Hastily, Kite was appointed crown prince, but he couldn’t focus on Helane’s situation because of his cousin’s request, who was once the emperor of Ellab, his halfsister’s problem, and the death of his father, who had been Duke Leor.

Listening to Hazen’s explanation, Luella asked, as if curious.

“So, coming here to recapture Kurane means that the matter with Kite’s cousin and sister has been resolved?”

“Yes. It’s been resolved. My sister’s husband has become the emperor.”

Luella hesitated for a moment before asking again.

“All the people who came to Kurane, including Kite, are able. Are they all people of Helane?”

“Strictly speaking, like Kite, my mother, meaning my maternal side, is Helane royalty, and my paternal side is the Leor Duke family. The others are all related to the Helane royal family. Tien’s father is my uncle.”

“So you’re sincerely devoted to recapturing Kurane?”

Luella seemed to understand, nodding her head as Hazen smiled.

“That’s part of it, but what Kite wants to do is more important to us.”

Hazen spoke, looking at the distant mountains.

“Ables like Tien, Michel, and Raphael spent more time with us in Leor than in the unstable political situation of Hellene. Senhui virtually lived in Leor too. So our relationship is bound to be closer than any brothers or family.”

Hazen looked down at Luella.

“For Kite to become king, we must strengthen Helane’s royal power. We thought that the first step was to restore Kurane to its original state.”

Luella finally understood their ultimate goal. They wanted to show and warn those who were eyeing the throne by quelling the rebels, showing what happens to those who defy them.

“Is managing the ables also one of the ways to strengthen royal power?”

“Of course. The goal is to weaken the power of the nobles and encourage more ables to work in their places.”

“How will you solve the substantial finances going to the ables?”

“There’s no clever way yet. In the current situation, it’s not too burdensome. The only problem is the support request from other countries.”

“From Mazel and Orwel?”

“Kurane as well, if we get it back.”

Luella looked again at the mines and herb marks on the left side of the mountain range, thinking of ways to help them.

Unlike other places, it was not clear what kind it was, but seeing the red exclamation mark, it seemed a very dangerous area. However, in such areas, there are usually expensive minerals or treasures hidden by unknown beings.

Luella didn’t know what that place was when she played the game, as she was exploring Kurane. She couldn’t move to Helane or other areas until she reached the maximum level.
Luella’s perfect map also did not mark beyond the left mountain range, so there was a high probability that that area was still undeveloped. If not, it might be a raid area where a boss must be defeated.

“But somehow, I think that area is untouched.”

“Where?”

It seemed she had spoken without realizing it. Tiene tilted his head and asked.

“Here.”

Luella pinged beyond the left mountain range on the map and shared it with the party window. Then Hazen resolutely shook his head.

“There is no way to go there. Don’t you think someone would have tried to explore that place for a long time? Everyone disappeared. Even those who came back only gave up because they couldn’t find the way.”

“What if they didn’t disappear? What if the world beyond the mountain range is such a good place that they didn’t come back?”

“What about their families and acquaintances here? No matter how good the place is, wouldn’t it be strange not to contact even once? If there’s a way to go, there should be a way to come back.”

It was a valid argument, but she became increasingly curious about the area.

However, Luella checked her level and soon accepted the reality.

“Well, I’m only level 5 now, so aiming for that place is a distant dream.”

It was a greedy thought, not even having left the lowlevel area of the Kingdom of Curan, the capital.

Luella quickly hastened her steps to find the quest completion point again.