Chapter 765 – Day 88 – Jad Ober Knows the Princess
There is a clear reason why the empire on which the sun never sets is called that.
This is because when the sun sets in the west of the empire, the sun rises in the east of the empire.
It may seem like a play on words because it is such an obvious statement, but there is no way to make it clearer than this name that the empire on which the sun never sets has an enormous territory.
‘Jade Ober… Unfortunately, he is not a person I remember.’
Even if they were famous in the social world, there are so many nobles living in the Empire where the sun never sets that it is difficult to keep track of them. There were so many people called dukes that they could form an army just by gathering them in one place, but it was absolutely not easy to memorize the names of not only the duke himself but also his daughter.
“Ms. Jad Ober, it is an honor to meet you like this.”
The princess slowly approached Jad Aubert, who was staring at her, and very politely held the end of her skirt and bowed.
It was a perfect greeting with no flaws, so Jad folded the fan that was covering his face and smiled brightly. She had a wide-brimmed hat decorated with flowers on her head and a gorgeous dress that strangely emphasized her cleavage.
“I heard you don’t remember me? You’re such a noble person that I feel like I’ve seen you somewhere before, so I’ll help you return to your family.”
“Thank you, Miss Jad Ober. I have heard many good things from her sister, Miss Leonie.”
“Oh my, did my youngest brother say that? I love it.”
Leonie never actually said that. It was just empty words from the princess to gently make the other person feel better.
‘Something is a little strange, why does her older sister know that the princess has lost her memory?’
Looking at the two smiling brightly and having a conversation, Leonie falls into doubt.
Of course, she is not stupid, so she does not ask her eldest sister outright in this place why she knows such things. In fact, even if she was asked, she had nothing to say if she said that the information was obtained through her servants and maids who followed her around.
“Anyway, sister, I want to restore this young lady’s memories.”
“Oh my, did you become friends during that time?”
“That’s roughly true. And she’s the one who fixed my prosthetic arm. You probably didn’t believe it, but there were monsters living on the way to this village, right? It’s thanks to the girl from Holympia that I cleaned it up!”
Leonie smiled brightly and hugged the princess’s waist with her left hand, pulling her towards her own body.
“Miss Leonie’s help was quite significant. I only did a little bit of work, but it was Miss Leonie who actually knew the monsters’ habitat.”
Hehe, my youngest brother definitely studied hard and left the family two years ago.”
“Don’t say strange things, Jad.”
Jad bursts into laughter and looks at the scenery of the village in silence.
Although she didn’t open her mouth to say anything, anyone could tell what kind of negative opinion she had towards this town.
“Anyway, she’s going to go back to the estate anyway, right? Why doesn’t she go back quickly instead of staying too long?”
“Oh my, I thought you would at least give me a cup of milk tea that can only be had in this town, didn’t you?”
“What if you don’t even like it!”
In her own way, Leonie tried to silence Jad Aubert before he could make a rather harsh comment about the town.
That judgment was actually not wrong. Jad Ober was planning on spewing out harsh remarks, saying that if even the slightest good thing about this village came out, that the entrance to the village smelled like cattle and that it was disgusting.
“… By the way, the girl from Holympia?”
“Yes, did you call me?”
The princess took a step towards her carriage and carefully opened her mouth.
“What do you think about this town? Hehe! I’m curious about the opinion of someone from outside.”
“I think it’s a good town.”
“Oh, no…”
After eliminating the possibility of swearing, Jad Ober started an argument and the princess responded. Leonie was so embarrassed that she even gestured to Sitri, who was standing behind her, for help.
“Hmm… That’s how you see a village that’s close to an empty plain without any of the advantages?”
“Yes, this village is too precious to be left in this state.”
“Oh my! A person with no memory at all is saying some very interesting things?”
Jad Aubert extends his hand to the maid standing behind her, takes her perfume, sprays it on her chest and the nape of her neck, and continues her speech.
“You may not know this because you come from Holimpia, but this village has been a problem for a long time. The large river that flows nearby does not have proper water resources, and there is no land to properly grow crops.”
“There is no land that can be called farmland.”
“Thanks to this, the humans here can use this land as they please.”
In other words, since there is nothing to pick and eat, we cannot throw it away, so we just let it live. That was the extent of the story.
“This village is perfect the way it is now. The people who live here are reasonably satisfied, right? I saw that there were young children there earlier…”
Jad Ober lets out an evil laugh.
“Don’t you think it’s enough to make a living if you have a baby? This is enough~ Anyway, there’s no advantage to this village.”
Jad Aubert bursts into laughter and turns to look at the princess, thinking she is a worthless woman.
“Leonie, as you said, I think she needs to regain some of her memories. Please guide me to the cathedral as soon as I return to my home.”
