Din no Monshou

The next day.

Finally, we celebrated the morning of the Merchant King's Conference.

Sonia, led by the king of merchants, made a grand touchdown, and the city became increasingly noisy.

He who seeks a glimpse of each king of merchants,

who intend to lodge a petition on this occasion when the king of merchants has gathered,

who open an outdoor shop to target those crowds.

There were many people in the city.

"Master Regis, are you ready?

The door to the room to be knocked. Walkins hears it in a powerful weather voice from the outside.

It's time to head to Sonia.

I'm already ready for you.

"I'm fine. I'm going now."

Get dressed and leave the room.

accompany Walkins, who has been waiting, to Sonia's room.

"Finally, the Merchant King's Council"

"Oh."

Merchant King's Day.

It's vibrant coming from the outside, so much from the outside that I don't like it.

From the people, it's a festival, and from the merchants, it's a dead end.

Unable to fail as a messenger awaits.

To calm my heart, I exhaled heavily.

"They decide by a majority vote, so they have a good chance of winning."

That's what I say, I move on.

Then along the way, Walkins, walking next door, peered into his face.

"You're nervous, Master Regis"

"Oh well...?

"Yeah, the expression is just a little stiffer than usual"

What a great insight.

I just want to let it go and compliment you, but that's how I get extra nervous when I can get my face close.

16 The heart that carves the beat lets you know if you don't like the upset inside.

Look at me like that, Walkins has bowed deeply.

"It's only painful to get to the point of rest, but this Walkins is by your side.

I will protect you, Master Regis, with all my spirit. "

It was an unfathomable, unorthodox courtesy.

So much so that they accidentally take away their gaze.

In addition to that, a smile that appeased what I saw burned my eyes above all else.

I was distracted, but wonders and tensions subside.

"Thank you, that's so comforting.

I'm sorry you've always had to protect me. "

Returns a bitter laugh against Walkins.

Even if I decorated the words poorly, I would be bored, so I told him what thoughts had sprung up.

Then Walkins looks like he's in trouble.

"Again, what do you say?"

"... hmm?

"When Sir Durf targeted me,

I haven't forgotten what Regis did to protect me, have I?

"Oh, that happened too..."

It's subtle to say I could protect you.

From the declaration of war to the duel, we were overcome because we had help around us.

Besides...

"As it turned out, I didn't have to help.

At the end of the day, Walkins did something about it, didn't he?

I'm talking about Alec and Walkins crossing each other.

When it got really nagging, I think she was getting over it on her own.

But Walkins shook his head sideways.

"No. There are many things that are impossible for me too.

Because power, by virtue of its identity, is the first time that it is effective. "

What's that supposed to mean?

Think for a moment.

But soon I understood what she was trying to say.

Wondering what's wrong, Walkins smiles remorsefully.

"A single servant - more than having that title, you can only exert your power within that frame.

Otherwise, you won't be able to protect your husband as a servant. "

Sad, but you're right.

Objectively speaking, Walkins is only the service of a nobleman.

When a force deviating from the normal orbit is exposed to the public, there is not enough power to cover it up.

Walkins looked at my complexion and came to see me.

"Master Shadyberga was attacked by Sir Durf's assassins,

Do you remember when you became impossible to compete in a duel?

"Oh. You mean when I said I'd get in to Durf's alone and wipe it out or something."

A violently poisoned Shadyberga figure floats in the back of his brain.

I remember being stuffed with cutting feathers then and not being able to afford it in my heart.

Confirming, Walkins nodded cocklessly.

"Yes.

If Lady Regis hadn't stopped me then...

I must have disappeared with the dew on the headstand. "

…………

I could only return silence.

Because I can't deny her at all.

That's when I turned my emotions on and stopped Walkins.

Stopped by obsession and will.

I remember pushing through a surrogate operation I just came up with.

For what it's worth, Walkins' plan to assassinate Dolph is no longer necessary.

From the results, you were right to stop her then.

