The Healer Enjoys the City of Art and Water
We arrived in the city of art and water, Enritta. Everything appears to be in harmony here. Enritta Kingdom is truly a place with a beautiful and matured culture. In terms of history, Dioral Kingdom can’t even be compared to Enritta. The cleaning system that Enritta uses can also be used against enemies that might appear in their city. Compared to here, Dioral Kingdom is mal prepared for war. Within
the boundaries of Enritta, the water storage capacity is huge, water purification system is the best, strong barriers and food productivity.
With these systems in place, Enritta is one of the most fortified cities that can last in a defensive or endurance war. I also hear that the soldiers in the city are elites. This city is a city that can be considered almost impossible to run over. But sadly, in front of
those black monsters, all of these defensive features will be useless. Most of the defensive equipment will be turned useless as soon as the black power starts to rampage inside of the inhabitants of the city. Next, if Freya starts to attack the city from the aircraft that we are on, Dioral Kingdom can take over this city. Earlier, Prince Casta had stated that he wanted to mass-produce these aircrafts and
not choose people. By the time Prince Casta can mass produce, there is a high chance that most of these defense mechanisms will be useless.
“Um, where should I land?”
Freya asked Prince Casta to see if he had somewhere he wanted them to land.
“In the castle garden. You can see it from here.”
“Oh, I can see it, but it has such a beautiful lawn.”
“Go for it. That ’s the fastest and safest place.”
“……understood”
Freya shifts the aircraft into a landing position. It’s quite daring to land in the castle garden. I can’t wait for Prince Casta to treat us.
As soon as we land, the castle guards rush out into the garden. Prince Casta leaves the plane first and as soon as the soldiers see his face, they lower their guard. It appears that the guards trust their prince greatly.
“I’m home. We met some trouble on our journey so I came back earlier than planned.”
“Welcome back Prince Casta. I am quite surprised that you came back riding this steel bird. May I know who those behind you are? And where Yoroom-sama and Fants-sama are?”
“They were killed in Grantsbach empire. I was saved by the people behind me and they were the ones who brought me home safely.”
All the people around us felt shocked at this news. The people that we had left behind had asked us to save Prince Casta and Prince Casta only. His subordinates were all excellent people. They were determined to die on the spot to allow Prince Casta.
“The reason that I came back so early and that these people from the Dioral Kingdom are both the same. My guests from the Dioral Kingdom, please go take a rest in one of our rooms. I have so discussing to do with my people.”
“Ok, I’ll see you later.”
Their going to be talking about what happened before and on what they can share with us later when we hold a discussion. It’s better to think positively. This might turn into a plus for us.
The abundance of water means that you can also use a bathtub. Clean off all of our sweat and dirt, and change into clothes prepared by the other side. Oh, this feels nice, it’s probably silk. Silk is a super-luxury item, and it is even harder to get than some other rare items. It’s mostly used only to appease special guests. I went to my room to rest and soon after, a servant knocked on the door and reported that dinner was ready. We walked for a while and Guren and Setsuna, who have a good sense of smell, perk up their nose.
“It smells like a feast over there.”
“It smells so good.”
“This will be good. The current Dioral Kingdom has no money so we couldn’t eat anything luxurious.”
Our past glory has disappeared and the Dioral Kingdom is left in it’s worst state. The sole salvation is that all the nobles how were greedy pigs were cleaned out of the kingdom. This achievement can be considered as the only good thing that the king of Dioral had done.
The servant led us to a room with and elegant landscape of an indoor pond filled with colorful fish and brightly lit ceiling. This kind of brightness that can be achieved even when the sun is already down should be created through magic.
“This is quite the nice room.”
“I prepared the best home to show the Enritta KIngdom’s hospitality. I hope the [Healing] Hero is satisfied.”
“Of course.”
Guren and Setsuna were next to me looking into the pond and watching the fish with a childlike fascination. Even if it seems like they are older because of all the bloody situations that they have been through, they are still kids. Setsuna has yet to reach her mid-teens and Guren was only born recently. If they had been brought up normally, they should still be at the age of playing around and having fun. I’ve been using them too much to my convenience. After this is all over, I want to be able to show them more beatiful and fun things aside from sex. But to be able to do that, we will need to work even harder than we are now.
“Kearuga nii-sama, having water flowing through a garden is such a good idea. I wish to introduce it to Dioral Kingdom too.”
“It’s going to cost a lot of money and we also don’t have the technology required to make this.”
Glass is a really expensive material and the craftsmanship required to create a dome ceiling made out of glass like this is impossible for us. This kind of room can also be used to show off a country’s wealth and technology.
“Glasswork is a specialty of the Enritta Kingdom. Now, please sit. Let us eat while talking about our next move.”
Prince Casta claps his hands together. The chef behind him suddenly reaches down into the pond and cuts it on the spot.
“Eating fish raw is the best way to eat it but if you want to, we can get it lightly grilled. Which will you like?”
“I’m good with raw.”
“Guren too!”
