I Was Told, “I Can’t Leave the Territory Management to You, Brother-in-law!!”, So I Restarted My Adventurer Life in My Mother’s Homeland – Chapter 96

Chapter 96: Report
  On the third day of their stay in the central capital, Eld and the others were summoned by Inicia to the central headquarters of the Royal Guard. The Royal Guard is a unit that protects the city, taking on everything from patrolling the city to investigating incidents like this one and handling the aftermath.
 
  “You’ve arrived, Eld Faniaal.”
 
  Inside the room they were led to by the receptionist were the First Prince, Inicia, and the Third Prince, Lios.
 
  “I wish you wouldn’t call me by my full name every time. More importantly, Prince Lios is here too.”
 
  Eld said while yawning. Marie admonished him for it.
 
  “Lios is the Commander of the Royal Guard. It’s only natural that he’s here.”
 
  “Ah, I see. So, it seems you called me because there’s something you want me to confirm, but what is it?”
 
  At Inicia’s urging, the three of them sat down on chairs.
 
  “I want you to take a look at this.”
 
  Lios handed Eld a book. It wasn’t properly bound and seemed to be a personally made book.
 
  “May I look inside?”
 
  “Yes. However, only Eld-dono should read it.”
 
  Eld exchanged glances with Marie and Moira, who were seated on either side of him. The two moved their chairs and sat down further away. Seeing them move away, Eld opened the book.
 
  “……Is this a record of forbidden spells……?”
 
  After flipping through a few pages, Eld spoke.
 
  “That’s right. As I believe Eld Faniaal knows, forbidden spells are meant to be divided and kept by the royal family and the Five Great Houses. And the content of each is a different forbidden spell.”
 
  “However, I’ve heard that dangerous ones are kept in common.”
 
  Eld interjected Inicia’s explanation.
 
  “That’s correct. Forbidden spells are classified into three levels, and dangerous ones are kept by every house. However, there are currently only about five highly dangerous ones.”
 
  Lios replied. Eld turned the page.
 
  “This didn’t come from our house. Of course, you’ll be going to Faniaal House to investigate, right?”
 
  Eld closed the book.
 
  “That’s a given. But we’ll be investigating not only Faniaal House but also the royal family and the other Five Great Houses simultaneously.”
 
  “Well, that makes sense. More importantly, if it’s just confirming this, wouldn’t I be enough? Why two more people?”
 
  At those words, Lios looked at Inicia.
 
  “The High Priest Nuythos and Orpha, who used the forbidden spell this time. Nuythos was swallowed by the sky and his whereabouts are unknown, but thanks to your treatment, Orpha’s life was saved.”
 
  Moira gasped at Inicia’s words.
 
  “However, he’s still unconscious. We don’t know if it’s due to the forbidden spell, a physical issue, or something else. If he were conscious now, we could have asked him why he knows about this book.”
 
  “Are you saying the other priests didn’t know?”
 
  Inicia nodded at Eld’s question.
 
  “Of course, I don’t think anyone who knew would admit to knowing.”
 
  Eld sighed, agreeing.
 
  “What are you going to do? Are you going to wait for Orpha to regain consciousness or continue the investigation without waiting?”
 
  “It’s also a problem to keep you confined here. We’ll be sending personnel to the Five Great Houses within two to three days. You absolutely cannot leave the central capital during that time. I’d like to put you under house arrest at your inn, to be honest.”
 
  Inicia said with a sigh.
 
  “However, His Majesty believes that would be problematic from a humanitarian standpoint. Honestly, you’re involved in this incident, so I wish you’d just stay out of it.”
 
  Inicia said, shaking his head in exasperation.
 
  “Anyway, don’t even think about leaving the central capital for the next few days. No letters either.”
 
  Eld, Marie, and Moira acknowledged Inicia’s words and left the room.
 
  “Elder Brother Inicia, if they’re under our surveillance, we might as well have them cooperate. Especially the investigation of the Five Great Houses; securing trustworthy personnel is a difficult task.”
 
  “I don’t like it. Why are both Father and you trying to rely on that Eld Faniaal? He may have been a lord, but now he’s an S-rank adventurer. He’s not someone who should be involved in national affairs.”
 
  Lios sighed at that.
 
  “Well, he may have a difficult personality, but I think his abilities are something to be highly valued. In the first place, the reason Elder Brother dislikes him is……”
 
  As if not wanting to hear any more of Lios’s words, Inicia stood up and left the room.
 
  “Sigh…… It’s because he’s jealous of him living a carefree life despite being the eldest son and heir…… right……?”
 
  Lios’s mutterings didn’t reach Inicia’s ears.