A Journey Of A Delusional Witch
Chapter 61: The King of Beastmen

Looking to the left and to the right, there are rows of traditional houses made of wood and roofed with straw that give the impression of ancient in this place.

Although this place is technically a Capital, but the scenery I saw shouted that this place was a traditional village.

Even so, there are still some modern buildings that can be seen standing in the middle of the traditional building which of course makes it very striking.

The people who passed by were few enough to make the road very slow. Things you can't possibly find in the capital or even most cities. Moreover, those who passed by were mostly women and children. It was not uncommon for me to see the elderly among them.

Although Grandma had told me that this place was actually the Capital of the Ferox Kingdom, Animalis. I still can't deny that I feel like I'm in a new remote village in the

touched by modern culture.

"Say, little prince. Don't you think that the architecture of this city is uneven?"

Sitting before me was a little Beastman who was the Prince of the Lion tribe. He whom I had just saved from the hands of the kidnappers seemed to be tilting his head in a sign that he did not understand what I had just asked.

"Huh, look around you... Isn't the view of traditional houses and modern buildings too lame for you?"

Looking around as I said, Leon still did not seem to understand the question I was asking.

"It's been... He's young, it's too much if you ask such a hard question"

Hearing the real Grandma trying to defend him, Leon instead felt annoyed.

"I understand what he's saying! What I don't understand is what's weird!?"

"Oh, don't tell me you haven't been to another city?"

"...yet"

"Heh, so so. Sorry, I was the fool for asking that question to a little boy who only knew his own yard... I think I should ask one of your sisters..."

"You!"

"Calm both of you!"

Hehe, look at that angry face.

No matter how fierce he tried to look, I could only see the face of a house cat that was... Hah, this brat doesn't even look cute to me.

"...you're Lavender, too, you should realize that you're an adult..."

Yeah, yeah, yeah... It's up to Grandma.

Now, you must be wondering why I'm looking for trouble with a little boy who is also a Prince.

Answer's easy.

When we stopped in the city earlier, we handed over the other children we had saved to the guards. There was a commotion after that.

Long story short, we get a reward and get a Quest to deliver the little cat back to Papa and Mama.

Well, here's an interesting thing going on.

Leon Leo, he suffers from some kind of abnormality in his body that prevents him from being able to level up. Even so, he precisely insisted on training and would even do anything so that he could become strong. His journey to become strong even made him captured by bandits who fortunately I have saved with other children.

Grandma and I have clearly told her why she will never be able to level up. But. whose name is a boy must still ngeyel.

Yesterday night when we were staying at an inn, I found myself busy swinging a sword until it was past midnight. Even though he was bored, he still did that until Grandma reprimanded him and told him to go to sleep immediately.

Now you understand, right?

No matter how many times it was said to be free but he still fought back.

If this story has a Shounen genre, the effort will surely pay off. He might get a powerful force that would take him to the top of the world. Honey, this genre will not

it was in this story.

His efforts will forever be useless and a waste of time.

"Honestly, why are you so determined to get stronger? Do you want to be a hero or something?"

"I just want to be able to fight alongside my father on the battlefield. Is that wrong?!"

"Hm... Not really, surely you will be nagged by your father for running away from home and getting kidnapped by bandits"

"Ugh..."

Spending time on the boy (Granny's stomach isn't included) I enjoyed this trip until we finally got to the front of the Beastman Palace.

...

Short question... What did you first imagine when you heard the word palace?

Must be the first thing that comes to your head is a magnificent building where the ruler of a kingdom lives.

The building is usually made of a sturdy stone arrangement and some are even coated by colorful marble.

I hope that our view is the same because it is also the first time I imagined when I heard the word palace.

As a person who aspires to be a Witch who will play with the fate of a beautiful Princess, of course I dream to be able to set my feet into a magnificent palace.

Now, I am right in front of the Beastman Palace.

"...The palace?"

"Why? Have you never seen a palace before?"

Regardless of the cat boy, I looked at Grandma for an explanation.

"According to the Beastman custom, this is the grandest building in their culture..."

That's so... Great according to their custom...

For a brief depiction, what was in front of me right now was a giant tent that was at first glance like a circus tent... Oh, who am I lying to!

No matter where you saw it from, what was in front of me right now was nothing but a circus tent!