But what if I hadn't stopped her?

It's about Walkins.

He would have succeeded in obliterating Stalin the escort by kicking his ass.

But the price is high.

If Durf had died a death shortly before the duel, he would have been rebuffed to be the work of the Din family.

The only way to contain that accusation is for the bad guy to come up with a name.

And tell them before they execute you as a felon.

I did it alone, the owner had nothing to do with it - and.

It's a terrible story.

Nothing but lizard tail-cutting.

As much as I would do that, it would be more effective to wipe out all the forces that come to say it anyway.

But I'm sure Walkins doesn't choose that option.

Because she...

"Even if I rebel against the royal family to survive,

The Din family seems to be in harm's way. "

Oh,

I thought Walkins would say that.

She has momentum that doesn't even care about her life if it's to protect the Din family.

I'm sure if I hadn't stopped Walkins at that time, I'd be sure...

Something heavy comes up from the bottom of my stomach.

The stomach acid burned the esophagus and stimulated discomfort.

And when I realized it, I had a painful voice.

"Don't say that... flat out"

Though in the assumptions, I don't even want to think about Walkins dying.

An unconscious escape from reality.

Walkins hastily apologized for detecting my anomaly.

"Also, I'm sorry.

I didn't know it would hurt Master Regis... this Walkins, a lifetime of unconsciousness "

"No, I'm fine. Never mind."

I'm going to be depressed as far as Walkins as this goes.

I try to force my expression back to normal.

Then, for some reason, she held my hand.

The mind turns to contact without preliminary motion.

Walkins shrugged bossly as he stroked my hand.

"But I was really, really happy then.

So much so that it's steaming back... "

Apparently, it was about joy.

It was bad for my heart, but I can't blame you for saying that.

But let's at least ask him a little mean questions in return.

I don't usually hear it, an inquiry that brings out her true meaning.

Walkins.

To my word, Walkins tilts his neck.

That was more than a charitable expression.

"Are you a servant and happy?

An inquiry that sounds inexplicable together.

Walkins asked me back if I was overmeasuring my thoughts.

"I wonder what that means."

"No... if you weren't a servant, you could do whatever you wanted without any restrictions.

It's a state of shackles. "

In my words, Walkins will have a decent face.

And looking at my situation, I smiled creepingly and lusciously.

"You can't deny it."

"... right?

Seems conscious.

Well, that's natural, too.

Without even the title of servant,

Something that can stop her, etc. - Because there's nothing in the true sense.

"Yet I wonder if it's really good to be a constrained servant.

I was just wondering. "

"I 'm-"

Walkins clouds his verbal butt.

But I won't do anything to prompt you to reply here.

It's about her as a secret.

That's what I was thinking in the corner of my head that I would be asking questions.

But...

"- Of course, you think it's good, don't you?

Walkins responded instantly.

Being a servant, in an overwhelmingly good way.

Unexpectedly distracted.

Walkins was smiling at me like that.

That was the spiciest smile I've ever seen.

"I... before that, I did a lot of things.

I've felt unbearable guilt, and I almost crumbled. "

Various things.

Perhaps all the causes are aggregated there.

And why Alec regarded her as an enemy by the time she was spectacular.

And why she has unparalleled power.

"If I hadn't been a servant, I'm sure I wouldn't be standing here right now.

I was mourning my sins and helplessness forever at the bottom of the dark darkness "

Walkins stares at the void with a distant eye.

In his eyes dwelt an uncut light.

But here she nods loudly and tells.

"That's what changed me.

The way a servant shook me out of the dark. "

She put her hand on her chest and squeezed it tight.

That's all the motion, it came through with a shine.

That you are proud of yourself as a servant.

"I see...... well understood. I'm sorry I asked you something weird."

I apologized to Walkins.

I feel so sorry for you.

But it was nice to hear what she really meant.

"No, please don't worry about it"

Exhaling relief, Walkins has only slightly strengthened my ability to hold my hand.

