The next morning, I woke up and got ready and went to the guest room.
　Conscious of the serenity, I knocked on the door and checked that the other side answered before entering the room.

　In the guest room, which had a completely different atmosphere from the hallway, were Reece and Zella.

Good morning. How are you doing?

　When asked, Reece, looking much better than yesterday, replied: "Thank you, I feel as if I am in a country, a spiritual land.

'Thank you, I feel as if I am in a country, a spiritual land.
"I'm glad to hear that. Let me know right away if you're having any problems. I'll do what I can.
"Thank you.
"Zella. ....... You can do whatever you need to do.
"Wow, what a waste of words for someone like me.

　Since we were in a warded guest room and I was the only one who knew what was going on, I was the only one who knew what was going on.
　Zella was completely intimidated and probably behaved as a maid of honor in her original manner.

Yes, but let me know if you need anything. You're a valued customer of mine.
"Yes ......

　Zella blushes and slumps over.
　I said yes, but I should pay more attention to her because she tends to be shy in the end.

　Just when you were thinking that you should pay more attention to them than Reece did, there is a knock at the door of the guest room.

　Rietje and Zella, who had been calm, winced at the same time.

"Who are you?
"This is Eliza,
"Yeah, come on in.

　I complied and Eliza came into the room.
　They were both relieved for a moment when they realized that she was a maid who knew what was going on, a maid who had been sent to run to contact the emperor yesterday, and a different kind of tension appeared on their faces.

　If the emperor doesn't answer, the kingdom will be destroyed.
　You can't help but be nervous when you think about it.

　On the other hand, I, who need not be nervous, turned to Eliza with a smile.

"Good job, Eliza. What did Your Majesty say?
"We received a verbal verbal statement only.
"Oh. Good for you.

　Turn around and say to Reece and Zella.
　They look like foxes and nod their heads simultaneously.

What do you mean, "good"?

　Riette, who had removed her armor and was wearing only her knight's outer garment, asked back.

"Your Majesty has only returned with a word of warning because he doesn't want to leave any evidence. As Emperor of the Empire, if you are aware that there might be a formal rebellion and put something in writing, you will have to take formal action.
"Ah, ......
Formality in this case is--
"Suppression at the Emperor's Guard: ......

　I nodded.
　Understandably, Reece understood.

Yes, of course. The emperor couldn't possibly have known about the rebellion and overlooked it.
"Yes. . because that way you can end up with a verbal response and a no-said, no-said, watered-down version.
That's the master. Your Majesty said something like that.

　I smiled at Eliza with a smile.
　Eliza smiled back at me, too.

　Knowing Eliza's identity, the exchange couldn't have been any more heated, but it was surprisingly amusing, and we felt a sense of solidarity with each other, like we were complicit in something.

"Your Majesty said a few words to all of this. "His Majesty had a few words for all of them.
"Yeah, okay. "Thank you.

　I said "thank you" to Eliza, with some meaning.
　Eliza is a maid, but she's the emperor of the empire.
　It's quite nice to have the emperor's complete trust in you.

"So it's better that I sneak into the kingdom and settle things quietly.

　I mean, it's such a rebellion that the princess had to defect, so it can't be completely stealthy.
　First, we have to find a good excuse to get into the kingdom.

　I'll do some thinking and make up a story.
　Then I turned to the wise man's sword for knowledge and asked him for possible props for the story.

"Reece, I hear the kingdom is famous for its golden apples.
"Yes, yes, you mean the golden apples that grow only in the sacred land of ...... and keep ripening on the trees until they are harvested.

　I nodded.

　She was right, the kingdom is famous throughout the world.
　Although she is 256 years old, she is about the same age as Eliza in appearance.
　Probably on the same principle as her youthful appearance, the apple tree in the mausoleum does not fall when it bears fruit.
　It grows on the branches and continues to ripen.

　A century-old golden apple would cost enough to buy a house.

So what about it?
I want to present His Majesty with golden apples. Since it's valuable and I'm presenting it to His Majesty, I must go and get it myself.

　In a very deliberate way, both Reece and Zella immediately understood the meaning.
　The golden apple is the excuse to enter the kingdom.



"That's my master, that's good for you, .......

　Eliza opens her mouth.
　After lifting me up, she says to the emperor (herself) as if it were a matter of course.

"What do you mean?
His Majesty has another saying: "How could this happen? Bring me some golden apples. Bring me some golden apples.
I see.

　Gazing at each other again with Eliza, another white-knuckle play, I felt a sense of complicity in this play.

　Nothing like this was ever going to happen, it was all an improvisation for the occasion.
　With Eliza's help, I have an excuse to enter the kingdom.

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　Outside the guest room, Alec's father and mother were holding cups against the wall.
　Trying to overhear the exchange in the room, the maid, who was formerly the head maid, asked with a troubled look on her face.

'Sir, do you hear that kind of thing?　I'm told it's warded.
"Stupid question!　No boundary is insurmountable with love for Alec. When it comes down to it, you can listen with your heart, not your ears.
You're not going to get another complicated look from Alec if you say that to me.
Mmm, that's not good. But that's Alec.
Well, you're the only person in the whole world who could do that with you, Alec.

　After listening to the exchange between Alec and Eliza and knowing Eliza's identity, they were both impressed.

It's a shame we can't show this to the world!
"All right. Sometimes this happens. Only we know of Alec's exploits. It's a perk.
"Mm!　That's right too!

　The parents, as usual, were having a great time without Alec's knowledge.