Otherworld Nation Founding Chronicles - Chapter 60

Chapter 60

The Lord of the Equus Tribe has three wives .

They’re called the First Consort, the Second Consort, and the Third Consort .

The Second Consort gave birth to Muzio .

The Third Consort gave birth to the eldest son .

The First Consort gave birth to the third son .

Basically, the youngest wife obtained the greatest position in both pedigree and social status .

It’s this Third Consort who has fallen ill this time .

“I see……”

Julia examines the Third Consort’s body . She then checks her throat and confirms her heart beat .

Lastly, she checks her spirit through the eyes .

“Can she be cured?”

Lord Equus watches over Julia’s examination worriedly .

Julia nods her head .

“Yes . Somehow . I’ll conduct the treatment . ……I would request for everyone to please leave the room . It’s a secret ceremony, after all . ”

Everyone, including Almis and Lord Equus exit the yurt .

Julia breaks the ice with the Third Consort after confirming everyone has left the yurt .

“You’re not ill . You’re definitely cursed . Quite a clever curse at that . There are no immediate effects but it’s a troublesome type of curse that will slowly undermine your body . Do you have something that could be used as a curse’s medium?” (Julia)

“A curse… . is it? Something that could be used as a curse’s medium… . ” (TC)

The Third Consort desperately tries to think .

However, she couldn’t think of anything she has that could be used as such .

“Before you’ve fallen ill…… . Do you not have received anything that you’ve kept up until now? Around two or three months ago? Something that you normally use . ” (Julia)

“Even if you ask me that… . ” (TC)

“Then how about things you’ve received from either the First Consort or the Second Consort?” (Julia)

Julia draws closer to the Third Consort .

“This pendant was given to me by the Second Consort as a new year’s gift . It seems to have a garnet collected from the De Morgal Kingdom . ” (TC)

A bright green color shines from the jewel inserted in the pendant . (TLN: I don’t know much about jewels so I’m surprised Garnets come in different colors other than red . You learn new things every day, huh . )

Julia takes the pendant and sniffs it to confirm its smell .

“This isn’t it . Are there anything else? How about things you’ve gotten from the First Consort?” (Julia)

“Like this pillow?” (TC)

Julia takes the pillow and smells it . She frowns at the smell .

“It stinks, yes?” (Julia)

“I’m…I’m sorry… . ” (TC)

“No, not like that . I mean it reeks of a curse . Can I tear this into pieces? I’ll resew it later . ” (Julia)

It’s quite an expensive pillow .

If you tear it into pieces, then naturally you won’t be able to restore it to its original condition .

“I don’t mind . ” (TC)

“Understood . ” (Julia)

Julia takes out a knife and starts to tear the pillow into pieces . You can now see the wool inside .

She then pulls out the source of the stench that’s jammed inside the wool .

It’s a dead centipede .

“A poison curse, huh…… . The stereotypical curse, yes? However, it’s effectiveness seems to have been controlled by several medicines . The smell, too, is ingeniously hidden . For the meantime, let’s return the favor to the caster . Although only the caster, and not the requestor, will die . ” (Julia)

Julia puts the centipede into her pocket .

She then pulls out her medicine box to make medicine from several medicinal plants .

She shapes the powder into a ball and covers it with preservative grass .

“Take this medicine once a day for thirty days . It has a purification effect . With this, I think you’ll recover . All that’s left is to eat properly and have sufficient sleep . That’s all . As for the perpetrator……I’ll leave it to you . ” (Julia)

They’re the same in being marred in succession problems . If she get any more involved, then it’ll become troublesome . She should leave this matter to the Third Consort .

That was how Julia saw the situation .

“That’s what happened . ” (Julia)

“Sigh, Succession problems plague no matter what country, huh . ” (Almis)

“That’s true . There are those without a successor like our country but there are also those with too many successors like the Equus tribe . ” (Julia)

Julia and I talk while drinking wine .

We’re talking about important things so we had to clear out the people . And because of that, there’s no need to speak in polite speech .

It doesn’t seem like the main problem is that the Equus tribe has too many successors . Rather, if I were to chose, I think the real problem is the consort’s personality

I wonder how it’ll be for Julia and Tetra? Will it be alright?

It won’t be somebody else’s problem you know .

“However, normally wouldn’t you aim for the eldest son – Methyl-san? Although it would have been easier while he was an infant . ” (Almis)

“I think that would be hopeless . He’d be under strict protection after all . ” (Julia)

I see . It’s a last resort, huh .

