Volume 10 - CH 9

There were more than thirty tribes in the barbarians. The reason for such a division, he said, was to prevent incest.

That’s why they use a magic tool such as the kin reader.

It seemed quite taboo, given that Kirch, who had a big mouth, couldn’t babble at me any more.

“He is head of the Loco tribe by the lake.”

Zachary lined up tribal chiefs for me. And he introduced them one by one.

“He is the head of the Ewa tribe by the mountain.”

The name of the tribe seemed to be determined by where they lived. I thought they were only living a nomadic life so it was quite surprising.

“He is the head of Nahele tribe by the forest.”

Each time Zachary, who sat next to me like a king, made a chin gesture, a person came out one by one and bowed their head.

“Nice to meet you, my lord.”

Each tribal chief followed Zachary’s instructions and called me Lord.

“My mother is the real lord, and I’m just a surrogate.”

“You are the Lord, my sister.”

I told Zachary that my stepmother, Camilla, was the real lord, and I was the substitute who had come in her absence, but Zachary was firm.

The barbarian people value blood-relations very much, and I seemed to score greatly because I was his cousin.

“He is the head of the Kai tribe by the sea.”

The tribal chief who lived near the sea was an old man. He did not speak a common language at all.

“Kamali i hwayne, mahalo.”

Like this, a few people greeted me in the native language of the barbarians, and Kirch translated for me whenever they did.

“What is he saying?”

“He said thank you, Princess.”

“Why do they keep calling me princess?”

“Maybe because you looked like a princess.”

The chair swayed anxiously as if it were going to tip over on me.

It was because Kirch, who sat with his legs crossed in a bad way, was leaning close to me.

‘Look at that burly hair.’

Next up was an old woman who was very skinny.

I met her eyes with a bright smile as I noticed her anxiously waiting for her turn to come.

“She is the head of the Niolo tribe by the mountaintop”

As she stomped her feet, she finally came in front of me in her turn.

“Calecona…… Lua Pele…… Aina……”

She seemed to have a lot to say. She made the shape of a mountain with her hands and even shed tears as she looked at me.

“What does she mean?”

“She said ‘I almost died because I was facing a volcanic eruption, but thank you for accepting me here’.”

Volcanic eruption?

‘Oh, come to think of it……’

It was the second half of <The Bound of Salvation>.

All the villains were eradicated, and a volcanic eruption occurred on the land where the barbarians lived. It was after William made peace with the barbarians.

“Those mean bastards must have used some kind of trick again.”

That’s what the archduke said when he heard the news of the volcanic eruption. He said that it’s the work of the principality.

‘That’s right. I remember for sure.’

This was because he took Selina and moved to the eastern part of the Empire where the Grand Duchy was located.

‘He said he didn’t want to get involved in a war.’

There was little description of the Principality in the book <The Bound of Salvation>.

It was about ‘a hostile country with a pseudo-religion familiar with magic’.

So after reading the Archduke’s lines, I wondered, ‘How can the Principality cause a volcanic eruption?’

‘I’ve read up to that part but eventually stopped…..’

There are about 30 more pages left. There was no more provocative scene, so it quickly became boring and eventually stopped reading it.

‘Sigh…..’

It was no use regretting the past.

“She said thank you very much.”

The Niolo tribe leader thanked me repeatedly.

Those who live on top of the mountain could have seen the movement of dormant volcanoes. So they would be more afraid.

No wonder there was a reason why the barbarians with such a strong power suddenly accepted the peace treaty. Because of the volcanic eruption.

“Rohe oh ;apu……”

The Niolo’s old woman explained something and handed me a small pocket.

Having received it, I took out what was inside and looked at it.

‘It’s another stone.’

The subtle blue color of the stone seemed to have a brilliant energy.

“What is this?”

When I asked the old woman, the answer came from the side.

“This old woman is a necromancer.”

Necromancer? Is she talking about the dead?

“She said that your ancestors are very angry right now. They are srying sadly.”

Uh, um……?

“You have to release their grudge as soon as possible so that you can have no trouble.”

“……”

I’ve heard this before.

‘Is this Gangnam Station Exit 2?’

(T/N: I don’t know what’s there at Gangnam Station Exit 2, I searched for it but couldn’t find anything but a crime case.)

Looking down at the stone with strange eyes, my expectations cooled down.

“Is this a substitute for a talisman?”

“No, it is a stone that could bring back the dead.  It is a necromantic stone.”

Did she tell me to summon the dead by myself?

“It’s been passed down from generation to generation, but it’s given specially for the pretty girl.”

“…… Tell her thank you.”

Anyway, I took the necromantic stone without hesitation.

‘I don’t know if the day will come when I use this.’

There’s no reason to refuse to accept the gift.