Magicraft Meister Part 3

Shortly before 4:00 p.m., Gaju Tsuga and his party were approaching the sky over Resonare, the capital of the Principality of Norway.

"First Officer Tsuga, you have called for a visit, right?" the co-pilot asked in a panic.

The co-pilot asked in a panicked tone.

"Of course I have. We have lent the old model to the capitals of each country. <

"If so, that's good. ......"

Gaju Tugga had to see for himself what his co-pilot was worried about.

"...... hot air balloons."

There were four hot-air balloons floating above Resonare as if they were threatening Gaju Tsuga and his group.

"It looks like the burner is not a magical tool."

Perhaps because of the scarcity of magi stones and magi crystals, they seemed to be burning fuel to create hot air.

At any rate, the four hot air balloons did not block the route to the airfield on the outskirts of Resonare.

"They are not holding them, but they are carrying some kind of crossbow," Manon pointed out.

Manon pointed out.

The helium airship would not explode in flames, but it would crash if its air sacs were punctured.

In that sense, even four hot air balloons were enough of a threat.

Manon was ready to deploy one of his <, a barrier projector, at any time, but fortunately nothing happened and the airship landed at an airfield on the outskirts of Resonare.

There, a diplomat from the Principality of Norway was already waiting for us.

"You are punctual, aren't you? ...... are you with the delegation of the Duke of Norway, Gaju Tuga?　My name is Harley Bohmsun, diplomat of the Principality of Norway.

A man of mature age, protected by five soldiers, introduced himself.

I am Gaju Tuga, ambassador on this friendship mission. This is my deputy, Fiona Fierce, and my valet, Manon.

Gaju Tsuga also introduced himself.

"Welcome, sir."

With these words, Harley Bohmsun picked up the group in an old Golem car and headed for the capital city of Resonare.

Incidentally, there was no hangar-like hangar at this airfield either, and the airship was parked as it was. Naturally, the pilot and co-pilot stayed behind.

* * * * * * * * * * *

"Your audience with the Prince and the Prime Minister will be tomorrow.

In the reception room of the guest house, Gaju Tugga and Harley Bohmsun were talking.

"The Magi Stone that you brought as a gift this time will be of great help to us.

"I'm glad to hear that.

"If I were to be greedy, I would have liked to have at least a quantity of Magi Crystals.

Haha, that's something we'll have to wait until we have formal diplomatic relations.

Gaju Tsuga thought that this country, which he doubted if it could be called a normal ...... country, seemed to require some negotiation skills, such as belly tricks and roundabout ways of speaking.

* * * *

Fiona Fias and Manon are in the guest room.

"The rooms here are beautifully made.

Fionn Fias felt that the rooms were a step above those in the Principality of Mimaka and the Principality of Dalat.

(There doesn't seem to be any kind of wiretap.)

Manon had confirmed by detection that there were no disturbing devices within a 20 meter perimeter.

(but ......)

The attitude of the maidens who guided us and the soldiers who were supposed to guard us was not friendly at all.

They seemed to be probing us.

(I can't imagine what's going to happen next. ......)

So Manon contacted the old man and asked him to ask Jin for permission to remove the limiter.

The permission was immediately granted.

Jin was just in Horai Island, and he was worried about the situation of the four duchies including the Duchy of Jagus.

So Jin gave permission for Manon to use all of his functions to protect the safety of Gaju Tsuga and his group.

* * * * * * * * *

"Now, let's review."

After dinner, Gaju Tugga called Fiona Fias and Manon to his room for a final meeting for the next day.

"The four duchies are sometimes called , but that was only up to about 30 kilometers inland from the coastline.

Any further inland than that, there was no water, so no decent vegetation could grow.

"But the 30 kilometer range is very ...... fertile land, more fertile than the <>, so in that sense you could call it a breadbasket."

"That's strange."

Fionn Fias says, but Manon knows the background. < has tampered with the land.

For an unknown purpose, the fertile soil was piled up nearly 100 meters thick in some areas of the four duchies.

The soil was therefore first-rate for agriculture, as long as there was suitable water for cultivation.

"The Duchy of Norja has some military power due to the constant conflict with the neighboring Duchy of Jagus, if I may say so.

So far, we knew this.

"Therefore, one of our objectives is to understand the extent of their military power.

"Yes. The size and quality.

Yes.

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But Gaju Tuga reminded them that even the old golem is a threat to humans and should never be underestimated.

"......And then..."

Gaju Tugga lowered his voice.

Manon confirmed that there was no wiretap, which didn't make much sense since they had secretly put up soundproofing wards.

"Tomorrow will be quite uncomfortable, so be prepared."

This is for Fiona Fierce.

"This country seems to have a tendency to reject others."

I don't know why at the moment," Gaju Tuga said with a wry smile.

"And refrain from asking questions about the . Apparently, it is a rather sensitive topic."

"I understand."

Gaju Tugga assessed their attitude and said that he would talk about it.

"Of course, the most important thing is whether they are willing to join the . The most important thing is, of course, whether or not you are willing to make the effort to do so."

"...... might be difficult to do so out of the blue."

"Yes, I'm afraid so."

"I think we could make the Principality of Mimaka and the Principality of Dalat a first, and then show them the benefits of that and encourage them to change their ideology."

Fionn Fiasse offered his opinion.

"Yes. That is certainly one way. In that case, I wonder if the benefiting countries will be jealous of the non-beneficiary countries and will be harassed ...... or attacked."

Gaju Tugga said he basically agreed with the idea, but that there was a dangerous country, the Principality of Jagus, to be concerned about.

"So, the ideal is to have all four countries at once, if possible. The second best would be to take in all three countries except for the Duchy of Jagus. But it's not going to be easy.

Fiona Fierce nodded slowly.

"Yes, that's right. ....... It would take a long time to bring the Principality of Mimaka to the Principality of Norway and the Principality of Dalat to the Principality of Jagus, as opposed to two countries.

"That's right. Therefore, we must lay the groundwork for the next friendship mission by the Council of Worlds to have the greatest success.

Yes, I understand.

"Yes, I understand. So, here's how tomorrow's meeting will unfold: ......."

Their meeting continued late into the night.