Fairy Tale Chronicles

"Is that Loufeus? It's a beautiful city."

Spring vegetables raise their exclamation the moment they see the city of Loufeus on the other side of the river. The largest freshwater lake in the world, Lake Roudell, and the rivers flowing out of it, were endlessly beautiful.

"There's only the capital of the land of wise men on the boulder, and you seem pretty clean"

True harp in the driver's seat is equally impressive. It may be just what you can see from across the river, but you can see a number of elegant and well-maintained buildings lined up neatly.

Five days out of Stillen, two and a half days beyond the border into Lauren. After bypassing the mountains and through the meadows and barn zones, the line finally reached what could be termed the heart of Lauren.

"Urs was a beautiful city, too, but does Rufeus feel a little classy?

"The Urus was very different from compartment to compartment."

True harp says exactly what he thinks about spring vegetables. As Zhenqin put it, Urs had quite different streets and atmospheres in the compartments inhabited by royal castles and upper classes, as well as those inhabited by middle classes, harbour districts, lots of adventurers in and out, and other compartments. What we have in common is that overall vibrancy made even the upper-class neighborhood, which looked classy and quiet, feel classy and quiet, yet lively.

Nevertheless, it's just less lively than Ursus, and that's not true when I say if Rufeus is caught in the depressed air. It's the power that doesn't make you feel like a urus, but for many scholars and young students, the serene vitality with intelligent calories goes from corner to corner of the city. There is no coolness there, but it is the air that makes me want to correct my collar naturally.

"If you cross that bridge and rendezvous with the streets over there, it sounds like you're going into the city."

Together we pay attention to the bridge shown by Zhenqin. The bridge, which is not as good as the one that was on the Charne River, but rather splendid, is widely spaced so that it can pass even on fairly large ships, enough to disturb the volume of traffic using the river. Most importantly, the scale of the bridge itself is considerable, so I guess the traffic on the bridge is no less than it is. A good number of horses and carriages are passing through, even though they deviate from the early mornings and evenings, which are peaks, corroborate that guess.

It would simply be a matter of convenience and cost that the bridge is not immediately connected to the entrance to Loufeus. I can't do a carriage that carries rushed goods, etc., either, through the inside under scrutiny to get into the city. Not so many people go through Loufeus, but there are still few carriages that carry rushed goods by road that can be ignored.

Even in terms of cost, if you connect the bridge directly to Roufeus, it will be around the river widening rapidly from its current position, and the combination with the lake will also come out and be a lot of trouble. For that matter, there will be extra effort and costs, not only in terms of building and maintaining bridges, but also in terms of operations. There's nothing particularly wrong with rendezvous at the entrance that connects to the street, so it's natural to bring a bridge to a place that's easy to hang and manage.

"Speaking of which, on this side of the bridge, there's a city or something."

"Isn't it simply because it doesn't taste good?

"I don't know what to do. When I bridge it, I usually make a city or something on this side, and it feels like it..."

Hiroshi necks Tatsuya's opinion. This is simply due to the evacuation of residents on this side to Loufeus during the period of frequent large-scale invasions of monsters and their displacement as such. However, such a local history is difficult to find elsewhere, regardless of Loufeus. Besides, it was more than a thousand years ago that the city on this side perished in that way, and even the traces that there was already a city have disappeared, so there's no way Hiroshi could tell.

"Master, I think you'll see the question as soon as you ask the city people"

"Let it go. You know who it is."

"More than that, it's the capital of the land of wise men, so there must be something delicious"

"Mio is always like that..."

"Every time I get to a new place, I don't like the taste of local cuisine and I don't want to be told by my masters who are modifying demons"

A macro with a penetration against Mio, who has a lot to talk about rice, is bassari truncated with harsh objections. In fact, Hong and Spring Vegetables don't deserve to say anything about Mio's eating habits.

"He said it was the largest lake in the world, but at this scale, it's very different from the sea..."

"In fact, they usually catch fish over a meter or something. Fishing in the lake is also an important industry."

Spring vegetables add such supplements to Tatsuya, who was impressed with the size of the lake when she started crossing the bridge. Apparently, he was doing a lot of research ahead of time this time. Tatsuya, who hadn't looked that far into the information outside the Great Library and Sage's School, nodded so much.

