The Annals of the Flame Kingdom (WN)

In front of the main gate of Flame Royal Castle.

The sun was already falling into the western sky, and the gatekeepers guarding the main gate were also alone at such a time as they began to finish their work, Hota stood with Potunen in front of the main gate.

"... isn't it too late?

It was about two hours ago that Klaus returned to Hotel Larchia to safely install a "meal" with Adolf.

'Okay. So, Coata, of the royal castle... right, wait in front of the main entrance. I'll be right there, too.'

As Theon put it, it's already been two hours since I waited. The gatekeeper said, "What are you doing, Koz? It's also hard to keep getting the gaze you just say '. He was Kota, who kept waiting for Zion in discipline, but patience was about to be the limit, and Colle thought it would be quicker to pick him up, so he turned his heel back.

"... you kept me waiting, Courta"

To the voice of Zion calling from his own back, 'Are you going to make him wait until sundown?' I thought I'd even say one of the complains about it, and Kota looked back - and breathtaking.

"... Hmm? What's up, Coata? Look at me like that."

In front of me, there was a familiar face of Scion laughing at the look of a child whose prank had succeeded, not yet a silly breeze, niggling like a Cheshire cat.

"... uh...?

- No, I'm not used to seeing it.

"... Scion,?

Untie the ponytail tied high and reach your back like a flaming bright red hair.

Taking off her 'white coat', which can be described as her trademark, along the body line, the black slender dress, where the body line is accentuated, elegantly tailors Scion like the representative of 'no adult' in one way or another. The gaze is really going to go to the shoulder than it is a dress with a shoulder out, but I won't allow it - a busty chest that around Erica is going to regret trampling the community for nothing. Sometimes Kota's height should be as high as Kota's. If Kota moves his gaze to his feet, this one is wearing black high heels, which adds to the allure of Zion when paired with a slender dress.

……

As such, eight out of ten attractive beauties who would probably look back if they walked through the city of Larchia were smiling in front of Kota, turning the smile of the earlier prankster into a luscious sole.

"What do you say? A little something, isn't it? I can do it, can't I?

At any given time, Theon is confident, but he says so with 20% more confidence than usual. Indeed, the actress who starred in the Royal Theatre of Larchia the other day, as colorful, lustrous and beautiful as it seems to make sense, is definitely.

"Heh heh. Surprised you don't even have a voice? Well... it was Aria who made me see the dress, and Aria did this makeup for me, so to be honest I didn't do anything... but what can I say for myself, the material itself wouldn't be bad, would it?

".................. mr. Scion"

Definitely, though.

"- Why are you carrying a rucksack on your back in that outfit!

Something, a lot, was ruined.

"Mmm? Backpack...... oh, this?

That's what I said, Theon turns his back on Kota and shows him. There was a rucksack about the size of a two-year-old sitting there. Blah, I'm not half uncomfortable.

"Huh? Yeah? Wait a minute! Mr. Theon, you're deciding to look pretty good today, aren't you? If you don't know what's in it, say, 'Where's the lady?' As much as I'd like to ask, it's up to the beauty! Why do you get the option of carrying a rucksack there? I'm not that familiar with women's fashion, but I can tell it's obviously a failure, that's right!

Eight out of ten people said they would look back earlier, but let's correct it. Ten out of ten look back. Whatever, in a bad way.

"... what, I need to know what's in it. It's a way of saying I'm worried about one thing... well, good. What, you had the material I showed Klaus earlier? It's a huge amount when you're putting it together. If it was a handbag, I would have cut my arm a thousand times, so I put it in a backpack. What do you say? Functional, don't you think?

"I think, that's for sure! But you don't usually get the option of a rucksack! Why? Didn't you say something, Aria, about that outfit!

"Especially. It's just... you know, with that said, you were exhaling deeply."

In the wind of nothing. To Scion like that, Kota understands.

"... oh, I see"

I thought you gave up. Even with a costume in the corner beauty but a scion that ruined it, on a kind of bright white canvas, Kota took over the words, feeling the sadness of slamming the paint in a loose color.

"... well, good. So? What's the matter, what's that outfit? Is it a party, too?

"I'm going to meet you for dinner, I told you. It's not just the Flame Kingdom, it's a dinner at one of the finest hotels in Orkena, right? Besides, the diner is the owner of that superb hotel."

"... could there be? The dress-coded one."

"Well, there's not going to be that much tense stuff. That being said, I'm going to say the usual white coat for boulders."

As I said. To Zion's words, Kota, who became just a little anxious, looks around at his clothes once on the spot.

"... it's always the same, me. Isn't it delicious?