What is different is that this tent is not patterned with red and white lines but brown color that has been worn. Traditional carvings and other traditional decorations certainly make the tent look more dignified and such, but it still does not change the fact that what they call a palace is a giant circus tent.

"Young master, you have returned!!!"

"Oh, young master, where have you been all this time!!!"

Two Beastman servants were eagerly welcoming the cat boy's return. Although he was not happy about this, the boy had no power to fight the two servants who were clearly much more

stronger than.

While the kitten was in the arms of his two servants, a Lion youth dressed in customary clothing different from the others came to us.

"Thank you, Witches of La Ciel. As the second son of the Lion Chieftain, Leonel Leo. I express my deepest gratitude for returning my sister safely"

"My name is Cardinal La Ciel. As the leader of Sol Ciel, I accept my thanks..."

After a greeting that lasted for a few minutes, we were finally allowed to enter the palace to face the Chief.

...

"Come facing, the Leader of Sol Ciel, Cardinal La Ciel. Accompanying him, the Witch of the Ibis Forest, Lavender La Ciel"

Shortly after our names were announced, Grandma entered the room with me walking three steps behind her.

Before forgetfulness, the kitten had been taken away by his brother to a place to meet his mother who had been anxious about him all along.

The room we entered was actually quite spacious, but because it was filled with various kinds of ornaments and other furniture made this room seem crowded. The only place right in

middle room.

There is only a brown colored tapestry full of traditional motifs typical of the Lion tribe. On the rug were placed two sitting pillows that signaled us to sit on

flooring.

Using the Japanese-style sitting position, I sat right to Grandma's right.

Almost simultaneously, we together pay our respects to the person in front of us.

Sitting cross-legged with his back perpendicular was a pure-blooded Beastman from the Lion tribe. The dense black mane around his neck was like a crown that clarified his position among his people.

His sturdy and large body was like a bear making the clothes he was wearing felt tight which made him inevitably display his chest muscles as hard as steel.

A pair of sharp white fangs poked out from his middle closed mouth. His Predator's eyes looked at us as if trying to measure our strength which I didn't like.

"Thank you"

That was all he said while slightly bowing his body to us. Although I felt that he wanted to bow down even lower, but it was an act that was not worthy of a Leader like him.

Although he was only slightly subdued, but it was enough to show how grateful he felt and simultaneously still take care of his wife.

"We thank you. O Lion Chief, Leonidas Leo"

Hearing Grandma's reply, Leonidas again straightened up and looked straight at Grandma.

"Truly I would never have thought that a Ciel had saved my foolish Son from the hands of a wicked man. Moreover, he is the Leader of Sol Ciel whose legend has spread widely

for centuries"

"You're too complimentary. I was even at a loss as to whether this was fate or just a coincidence, but I myself was grateful to have prevented the child from having the bad luck that it might have in its natural state"

As usual, after a boring greeting full of praise to start the conversation, then they finally get into the main topic.

"Lord Leonidas, do you know how the Human bandits were able to be deep within your territory without being noticed?"

"I myself also don't know how those bastard bandits could sneak in right under our noses. However, if for the reason they act in our territory, I can guess"

"Oh, and what is the reason?"

"Most likely, they were the manages of the Narsist Kingdom"

Narsist Kingdom, again!

Oh my God, they love to find trouble. Yesterday in Drakon Kingdom, now in Ferox Kingdom.

I know that they are still in a state of war, but can't they just fight directly and not use this kind of hidden tactic?

"Interesting... And what's their reason for abducting your children?"

"Mrs Cardinal, you must know why"

Grandma might know, but I don't!

"...well border"

What border again?!

"As you know, the real enemy of the Narsist Kingdom is the Sanguine Kingdom. However, the Kingdom is surrounded by natural protectors that prevent those with bad intentions from being able to

entered it.

Therefore, those damn Narsists need our [Beast Instinct] to be able to break through the defense of the Sanguine Kingdom"

Oohs... I see!

I remember Grandma once saying that the entire territory of the Sanguine Kingdom is covered by a kind of illusionary veil that would mislead anyone trying to enter illegally. That's what forced Narsist

Kingdom to attack Ferox Kingdom first even though geographically Sanguine Kingdom is much closer to them.

With the Ferox Kingdom under their control, they could freely enslave the Beastmen and hire them as guides so that they could invade the Sanguine Kingdom which was their nemesis.

And... As a backup plan.

