The Annals of the Flame Kingdom (WN)

- Rondo de Terra, reception room.

The most 'luxurious' room in the Duke's Mansion, where some of the terra that sold various things and obtained some cash think 'this is all they can't sell' - for example, paintings given to them by their predecessors, pots made by famous potters, etc.

"... Thank you for waiting"

"... no, welcome"

Gachari, and he makes a noise, and the door opens, and each man and woman steps indoors, one by one. The two men, who walked silently, took their seats. This one also thanked the two men and women and quietly lowered their hips.

"Did you sleep well 'yesterday', My Lord Alberto"

"Yes, 'thanks to you,' you slept well, my lord Rudolph."

Alberto answers Rudolph, who smiles and speaks at the same time as Alberto lowers his hips, this one with a grin. Both gazes intersect and nod from either side.

"Well... then, my lord Rudolph? Nice lady next to you, can I introduce you to her? Is it rude to have a beautiful woman in front of you and not even know your name -!"

Alberto's face, shown winking at Ayano, the woman sitting next to Rudolph, distorted in agony, and then she glanced at the woman sitting next to herself with her jit eyes.

"... Assistant Clarissa. You're behaving a little badly, aren't you?

"My lord, please be cautious only of disrespect, disrespect and unusual behavior in the seats of the harmonious meetings that determine the fate of Lyme. It will be a disgrace to the National Alliance of Lime Cities."

Clarissa bowed her head.

"I'll see you first. My name is Clarissa Damart and I am the Principal Assistant to the President of the National Alliance of Lime Cities. My country's President, Alberto, will be the Ambassador Plenipotentiary and I will be the Deputy Ambassador at this Conference on Reconciliation. His Excellency Chancellor Rudolph and... Excuse me, what's your name?

Fix your gaze to Ayano. After taking his gaze, Ayano glances at his shoulder.

"My name is Daba - Ayano Oba,. If Chancellor Rudolph is the Ambassador Plenipotentiary, I... Observer? I don't care if you catch me like that."

"Observer, is it?

"Plenipotentiaries, special ambassadors and deputy ambassadors. - Mr. Rudolph will take over. I have no authority whatsoever, and I'm not willing to give an opinion. And... I think he's handsome, but I'm not going to take your thoughts, so don't worry."

I have been promised that Ayano, who tells me so, will run a pearl color on Clarissa's cheek. but it's also for a moment. Immediately fix your gaze to Rudolph.

"… no authority whatsoever, to have the 'Observer' man present at this conciliatory meeting, His Excellency Chancellor Rudolph"

She's the famous La Lucia Virgin, isn't she? After the struggle for blood with blood, it would flourish to have the Blessing of the Virgin in the liturgy of harmony between the two nations, which seeks to positively improve relations, wouldn't it? Pictorially or scenarioally. "

"I'm not talking about that, my lord."

"That's the story, Lieutenant Clarissa."

I bump into a table separately where my gaze isn't even big enough. Ayano took a big sigh of sigh and broke in, staring at the bees and the sight of them about to fly a spark.

"Uh, Mr. Clarissa, was it? It's okay, you don't have to worry so much. It's not that I'm Mr. Rudolph's joker, I'm really just in."

"I don't trust you"

"He said I couldn't trust him... and when he said that, I also said, 'Don't you have to trust me with anything else, Kedo?' I'll just have to say. Or what? Ask me to leave?

"I haven't said that much. But..."

"Yes, yes, Clarissa. That's it. I'm sorry, Mr. Ayano. Mr. Ayano, my men are very rude."

Hold Clarissa's mouth with one hand and Alberto greets her small. Then Ayano nodded and showed her.

"Fine, nothing. You don't have to apologize."

"Still overlapping, apologize. That's all. Please accept this pageant as' serious'."

"The side that seeks harmony comes late. Humans from both warring countries smile and greet each other. The extreme is the mild attitude of His Excellency the President and the aide's love brain. Well, especially since I've never been to a harmonious meeting before, I don't even know if this is the standard... My Lord."

Really, are you serious? To Ayano, he adds, Alberto sent only his gaze to Rudolph in silence, and when he confirmed that Rudolph's neck was shaken beside him, he shouted one ho, exhaling a long breath of admiration.

