245 - - Chapter 245 Unexpected Development
In Rinos\'s office, Ruara was looking dazed, her hands clasped tightly in front of her chest. Meanwhile, Linos was sitting in his chair, looking up at the heavens. There is an uneasy atmosphere between the two.
"I\'m the only one here. ......"
"No, I don\'t think so."
"Shut up and ....... I don\'t think you\'ll understand if I don\'t tell you. You can make up any other excuse you want, and I\'ll take care of it."
"Ruara ....... I don\'t know why you would think that. ....... You\'re going to find out sooner or later, don\'t you think?"
"......"
"...... first, we need to talk to Rico."
"Master ......"
"Ruara, you stay here. I\'ll go alone."
"......"
Leaving Ruara lying face down, Rinos moved to his residence in the capital.
It was some time before he returned to his office. Moreover, Rico was there with him. Ruara\'s eyes widened in shock at the sight of Rico, and she began to tremble slightly.
"Sister Rico ......"
"Ruara ....... Linos told me what happened. I\'ll take care of the rest. Don\'t worry.
"Oh no, sister. ......"
Isn\'t Ruara our family? Don\'t worry about it."
"Sister ....... I\'m sorry."
Ruara is lying face down. Linos watched their conversation with an indescribable expression on his face. There was no room for him to interject in the conversation between them. Rico, perhaps sensing this, turns to Linos.
"Please leave the rest to me.
"Rico ...... sorry."
With these words, Rinos left the office accompanied by Luara.
The incident began with a letter that Ruara sent to her father, King Poseidon. She wanted to see her father in person and was told that it would be two years before she could see him. If possible, I would like to meet the King of Agartha, to whom I am indebted now. I would like to hear the details of the date, as I am also very busy. I wrote this to him. And at the end of the letter, he wrote that King Maintia of Hradime, who, like his father, has devoted his life to the love of women, is now staying in Agartha, and is eager to learn from his father how to treat women. He wrote that his father\'s fame had spread to the land world as well.
Ruara wrote this sarcastically to her father, but to her surprise, King Poseidon replied immediately. He said that he would like to talk with the king of Maintia and that he should bring him here. Moreover, the appointed date and time was the night of the full moon if it was this month, or the night of the full moon in November, two years from now.
There were only three days left from the date of the letter from King Poseidon to the date of the full moon. Linos and his friends hurriedly informed King Maintia of the situation and told King Poseidon that they would visit him in three days\' time.
It would take a week to travel from Agartha to the royal palace of Poseidon. Naturally, they would have to use the transfer system to get there, but since Linos\' transfer wards are kept secret from outsiders, they could not use them, so they decided to ask for the help of Ziwan, Roni, and the other Poseidonians to get to the capital. Since they were also busy, it was difficult for us to coordinate with them, but we were able to make it work.
The most difficult to coordinate was Rinos and Ruara. The round trip to the palace of Poseidon was scheduled to take three days, but it was extremely difficult to coordinate these three days. Both of them had extremely busy schedules.
Linos\' schedule could be adjusted somehow. Ruara\'s schedule, however, could not be adjusted even the day before her departure. She suggested that she herself remain in Agartha and be accompanied by a man of similar stature as a shadow warrior. She thought that she could make him look like Ruara by putting linos\' wards on him. However, this would immediately reveal her to be a fake as soon as they talked to each other. Her idea could not be adopted.
So Linos came up with the idea of bringing in Rico as a pinch hitter. Her baby is already in stable condition and she is in good health. He proposed the idea with the hope that it would be a refreshing change of pace, and Riko was overjoyed and gave him a two-fold answer. Linos was deeply grateful to Rico, but on the other hand, Ferris, Ruara and other government officials were dreading the coming onslaught of Rico-sama\'s oni checks and his orders for improvement that were flying around like a machine gun.
Although Ruara was able to avoid a direct hit, it was obvious that Rico-sama would cause a lot of "redoing" to be done. Moreover, the work would not wait. While she was on her way to King Poseidon, more and more work piled up. Naturally, she would have to finish it upon her return. It was understandable that she was upset.
Linos and Ruara enter a room in the guest house. The Poseidonians and the King of Maintia were already there, ready to go. However, there was an unexpected person among them. Linos rolls his eyes and opens his mouth.
"...... General, what are you doing?"
To my surprise, Lafayence was there. Why was the general, who should have been busy training soldiers, in this room? Linos could not hide his surprise.
"I am the one who summoned you.
The voice belonged to King Maintia. He looked at Linos with his usual smiling face.
"No, I was talking with the general and he said he would love to hear about King Poseidon. I am sure that King Poseidon will like the general."