"And..."

With soft warmth, her will comes through.

And Walkins has turned to a smile that blows all the gloom.

"Because I was able to meet someone named Lady Regis.

I'm glad to be a servant. "

I felt the illusion that something was creeping up.

Part of my heart that was freezing deep in my chest rapidly starts to have heat.

The fever has become intense and has stimulated the lacrimal glands.

I was about to cry.

Against me like that, Walkins says words like chase.

"I want to stay the same and stay by your side.

I want to serve you, Master Regis. "

Kind, and then a voice asking permission.

My answer to Walkins' wish was one.

I shook her hand back and nodded loudly.

"Absolutely. Stay with me, Walkins."

She takes pride in her innocence as a servant.

Then I want to be human enough to serve.

It has to be, it doesn't match.

Let's go for a husband that Walkins would want to brag about.

Determined, I took a step forward.

And turn the corner of the hallway.

Then there, a figure kept his back on the wall.

Bud.

He comes to visit with his eyes rubbed against his sleeping beard.

"- Are we done talking?

"You were listening..."

If you're here, just tell me you're there.

Listening is a bad hobby.

As I sighed, Bud had imitated my voice color.

"Hey, you're doing something funny in the morning.

I was wondering what you were going to say, "Stay with me."

".................. ugh!

I remember what I said, and I'm stunned.

Seeing my reaction, Bud has had a nasty grin with Niyaniya.

"At this time, even peasants in rural areas don't have any such shards of spills.

I was so desperate to wake up and laugh. "

That said, he's trembling with his belly.

As I approached Bud, I silently put a tie kick in my ass.

"Ahhh!

"It's heavenly. This is also the reason of the world... don't feel bad"

"Oh, don't kick my ass because you're embarrassed!

Shut up.

At least if you didn't tear it up, I wouldn't have to feel ashamed.

Can you keep your mind calm, ridiculed by the narrowed words after desperate thought?

Be prepared to accept the serpent.

Me and Bud stare at each other.

But here, Walkins called out.

"I like it, don't I?

I was rather glad that my thoughts came straight through. "

With that word, I pulled my bad habit leg in.

I didn't expect Walkins himself to put in a follow up.

I knew you were an angel, you servant.

But Bud looks unhappy.

"Damn... you kicked it in against me like promising is walking in clothes in the future.

You've got a lot of nerve. Well, that made me drowsy. "

That said, Bud gave a big yawn.

You look a lot sleepy.

"Sounds like you're sleepless, are you okay?

"I had something to do last night. Well, there's no obstacle."

Good for you.

We are about to begin an important conference to determine the fate of the Union.

I want to stay fit.

We've got all the faces, and let's get to Sonia.

The moment I thought so, Bud called me in.

"-Regis."

Unusual, strange tone.

For a moment, the body trembles unconsciously.

Turning around, Bud said with his thumbs up his chest.

"I'll take care of the King of Merchants."

Powerful statement.

It's a meeting of the merchants, so I don't think there's much I can do.

I nodded back for a moment, but here Bud put his hand on my shoulder.

"But the important work that follows is probably - I can't do it without you. I got it."

"Leave it to me... if I win the vote, isn't it over?

The Merchant King's Council is a council system by the Merchant King present.

If Sonia brings the neutrals to the ballot with her allies, it's possible enough to surpass the pro-Imperial.

But Bud continues with a serious face.

"It's a matter of how to win.

You won the vote and you lost the whole thing. That's not a story.

Well, it's not bad to say too much and keep you elbowed.

Leave it in the corner of your head. "

That's all I said, Bud shrugged his shoulder.

In short, you want to say that it's ideal to overwhelm your opponent, both locally and overall.

Well, when a job arises that needs to be done, I'll just come to my full strength.

I change the story and ask what I cared about.

"And Loggie, by the way?

"Is that the woman? He said he was diving offshore with a burn remedy."

Resting in the sea?

