Absolutely Do Not Touch Eldmia Egga

Chapter 733

As soon as the grand welcoming ceremony leading to the palace was over, we couldn’t head straight home… because, as expected, a banquet was held at the palace.

I don’t like these events, but this time was an exception. It’s true that it would be stranger not to have a banquet when the whole country is celebrating, so it was partly to complete ‘official business’, but we couldn’t even dream of returning home safely if we simply greeted them and went outside the castle because of the citizens’ heated interest, so it was better to attend a banquet that lasted late into the night.

As the banquet, which had been held successfully with mutual goals and interests intertwined, was drawing to a close, Esmie began to fall half-asleep.

It is tiring to drive a car on a well-maintained road for just a few hours, so it is only natural that even the most luxurious carriages continued the forced march on bumpy roads for nearly two weeks without missing a single day, and also attended social events in between.

It seemed that he was somehow holding on with only mental strength, but Esmue’s body, which was already weak from the beginning, seemed to have reached its limit. Even while walking next to him as an escort, he stumbled several times.

“When you go out, you will transfer to another carriage···”

Even in the midst of all this, it was truly Esmue-like that he had prepared to avoid any possible pursuit, but it seemed that even his mental strength had reached its limit, and as soon as he sat down on the carriage and rested his head lightly, he fell fast asleep.

In fact, as I left the city gate in a carriage that looked not so fancy on the outside, although the interior was the same, I could see a lot of people sitting crowded together and drinking on the street as if they were waiting for some idol.

Those who dare not look inside and only glance at the carriage’s exterior exclaimed as if it was a waste whenever they saw completely different carriages passing by, but they did not get angry or annoyed because of that. It seems that waiting for the imperial carriage with the warrior on it was a kind of event for them.

It was not a very common experience to travel around the capital by carriage, so it was a new experience. We naturally left the road and went to the noble district. Despite the late hour, we were greeted by a mansion that was lit up like early evening, and Tie who came out to greet us as if she had been waiting.

“Have you been there?”

Let’s stop the carriage in the backyard where we can avoid the eyes of those around us. Tie, who bows and pays respects with a dozen or so servants, is clearly a servant of the mansion.

Even those who were Esmu’s closest associates did not seem to notice anything strange about Tie and the people of the church, and they naturally took their luggage out of the carriage and carried it to the mansion, and even smiled and greeted the servants who tried to help them.

“I’m sure you didn’t contact me separately?”

“The knight who brought Lady Eldmia’s dragon from Levien had already told me in advance… Is it necessary to contact me when the city is in chaos?”

Of course, they are the ones who will find out the information that is being blocked even if they are determined to do so.

As soon as the carriage door opened, accepting Tieh’s answer, Laika, who had briefly entered to avoid people’s eyes, ran out excitedly, followed by Ashili and Cheryl.

“I arrived at Esmu”

As I shook Esmue, who was still asleep, leaning her head against me, her small eyelids opened with great difficulty and her unfocused eyes rolled back and forth.

“···Where is it?”

“It’s inside our house/yard so no one can see/let’s go”

Esmue, who was half-asleep but trying to move his body somehow, soon gave up, lowered his head, and stretched out both arms toward me with difficulty.

“I can’t walk.”

It seems that she is not complaining because she is tired, but because she has let go of her tension and her body is truly motionless. Normally, she would have been flustered or noticed something, but Esmue, who had half-opened her eyes, completely closed them and confidently casted the Hug Me spell.

“How about the guest room, Lady Eldmia······”

As I carefully carried Esmue and got down from the carriage, Tie, who had been having a short conversation with the two people who had come out earlier, naturally turned her gaze and froze.

What was revealed on Tie’s face, who usually kept her expressions under control, was a kind of shock. She couldn’t have been unaware that Esmué was with her, so the shock probably came from the distance between us.

“Please prepare it separately. I’ll also ask for bath water.”

“···All right·”

But like a competent person who knows how to choose silence rather than expressing doubts like ordinary people, he quickly regains his composure as if nothing happened.

He was truly a solid figure. It would probably be difficult for the head of the Ogatorp family to remain so calm even if he were in this position.

