"This way."
A gentle looking samurai in a dress with a water embroidery guides me.
Pretty fancy dress, huh?
I think she's a pretty good samurai.
I don't know why I'm here.
I am now in the king's mansion… the royal palace.
I wonder why I was summoned here.
There's absolutely nothing wrong with His Majesty calling me.
I wonder if they'll tell me to be Mr. Liz's slave this time.
... let's say no to that.
Yet His Majesty the King lives in such a lavish place.
The ceiling is too high, there's luxury in the long hallway, and I'm just tired of watching.
"Right here."
I was brought to the front of a door about three times mine.
There are two guards lined up in front of the door.
I want to know why we're making this door so big.
Besides, why do you have a guard?
A tightly guarded door this big... like a dragon?
"Then I'll be excused for this"
That's what the samurai said and she bowed beautifully and left.
Yeah, I want to get out of here, too.
We know there's a king behind this door, not a dragon.
The dragon was a hundred times better.
The guard slowly opens the big door.
That's a pretty heavy door......
My mind is just as heavy.
I held my heart still and breathed heavily.
"Excuse me."
I bowed gently and advanced my legs.
What a big room. You can walk 50 meters.
At the deepest end of a meaningless long table sits the king.
Then to the top of the five nobles...... Mr. Liz!?
Why is Mr. Liz here?
And I can't believe I'm sitting next to Master Duke.
Normally, you're supposed to sit at the far end, right?
It's a boulder heroine to be sitting next to Duke instead of your brothers, Gail, Curtis, Eric, and Finn.
After all, you're a heroine next to the prince.
So, what the hell kind of meeting is this?
"Alicia, I need to ask you one thing."
... I don't like it. There is absolutely nothing for me to gain from this air.
If Jill was next door, I'd be comfortable. I can't believe I'm here alone...
"Duran Nation's Economic Collapse"
The voice of a low and majestic king echoed in my ear.
An economic meltdown?
Oh, that's exactly what I expected.
"How did you know it was going to be an economic meltdown?
That's what Master Joan said as he stared at me.
... I don't think the Duran country is going to fail. You've never said that before.
Can Master Joan read my mind?
"Three years ago, Alicia wrote on the blackboard, right? He said he would buy Duran country by putting Lavar country under his umbrella on the blackboard in the old library of the School of Magic. That's why Ali predicted an economic meltdown."
Master Curtis was kind enough to say that to me.
That's what happened.
In the meantime, I'm relieved to know that Mr. Joan is not someone who can read people's minds.
Now I can show off my wicked girlie in front of these greats without worrying.
"How did you know that?
Master Joan is always afraid of the way you ask.
Do you know I'm a thirteen-year-old girl?
I'd like you to acknowledge more of the courage I've come alone in this place.
I took a small, deep breath and opened my mouth.
"It's a contradiction between productivity and purchasing power.