The Night Before the Operation

We're holding a strategy meeting in front of the house to plan the kraken hunt.

Though calling it a strategy meeting makes it sound more complicated than it is. We won't be doing anything too difficult in battle.

The mages will board the boats, lure out the kraken, and fight it. After that, I'll finish it off with my depth charges.

I made the depth charges for that purpose, but I'm not particularly attached to being the one to deliver the final blow.

The safer we can take it down, the better. With this many mages gathered here, we might even be able to settle things with magic.

In the middle of the meeting, Julius, the herald, brought me a letter.

It seemed to be from the royal family.

I broke the wax seal and opened it to read, but...

"Sugar's... um... Anemone, would you read this for me?"

"Sure!"...