I hope this sightseeing trip to the Royal Capital becomes a good break for her.