"Cheng Cheng, Clarissa is also a talented woman, but you seem to be probably a talented woman too. Would it have been better if I showed you a little more nervousness?

"I don't mind."

"Right. Apparently, they're like each other."

In the dark, Ayano responded to Alberto by clapping his shoulders again, saying, "Even you have a bad attitude enough."

"Excuse me, my lord. So, please, the three of you will meet in full."

Thank you, Ayano, who stretches his spine pinned and re-sits in the chair. Let him laugh bitterly at that appearance, and as Alberto tried to open his mouth, he made a similar noise earlier and the door opened.

"You kept me waiting."

That's what the person standing outside the door said and picked the edge of the skirt properly, a token of courtesy. Erica slowly walks indoors following Kota after the four sitting men gave their sight to stand up and thank each of them. The cutlets, the cutlets and the heels sounded, and the chair placed in the deepest part of the room I reached - I lowered my hips where I hit the upper seat.

"Easy."

To Erica's words, thank you again. Without making any noise, the four lower back down again to the raised chair. Slowly looking over those four faces, Erica opens her mouth strictly.

"The fifty-first king of the kingdom of Flame, Georg Orenfeld Flame as the firstborn and the fifty-second king of Flame, Elizabeth Orenfeld Flame as the king's sister, Erica Orenfeld van Flame. Today, as Ambassador Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Flame at the request of both countries, it was combined with taking this place of reconciliation. Both ambassadors make every effort to achieve a lasting peace in Orkena."

"Yes."

"Yes, sir."

"Today's harmonious meeting is endorsed by Erica Orenfeld van Flame and will be a witness. Don't be deceitful or conspiring. Be fully aware that conspiring against me is an act of bowing against the kingdom of Flame as it is, and synonymous with deceiving Alex, the great founding emperor."

So far, a ritual of passage. It is also a word that can be said because it is Erica, the direct line of the kingdom of Flame, the rightful successor of the 'Empire of Flame', who was the champion of the continent of Orkena, with the blood of Alex pulsating on its body and honoring it.

"... well, you can count on it"

I changed the harsh air I had wrapped up in until earlier, and looked around the room again with even hostility in my eyes.

"- Let's get started on this farce."

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"Unacceptable"

While Erica's words struck her in the ear and fell in love with its Rin appearance, Alberto Barbert was "in a hurry" if he were to describe it in such a way that it would be underestimated, confused and terminal.

- The meeting was going solemnly. It was at the beginning that Alberto was thrilled with the term 'farce', but gradually took up that tension as the story proceeded smoothly to the existence or absence of a territorial transfer, future peaceful relations between the two countries and a mix of events at various administrative levels. In part of the alliance, Erica showed some difficulty.

'Peace between the two countries is desirable, and it would be great to forge a broken relationship once in the form of' alliances'. I want my Rondo de Terra to join me. "

A slight dispute would settle the issue of alliances in the form of the participation of one lord of the 'Rondo de Terra' rather than the 'Kingdom of Flame'.

"Sir Rudolph. The amount of compensation is not an amount that can be very well paid by the current tax revenues of the Lyme City State Alliance. Rethink."

"Do you mind if I pay you in installments?

"Same thing. That's just a way forward in the matter, just twisted and shredded the lime economy with compensation payments. Or is it also some sort of 'covenant'? There's such a great way to revitalize the lime economy and in ten years, even if you pay compensation, you'll still have luxurious funds? If you do, I'd like to ask you to do the same."

- But the argument could be rubbed with the payment of compensation. And Erica didn't pay for the Lyme City National Alliance.

"No, it's..."

"If not, it's not exactly an acceptable figure for this amount of compensation."

"But Dear Erica, It's..."

"This is the last one. I'll say it again, rethink it. Any reply?"

"... Yes"

He nodded contentedly at Rudolph, who could not help himself, and Erica shifted her gaze to Alberto. I saw myself upset in Sky Blue's eyes, and seeing it all together accelerated Alberto's tension.

"Sir Alberto. You will be asked to reconsider the amount. Do you mind?

"Oh, no, the"

"... what is it, Sir Alberto? It would be beneficial for your country to take the amount of compensation down, wouldn't it? If it was meant to be, you should raise your hands and welcome it, right?

Exactly. However, without the prerequisite of 'yesterday's meeting and the terms brought by yesterday's messenger', If it's true, I'm about to snort without a word or two.

