The Book Of Flowers

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-- The next day, the urban area of Hortensia --

No. gabe...

I'm not at all happy...

I hate the way they look at me...

And why are there some foreigners who have to come...?

"You may be wondering why we're here, but we just happened to be out for a walk

So please don't put that face on, Oberon"

"Ah, take it easy, your highness Julius. I just feel unhappy because of the way these people look at me like I don't know"

Look at them, turning away after I said that. You're not polite

"... How about we just go find a drinking house? I'll treat you" Julius offered

"Ah, maybe too. I want to try the wine again after a while not trying"

Our eyes were fixed on Veskal with a stiff look, while he looked completely innocent

"Don't tell me you drink a lot?" I asked

"The maids always tuck wine in the kitchen, so why should I hold back when they're having fun with Cyth and the others?"

Give me patience, Father...! Those people are really bad influences...!

And this one boy simply did not want to follow my advice not to drink anymore...!

"Come Oberon. She's also an adult" Julius interrupted

"Unfortunately we have 2 immature children by our side. I don't want any bad examples for them..." I replied with a face covered in palms

Tie me up in the horse-drawn carriage and drag me around the city. I'd rather experience that than see Verdea or Remina become addicted to alcohol...

"What about my offer?"

"All right, I will accept! Why do you insist on trying, even though your wife-"

Forget that! His wife was stunned again with amazement at me

And since I've thrown it, they've all walked ahead of me while joking with each other

...

Give me the power of the Father...! Give me strength...!

...

And also...

Why should he take us to the drinking house?

......................

--- In a drinking house----

For the record, this is the first time I've walked into a drinking house that shouldn't be too fancy with an exaggeration like this

It's a drinking house that royalty used to visit, I understand that. But should every building in the country be built so grandly?

This entire room even looks very shiny with a variety of empty wine bottles on display as decorations and some other superfluous things...

I also never saw a sofa this long that could fit all of us. Some space is also available for sitting...

Even Orion is not like this. They were much simpler, yet could emit a unique majestic impression

"Vain's. Do I get-"

"No. If you touch that wine in a drop, I swear to God..."

As a result of Verdea, Remina also became curious to taste the wine provided to us

"Trust me son. My first wine drinking experience was a very bad thing"

That's why I don't want to try it again...

"Look off Oberon. Hortensia wine is one of the best in the world" Alorry assured

The wine was also the first time I tried it...

And look at this kid. He without hesitation immediately tasted a glass of wine

Frank even followed Veskal. Who would have thought that Frank was able to drink that strong-tasting wine at his old age

"Also, where are Ilias and Frit? Didn't they just follow us with your guards?" Verdea asked to switch the conversation

...

Alorry suddenly gave a small laugh, made us all stop doing whatever it was and turned towards him

For some reason, the situation has changed. He doesn't look like the Alorry I've ever met. He looks like he's possessed by someone I don't recognize

"... That's because I didn't just intend to bring you here for a drink" Julius replied in a calm tone

"There's something we want to talk about. There is no untrustworthy person who can listen to this" Alorry added

...

I've been expecting this since. But I didn't expect it to be that serious

From their tone, I can tell that this matter is very important to talk about. Therefore without delaying any longer, I let them open the conversation

"Actually, we've been stalking you guys since the beginning of your exit from the gate of the palace area" Alorry said, pouring wine into his glass

"Just get to the point. Don't bother if this is important"

"Alright, alright. No need to be angry, my hero"

He's getting annoying. His behavior reminded me of Rosalia who always spoke in a mocking or defiant tone to me...

"We hid one detail from you about the attack on Xiang that night"

Hm? That topic?

"I don't think any of us are interested in talking about it anymore, but it turns out I was wrong" I said

"really. That's because we didn't originally intend to tell you this

But after a little examination of the magician tower, we both decided that it would be very important to raise the vigilance of the whole world to what is to come" Alorry responded

The situation became tense now, knowing that what Alorry was talking about was not at all a funny thing to joke about

How dangerous is this actually...?

