Restlessness at the Academy and Homecoming [Part 3]

Cargo?

Hmm. Arthur stroked his chin and fell into deep thought.

Imperial Japan is the country the Kingdom predicted to still quarry a lot of magic stones.

Normally speaking, the Kingdom does not have enough hunters to be able to readily interfere with other countries monster disasters. If the Stuart family had not strongly requested to go to Imperial Japan, the Kingdom would not have sent anyone as an aid for sure.

If the family caused a miracle and resolved the disaster, the train of thought would be that Imperial Japan had let them bring back magic stones in large amounts.

On the other hand, if they couldnt do anything about the disaster and Imperial Japan was destined to perish in the end Considering the familys soft-hearted nature, they might take as many Imperial Japanese as they could on their ship and evacuate them to the Kingdom

Though the latter seems much more likely to happen.

It seems like the contents of their cargo are a secret, right, Caitlyn?

The contents of their cargos are a secret, Catherine.

The twins were also left wondering as they werent privy to the details.

Whether the secret cargo is valuable magic stones or masses of refugees, both are a big problem. Arthur was torn between reporting this to the royal castle and keeping this speculation to himself.

Ah! We can finally see it! There it is! Marquisate of Simmons port! William shouted in high spirits.

Thank god our ship didnt sink

Good grief. Looking both tired and relieved, George gazed at the Port of Simmons William pointed at.

Overs seeds and rubble were of greater quantity than we expected. Though we were the ones who just gladly accepted when the Imperial Japanese people told us to take everything

Overs seeds and rubble that had piled up into a small mountain over a large area turned out to be of tremendous amount when being loaded into the ship.

They returned with a clearly heavier load than the food and relief supplies they had brought when they first set out.

Since its a little much, can we leave some seeds here and go home? The family tried asking once, but received a negative answer from the Imperial Japanese side.

Overs rubble could be used as building materials. However, the Imperial Japanese people still vividly remembered how they had once been ready to perish along with their motherland. As such, many were reluctant to build their houses using the original cause of their countrys destruction crisis.

Not to mention Overs seeds. They didnt even want to catch a glimpse of them.

We dont want to stand out, so lets move Overs rubble and seeds at night secretly No matter how fast we sail the ship, we wont arrive until the sun sets anyway, so its just right.

Melsa instructed with a resigned look.

It would be a disaster if the Kingdoms people knew they intentionally returned with the seeds of a plant monster from Imperial Japan. If they were extremely unlucky, they might get caught by the Knight Order. After all, it was hundreds of times more dangerous than bringing in an introduced species.

The preconception Melsa had was that a country with a strict quarantine system and other regulations was a dangerous place in the world. That being said, she still thought it was better to have a strictly regulated quarantine, though.

The cats and tailless whip scorpions too, you guys should help with the unloading when we arrive at the Kingdom, okay?

The ship was fully loaded with Overs seeds and rubble, so during the voyage, the cats and tailless whip scorpions slept and ate in the same room as the family.

Meowww!!!

*rustle rustle rustle rustle rustle rustle*

The cats and the tailless whip scorpions happily replied to Melsa when they heard they could finally get off of the narrow ship.

Authors note:

Joshua: During the sail it was common to have a tailless whip scorpion right in front of me when I turned over in my sleep

Also Joshua: When moving around on the ship stubbing my pinky toe on a tailless whip scorpion happened pretty often, huh

Oliver : WHATS THAT?! WHAT IS THAT?! WHAT IS THAT THINGGGG?!!! He shut himself in the toilet (the only place with no tailless whip scorpions) day and night and was scolded by Melsa.