The only port entrance in the Empire.

There are thousands of giant vermilion-colored torii in the sea, and the ship continues inside.

"What a strange..."

Oliver murmured with a sigh.

Behind Mersa, a ninja turned into a human at the Rothschild Chamber of Commerce whispers in his ear.

This torii is made of magic stone. Without royal permission due to magic, the ship will not be able to see it or enter it. Except for the Torii Road, there are many rocks in the shallows. If we push forward, we'll be stranded, so we'll never be able to break into the Empire without permission. "

The imperial clandestine policy seemed right just to see a giant torii made of precious magic stones that died out in the kingdom.

Magic Stones are finite.

If it is known that the Empire has this amount of magic stones, it could develop into a struggle between humans and nations.

Historically, there has never been a national conflict in this world, either because of the threat from monsters or because we can only interact by crossing the sea.

The magic stones that were consumed and disappeared year after year were so dangerous that they could trigger that.

The Magic Stone had the opportunity to be seen as an instrument of nobility's appearance in Mersa's youth, but now there are generations who do not know the existence itself, and the kingdom is missing.

The lack of magic stones and the absence of wizards in the kingdom is not a problem that can be solved by human hands.

Magic Stones are valuable in any country and cannot easily be given away.

Even with huge sums of money, it is no longer something to buy.

Wizards are gifts.

All we have to do is wait.

Boundaries will be lost over time.

Not only the empire suffering from food insecurity, but also the Kingdom is slowly stepping into the crisis of the country's survival.

The imperial kingdom was very similar to the townscape seen in the drama of the previous era.

Plaid on wooden houses, earthen walls, lacquered walls, tiled roofs....

I am intrigued by the Japanese style of the past for a long time and two years.

Is this... bengala?

The building was a town that was often seen in the times, but all the wood in the building was dyed red.

Ninja reacts to Mersa, who mutters casually in a slightly brownier red color than the vermilion torii at the imperial entrance, like Inari-san.

Damn! I can't believe they even knew about the valves... "

Pigments that were accidentally discovered from scum stones during magic stone excavations can also be expected to be resistant to preservation, insect repellence, and fire resistance, and are apparently applied to most imperial houses.

Ninja repeatedly explains that the red tiles, like the ones we have, are due to the glaze before baking, and that they contain the meaning of amulet.

The empire is the Red Kingdom.

It is a sacred, god-protected country in Japan.

Oliver walks straight ahead and looks great, but Mersa doesn't have to show her majesty, so let Ninja continue to show her sightseeing while checking the surroundings.

You will soon see the Imperial Palace. The kingdoms have special permission to stay..... "

Straight from the harbor, I saw a large gate.

Every country has a lofty family home close to the sea without monsters.

Now, around Mersa, there was a gathering of greeting officials, SP samurai, and imperial people who came to see the unusual kingdom by the side of the road.

Some people wear kimonos, others wear clothes.

Everyone has blue eyes and blue hair.

Face making and body shape are no different from kingdom people.

Like the Japanese, they're not Japanese after all.

A large Japanese garden across the gate.

There are dead mountains and waters around the mansion like the Heian painting scroll.

And far back, a tall, black castle.

What you see over there is Ed Castle. This is the place where His Majesty and the General conduct their affairs. Also known as the Castle of Wu, it has become the most sacred place in the empire. "

Politely explain to Mersa that the ninja was trying to look at.

"... I can't believe Edo Castle is black..."

Yes?

"No, it's nothing."

"His Majesty is the heart of the Emperor's people. It is the royal family that governs politics. Protecting the emperor's people from monsters is the samurai led by the general. We ninjas belong to the general family, but we have a special position as guardians of the royal family."

The Emperor and General are in charge at Wu Castle....

Convince yourself that it is a different world while listening to stories like Japan that are certainly not Japan.

Melsa's party is guided to a Heian scroll-like mansion in front of the castle.

"Please take off your shoes."

Ninja hits me in the ear.

I will interpret in Royal language to control Oliver who tries to go up with his feet and take off his shoes.

The inside of the building is not red.

"Say that sooner! Melsa!"

Oliver, unfamiliar with exotic manoeuvres, hits Mersa.

Well, I'll go to the report. I will leave the side for a while.

Saying no, the ninja quickly disappeared.

"Welcome downstairs."

The girl greets Mersa and the others.

In the middle is an old woman who seems to be over a hundred years old.

My hair is not gray but light blue.

One by one on each side, a young lady is holding back.

Thank you, Chief Ume.

I'm here as an interpreter, I'm Melsa Stewart. Thank you for your help. This is Oliver Defross, diplomat and merchant of the Kingdom, the Rothschild Chamber of Commerce.... "

I am not here for sightseeing, so I do my job well.

Both Ume and the lady on both sides were surprised by Mersa's fluent imperial language, but immediately returned her expression.

"Wow, great language skills. I'm impressed. I apologize for taking you to your room, but I would like to ask His Majesty and the General to look at you."

The ninja moved to the top floor of the Ed Castle Main Maru, His Majesty and the General, without a sound.

"Momochi, I'm back. Has support worked faster than expected?

Work with ninjas while watching the support supplies brought to the Imperial Palace one after the other by the generals.

General, what can I say...? I wonder if the kingdom will be as easy as we think. I have to say I was completely defeated by force. "

The one eyebrow of the general who sent the highest elite ninja in the imperial kingdom glittered.

"What? Did you guys... lose?

It was a complete defeat. We couldn't find anything against the kingdom, no matter where we took force, no matter what our minds, no matter what our powers. "

The power of patience that I was proud of.

Not the royal family, not even the Earl's cat.

The girl perfectly manipulated imperial language that no country in the world could understand.

And the family.

Above all, the power to set up that massive amount of food in just a few minutes.

The quick decision to fly offices and permits, understand the imperial crisis, and put a lot of food on board the next day must be based on a grasp of domestic food stocks.

I wonder if you were right to ask the Kingdom for help. We need to treat them well. Because there are magic stones, you must not grow up. "

Every country is beginning to realize that magic stones are finite.

Only this empire has benefited from and hidden a huge amount of magic stone resources every year.

Baritou's officials said that every country would lower its head if it gave way to the Magic Stone, but even the Earl's house had four cats.

If that cat is still in large numbers, I wonder if we can get rid of the monster without crossing the line.

It will be the imperial, not the kingdom, who will be the worst.

No way, I didn't think the kingdom was so good....

The kingdom boasts the second largest land after the Empire, and the ground surface with the monster side is wide.

It might have been rude to attempt diplomacy, flickering that the Magic Stone would want so much from his throat.

Baritou's information, which has managed to communicate, is still not perfect.

Your Majesty, the kingdom must be on our side. It might save the imperial dynasty with that force and mind. "

So Momochi hasn't given up the empire yet?

A sigh of sigh leaked from the emperor with a hard expression.

I remembered the face of my son, Tasks, who desperately came to persuade the Kingdom to save its people from hunger at least.

I'm sure they would...

Ninja Motochi gave the Emperor and General excessive expectations and great hope.

Otherwise, they both looked so pale that they were about to fall down, and I could feel that the situation was proceeding to extinction without any improvement even after they had traveled to the kingdom.

The imperial people, who could not understand the words, had decided not to move to another land and were prepared to perish with the land.

The Emperor and the General could only prepare meals for a short time.

Ninja Motochi speaks of hope.

Trust the family and the cats I saw at the Stewart house.

It would be a terrible, disproportionate, strange pressure to attack the kingdom and the Stewart family.