Besides, it’s hasty to conclude that only the Third Consort was cursed . Relatives could have been cursed too or there might be plans to .

“Besides, I heard that women have higher status in the Equus tribe than in the Rosyth Kingdom . I heard that the mother’s speech carries a big weight . Isn’t that a good reason? Wouldn’t it be easier to kill Methyl if you kill the patron?” (Julia)

“Certainly . Low risk low return is safer than high risk high return after all . ” (Almis)

I tend to lean on caution and prudence, that’s why I kind of understand .

However, wouldn’t that plan take too long?

Ah, is it because they’d be found out if they used a stronger curse? Cursing is quite difficult too, huh . It’s unexpectedly unsuitable for assassinations .

“I wonder what that guy will do, that Muzio . ” (Almis)

“Ah, That guy Almis I shared a night with?” (Julia)

“The way you say it is bad you know . Consider your words . Though you’re not mistaken . ” (Almis)

It’s true, though . We drank the night away together, after all .

“Come to think of it, he promised to give you a new horse tomorrow, yes? Then after that would be the negotiations . ” (Julia)

“Yes, that’s right . We’ll distribute the loot from the Tyrannosaur’s corpse tomorrow as well . (Almis)

If possible, I want to quickly finish the negotiations . Although, we’ve received a report from King Rosyth’s falcon that there are still no big movements .

“I think a white horse would be much better . ” (Julia)

“White, is it?… . . Hmmm, I think a red or black horse would be better . It’s cooler that way . ” (Almis)

Besides, I’m not a prince after all . I’m a great clansman . White doesn’t fit me .

“Then, it’s about time I return to my room to sleep . ” (Almis)

“It’s fine to stay the night here, you know . ” (Julia)

“Stupid, it’ll be a big problem, right? Sparking our country’s succession crisis should come much much later, okay?” (Almis)

I pull Julia towards me and give her a kiss on the lips .

“Then, I’ll see you tomorrow . ”

“Right . ”

“Well then, for the meantime let’s start with dividing the tyrannosaur . Well, you don’t have any objections with just splitting it into two, right?” (Almis)

“Yeah . The problems are the core steel (shingane) and the inverse scale (gekirin) . How should we divide them? Though I don’t think there’s a way to divide them . ” (Muzio)

The core steel is a special metal found in the heart of a dragon .

It’s a material you mix with Damascus Steel via a special process to obtain Dragon Damascus steel .

However, only the desert people know about that process . You won’t get anywhere even if you get one .

The inverse scale, on the other hand, is a single scale on a dragon that grows in the opposite direction of the other scales . It’s considerably softer compared to the other scales so it’s something you might call a weak point .

Its hue is beautiful so it has quite a high value as an ornament .

“Actually, I’m about to be married soon, see . That’s why I want the inverse scale . Is that okay?” (Muzio)

Muzio points at the inverse scale and declare .

I’m also about to be married soon but…I still haven’t given Tetra anything for our marriage, huh .

Giving Julia something despite that would not be okay .

I guess it’s fine to let him have it .

“I understand . Then I’ll take the core steel . ” (Almis)

Ains-san would probably be able to turn this into money or dragon damascus for me, after all .

Honestly, I could care less about the tyrannosaur . It’s fangs, claws, and scales might be hard as the average steel but processing them would be difficult .

Although it’s just right for making armor .

However, I give it a failing grade for armor because you can’t guarantee a constant supply .

Besides, rather than that, I want a horse .

“Let’s not get too impatient . Come . I’ll let you choose after all . ” (Muzio)

“Sorry . About the payment… . ” (Almis)

“Don’t need it . You lost your horse because of my subordinates’ failure to detect the tyrannosaur after all . ” (Muzio)

Muzio guides me to the stables .

“So, do you have any requests?” (Muzio)

“Hmm, let’s see . I’d be great if the mane were to be either red or black . It’d be better if it has a brave personality . The previous one was docile but it went and ran away, see . ” (Almis)

Furthermore, a horse which will run away when gunpowder is used would be out of the question .

“Brave, is it… . a horse like that generally has a wild temperament so would that still be fine for you?” (Muzio)

“I’ll think about it when I see it . If it’s no good then I’ll just have to look for another . ” (Almis)

We arrive at the stable as I declared so .

“I’ve gathered only the good horses . The four steeds on the left haven’t been castrated . The seven steeds from the right have been castrated . Please choose as you like . ” (Muzio)

I look at the horses one by one starting from the left . We’ll start with the uncastrated horses first .

