257 Episode 177: The Third Prince and Emperor Arrive

The next day, Rouge, who had stayed in the lord's quarters, came to my lodging with Ash.

Looks like Ash came alone without an escort.

Rouge is as close to seven people as usual...... no, one is back at the inn to notify (disguise) a meeting with Ash, so six people are accompanying him.

As always, only Rouge feels overly proximate.

Seems I'm the only one Ash wants to talk to, so I'm going to ask for a separate room to wait outside of Maria. Maria alone has no choice. Later, Rouge will also be present.

I have told Rouge that I am not going to suck against the royal family in the Crimson Empire.

In the first place, it's the royal family of the country that's planning to go to war with Estea. Little respect, either.

Scarlett is not a character I hate, but I plan on not quitting hostility, depending on why.

-Concon-

"It's Rouge. Can I come in?

"Oh. Come on in."

There's a knock, and Rouge and the others are allowed in.

"Excuse me."

"Excuse me."

When Maria opened the door, Rouge followed Ash into the room.

Ash, while naming himself Ash (Ash), was a red-haired boy worthy of the royal family.

He has a mild face and his waist looks soft.

"I'll see you first. This is Ash Crimson, the third prince of the Crimson Empire."

A polite greeting, and a sure respect to dwell in its eyes.

"Welcome. I say Jen. Welcome aboard."

I'm not going to suck, but I'm not going to take a dignified attitude all of a sudden.

Minimum respect must be returned more than you can see that the other person has respect.

Simply put, Ash was' passed 'in me.

Quickly, we were supposed to sit in a chair and talk.

Me and Ash are sitting across the street around the table, Rouge is next to Ash and Maria is standing behind me. Put on your maid clothes and stand in the maid's position.

"So, what can I do for you today?

I'm not going to do euphemistic rhetoric or belly searches.

"Right.... May I have a word with you about the premise?

"Yes, I don't mind that."

Ash made a prefix, so I'll allow it.

"I don't know if you know, but right now, my father, Scarlett Crimson, is not in the Imperial City of Red Lotus. At least you won't be home for the next two weeks."

For the record, the name of the capital of the Crimson Empire is' Empire/Red Lotus'. It is also known as "Empire City" or "City of Red Lotus".... Finally, word came out that would crown the name of the city 'red'.

Perhaps I can't use the name 'red' except in the capital.

"... is that okay to tell me that you are a person outside the country?

"Yeah, I don't mind."

As I thought, it seems to be a scarlet-related story.

"Naturally, my father prepared himself for all sorts of things before going out. To make sure you don't have a problem running the state without yourself."

"If it was decided as an appointment, of course."

Even Sakuya had a lot to prepare before the summit.

I also think I was using the made-up power for a gut...

"Assuming that's all, one of them involves Jen"

Well, you will.

"My father gave the following instructions to the upper echelons of the Crimson Empire:" If anyone named Jin enters the Crimson Empire, hold it in the Empire until I return "..."

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They're gonna make me.

"There's no need to be confused either. We were confused, too. He also said he wanted the whole country to know, but because it was too big, he asked me to change it to" if it ever went into the ears of the upper echelons. "

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They almost made me out of naming my country.

"I would definitely ask Jen to stay in Imperial City, what do you think? About two weeks before my father returns, the cost will be borne by the Crimson Empire. Let me show you a few people."

"... If you know why that instruction is, may I ask?

"Unfortunately, my father didn't go into that much detail. He just said," If you do anything extra, I'll beat you to death. "

A tyrant, I suppose?

"There's no way that father would do anything meaningless, and I was sure that I meant it. There's no better option to ignore it than to go into the ears of the upper level (me) in that situation."

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Well, which one...?

Just like Sharon in the Legalian Beast Nation, a friendly associate before he was reincarnated, would he even say he wanted to see me?

Or do you even say you want to kill me, in a hostile pre-reincarnation associate?

I'm not proud of it, but in the original world, the enemy was quite there.

It's about half possible, but I can't talk about not seeing you either way.

In the meantime, let's just go.

"I'm going to accept the offer and head to the Imperial City. However, I'll pay for it myself. Not really, because I don't like to make debts to others..."