For the record, Lake Roudell is about half a million square kilometers in size. It is a freshwater lake because the great river flows in and out of here and towards the sea again, but assuming this is not a freshwater lake, it would normally have been called the Roudell Sea if Daljan hadn't said it all out as a lake.

"With that said, how do you do with salt around here?

"He said there's a pretty big salt lake about two days away on a horse. Also, I can take rock salt nearby, so I said this area has no trouble with salt."

Salt essential for man to live. In some cases it will also be a strategic supply. They have quite a number of procurement methods in every country with regard to that.

"It's time for an introductory review."

As we share our thoughts on the city, the lake, and the surrounding area, we finally catch up at the end of the line to get into the city. Most likely, in every city, unless you try to hold something odd, you just pay taxes to get in.

"Welcome to Loufeus"

Finally, it is Higashi's turn, and he can lovingly speak to the gorgeous female gatekeeper in charge. The gatekeeper in charge of the other rows is also generally smiling and loving. Probably because of the large number of visitors from within and outside the country and the frequent entry and exit. Around here, the virus is similar.

Dar and Faure gatekeepers did not respond so lovingly, even in the capital. However, it was not a transgressive matter, it simply felt like a snooze rule, and there was no first of all a city with transgressive and tyrannical gatekeepers, like every city in the Midas Federation.

"Are you an adventurer?

"Yeah, the rank isn't that high."

"It's a golem carriage, but it doesn't rank high?

"It's my buddy's own thing."

Everyone goes down and submits an adventurer card, answering the question of a loving woman. A woman who looks at the submitted Adventurer card for a moment but returns it immediately to normal and completes a forgery check.

"Yes. Confirmed. Please come through."

A line of Japanese looking suspicious to a woman who returns her card and gives her a light passage permit. Dar and Faure checked their luggage properly.

"Are you sure you want to check your luggage?

"If you're from the Azma Workshop, it's not a problem."

"... could there be that name here too?

"I've been listening a lot lately, and this one seems to be under a lot of circumstances."

In the words of the gatekeeper, there are many pins to come, Higashi. Thanks, there are various sections that also plot the upper echelons of this country.

"We'll probably be in touch with you soon, so hopefully you can contact the Adventurers Association or the bureau soon and, if possible, by the end of the day"

"Oh, okay."

Makoto nods reflexively and answers so to the woman who says so with her head down.

"If it's true, we should talk about it in detail, but I'm just a gatekeeper, too, so all I've been told from above is to get in touch with you this once I've confirmed you..."

"No. That's enough for now."

Tell the frightening woman that Makoto, who has rather felt sorry for herself, smiles and doesn't care. As a matter of fact, I understood the whole thing with a single word that I would be contacting you.

"So, I'm new to Rufeus, and do you have a place to stay that I recommend? I'd love to have a delicious meal."

"Right. I recommend the bell pavilion of the wise near Central Square. This is one of the few Original Right Inns that has been going on since Loufeus was made. The price is a little tight, but the security is good for the ranks, and I have a reputation for being cozy and the food is delicious."

"The Bell Pavilion of the Wise, right? Do you have any features on the exterior?

"As its name suggests, there is a mansion on the roof of the inn. It's built in a conspicuous place, so I think you'll find out soon enough."

"Really, thank you"

True harp gets information from the gatekeeper woman and returns to one box.

"Inn info, because I've been asking. I'm going that way now, okay?

"Oh. Thankyou."

True harp that speaks that way to members who were back earlier and sets off a one box. Tatsuya answers Makoto's question on behalf of the delegate and goes straight to the inn. Unlike at Stillen's time, this time it was a line that made it smooth to secure the accommodation for the moment.

Let's give some supplementary explanations for Lauren here.

Called the Nation of Knowledge, Lauren is a country that has developed around the College of Loufeus and the Great Library in the capital Loufeus, as well as the Temple of the God of Knowledge, Daljan. The Royal Castle as the center of administration also exists in Loufeus, but the Loufeus College is less shadowy because it is older and more well-known as a building.

