Tookk...
Tookk...
After the tiring dinner ended, soone suddenly knocked on my bedroom door. Mio, who was cleaning my bed and prepare for my sleep, imdiately opened my bedroom door.
Craaaakk...
From behind my bedroom door, I could see Sebastian standing while carrying the magic robe and magic staff that I had chosen earlier.
"Good evening, Lily-sama."
"I hope my arrival doesn’t disturb you who want to fall asleep imdiately after attend a tiring dinner," said Sebastian, giving a polite greeting.
Tap...
Tap...
Without waiting for my answer, Sebastian imdiately handed the magic robe and magic staff to Mio, then nodding politely to leave.
Sebastian seed to notice , who want to sleep after wearing a see-through nightgown that would make a man feel awkward when saw it. Sebastian’s choice was right to prioritize Mio to take care everything.
Kllaamm...
The door to my room imdiately closed tightly and Mio approached along with the items given by Sebastian. In addition to handing over the magic robe and magic staff that I had chosen earlier, Sebastian also handed over several military uniforms that could be used alternately for seven days along with a command baton that made my position the highest authority in the expeditionary troops.
Just like my exhausted parents, I also felt incredibly exhausted after seeing so of the important equipnt tucked inside.
Mio imdiately arranged the items Sebastian had given on the table.
"Lily-sama, will you be wear magic robe during the expedition into the forest?" Mio asked curiously, especially with her sharp gaze towards the magic staff.
"Yes, I think I’ll wear it on the first day of the expedition," I replied casually and imdiately approached the table that Mio was using to organize the things Sebastian had given earlier.
Tap...
Tap...
In addition to the magic robe and magic staff, I also saw so magic equipnt wrapped in a magic bag with a small note on it.
"Judging from the equipnt Sebastian brought, looks like my parents are too worried about their daughters’ safety, huh?" I said, muttering to myself about this.
"Of course, they would be worried, Lily-sama. This is an expedition into the forest with an unknown level of danger. The reports that ca into Marquess Roml and Earl Timoti’s previous expeditions only left speculations that needed to be proven," Mio replied, looking more serious than usual.
It made understand the potential dangers I would face when I was in the forest.
In addition to the threat of wild monster attacks and unknown poisonous plants, I also have to face unique natural challenges, and that will forge my capability as Matriarch to make decisions.
As my father had planned, this expedition into the deepest part of the forest would train as a Matriarch.
"Are you afraid of the unknown forest, Mio?" I asked Mio.
"I do feel scared, but Lily-sama is much more scared to make a decision when an unwanted problem cos, right?" Mio replied with a smile that made think about that.
"I hope there is no problem that makes soone die in the fierce wilderness," I replied with a wish.
Mio imdiately pulled my hand and imdiately kissed my palm with her soft lips, "I also hope that doesn’t happen, Lily-sama."
Chupppp...
Mio’s gentle kiss on my palm imdiately made aware of the big trouble that would happen if I wasn’t careful in the wild.
"My Supre Commander, it seems you are worried about the expedition you are about to undertake," said Aiko, suddenly letting out an air of presence.
"Oh, Aiko, are you done patrolling the Mansion?" I said, noticing Aiko’s presence becoming more apparent after going into stealth mode.
"Yes, I’m done with patrol and now it’s Sirius’s turn to patrol," Aiko replied as she walked towards .
Aiko stopped in front of with her eyes sparkling as if she wanted praise, but I ignored her sparkling gaze and gave her a complint for her hard work.
"Good job, Aiko. Did you find any traces of rats that got lost inside Marquess Roml’s Mansion?" I asked Aiko, giving her an implicit complint.
"So far there are no signs of any remaining rats. Marquess Roml’s Black Maid Unit has been doing a sweep that leaves quite impressed by their level of efficiency and effectiveness, Supre Commander," Aiko replied with annoyance evident on her face.
As one of the stealth sli races that are competitive in the field of movent from behind the scenes, I think the Black Maid unit is the biggest rival of the stealth sli herd in moving from behind the scenes.
"They’ve been trained for that, Aiko. You have to practice more to achieve the sa thing," I replied to give this small defeat as motivation for Aiko who wanted to develop further in the future.
"Yes, Supre Commander. I will train even better to et your expectations in the future," Aiko replied with her face lowered.
Caress...
Caress...
I imdiately stroked Aiko’s long hair which looked shabby.