If you're a friendly opponent and have a give-and-take relationship, it's still not good mental health to create a blameless debt to a potential hostile opponent.

"I see...... But won't you get a minimum of hospitality? This position doesn't mean that you don't do anything to the person you invite or ask for."

"Okay. I don't mind that."

Well, that's about it.

Perhaps we should consider it a reward for the action of 'Waiting for Scarlet'.

"Thank you. What time do you leave?

"Rouge, do you have any plans in this city?

Ask Rouge because he can't just act on my plans.

"No, it's all over within yesterday, so nothing in particular"

"Okay. Once you have some preparation, you can leave immediately."

Answer for Ash again.

"No, it's not that I want you to hurry. I'm sorry, but I have plans, and the departure is tomorrow. If it leaves soon, I think I'll write a note."

"Wait, you're not gonna let him disable you because I'm here, are you?

Even though I am, I guess I felt they said I was lacking. Rouge waits for Ash.

"Sister Rouge has been away from Imperial Capital for over three years, so you're oblivious to the current situation, right? Can you really invite Jen without any problems? Besides, sister, you have quite a few enemies."

"Ugh..."

Given the character of the previous Rouge, it's easy to imagine that not everyone around us is on our side.

"I think it's better to have a pen, don't you?

"I have no choice...... Let me do that."

In the end, Rouge was supposed to break better.

Try this, and you'll get a glimpse of Rouge's small influence.

"Go ahead. With this, there shouldn't be any inconvenience in the Imperial City. In essence, it's going to be the same as having a bigger back shield than most nobles."

"What is the least amount of hospitality…"

I have more influence than I thought...

Ash continues the conversation by saying "I'm sorry" no.

"It's also necessary to protect the other person. Because I don't know what touches my father's scales."

"... Well, if you're going to get your hands on it, be prepared to deal with the royal family, you make it clear easily. I hope I don't have to use the back shield."

"Yeah, really at all"

No one will be happy with the situation.

I'm also uncomfortable with aristocratic related troubles with or without power and it doesn't change that I'm NG...

"Later, for now, you don't have to use reverence on me because I'm royal. He's my father's customer, and I don't like to be used to honor him."

"If you don't like it, I'll stop, but I'm not using reverence because I'm royal. Only on respectful opponents, I use respectful language. I'm not saying it's proof of that, but you're not using it for Rouge, are you?

"Sister Rouge......"

"Oh, don't look at me like that! There was a lot going on!

Rouge, who is seen with the eyes of a pathetic object by Ash and makes pointless objections.

"Kohon, then, let me stop the salutation."

"Do so.... I'm more of a habit, so this way of talking remains."

Uh, I stopped saluting you, so let's stop you, too, huh?

I thought so, but I didn't put it in my mouth.

Thus, after our interview with Ash, we got a little power and headed to "Empire City/Red Lotus".

I'm getting tired of touring the Crimson Empire, and the Empire might make a little difference, so let's head to the Empire.

"Empire City/Red Lotus" and "City of Ziyuan (Scion)" are sometimes said to be within three areas on the map, and carriages can travel within an hour or two.

In order to centralize the structure of the Crimson Empire, the distance between the city and the city is as short as going to the center, or there are villages that become relays.

There are numerous two-tiered cities near the Red Lotus, the only one-tier city.

In other words, "The City of the Purple Garden" is also referred to as one of the cities in the vicinity of "Red Lotus".

And just an hour after we left The City of Ziyuan.

"We arrive at" Empire City/Red Lotus "!

Our carriages and horses are specially made, so if it takes an hour or two, we can afford them in an hour.

In fact, the Advanced Chamber of Commerce also handles carriages.

It's obvious if you think about it, but there's no way the maids who support my journey won't get their hands on the carriage, which can be called a 'travel tool'. And there's no way there's a compromise if you get your hands on it.

Now I also use the Advanced Chamber of Commerce's finest carriage (which looks plain).

Plus, the carriage horses are special.

This is the first horse I have bought since I came to this world, but I have naturally raised my status.

Maybe if you hit the spear, you won't have to suffer one scratch.

Finally, if you give it speed, it hardly shakes with the features of the carriage and horse technology.

Well, if I wobble, I wobble. I just need to run into the 'room'......