It seems that many of the other species in the ocean heal their wounds faster when they are in the ocean, but is it true?

Well, the burns are prolonged, so I want them to heal carefully.

"I mean, you don't attend meetings."

"Oh. He said it's because he's gonna be a foot wrapper - well, it's not the real deal."

"Taking into account the merchant king who hates other races,"

"Most merchant kings speak of the exclusion of other races.

I hear it's more rare like Sonia. "

Well, that Sonia is also influenced by public opinion,

So much so that we have to place them with the Special Zone.

Herabellio, the merchant king who helped yesterday, threw a brilliant gaze at the loggia.

The strength of the wind to other species is difficult.

accompany Walkins and Bud to the living room.

There was a tense faceted Sonia there.

"Good morning, everyone.

Finally, today... "

I guess I was quite closely prepared for the Merchant King's Council.

It can be seen from the amount of material placed on the desk.

Sonia pulled a piece of paper out of it.

"First of all, just in case, I'd like to confirm my public position..."

She's set her sights on me first.

"An official messenger with a letter from Mr. Regis."

"Yes."

I also have a good book on hand.

This is the authentic letter that will be given to the Merchant King by the King.

Look at my snort, Sonia shifts her gaze next door.

"And Mr. Walkins is Mr. Regis' servant"

"Yes."

Walkins responded with a courtesy.

It is the strongest bodyguard on this journey.

As long as she's around, I can be strong even here when it comes to trouble.

Sonia watched Bud next to me on my left.

"Finally, Mr. Bud said that the escort..."

"No, I'm your courtier. It belongs to the King."

"... eh"

Bud with a full Doya face.

In contrast, Sonia, who was denied, looks baffled.

She asks nasty.

"Oh, is that... different from an escort?

"Same. You're not wrong because it's not a position, it's a role, Bud."

"I'm in a better position. I just made it clear there."

Apparently, they don't want you to think you're the person attached to me.

Well, if you're a local fallen nobleman and a king's escort, you can snort that the latter is higher.

Fine guy.

"I understand.

With this position in mind, I would like to proceed with the King of Merchants' meeting. "

Sonia gets paperwork done in a hobby manner.

And then he pulled a different piece of paper out of the bundle and called out to the three of us.

"Well, I'll tell you what's going on today"

They'll see how it works in the Merchant King's Council.

Well, rehearsals matter.

I couldn't even get my eyes on it when I was in production and I was out of hand.

"First, while all the merchants are watching, Mr. Regis will return the tablet to me - the demon vampire stone."

Sonia indicated the stone slab on the table.

Dokundokun and things like the heart are pulsating fine.

Hmm, still a shocking picture surface.

A hundred years of appetite can be lost.

"This makes the Kingdom and the Union intimate,

I'm impressed that we're a friendly country to walk with. "

We can take the empire and the merchant kings close to it.

With this in mind, the Neutralists will have to put their shoulders on the Kingdom side as well.

"Next, I convey a request from the Kingdom.

"It was the United Nations that destroyed the Golden Dragon, the subject of the dragoon's worship".

I hereby take a resolution to make the above statement in the name of all the merchant kings. "

Yeah, speaking of which, this was an important project, too.

If they think it was the kingdom that had the golden dragon in its hands, then a total war with the dragoons would begin.

It would be less damaging if the Union, which is already in a state of engagement, were to shoulder its responsibilities.

Well, it was the Union itself that shot down the Golden Dragon in the first place.

But I have one thing to keep in mind, so I ask Sonia.

"I was just wondering.

Would you like Sonia to buy objections from the other merchants?

For once, it was the Astrite family led by Sonia who held the Demon Blood Stone.

It is true that you let the dragons you have invaded try to shoot them down.

But from other merchant kings, do you really think that one end of the responsibility lies with Sonia?

In that, if she brings up a resolution that will be the hatred of the dragoons, she risks being disadvantaged.

But it looks like Sonia has a plan.

"It was my Astrite family that did manage it.

