
"The kingdom is in a good state, Your Majesty."
The knight was trying to improve the way he explained about the situation before his King. But it seems like the time he reported was a little less precise.
"Right now His Majesty will have a meeting with Emperor Gardio. So then just report it."
"But."
'I've guessed' That's what the Knight thought. He initially thought that the time was too sudden to face his King, but he had to force himself because he also knew that the problem he was about to report should also be followed up.
He also had no right to dispute his King's orders, so he walked out of the audience room with a tense face while continuing to stare at the letter he was holding.
An hour later. Emperor Gardio finally arrived at the Royal palace of Strom. He was greeted with all due respect by King Strom himself.
The escort given by the palace was a factor that this meeting seemed to be the root of the Royal and Imperial relations.
The knight who had brought the letter was now only able to see his King and Emperor entering a room with tight guard.
"Please sit down, Emperor?"
"Thank you."
The Emperor sat on the chair he had been provided. Beside him stood the Knight commander who served as his personal bodyguard.
While beside King Strom, stood his own Prime Minister.
"How's Strom doing?"
"As it seems. Strom looks better than ever."
A fairly tenuous relationship between the Kingdom and the Empire caused losses on both sides.
But after the young King and their future son-in-law intervened as mediators, a relationship that had been strained for hundreds of years could finally be repaired.
At first their relationship was only tied up by the similarity of the son-in-law. But after a long relationship, they can finally determine what future they will take.
"What about what we talked about on the phone."
"Yes. I've already gotten a reply from them, and it looks like it's going to go well."
"Hohohoo. Good."
"Yes. Thas right. The tools that Shin had provided were also very useful huh?"
"I never even thought that my task would be finished just by sitting still."
"How could the young man think of something like this."
"Eitherway. This old man's brain will never be able to find the answer."
They spoke like brothers who had been separated for a long time. Like little children, they laugh while recalling their dear son-in-law.
Other thing. The bad thing they should be worried about is that no one even knows about it at all.
They spent a few hours in that room. Start with a casual conversation until entering a serious topic.
"alright. In accordance with what was agreed. We'll do it as soon as we can." Said King Strom.
"May the Kingdom and the Empire live in peace forever." Reply Emperor Gardio.
They both smiled when the conversation they were talking about turned out to have a directional plot.
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While in front of the gate of the palace of the Strom Kingdom. There was a Knight pacing back and forth from earlier, occasionally he would stop and stare at the entrance into the palace. If no one shows up, he'll be pacing back and forth.
"What are you doing? Pacing, pacing."
A Knight who served with him in front of the gate reprimanded him. But the Knight showed no sign that he was going to quit the activity he was doing.
No one could stop his worry about something. All he could think of right now was how to convey the emergency message he had received to his King.
Feeling neglected, his friend walked towards him with a hint of anger plastered on his face.
"Hey. What the hell are you doing?"
He held the Knight's shoulder just to make him aware. It was true that the Knight was aware of his daydream, but it did not last long. He turned his face away from his friend and daydreamed.
"Hey. Tell me, what are you thinking."
The screams of his friend that he had ignored were again felt. The shout also invited the attention of the Knights who were nearby. Knight Strom and Knight Gardio who were chatting noticed the commotion and approached the two of them.
"What happened to you guys?" One of the Knights who approached them asked.
The angry knight realized that he had managed to attract attention.
"I'm not wrong, but she is." He said while pointing towards his friend who continued to daydream.
Everyone stared at the Knight appointed by him. Meanwhile he, instead of realizing that he was being noticed, he was instead constantly staring at the entrance of the palace.
"Look, from earlier he kept like that. How could I not be angry."
One of the Knights who realized the problem approached the dreamy Knight.
"Hey, buddy. What the hell happened to you?"
His friend who asked that blocked his vision as he was staring at the door. Because of that action, he finally realized the presence of others.
"W-what happened. Why are you gathering?"
Plainly and without regret he asked the people. All the Knights who heard the question could only shake their heads.
"We asked you. What are you thinking?"
"What's this. A letter?"
"This is a letter. But what's inside that worries me."
They all didn't understand what he meant.
"physically see. This is a regular letter." Said the other Knight.
"What makes_"
"Not that. See the stamps?" Say back.
The knight felt that his friend did not understand what he meant, so he gave a hint that everyone must have understood.
"Glory's. This is the Glory Kingdom seal."
Hearing that made the people wonder and wonder about something the King wanted to say.
Everyone in the alliance knew that if every Glory King wanted to say something, he would choose to go to the Karajaan directly.
But now, a letter from the Glory Kingdom had suddenly arrived here. That's what astonishes everyone.
"Seeing your behavior. Have you seen the contents?"
He only nodded small as his friend asked.
Now everyone knows the cause of the Knight looking uneasy.
"What is the message. That's obviously not a good thing, is it?"
"It says there that sa_"
He has not finished the sentence he wants to say. Suddenly all the Knights who were in front of the gate heard a voice.
The sound of the wind from the flapping of the wings of a bird made everyone aware. Everyone stared at the bird that was still circling in the air before the bird chose to go down.
In front of all this time stood a bird that was quite right, the green color with blue gradation added to the beauty of the bird.
"It's not the beast that delivers the message from the Guild."
He said that because he saw that on the neck of the bird was attached a cloth bearing the Guild logo.
Any call beast that became a message-delivering beast would have the Guild logo on its neck. It was common knowledge that everyone knew.
"What's in his hand is a letter?"
"The Guild sent a letter here."
"What Guild asks for help."
"They may be lacking adventurers for the mission."
"Haha. That's possible."
Some Knights expressed their confusion, but there were also those who mocked the letter with insulting laughter.
Since no one was willing to take the letter, one of the Knights of Strom approached the beast and took the letter hung around its neck.
He watched the letter at a glance and realized that this letter and the letter had one thing in common.
"This is not a letter from the Guild. This is a letter from Glory Kingdom." He said in a high tone.
The knights who heard that fact fell silent quickly, no one dared to continue their ridicule because they knew what the power of the Glory King was like.
The silence created by his friends sparked his desire to see the contents of the letter. He stared at his friend for a moment just to get their approval.
Glucose
He gulped for a bit before starting to open the letter very carefully, as if he were to break the letter, it would be the end of his life.
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"alright. I agree." Emperor's Word.
"If my proposal is approved, then we'll continue."
Like what they said, the matter they were talking about right now had its way out
"Prime Minister. Set our schedule to meet them after this."
"That's it, Your Honor. I've prepared a horse carriage outside." Answer the Prime Minister.
"Hohohoo. Your prime minister is as sprightly as ever?"
"Yes, that's it. I'm even surprised."
"All right, let's have an_"
"Woi. You are forbidden to enter!"
"Let us cook. It's an emergency!"
The noise outside the door stopped the sentence Emperor Gardio was trying to say. The Emperor, the King, the Knight Commander and the Prime Minister stared at the source door of the commotion.
After a while, the noise stopped and was replaced by a sliding door sign someone was about to enter.
"Your Majesty." Shouted the Knight who had wanted to report.
The knight stared into the room, he was probably a little scared of having broken through the meeting. But now he's not alone. There were several Knights Strom and Gardio behind him.
Even the Knight who had been tasked with guarding the entrance was also among all of them.