CHAPTER 312: CHAPTER 20 - A PLAN THAT GOES ON

After taking care of various things related to my father’s plan and completing various parts that seemed missing in the Quest list that my father submitted, our time was taken up with this complicated planning.

Helena happily waited for us to finish and handed us a copy of the Quest list our father had submitted. Luckily, these were quests that would be paid after the war between the nobles ended, and the Adventurer’s Guild operated independently without interference from the nobles.

"I’m glad the Adventurer’s Guild is acting neutrally in difficult times like these, Helena."

"For that reason, I feel glad after the Adventurer’s Guild will play the role of a third party that will stand independently after this war seasons between nobles is over," I said, pocketing a copy of the Quest that my father had submitted several months earlier and had been perfected by his daughters.

In this way, we seem to have helped ease my father’s heavy workload.

It’s also an important lesson for me, who will one day inherit the title of Matriarch.

By understanding this kind of careful planning, I will better understand my father’s way of thinking about the uncertain future, especially as a neutral noble who will have many enemies attacking from various areas of Marquess Rommel’s territories.

"That is why we refuse to stand under the rule of a noble, Lily-sama."

"But still... There are some Adventurer’s Guilds that have been controlled by wealth, power, and obscenity somewhere. I hope Lily-sama will always be careful with Adventurer’s Guilds that have deviated from their function as independent Adventurer Guild that are not tied to the power of certain nobles or organizations like the heretical sects that are happening lately," said Helena, which made me interested in this conversation.

"Hmm... what would happen if the Adventurer’s Guild deviated from its independent nature?" I asked with great curiosity.

"That would make them leave the Adventurer’s Guild brotherhood and make them a Dark Guild that operates illegally, making the Adventurer’s Guild Cleaners have to work hard to clean up the problems caused by the Dark Guild," Helena replied with her voice sounding flat and her facial expression smiling innocently.

Seeing the horrific response Helena gave, I can only hope that the people from the Dark Guild are not as disturbing as the heretical sects.

"I hope, none Guild Master is stupid enough to accept such an offer in the Aurora Kingdom, which is entering the warring period between nobles," I said with a hopeful expression until the Adventurer’s Guild entrance opened and revealed a group of girls who looked like public cleaner workers.

Seeing some girls who work as public cleaners, I also heard Helena whisper about them.

"Lily-sama, this is what I meant by the Adventurer’s Cleaner Guild," Helena said in a small whisper in my ear.

Hearing the whispers, I noticed that some of them were carrying sharp weapons hidden behind their cleaning equipment.

"They seem to have been cleaning up somewhere," whispered Alyssa, who had been listening to my conversation with Helena earlier.

"Yes, Alyssa-sama. Some Dark Guilds often cause chaos elsewhere, especially by increasing requests to dig up information on Marquess Rommel’s family, who are currently receiving the highest bids from several clients who contact the Dark Guild," Helena replied, giving me sensitive information like this for free.

"Not only our Black Maids busy, it seems the Adventurer’s Guild Cleaners also busy," said Alyssa with a smile that seemed to understand what Helena had said.

"I don’t understand why we have so many enemies. Could it be that... this season of noble wars will be a great opportunity for us to reduce our future enemies. By eliminating the entire list of hostile nobles?" I asked in a slightly playful tone.

"That’s a pretty good idea, Onee-sama. I like that ideas and it’s pretty easy for me to do," said Alice, who had now entered the conversation.

"Lily-nee, if possible... we must show a firm stance against the noble families who hate our family during the upcoming inter-noble war season," Alyssa replied in an enthusiastic tone.

Kirraa...

Kirraa...

At a time like this, I saw my twin sister eager to slaughter someone on the battlefield. I didn’t know whether to take this as a good thing or a bad thing.

"Sigh... let’s give the Adventurer’s Cleaner Guild a chance to do their job and the Black Maid unit, who are working hard at this moment," I replied to calm the sparkling gaze of my twin sisters, who were excited like this.

"Unn!!" Alice and Alyssa answered my words enthusiastically.

While waiting for Helena, who was doing something on the Quest request that would be carried out by the Adventurer’s Guild staff, I could see her carefully operating a magic tool that was connected to something.

Kttiikk...

Kttiikk...

Ktaakk...

Ktaakk...

With the fast movement of her fingers, I could see Helena, who seemed to be making changes to the Quest that was currently taking place before the Quest application paper submitted by my father received the official stamp from the Adventurer’s Guild.

Stomp!!