But an arrangement was made for the "Guardian of Demonic Bloodsucking Stones Assumes the Fullest Help of All Merchant Kings."

I see.

Demon Bloodsucking Stone is a precious item that holds the fate of many merchant kings.

Normally, I can't leave it to one house.

"So it was the realization that responsibility lay with everyone, not with the individual?

"Yes. Especially on the day the Neutral Merchant King took the tablet, he spared no soldiers to dispatch.

The merchant king you know will never accuse you first. "

The Kings of Merchants have their share of the burden.

You wouldn't be able to say it out even if you had objections, such as the Merchant King, who had decided to look aside.

The gate here is clear.

"This will restore the Demon Bloodsucking Stone and increase your feelings of friendship for the kingdom.

Neutralists will have to side with the kingdom, and the forces of the pro-Imperial will weaken. "

"As a kingdom, you complain. It's an achievement."

Bud nodded forcefully as he put his arms together and listened.

As Sonia and other princely imperialists alike, we can remain in a favourable position if the emotions of the country lean towards the kingdom side.

"It's going to be in good shape for both countries."

Walkins also had a satisfying look on his face.

I'm done communicating our moves, and Sonia's got a load on her shoulder.

"I'll take care of the rest.

As the lead merchant king, I will summarize the merchant king's agreement in a satisfactory manner. "

She grabbed both fists all the time.

A little tremor remained, but I could see a stronger readiness than that.

If you look at the time, it's just before the King of Merchants council begins already.

The venue seems to be the great hall of this Astrite family, so it should be time for the Merchant King to visit.

That's what I thought.

"Report! Lord Belirado, the merchant, has arrived!

"Go on, report! Lord Goperine the Merchant has arrived!

"Report! Lord Misandal the Merchant has arrived!

A small-time user came in to keep standing,

I have been informed that three merchant kings have come to the hotel.

No one's ever heard of it before.

"Good to have you here safely"

Sonia puts her hands on her chest like a ho.

Apparently, the characters today are the king of the royalist merchants.

That's Sonia's best ally.

I see you've come before anyone else.

Now we will have all four pro-kingdom factions, including Sonia.

Sonia immediately skipped the instruction to use the small room.

"Please be polite and welcoming in the holding room"

"- Ha!"

The small servants scatter in a hurry.

More than two-thirds of the attendance is required to hold the Merchant King's Council.

In other words, if all the rest of the neutrals come, the holding of the Merchant King's Council will be confirmed.

Waiting for the next report, I immediately heard the gospel.

"I will report! Lord Herabellio the Merchant is here!

"Report more! Lord Granelle the Merchant is here!

"Report as well! Lord Stigna the Merchant is here!

Apparently, the Neutral Merchant King has begun to come.

I'll take a little peek outside the room.

There, the businessmen of the Neutralists, with their rugged faces, kept coming into the hall.

Second, I have eyes on Herabellio, who is being guided to the hall.

Unlike on board the other day, he was dressed in formal, bishy clothes.

Makes you feel grand and intimidating, even when your hips are bent.

When Herabello noticed me, he started winking lightly.

He's a quiet old man.

Arrival reports that arrive one after the other.

And a while later, I finally got the information I've been waiting for.

"Report! Lord Malovin the Merchant is here!

All the Neutral Merchants are here.

Bud reacted first to the small-time report.

Punch your fist in the bread and make a creepy sound.

"Twelve of you will now open the King of Merchants."

"Yes! I'm relieved"

Sonia expressed joy all over her body.

Grasp the ornament placed on your neck and offer a prayer of gratitude to God at sixteen nights.

But the joy doesn't last long either.

"Report! Lord Zanakov the Merchant is here!

"Attention! Lord Zepil the Merchant is here!

"- Huh!"

Sonia's expression freezes on a report she jumped in with a beat aside.

The merchant kings of the pro-Imperial faction have been present.

You remind me of trauma, she shivers her shoulders.

