Reincarnated Young Lady Aims to Be an Adventurer - Volume 9 Chapter 146

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“The Ocean is Blue! ♪ The Ocean is Huge! ♪” I sang.

“Sera, don’t lean forward like that! It’s dangerous!” Lu said, perched on my shoulder in his small form.

“Yes, that’s right. The sea might be calm now, but there really are huge whirlpools around here, ya know!” said Miyu.

The liners from Judor, Marsh, and Reagan Island were finally running again. We were their first customers and were riding atop the seas. How was the new nation of Trundle doing? We became its representatives and set out to travel to many lands to act as ambassadors and establish diplomatic relations!

Of course, all of the technical preparations were made for us by Brother, and all I had to do was sign my name. The real work was being done by brother, and the real power was held by Grandmother – I was just the face of Trundle: Lady Serafiona, 17 years old.

“Fio, it’s time for grub. If you don’t eat three full meals, I’m going to report you to the emperor!” said Sakaki.

“…”

Sakaki had the job of looking out for me. He was appointed by the over-protective Gilan. 

Well, our final stop was Toukun in Marsh, so I understood why he was being careful. I was depending on Sakaki to look out for me.

“Fio? Do I have to pick you up and drag you?” said Sakaki.

I knew that my strength was at around thirty percent of when I was strongest.

“Alright! I’m coming!” I said.

We had just arrived at the first place we were visiting – Reagan Island!

As I looked across Tobos Bay from my ship’s cabin, I was surprised at what I saw. There was a crowd of people gathered on the wharf.

“I wonder if they’re there to see someone famous leaving the pier?” I asked.

“Why would a celebrity come to a little island like this?” asked Lu.

“Well, it’s known now as the island that Eris-chan visited, and I heard there are tons of Holy Woman fanatics that come here as a pilgrimage!” said Miyu.

“Wow, Miyu-tan! You really are the goddess of the island! You know all about this place!” I said.

Wow, Sister Eris! You really boosted the economy in this super under-populated Reagan Island!!!

“Maybe we should start a business here by selling something like ‘Holy Woman Steamed Buns’ or something?” I said.

It is the destiny of great people to think always be thinking of profitable business ventures!

“Ah… You’re all so clueless…” said Sakaki, sighing and carrying luggage over for disembarking.

I left the cabin and went out on the deck, and I stretched out both my hands up to the sky, and at that moment, the hustle and bustle at the piers stopped.

I wondered to myself what was going on, but without paying it much mind, I checked on the illusions covering Miyu and Lu and headed towards the landing wharf with Sakaki.

“Ah, town mayor!” said Sakaki.

There was the town mayor, with his usual magnificent white beard standing before the crowd of townspeople. He was practically holding them back with both arms, and I wondered how huge of a celebrity was coming to visit. It was strange, I thought, and then my eyes locked on to the town mayor’s eyes.

“Town mayor… what?” I asked. 

Like a great tide, from the front of the crowd to the back, the townspeople of Tobos all began to take a knee, and they bowed their heads deeply.

What?!

They shouldn’t be able to see Lu and Miyu, I thought and turned around to make sure.

“Ah, this must be for Sakaki-san!!” I said.

“Nooooo!!! God!” Sakaki cried, sighing and huffing in anger for some reason. He had the town mayor rise and brought him before me.

“Hello, town mayor – it’s been a while!” I said.

“Queen of Trundle, Lady Serafiona – we are honored by your visit to our Reagan Island…”

Say what, now?

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It turns out, the people at the harbor were there to welcome me…

I don’t know when, but apparently, news of who I was and what I had done had spread there. I had them disperse for now, and we all made our way to the guild welcoming room. 

Gan-chan, who I hadn’t seen in a long time, was present, as well. Had he gotten a bit portly? It must be a weight gain from having a good life, right?

“Um, what is this all about? Why’s there such a big welcome for me this time around?” I asked.

“Well, we didn’t know you were the heir to the Trundle Kingdom, Sister Gold. I mean, well, even if we didn’t know, that wouldn’t change the fact that we are all greatly indebted to you, and, but, well…” Gan said, groaning in confusion and scratching violently at his head.

“Your reputation is so lofty, and you have such political power, that we thought that you may be here to deal with us harshly for our irreverent and disrespectful treatment of someone like you… We’ve been trembling here, waiting for you,” said the town mayor, with an exhausted expression.

They were worried that I would punish them for blasphemy! How terrible![Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the “Novel Multiverse dot com” website @ novelmultiverse.com]

“Last time I was here, I came as Gold, from the Trundle Kingdom, nothing more. I wasn’t exactly hiding anything, and your treatment of me was normal, wasn’t it?” I asked.

I looked towards Sakaki.

“You see, the lady thinks nothing of it. If you have any feelings of guilt, you can work to her accommodate her while she stays here. Now, shall we tie some new bonds of diplomatic relations with the newly formed Trundle?” asked Sakaki.

“Yes, of course!” said the town mayor.

“Ah, that’s good. The lady is the prized flower of not only Trundle but of our Emperor as well. I will make sure that I report to him how you caused her no trouble,” said Sakaki.

“Eep!” gasped both the town mayor and Gan.

We quickly signed the treaty between our nations. With that, we would be able to sell the high-quality pearls of Reagan Island on the mainland, and even have a monopoly over them! Ahh, I could hear Grandma’s loud laughter from here…

As we were pleasantly chatting, the town mayor said, “By the way, Twilight Storm… ehem. I would like to discuss something with you, Lady Serafiona.”