The political system of Roufeus is also to be said to be the public royal system, which has chosen and decided the King, who is the head of the administration and the apex of the country, in an election in Parliament. Being turned into a king so often by boulders confuses politics, so the only time a new king is elected is when his predecessors fall apart, or when he declares his exit, when he is judged significantly ineligible. From the six principals, descendants of the wise men who also set up the school, the candidates are pulled out by adding age and the like to the subjects of the royal inheritance rights.

The Parliament consists of a House of Lords composed of members elected by the nobles, including the Duke and the Royal Family, and a House of Representatives composed of members elected by election from the people, regardless of their status. Writing that they have the authority to determine the King sounds like Congress has tremendous power, but the truth is that the only advantage they have over the King is with regard to selection. Because I can't afford a king's recall or anything, and I say what the actual practice is, and there's no way I can beat a king who's been involved in it all along. Besides, the King has the power to dissolve Parliament.

That said, if we ignore Parliament and do whatever we want, we can't be so impotent about each other because a recall is established that we can't do without. Above all, they are bound by the fact that their own country is called the nation of knowledge and that the capital, Loufeus, has the most prestigious and powerful college in the world. There can be no human being in this country who is not proud of that and who pursues only his own interests and cannot argue properly can be a senator or king. Also, a headstrong man who pursues all his ideals and can't even get busy with reality is despised because he is a land of wisdom.

How powerfully a country that can't do politics properly either has theorized about the excellence of its own college, no one will trust it. No one should admit intelligence or anything, even if they are arrogant in the name of the kingdom of knowledge.

At the end of the day, everyone knows what their country is founded on, from top to bottom, so maybe Lauren's strengths are at the same time the limitations of not being able to imitate much.

My pride in my country and my pride in the foundation upon which it stands, and my pride in the god of knowledge, Daljan. That spares complete corruption in a single piece of paper, which is now a country called Lauren.

"As I heard, it looks cozy."

"Let it go. There's a lot of calm in here."

Hiroshi agrees with Makoto's thoughts on the sage bell pavilion. The calming stillness that gave it a sense of history had created a cozy air leading to an old Japanese inn.

"Hey, spring vegetables. How much was it for the inn?

"Twenty-five krone per person per night with morning and evening attached. It's a little expensive, but it's not enough to stay long, is it?

"If you earn an average of five grades, can you stay for about a month on a single request?"

A true harp that hears the answer to spring vegetables and calculates what they are all about in your head. Note that Lauren's currency is the same as Farlane's. This was due to the creation of the College by a wise man who was a companion of the Founding Kings after the founding of Farlane, and as a result of this support from Farlane, the currency remained the same.

It should be noted that while Lauren's basic currencies are Krone and Tyrol, the Dorma currency of Fore, which is close in distance, can also be used without particular exchange. The strength would be that the rates are about the same.

"Lupheus said that duck and tuna dishes and freshwater fish dishes are specialties. And a big monster of sea lions called Nidrade from the prairie said it was the finest ingredient in the area."

"Nidrade? Doesn't sound familiar, but what about the true harp?

"Me too. Isn't it like Pome or something, a monster who wasn't in the game?

"If I don't know you or Spring Vegetables, I guess I do"

Tatsuya and Makoto make such speculations based on information brought in by Spring Vegetables. Until now, monsters I don't know were mostly creatures I'm not sure about, but this time they are decent in proportion.

"Nevertheless, is it tough to go hunting at least today, tomorrow, until about the day after seeing what you can afford"

"Right. He said he'd be in touch."

"It's troublesome if you go wrong."

I remember what the gatekeeper told me, and Tatsuya and Makoto sighed small. In the countries and regions I have stayed in so far, I have mostly ended up very deeply involved with royal and administrative hubs. Even for the kingdom of Faure, which has few contacts at the moment, there is a verse plainly quite liked by the royal family, and it will be impossible to sever its involvement in the future.

Given them, the fact that administrative organisations come into contact is in itself somewhat determined to be prepared. I am determined to be ready, but it was unexpected that I would be asked to make contact as soon as I arrived at the boulder.

"In the meantime, I've already checked in, and I think I'll come up with a notification for the Adventurers Association and the Bureau."

"Right. Anyway, we all need to get this over with by tomorrow, and we've never been over this before."

