Boundary Labyrinth and the Foreign Magician

"Mmm. hungry. Satisfied."

And, Sheila enjoyed her dinner, and she is in a good mood. Well, the expression is the same, but you can read emotions from tail movements, etc.

The feast on the cruise ship ended, and we moved the place to the Duke's castle. I was to stay in a VIP room with a terrace.

Queen Eldraine and the others are staying in the adjacent VIP room, but as far as they are concerned, they enjoy viewing the starry sky and are lenient on the terrace.

Well, you certainly won't see the starry sky at the bottom of the ocean, and there's going to be something about it because it was lurking in one of Waldom's cases.

The season is winter. We go out on the terrace so we can hang out with it, cover the terrace with magic to prevent the cold, and let us relax listening to the lute played by Illumhilt.

Looking down at the courtyard from the terrace in the VIP room, we also saw a rare sight of Grantios' generals and Duke's soldiers juggling alcohol.

The knights and soldiers, and the inhabitants, behaved with wine and food from the Duke. They are also free to roll out to the tavern if there is not enough alcohol or food distributed.

Soldiers take turns and go on breaks, so I guess we'll be drinking and festive all over the territory tomorrow.

Perhaps the reason why so many soldiers gather in the courtyard for a drink is because you can hear the Illum Hilts playing and singing. Looks like they're having some relaxing fun surrounding the fire over there too.

Sometimes I hear an interesting topic, even for me, that delights in the reconciliation between the Duke and the Grand Duke from the lack of other love on the liquor if I listen to the topic.

"Anything, like going to the front line and joining an op conference to fight the demons?

"Oh. The Duke and Grand Duke accompanied Her Majesty to the battlefield by boat"

"No. The Grand Duke is a fine man."

That's the argument I said... I still wonder if there is a place where the respect of the soldiers gathers when the man above is on the front line. Basically, each other's generals seem to mix in and do it soothingly.

"This is how easy it is to enjoy booze when it comes to what's great about land."

"Ah. You can't make booze in the ocean, and it's hard to drink"

"What are you doing if you drink?

"I would ask the Waterguard to serve alcohol, or I would have to travel to sea."

And a half-fish soldier dragged his drink, and then he answered like that. Are you going to ask me to exclude water or move to sea and then drink it? Normally, if you open a liquor bottle, it will fade, and it will spread all around you, and that certainly won't be a hassle.

"I'm sorry to hear that... but what do you mean you're bringing in booze too?

"It's no problem if you just age it."

"That's funny. Sure, all the booze you brought is delicious. I wonder if it would taste better if I let you sleep in the ocean."

"If that's what you mean, why don't we make it on land and you guys put the liquor to sleep in the ocean?

"And this is how we get together and drink," he said.

"That's not good."

So, cheerfully laughing land and sea soldiers. Hmm. It looks like it's thriving inside.

"I wonder if there's a difference between how it ages at sea and land."

and Rosemary expressed interest in the content of that conversation.

"Marine aged liquor is... like I've heard. Something about faster aging than shore."

This is Jing Jiu's knowledge.

"That's an interesting story inside. Sometimes I feel like it might be useful when making drugs."

Rosemary brings us a perspective on whether or not we can apply it that way.

Well, I guess that would be a good thing if the application were to be a reason to interact with the land and sea anyway.

Rather than...... I don't think the alcohol matured in Grantios would normally add value. As things stand at present, I mainly export water spider yarns and textiles on land and sea, and I feel that I am getting demon stones... but if I do well, I may have more other traded items.

"Hmm. From the point of view of the concubine... it would also be an interaction, but there are other things that I think about."

I laughed small after seeing how Queen Eldraine, who was on the terrace next door, had come to the same idea.

"It might be interesting to talk to the Duke."

"Mm-hmm. It's late today, but let's talk tomorrow"

That's what Queen Eldraine said and laughed at.

And dawn the next day. With the replacement soldiers on vacation, it seems that the Duke's Land will continue its blessing mood all day today. We are also allowed to relax after breakfast and then look around the territory.

For once, although the task of sending Grand Duke Debonis and his servants to the territory with metamagic or sending non-combatants to Aianos and Grantios on the Sirius still remains, the children seem reassured that Queen Eldraine has returned with the children, and not in such a hurry. Well... we're in the middle of a celebratory feast.

When I came back to the dock after touring the territory... the Duke was freeing up part of the compartment, where mermaids and half-fish children were swimming... and it seemed like they were having some fun inside.

Corliss also swims at the dock with him on his back...... is that Princess Stephania's measure or Corliss' voluntary behavior?

Let's not worry about Auria or Marr mixing up. They're both just kids. Maybe.

Well, anyway... some wanted to go home, so I plan to send them to Ianos and Grantios as a matter of priority.

The people of Grantios, who have arranged a return journey, load their luggage and other items onto the Sirius.

"Ho. Is it the ripe wine of the sea?"

"Hmm. I thought the Duke might want to hear it."

Queen Eldraine has made the Duke of Driscoll look like him at the dock last night.

"No, I drank the liquor I brought from Ianos last night, but it tasted really smooth and good. It would certainly be a good specialty if it were there."

"Hmm. So shall we have regular exchanges? I'll fill in the details later."

and the two have a lot of plans. Although the contents are that if it is sold as mature mermaid liquor, it will become popular.

"Actually, to Termwilds, I got the acquaintance of a trustworthy merchant. My name is the Labyrinth Chamber of Commerce, and I am a legend of Lord Theodore."

"Hmm. The Labyrinth Chamber of Commerce. That sounds like another interesting story. Let's talk about the fold my concubine went to Termwilds."

There seems to be some talk of Miriam from the Labyrinth Chamber of Commerce... but it seems to be talking about whether Miriam should be treated to marine aged liquor from the Duke's territory and Grantios cooperation at Termwilds.

Well, as Grantios, there is a demand for demon stones, so naturally it would be in the direction of wanting to make a deal with Termwilds?

"What do you think, my ambassador?"

"Right. We'll talk to the owner when we get home."

Asked by a good smiling duke, he nodded bitterly.

"Oh. Lord Theodore. Were you here?"

And it was Grand Duke Debonis who came there. Prince Hellfreet is with him.

"This is for both of you"

Say hello to the two of you. Grand Duke Devonis looked at me and said he nodded quietly.

"Earlier, I had finished talking to the merchant. They want us to use that because we'll keep the materials on the beach on the island. The deal is over, so I hope you'll make the most of it later, as the ambassador thinks."

"Thank you. Sorry for the inconvenience."

Hmm. So why don't we go check this out later?

"Even for me, magic architecture is something I'd like to visit."

"Right. I thought I'd take a tour of Lord Theodore's magical architecture before I go home."

and Prince Hellfleet and the Grand Duke nod quietly at each other.

Well, yeah. There are parts where scaling models can be made with reference to nautical charts and maps and, to some extent, as a concept.

There have also been more plans to create equipment for coves, etc., but there have been no changes in the major muscles. Some of them seem to be expected, so let's get started quickly on the fold we took to a deserted island.