"Coata wouldn't mind because it's not an uncomfortable outfit. In my case, it's obvious that I'm wearing work clothes. I just got dressed."

"... it looks like you've been in for a long time?

"Normally, it rarely sprinkles... so Aria sticks it out. 'Your sister in the corner is beautiful, so you should watch your outfit a little bit more!' And... well, you did a lot of good work."

"I fully agree, it's"

Materials are good, materials are. At any rate, all that beauty blows away when you talk is the faults, just to say.

"... I think you're being kind of rude, but are you out of your mind?

"It's your fault, maybe. More than that, Mr. Theon? I'll take that backpack. Now, lend it to me."

To Kota, who said so and offered his right hand, Shion looked just a little surprised, and then changed the look to something that surprised him.

"No way... I'm going to steal-"

"I won't steal it, and I don't need it if you ask me to. Purely, I just wanted to give it to you."

"... well. You're a surprisingly gentleman, Coata. You think I can't let the lady have something heavy?

Theon gives such a happy look to Kota's words. Whatever you say, even if Theon repeated the strained questions he cut at the academy, a relatively male workplace for women of his age... No, that's why he wants to be treated like a 'princess' every now and then - not to start with, but everyone is happy to be treated purely kindly.

"... no... well... yes"

"... what, bad tooth cut? You're not?

"It makes no sense to say that at all. Well, it's a lie... but right? More than that, I don't want to walk with a woman who looks like she's carrying a rucksack, even though she's wearing such a colorful dress, think commonsense."

What else? I'm embarrassed enough in person, but even Kota, who walks with me, is embarrassed.

"... but if you're lying, why don't Soko say, 'I don't want a woman to have something heavy,' hey? The cottage rating in me is going to go up one step at a time.

"... Huh?

"... what, 'Huh?'"

"No, Mr. Theon said my ratings would go up... Huh?

"... what? Maybe Cota, you thought the Cota rating in me was already the highest? Well, if Erica or Miss Emily doesn't know, I'm not that sweet."

"Nothing. There's nothing in it for Mr. Theon to appreciate, is there?

"- Hey! What do you mean, it is!

"Fair enough. Doesn't matter, does it? Please lend me your backpack. Because it's embarrassing. Look, there was a little kid pointing at you earlier."

"... I don't care if you treat me too much, boulder?

Whilst complaining about the bumps, Shion nevertheless hands a tightly heavy sole to Kota as he unloads his backpack from his back. The moment he received it, he gave a slightly more surprising look at the weight than expected, and Hota still carried that rucksack on his own back.

"Come on, let's go then"

That's what I say and make you laugh and look like Kota. Look at that, Theon, from top to bottom.

"... wait. I just want to say one thing."

Heart, serious face. On his face, Kouta corrected his residence for a few moments.

"awesome............ ill-dressed"

"... could you please think back to what you looked like earlier and then say it? Whose fault do you think it is, whose"

Kota says that with her shoulders flattered and just tries to take her steps just because she can't get along.

"Wait."

Once again on its back, the voice of Zion hangs.

"... What is it, now?

With that said, Hota looked back - and saw Zion dying his face bright red and offering his right hand.

"Um... hands... can you hold on?

My right hand, which I was offered as a snack. Kouta was breathless.

"... Huh? Why?"

A word leaks out of Kota's mouth that would not be the word to say to the woman who is holding hands. Theon, it's a good place to be angry. Though.

"Oh, it's hard to walk! I don't usually get used to wearing these high heels, so oh, my legs..."

"... I thought so. Yes, Mr. Scion."

... Well, both of them.

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"I've been waiting for you, Coata. - Mr. Coata? Duh, what's wrong? You look tired like that?

"... are you looking so tired, me?

"Yeah, yeah. Like this... like after a job..."

Hotel Larchia entrance. Klaus, who had deliberately waited for Hota's arrival, accidentally rang out to Kota, who looked kind of sleazy and skinny.

"... well, you do feel like you've finished your job, don't you? What is it? Blah, isn't that a big distance from Royal Castle to here? So why am I so tired?

"Yeah, yeah... that... that has something to do with Scion behind Mr. Coata, who's kind of in tears?

"Yeah, it's about fate. In the first place, right? It's not at the level of getting used to heels or not, Mr. Scion. What is it? So much so that even the newborn deer would move a little better, you can go over there, you can go over here, right? You carry a heavy rucksack on your arm, don't you?" These clothes are borrowed from Aria. You can't get dirty! 'I'm not going to let go of my arm because I don't want to. Do you want to see it? It's got a mole, Coco. "

"... I forbid it. And Theon. Be careful what you dress in many ways."