"The outer walls are amazing on the boulders. There's only a military state."

"Yeah, it's the best country I've ever visited."

As Mio and Serra put it, the outer wall covering 'Empire City/Red Lotus' was thick, high and at what could be termed the largest ever.... if I hit him and break him, would he be mad?

There are four total eight gates between East, West, North and South. This time we were to enter through the southwest gate.

The capital of a normal country can wait in order to enter, but the Crimson Empire has layers of rules, so only those recognized by the country can enter. Therefore, waiting for order does not occur.

However, security is very tight for that matter, with nearly 20 soldiers at one gate. At least one of the noble soldiers also appears to be stationed. That's a sign that the Empire values the outer walls and gates.

"We have confirmed. Your Highness Rouge, please come through."

The soldiers guarding the gates were uniformly of a high level (at least 30 overs), not upset even if their opponents were royalty (rouge), unappealing and performing their duties in full. Highly rated!

As companions, we followed, but the soldiers' eyes were impressive. Suspicious!

The Imperial City has very wide and well-maintained roads, with driveways that drive carriages and sidewalks through which people pass.

The driveway is divided by direction of travel so that it does not collide. Yeah, that's left-hand side traffic.

"Is it Japanese?

"I think it's Japanese......"

You're Japanese.

It became known as the work of the Japanese, unanimously by different world groups.

The likelihood of Scarlett being a different world transporter isn't 0 either, but I don't even think Scarlett has finished this scale of construction since he became emperor.

I mean, the old Japanese, most of them are brave.

By the way, even brave men can't visit Empire City without an appointment nowadays.

The gatekeeper from earlier won't let me in.

"So, where is Jen going to stay? I shall return to my chamber at Imperial Castle. According to Ash, Jen can stay in Imperial Castle?

"I don't like that on boulders... I wish there was an inn somewhat close to Imperial Castle..."

A: Yes.

"Leave it to Alta"

It's up to Alta!

It is Alta Selection in Trouble. They also call it depravity in one theory.

It should be noted that we are not heading to the Inn right now, but are supposed to face the Imperial Castle first.

Rouge is the only good thing in the rest of the city, but this time I have wings to show my face too.

... a pain in the ass.

"Sir, does it say on your face that you have trouble going to the castle?

Mio can read my expression, apparently.

"Make it hard..."

"I put it in my mouth"

After all, I thought you were going to take Ash's request?

Whatever you think, I can't think of a future that ends without trouble.

Regardless of what you do with Scarlett, you don't have to get involved with other nobles and get offended.

But there's no way I'm not going any further than I promised Ash.

Promises are made by the man who keeps them, Jin Tang Jen.

"What, if there's trouble, you can rest assured I'll stand in front of you"

Rouge says confidently.

"No, I'll kick your ass. I'll take care of it."

"Stop that!

Definitely quicker to kick ass, huh?

"... Seriously, I don't think there are many more aristocrats who imitate foolishness than my brother has clearly instructed. That's all it means to say emperor in this country"

"Regardless of the leadership, there's a chance that an idiot who doesn't know what's going on will do it, right?

Everywhere, there are fools who can't read their actions.

"You can't say 0. But once you get into the castle, I think someone will follow you to prevent the fool. Originally, it's weirder to have someone to say stupid because I'm on the side..."

"I haven't been in the country for 4 years, and my awareness is low, so I need to be a jetty..."

"Ugh...... Well, that's what I'm saying..."

Rouge, you're not going to be more athletic than you think you are in local habits, are you?

You were right to wait for Ash if you did this badly, right?

In conclusion, it was fine for the sake of it.

When I went to Imperial Castle, an early (not attitude, but status) old man who looked great greeted me.

There was also a foretaste from "The City of Ziyuan (Scion)," so I guess I was ready.

Emperor Castle is, as expected, a Chinese-style castle or something.

I can't explain it well because I don't have the vocabulary, but it's not as tall as a Western-style castle, and it's a wide type of castle on the side. Seen in silhouette, it is shaped like a trapezoid.

After that, I knew it was red. Originally, China has many images of red, and it can be said that they are consistent.

"Pierre, long time no see. How have you been?