Tatsuya nods at the suggestion of spring vegetables. Even though going hunting and such is tough, I don't think there is any immediate contact with the boulder today.

"Brother Da, sister Chun. I don't mind going through the process. What about lunch?

"Around the association, do you hear the delicious shops"

To Mio's inquiry, Tatsuya makes a difficult proposal for now. There are also options to eat here, but it's early for lunch on boulders.

"Do you know where the bureau and the association are?

"Yeah. I checked it out."

Zhenqin asks me and tells me that spring vegetables are not a problem. It's a romantic brain and occasionally softens a hell of a lot of big poka, but basically spring vegetables don't have that kind of thing. This time, he seems to have largely confirmed what he wants to hear.

"It's along the boulevard, so it doesn't seem that far from here. It will be in the opposite direction to the bureau, so if you run errands on both, I think it will be just about lunch."

"If I did, would I still be sightseeing after dinner?

"Right. And then we'll have a star on the property we're based on."

"I don't know about that. If you move from your current inn for about three days, there's no reason why you should search for a property."

I have plans for my first day on a ton of applause. This is the fifth time we've been looking for a base for a long stay, and we seem to be getting used to it.

"So, let's do it in the middle of the night."

Where daytime appointments have been made, we abruptly start talking about the evening, Hoang.

"What's midnight?

Makoto, who had a subtle and unpleasant feeling, enters the inquiry into Hiroshi.

"Nah. I was wondering if potted farming was a bad idea."

"Don't say that until you've moved to the base."

"Yan..."

Makoto instantly trumps the words of the Macho. I can't even look at the boulder, the day the crop mutated in the inn.

"I have ingredients, and you want to make a scapedoll? No, more than that, for Spring Vegetables, it's time to focus a little on the Behi leather cape......"

"... Hey, Macro. What choice do you have to be quiet without doing anything?

"If you want to make anything, you don't have time."

Makoto, stuck in the twinkle of a macro, almost remembers dizziness unexpectedly in the words he returns. I'd like to beg your pardon that the majority of the reasons I keep making things I haven't been busy with are just leisure time.

"Let's do it. I've forgotten something."

"What did you forget?

Spring vegetables confirming with their necks clenched to a macro who suddenly remembered something. Because the penetrator True Harp is no longer combatable for the rest of the reason, he asked questions on his behalf.

"Nah. I'm in love with coke and stuff, so I thought I'd try my best to reproduce some ingredients."

"Ahhh. That said, you didn't really have much to do with anything other than alcohol."

"Let him?

Together, we are plainly convinced of the goods served by Hongkong. From sake to shochu and dried beer, the reproduction of what was preferred and consumed in Japan has progressed considerably, but sober drinks have not been touched so much.

Why did refreshing drinks not invest so much in development? The reason is simple, because delicious fruits are available as cheaply as possible, so I was somewhat satisfied with the fresh juice I made with it.

"So, what's Coke, which one? Co-o? Pe-o-si?

"Let's start with both. There are other dr. iron plates around the meh 'er."

"Are you going to give the punishment game a warm drink?

"Saya."

Tatsuya and Makoto accidentally look down on the conversation between Hiroshi and Spring Vegetables. Only Mio, who also prefers strange drinks, drives normally on the surface.

"In the meantime, won't you stop going from there first?

"Why, classic?"

"No, it's a classic, should I say..."

"If you let it, why don't you prioritize it because it tastes bad and has a reputation?

"You can..."

Hiroshi keeps saying things that aren't even busy going into Tatsuya. This could be for a while, and what beverage I'll keep tasting with that one.

"Master, Brother Da. In the meantime, let's go."

"... right"

"I think about the night."

Hiroshi and Tatsuya are urged by Mio to cut the story off. When he finally left the room, he finished his business at the Adventurers Association and the bureau in about thirty minutes, and enjoyed the beautiful streets of Loufeus.

It should also be noted here that you will be very satisfied with the taste of the fish grill of Lake Roudell and the pie of meat at the recommended restaurant for lunch.

Loufeus College VIP Room.

"Azma Workshop One Line Has Arrived"

"Right. Farlane told me you were on schedule."

