Episode 116 Proposal for Informal Talks
Episode 116 Proposal for Informal Talks
The night I had a serious conversation with Vettel.
After dinner at the restaurant, on the way back to the room, Cecilia suddenly stopped in her tracks.
“Luke.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“Please follow me to my room for a moment.”
Hmm? Suddenly?
As she blinked her eyes in confusion, Flora, who was next to her, immediately joined in.
“Your Majesty. “What are you going to talk about with Mr. Luke?”
“For my honor, I want to keep it a secret from you and Mulia.”
Because Cecilia mentioned “Her honor,” I was able to understand what she wanted to talk about.
I asked you to share the conversation between me and Vettel after the meeting ended.
“If that is what Your Majesty means, I understand. “Me and Mulia will go back to our room first.”
Fortunately, Flora did not try to dig any further. Maybe it’s because she was disciplined once before.
The two maids bowed to Cecilia and then headed to their respective rooms.
“Okay, let’s go in now.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
I thought for a moment as I moved along with her.
About whether to satisfy Cecilia’s curiosity or protect Vettel’s honor.
‘But is there a need for me to protect a man’s honor?’
In the first place, you have to take care of things like that yourself.
But Vettel suffered a misunderstanding right in front of us. Well, if you think about it, it was also my fault for being careless.
Still, I won’t reveal the story that Cecilia told me anywhere.
As soon as Cecilia entered her own room, she headed to her round table. I made sure she sat down in her chair first before I could sit down across from her.
Cecilia stared at us with calm eyes.
“… ….”
Why…… You’re not saying anything, are you?
I waited a little longer just in case, but Cecilia still had her lips closed.
“Hey, Your Majesty?”
“Hmm. It is nothing.”
I tilted my head to the side in response to an answer that I could not find any context for.
Cecilia did not pay any attention to my expression and seemed to be satisfied with herself.
…… Is this really what you called me for?
After a while, the main point came out of Cecilia’s mouth.
“I think you can easily guess why I called you separately.”
“Aren’t you curious about what we discussed with His Highness Bethel?”
“That’s right.”
A faint smile appeared on her face as she nodded once. He seemed satisfied that I got the answer right.
“It seems like His Majesty is also concerned about many things.”
“Because I am a woman, I feel sympathy for Princess McKenna. But that doesn’t mean I think King Bethel is necessarily wrong.”
In fact, the root cause of this incident lies with Vettel.
However, we cannot necessarily say that Vettel was at fault. It would have been a choice he had no choice but to make in order to ascend to the throne that he had aimed for.
“Yes, as your Majesty said, I don’t think King Bethel had any intention of straddling the line.”
“Lamb legs… ….”
Cecilia quietly muttered the words I said.
And then soon, puff. She burst out laughing as she did so. Starting with that, Cecilia couldn’t stop laughing for a while.
Was this such a funny expression?
Actually, I didn’t mean to be funny, so I was just a little embarrassed by her reaction.
But I was soon infected by her laughter and laughed lightly.
“You sometimes entertain me with strange expressions.”
Only then did Cecilia stop laughing and open her mouth. There was still a look of joy on her face.
If you look closely, the laughing point is strange…….
“It wasn’t my intention, but I think it’s really fortunate that His Majesty enjoyed it.”
“Now I need to listen to your story more seriously.”
Cecilia leaned her body against the backrest and straightened her shoulders.
I told Cecilia as much detail as I could about the story Vettel told me during the day.
“Thanks to you, I got to know King Bethel a little better.”
Cecilia muttered in a calm voice after hearing my entire story.
“By the way, since I’ve told you all this, it seems like I’ve viewed you quite favorably.”
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“Yes. “I think so too.”
“Now that I think about it, how many times did you say you spoke with Princess McKenna?”
“It wasn’t that much, I just passed by and said hello a few times.”
“Then that’s a good thing.”
What is fortunate?
I couldn’t guess, but I couldn’t be rude enough to ask Cecilia what it meant.
“Well, he seems to be more indecisive than he looks.”
“… ….”
Actually, I also agree with her thoughts.
But even so, how can I evaluate the king of a foreign country?
If you just keep your mouth shut, you’ll get halfway there…….
“Don’t you think so too?”
But if you ask this, the situation changes again.
Cecilia is the Empress, and Bethel is the King.
In times like this, the correct answer is to follow the opinion of a higher person.
“Actually, I had similar thoughts to your Majesty.”
