Do Me A Wrong

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Said ruthless warrior's voice brought him out of his thoughts. "I have a couple of assignments for both you and Souji," He said while holding up two documents. "Well, the second is actually only for you, Ichigo, however; Souji asked to tag along so I've allowed him."

"Alright," Ichigo nodded. "So what are we doing?"

"The first one is rather simple, if not tedious." Sirzechs said with a drab smile. "The two of you are going to be settling a dispute between two Lords over a strip of land."

Ichigo scowled slightly. "That sounds more of a job for lawyers than for us."

"I am afraid I must concur with my young kohai, Sirzechs-sama." Souji frowned. "Swords will be of little use in an argument of greed."

Sirzechs chuckled lightly. "You won't actually be settling the argument, in truth. I have my more…err…subtle subordinates handling that part. I just need you two to keep the two Lords in line."

"Sounds a bit overkill if you ask me," Ichigo dryly intoned, causing Sirzechs to sigh.

"Normally I'd agree, but both have set up small contingents of soldiers on opposite sides of the land. I'd rather not have to deal with a minor civil war in my nation, thank you very much. Grayfia, if you will?"

Their Queen waved a hand and a holographic map appeared over Sirzechs's desk. She drew a crude circle of glowing blue light with her finger on a section of the summoned diagram. "This is the area disputed between Lords Berith and Furfur."

Here she stopped and gave Ichigo a hard stare.

He held that stare for a moment before sighing in defeat. Souji chuckled heartedly and clasped him on the back. Sirzechs gave his own mischievous smile and Ichigo's scowl deepened in response to the two men.

Finally he said, "Berith is a Greater Duke of the Pillars and the entire line is famous for its talent in alchemy. Particularly in transmutation. Furfur is an Earl of the Seventy-Two. They hold incredible talent in weather manipulation, mainly in lightning and wind magic. So much so that, it was said at one point, only Thor and Zeus surpassed them in their ability to conjure a storm. Both families, strangely enough, are filled with pathological liars."

"Hmm," Grayfia nodded approvingly before returning her attention to the map. "Duke Berith has soldiers stationed here, here and here." She said pointing and highlighting places on the map. "And these are where Earl Furfur's men are stationed."

"Forgive me, Grayfia-dono," Souji said cupping his chin as he examined the troop placements. "But I cannot help but wonder why both Lords would spend such heavy resources on such a meagre plot of land. Is there some hidden secret to this, otherwise, unexceptional place?"

"Yes there is," Sirzechs answered in place of his wife. "Recent land surveys show that there may be deposits of Orichalcum there."

Understanding lit Souji's eyes even as Ichigo's filled with confusion. "Ah," The Shinsengumi Captain nodded. "I can see now why both families are pressing such a trivial issue so strongly."

"Ori...chalcum?" Ichigo asked with a puzzled look.

He turned towards Grayfia as she began to explain. "Orichalcum is a very precious metal that naturally develops in certain magically rich conditions. Not only is it a remarkably hard material, it is also an excellent conductor of magic. Everything from weapons, armour to even building materials can be manufactured from it."

"Oh," Ichigo said in understanding. "Kind of like Mithril in all those video games, huh?"

At this, the two men let out a quiet laughter and even Grayfia cracked a smile. Sirzechs gave his pawn a crooked smile. "Ichigo-kun, if it was Mithril, I'd go join that little war of theirs personally."

Ichigo blinked. "Mithril is real too?"

Sirzechs nodded his head in amusement. "It's easily the most valuable metal in the known world. I believe Tolkien* put it best. 'Light as a feather and hard as a dragon's scales.'"

"Super rare too, I bet?" Ichigo asked with noted interest.

"In this day and age?" Sirzechs raised an eyebrow. "It's practically impossible to get."

"I am reminded of the old Atlantian tale," Souji smiled fondly.

"Atlantian tale?" Ichigo quirked an eyebrow.

Sirzechs nodded his head as he indulged Ichigo's curiosity. "There's this ancient tale of how Ajniha, last King of Atlantis challenged the Dragon of Domination. He supposedly wore a complete suit of Mithril armour and when the dragon breathed fire upon him, the armour was left unmarred."

Souji let out a small laugh and finished Sirzechs's relation, "On the other hand, the dragon's fire was so intense that Ajniha ended up being cooked from the inside out."

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