"I hope it happens soon without making wait any longer. Oh! Speaking of your future developnt and what you said earlier, I’m worried about this expedition," I said to vent my worries about this.
"What are you worried about, Supre Commander?" Aiko asked as she enjoyed the touch of my hand on her long hair.
Caress...
Caress...
After stroking Aiko’s long hair for a while, I saw a map tucked under the command baton, my hand imdiately reached for it and saw a forest topography that had been recorded fifty years ago.
The topographic map of the forest that should no longer be accurate will be the reference who guides my expedition into the deepest part of the forest and search for the existence of the Elf race.
Sraakk...
My hands imdiately opened the map wide and asked Aiko a question, "Do you see what I’m worried about right now?"
Aiko imdiately narrowed her eyes to look at the map on the table carefully. Aiko’s intelligence in assessing the situation made her imdiately know what I was worried about at this ti.
"Poison plant territory..."
"Territory of monsters that live in groups..."
"Unstable soil structure..."
"There is too much to worry about, Supre Commander," Aiko said, looking at a topographic map made fifty years ago.
Nod...
I nodded my head as if agreeing with every word Aiko said.
"Well, what’s worse than all of that is... this topographic map was made fifty years ago. Which ans... so circumstances have changed and this topographic map is no longer accurate," I said, emphasizing my concerns about this.
"That ans... we have to be the vanguard for scouting?" Aiko asked, giving the answer I wanted from her.
"I hope you do that and take so plant samples while you’re at it, this is a military expedition that will allow us to understand the forests within Marquess Roml’s territory. I hope we find so copper that turns into gold in it," I said with a smile towards Aiko.
"Isn’t it one of the Alchemist’s abilities to turn copper into gold, my Supre Commander?" Aiko said with a tilt of her head.
"That’s just a proverb that indicates we found sothing better than what we were looking for, Aiko," I said to explain what I said before.
"Hmm..." Aiko seed to be thinking about sothing before she glanced at Mio.
"Supre Commander, if you want to find gold, I can replace this copper," Aiko said further while smiling at Mio.
"E-Eehh?" Mio looked confused by Aiko’s words, but I knew what she ant.
"I’ve already got two golds, you don’t need to worry about that anymore," I said to show how important Aiko and Mio in my life.
Who would have thought that the proverb I used previously would be used by Aiko in a situation like this?
Aiko smiled as her presence seed more like gold than copper.
I had to change the topic of this important conversation before Mio realized the aning of Aiko’s previous statent.
"Cough! Get back to the important matter at hand, Aiko."
"I want you to take so plant samples or body parts of the monsters we encounter in the deepest parts of the forest," I continued in a serious tone.
Aiko looked enthusiastic when she heard it.
"Does that an we have to kill so monsters to study the body?" Aiko said with a sparkling gaze like a stealth sli thirsting for knowledge.
"That might be possible if the wild monster we encounter is aggressive, but if it’s a fairly ta monster then you just need to take so samples like hair, fur, or other body parts that fall off."
Nod...
Nod...
Aiko seed to understand what I said and nodded her head.
"It’s like a scales that’s so old that its hard skin scales fall off without it realizing it," Aiko muttered, indicating that she understood my instructions.
"Yes, that’s it. We are on a military expedition with the main goal of finding new allies in the deepest part of the forest. If we find a wild monster that can think logically like you, then that would be very beneficial for ," I replied while closing my eyes and acting as if this plan would go smoothly in the future.
"Supre Commander, I don’t think that possibility will happen because the sli race is the smartest among wild monsters!" Aiko exclaid as if defending the dignity of her sli race.
I watched Aiko’s facial expression before letting out a small sigh.
"Yeah, you’re right, I hope you all don’t beco a bunch of stupid stealth slis in the future," I muttered to tease Aiko.
Aiko suddenly puffed out her cheeks as if she was sulking.
Pout...
Pout...
"Supre Commander, do you doubt the intelligence of the stealth sli herd that has developed so much after undergoing evolution?" Aiko asked while showing a sulking expression on her face.
"I just hope you all don’t beco stupid in the future, isn’t that a good hope so I can rely on you all in the future?" I said while continuing to tease Aiko with these words.
As the day began to approach midnight and Mio had prepared a comfortable bed for , it ended my serious conversation with Aiko.
Preparations for the expedition to the deepest part of the forest were being prepared, until that day arrived along with the increasingly heated conflict in noble faction and heretical cult.
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