CHAPTER 331: CHAPTER 39 - ALYSSA PROPOSAL

Aiko’s confession that she had met another slime herd and made it extinct still lingered in my head.

I can’t blame Aiko for what happened.

The extinction caused by the "slime war" still feels funny and makes me reach for the glass jar containing the slime monster samples taken by the scout troop.

Taakk...

The moment I saw the contents inside the glass jar, I cast an analysis magic spell to find out what kind of monster was inside.

"Hmm... just an ordinary slime," I muttered after learning the information about the slime monster that had been extinct due to the invasion of the stealth slime herd.

"I hope the extinction of this herd of slime monsters doesn’t trigger any changes in the ecosystem of the dense forest we’re exploring," I said after doing a brief analysis on one of the slime samples found by the scouts.

Aiko looked a little awkward when I did the analysis magic chant and found out the type of slime that the stealth slime herd had wiped out.

[ Uuhh... What should we do? ]

[ The Supreme Commander has found out what we did to the slime herd that attacked us earlier!]

[ W-We’ll be fine, right? ]

"Haaahh..." I exhaled without getting emotional, after listening to Aiko’s words on the Soul Tame communication channel.

"Aiko, next time, report this first before you take any action. You almost messed up the data source and topology of the wild monsters in this dense forest," I continued while trying not to laugh.

The image of a herd of stealth slimes fighting against a horde of wild slime monsters is still etched in my head, and it still looks hilarious.

While holding myself back to remain calm, I also tried to divert my attention to Alice who was in charge of taking care of the topology of the monsters or wild animals in this dense forest.

"Alice, can you report on the mapping you’ve done?" I asked Alice, who was in charge of the mapping that recorded the topology of monsters and wild animals in this dense forest.

Hearing my request, Alice immediately took out a copy of Earl Timoti’s map that had been scribbled on by her pencil and placed the copy of the map in front of my eyes.

Plaaapp...

By opening the map wide, I could see various location points indicating the locations of monsters and wild animals that had been discovered.

"Onee-sama, I can confirm that Earl Timoti’s predictions are right on target. Based on the mapping that Earl Timoti has done in winter, there are no major changes in the territory of the monsters or wild animals that have been discovered previously. They match what Earl Timoti has reported, making me feel confident that the mapping that Earl Timoti did in winter is still accurate this spring," said Alice while showing some evidence of reports that she had received from the stealth slime herd and the scouting troops.

My eyes fell on the copy of the map that Alice was showing me.

Based on the report that Alice has said, the accuracy level of the winter mapping carried out by Earl Timoti is still accurate until spring.

I can understand that, because monsters or wild animals will tend to live within a certain radius, according to their habitat, and it is very different from plants, which are often difficult to predict because of their different growth factors.

"Umm... although Earl Timoti’s mapping was accurate until this spring, there is one wild monster region that has become extinct, and that will cause the topology of this mapping can change over time," Alice continued, pointing to one of the slime herd regions that Earl Timoti had previously reported.

Tap...

While pointing and tapping her finger on the copy of the map, Alice also glanced at Aiko, who was standing straight behind me, and felt guilty after exterminating a herd of slimes that would trigger an unnatural change in the territory of other monsters.

The glance that Alice gave Aiko seemed to express her feeling, which was upset about the rash actions that had been carried out by the stealth slime herd.

"Pffftt..." I couldn’t hold back my laughter, making Alice surprised by this.

"Is there a problem with my report, Onee-sama?" Alice asked after hearing my laughter.

Alyssa, several military officers, and representatives from the scout troops who were reporting the samples were also surprised by my sudden laughter.

"It’s okay, I was just laughing at what happened to the innocent slime herd. They suddenly got a total defeat after declaring war on the stealth slime herd, and it felt funny to me," I said while calming my laughter at these funny things.

"Somehow... it sounds like a message our fathers and mothers had given us not to change the ecosystem of this wild forest already failed..."

"And our parents’ hopes were shattered after the stealth slime herd wiped out the wild slime herd that was supposed to be included in our mapping report," I continued, tapping the copy of the map filled with Alice’s pencil scribbles with my finger.

Tap...

"It seems like I’ve failed to live up to our parents’ expectations, hahaha..." I was still laughing at this and trying to take a deep breath to calm myself down.

After laughing a few times, I calmed down again and received a scornful look from my twin sister.

"That means... we don’t have to try to keep up to their expectations, right?" asked Alyssa, suddenly jumping into the conversation.

