I Reincarnated into a Game Filled with Mods – Chapter 113

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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‘I should take this with me too.’

I rummaged through my pouch and checked the ring I had stored inside.

It was the ring with the Pratroid family crest that I had obtained from the Arachnae boss room.

I wasn’t sure if I’d have time to deliver it, but it wouldn’t hurt to have it just in case.

It would be great if I could take care of it while I was at the palace, but even if I couldn’t, there was no harm in bringing it along.

‘Will I have some free time after visiting the Imperial Palace?’

Things were definitely going well, but I hadn’t achieved any of the goals I had originally set for myself.

I hadn’t obtained the rune to remove the Battle Fatigue debuff, and I hadn’t defeated all the essential bosses from the early parts of the story.

Yet, I kept getting caught up in new tasks.

Now that my stats had increased, I had to find a new weapon to replace the Bloodstained Sword.

I had to find Dark Magic spells to use with the new weapon and runes to enhance those spells.

On top of my already growing to-do list, this mandatory event was adding more tasks, making it feel like I was climbing one mountain after another.

At least this summons presented an opportunity to progress the main story.

I would figure out the remaining two essential bosses somehow.

I checked my outfit in the mirror, made sure there were no problems, and left the room.

‘Is the collar supposed to be this tight?’

I was used to wearing plain cloth tops, plain cloth pants, or leather pants, so wearing a full uniform suddenly felt awkward.

Especially the collar felt constricting.

I adjusted my collar and arrived at the main gate of the castle, where the Knight Commanders were waiting.

The four of them were still wearing their white tank tops and dolphin shorts.

I knew that was the official uniform of the Knights, but I didn’t expect them to wear it even when meeting the Empress.

Wearing casual clothes to meet the Empress… It was appalling.

Unlike when we went to meet the Popes, they weren’t wearing their armor.

They said that since the purpose of this visit was the audience itself, not for protection, wearing armor would be disrespectful.

I wondered why they had worn armor when meeting the Popes, but I decided to chalk it up to some etiquette I wasn’t aware of.

“I’m here.”

As I waved to the Knight Commanders, who were gathered and waiting near the main gate of the castle, all four heads turned toward me simultaneously.

And the moment they saw me, their eyes widened in unison.

Lize stared at me with a look of awe, and Erica wasn’t much different.

Claudia was no exception, and even Iris looked stunned.

Confused by their reactions, I spoke.

“What’s wrong? Why are you all staring at me like that?”

“Oh, n-no… It’s just… your clothes suit you so well…”

“Huh?”

I looked down at myself, puzzled by Lize’s stammering response.

I was wearing a black uniform with golden embroidery.

Since my uniform seemed much more extravagant than Cecilia’s, I had jokingly asked Aurora if it was okay for me to wear something more lavish than the Empress.

Aurora had burst into laughter, almost to the point of passing out.

She said she appreciated me praising her choice of clothes, but there was a limit to flattery.

I had inadvertently ended up showering Aurora with compliments about her fashion sense.

But what else could I say?

My uniform was overall very ornate and extravagant, while Cecilia’s uniform only had a golden emblem on the shoulder as decoration.

The rest was just plain black.

Considering she was the Empress of the Empire, it was a rather simple outfit, but it seemed different in the eyes of others.

“Hey, Lize. You’re going to dislocate your jaw. I don’t mind you staring at Delta, but can you at least close your mouth? It’s not good for you.”

“…”

Claudia, the first to recover, closed Lize’s gaping mouth with her hand.

However, seeing it open again immediately, she sighed,

“Ugh.”

‘And what’s wrong with Erica? Is she going to lose her mind along with her sister?’

Erica also looked dazed, much like Lize.

Seeing both of them with their mouths agape and vacant eyes, I thought, as expected of sisters.

It took a few more minutes for them to snap out of it.

As soon as Lize regained her senses, she clung to my arm even tighter than usual, while Erica kept glancing at me from the corner of her eye.

‘She can just stare openly if she wants.’

It was not like anything would wear out from it.

I was reminded of what Lize had said before.

