252 - - Episode 11 Reunited

There is a venue in the center of the Principality of Six where the national meeting of the six species is held.

Surrounding the venue is a mansion where representatives of the six species stay.

The size of the residence itself is the same for each tribe.

It is said that this is to show that all representatives of the six species are equal.

However, each tribe was allowed to play with the interior as they wished.

Therefore, they put a lot of effort into the interior design of their houses and show off their wealth, authority, and status when they invite others to their houses.

The interior of the houses can be found at .......

At best, it was lean.

At worst, it was frugal.

(Although they tried their best,......, I guess the interior looks a little like a rich merchant's mansion.)

I couldn't help but check out the inside of the mansion and let my thoughts slip from my mind.

I could sense that they were trying their best to make it look as good as possible, despite their tight finances.

Since we were Lilith's guards, we were given a private room next to the room assigned to her.

Incidentally, those who could not fit into the house were to be accommodated at an inn in town.

So, other species would have their staff brought in from outside to stay at the inn in order to show that they have a lot of staff for appearance's sake.

On the other hand, the race has no such money to waste, and the escort soldiers are sleeping together in a large room. Considering this, even if they were Lilith's guards, it would be an exceptional treatment to be given a private room.

I put my luggage in my room and cleaned off the dirt from my trip.

Normally, I would get hot and cold water from the kitchen and use a towel to clean off the dirt, but it's a hassle, so I use the benefit (gift) "Infinite Gacha" card "R, Wash" to clean off the dirt in one breath.

I heard that Mera hates taking a bath and often uses this card to clean the dirt.

By design, she is supposed to use my magic to make hot water and wipe her body with it.

(I personally like taking a bath because it feels good, but I don't like it because the fairy maids try to wash my hair and body, wipe the water off my body, and make me change my clothes. ......)

Even though they are fairy maids, they are mainly beautiful looking women of age, and it is embarrassing for them to be seen naked.

So I try to refuse as much as possible, but it is quite difficult because they are sad when I refuse.

As I am relaxing after getting dirty, there is a knock at the door of my room.

It is an invitation from Lilith to visit the venue where the meeting is to be held.

I had offered to check the venue in advance.

Lilith had finished changing her clothes and taking a break, so the maid came to call her.

After moving to her room next door and greeting her, I left the room with Lilith and Fake Yume.

Again, the fake Yume was chosen as the maid by her side, and Nono, the head maid accompanying her, was making a stern expression on her face.

From her mood, she is aware that Lilith is up to something, but there is a hint that she does not yet know what that something is.

(Though, since the groundwork for Lilith's soon-to-be inauguration as queen has been laid, it's already too late for that chief maid to report anything.)

I followed Lilith out of the room, picking up the head maid Nono out of the corner of my eye.

From the hallway of the racial mansion, I stepped into the venue where the Six-Species Conference was to be held.

The hall in the center of the mansion is more than three times larger than those of the other mansions.

Sadly, it was clearly larger than the royal palace in the racial kingdom.

The reason for this is that only one representative at a time is allowed in during the central meeting.

Since the guards had to stay behind during the meeting, it was necessary to have a place to keep a large number of guards, civil servants, and young people who had been brought in to train the younger generation.

There were also a wide variety of other rooms, including a common room for socializing, a conference room for those not at the top to work out terms, and a first-aid room for those who were sick to visit.

We first went to the conference room in the central hall.

We entered through the racial representative entrance.

The conference room was large and had a high ceiling.

In the center of the room was a round table made of a marble-like material.

(Is this desk, in a sense, one of the centers of this world? ......)

While the round table and chairs are massive and evoke a sense of history, the room itself is simple in construction.

It is made in a practical way, not in a flamboyant way.

The room as a whole is not a place of authority, but rather a place for positive discussion.

As I observed the meeting room, Gold stroked his chin and commented as an escort.

The room has no windows and is lit from the ceiling by magic tools. ...... This means that there can be no surprise attacks from the outside, and the only thing to watch out for is that guards of other species turn into assailants.

Dear Mr. Gold, if you could please keep your mouth shut about that sort of thing: ......

Oh, excuse me for this, Princess. But as your escort, I am doing this out of concern for your safety. Please forgive me."

Gold, what gibberish are you talking? Our own mistakes bring shame to Master Dirk.

Lilith draws a smile at Gold's boorish remark, but cautions him.

Nemum is angry at Gold's gaffe, but is forgiven because he immediately apologizes and because they were the only ones in the room and there were no other people causing trouble.

(I thought the same thing Gold did, so I can't say I blame him.)

Under his mask, he lets out a slight bitter smile.

--The smile was instantly replaced by a straight face, though.

"Mr. Dirk?"

............"

Nemmu's voice does not elicit a response from me.

It's because someone more important than her call is approaching.

I feel a nostalgic presence outside the door on the Majinkuni side.

The door on the Majinkoku side opens without a sound.

The young men from the Majin Nation side appeared through the door.

They were not surprised because they too had noticed the presence in the conference room.

Rather, their reactions varied from scorn, contempt, indifference, and displeasure at the presence of a racial group in the conference room.

But I had no regard for their attitudes.

My eyes were simply glued to Diablo, my avenger, whom I was meeting for the first time in three years.

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