第７２８堀：ま、落ち着け (Part1)

"Well, calm down."

Side: Cleena

"Honestly, what a job this is."

"Mm. ...I never thought we'd end up capturing a king."

Samantha and I were talking as we looked at the king, who was bound before us.

We've now been taken away from our important, very important duty of guarding Yuki and have come to Betan, a Weed territory on the continent of If.

It's a job, of course.

It's a diplomatic job I'm not too keen on, but I can't refuse it, and Yuki told me to do my best, so I'm doing it reluctantly.

"I'm sorry, Samantha and Cleena-dono."

"No, Lord Lonri. Please don't worry about it. Even though he's His Majesty, he's also my father-in-law."

"...Mm. It's a job."

Yes, it's a job, so it can't be helped.

"Besides, King Rodey is amazing. He ran quite a distance from our feet. He's no ordinary person."

"...Indeed. I never thought he'd run up a wall."

"And surprisingly, King August, who chased after him, was also amazing."

"..."

Our testimony caused Prime Minister Lonri and Princess Inis, my older sister, to cover their faces with their hands.

Well, it might be a national disgrace for the two of them, but I was impressed by the method of running up the wall instead of jumping, which avoids the stiffening that occurs upon landing from a jump.

Yuki aims for landing stiffness in games, but this was a solution in a way.

I'll try it sometime. Landing stiffness is often targeted in practical training, so it might be good to get one up on Yuki.

However, our words of admiration were completely lost on them...

" "Take them away." "

The kings were carried away to the conference hall by the soldiers who received the order.

"Wait, Lonri. There's a deep reason for this. A deep reason for eating ramen!!"

"That's right. King Rodey and I were trying to make contact with Lord Kiyu, Yuki-dono's younger brother, who runs a ramen shop..."

"That's not deep at all!!"

"Father. There's also the matter of abdicating the throne to my younger brother, so no matter what excuses you make, the future course of action won't change."

While King August is one thing, King Rodey's words, which show no remorse even at this point, are amazing in a way. I'm impressed.

"King Rodey is amazing. He lives by his true feelings."

"Please stop... Don't say that."

For some reason, Samantha, who was standing next to me, looked pained.

Why? I'm praising him.

I was always alone because I always lacked a word, but people are gathering around King Rodey.

I think that's a talent.

Well, now I have a good husband and good friends, so I don't think I'm losing, but...

As we were chatting and watching the kings being escorted away, I heard...

"You two look like you're having a tough time."

Yuki called out to me from behind.

There's no mistaking this voice.

"Lord Yuki."

"Yuki."

When we turned around, Yuki and the others were there.

"We apologize for showing you such an unsightly scene."

"Mm. Surprising. Kings are fast runners. That's a good thing in practice."

"Samantha, don't worry about it. Cleena's interpretation is, well, a good one."

"Both of you, Yuki and the others have been brought here safely."

"Thank you for your help. General Agil."

"Mm. Thank you."

Beside us was General Agil, who had gone to meet them in our stead since we couldn't. He reported to us.

Despite his seemingly lazy demeanor, he gets the job done, so we have a high opinion of him.

"Miss Jessica. How was Weed?"

"It was peaceful. Oh, by the way, Prince Aage and Princess Stasia have made up."

"Oh, them. I heard there was some trouble at a banquet, but it's for the best that their grievances have been resolved."

"Ah, speaking of which, General Agil, you knew them too, didn't you?"

"Well, at that time, I was temporarily entrusted with command authority. In fact, I was the only one from Enaria who went to the new continent. I can't forget that. It was a stimulating visit, to say the least."

Hmm. Indeed, Agil came to visit the academy, and then participated in an assault on the Haire Church.

In other words, he knew them from when Prince Aage was an enemy?

It feels like a distant memory now.

"Well, regardless, the kings who were running away have returned to the conference hall, so let's get back to work."

" " "Yes." " "

"That's right."

So, we returned to the conference hall, which was as chaotic as usual...

"I can't concede that. The sale of wheat will be handled by my Zilba Empire."

"That's our line. Enaria will handle the sale of wheat."

"Both of you, calm down. We decided that it would be divided among the countries, didn't we? And it was decided based on sales performance."

"Shut up, Ex. That's what was decided for the allocated amount, but this is about something else. They want it. So we'll sell it. That's all there is to it."

"I understand that, as I've been listening. But they're saying to divide that too. We shouldn't be causing trouble here."

"To be honest, wheat production is difficult in my White Forest, so it would be a great help if Zilba could provide more."

"Hmph! White Forest, read the room. And where are Rodey and August!!"

"Ah, um, I understand the claims of each country's king, but please calm down for a moment..."

It was in such a state of uproar.

Ex and Horst were trying to mediate, but they were barely making any headway.

The other day, it was about imported goods, wasn't it? I don't know how they don't get tired of it.

What was presented before was just a reference list of imported goods, and it wasn't decided that they would actually be imported in that quantity.

Well, I can understand wanting Weed's products.

I want all of Weed's books too. Oh, not Weed's books, but Earth's books.

"As usual, it's noisy."

Yuki said so and pushed forward into the chaotic meeting without hesitation.

As the tables were arranged in a circle, eyes naturally turned to her.

"Hey, you servant there, don't stand in the center. Come around from behind... oh, it's Yuki."

"You're finally here."

"You've arrived, Lord Yuki."

"Thank you for coming."

"Oh, Lord Yuki. Thank you for coming."

Putting aside the King of Zilba's remark, it was clear that Yuki had instantly taken control of the situation.

King Ex and Horst looked relieved, and everyone recognized how important Yuki's position was.

"Yo. Greetings to you, servant of Zilba."

"Hmph. You should pay more attention to your appearance and bearing as a king. You'll be underestimated."

"Oh, that's fine. If they underestimate me, I can do whatever I want. By the way, tell the local lords about the minimum information transfer and etiquette, okay? I hope it doesn't hurt the country's reputation for intercontinental exchange if many of Zilba's nobles are arrested and deported from If Continent after coming to Weed. I wonder if there will be anyone willing to trade with such a dangerous country..."

"Tch. Bringing that up is unfair."