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While the group, exhausted and guided by Tier and his servants, were given a wash and rest, I, who had just finished a tiring bath, was given a new mission. It was funny to think about, but I had become the owner of a mansion in the noble district, so I had to do things that matched that.

Things like checking the letters that came to me while I was away at the mansion and signing off on the expenses for the mansion renovation.

“Even so, you’re just signing the overdue documents.”

As I sat in the room that was once Envelde’s office, reading the neatly organized documents and playing with my quill pen, Tie’s light reprimand flew at me, but it was at a level that I could just laugh it off.

“I’m doing it because signing is the most important thing. So, right now, moving the pen like this is the most important thing.”

“···I really can’t understand why it sounds so plausible.·”

The reason I’m sitting in my office doing something that doesn’t need to be done so urgently at this late hour is very simple.

I’m not tired

Even Cheryl, who had been training hard, was feeling tired from the unfamiliar journey, but I was still feeling refreshed even though I hadn’t even taken a nap.

Maybe it was because Ephaga-nim helped me stabilize my divine power and I was able to ascend to the spiritual realm… But since I had no way of knowing right now, I decided to enjoy this clear mind while enjoying irresponsible pleasure.

“Wow, the cost of private car meals is this much? How on earth does the royal family maintain their flying dragons?”

But I’ve only just started, and I’m already starting to feel dizzy. I knew this guy was spending a lot of money on regular expenses, but it’s so frustrating when the amount is recorded as a fixed expense.

“···Was that dragon’s name Jak-yong? Lord Gies said it was larger than the average dragon.”

“It’s not ‘small’ but ‘self-driving’, so it’s for personal use at home.

“Eldmia, you really don’t know… ahem. Anyway, let me get to the point. This is the price determined based on the general meat available on the market. The kingdom feeds monster meat to its dragons.”

“Huh… So all the orc corpses that were found in large quantities during the last Orc Gate were used as feed for the dragons?”

“I think so. Shall we find out?”

“There’s no need to find out, I fought pretty hard back then, so if it really was written like that, I guess I should get my share too, just confirm it subtly.”

“All right·”

Anyway, the maintenance costs of the private car and even the salary of Gyese are covered by the national treasury, but if you spend other people’s money recklessly, you can’t avoid getting into trouble, so it’s not bad to be careful. I don’t want to be called a tax evader later on.

In addition, I looked through the details of the children who went into the mansion renovation, the supplies, and the ingredients one by one, but I couldn’t find a single flaw until the last page of the document was left.

The last one was a contract for trading with those who serve dreams.

“This is a real waste of talent. With all this specialized knowledge, do you really want to work here?”

The document has a strange blue tint, perhaps because it is made of different materials than other papers, or because the ink is of high quality.

The contents written are close to an unfair contract. I was shocked by the contract that gave such a bad reputation that it was hardly an exaggeration to say that it was malicious, mainly to the people on Ti’s side, but Ti just shrugged and responded as if it was no big deal.

“Everyone has different opinions. Even Eldmia, you had the ability to live an ordinary life, didn’t you?”

“I never imagined that my abilities would become this great?”

As he finished signing, telling the truth without a single lie, Tie’s expressionless mouth drew a line.

“There is no such thing as a soft spot. This is what your church has agreed to.”

“Until the chaos that is occurring on the continent calms down and stability returns, the religious order will unconditionally cooperate with the warrior of the machine, Eldmia Ega. It’s not that difficult, is it?”

“This is really ridiculous”

As soon as he received the document that was handed over while shaking his head, a blue flame suddenly shot out from Tie’s hand and engulfed the document that he had just signed. If it had been before, it would have been a terrifying sight, but since not only did no ash fly, but he could even feel the divine power from the fire, he could only feel the sensation as if he had just seen a surprise show.

“Then, since we’ve signed a formal contract, should we make a formal request?”

“It’s great to be able to get work done before the ink dries.”

Isn’t it more than just drying, it’s burning? Since he’s aware of it, he must have thought it was a joke.

I leaned back in my chair, looking at Tieh, who was adjusting her posture with a satisfied smile, and said the request I had been thinking about before arriving in the capital.

“Find information about the Ascension Ceremony, which was considered the funeral of the gods in the past.”

Since Mr. Sanyeom asked me to do this, I can’t just sit back and do nothing because Radan has the information.

You have to do everything you can.