"What?　You're not coming back again?

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Ummm... ......"

Cesar, the new King of Selroa, looked thoughtful and troubled.

It all started in the building of Dali, which Jin had asked him about.

Lao Tzu and Anne had confirmed that there was a cavity in the basement, but Cesar had been left in charge of the rest.

It was not his place to investigate on his own.

"First three, now five..."

King Cesar sent out three of his trusted soldiers to investigate.

The room Lao Tzu and Anne found, the quartz tiles on the floor were broken and a little complicated, but the floor was open.

There was a staircase, which led to the basement.

Three soldiers with magic lamps were sent out, half a day passed, the day changed, and they did not return.

Then, five soldiers were sent out to search for the missing three.

But they did not come back either.

"This ...... is definitely something. ......"

I asked my father, Richard the First, but he did not know that there was a cellar.

I asked my father, the previous king, Richard, but he didn't seem to know that there was a basement, because he has been unable to speak to me for a long time.

We have moved them to the palace in the capital city and have arranged top-notch healers, but they show no signs of getting better.

Of course, Elsa is doing her best every day.

Finally, we were able to find out that the basement had been there since the generation before my father's father, Cesar's great-grandfather Guillaume, and according to the legend, it was the entrance to the ruins.

And that it was his grandfather Guillaume who built the upper structure, a church-like building, to protect it.

That is all.

From the contents of the book, it seems that his father, Richard, did not confirm what was in the basement either.

"I don't care anymore!"

Cesar, who seemed to have gathered his thoughts, glanced at the sundial and walked out of his office to the small conference room.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Most of the delegates who attended the ceremony to commemorate the founding of the Kingdom of Selroa were still there.

For one thing, the political situation in this techno-military power was unstable. For one thing, the political situation in this techno-military powerhouse was unstable, since it would be a matter of concern if it accidentally launched a war against a neighboring country.

Secondly, the political base of the new King Cesar was weak. He came to the throne almost out of the blue.

<> because there are two people who are not here.

One is Duke Lefort de Orange, Duke of Orange in the Kingdom of Franz.

The other is Count Galana of Egeria.

The Duke of Orange was connected behind the scenes with Alain Demonne, the brother of the previous king, who had interfered with Cesar's accession to the throne, and after the king's brother's defeat, he disappeared as if on the run.

Count Galana was sent back to his country by a hot air balloon because of his poor health.

So, the Shoro Kingdom is represented by the Empress, Marquis Theoderic, Minister of Magic and Technology Degaus, Lieutenant Colonel Fritz, Captain Matheus, and Baron Reinhardt.

The Kingdom of Klein will be Prince Arthur, his valet Lioness, female Kingsguard Jessica, Gloria, Cynthia, and Gloria's father Boulton.

The Kingdom of Elias is the Marquis of Firenziano and Marcia.

The Kingdom of Egelea is the Duke of Bruu.

In addition to this, Jin and his fiancée Erza were gathered in the small conference room.

However, this gathering is only a few days away.

Thanks to the <, the situation in their home country has been reported, and even though no major problems have arisen, it is not good for the head of state, the leaders, and the important figures to be out of the country for any length of time.

"Gentlemen, please take care. Today's issue is ......."

Cesar began. The main topic of the day was local reforms.

There is a limit to what can be left to the discretion of the regions. That is why we have sent inspectors to ......."

"We need to create an organization where we can monitor each other and correct any wrongdoing. ......

"We also need to be creative in agriculture. We need to prevent crop failure, grow relief crops, etc. ......"

Although it is not possible to teach all the know-how of one's own country, it was effective in terms of mutual improvement, as it would lead to the exchange of information among the countries.

"But that is not so easy to do!"

"But it is not so easy to do!" "Even so, this method can shorten the period of time, can't it?"

"No, the time frame is important, but the manpower is the problem. In this country today, ......"

"That's true, but how about this?"

Since we are assuming the stabilization of the Kingdom of Cerroa, even if there is something to discuss, it is proceeding relatively calmly.

I am sorry to say this, but the fact that we are discussing <> prevents us from getting too heated and emotional.

And so the discussion continued throughout the morning.

"Thank you for your cooperation.

Cesar thanks the representatives of the other countries. We are now going to have a luncheon.

We moved to the main cafeteria to enjoy the lunch prepared for us at ....... Unlike Richard's lunch, the menu had shifted to a more modest one.

The participants did not complain about this. After all, frugality was their idea.

"The use of the finest ingredients is not the only secret to good cuisine", said Marchese Florenziano.

These are the words of the Marchese Florenziano. She was so devoted to the Topopo cooking method that she was nicknamed the "Marchese de Topopo" (Marquis of Topopo).

......, so the lunch menu consists of bread, fried topopo, vegetable soup and fruit juice.

The taste was unquestionable, although it was not quite as good as when Richard was the king.

The seasoning is good.

"The seasoning is good," he said, "We are very particular about the taste of salt in our country.

The fried topopo is also very well done.

The chef must be pleased to hear the original chef say so.

The chef was very excited to hear such comments from the original chef.

Then, while sipping his after-dinner tête-à-tête, Cesar checked the sundial and opened his mouth with a bold look on his face.

"Well, gentlemen. Especially Mr. Jin. I'd like to ask you a few questions.

And I'm going to tell you about the basement investigation. And that eight of them have not returned.

Jin had moved the Shinobi Unit to this side of the country, that is, to the capital, thinking that he could find out more in the Kingdom of Selroa, so he was not familiar with the information there.

"So, at one o'clock today, we decided to deploy a special golem.

A special golem?

"A special golem?" "Yes. It is a golem that can project what it sees onto a magic screen.

The Kingdom of Egelea has been developing such magic tools, but this one seems to be a golem.

Certainly, it would be perfect for investigating dangerous places that are inaccessible to humans.

"It will be deployed in about 10 minutes. If you want, you can watch it with me."

Not a single person said no.

So King Cesar ordered a man to bring a magic screen, the equivalent of a monitor, to our side.

"We have about one minute left.

In addition to the representatives of the countries, the Secretary of the First Military Ministry Ragaedo and the Secretary of the First Technical Ministry Latant also arrived and stared at the magic screen.

The magic screen was showing a church-like building in Dali.

It seemed that the time had come, and the image on the magic screen changed. We were getting closer to the building.

"Hmmm, it's wonderful!

Someone said in an impressed voice.

Then the image moves into the building.

"So far so good, right?"

The image then turns to go down the stairs to the basement.

"I'm going to get drunk looking at ....... ......"

Jin says, misguidedly. But there are a few others who think the same thing,

"......I agree with you a little. ......"

Some people get intoxicated when they watch TV images with a shaky camera, and it is the same thing.

"......<>"

Erza, who can't help but notice this, casts a healing spell on Jin and some others.

"Thank you, Elsa.

"Thank you. ......"

The mood seems to have recovered, and everyone looks at the screen again.

Now the golem has just reached the lowest level of the room.

It was dimly lit, but since he had brought his magic lamp, he could make out the shapes of the objects.

(...... What is that?)

As soon as Jin saw something that caught his attention, the image changed instantly.