“It looks delicious raw.”
“I’ll have it lightly grilled please.”
Everyone but Freya chose to eat it raw. There is no such culture of eating raw fish in the Dioral Kingdom. I understand the want to avoid it. Freya’s fish was lightly grilled in front of us with a bit of butter spread on it. The rest was served on a plate. The fish fillet is decorated in the original place and it is as if the fish is still alive. I guess it’s okay to be entertained every now again, even if it’s just an act. The food looked great. We were poured a glass of wine when we sat down. The wine gave off a vintage scent and it is probably something that even the rich have a hard time getting a glass full of.
“Now, I give a toast to the future prosperity of the Enritta Kingdom and the Dioral Kingdom.”
“Cheers.”
We raised our cups and took a sip after the toast. Good wine doesn’t just get determined by the taste. It is also determined by the feeling that one gets from drinking the wine. I feel ecstatic from just putting it into my mouth. It goes well with the taste of fresh
Sashimi.
“Kearuga-sama, this fish is delicious! It tastes similar to the salmon caught near the Ice wolf village but even better.”
“Guren wants another one. Just one was not enough.”
Setsuna and Guren finish their fish at record breaking speeds. Prince Casta just laughs it off and makes the chef prepare seconds straight away.
“Eating it raw is kinda scary but it looks delicious.”
“Do you want a bite? I guarantee that you won’t get sick.”
The freshness is without question and since these fish have been cultivated with the purpose of being food there is almost zero percent chance of them having a sickness.
“Then… just a bite. I don’t really like fish but eating it raw doesn’t taste that bad.”
“Although it tastes good, I don’t recommend eating any freshwater fish raw anywhere but here.”
Aside from salt water fish, it is usually advised to not eat fish raw. With all the bugs in parasites that can be found in freshwater, it would not be a surprise if you got sick because you ate a parasite.
“I too like fish raw. This artificial pond was created just for the purpose of cultivating these fish.”
“It appears that the rich work on a different plane as us.”
“Haha, I think I used good money… Well, let’s talk about the future now. I’ll ask the [Healing] hero. What are our conditions for victory and defeat?”
Victory conditions and defeat conditions. It is easy to overlook these conditions but they are things that must be considered in detail so that one can plan for the future.
“Victory is the death of Bullet and the eradication of black power. Defeat is that the kingdom of Dioral and Enritta are engulfed in black monsters and the world becomes controlled by Bullet.”
“I’ll ask you again. If Bullet dies, will the black power really disappear? I think that’s the biggest hole in your Bullet assassination plan. Let’s say you killed Bullet. If the black power doesn’t disappear, the game is over. You would get surrounded on the spot, and
a commander appears in place of Bullet and gets revenge on the Dioral Kingdom. I think this kind of future should also be considered.”
As expected of one who commands over his country. I too thought of this possiblility but I like to think that if you destroy the root of evil then everything would be solved.
“I don’t deny this possibility but when I killed the old King of Dioral, Everything connected to him died and disappeared. And if this doesn’t happen then we just have to adapt.”
“That’s true. It’s not a situation where we have many options. But with the help of the Enritta Kingdom, I think I can offer some help.”
After saying that, Prince Casta starts to tell us his plan.
“…Is that possible?”
“I’ve never said anything that I can’t do. With this method I won’t get in the way of your plan and it could even help you out in the end.”
“…I’ll have to rely on you. I’m sorry.”
The method that we speak of was to make the Enritta Kingdom become a sacrifice. I don’t want to use it but for now, I need as many factors as possible that would increase my winning chances.
“There is no need to apologize. It ’s also the battle of the Enritta Kingdom. It ’s natural that we too would need to sacrifice something.”
“Forgive me. At some point in time, I started to think that this battle was ours alone to fight.”
“It’s okay as long as you understand. This battle is a battle of humanity. We, the Enritta Kingdom, must also take part in it. Later, when you go talk with the Demon King, please contact us. We too want as much information as we can get.”
Prince Casta waves his hand and a person carrying a birdcage walks in.
“A really well trained carrier pigeon… no, I guess it’s a bird type magic beast.”
“Unlike ordinary pigeons, they can not only come back with a homing instinct, but also learn the user’s magical power and make a round trip. There is no faster and more secure means of communication. I’ll leave this one to you.”
Two large white pigeons were carried over to us.
“I’ll promise that I’ll send you information as soon as I get any. I’m looking forward to seeing what you can come up with.”
“I wish you good luck.”
With that we shook hands. With the talk that we had with Prince Casta, we were able to get a few gains. If we continue moving forward like this, I might just be able to reach Bullet. No. I have to reach him. When the night comes, I will immediately go to Eve, get help, gather information from the God Bird, and increase our chances of victory.
That man deserves to die just from what he did to me in my first life. And he’s done so much more in my second life. I will not be satisfied until I can get the revenge that I came to get. If it’s to get my revenge, I’m willing to do anything and everything. I’ll use whatever I can to do it.