"Or that the terms were never there already? You told me to let this Erica Orenfeld van Flame take time and place just to find out the rules? Sir Alberto, are you -- are you guys, the Lyme City National Alliance, putting down the labor of mediation in the kingdom of Flame, and that's not what's happening?

"Yes, no! That's not true!

"So there's nothing wrong with that, then?

"Ah... yes"

There is a problem. In a way, it is no more 'outrageous'. Against the Kingdom of Larchia and against the Kingdom of Flame. But I'm not going to scream it out loud on this occasion, and Alberto bites his lips off.

Originally a 'reconciliation conference' is a meeting held between two countries of a party in a war relationship. The intermediary, the Kingdom of Flame, has no obligation or right to quench the content of the meeting, and if you say the ultimate, that is a good story if the two countries are convinced. At least, for real.

But when it comes to "Jianmae," this is different.

Even though there was a medical examination, on top of the building, Lyme asked the Kingdom of Flame to stand as an intermediary for harmony by 'pleading' with him. 'I'm sorry, I've settled it to some extent already, so that's enough' is not something I can naturally say. If I do that, there will be no such thing as a nation that can help me with the future crisis of Lyme.

So what about the Kingdom of Larchia side? Indeed, this attitude of Erika is nothing but interference, rather than - from the point of view of the Kingdom of Larchia - of the Kingdom of Flame. In addition, from the side of the Kingdom of Larchia, it is only natural to make a pre-compromise, and there is no need to ask the Kingdom of Flame separately. It is an ultra-brue national act that tried to improve the conditions at all, and from the Kingdom of Larchia, which was' begged 'to take its seat at the pageant, there is nothing to be expected or humiliated about. On the contrary, if it were meant to be,' disrespectful! 'And it's not funny to take a seat angrily.

If the opponent is not the 'Kingdom of Flame'.

As it bears the name of 'Larchia' and the capital of King Flame in the name of the State, the Kingdom of Larchia has a close relationship with the Kingdom of Flame. The highest currency in circulation is Flame White Gold, and the language is Flame. As far as the Royal Family is concerned, it is the "branch muscle" of the Flame Royal Family. Even though objects, people, and gold are all the same roots and separate belts as the kingdom of Flame, it is often the branches who shy away from the main house. No matter how many of his opponents are concubine daughters, he nevertheless cuts the front against the maid of the main house and says, 'Disrespectful!' And it's not an angry thing.

The first word Erica said, 'bow to the kingdom of Flame' is also miso. That word, which is only one of the diplomatic rituals if it is meant to be, also naturally adds to the Russian connotation when this happens. The intention of Erica is the will of the Kingdom of Flame, more than once snorted at it, it is not the 'Duke of Rondo de Terra' that they are dealing with, but the 'Kingdom of Flame'. If, by mistake, you are obsessed with applying mud to the face of the Kingdom of Flame, etc., and the Kingdom of Flame points you soppo at you - for example, if you are stopped from circulating white gold coins, it is the Kingdom of Larchia that dries up. And Rudolph's knowing 'Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Flame' is a man who will surely sole if he sees it as a chance. Happy, laughing.

"... ok. The amount of compensation will now be four fifths of the amount claimed."

"Four-fifths, is it? On what grounds?"

"That's a discount you can do with the discretion you're giving me. If you can ask for more discounts, you have to take them home once. That would be a waste of time."

"I see. Sir Alberto? How about this number?

"... Huh? Oh, ha, yes! Fine!"

"Really? So, can we decide on the amount of compensation?

Rudolph, watching both Alberto snort, one big one, as convinced, also snorts Erica, wearing the harsh atmosphere she first showed.

"- Then we will conclude a pact of conciliation between the Kingdom of Larchia and the National Alliance of Lime Cities. The title of this Convention shall be 'Treaty of Reconciliation of the Rondo de Terra' and, together with the signatures of the representatives of the two countries, three copies shall be drawn up with my signature as Ambassador Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Flame, each of which shall be kept one copy at a time. This Convention shall enter into force for the next three years and shall be automatically renewed subject to the same conditions in the absence of a notification of destruction from one of the two countries seven days prior to the date on which the contract is subsequently due. The signing date shall be tomorrow in this room at the same time."