"... What is it, your Highness Alorry?" Verdea asked

Alorry stared blankly at the wine glass he had not yet drunk in his hand. He seemed very unhappy discussing this, but felt a sense of necessity. All those things were etched in his eyes

"We found something while the chaos was going on in the castle grounds of Jade. My troops moved silently behind the scenes and found another place

More precisely, Xiang's experimental laboratory located in a building that looked very unsuspicious. We don't need to discuss how we can find out"

"I'm quite impressed. But, we still haven't gotten that important information"

"really

What we found was an egg. You may ask why this is important, but after further research, we found that the larvae inside the eggs are very dangerous"

Alorry pulled something out from behind his sleeve. And it turned out, it was a paper roll wrapping around a recording stone

When we looked at the contents, the paper roll was a picture of the shape of the egg. She looked like an ordinary dragon egg, yet it looked very smooth like a chicken egg that also had a strange complexion as if it was a lollipop

It is larger than a normal human head. Also, from the description written, this egg is 'dead' but also 'live'. Whatdoes thatmean?

Then, this recording stone...

It contains a recording of the strange behavior of this egg. He moved as if something in it wanted to look around even though it was still inside the shell. I could also hear a lullaby music from this tape, for some reason

Don't tell me that sound came from that egg?

"And as for the unwritten information, the egg was made from a combination of cells of several flying monsters, demonic incarnations, and most importantly, Elves"

Elf...??

...

"You kidding...?"

"I wish I was joking. And the combination of the three cells I mentioned just formed a larva inside that egg. Dangerous larvae, if I need to mention them" Alorry explained

"And since he is made of Elves, we need to tell you this, Oberon. You have absolute power over the Elves, or so I heard" Julius added

"But that's just one of 2 reasons"

Any other reason?

...

I got it

"How can he get all the cells that make up this dangerous creature...?"

"Bingo~ You're on target. My hero is great"

My four friends immediately seemed to limp in listening to this conversation

Alorry gulped down his glass, before starting to speak again

"The second reason is, we want to increase alertness. That's because...

If Shen Xiang alone could obtain and produce this dangerous object, I don't want to imagine what Rosalia Hortensia could do"

!!!

You-?!

You know that Rosalia-!?

"How far do you know about Rosalia??" I asked loudly

"Just the fact that he's the cause of Blood Sabbath and some things that put your life at risk. And I only learned this fact after the peaceful meeting in Goeitias took place

And he's involved with pretty much everything else. Even this experiment too, with eye evidence capable of seeing Darwin's Mana according to your report which we have made a secret archive"

She knows...?

That far...?

...

Now I understand why Orion can be such a powerful country

These two people were monsters in a terrifying human form...

Alorry is the brain that controls all the threads above the show, while Julius is the one who makes sure everyone only focuses on what is shown, namely himself

The two leaders of Orion were strong people. Stronger than my expectations

"So, what do you want us to do with this information?" I asked again

"Like that. Since you guys recently wanted to establish a new trade union, I suggest you be careful to people like Shen Xiang" Alorry replied

"Those who thirst for power and strength..." Verdea continues

"really. The most dangerous type of person if they get what they need"

I already understand his intentions. He doesn't need to say any further

Well, honest. I was very impressed with him

I was completely fooled by the mask he was wearing. I thought she was just a plain woman admiring her hero. But as it turns out, he's smart enough to rival me and Rosalia

He gave me goosebumps. Had we not been allies with him at this moment, he would have stabbed us in the back

So anyway...

We continued our conversation casually after that. The topic shifted to another direction, although Alorry did not put the mask back on. He was naturally in fresh conversation, and it seemed Verdea was quite happy to talk to him as well

We were alone after talking for a long time, and parted ways with us who still intended to walk in the city

"We almost forgot to shop..." Frank commented, breathing tired

"Well, at least we got some important information, right?" Veskal

"I don't like that woman... That look was so unpleasant..." Remina.

He's not wrong to dislike him, but it's better that we have allies than opponents like Alorry, right?

"We need to rest after this. And also, Veskal. You have to make Black Hunt more selective in choosing customers"

The situation is starting to get dangerous. And the people we should avoid now are the vile and cunning leaders of the country

But how to not look strange in public...?