Chapter 50

I nod my head and smile at Jeane, our new party member.

"Do you want to visit the pocket dimension now or later?"

"Pocket dimension?"

"I said it earlier, right? I have a pocket dimension full of books you can read. Any member of my retinue can access the portal to the pocket dimension. Once you get inside, you will get knowledge of where the portal can be accessed."

I snap my finger, and a portal appears behind me.

"You can get inside now or when we are in the Ceras Lake Castle."

I can see Jeane think for a few seconds before saying.

"I will go and visit the prince's castle first before visiting your pocket dimension."

"Do you need some money for your journey? I can give you some."

"Fufufufufu~ Rune Mistress are rich people, you know? I have more money than some of the nobles in this country."

"Really? Huh. I guess I understand why. They are a rare occupation, after all."

"That it is. Anyway, how about I come along with you? On the way there, I can teach you how to be a Rune Master."

"I don't mind learning how to attach a rune and how to use my rune correctly, but can I ask why?"

She smiles at me and looks at my forehead.

"Because it is a shame that a bearer of True Rune cannot use the rune correctly. Especially when it is one of the most powerful True Runes."

"Of course you notice it. I make sure to conceal it as much as possible, but you and that woman can notice it."

Jeane nods her head and says.

"And you have been doing it correctly. I have a special connection with True Rune, and combine it with my experience as Rune Mistress; I will notice it immediately. However, it does hide well. Can you communicate with the Sun Rune?"

I nod and say.

"Yeah. It is not talk; rather, I feel what the Sun Rune wants from me."

"Really? What does it want, right now?"

"Nothing. It is content. It did not demand anything and only requested me to get its other pieces, the Dawn and Twightly Runes."

"Request?"

I nod and say.

"Yup. Request, not demand."

"Interesting. Can I touch the rune for a second?"

"Go ahead."

She leans over and touches my forehead. I can see her breasts as she leans over the table to touch me instead of walking near me. I hold my urge and let her do what she wants. After a few seconds, she nods her head and says.

"Now I know the reason why Sun Rune requests you instead of demanding. It is content staying inside your body. Your body is the heaven for any rune. Your body is a perfect vessel for all runes in the world, including the twenty-seven true runes. Teaching you magic gets you even more excited. I wonder how high you can reach in magical prowess. If you tell me about him, I will gladly follow you."

"Right. Anyway, if you want to follow me, we will go to Nirva."

"The small island north of Estrise, huh?"

"Yup. I get valuable information about them having a hard time selling their goods because of pirates. However, I think we should be back and talk to the others about this plan."

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"And that is the plan."

Nikea looks at me and says,

"So, you want to help the people of Nirva Island by buying their goods, huh? I must say, boss. You are always going big."

The others nod their heads, and Hazuki says.

"There should be a naval base in that area, right? It is a colony of the Island Nations Federation, after all."

I look at Hazuki and say.

"From the rumor, I hear in Estrise, there is a bigger group of pirates threatening one of the main islands of the Island Nations Federation. Because of this, most of the naval power was already deployed to hunt down the pirates. This makes the pirates around Nirva Island spring into action and take over the local sea."

"Right. Without protection from the federation, the pirates will try to build up their base to fight against the federation."

"Yup. That is why I want to go there and sell them the right items to fight back."

Nikea suddenly slams her hand on the table and says.

"Ah! That is why you order a large number of spears and swords from Port Spinacks!"

I smile at Nikea and say.

"Yup. Because our trade agreement with the Island Nations Federation is still intact, we can trade arms between our two nations. I also want to buy all the foods they are willing to sell. Nirva Island is a fertile island that can produce a large amount of food each couple of months. This month is their biggest harvest and I will buy their food to be sold here."

"But we already have a lot of food, boss."

"That is true, Nikea. However, we are at war. Food is the fastest thing that will disappear just above money. Because of this, I would rather have an excess amount of food in my inventory than not have it."

"Fair enough. When will we go?"

"After you guys are done eating."

"Right! Anyway, before we go, care to introduce our new companion?"

"Ah, right."

I look at my other companion and introduce Jeane first.

"Guys, this is Jeane. She is a Rune Mistress, one of the best, and she will come with us to teach me about magic and runes."

"Fufufufu~ It is nice to meet you."

I can already see Gavaya trying to flirt with Jeane, sadly for him, Jeane is a master of flirting.

"Standing next to me is my trusted bodyguard. She is Chiyome Mochizuki. She is my trusted bodyguard and shadow."

Chiyome walks forward and bows a little.

"My name is Chiyome. Thank you for taking care of Lord Master while I was away."

The others talk to her and ask her various questions. After a couple of minutes, I clap my hands and say.

"Right! Let's visit our lunch and get ready to Estrise. We need to get there before the sun goes down to buy the ticket for tomorrow's ship."