Although they had rough temperaments… . these horses doesn’t look like they’d run away once roared at .

However…

“I’ll have to pass on these fellows . I don’t think I’d be able to ride them . ” (Almis)

Or rather, these fellows look like they won’t let me ride them .

Although you can’t say I’m bad at riding horses, you also can’t say that I’m good at it .

I don’t want to die by falling off a horse . (TLN: Yeah, you already died getting hit by a truck . Yo luck so bad . )

I look at the remaining seven horses on the right .

They look mature and they’ll probably be fast, too .

Not bad, but… . .

“Hmmm, they’re quite not what I’m looking for . Are there any others?” (Almis)

“Let’s go further inside the stable . I’ll prepared some there in advance . ” (Muzio)

I follow Muzio further into the stable .

“All that’s left here are mares . Wouldn’t these be weaker than the ones I showed you before?” (Muzio)

Yeah, certainly these look like several times more inferior than those fine horses from before .

However, what I want is not a fast horse . What I want is one that won’t run away when it matters the most .

“Can I make a loud noise for a bit?” (Almis)

“I don’t mind, but…” (Muzio)

I take out a firecracker .

I was thinking of using it for when we get attacked by wolves .

I throw the firecracker at the ground with all my might .

Bam . A large sound resonates throughout the barn . Muzio is petrified with fear .

The horses, too, neigh in terror and fall into disorder .

It takes a while until they calm down .

“Hey! You should have told me that it would be that loud! So, did you find what you’re looking for?” (Muzio)

“Yes, I’ll take her . She wasn’t frightened at all by the sound . ” (Almis)

I point to a red horse . (TLN: Extra Strong™ . )

I like her coat color too .

“This one, is it?…… . I’d pass on her if I were you . This girl has black spot patterns in the face, see? It’s been said that horses with this pattern attract bad spirits, you know . When this horse was born, for example, her mother died immediately after labor . Also, the stable recently caught fire and for some reason only this horse survived . ” (Muzio)

“Then why’d you show her to me? Didn’t you gather only those that I can choose?” (Almis)

“Ah, no . Actually, I just brought her along as a joke . You get it, right?” (Muzio)

No way I’d get it . What are you, a high schooler?

Well, you’re the same age as me so you’d probably be one back in Japan .

“Well . I’ve already decided . Besides, that’s just a superstition, right? Furthermore, you can consider her strong after surviving all that, don’t you agree?” (Almis)

Besides, I’d feel bad to judge her just because of her face .

Also, if she was bad luck, why did you keep taking care of her? You could have just killed her already .

“Her parents were fine horses, see . She, herself, is of quite the splendid quality . We kept her for breeding purposes . Well, if you want her then I’d give her to you . Just don’t complain if you die because of her, okay?” (Muzio)

I won’t be able to complain if I die, this guy .

“So, would you like to try riding her?” (Muzio)

“Right . It’d be a problem if we have bad compatibility . ” (Almis)

“That would be best . Just like women, you won’t find out if a horse is good until you ride them . Furthermore, this one’s a female too . ”

It’s bad enough that you said that with a proud face but that joke just didn’t fly well, you know .

“Not bad . ” (Almis)

This unlucky horse I chose runs quite fast .

She also didn’t struggle when equipped with a saddle and stirrup that she’s not used to .

She’s quite brave .

“What should we call you? Hmm . Well, let’s just figure it out later . For the meantime let’s call you Nanashi (Nameless) . It’s difficult to choose one for an unlucky horse, huh . N? Why’d you stop?”

Nanashi suddenly stopped . She’s somewhat refusing to move .

When I look closer before us, a black cluster is moving inside the overgrown bushes .

Aren’t those… . .

Aren’t those wolves?

Why the hell did we meet wolves in our first ride together? Even though it’s broad daylight and we’re near the Equus tribe’s capital .

You, do you seriously have bad luck?

“Well, fine . I have some firecrackers after all . ” (Almis)

I take out some firecrackers from my pocket while I follow the wolves slowly encircling us with my eyes .

“Here you go, get the hell away from us!” (Almis)

The wolves got frightened and fled when I threw the firecracker .

There are even those that got too scared to move .

They look so cute if you look at them in that state .

“Well then . I guess let’s escape quickly . What? Don’t mind it . For all I know, it might be me who has bad luck . ”

Just like that, we were able to safely return to the Equus Tribe’s capital city .

Next would be the diplomatic negotiations .

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