A Righteous Female Knight Never Compromises!-Chapter 2 : I am superior. My ancestors passed away
{Chapter 2} I am superior. My ancestors passed away
“You're still eating, I'm really disturbing you.”
After welcoming Byran Rian Balleria into the mansion, Byran felt a bit awkward upon learning that Anna and the others were still eating. “It seems I came at the wrong time.”
“Can't say it's the wrong time.”
Anna originally wanted to say “you came at just the right time,” but upon second thought, it felt a bit strange to say that.
“You came for...?”
“It's about your ancestor, Miss Anna,” Byran said, glancing at Atala.
Byran hadn't met Atala before, and since she was an elf, it was natural for him to take a few extra looks.
“Indeed.”
Previously, their only interaction was when Anna asked Byran to investigate her ancestor. In fact, if it weren't for Louise and Helga's influence, the leader of the Celestial Clan might not have agreed to such a request.
After all, Anna was just a fallen noble, incomparable to the leader of the Celestial Clan.
But... would her ancestor's matter really warrant a personal visit from the Celestial Clan leader?
Anna naturally voiced this doubt.
“Of course it's worth it,” Byran replied with utmost seriousness after hearing Anna's question. “...About your ancestor William, it concerns a hidden part of the Celestial Clan's, or rather, the Carrick royal family's, past. After some consideration, I decided it would be better to visit in person.”
“...Was my ancestor some prominent figure?”
For the current Celestial Clan leader to be so serious, that seemed like the only possibility.
“Indeed.”
After a moment of thought, Byran continued:
“Do you know about the Orcs... or rather, the first Orc invasion?”
“The Orc invasion... how could I not know...”
Helga's father, Darlak, had just talked to me about it recently...
Wait?
“You're not saying... that the leader of that Orc invasion, the Orc chieftain also named William, was...?”
“Exactly, I didn't expect you to know so much... So you also know that this William was from the Carrick Empire...”
“I know that too.”
“And how did William reach the Orcs' stronghold, the island of Grisa?”
“...I remember he led an army to Grisa Island and established a brief rule?” Anna said, then thought about how this was her ancestor...
Wow, my ancestors were really something? Not just a minor noble family that persisted till now?
“And then? How much more do you know?”
“Then I know nothing more... Does the nickname 'William The Tanner’ count?”
“That counts. Since you know that much... I'll continue from where you don't know.”
“Anyway, as you know, this William was indeed of royal descent, though his origins were not very honorable,” Byran said somewhat euphemistically.
“Not very honorable... a bastard?”
Anna immediately thought of that.
“Right... William Rian Balleria was the illegitimate son of the then emperor and a maid,” Byran continued Anna's line of thought.
“William's parentage was exposed early on, so he could bear the Rian Balleria surname, but at the time, his status was low. It's said that none of the emperor's descendants respected him. They scornfully called him 'Bastard William,' and the common term was just 'William the Bastard.'”
“...However, in 2352, William led a private army to Grisa Island. According to records, everyone thought he was going to his death, as leading a few hundred private soldiers to defeat the Orcs was considered impossible.”
“But miraculously, William defeated the Orc army and made all the Orc tribes submit, ruling over all of Grisa Island.”
“Though some still scornfully called him 'William the Bastard,' or continued the Orcs' term, calling him 'William the Tanner' to express their disdain... but at the time, there were more voices calling him...”
“William the Savior.”
“Wait... wait a minute,” Anna suddenly thought of something. “You just said 2352, but according to the family tree, my ancestor was born in 2358...?”
“This... brings us to the first Orc invasion,” Byran continued along Anna's line of thought. “Do you know when the first Orc invasion was?”
“No, I only know it was towards the end of the empire...”
“It was in 2357.”
“ 2357... that's just one year before...” Anna suddenly realized something.
“At that time, William, who had established rule on Grisa Island, for some reason suddenly rebelled. The Orcs fought their way along the Seri River to the capital of Vensae, but were ultimately defeated by the local high-temperature weather caused by the S-class mages' weather manipulation, and William was captured.”
“A year later, William was executed.”
“Executed...”
“It was recorded as execution... but that's just the official record,” Byran sighed. “In fact, this William disappeared on the day he was supposed to be executed in 2358.”
“I see,” Helga, who had been listening all along, understood. “Feigning death to escape, or being rescued and then recorded as dead?”
“Considering your family's situation, this 'William the Savior’ likely escaped, changed his name to William Garland, and married an elf,” Byran said, looking at Atala, who had been sitting silently. “That's all the information recorded in the Celestial Clan's archives.”
“...I see, thank you,” Anna exhaled slightly. “At least now I have a clear understanding of my male ancestor's origins.”
William the Saviour... my ancestors were really something, huh?
“You're welcome. After all, as the leader of the Celestial Clan, I should naturally do my best when it comes to descendants of the Celestial Clan seeking their roots,” Byran said with politeness, despite saying no need for thanks. “As for the matter of your elf bloodline, Miss Anna... this elf lady might know more than I do.”
“...When I return to the Elf Forest, I will definitely help you investigate, Anna,” Atala immediately promised.
“It's fine, no rush,” Anna waved her hand.
One could only say... the investigation from the Celestial Clan side did give Anna a real sense of how prominent and brave her ancestors were, but it didn't help at all with the reason why the pure-blood faction wanted to assassinate Anna.
“If all goes well, perhaps before you return to the Elf Forest, I might find out from the pure-blood faction why they wanted to assassinate me.”
Chapter 2 : I am superior. My ancestors passed away
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