Bad, even if you're losing with feelings, your thoughts are dull.

I gave Sonia an encouragement.

"It's okay. There's nothing to be afraid of with neutralists on your side."

"Right......! You must not be pressurized.

I will do everything I can as a contemporary Nash!

She gave herself a temper with an unprepared shout in the atmosphere.

But then you get embarrassed or you lean over.

No, I don't think I have to be shy.

Bud groans as he looks out the window.

"The people who came with the Empire are also here...

This is going to be a meeting for all 18 of you. "

From the results, his predictions hit the perfect spot.

Some time later, all the merchant kings of the pro-Imperial faction visited.

With Zepil at the head, there's a whole bunch of men looking sophisticated.

All of them are fierce men who have vanquished other merchants.

I can't be alarmed.

"- All merchants, seated in the Great Hall."

Small users have reported it.

And then if Sonia goes to the big hall, the meeting begins.

She had all the paperwork and stood up slowly.

"Okay. Now I'm coming, too."

And look forward.

Its gaze is the Great Hall.

Sonia, who lost her father in the midst of the commotion and, young, carried the heavy burden of being the lead merchant king.

Various emotions will be swirling around her chest like a running stream.

But she didn't get lost anymore.

Sonia took a big breath and bowed her head to us.

"Well, thank you, gentlemen"

Correspondingly, we respond strongly.

I'll take care of it.

"Well, let me show you Nash's sunny scene and all that."

"I can't do anything, but I'll give you my full support"

Ha ha, it's Walkins.

It's a joke that you can't do anything.

Things are going to be totally different with or without you.

The only thing I can tell you right now is...

It just means we can come to the King of Merchants without any worries.

Following Sonia, we moved into the big hall.

As soon as the door opens, all eyes will concentrate on us.

――――

Heavy.

It's a tight, strained air.

hostility to intentions, procedures, and plots.

All the aims and emotions were woven together, and the cold, cloudy air dominated the field.

In that, Sonia got to the chair at the round table.

We'll sit in a chair lined up behind it.

On both sides of Sonia is the royalist king of merchants.

And across the street are the merchant kings of Zepil and other pro-Imperialists.

A neutral king of merchants was seated in the seat in between.

I feel chilli and tension all over my body reminiscent of a burning spark.

In the meantime, Sonia shouted first.

"- Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for coming together."

A slightly trembling voice.

I'm not scared to notice, but I guess I still can't wipe the strong tension.

All the merchants pour their relentless gaze on her.

"As you may know, my father, my predecessor Nash, passed away the other day.

And with that, I took over the housekeeper of the Astrite family.

My name is Sonia Golder Astright. "

In that explanation, some merchants nodded as if a point had been made.

Apparently, some of them just found out Sonia's father was dead.

Well, I just didn't keep it private, and I didn't have a prestigious funeral or a public meeting.

Near the border, it is also impossible for the Neutral Merchant King to have no information turned around.

After naming her first name, Sonia let her decide on an elegant courtesy.

"I'm a young man, thank you very much"

In response to this, the royalist merchant king gave a strong applause.

But the other merchants don't let it be trivial.

Some even gave me the look I said, I don't care about that.

But Sonia hisses and speaks up.

"This time, as the lead merchant king, I have asked you to convene such a council.

I hope that each of us will do our best to ensure that the Union remains the ideal home for merchants "

That's what Sonia stood up for.

All the merchant kings rise accordingly.

When he wondered what was going on, each merchant king fisted himself in the chest.

And at the next moment, he uttered stern words with his voice in alignment.

"My merchant soul, with the guidance of the union and the covenant -"

This seems to be a mouthful that will always be mentioned during ceremonies such as the Merchant King's Council.

After a voice is uttered, all the merchant kings fall back again.

That's when I felt Zepil's mouth ugly distorted.

But no one around you notices.

Sonia breathed heavily and marked the beginning of the long awaited meeting.

"- Then we will hold the King of Merchants"