I Inherited a Beautiful Wife and a Territory - Chapter 90

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Inheriting a Beautiful Wife and Estate Episode 090

90. The Majesty of Captain Elimis (2)

Tom, who had been in charge of distributing quality iron thanks to Barton.

Through this, he had been supplying good iron ingots to the Elimis domain. But that had become difficult.

“…The atmosphere is not normal.”

Tom, who had met Jaide in Ospal, reported.

Jaide’s expression hardened.

“What do you mean by that…?”

“It seems like… there’s going to be a war.”

“…!”

Jaide’s eyes widened.

War.

What Tom was talking about now wasn’t small-scale like the previous Elimis-Ballard war or the Berkheim-Renheim war.

A great war that would mobilize hundreds, thousands, perhaps tens of thousands of people.

It would certainly be larger in scale than at least the war between Serfal and Platys.

“Are you saying they’re already… controlling the distribution of iron?”

“Even if not that, it’s everything. All merchants connected to the military have been ordered to secure military supplies.”

The situation was more serious than expected.

And it was already beginning in earnest.

‘Something truly tremendous is happening.’

A big problem had occurred.

And this was confirmed not just through Tom.

The Platys Family.

Keren, who was acting as the lord’s deputy in place of Count Platice, received news from Count Platice and others who had gone to the capital city.

War.

It wasn’t yet at a level to announce publicly. But the homeland had already begun preparing for war.

Central was starting to prepare to mobilize the army.

‘Hmm. I should inform the Elimis Family as well.’

Thus, through Tom and through the Platys Family, the news was also delivered to Anton.

Anton’s expression hardened.

First of all, this news was a matter of life and death security. If it spread carelessly, the entire domain could become unsettled.

‘There’s no need for that. Even if it’s a war in the homeland, the probability that we’ll be greatly affected is likely low.’

The Platice Count’s family had already established roots in the central government.

So they had a high probability of being affected. There was also the possibility of investing many troops or finances this time.

But the Elimis Family’s position was different. It wasn’t just the Elimis Family, but other Yusta Peninsula nobles as well.

Whether the homeland waged war or not, they probably wouldn’t care much.

‘We don’t need to be shaken unnecessarily either. But… I should quickly deliver this news to the lord.’

Reliable information that came through two channels.

That news was delivered to the Elimis domain. The problem was that Cliff was away from the domain at this moment.

So Cliff, who wasn’t in the domain.

“Really… it’s rice?”

He was now touching the tiramil.

‘Finally I can eat rice!’

War wasn’t on Cliff’s mind at all.

He was somewhat worried that the Serpal Family might cause trouble, but that was also low.

‘This time, if the Serpal Family makes a move, the Platys Family won’t just sit still either.’

The place Serfal would target now would be Ospal.

But attacking this would be an act of directly striking the Platys Family.

It couldn’t be easily attempted. Also, the Platys Family was tense in case the Serpal Family might provoke something.

Even if they started something, they wouldn’t strike the Platys Family at that moment.

So Cliff’s mind was at ease.

“On days when I feel this good, something usually suddenly happens.”

Cliff muttered.

Meanwhile, Cliff heard talk coming from the market.

The words of merchants saying that the northern situation was not normal these days.

‘Hmm?’

From the Yusta Peninsula, you had to go south to reach the Tira Kingdom.

And the homeland was further north than the Yusta Peninsula.

And usually when this Tira Kingdom referred to the north, it meant north of the Rajahaar Sea.

‘Then it’s including the homeland… what happened?’

At least Cliff didn’t know anything about it.

At minimum, there was definitely nothing among the latest news he had encountered. But what he knew could never be everything.

“…Since I got what I wanted anyway, should I hurry back?”

Initially, he had planned to catch Tira’s pirates here and expand the scale a bit more.

But he felt uneasy.

Everything had gone well so far, but that made him even more anxious.

“My lord.”

People came to Cliff’s side.

Those who had been to the slave market.

“We’ve finished all the branding.”

The magical branding of the pirates they had caught this time was complete.

Cliff looked back at Edan.

“How about buying the tiramil?”

“It went well.”

“There’s nothing else worth buying here, right?”

“Yes, my lord. There are spices and such, but at this level, the price difference from buying at Bellaast Port wouldn’t be very significant.”

“Mm. Good, I understand.”

The conversation ended there.

Cliff had the group board the ship again.

“Weren’t you… planning to dock here longer?”

“Originally I was thinking that, but something feels strange. Let’s return to the domain for now.”

“Then I’ll follow your instructions, my lord.”

Elbarun was definitely an excellent captain.

Not just when catching pirates. He knew sea routes that others didn’t know well and was excellent at setting direction.

His detection abilities were also outstanding.

“Mermen are coming!”

Those tiresome mermen.

Cliff had initially expected the existence of mermen to some degree.

‘But these things, when I actually saw them…’

Elbarun called Endairon again.

That Endairon interfered with the mermen who were trying to drill holes in the ship with harpoons underwater.

Beyond this, the mermen jumped up into the air entirely.

“Lightning Arrow!”

Cliff shot crackling lightning arrows at them.

Their bodies convulsed.

That didn’t stop them.

‘Whew.’

Actually, against opponents like these, mages were more efficient than spirit users.

There was no need to use massive magic.