Helena gave the official stamp from the Adventurer’s Guild, which signified that my father’s Quest request had officially been valid, and caught the attention of the Adventurer’s Guild staff officer who was on duty, putting the emergency food cans into a special magic bag.

"Lily-sama, the Quest request from the Marquess Rommel family has officially taken effect, and several additions to the Quest list have been officially approved. In the next few days, there will be several Adventurer’s Guild staff officers who will carry out the Quests submitted by Marquess Rommel. If we are lucky, there will be several adventurer parties who will volunteer to help us get through difficult times like this," said Helena, lowering her face and showing the paper containing the Quest request from my father that had received the official stamp from the Adventurer’s Guild.

"Helena, isn’t this one of the Adventurer Guild’s actions of siding with one of the nobles?" I asked after seeing what Helena had done.

"My actions do not include any bias towards any of the noble families; this is simply a social action to help residents who cannot evacuate and provide proper protection as a party that is not tied to inter-noble politics," Helena replied with a reassuring smile about this.

Nod...

I nodded and understood the words Helena said, "I understand, I will leave this matter to you completely..."

While giving a final nod to Helena, I also gave a small nod to Alice and Alyssa, which indicated that the task given by our father had been completed.

Nod...

Nod...

Alice and Alyssa nodded back at me.

After grabbing some dried meat for immediate use, we quickly excused ourselves to Helena and Nimi, who were enjoying cans of emergency food being prepared by the old woman who owned the restaurant next to the Adventurer’s Guild’s main hall.

Nod...

I said goodbye to Nimi by nodding my head and hurried off to the waiting horse carriage.

Alice, Alyssa, and I boarded the waiting horse-drawn carriage.

Knock...

Knock...

Giving a gentle knock on the carriage door it was a signal to the coachman to immediately go home.

Klappp...

Kllooppp...

Klappp...

Kllooppp...

The sounds of the horse-drawn carriage made me silent for a moment to think about the situation that seemed to be worsening like this.

It made me want to understand what Alice and Alyssa were thinking about the current situation.

"Alice... Alyssa... do you think the conditions in our territories will be okay?" I asked Alice and Alyssa during the bumpy ride home, which was filled with the sound of the horse-drawn carriage running in such a hurry.

With no people on the streets and looking like a ghost town, it made the coachman who was driving the horse carriage dare to take quick steps to immediately return to Marquess Rommel’s residence.

I could have used the teleportation slash from the cursed Odachi’s ability and shortened the time on this trip home. However, it would make me think more about the situation that was getting out of control.

"I think... It’s time for our family to show its fangs, ready to kill on the prey before us, Onee-sama," said Alice in a serious tone.

"Hmm... what do you think about this, Alice?" I replied by asking Alice an important question.

"I feel that the current situation stems from our father’s passive actions as a neutral noble family. The enemy, seeing our potential defeat, might be taking advantage of this opportunity to attack in full force. Our father’s passive actions since becoming a neutral noble family seems to have made some noble families consider the Marquess Rommel family became weak than before. Wouldn’t this be quite a painful... beautiful counterattack if we strike back indiscriminately?" said Alice, giving her perspective that looked quite terrifying as one of my cute little sisters.

I also saw Alice’s eyes, which seemed ready to cast aside her humanity when the season of war between the nobles arrived. Showing no mercy to her enemies and make Alice look like a cruel witch on the battlefield.

"What Alice said, it’s true, Lily-nee," said Alyssa, who entered into this conversation and supported the actions that Alice was going to take.

"Father is too gentle for someone who is experienced in the battlefield. But that doesn’t mean Father will be gentle when the war situation begins. From the plans that Father has prepared and the help that Lily-nee has done before, I feel that the war that will occur in this season of war between nobles will show the dominance of the Marquess Rommel family, which is not bound by the laws of humanity. I am sure about that... besides, Alice is ready to do something that passed on human morals and will officially be legal when the war begins, Father and Mother are also preparing the same thing, including me, Lily-nee," said Alyssa, which made me realize this.

I also lowered my head as if thinking about the situation that was happening at that time.

"If you’re all preparing to become monsters on the upcoming battlefield, it would be unfair if I didn’t become one too, huh?" I grumbled as I lifted my face and thought about this further.

"It seems like I’m going to be a monster on the battlefield too, after seeing one of the members of a heretical sect enter this battlefield between honorable nobles," I continued, earning smiles from Alice and Alyssa.

"Onee-sama... I’m looking forward to that happening!"

"Lily-nee... let’s traumatize our enemies on this battlefield filled with honor as noble of the Aurora Kingdom!"