Jad Ober spits out his words and heads to the carriage, as if to say that there must be a wizard in the family, but he is not the kind of person who would care that much.
“This village has an environment where the land cannot be bad.”
Hehe, if you’re planning on talking about the book you read at the academy, stop. It’s been quite a while since we haven’t been able to properly farm on this land.”
“Isn’t that amazing? Since ancient times, villages and cities that settled by the river didn’t have to worry about farming.”
Jad Ober stops in his tracks at the one word he hears.
“You speak as if you know something? However, the lady from Holympia. This land belongs to our Aubert family. I don’t think it’s good for someone who doesn’t know the inside story to say that she knows everything after only staying for a few days?”
“Miss Jad Ober. There is a tremendous power in this village that I could see with my own eyes after staying there for those few days.”
“What is that…”
Jad Ober, with veins standing on his forehead, exhales for a moment.
“Okay. Well, let’s see what the value of being famous is. I’ll tell you in advance, but don’t say nonsense like people are nice or anything like that.”
The smiling princess moves her legs as if showing off and picks up a handful of dirt near her.
“It’s this soil.”
“Ha, haha… Is this a popular pun in Holympia?”
“Why can’t proper crops grow on this land and in this soil?”
Whether her opponents laugh or not, the princess continues her story with her own knowledge.
“Why is this worthless land overrun with goblins, orcs, and monsters who have lost their senses?”
“It’s none of my business. What does it matter where those dirty beasts come from and where they appear? After all, they prey on the humans that roam this village.”
“That is the result of the monsters that created their habitat here. You have to look at the cause.”
The princess gently touches the handful of dirt she is holding. Even though she knew her hands were getting dirty, she didn’t stop her fingers.
“There is a secret in this soil.”
“Don’t talk in circles.”
“Don’t you know yet, Miss Jad Ober? This soil is imbued with magic.”
Jad, who was listening to the story calmly, frowns.
“It wouldn’t be surprising for a small amount of magic to seep into the soil.”
“It is imbued with an enormous amount of magic power, enough to destroy the environment in which crops can only grow well. And the cause is…”
The princess turns her body and points to the village river.
“That’s the river. The water of this river coming down from the north is definitely soaked with magic stones.”
“That’s a ridiculous story. Magic stones can only be mined in the Holympia Mountains.”
“No. Magic stones can be collected from rivers. This has happened several times in the history of the empire where the sun never sets. There was a time when mining from rivers was preferred because it was safer than mining, which required the creation of huge mines. That’s right.”
In the end, Jad Ober couldn’t say anything and kept his mouth shut.
“What, then, that river water is soaked with magic stones?”
“Yes, the reason crops don’t grow well is because of the magic seeping into the river, and the reason monsters gather is probably because of the river’s magic.”
“… I’ll admit it, but.”
Jad Ober smiles.
“You know one thing, but you don’t know two. There is a case for mining magic stones like gold panning from a river. But isn’t that only the case when the river and the water source originating from the Holympus Mountains are connected?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“Unfortunately, the river that flows through this village has nothing to do with the Holympus Mountains. You could reach it if you continued up, but the distance would be too far.”
The princess nods her head.
“That is correct. However, there is evidence that this land has been affected by magic for a very long time and the crops have not grown well, and there is a situation where monsters naturally gather. The land from which the Aubert family cannot make a single penny is actually a magic stone. “Isn’t this an opportunity to check whether it is a valuable place to harvest?”
“… That’s not wrong. All you have to do is send a wizard anyway. Hehe.”
Jad Aubert snorted, took out his fan again, covered his mouth, and turned his body.
‘I never thought it would be true, but I never thought it would really be Venus Holympia. I didn’t expect to immediately recognize the value of this land, but I guess I didn’t even know the source of the magic stone…’
The princess walked towards her without noticing Jad Aubert, who frowned slightly.
“Ms. Jad Ober. I have a favor to ask.”
“… She’s quite a talkative young lady.”
“There is someone who knows this land better than anyone else. It is Miss Sitri, a nun of her saintly order. Can I go with her to her home?”
“Oh my, you mean that nun?”
Jad glances at Sitri with one foot on the carriage and smiles. Although he had no cause for her, Jad Ober also had the desire to take her with him.
“Good. According to what the nun said, we can better prepare the things we will bring during the field investigation. We will go directly to the main house, so please come inside.”
Jad Aubert snorted and got into the carriage, and the princess smiled and walked up to her Sitri and held her hand.
“Sister Sitri. Will you help me?”
“Now, sister. I never once thought that magic had permeated this land…”
“But I won’t be wrong. All you have to do is tell me what you felt while living here.”
It was very difficult for Sitri to make eye contact with the princess, who was holding her hand warmly with a hand covered in dirt.
