A mid-level (middle-aged) office worker's laid-back industrial revolution in another world - Chapter 60

Translator: Darling | Editor: Coming soon…

4 men were riding their horses along the road from the Royal Capital to the Elvis territory.

The atmosphere was not tensed but it was pretty calm instead.

They were about half a day away from the city that housed the Elvis mansion. They decided to stop and rest for the day. They sent a correspondence to the Elvis house.

They sent a correspondence to the Elvis house and decide to rest after confirming their schedule for the next day.

It was evening when the correspondence reached the Elvis household.

“The correspondence has come?”

Earl Elvis asked Fredrick.

“Yes, they’ll be reaching here at noon tomorrow. 4 of them will be coming.”

“………..4?”

“Is that an issue?”

“Even if it was, it’s something that we requested of the Royal Capital.

I’ll inform everyone at tea time after dinner.”

“Certainly.

By the way, the sweets after dinner tonight are the same as the ones Lady Jessie ordered the other day.”

“Layla went to buy them?”

“Yes. Lady Layla was upset that she was the only one who didn’t eat those sweets when she heard that Lady Alice and Lady Jessie had had them. That’s why she decided to go and buy them.”

“……………Well, looks like she also wanted to go out to the city.”

“She did say that it was refreshing.”

The 4 men headed to the Elvis mansion before dawn.

While they were on their way they looked around here and there.

In fact, it seemed as if the people of the town were on the lookout for an auditor.

They reached the Elvis mansion just when the 6th-hour bell started ringing.

Fredrick came out to welcome them.

“Welcome to the Elvis Mansion.”

“Thank you for coming to welcome us.

We have come here as per Earl Elvis’s request. We are the 3 auditors and 1 emergency messenger.”

“We understand. The Earl has requested your presence in the hall.”

Fredrick opened the door and guided them inside.

4 chairs for the auditors were prepared at the head of the hall.

There was a large table with a map in front of the auditors.

There were 2 chairs were prepared on either side of the table.

There were 5 chairs facing the table.

When the auditors entered the hall, 5 soldiers who were sitting on the 5 chairs came to welcome them.

“Thank you for your time even though you’re so busy.”

One of the auditors said.

Once the auditors reached their seats, Fredrick knocked and entered the room.

“The Earl and the other observers will now enter.”

Hearing Fredrick’s words, the auditors stood up and the soldiers stood up to salute.

The auditors thought ‘Oya?’ they didn’t know that a salute was needed when the Earl entered.

However, they were shocked when they saw who entered.

The one that entered before the Earl was the third Princess Layla.

One of the auditors coughed and said.

“Thi………….Third Princess Layla!”

Layla, Elvis, and the Goodwin couple entered the hall.

Layla and Elvis sat on the right and the Goodwin couple sat on the left of the table.

“Everyone, please take your seats.”

Fredrick said once everyone had reached their seats.

“Lord, we’re ready to begin.”

“Hmm.

The commander of the fight this time was Alice Henry Elvis who is laying low at the moment.

We’ve gathered here to create wartime records about the fight with the goblins.

Third Princess Layla, the respected auditors, Frontier Earl Goodwin and Frontier Lady Goodwin thank you for gathering here on such short notice.”

“Respected auditors, please give a word prior to our discussion.”

“Yes.

We’ve come here today at the request of Earl Elvis. We’re 3 auditors and 1 emergency messenger.

This is not an inquiry so please relax and give the descriptions.

Basically this is an interview for missing wartime records.

However, we cannot reveal our position or names at the Royal Capital because of our position as auditors this time and also in order to ensure fairness.”

“First we’ll discuss things here and hear the conditions. Later we’ll check the war site.

The soldiers participating today are the ones that participated in the war. 1 soldier chief and 4 platoon leaders.

Soldier chief please begin your description.”

“Yes!

That day Earl Elvis was at war with the Demon Kingdom………..”

The explanations began.

The soldier chief, Earl Elvis, Frontier Earl Goodwin, and 2 knights spoke. The conversation flowed smoothly.

The other platoon leaders moved the pieces on the table according to the story in order to complete it.

“We charged at Lady Alice’s order ‘It’s the end! Annihilate them!’. This was how the battle progressed.”

The soldier chief sat down on his chair.

“Hmm. Good work. Did you notice anything during the fight?”

“Lady Alice ordered us to charge at the right-wing of the goblins and not the center. 

She had planned to attack the right side first and destroy it.”

“Hmm.

Tell me about the end of the battle till the dissolution.”

“Yes!”

Under the command of Lady Alice, half of the survivors and the injured……..”

“Finally, we had the funeral with the families of the deceased and then cremated the goblins.

We later washed off the blood from all of us.”

“I understand.

By the way, do you know when Commander Alice transformed into an odd eye?”

“Yes! No one saw the transformation take place.

We were just following the orders in the beginning.

We noticed only when half of the enemies were destroyed.”

“I see. It was a sudden transformation.”

The auditors looked a little surprised with a complicated look but seemed convinced.

Another auditor said-

“We investigated the transformation of the odd eye during the war at the royal capital.

There have been 4 cases in the past. The last one was 110 years ago.

To explain briefly, it happened during a battle with the demons in the suburbs of the Royal Capital.

A large number of ambush warriors appeared to attack the corps commanded by the First Prince. When the war reached the Royal capital, the person serving as the commander defended the Prince.

He also protected the Prince until he returned to the Royal Castle.

It was said that he took the full brunt in front of the gate until the troops returned home.

He became an odd eye at that time. That’s the story of how the odd eye was made but there is more to the story.”

After explaining the background –

At that time he was appointed as the first president of the Royal defense force with gratitude. After retiring he headed territories.

That person was called Viscount Elvis.

He was the 4th ancestor of Earl Elvis. 

This time commander Alice became an odd eye because she was worthy of it. It was probably your ancestor protecting you.”

Everyone listening to the story was surprised and teared up.

“That’s all for the explanation.

The soldier chief and the 4 soldiers should prepare for the site visit. We will take a short break hereafter and then leave for the site.”

Hearing Fredrick’s words, the 5 soldiers got up, bowed, and left the hall.

The 5 soldiers left the hall and headed to the entrance of the mansion.

Suddenly the soldier chief looked behind him to find a shadow behind a pillar that seemed to be watching them.

“Lady Alice.”

He said and the other soldiers turned around to look at her as well.

Alice was startled to find them all looking at her so she bowed at once and immediately went inside the mansion.

He was curious as to why she was wearing an eye patch on her right eye.

They had no choice but to walk to the entrance of the mansion.