‘Although it’s hard to expect killing power… this is perfect for momentarily incapacitating them.’

Cliff created magic through his mana.

“Lightning.”

With the incantation, sparks floating in the air entered the sea.

Crackle.

The sea flashed so brightly that sparking sounds could be heard.

Electricity spread rapidly, causing the fish inside to thrash about. Among them were mermen who had been targeting the underside of the ship.

‘Ugh. Disgusting.’

Cliff frowned as he watched this.

He could never get used to the appearance of merfolk no matter how many times he saw them. And he was sick of them.

At least it was fortunate that even small-scale lightning magic worked well on them. However, whenever this happened, Elbarun would worry instead.

“It would be best to refrain from wide-area attacks. I don’t sense the presence of any truly terrifying beings, but if we accidentally provoke the Tyrant of Rajahaar…”

Elbarun’s body trembled as he spoke.

He still hadn’t overcome his fear of the Tyrant of Rajahaar.

‘For someone this strong to be…’

His past experience must have been quite terrifying.

That’s why he was looking forward to it.

‘I wonder how he’ll react when he sees the Serpent’s corpse?’

Part of the reason for returning early was to see that reaction.

So instead of explaining himself to his nagging, he had to change the subject.

“But this is really effective, isn’t it?”

“That may be true, but… there’s a reason why sea people don’t use this method.”

It could accidentally disturb creatures from the deep sea. When that happened, it was incomparable to mere mermen attacks.

“Huh?”

Cliff, who had been thinking this way, tilted his head.

Among those that floated up after being electrocuted, there was a being different from the mermen.

‘A woman?’

It was the moment Cliff showed interest.

“It’s a mermaid. If you wish, you may capture it. But mermaids…”

Elbarun spoke as he followed Cliff’s gaze.

Mermaid.

It was a creature that was sold inland for ornamental purposes. Capturing one would bring money.

But he didn’t look enthusiastic about it.

“Is there a problem?”

“Mermaids sing. And their songs reach merfolk very far away, drawing in mermen.”

“So you’re saying we shouldn’t take her.”

“It’s your choice, master.”

Cliff could sense Elbarun’s reluctance.

And Cliff felt the same way.

‘I’ll just be satisfied with seeing one once.’

He didn’t want to keep encountering mermen by taking her along.

“More than that, this is really strange.”

Elbarun trailed off.

“What is?”

“Actually, I thought I would encounter the sea tyrant at least once. But even though we’re causing such a disturbance in his territory, he still hasn’t appeared…”

This was a phenomenon Elbarun couldn’t understand.

He tilted his head.

‘Could it really be true that he died or moved his habitat as the rumors say? Actually, this didn’t seem to be merfolk territory either…’

He looked around.

Still the vast ocean.

So he couldn’t clearly know the territorial boundaries of this sea. But as far as he remembered, it wasn’t the season for merfolk to appear.

Yet merfolk had appeared.

‘It might just be my imagination, but it seems like the Tyrant of Rajahaar, who used to suppress the merfolk’s territorial expansion, has disappeared.’

Hadn’t the merfolk realized the tyrant’s disappearance even before humans did?

And weren’t they expanding their territory starting from the moment the Tyrant of Rajahaar disappeared?

This was Elbarun’s speculation.

Meanwhile, Elimis’s fleet quickly approached the Yusta Peninsula.

In the process, they encountered other pirates as well.

‘Now we’ve become a fleet operating three ships.’

The estate also had the Maroon Serpent Ship, which could be called the flagship.

The number of ships had increased significantly.

After enslaving those they captured again in Bellaast and replenishing their personnel, their ships headed up the river toward Elimis Domain.

‘This is the path the tyrant originally used… No, but when did the population of Giant Crocodiles increase so much?’

More crocodiles than known.

Seeing those crocodiles along with the merfolk, Elbarun’s suspicions grew.

How far had they traveled up?

“This place is…?”

The vast lake finally came into Elbarun’s view.

A clear and deep lake.

“The lord has returned!”

It seemed they had noticed the approaching ship even from outside the lake.

Small human figures moved about actively.

Waaaah!

The lord has returned!

People cheering.

Cliff’s nose also rose and his shoulders straightened with pride.

Finally, the voyage that had been boring in some ways was over.

The moment the ship carrying Cliff’s party docked and Cliff, who had disembarked, set foot on land.

Tap tap tap.

Swoosh.

“…Huh?”

Someone who had run toward Cliff embraced him.

The impact was strong enough to make Cliff step back slightly. With such a slender body, she had run so fast.

This sight flustered Cliff.

“…Priscilla?”

She wasn’t the type of woman to be this proactive.

While Cliff was thinking this.

She was also surprised by her own actions, but remembering what he had instructed before, she pressed her lips to his first.

“W-welcome back…?”

After drawing everyone’s attention, she blushed at this moment.

She stammered as she spoke. She had probably thought about and rehearsed an emotional reunion and embrace in her head several times before running over, but now nothing came to her mind.

Cliff smiled at her cute reaction.

Cliff then turned his head. He had to introduce a new person to her.

“Ah.”

And he could confirm that even that person was currently malfunctioning.

‘Come to think of it, I was really looking forward to this gentleman’s reaction…’

His aged body trembled violently.

With shaking hands, he pointed to a ship that was in the lake.

“Th-th-that…”

The old man couldn’t say anything.

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