Can I? Alberto nods at Erica asking. At the edge of his sight where he delivered the figure, Erica's eyes captured Rudolph raising his hand.

"Anything?"

"We do not have any doubts about the content of the Treaty. I would be foolish to say that it is a good treaty. This is also very generous of Erica."

"Precedents are good. Conclusion."

"- That's fine with the content of the treaty. But I hope to exchange talent as a sign of friendship between the two countries in the future, as well as Rondo de Terra"

"Take the hostages out," he said?

"No way. Just take it as a tour, okay? We already have a system in place in our Kingdom of Larchia to accept human resources. I will never let you go unfettered."

"... ho"

"The Lyme City National Alliance will also have future post-war processing, and Danieli's reconstruction should be a top priority. Similarly, we cannot afford to be able to send personnel from our country at present. So..."

Right, just a little thought, smile.

"- Could you please lend our country the help of Mr Courta Matussillo, who has dedicated himself to the development of Terra?

Briskly.

To Rudolph, who says so and laughs and shows, Erica is often silent. He then exhaled loudly as he loosened his body's strength.

"- Coata."

"What is it?

"What do you want?

to that word of Erica.

"... I'm coming"

Small, but clear, with a voice.

"- To the Kingdom of Larchia, I will go"

Often, silence.

"... yes. Ok. I will notify my home country. Lord Rudolph, give all possible courtesy to Courta Matussillo."

Eventually Rudolph salutes Erica's words, which could be described as spinning - pale.

"I promise you"

"... yeah, please"

That's it. Erica takes a seat. Everyone sitting took their seats as if to go with it.

"We shall now adjourn the meeting at this. Tomorrow, the signing ceremony will be held at the same time, so there will be no delay."

Shut up and Erica walks towards the door amidst the thanksgiving faces.

With tears in his eyes, slowly - but firmly, he walked.

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"Please explain."

"Description, what?

"Don't be ridiculous? What? What kind of magic did you let him use?

The holding room given to the mission of the Kingdom of Larchia. Ayano stuffs as he stands in a royal position in front of Rudolph, who sits on the provided chair and exhales loudly as if to relieve the tension. It is the language that makes me polite, but I showed Ayano, whose eyes were slightly bewildered and - more angry than that - exhaled a sigh of a different meaning than earlier.

"I thought it might be a good development for you? My dear, dear demon king, will you stay with me?

"Don't tear it up"

"... it's something to be thankful for. I don't think you're going to get mad at me. Well, that would be nice. So? Explain, what?

"I can largely imagine that Mr. Rudolph would have had a 'covenant' with the other president. But after that, I don't see anyone."

"'covenant' is a bad word. What I did was pre-negotiate, right? Well... even so, you've noticed that a lot?

"Without any preliminary negotiations at all, it was a little hard to think that it would suddenly come in bump production, the one thing. I said later on that occasion, because the president was too 'spare'. Normally, it will shrink somewhat, the defeated nation."

"I didn't lose the battle, but you have a point. So?"

"I know about Lime. But I don't know about the attitude of the Duke of Rondo de Terra. Without preliminary knowledge, I still don't think I was cleverly cutting back."

"She's a nobleman, and she's a member of the Flame family, too, isn't she?

"Is that it?

"I'll show you my belly art."

"If so, 'upset' during this time will be a lie. You don't think he's the same person."

All Ayano's head has is Erica, who is upset, wolf, and almost crying about "Hota".

"I also thought about the possibility that I was cleverly switching between private and business. But last. I can't solve it."

"Too easily let go of 'Demon King'?

"Yes."

Too inconsistent. It's better for Ayano to be given a script and think he was playing on it than to think that one is true and one is a lie.

"When that happens, there is one possible answer"

- In other words, Rudolph told Erica the 'terms of harmony'.

"Answer me, Mr. Rudolph."

"You're in trouble."

shows a dry laugh and shoulders in Ayano's serious eyes. After a long silence, Rudolph finally opened his mouth.

"The Duke of Erica has not communicated the contents of the harmony."

"His Eminence the Duke of Erica: 'To'?

"I told Mr. Courta, Especially since we still had no negotiations with the Lime side at that time, we annotated" I don't know how I'm going to fall. "

"It... what time are you talking about?

"'The moon is so beautiful'"

Moments later, Ayano's face is dyed by Zhu.

