I had come to [Lakeheart] only to have my training taken off for one day to talk to Maria of the Episcopal Church about Sodom and Oriana, the second princess of [Land of Water], announcing their engagement.
I haven't been to the Episcopal Church in a long time, but I was kind of confused. Was there some kind of trouble?
"Um, excuse me, can I see Maria?
Where I seem busy, I'm sorry, but I only have one day off from training myself, so by the end of the day I was hoping to set the direction, even if to some extent I couldn't reach a conclusion.
"What? Oh, is that Mr. Ray? Um, I don't know if I can see Maria, but I'll see to it!
"Please.
The receptionist went in the back for a small run.
"Does Mr. Cecilia know why the Episcopal Church is so bummed? I've never seen you in such a hurry.
"No, I haven't been here in a long time either, so I haven't been able to grasp it. The dining room was normal, so it might be a problem that has nothing to do with the general staff.
"I see...... I only have a bad feeling about it.
"I think so too. I'd like to go home like this if I could.
"But I guess it's irrelevant that you haven't contacted me.
"I hope so......
After a while, I wondered if it would be difficult to see Maria today, and the receptionist contacted me that Maria would be able to see her in a few moments.
And all the private rooms for the interview seemed to be filled, and they were to be led to Maria's private room.
I've been to the Episcopal Church many times, but I don't know if I've ever seen Maria's private room before.
The private room was just a complete private space with a bed, a desk and some chairs in a six-table room.
"Mr. Ray, it's been a while.
"It's been a while. Dear Maria, I'm sorry to be here when you seem busy.
"It's okay. Mr. Ray's coming is a matter of my judgment, isn't it?
"Yes. Actually..."
I told Maria as much as I knew about Sodom and Oriana.
"Really...... That's another difficult issue.
"So, suppose it's okay to reveal a secret to the king?
"I'd like you to stop revealing your secrets for reasons you refuse. It's okay to reveal secrets to enter the royal family.
"Is there a difference?
"Don't you think Mr. Ray would break his engagement if he revealed his secret?
"What? Isn't it normal for a royal family to have artificial life like [Demonic Life Form] in it?
"There are a lot of rules and ideas that vary from country to country, but even if [the land of water] reveals Mr. Sodom's secrets, you can accept them. However, only the King and the Second Princess can reveal their secrets.
"Hey, it's unexpected that you have an acceptable girlfriend.
"I just listened to Mr. Ray, too, so I'm not sure, but in [the land of water] there's no inheritance right for the second princess first, so it depends on what the second princess thinks. And there's also a precedent in [Water Country] where you say you married a doll.
"Oh, is there something else like [Demonic Life Form]?
"No, it's a normal doll that doesn't move......
……
Wow, are you married to a regular doll......
I mean, is that country okay?
"But it seems that that person was a [puppet user] in the King's class, and he kept giving the puppet pseudo-life.
"You can do that [with a doll], right?
"Normally I can't do that, but that person seemed to have injected all of his abilities into one doll, and I don't know if it's true, but he was rumored to have kept moving after [the doll user] died.
"Some people have changed.
"... Mr. Ray hasn't lost either, has he?
Is that it? Am I being treated like a weirder person than I think?