“It didn’t seem like that was the case when I was actually running the government… ….”
Cecilia frowned and shook her head with a sigh.
“On the one hand, it’s understandable. “It must not have been easy to make the choice to give up on someone you had been in love with for a long time.”
I agreed with what she said.
“So what did you say to King Bethel?”
“I advised you that it would be right to move in the direction your heart leads you to.”
“It’s quite theoretical.”
I nodded yes to Cecilia’s point.
“But there can be no solution more certain than that. “I think it was well said.”
“Congratulations, Your Majesty.”
At that time, someone knocked on the door. I quickly stood up and asked who the person outside the door was.
“This is Count Ponta Huxley.”
“Come in.”
As soon as Cecilia gave instructions, I opened the door.
“Oh my, did I interrupt your private time?”
“What. “I was just hearing an interesting story from my secretary.”
Cecilia answered in a calm tone. She then asked Fonta the reason for her sudden visit.
“No other than that, I came here personally to hear Your Majesty’s opinion on what would happen if we held a brief meeting the day after tomorrow.”
“Are you saying there was something lacking in today’s meeting?”
“He said he wanted to hold a meeting to see if there was anything else to add to the trade items.”
Then Cecilia turned her head towards me.
“Luke. “What do you think?”
Uh, could this be…? … Is this an opportunity to appeal to black tea leaves?
I expressed my opinion that it would be a good idea to respond to Vettel’s proposal. Cecilia thought for a moment and then announced her intention to hold informal talks.
“Oh, and one more person is scheduled to attend the informal meeting. Well, I hope you both have a peaceful night.”
Ponta left her room. Immediately after that, Cecilia and I looked at each other at the same time.
“Luke, did you hear?”
“Yes. “I clearly heard that someone else is planning to attend the meeting.”
“Who on earth is it?… ….”
Cecilia let out a sound in her voice of worry. But I couldn’t give any answer because I had no clue.
* * *
With the informal meeting scheduled, I suggested to Cecilia that her return to the Empire be postponed by a week.
“I can’t believe you were the first to suggest this. “That’s surprising.”
She sat on the bed in her room and looked me up and down.
“Even if it is an informal meeting, a meeting is a meeting. “I think we need time to review the contents after the meeting.”
“Do you think a day or two is not enough?”
Cecilia asked a question in a serious tone, and I answered yes. Then Cecilia touched her lower jaw and showed her troubled expression.
“Do you regret leaving the kingdom?”
“Actually, I don’t have that feeling either.”
When I answered honestly, Cecilia burst into laughter.
“I will grant your special request.”
“Congratulations, Your Majesty.”
So, I was the first to inform the maids that my departure schedule would be delayed.
“A brief meeting? “Wasn’t everything decided at the meeting yesterday?”
Flora asked back.
“I think His Highness Bethel has something more to add. “Our Majesty has accepted your offer.”
“If that’s the case, I’m okay even if the departure date is postponed.”
“I have the same opinion as Flora.”
Following the two maids, I gathered the rest of the people, namely the envoy members, the head butler, the head maid, and the coachman who followed us, and announced the departure schedule again.
After finishing my work, I went straight to Cecilia’s room.
“Your Majesty. As you ordered, I have informed all members of the departure schedule again.”
“You’ve had a hard time since the morning.”
After that, we spent time discussing the agenda to be discussed at the informal meeting.
Here, I strongly expressed my opinion to import black tea leaves from the Kingdom of Sergel.
“I guess you liked that that much.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
I answered by tightening my throat.
Then Cecilia said,
“In that case, let’s talk about it at an informal meeting tomorrow.”
He easily accepted my opinion.
“Congratulations, Your Majesty.”
I expressed my gratitude to her.
Anyway, after the informal meeting ends tomorrow, there are about 6 days left.
I decided to get as much free time as possible during this period.
Because, the next time I come to the Kingdom of Sergel, I have to settle down right away.
* * *
The venue for the informal meeting was, of course, Bettel’s office.
When I knocked on behalf of Cecilia, I heard Bethel’s voice from inside giving permission to come in.
When I opened the door, Cecilia went in first.
Afterwards, I entered the office and was startled.
The person Ponta predicted was Princess Louise McKenna.
“I didn’t expect Princess McKenna to be here.”
Cecilia also showed quite a bit of surprise.
“Meet Her Majesty, Empress of the Eckhart Empire.”
Lewis politely bowed to Cecilia.
What on earth was Vettel thinking when he called Lewis here?