"No, let\'s remember our first conversation. The purpose of going to see King Poseidon is to negotiate. The woman\'s story is just an afterthought.
"Really? I heard that when Lord Ruara asked to see his father, he was told that it would be two years later, but when he sent a note about me, he was told to come back in three days. I am sure the king would like to talk with us. I know how King Poseidon feels. Right, General?
"Yes, a man who is determined to do one thing wants to talk with like-minded people. Besides, he\'ll need someone to guard the king of Maintia. Leave the military matters to Matkal. We will not interfere with your negotiations. In fact, if you take us with you, I have no doubt that the negotiations will go well. Just think of us as if we were on a big ship and leave it to us."
Rinos is at a loss for words to reply to Lafayence\'s confident attitude. Next to him, Ruara says, "It\'s the same with one or two more people. He replies half-heartedly, "I don\'t think my father would mind. And so Linos and the others, along with Posehaye and the others, are transported to the city of Kyliak in the Heedata Empire.
After politely thanking the Poseghai, giving them souvenirs, and requesting that they come back for him in three days, Rinos wards off everyone except Ruara and enters the sea. As usual, Ruara moves very fast in the sea. She is probably saving her movements, glancing at Rinos and the others. Surprisingly, King Maintia was a good swimmer. It was later learned that he had been trained by his father, the Great King, from an early age.
Like General Callies of the Kingdom of Lamarone, the Great Sage King\'s view was that if the general died, the battle was lost. Therefore, the general must survive until the very end. However, if he could not swim when escaping, he would not be able to cross rivers and seas, and his pursuers would catch up with him. To prevent this from happening, the Great King imposed water training on King Maentia.
In the end, it was Linos who was the worst swimmer, and he was the one who dragged the three of them down. The lower the depth of the water, the slower he became, and eventually he fell so far behind the lead group that when Ruara looked back, she clicked her tongue.
We finally arrived at the Royal Palace of Poseidon, but my mind kept replaying the bitter experience of my first visit there.
As I recall, we had to wait a long time before we could enter the castle. General, King Maintia, please be prepared..."
With that, we swam to the gate. Then we saw the gatekeeper.
"It\'s you, isn\'t it? We\'ve been waiting for you. Please come through.
As soon as the gatekeeper finds us, he opens the gate and invites us in. Inside, a soldier is already standing by to guide us. He moves as we pass through the gate and begins to guide us. Thanks to him, we were able to enter the castle and move through the palace without stopping at all.
"What\'s this? It\'s so different from the last time I was here, and this time it\'s so much smoother."
"...... sorry."
For some reason, Luara is apologizing. While we were talking like this, we arrived at the audience hall. Again, the door was opened as soon as we arrived and we did not stop.
When we entered the room, we found Karjat, the king\'s aide, waiting for us. He was already pointing to his left toward the throne and called out to us as soon as we entered the room.
Please continue on your way without stopping. Yes, please proceed to the door behind the throne without stopping.
"Um, ...... it\'s been a while and ......"
Please don\'t stop! You don\'t have to come to me! You don\'t have to say hello to me. Now please hurry up and join my king. The king is waiting for you. Quickly! Do not hurry, do not run, do not make a fuss, but do not stop.
"...... is very busy. What\'s this?"
"......I\'m really, really sorry."
"No, you don\'t have to apologize, Luara.
After a few minutes of strolling, we arrived at a large garden-like area. It seemed to be underwater, with huge coral reefs of various colors. At the far end, surrounded by peach-colored coral, was King Poseidon.
He was sitting at a big round table, smiling at us. He was as handsome as ever.
"Please sit down."
As we approached, King Poseidon called out to us in a friendly manner. Then, out of nowhere, a man who looked like a half-fish appeared and set a chair on the table. And as they take the chairs, he says, "Master Linos, this way." Princess Ruara," "Maintia," and so on, calling out our names and leading us away. In the end, we were able to sit in our seats smoothly without stopping at all.
"King Poseidon, it has been a while. ...... of Agartha."
"No, don\'t say hello. Let\'s not get too formal. You want to know how I treat women? From the looks of it, ....... You guys are pretty good with your hands, aren\'t you? No, you don\'t have to hide. My instincts were right. I was right to call you. Now let\'s talk about women, love and romance to our hearts\' content."
Both Lafayence and King Maintia look like they know what they\'re doing. As for the general, where should we start? Shall I do one of the exposing? He looks as if he is about to say, "I\'m sorry, I don\'t know. King Poseidon, too, looks very expectant.
......It\'s like a school trip to a boys\' school. What\'s that? If I\'m seated too, does that mean I\'m involved in this ghastly discussion too?
Can we talk about it after I\'m done talking about it?