That despite their contrasting appearances, she and Erica shared the same taste in men, as expected of sisters.

A thought briefly crossed my mind,

‘Could it be…?’

But I quickly dismissed it.

That would be taking things too far.

Even though I had crossed the line with Lize, it wasn’t the same with Erica.

The same reaction continued even after we arrived back at the mansion.

“Wow, I chose this outfit, but it looks even more amazing now. Maybe it’s because the clothes hanger is better? It didn’t look this good in the shop.”

“You saw it once before, Lady Aurora. Why are you making such a fuss again?”

“That’s why I’m reacting even more strongly now. Isn’t it obvious?”

Aurora started scrutinizing me as soon as she saw me, and her behavior continued until Iris, unable to bear the situation any longer, intervened.

“Lady Aurora, it’s time to depart.”

“Ah, right. I forgot. I almost messed things up because of Delta.”

“…Is that my fault?”

Aurora ignored my bewildered mutter and pulled out the teleportation scroll that had been included with the Emperor’s decree.

Iris took it and unfurled it.

Lana, along with the other maids of the mansion and the knights who usually guarded it, came out to see us off.

Aurora said to Lana nonchalantly,

“I’ll leave the mansion in your care while I’m gone, Lana.”

“Yes, Lady Aurora. I will not disappoint you.”

It was a simple exchange, but their mutual trust was evident.

Lana bowed to Aurora, then glanced up at me.

She flinched as if startled and quickly bowed her head again.

It seemed she was still embarrassed about the joke incident.

I would be mortified for a week if I made a joke to someone I wasn’t close to and they reacted poorly.

Iris, holding the teleportation scroll, placed her hand on the magic circle.

Mana flowed from her hand and was absorbed by the scroll.

Her hand, receiving the mana, glowed blue.

It was an item that was also sold as a consumable in the game.

It teleported the player to a pre-set location, but it was incredibly expensive for a single-use item.

Of course, in later playthroughs, when the experience points and money dropped from enemies increased significantly, it was possible to stockpile hundreds of them in your inventory.

Iris drew a blue circle around the six of us, including herself, then lifted her hand from the edge of the circle.

A pillar of light shot up into the sky.

It was a sign that the teleportation had begun.

“Have a safe trip.”

Hearing Lana’s final farewell, I felt the familiar sensation that I had experienced just a few days ago.

My vision flickered, and a blue flash enveloped my eyelids, forcing them closed.

The flash soon subsided.

I opened my eyes.

My vision returned, and the surrounding scenery came into view.

It was a room decorated even more extravagantly than Aurora’s drawing-room, or any other space I had ever seen.

It felt like they had used enough gold to equal the weight of several people just to decorate this one room.

It was so dazzling that my eyes hurt.

Moreover, it wasn’t just gold.

Every single piece of furniture was adorned with all sorts of jewels, a true testament to the epitome of luxury.

“…”

While I was overwhelmed by the opulence, the Knight Commanders were looking around with slightly awed expressions.

They must have been feeling nostalgic, returning to the Imperial Palace after so many years.

“What are your thoughts?”

As I was looking around, taking in the interior, someone approached me.

It was Aurora.

“It’s incredible in many ways. Is the entire Imperial Palace like this?”

“Well… this room is used as a drawing-room, so it’s decorated especially extravagantly, but you can assume that other places are similar. There’s not much difference. And my aunt’s central hall and bedroom are even more extravagant than this.”

“A bedroom even more extravagant than this? Is it even possible to sleep there?”

“I don’t know. Ask Her Majesty yourself when you meet her.”

Aurora burst into laughter at my incredulous look.

I ignored her and glanced at the grand, antique grandfather clock in the corner of the room.

There were still about 15 minutes left until the time the Empress had specified.

Just as I was about to settle down on the sofa, I heard a knock on the drawing-room door.

The Knight Commanders froze in place reflexively.

They all had expressions that said, “It’s finally happening.”

Meanwhile, I thought, ‘Isn’t it a little early?’, and walked towards the door.

I didn’t think Cecilia was the type to summon us earlier than the appointed time.

And before I could even open the door, someone threw it open from the outside.

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