"Yes. Master Rouge seems to be doing well and above all. Besides, I was surprised to be with the rumored Lord Jen."

An old man (Mr. Pierre), you seem to be relatively close to Rouge.

The map display is green, too, and it doesn't seem to be a problematic person.

By the way, at the time you know about Jen (me), it is also certain that he is the leader.

"Um, he took care of me. He also asked for escorts to the Imperial City."

"Oh no! Master Rouge is quite capable of being an escort."

So it's just uncomfortable that Rouge is being seen as a man of strength.

"Oh, at least there's no mistake you're stronger than me."

"Is that it?... If His Majesty Scarlett finds out about it, it could be a duel."

"Since the death of Brother Vermillion, he's hungry to fight the mighty."

"Right...... I lost someone I really spared."

Mr Pierre, you have a slightly regrettable look.

"Now, Lord Jen, I'd like a moment of your time."

"Okay."

Mr. Pierre consciously finished the conversation and led me to the reception room at Imperial Castle.

On a sofa that looks fancy, facing Mr. Pierre.

"I think His Royal Highness Ash would like to talk to you, but I will sort things out once and for all now"

Thus, Mr. Pierre repeated what Ash had told him.

Then get to the point.

"It was in a letter from His Highness Ash, is it sincere that Lord Jen basically doesn't want to entertain you? It said, at a minimum, to the extent that it does not degrade the nobility."

"Yes, I don't feel comfortable accepting hospitality without knowing why, so I'd like to refrain. At least, I'm not going to get any financial favors."

Money, above all, is easy to understand.

"I understand. So, would it be a good privilege, like His Royal Highness Ash's written back shield, to have a right?

"Depending on the extent, I'm not going to refuse that much"

If you are invited and given some rights, it is easy to offset with what you are invited to.

"Pierre, do you want to follow one?

"Master Rouge, what is it?"

"He's a hobby to do tourism. I recommend the right to the city's passage."

So Rouge's nice assist goes in. Surprise!

"I see. That sounds like a good idea to give you the right of passage. If you can't kill time with hospitality, it makes sense for you to kill time with sightseeing."

"Even though my empire is not aware of tourism, there is nothing to see, right?

"Yeah. It's just that there are theaters and museums, but I don't know anything that makes militants more interesting. We can't allow a boulder to pass into a military facility."

"I'm not interested in military installations. Theaters and museums are better."

In this way, I gained the right to tourism in the Crimson Empire capital.

Military facility? Because I'm round naked at the stage of entering such a map.

Heh, I'm investing in anti-dragon gear now.

And the story goes on.

"Is your stay at a hotel near Imperial Castle? Inviting you to dinner... wants you to refrain from doing what you can. I understand. I will refrain from seeing the royal family...... this one too. Isn't His Highness Ash the only good one? May I tell the hotel some of the circumstances? Thank you."

After that, I kept talking clerically about what was necessary.

As I thought, Mr. Pierre is competent. I have no personality issues, so I deserve to speak respectfully.

I finished the whole conversation, so that's it for today.

He doesn't mind running sightseeing anymore today.

All right!

It's noon, and I have to decide where to eat lunch first.

It's local, and I hope I can ask Rouge for his recommendations, but Rouge said he had a lot to do at Imperial Castle, so he broke up once.

We are taken by Mr. Pierre to the main entrance of the Imperial Castle, to the carriage.

It is unlikely that there will be any more illegible fools involved in the action than Mr Pierre is accompanying him.

But there are two other types of behavior you can't read, besides' idiots'.

It's called "Old Man" and….

"Yah!!!

It is a 'child'.

A red-haired girl in a dress, about 10 years old, jumped at me with a dagger.

Of course, I knew you were there.

"Ah."

I panicked, too.

Because the girl's legs were surprisingly fast and she was about to enter Maria's killing zone (Killzone).

Maria, I'll take care of it.

Yes, sir.

Speaking of children, I'm not joking more than I'm putting out a blade.

Maria will not condone it unless she declares it beforehand.

I activated the composite skill only for a moment, but with strength, on the girl.

This made the girl's consciousness beautifully pruned.

Keep it up. Girl decides head sliding.

Me avoiding it gorgeously.

