Chapter 1008 – 1008. The Plum Blossom Sword Master Reincarnated Into The Baek Family
“Big deal? What happened?”
I asked, raising my upper body from the bed.
Elnoa Kreiper.
A former slave, she was one of the veteran maids working at the mansion. She was good at her job, and we had been intimate several times. She had never caused trouble, and she had said herself that she liked her current life. Her personality was also easygoing.
In short, she had no rough edges. It was the first time she had ever barged into my bedroom like this. She said it was a big deal, so it must be a really big deal. The sleepiness completely vanished.
“It’s… It’s about the village of Beliak! It’s in danger!”
Elnoa exclaimed.
“…Beliak Village?”
I frowned, repeating the name. My territory had expanded due to the recent war. Naturally, the number of villages I governed had also increased several times over.
But I didn’t quite remember Beliak Village. I felt like I had heard of it, but where was it?
“You’re speaking too incoherently. Elnoa, don’t overestimate our master too much.”
Melissa said, entering from behind Elnoa.
“Master. Beliak is Elnoa’s hometown.”
“Ah.”
I remembered.
Beliak was an elf village in the Polanph Forest of the Bitrasse Kingdom in the west. The elf population of this village was over 6,000. It was one of the larger elf villages on the continent.
‘It was a place I had been eyeing.’
Everyone who knew anything knew the name of Beliak Village. The problem was the Polanph Forest. If you entered this forest, one out of ten people would go missing. Even veteran adventurers were no exception. To avoid getting lost in this forest, you needed a guide from Beliak.
‘I was planning to sweet-talk Elnoa and invade Beliak Village, enslaving them all.’
It was a plan that was impossible without Yuria’s power, so I had postponed it. Then I had forgotten about it, and now I was just remembering it.
But even now, I couldn’t invade Beliak Village and enslave all the elves. I lacked the power. The army and the knights were in the middle of a war in the north, and Yuria had lost her power.
“Tell me in detail. What happened?”
“The forest…! The forest is on fire!”
“The Polanph Forest? Why?”
“The Bitrasse Kingdom is targeting Beliak Village and sent an army!”
“Why?”
“That’s…”
Elnoa trailed off. Judging by her expression, she didn’t know the details either. She seemed to have rushed to me simply because Beliak Village was in danger.
My gaze naturally turned to Melissa. Melissa calmly opened her mouth.
“You know what the current state of the Bitrasse Kingdom is, right?”
“It’s a little better than the Valt Kingdom, which is on the verge of collapse.”
“They’re cornered. And a few days ago, a rumor spread in the capital of the cornered Bitrasse Kingdom. There’s a rumor that there’s a powerful ancient artifact in the Beliak elf village in the Polanph Forest.”
An ancient artifact.
A rare object with mysterious and tremendous power.
“It’s unknown where the rumor started, but most of the Bitrasse Kingdom believes it. The rumor is the only basis.”
Melissa raised one corner of her mouth. She openly ridiculed the Bitrasse Kingdom.
I closed my mouth. That baseless rumor was true. There was an ancient artifact in Beliak Village. The reason why the Polanph Forest became a dangerous maze was also due to the power of that ancient artifact. However, only a few people within Beliak Village knew this fact. In the original story, such a rumor never occurred.
“…Keep talking.”
“The King of Bitrasse issued a royal decree to the Beliak elf village. It was an order to bring the ancient artifact and present it to him.”
The Polanph Forest belonged to the Bitrasse Kingdom. Since Beliak Village was located in the Polanph Forest, it was not strange for the King of Bitrasse to issue a royal decree.
“Beliak Village must have ignored it.”
“That’s right. How did you know?”
“Beliak Village has a longer history than the Bitrasse Kingdom. And it’s not like Beliak Village has officially acknowledged that it belongs to the Bitrasse Kingdom. From Beliak Village’s perspective, there’s no reason to listen to or respond to the Bitrasse Kingdom’s orders.”
Melissa and Elnoa were impressed by my words.
“…Master. I’m sorry. I think I’ve been underestimating you too much… I’ll reflect on my actions.”
“……”
I couldn’t get angry at Melissa’s words. The truth was, what I had said was written in the original story.
“Ahem. So, the King of Bitrasse got pissed and sent an army?”
“That’s right. A total of 12,000 men. They mobilized all the soldiers and knights they could to create an army. I heard that 5,000 of them are slave soldiers.”
“What’s with burning the forest?”
“The Polanph Forest is a strange forest where you almost always get lost if you enter it. It’s also famous for being a forest swarming with monsters, so they’re slowly advancing by burning the outskirts of the forest to avoid losing soldiers.”
“They’re going all out.”
“That’s how desperate the Bitrasse Kingdom is… or rather, the Bitrasse royal family.”
“But things won’t go smoothly, right?”
“They say the spirits are interfering. But they’re still advancing steadily. They don’t know the exact location of Beliak, but the results will be out within two weeks at the latest.”
It wouldn’t be a good result for Beliak Village. I glanced sideways. Yuria, who had already gotten up, was quietly watching the situation, covering her body with a blanket.
“Master! Please help Beliak Village! I’ll do anything!”
Elnoa knelt on the floor.
“You’re already doing anything.”
“Well, yes… but still, I’ll do anything I can! Please help, Master! There are many beautiful elf women in Beliak Village!”
“……”
Elnoa knew me well.
I couldn’t leave Beliak Village alone. All the elves in that village were mine. They had to be mine.
‘From here to the Polanph Forest, it would take at least a month by carriage. It’s at the far west. Considering the war going on, it would take two months.’
It was too late.