The long-awaited contact came to where King Lauren and the Dean of the College were having various meetings. In time, when Honda arrived at the bell pavilion of the wise man.

"I was half-hearted when I heard from His Majesty the King of Farlane, Her Majesty the Queen of Dar, etc., but I really didn't expect to arrive..."

"Well, isn't it good, Dean of the College? Because that premise helped me prepare."

The King and the Dean of the College have such a conversation with a slightly more complicated look on the report, which was as planned but unexpected.

"So, have you decided where to stay?

"We haven't heard from him yet, but the gatekeeper said he introduced the sage bell pavilion. He also asked me to deliver it to the bureau or the Adventurers' Association as soon as I had decided where to settle down."

"Right. If they've done us a favor, they'll be in touch with us by tomorrow at the latest"

A king who hears the words of a liaison clerk and snorts so much to himself.

"Thank you for contacting me. You can back off."

A liaison officer who bows one head to the king's words and exits the room courteously. After dropping it off, a small sigh of sighing king and college director.

"We have prepared souvenirs whenever possible, but will they heed our request..."

"I guess there's nothing to it."

This is also a subtly weak reply to the King's strangely weak remarks, Dean of the College. In the third year of his reign, only a few months after he was essentially able to use his authority as a king, it seems hidden that he has not yet run out of confidence in his own.

Most importantly, the Dean of the College, who should be embarrassed about this matter, is also quite weak. Anyway, it's a bunch of people who don't really know how to behave. I would definitely like to keep a relationship for this king, who also suffers from lack of track record for Lauren's future, but I am not so sure that what I have prepared as bait for it is sufficient.

"Nevertheless, you didn't expect the Dean and Professor Flute to agree to this plan"

"The Lupheus College has also seen a stagnation in research over the last hundred years or so. Moreover, if there is nothing that can be presented as a new research result in the last five years, then some kind of rough treatment is needed."

"Even if our research could be denied altogether as a result?

"I'm disqualified as a researcher, like a well-founded researcher who fears it."

To the words of the young king, the Dean of the College says so with a harsh look. In the world, there are studies out there that will be absolutely wasted where I worked so hard. I don't have time to name one, such as research that ended uselessly. Fear of its futility does not make it possible to achieve new results.

Instead, research is what you fail to do, what you waste.

"If that's okay with this one, is there any advantage to it other than that they took on our favor and prepared this one?

"I can't tell you anything. We know that their aim is the Great Library, but the right to use the Great Library is given to 10,000 people. Otherwise, they could be better off if they're bad."

"Instead, it might be easier to assume that."

"Really, though, it's a headache story"

"If I may, I hope they will also benefit from listening to our request and letting someone pass through the college..."

Dean of the College nodding to the King's wishes. Rufeus College, which still maintains the best in the world when it comes to academic research and education, is unfortunately experiencing a clear trend towards recession at present. Even if people come in from a bunch of people there who clearly have technology that can be called over-technology, they may not have what they get.

It doesn't last in a one-sided relationship, like that only Lauren gets.

"Whatever you do, you've never been in early contact."

"Oh. It would be too rude to arrive today and say today, but tell me where you're staying because I want to see you, and it would be rude to leave you for a week or two, and it could mean nothing to you in the first place."

A king who only meets private workshop owners and shows excessive care. But it's hard to say that he has a solid power base, and I can tell you that he doesn't have a decent power base, on the contrary, and that's all he needs to be nervous about coming into contact with the top of the organization that the three western nations are working on.

Most importantly, it is not unusual in Lauren that a king in his third year in office does not have a decent power base. Either way, it's normal for Lauren's election to the Duke to be full of people whose candidates have basically never been involved in politics. Moreover, since it is almost impossible for my predecessors to plant a variety of things during their tenure or to proceed with the transfer of the power base, I would rather say that I have a decent power base because I have a high probability of adhering to certain forces and factions.

To compensate for its lack of power base and experience, the elderly, who have influence such as the House of Lords and the Council of Elders but have retreated from the front lines of politics, are behind them, and instead of limiting their power as kings for about two years, they have become a system of planting them on the ground from what to what from the Iroja of politics.