In an attempt to raise his voice of protest at Klaus' words, either he loses the silent pressure of Kota, or he turns to Soppo in dissatisfaction, but he speaks. Such a rare Scion - and Klaus tried to calmly smile at Kota's appearance, even though he remembered something intriguing inside him about where he could have had this power relationship. Honestly, I don't have much extra time. Klaus himself...... and now also to the 'people' waiting at the Hotel Larchia restaurant.

"... Come on, Mr. Coata, Scion? There is Adolph, the chairman of our Hotel Larchia, over there, shall we go?

To Klaus' voice, Theon turns his eyes like a dumping dog to Kota. One sigh in that gaze, Kota offered his own right arm. I happily wrap my arms around that arm - not watching Scion grab it with a raw warm gaze, and Klaus walks out to lead the two.

"... go ahead. This way."

Moving on, often. Kota and Shion pass to the deepest part of the restaurant at Hotel Larchia, in a room that is private. There was a table and chair for ten people in that room, which at a glance would have exhausted all the luxury, Adolphe, in the deepest position from the entrance, hitting the upper seat, with Elle standing next to him.

"... If I were you, I guess I should be the owner and 'host' of this hotel sitting in the lower seat, but this time it's your 'exhaustion'. Let me put you in this sitting position, okay?

"Of course not, Chairman Adolf. Thank you for your time today."

When Adolf nodded small at Kota's words, he urged him to 'sit down' with only his gaze. Hota, next to whom Theon lowered his hips, unloaded the backpack he carried opposite Adolf after that gaze.

"... Courta Matussillo"

"Yes?"

"Do you mind if I have Klaus and Elle present on this occasion?

"It's... we don't mind... because it's okay?

Adolf must also know that Klaus and Elle, the two of them, are 'yes'. For the first time this day Adolph fished up the edge of his mouth and showed it to Kota, who would darkly tell him if he didn't mind four to one.

"... wasn't it your specialty to use whatever hand you could use? Sit down, Klaus... and Elle."

"... your ear hurts. Excuse me the other day."

"I don't mind. Besides, I'm grateful to you. Hotel Larchia's performance is dramatic - it doesn't go as far as, well, it improves. Shall I say thank you?

"So... why don't you swallow the 'transfer of the royal palace of the right to issue currency' instead of thanking me?

"We can do that. We can talk about it."

"Why?"

"Not beneficial"

"... aren't there a few benefits?

"Well, let's change the way we say it. Less beneficial."

As if waiting for Adolph's words to end, the deadline door opened and the food was brought in. The full course, with its appetizing aroma and warm hot and hot sole, would be worthy of a first-rate hotel. Theon changes the color of his eyes to the fact that the dish was brought before him.

".................. mr. Scion"

"... I know. Patience........................................................................................................................................................................."

"Amber!"

To Kota's short reprimand, Theon wipes the edge of his mouth with a napkin on the table in a hasty manner. He looked at the figure funny and Adolf opened his mouth.

"I see..." Baumgarden's Ice Princess "looks surprisingly tense"

"What, because it looked like an overly delicious dish, Lord Adolphe. Usually... right, a little calmer, I am"

"And, Mr. Scion! What is it, that wording! Shh, I'm sorry, Chairman Adolf!

Hota rushes into following up on the less Sion wordy, if not too much. He raised his hand lightly to such a Kota, and Adolph took the word.

"I don't mind. When it comes to Theon Baumgarden, she's a talented young woman who even served as chief researcher. I'm not going to tell that person to be respectful just because he's older. Come on, Lord Theon Baumgarden? The corner, the dish I got compliments for, eat it before it gets cold."

"Don't hesitate - I'd say there's a guy next door. It's a corner dish, I want to eat it without worrying about the hindsight. Coata."

"... what is it?

"Backpack."

Let it out, Kota offers the backpack she put at her feet, sighing at Scion offering her right hand. Theon, who received the backpack, opened its mouth and took out a thick bunch of paper from inside to show it.

"... what's that?

"Within the kingdom of Flame, 'there', with the exception of the Committee of Nine, is excellent material about the Chamber of Commerce"

"Hmm. That's an interesting material inside, that's... Depends on what you call" good there "?

"At least it means that the top of the Chamber of Commerce is good enough to accommodate this' Hotel Larchia '. This material covers items handled by each chamber of commerce, sellers and suppliers, the hobbies of the presidents of each chamber of commerce, and even the people who will be at the core in the future. It's a seemingly worthwhile dossier, and in the future...... right, wouldn't it be useful for Hotel Larchia's' sales activities'?

Let me tell you something, it's like a gentleman's record. Even in modern Japan, where so much online technology is developed and the necessary information is readily available, "Gentlemen's Record" becomes a business.