In two months, the army would have already wiped out Beliak Village and taken the ancient artifact.
“You’re thinking about a way to get to the Polanph Forest.”
“That’s right. It’s too late to go by carriage.”
“There is a way. You can use a space-time scroll.”
“…Space-time scrolls need to have coordinates saved in advance. They’re not items that allow you to move to any place you want.”
“There is a space-time scroll that is set near the Polanph Forest.”
“…There is? Why?”
“It’s not just near the Polanph Forest. There are space-time scrolls saved with coordinates from all over the continent. Don’t ask why. It’s not something I did, but something the head maid did before she lost her memory. She’s a really thorough head maid.”
Our gazes turned to Yuria. Yuria had a bewildered look on her face, as she had no memory of it.
‘Come to think of it, when we moved south last time… there was also a space-time scroll that Yuria had prepared.’
The amnesiac Yuria was helping me again like this.
I pulled Yuria next to me and stroked her head.
“Ah…”
Yuria was slightly flustered, but quietly accepted my touch.
Next was the force to bring.
I needed the power to handle the elves of Beliak Village and an army of 12,000 men.
“Master. Let me tell you in advance, the only forces we can currently use are about 3,000 slave soldiers. Don’t forget that the soldiers and knights are fighting in the north.”
“…What about the AM unit?”
“Who will protect the mansion? You need me and the AM unit. As soon as the information that the master is not in the mansion leaks out, a rebellion will break out. It’s as clear as day.”
Melissa was right. The AM unit was needed to protect the mansion. Dividing the AM unit in half was also dangerous. Their main job was assassination, and it was different from protecting a mansion where various preparations were in place.
‘The AM unit has to stay. And Melissa, the leader, too. Nepia, the acting head maid, is good at mansion work, but… she’s still inexperienced in combat and strategy.’
Then, what forces could I bring?
Elnoa and Yuria were all that were around. If it was Yuria before she lost her power and memory, maybe, but the current Yuria was only at the highest level of Aura Expert. Three of us alone was not enough.
‘There are no other forces… Nepia is too busy with mansion work.’
My eyes met Melissa’s. She said with an unusually serious face.
“If you don’t have the resources, giving up is also an option. It’s a shame for Elnoa… but the master should think of his own safety first.”
“Oh, no! Master! Please help!”
Elnoa bowed her head to the ground. I looked down at the back of her head for a moment and came up with a solution.
“If we don’t have enough forces, we can just add more.”
“Are you thinking of using guns or bombs? It’s not good to attract too much attention. In many ways.”
“I know. I have another way.”
[Summoning a character. Target: Elena Valdert]
[Elena Valdert
Origin World: God’s Atlantis
Affinity: Lv. 10
Summon Duration: 30 days.
Summon Cooldown: 90 days in reality.
Shared Skill: Mind’s Eye – Synthesized with Heavenly Mind.
Limit Break: 1 minute
Summoner Shared Skill: Full Recovery Lv. Master]
[Remaining Summon Duration of Elena Valdert: 30 days]
[The ‘God’s Atlantis’ game world is deactivated.]
It was an affinity summon that didn’t consume points.
Elena Valdert, the phantom duchess of an empire that did not exist in this world, appeared in the center of the bedroom. In one hand, she held a wine glass filled with wine. Her blue bobbed hair gently swayed with the wine.
In the silent bedroom, Elena slowly looked around. Melissa, who was standing blankly in surprise, Elnoa, who was kneeling on the floor with her head bowed, and Yuria, who was simply in my arms. After looking at them all, she opened her mouth.
“Ah. So, this is another world. I understand. If what you said, Eugene, is true, then time won’t pass in my world. The current me is not a duchess… in a way, you could say it’s a kind of rest.”
Elena said with a somewhat relieved face. She then sat on a nearby chair, took a sip of wine, and said.
“Now, Eugene. Tell me. Why did you summon me?”
I roughly told her the current situation. Yuria had lost her memory due to the trials of the artifact, this world was in the middle of a continent-wide war, the elf village called Beliak was in danger, and I had summoned Elena to save that village.
Elena continued to drink her wine while listening to my story. The wine in her glass never seemed to decrease, no matter how much she drank.
“Help me, Elena.”
“I will.”
Elena said simply. It was unexpected. I thought she might refuse or get angry.
“You seem surprised that I readily agreed.”
“…I thought you would at least ask for something.”
“I am already in a position where I have been summoned by you. As a summon, I should naturally help. And the price… I already owe you too much. Full Recovery… This skill is too overpowered…”
I agreed with that statement. Full Recovery was the best of my skills. And Full Recovery was an extremely good fit for her, who used illusions at the cost of her lifespan. The reason why the wine in the glass didn’t disappear was because of her illusion butterfly technique, which turned her illusions into reality.
“But, you know.”
Clunk.
She put her wine glass down on the table.
“How long are you two going to stay like that?”
Elena’s voice was cold.
I turned my head and met Yuria’s eyes. Yuria’s blue eyes didn’t waver at all. It seemed like she was pretending not to hear Elena’s words. She showed no sign of leaving me.
“Watching you two makes me feel annoyed for some reason. Is this jealousy…?”
“It’s jealousy. You come over here too. Let’s have a 3P while we’re at it. Just thinking about it makes my dick throb.”
She laughed as if she was dumbfounded.
“…No, never mind. I want to take a look around this mansion. I’m also curious about this world.”
I decided to respect Elena’s opinion and asked Melissa to guide Elena. Melissa took Elena out of the bedroom with a wary look on her face.
I sent the teary-eyed Elnoa out as well and had a morning… no, a lunch sex with Yuria.