The Narsist Kingdom tries to kidnap the Beastman's children whom they will later train as their obedient slaves in case they are unable to conquer the Ferox Kingdom or to beguile the Sanguine Kingdom's feelings if Narsist Kingdom was still busy with Ferox Kingdom while Narsist Kingdom had actually sent their troops into the Sanguine Kingdom territory secretly.

Haha... I was eager to see the face of the cat boy when I found out that his foolish act of being able to get a confession from the Father he respected only made him end up being a tool for the Narsist Kingdom who was a fierce enemy his Kingdom is fighting.

If only he had not been in the next room and if only the cloth separating between the rooms were a little thinner, at least I might have been able to see his shadow.

"...For the time being, I have ordered the soldiers who are at the border and who are within the territory of the Kingdom to increase their vigilance even higher. But since most of the soldiers are already in

send to the battlefield, you can say we're short of personnel"

"That's a tough problem. So, are there any recent developments on the battlefield?"

"Maybe Madam Cardinal has heard of it, but after we destroyed their walking fortress, there was no recent movement from the Narsist Kingdom's forces"

"Once, losing the fortress must have been a crushing blow to them"

"That's true, and that applies to our side as well. After the battle, more than half of the Otherworlders who had fought were still unconscious from their long slumber"

That's inevitable.

How not? Not everyone can accept the fact that they have just burned down a city inhabited by ordinary people and innocent children.

Even the world's news says that many 'gamers' are asking for mass counseling to recover their mental trauma.

"By the way about Otherwordelr..."

Leonidas then ordered one of his men to do something. After the person leaves for a few minutes, he returns with someone...

"Geez!"

The person is seen to be from a bird race. It's just that I wasn't able to tell which species she came from because she had lost all the feathers on her body plus she was now wrapped around by the white bandage covering her entire body.

"Let me introduce, he is a brave warrior who has sacrificed himself to blow up the walking fortress in the final battle"

Oh, so he's Wooho!

"Seeing from his current appearance, it signified that even an Otherwilder was unable to escape the side effects of the bomb?"

"That's right, they should have fully recovered after rising from the dead. But..."

It is clear that even death was not able to save him from the side effects of the bomb made from the girl named Colette.

Heh, knowing that one of the main ingredients of the bomb came from my Dungeon, made me even more curious about the manufacturing process.

"...Do you still have another bomb?"

Leonidas shook his head "Only one bomb was made... While what makes it now is still unconscious from his sleep".

"Knowing that his creation has claimed many innocent lives... You, your name is Wooho, right?"

Wooho who had been silent was forced to join the conversation after Grandma called him.

"Yep"

"Do you know anything about the Alchemist Colette?"

"M-I'm sorry, I don't know... Ta-but, Ka... Mrs Canary has promised to take care of it..."

"Canaries? The Elf Princess?"

Oh, Canaries!

That means I'll just have to ask him when I log out.

After asking other questions related to Colette, the topic turned to how to cure the current condition of Wooho.

It seemed that not only was his physical condition injured, but even his Mana Path was also affected. That made Wooho unable to use most of the Skills he had. He said he did not lose his Skill, only that some of his Skills were locked and could no longer afford to be accessed.

"We have given him the best Potion we can give, even Grandma Yada, the teacher of Alchemist Colette, has given the best treatment of hers but still can not restore the condition of Wooho as before"

"Yes! The immortal Alchemist?"

"Grandmother knows him?"

"Of course, she's only five years younger than me. I still remember when we first met, she was just an ordinary Human girl studying [Alchemy] in order to save her terminally ill mother..."

Alright, then, granny Yada not only managed to cure her sick mother but also managed to find a potion that was able to give her a long life until she got her title as an Immortal Alchemist (Immortal Alchemist).

"...If he can't..."

Grandma then started to examine Wooho closely.

Looks like Grandma has activated [Mana Sight] to be able to see Wooho's Mana Path. Doing the same, I was able to see that Wooho's Mana Path was indeed severely damaged. If it was the same, it was like a pipe full of cracks here and there that made a lot of Mana seep out of the crack.

Although the condition is severe, but not as bad as the Cat Boy. Although it will take a long time, but Wooho's condition can still be cured.

Without realizing it Grandma was already staring at me with a gaze that I did not like.

"Lavenders... What if we start practicing with [Luminous Magic]?"