第７６７堀：大陸間交流会議閉会 そしていつもの彼女 (Part2)
"Well, I'll leave the follow-up on that to everyone else. Since we're all going to be busy during this festival, contact me immediately if anything happens. I'm off to guide the kings from the If Continent with Seraria. You all do your best, too."
"Got it. You do your best too, Yuki-san. Contact us if anything comes up."
"Yes. Have a safe trip."
"……Don't push yourself too hard, Yuki."
And just like that, we parted ways with Yuki-san, but…
"Come to think of it, do we even have a schedule?"
I hadn't been informed of our upcoming plans.
"Sigh. This is exactly why you still need to work harder, Riel."
"Getting carried away too easily is your bad habit. That’s why you’re always so sloppy when changing Kikka and the others' diapers."
"……Yes. I’m sorry."
Changing diapers is just really difficult, you know?
Though, I feel like talking about diapers here is completely irrelevant, but since it’s true that I’m lacking in that department, I reflect on it.
I’ll ask Yuki-san to teach me later. He’s incredibly good at changing children’s diapers, after all.
"Anyway, that’s fine, but what’s the schedule? If there are no meetings planned, shouldn't we follow Yuki-san and act as his guards?"
"No, we have one, actually."
"Eh?"
"Unfortunately, we have a request for a meeting from the New Continent. As Priestesses of the Spirits."
"Huh!? We aren't Priestesses of the Spirits, are we!?"
"To them, all Beastmen are considered Priestesses of the Spirits."
"……It’s the same as how people from the If Continent call us demi-humans. Well, I suppose it’s better than being looked down upon."
"I guess so, but still……"
I’m just not used to being worshipped like that. Shera would probably be used to it, being a princess and all.
"Just treat it like your regular work. Like when you were the Vice Chief of the Police."
"……There’s no need to be overly formal. Besides, Kagura, Princess Stasia, and Enora are there, so they’ll cover for us if we don't know how to act."
"Oh, right."
They keep saying "as a General" or "as a Priestess of the Spirits," but since Kagura and the others are there, they already know who I am to some extent, right?
In that case, I should be fine.
"But what are we going to talk about in the meeting? If it’s about something productive, wouldn't Eris or Ratz be better suited for this than us?"
Those two are the ones in charge of Weed’s finances and supplies, after all.
"Eris and Ratz are going to meet with the If Continent representatives alongside Yuki-san. That region had the highest demand for supplies from Weed."
"Ah, that’s right."
"The demand for Weed was much higher than anticipated, so we need a meeting as soon as possible. Actually, they’re asking for our sweet potatoes, so I need to head out there later, too."
"Kaya, you’re the Vice Representative of Agriculture, right?"
"Sweet potatoes are delicious, aren't they? But I wonder when they found out about them?"
"……During a meal, we served them as a Weed specialty, both as raw ingredients and cooked dishes. I thought if we marketed them as being grown by the children, it might lead to some sales and give the kids some pocket money."
"I see. Kaya’s sweet potatoes are basically produced by the children, right?"
"Yes. It’s part of their education. We usually just sell them at the Weed market, but this time, I talked it over with Yuki and we decided to show them what we’ve been doing. They became a hit. Or rather, a bit too much of a hit."
They’re sweet and delicious just by roasting them, after all.
"Anyway, that’s enough about the sweet potatoes. We have a meeting with the New Continent, so let’s go."
"Right. They were saying they wanted sweet potatoes, too."
"They’re that popular!? Wait, they don't want to meet us Beastmen—they just want the sweet potatoes Kaya has, don't they?"
As we were talking about that, we headed toward the meeting with the New Continent, but…
"Huh? What’s everyone doing?"
For some reason, the diplomats, including Kagura, were waiting outside.
"Well, you know, Micos-chan and the others are diplomats, after all. They were here to welcome Riel and the others……"
"You need to be more professional about these things!! General Riel, General Tori, General Kaya, we have been expecting you."
"Ah, yeah. But Micos was……"
She got a knuckle-sandwich from Princess Carrie, and it looked incredibly painful……
"Please, ignore it. While you may have been close friends at the Academy, in this setting, you are the Generals of another nation and we are the assistant diplomats. It reflects poorly on our nation’s common sense, so please, pretend you didn't see anything."
I understand what Princess Carrie is saying, but……
"Sorry about that, Princess Carrie."
"Eh?"
I walked over to Micos, who was clutching her head in pain, and cast recovery magic on her.
"Ah, Riel…… General. Thank you."
"Yeah. You’re okay now, right? I’m just healing my friend Micos, so that’s fine, right?"
When I said that to everyone……
"That’s so like you, Riel."
"……No problem."
"If General Riel says so…… *Sigh*, Micos, please be more careful. If it weren't for General Riel and the others, you could have been facing execution on the spot."
"Yes. I am very sorry……"
Micos seems to be reflecting on it, so that should be the end of it.
"So, let’s get right to the sweet potato talk."
"「「Sweet potatoes?」」"
"「Sigh……」"
Wait? Wasn't it about the sweet potatoes?
Riel is always like this. And everyone smiles. She is always that kind of presence.
Now, it’s the turn of the Beastman trio for the first time in a while.
What kind of performance will they show us?