The elegant daily routine of sage Grecas - here we go with a lovely 'Sage Hall' life!
Duke of Norard, purpose to be revealed
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Inside the royal castle the walls and columns were decorated with white shiny marble. I have a red carpet at my feet and it's good to have new shoes, I think.
Will the ceiling in the hallway be high and five mertes? The windows for elongated lighting are open at two-merte intervals, and the morning sun plugging diagonally shines through the airborne chili.
I think the harsh atmosphere is thickening because of the proximity to the center of the castle, such as during the sight and in the VIP room.
"Speaking of which, are you asking, about Faria"
On the way to the VIP room, Ergonote accidentally mentioned that.
"Faria......? What are you talking about?
When I hear that name, the depths of my chest hurt just a little dull. But already, it seemed like a long way off.
Faria should be enjoying herself with her younger brothers and sisters as the princess of the Rudens Country right now. I'm not the "female warrior" of my best friend who made me say things to muscles like before.
"Mm...? Haven't you heard? My sisters are officially transferring to the Wangdu (over here) school building. This spring."
Ergonote lifts his eyebrows.
"Ooh!? Did you finally allow me to study abroad? How dare that father..."
"Oh, I see it. It's a pain in the ass to adore your daughter. It must have been pretty tough."
Unexpectedly the two of us laugh bitterly. The king of Methanostat is also a staunch warrior, but Faria's father is also quite muscled. He will be able to screw down his enemies with only his eyesight and temper, even though he says his back hurts.
"Is studying abroad the three women Princess Fondine and the four women Princess Filina?
Surely my youngest son, Filina, should be the best of Philia's "three sisters". I guess I'll rent a boarding house in Wang Du and go to the Central Elementary School Building.
"The truth is, he said he was studying abroad last summer, but he had a hard time with a big, stupid dragon."
After finishing his duties, Ergonote cares about the buttons on his collar.
Overall, is it small and painful, or does the button around the chest feel critical? Breathe in and say, "Noooo! If we do, we're going to cut it off, by the way.
"Well, that's because it was in fashion."
Last year, there was a major incident involving a superdragon, Drasilia, and defeating it in the Human Union. Though the aftermath of the noise seemed to make the study abroad plan trendy. Naturally. You can't even send your daughter to a dangerous place in the middle of a mayhem.
"I hear Faria convinced me that there is a safe (...) boarding house (...)"
Ergonote smiles and looks at my face.
"That's probably about us..."
"Ha, that's a masterpiece. They're arriving around Finovocci this evening."
"Hey, today!? Say it quickly!
"Well, that's tough!
I looked at each other unexpectedly with Metius sitting on my shoulder. If such an important customer were to come, he would have to finish his troublesome work and return to the hall.
"I'm sorry. It was last week that the letter came to me, but there were instructions to prepare for acceptance... This time, along with the transfer process to the school building, they will also bring their sisters and queen (...) with them."
"That's another group of luxurious carriages and escorts coming."
But I wondered why Faria didn't contact me more than what was in the story.
"I was wondering if you were listening directly from Faria, in magical communication or something."
"There wasn't."
"Right."
Ergonote looks unexpected.
I have also spoken with the King and Queen of Loudens last year about studying abroad. But I haven't heard from Faria since when exactly.
"Golden Bracelet Communication" can be spoken of if you want to, even from Rudens, but what are you shying away from over there?
It is also possible that the bracelet is out of magic and fails...
It's also kind of hard to cut out what I hear from this one now...
"Sage Grecas, I'll tell your mansion!
"Oh, yeah, I asked you, Meti."
"It's up to you!
When Fairy Metius deployed a small tactical information display (tactics), he began calling by connecting a magical line of crystal ball communications permanently located in the hall.
On the way to Wangdu, if you were to take a break, you would have to serve tea. Now in the sage hall are Spiano and his four pretty children in Manuferno. That and Plum and Hemperoza in the middle of cleaning up their homework, plus Larna.
"Well, there are a lot of attentive members, and even if a line of faria comes by before I leave, you're going to figure it out"
Me and Ergonote stood in front of a big, splendid, double-open door when we noticed.
It's the VIP room, "Between the Red Crystals."
"Please, the Duke is waiting for you"
The old butler gracefully opens the door. Me and Ergonote stepped indoors.
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The face-to-face and meeting with the Union of the Stralian Marquis States, the Duke of Automatéria Norard, diplomatic envoy from the Kingdom of Richtalia, was quietly and pale without surprise or any confusion.
