Chapter 471

Departure for the Isles of the Eight Gods!
With all preparations complete, the day had finally come to depart for the Isles of the Eight Gods.
This time, in addition to myself and our escort team, Amira would be coming along as well.
Normally, Amira attended school, but I convinced her that experiencing a foreign country would be valuable social experience and brought her along.
Big sister just wants to go on a trip with her little sister!

“Are you really sure it’s okay, Sister Lily? You’re not going there to have fun, right?”

“That’s true. But I think experiencing culture across the sea is a good thing. It might even inspire some new ideas.”

“I see. Then I’ll study hard while I’m there!”

Over the past three years, Amira had become a proper designer for the Spider's Cotton Cloud.
Her specialty leaned more toward children's clothing, but as expected, children’s clothes didn’t sell well.
There still weren’t many families that could afford to keep buying new clothes every few years as their children grew.
I really hoped this trip would broaden her perspective through all kinds of experiences.

“But still, the Isles of the Eight Gods, huh? This’ll be my first time going too.”

“Even you, Plum?”

“We have diplomatic relations, but it’s not a country we have particularly deep ties with. It’s rare for the heads of state to meet. At most, there are private sector transactions. As the former head of the military, I had no reason to meet with them.”

I see. So there really wasn’t anyone who knew much about the Isles of the Eight Gods.
That, in itself, was a bit of a problem.

When we arrived at Catastie, where the ship was docked, the delegation from the island was already waiting for us.
Among them was Mr. Kouro, who would serve as our guide during our stay on the isles.
Honestly, that was a huge relief.

“Hohoho. There is one major issue in bringing everyone over.”

“A major issue?”

“The language barrier. The Isles of the Eight Gods uses a different language from the common tongue of this continent. While the Principality of Darshe uses the continental common language, the isles is an exception. Without an interpreter, the language barrier will quickly become a serious problem.”

Ah, the language barrier.
Since coming to this world, I’d never had trouble with language, so I hadn’t really thought about it.
But when you think about it, it’s unnatural for everyone in the world to speak the same language.
So the Isles of the Eight Gods had its own linguistic system.
In the worst case, I could have the Kiblinki Saltas act as interpreters via telepathy, but that would really be a last resort.

Together with the island’s delegation, we headed to the port, where a large ship was docked.
According to Mr. Kouro, this was the high-speed magic ship prepared for our journey to the Isles of the Eight Gods.
This ship could move several times faster than a regular sailing ship or even a normal magic-powered vessel, and would get us to the island in just three days.
In reverse, this explained why it had only taken two weeks for Kiri to return and Lady Byaku to arrive—thanks to this very magic ship.
Though two members of the Eight Seats were aboard, we were truly being treated as honored guests.
Once we get there, I’ll have to make sure I do the job entrusted to me properly.

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