"Should we use the usual method, Lily-nee?" Alyssa continued, seemingly excited about this.

Alyssa, who say dangerous question made me think about completing this military expedition in my own way, without being filled with the rules and expectations of my parents, who uphold the code of ethics as a military aristocratic family.

"The usual way, huh?" I muttered out loud at this.

Caress...

Caress...

Alyssa seemed to understand what I was thinking at that moment and caress my hand which was holding the magic staff.

"Yes, the usual and more effective way. A way that doesn’t tarnish our noble military family. All Onee-sama needs to do is adjust to the current situation and issue an order to each troop through magic protofon," Alyssa said in a serious tone.

"Isn’t that better than having to hold back to meet our parents’ expectations?" Alyssa continued, as if inciting me to change the plans that had been scheduled by the military officers.

"I’ll consider that. For now, let’s fulfill the code of ethics expected by our parents first," I replied in response to Alyssa’s incitement.

Caress...

Caress...

"Haaahh... sure... if Lily-nee still wants to try," Alyssa looked disappointed with my decision and made me think about creating a new chain of command in case of emergency.

"I’ll do that when the time is right, don’t worry, Alyssa."

"Ooohh! So Lily-nee already have that plan! I’m so happy about this and getting to see Lily-nee shine as the supreme ruler once again!" Alyssa squealed with joy.

"Humm? H-Has that ever happened?" Alice asked suddenly.

"Ehh?! A-Alice... don’t you want to see Lily-nee showing her serious face as someone who holds the highest authority again?" Alyssa replied with a playful tone.

"U-Umm... Huh?!"

Just as Alice was confused by Alyssa’s words, her military aide suddenly cleared her throat and whispered something to Alice.

"That already happen when Lily-sama was leading the Golden King Bear hunting operation, Alice-sama," whispered Alice’s military aide, who was trying to give her a useful hint.

"Oh! I also want to see Onee-sama’s serious face like that again!" Alice shrieked, taken in by Alyssa’s meanings.

Several military officers and representatives from the reconnaissance troops smiled at me as if expecting that to happen soon on this military expedition.

Kirraa...

Kirraa...

On the other hand, I could also see Aiko’s gaze that seemed to be pleading with me.

"Ugh, that would be a real pain if that happened," I muttered in a slightly depressed tone about this.

"It’s okay, Supreme Commander! We’re ready for this!" Aiko shouted, looking excited about this.

Brraakk...

"W-We are also prepared if something like that happens, Lily-sama!" Following Aiko and the rest of the stealth slime herd words, who had prepared for the worst, several of the military officers who were on this military expedition also wanted to do the same.

Brraakk...

The representative of the scout troop also said something in support of this crazy plan, "Lily-sama, we will be the first to experience such a dangerous thing. Please give an order that will make us as a scout troop proud when the time comes!"

I don’t know what my twin sister, the entire herd of stealth slimes, and all the soldiers who joined this military expedition were thinking.

"I’ll think about this further," I replied to calm their excited stares.

Kirraa...

Kiirraa...

"Compared to before, we have trained to be more useful for Lily-sama to use on the battlefield!" shouted one of the military officers who was looking at me with adoring enthusiasm.

"Please use us well, Lily-sama!" said one of the scout troop representatives after completing her sample jar report.

Kirraa...

Kirraaa...

While holding their sparkling gazes, I tried to restrain myself from getting too caught up in the situation that would lead to me making a rash decision.

The fire of passion they’re displaying will only burn for a short time. When the time comes, I can guarantee only fear that will fill their bodies and souls.

To dampen the flames of their burning enthusiasm, I immediately took out a magic protofon to speak to all the soldiers who were participating in this military expedition.

Bzzzrrrttt...

Zzzrrrttt...

By pressing a few buttons that used all the magic communication channels, I immediately said a word that would win over all the people in this central command tent.

"To all soldiers of Marquess Rommel who participated in the military expedition. Central Command has made an important decision about the next steps."

I paused my sentence and took a deep breath for a few moments.

"Earl Timoti’s mapping will soon be over, and we will be entering an unknown, dense forest region. The scouting troops and the main troops will be combined to form a new group of soldiers to explore the dense forest in our main mission of mapping the dense forest."

"The central command will act as the main unit controlling your movements just like what we did during the Golden King Bear hunting operation."

As I was saying those last words, I suddenly heard a loud noise coming from outside the central command tent.

"YEAH! LONG LIVE LILY-SAMA!!"

I didn’t expect that this decision would be welcomed by all the soldiers.