In a room with luxurious interiors and conditioning, there is a large wood-polished table where both sides meet. It was truly formal, in accordance with the administrative procedural courtesies of the kingdoms.
This line of seats will be lined up with Prince Ergonaut's son-in-law, the Minister of Commerce and the secretary who will write the papers to the Minister for Foreign Affairs.
I'm not in that seat, I'm standing in the corner of a room a little further away with the butler and the samurai.
The Duke of Automateria was present alone, accompanied by figures like the female secretary, who he thought was the most courteous of his men.
The female secretary is a beauty with a high tie of platinum blonde hair. Everything you're wearing is top notch. That was the same for the Duke of Norard. Outfit, shoes on your outfit. Everything is the finest brand.
The less well-behaved men and quiet children encountered in the carriage early in the morning were in a waiting room near the entrance to the royal castle, and now they seemed to be killing their time.
- That's kind of a clap, sage Grecas.
- It's only a political negotiation right now. But don't be alarmed.
Small conversations with a well-behaved sitting fairy over the shoulder decorations of a sage's cloak.
"I am truly delighted to have obtained your consent to expand our deal with my Richtalia"
"The products at the hands of the leading artisans in your country are something that nobles in our country (...) will not stop admiring. Top-notch jewellery, outfits, luxurious clothing on a luxurious back...... They're all really great."
Ergonote also takes his job quite seriously. I see you don't even think about it in your heart, but you do your duty as a prince in full.
"With the help of His Royal Highness the generous Prince Ergonaut, I thank you most sincerely"
The joint declaration document on the expansion of the transaction will be valid, signed by both parties to the document and later signed on behalf of King Avines or Princess Snoovel.
On top of its original alienation, bilateral relations, which were giddy because of its name in a series of cases of world tree entanglement, also seemed to have stepped into improving relations at once by referring to the expansion of transactions and human exchanges.
It is said that approximately a thousand years ago, the countries of the Strasse were born at about the same time as the Kingdom of Metanostadt. But the population size is quite small and the country is low. Nevertheless, I hear that many citizens inherit high magic techniques and traditional cultures from ancient times and are proud of them.
The Kingdom of Richtalia is the largest force in the group of countries of the Union of the Stralian States. If it is to be one of those four Grand Dukes, it is at the top of the list as a diplomatic envoy. The presence of ergonotes and trade ministers can also be snorted.
I've been thinking about it and remembered it while I was watching the negotiations. Speaking of the House of the Four Grand Dukes of the Kingdom of Richtalia (...), let us not forget also the Duke of Zangariut.
I don't know about your face, but it's the Duke's house, the birthplace of "Princess Clarzea," who approached me at last year's Rudens Apology Festival to force me to marry (...) with a gaze from above.
- Well, which is moderate (...) and which is radical (...)?
At the end of the meeting, Nouad demanded payment.
I want to talk to Me and Meti about Ergonote, and myself and my men alone.
When Ergonote whispered and gave instructions, the butler thanked His Excellency the minister, the secretary, and the samurai who had finished their work and left the room behind.
"Oh man. Formal meetings are tiring,"
It was the Duke of Automatéria Norard who began to speak in a shattered tone.
"Right, my take, Grecas wanted to talk too. Let me ask you something."
The Duke's female secretary turns her gaze to me. I can't feel anything magical, but it makes sense.
The Duke of Nollard began to speak quietly, in such a way as to yield to the table.
"-- My country wants strong magic. I wanted to let you know what people called the Rapids were doing to this country, to the world tree, and… what they were going to do."
"What the hell does that mean?
Ergonote slightly lowers the tone of the voice.
"Yes. In short, immortality, eternal life, and the training of artificial life. A legacy of knowledge scattered all over the world, a mystery.... searching for these and I have been flying around and exploring all sorts of countries. That's... all the time."
He also looked terribly old. How old is this man really? You look like a bone, you look young.
"You think it's eternal life?
Leaks the kind of voice Ergonote cut to death.
- Training artificial life?... No, no!
The Duke has already... met Plum. at the venue of the Golem Battle.
On purpose, and in the depths of the body, something sounds an alarm. When he understood Plum's innocent smile, he went all the way to the back of his mind.
Knowing my heart like that, the Duke opened his eyes like he had just put a cut in his white face and slowly turned his sharp gaze.
"But let me tell you something about radicals (...)... They always rush things too fast. Turn your hand behind the kingdom of Kanlyun and seek the blood of the Dragon Man (Draguns). Do you understand when you say…?
"Nah......!
Continued