"-! Ru, Mr. Rudolph!

"No, you were full of maidens. Let me see this Rudolph, good stuff"

Ayano blushes her cheeks and stares half-eyed at Rudolph, who loosens his expression slightly. It was done because we were alone, and it was very, very embarrassing to see a trick that people didn't expect to see.

"... remains reasonably good. So, did you tell him what the negotiations were about then? But... why?

"Conversely, it doesn't make sense not to talk about the negotiations. Instead of being searched for a painless stomach, it is better to expose and put it in your hand. Anyway, whoever thinks of it this time is in favor of the Lime side - because it's a treaty that seems to be in favor."

"The truth is different," he said?

"No. It's really a treaty in favor of the Lime side. I'm just saying that the treaty in favor of the Lime side has advantages for the Larchian side as it stands"

"What's the reduction in compensation?

"You were unexpected when it came to that. I thought it was from the lime side if you were complaining."

"Blown up, is that what you mean?

"To some extent, I thought we could multiply the profits. I said four-fifths, but the amount originally authorized by His Majesty is the amount of this compensation."

It's mean, isn't it? Ayano shook her neck quietly to Rudolph, who laughed and showed her. To a certain extent, it is common to "blow" the condition presentation, and you should take it from where you can take it.

"Why did you tell Kota? Shouldn't you have told the Duke straight away?

"I don't mind that... because I'm angry"

"Who?

"My wife. You're suspected of cheating on me late at night with a beautiful woman."

"I'm fine with a loving wife. It's been a long time alone with me, isn't it? Is the raccoon out of range?

"I'm just kidding."

Forgiving Ayano, who stared with his eyes, Rudolph inherited his words.

"It would have been more convenient to talk to the Demon King directly than to talk to the Duke. If the information comes from the mouth of Courta Matussillo rather than directly from my mouth, there will be a unique interpretation of the Demon King."

"I expected an intentionally arbitrary interpretation," he said?

"You can take that."

Say that, turn your shoulders around.

"Perhaps Coata Matussillo said: 'Lyme and Larchia are trying to form an alliance' This is true. And he'll go on like this afterwards." Enter that alliance, cleverly, Terra, "he said.

"Join the alliance, is it? Why?"

"He is a benefactor who tries to maximize his profits under the given circumstances. You gave him information on purpose before that, didn't you? If you're such an intermediary with no money, no more territory, you'd at least get it if you had an alliance. As far as his past" evil deeds "are concerned, he seems to be good at scratching the field."

Is it not? He nods at Rudolph asking, and Ayano stops that neck on the way.

"I say as if you knew Hauta well... Rudolph, it was your first meeting with Hauta, wasn't it?

"The information is gold, Holy Virgin. Well, what does Master Erica think of that opinion? Looking at the content of the treaty, I'm sure Master Erica would think." This is not balanced, "he said."

"Larchia gets too strong?

"No, the lime is getting too weak. The traditional art of the Flame Royal is' harmony '. The continent of Orkena is Tahei under heaven because one country is not too strong, too weak, and it builds an exquisite balance of power. The kingdom of Flame is very clever to extract around it."

"Is the Duke thinking and moving to his place?

"It won't be. With all due respect, Erica is still young and has little diplomatic experience. You won't like the exploration of your belly either...... that's why the word 'farce' etc pops up. Still, I can't be stupid to say 'survey'. All I can say about this is blood muscle."

"... did you obscure the information by telling Hota?"

"Master Erica would have been very troubled. Well, it's the Lord's job to worry about it."

"So this time, after all, we were all dancing on Mr. Rudolph's hands, right?

"No way. The best development was to swallow the compensation as it was, and the alliance was to be formed between the two countries... just acceptable."

You won't be able to dance with your palms as much as I do, and Ayano looks at Rudolph with a frightened look on his shoulder. I sighed at Rudolph, who didn't even let go of the jitsu eye, like I'd given up.

"Okay. So, one last thing."

"What is it?

"It's Kota. Why did Hota drink his invitation to the Kingdom of Larchia so easily?

"That's only for the Virgin - I see. I'll answer you seriously. So don't be so glamorous."

Shake your head to Ayano's prickly gaze.

"I told you so."

"Did I?

Yeah, and.

"'With you, Rondo de Terra will be unhappy'... that's all you said, isn't it?