Otome Game no Heroine de Saikyou Survival [WN] - Chapter 172.2
Two girls went missing. One was a princess whose mother had neglected her in the royal palace and the other was a girl whom Sera had cared for from an early age and adopted as her own daughter, even if it was for a mission.
“I am very aware that I cannot make this public, and His Majesty, who has a child of the same age, is also very distressed, so I ask that you please wait a little longer…”
“We are grateful for your country’s cooperation. Still, would you at least allow us adventurers to explore the area? Wouldn’t you understand, Master Orhan, with your children?”
“Yes, that’s right…hmm?”
A man who was in a cold sweat when he realized the meaning of Sera calling his name suddenly realized something and put his hand on his chest.
“…One moment, please.”
“Go ahead.”
Sera agreed, and the man got up quickly and disappeared into the next room with his men.
Before the door closed, I caught a glimpse of what must have been a magical tool from a distant story. To make it, you need rare adamantite, which can be obtained from a high-ranking phantom, and if it was small enough to fit in one’s bosom, it would be a national treasure.
Sera was impressed that the prime minister of a great country was allowed to have it, when Viro, who was standing behind Sera as a guard, whispered in a voice that only Sera could hear, just as the others’ eyes were no longer on her.
“…Sera, was that good? You were negotiating very strongly, but that man is the Prime Minister, the Marquis Durand, right?”
Even though we are friends, they were equal as a nation. The Cleydale Kingdom was the more powerful nation in overall balance, but the Khalfaan Empire, which was still engaged in skirmishes with the Demons, was superior in military power.
The Prime Minister of the Khalfaan Empire, even though the princess was involved, took the trouble to come all the way from the capital to the port city.
“If they put pressure on the Adventurers’ Guild from the imperial side, we won’t be able to make a satisfactory move, will we? We don’t want to take too much time.”
“But we’re still dealing with the Prime Minister, right? What if they get offended…. And you call the Marquis by his first name, do you know him?”
When Viro asked anxiously, Sera turned around slightly and gave a bewitching smile with a hint of meaning.
“When I was a teenager, I met him several times as the queen’s attendant. At that time, I was courted quite passionately and was asked to call her by name. However, at the time, the Marquis de Durand had a fiancée of a different age from his country, who was of grand ducal blood, and naturally, I saw his wife’s face after the marriage.”
“Uwaah…”
Hearing this, Viro lets out an involuntary moan.
Even though he was a marquis, his wife was a princess of a grand ducal family, he probably couldn’t get his act together. For a young nobleman who was only a diplomat at the time to become prime minister, the power of the grand dukes who backed him must have been significant.
What would happen if his wife found out that he had ruffled feathers in diplomacy with other countries and courted a baroness, the queen’s attendant?
“This time it’s special because we don’t have much time. I can’t do that kind of diplomacy every time.”
“…I guess so.”
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