Instead of being held accountable by the King for the inconveniences and problems that occurred during this period, the achievement of remarkable results does not count as merit, so human beings who have just completed their apprenticeship period, like the current King, will have difficulty putting together ministers who do not quite listen on the grounds of lack of merit as a rite of passage.

For him like that, negotiating with the awesome influential Azma Workshop isn't as confidently challenging as he was where he prepared to go down. At the same time, the building of a cooperative relationship with the Azma Workshop, which will be a visible and clear track record, is a matter that we want to accomplish, even if it is not, for him, who is being dragged into various problems by his lack of track record and is about to completely break his confidence in doing so as king.

While touring the three countries, the Azma Workshop has become a very influential organization at some point. The only person who does not recognize it is the person who belongs to the workshop.

"In the meantime, it's tomorrow. Expect as much time as breakfast is over and send a messenger."

"That must be easy."

"We need to make sure the messengers are well-chosen. You can't send a fool out there under pressure by mistake."

The Dean of the College laughs inadvertently and heartily at the King, who has a low back everywhere. The meeting will continue until lunchtime, including tomorrow.

"It looks like Honey and the others have arrived."

'Right. What's Lauren's status?

"As I had heard beforehand. Unlike Dar, nobles and senators feel very dear."

"There seems to be a pride in the name of a nation you know."

Rayot listens to Lainey's report without any particular impression of it. Unfortunately, at this stage, there is not one particular point to note.

"What about the college?

"Rumor level, but it seems that the reformers, who culminated in the Dean of the College, are trying to push ahead with reforms with tough measures, ignoring conservatives"

"The internal war over there has been quite a long time. Come on, it's time for the only move to come out."

And there's no sign of Baldo or anything.

"Lauren is a country where it's hard for Baldo to move in a different way than Faure."

To Rayot's words, Lainey with her neck hanging. There was no reason why Baldo could not move.

'Lauren's pathological aversion to bribes and entertainment for personal gain from top to bottom, or so-called undersleeves. It's very difficult to have the first contact to whisper something that you don't want to blow in. "

"Well, don't you have any social connections?

'On such occasions, the rule is that we don't talk about any money or interests involved. Besides, unlike Farlane and Dar's social circles, when they do things in a way that whispers bad words and rumors at each other and disparages someone, that guy is more despised and eliminated. It's a very troublesome country to accuse the other person of objectively and decisively demanding evidence'

"How do you negotiate around that?

"They normally do grand meetings. There will be some kind of secret meeting that cannot be represented. And since what I hate is only under my sleeve, there is not so much backlash in giving preferences and gifts in terms of treatment to invite certain individuals and organizations in for the purpose of entertaining or giving gifts for diplomacy or for the benefit of the country or the community. So-called courtesies, such as apologies for trouble and handicrafts to thank you for when you are grateful, are also not considered particularly problematic. The point is, you won't be complained about for dignifying content that doesn't violate public order after publishing the reasons'

Rainie listens to Rayot explain and looks very confused. Reasonably, it is difficult to gather information.

No matter, it's not like you don't speak any more rumors or ills than you are human. There can be no movement of dark gold behind it. But it's a culture that shames bringing it into public places like social circles and parliaments.

Well, for that matter, in a private space, such as a liquor store, it can be an on-parade of bad talk and gossip, or it can be a routine tea meal to give money or luxury to stop talking.

"The Honeys might struggle a little differently, too?

"Well, in their case, it doesn't seem particularly problematic because the result of doing what they want to do rather than induce profits is producing huge profits for both sides."

"Whatever it takes, it's going to be a pain in the ass"

"From the perspective of people from other countries, you'll find every country a pain in the ass except your hometown."

Rainey is convinced by Rayot's strangely compelling words by remembering the country he has been working in. Sure, every country was a pain in the ass compared to Farlane.

"Whatever it takes, Royal Lauren and Loufeus College will be in contact with them, so there will be a lot of noise there. Continue to gather information and ask for their support '

Copy that.

Lainey nods to Rayot's orders and finishes her regular contact. I can't imagine what I'm doing in the college properly, etc., but I'll consider how and where I should dive in.

Higashi's first day at Loufeus passed in such a way as the tranquility before the storm.