I wondered why he was speaking in such a low voice all of a sudden.

“We have heard, even in the far reaches of our rural lands, that the former royal family of Marsh is making some disturbing moves,” said the town mayor.

“Can you be more specific?” I asked.

“We have heard that they have taken the prime minister, Tabuchi, captive, and are scheming to take back political power,” said the town mayor.

“Are they stupid?” I asked.

“They’re stupid,” said Lu.

“Way too stupid,” said Miyu.

“Did you know about this, Sakaki-san?” I asked.

“No, I’m afraid it’s such a dumb move that I didn’t think to check up on it,” said Sakaki.

Sakaki the Spy’s transmission magic in the form of a cute little frog hopped into, then out of existence. This was fast work.

“Doesn’t Marsh understand that they are already part of Galle’s holdings? Are they really so bold as to make enemies with the so-called cruel and ruthless sorcerer-emperor of ice, Gilan? I almost want to call it admirable, you know?” I said.
“I have heard that they have started to say that lately, they are confident against the emperor. They say that just at it is written in ‘Facing Ruin in Order to Protect the Princess, his One True Love,’ he is so infatuated with his fiancee that he has a glaring weakness…” said the town mayor.

“…”

“That lovey-dovey book has made its way across the ocean?” said Lu.

“Wow, amazing! It’s doing so well. Ah, but this is a vassal state of Galle, so it makes sense that it circulated over here quickly,” said Miyu.

Another frog hopped in and out of existence.

Alright, now Gilan’s caught wind of this! The former royal family of Marsh better run!

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After that, we all went to the beach, and we carried out Gan’s impromptu test for a promotion. After all, there was no ranker better than Gan on Reagan Island.

He desperately held his own in a battle against Sakaki without using magic. Even if he couldn’t defeat Sakaki, and even if he was left in tatters, Sakaki was a Galea Guild S-rank, and so just remaining standing against him was quite enough of an accomplishment. He was promoted from a C rank to an A rank adventurer in one fell swoop. The responsibility for the decision to give out this rank-skipping promotion fell on me – Trundle guild’s Platinum Serafiona. No one would object to it.

“Gan-san, you’re the Gold Brother now, aren’t you?” she said.

“Ah, yes… Sister Platinum, thank you! You’re always looking after us,” said Gan.

It wasn’t like that, though. Reagan Island held a dear place in my heart as the island where I reassessed my destiny and made a decision to face it head-on. It was also the island where I met the beautiful Kirama-sama. It was a holy place that held a temple for my Miyu, one the Holy Beast of the East.

Sasaki, the jack-of-all-trades spy rummaged through the guild’s drawers and managed to find what he needed to make a full set of golden armor. I neatly carved Gan’s name and a Trundle Guild mark authorized by a third party into the armor.

“I’m sorry! I messed up two of the plates!” I cried.

Neither the usual tricks up my sleeve nor the protection of gods could help me perform such a task of craftsmanship! Ah, well.

“No, no, no! Anything that you would bestow upon me, Sister… It’s a treasure! This is the only one of these in the entire world, right?” asked Gan.

“…A set of armor hand-carved by the head of the Trundle guild. I’m sure that the guild leader in Tobos will no longer be laughed at by other adventurers,” said Sakaki, smiling.

I guess he saw through why I hand-carved it.

We were welcomed with kindness by Julia, and the next day, we headed to Miyu’s temple.

We had the actual master of the temple with us, so when we came to the boulder entrance, it opened easily as if it were an automatic door.

“Lu-sama, Serafiona-sama, how wonderful to see that you made it here safely!!!” said Lenza as he welcomed us with tears in his eyes. 

We had been prepared to clean up around the temple a little bit, but Gan and his wife had been scrubbing the place clean all this time, so there was no need. It was a testament to Julia that she could enter the temple herself.

I pulled out flowers of various colors from the magic room and decorated the temple with them as offerings. The god that they were being offered to, though, was in my pocket, anyway.

After we finished praying, I said, “Hey, Lenza-kun – you’ve gotten bigger, huh?”

“I can’t be left behind by Miyu-sama!” said Lenza.

Lenza looked upon Miyu with a warm grin on his face.

“I saw Kirama-sama in the garden of the Goddess,” I told him.

“It can’t be… Serafiona-sama, you went to that land with the body of a human? …Ah, you truly do have the magical power of a master…” said Lenza.

Upon hearing that, I gave Lenza a big hug. Even if it was just a little bit, I wanted to sense Kirama-sama.

“Ah, good… You safely made your way to the Goddess… Serafiona-sama… I’m so glad you’re safe…” said Lenza.

“Lenza, you don’t have to worry anymore. Sera-chama is safe, now,” said Miyu.

“Miyu – it was you who was so worried that you couldn’t concentrate on your training!” said Lenza.

“Th-that’s supposed to be a secret! Stupid!” said Miyu.

“They’re such good friends, aren’t they?” I said.

“They’re a good comedic combo,” said Lu.

Miyu had unfinished business piled up in her absence, and so Lenza took her by the neck and led her into the back of the temple. We would be apart for a little while.

Now, Sakaki, Lu, and I would make our way to the lands of Marsh! According to the rumors, they were caught in some turbulent times. Off we went![Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the “Novel Multiverse dot com” website @ novelmultiverse.com]