"... I see. It's... medium, meaningful material."

In the continent of Orkena, which has less information than modern Japan, its value is as high as that of Japan.

"... just... why would Miss Zion have such a thing?

After that, it's a matter of reliability.

"What, it's just a request from the King's Palace. I would like you to examine the business volume of each chamber of commerce in relation to tax collection. More than just a direct request from Lotte Ong, the Academy did it in total because I'm not going to say no. I'm having trouble pushing my schedule."

At any given time, because the power was mine, and after saying so, he shook his shoulders and showed them, and Zion continued his words.

"I will give this material to you, Lord Adolph. Regarding the credibility of the material, if you are anxious, you may be anxious, and I will leave it to Lord Adolph to use it or not. But, you know, I think you should remember that, right? Many of the chambers of commerce summarized in this dossier are all those that potentially feel limited by their commerce in coins. Isn't that right? It's just a big place to do business, and the cost of transportation, the cost of storage, isn't stupid. I've spoken to Klaus a little bit, but don't you think, Lord Adolph, that this transfer of currency issuance rights will potentially bring this" leading chamber of commerce there other than the Committee of Nine "to your side? Which way, where I said 'the rights of the Union', the Committee of Nine holds the best spot for the issuance of real currency? It's common for the top to be 'tastiest'. Wouldn't it be more pleasing, then, to restore that 'profit'? And that would make this hotel Larchia less prosperous - more precisely, less prosperous?

"... cons, have you come"

"The roots of the tongue seem to flip the foreword before it dries, but it doesn't make it a potential 'ally'. Just less potential 'enemies'. A human being is a creature who forgets gratitude easily, but never forgets resentment. Well, you don't mind either, do you? There's no downside to it. It's good enough."

Even if you agree and forget that you 'gave it to me', you won't forget that you disagreed with 'Shit'. To Theon, who says so, Adolf now shows his shoulders flaunted.

"No denial."

"In addition, the 'flow' of change from coin to banknote is a time-current thing. In this terra with Courta Matussillo, there is a 'banknote' named 'Deed of Extradition' in circulation... and that maritime empire, Solvania, is also leaning towards the 'flow' of banknote conversions"

"... you've heard rumors, sure"

"If the Kingdom of Solvania performs the conversion to banknotes, the tide will instantly spread throughout Orkena. What a commercial country, over there. And isn't it the commercial coalition that prides itself on succeeding Commercial Saint Yumeria that circulates this new currency called 'banknotes', good in culturally 'peripheral' Solvania? Can I worship the dust from other countries? The proud Orkena Commercial Federation. Isn't that a bit of a business belly?

"... would be a switching of arguments, it"

"Would it be the difference between taking the 'pride' of continuing to make coins for Flame One Country or the 'pride' of creating an entire stream of orkenas?

"Will the Wang Fu make the banknotes?

"Even if the Wang Fu makes banknotes, it makes no sense unless they are circulated. And it is not the King's Palace that distributes it. It's your job to keep spinning the economy of this continent for a thousand years more than Emperor Alex."

"... Hmm"

Present the benefits first, then stimulate pride. And.

"Besides... this is also what Lotte Baumgarden wanted. Whatever, Your Majesty?

At the end, threats.

"... what are you trying to say?

"Let me leave it to your imagination. However, I am Theon Baumgarden, who was part of Lotte Baumgarden and served as his majesty's educational guide."

Scion takes a cup of tea while lightly receiving Adolf's shooting eyes, just saying that the conversation is over. Adolph sighed in a small way, as if it were a nail on a bran.

"I see. I gave you a compelling high theory inside, Theon Baumgarden."

"Right. That's good. It's worth the trouble I put out."

Adolf smiles bitterly at Scion like that as he gracefully tilts his cup of tea.

"Boulder, I was impressed with the head researcher at the Academy. Data is used to present the advantages and finally the extra-large disadvantages. Is this an academic pattern?

"Not really. But it's a commonly used argument."

"I guess. I also have many opportunities to deal with business patterns and academics, but your academics prefer to use this argument."

"Disgruntled?

"Nothing, I'm not dissatisfied. I'm not dissatisfied."

That's what I said, Adolph, staring at Theon as being serious. Similar to earlier, without intent, Scion gracefully pours the contents of the cup into the oral cavity. With a deeper bitter smile than earlier on in that appearance, Adolph carries on the words.

"Sometimes, Theon Baumgarden. You..."

Scion that keeps the cup tilted and encourages you to continue with just your gaze. Keep staring at that figure, plenty of two seconds, accumulate words.

"- Have you ever been heartbroken?

The tea poured in, Theon spurted out momentum.