"Who is this?

I grab the girl's collar and point it towards Mr. Pierre.

I know because I'm looking at it in my status, but there's no way I'm not asking.

"Seventh Empress, this is His Royal Highness Ruby..."

"Is it normal in this country for an emperor's guest to be attacked by an empress?

Mr. Pierre, hold your head and look up to heaven.

"It's not normal...... Oh, my God, I'm so sorry. And thank you for keeping His Highness Ruby unharmed."

Because of the head sliding, the dress and skin are pretty worn out, huh?

"This murder, if you know why, can you tell me?

You can ask Boulder this, right?

It's a related party.

"Perhaps, I'll tell you what, do you mind?

"Yeah, I don't mind."

You just have to ask the truth in person.

"The purpose is probably proof of force. Her Royal Highness Ruby is close to Her Royal Highness Carmine, First Royal Highness Strawberry, Second Royal Highness, and she wants to be an empress who excels in martial arts like you two."

We are both militant princesses indeed.

"They have plenty of qualities, and these days even training has shown a single scale of talent. But for age reasons, they say it's still too early for action. And His Highness Ruby was unhappy with it."

If you ask that much, you'll know somehow.

"Somewhere I heard about Lord Jen, and he thought that if I defeated Lord Jen, I would be recognized around him.... You probably heard Jen say he was a powerful man."

"Is the result of that ambush? If you did it badly, you could have been killed in a counterattack."

Too far-fetched! Too reckless!

"Yeah, you're right. That's why I appreciate you keeping it down without hurting me."

"If you were a little stronger, you might not have been able to help."

I was able to stop Maria because she's weak, but if she's strong enough, I can't deny that Maria was truncated shortly after I stopped her.

"I apologize to Lord Jen, but you're saying you were lucky this time. Fortunately in unhappiness, it's the thing to say...... What the hell did His Highness Ruby do..."

"There he is! It's Master Ruby!

Before Mr. Pierre was finished, those who supposedly were looking for Ruby showed up.

"Le, Master Ruby......"

Five men and women who came together.

One of them, a maid looks blue and sees a ruby held by me.

"Dear Pierre, what is this situation...?

"His Highness Ruby was slashed with a dagger by His Majesty's guest, Lord Jen. Immediately after, His Highness Ruby lost his mind when he was murdered by His Highness Jen."

"If you think you're gone at some point, what do you say...!

An escort-like man carrying a sword holds his head.

Apparently, Ruby scattered his flanks and came this far.

"You've lost sight of Master Ruby. It's your fault, too."

"I know that. But I didn't know it was against His Majesty's life..."

"Yeah, that's the biggest problem"

Mr. Pierre and his five sides look difficult.

Apparently, 'I betrayed the Emperor's life' is more of a problem than 'I was slaughtered'.

One of my neighbors turned to me.

"Lord Jen, you were. I know it's a generous favor, but could it be that there was no such thing as a raid by Master Ruby? I can't officially apologize any more than I did, but I'll make it up to you."

Apparently, it would be a bad case if I didn't make it 'something I didn't' for real.

"I can't do that."

"Hey, why!?

But I refuse that offer.

"There are two reasons, one because you don't know the circumstances and you can't convince me of anything, even if they want me to decide that there was no raid"

"Ji, what's the matter..."

Apparently, it's very difficult to say.

Still, if you don't listen to the situation and convince yourself, you can't do what you didn't have.

"The other thing is, even though we can't make a formal apology, it's because the apology itself is necessary. It's also limited to his own apology, not the people around him"

"Oh, that's..."

I'll show Ruby what I've got.

I can't forgive him if he doesn't apologize for the noise around him.

"Ha... You're more right about what Lord Jen said."

So Mr. Pierre told me to flatter him.

"But Master Pierre!

"But it's also true that we just have to decide there wasn't. Lord Jen's desire is finally fulfilled."

"Well then..."

"That's what's best."

"... Yes"

Drop your shoulders like the proximity gave up.

"Jen, I'm sorry, can you come to the reception room again? Not really, because it's something I don't want to talk about on the table. Of course, I apologize to His Royal Highness Ruby."

"Okay."

Pierre persuaded me to approach him, and I went back to the reception room.