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104 - - Art. 104 Visits to the Palace of Poseidon

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Dining room of the Heedata Empire's mansion. Luara is sitting in front of me and Rico.

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She has been with us for almost three years. She is the 217th daughter of Poseidon, the princess of the king of the sea. She was also a priestess in the service of the sea god. She ran away from home and has stayed in the mansion ever since.

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I had been thinking of returning her to Poseidon someday, but I had put it off because I had been too busy with my daily life and because I had relied on Luara in various situations because of her high fighting power.

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However, I was not using Ruara as a mere assistant. I had been practicing songs (enka) to offer to God at intervals. Thanks to her, now I am quite good at singing, in terms of the use of verses, and the use of the "kobushi" (a kind of knob). Now, even if I return her to Poseidon, she will be able to fulfill her duties as a priestess. With this in mind, I told Ruara about my return.

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"...To be honest, I don't want to. If I could, I would stay with my master and sister Riko.

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"That's not what I meant. You are the daughter of Poseidon and a priestess of the sea god.

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"Father... Poseidon has many children. If you want to be a priestess, other children are doing it.

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"Hmmm."

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"If they really need me, someone will come for them or take them away. But no one is coming..."

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"Okay, Luara. If you want to stay here, you can stay here forever."

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Rico...

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"But on one condition. You must explain this to your father and mother. Father is fine, but what about Mother? Aren't you worried that Ruara is gone?"

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"..."

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Go talk to him once. And Linos, please go with him.

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"You want me to go with you?"

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"That would be more reassuring. For Ruara and for me.

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"Ummm, okay."

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Soon after, Luara and I decided to head for Poseidon's palace. The palace is at the bottom of the sea and I would drown while Ruara would be fine. In the end, we decided to make an environment where the air is always filled with air and dive into the sea by putting a ward on me.

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For the time being, I feel uncomfortable going empty-handed. However, I don't know what kind of things I should bring with me, and after much deliberation, I decide to bring a dagger made by dwarves as a souvenir. There was no reason. It was just an idea. It is not that I put the word "expedition" in the sea with the word "dagger". Absolutely not.

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At night, we enter the sea from the sandy beach of Kairiq. It is already autumn and the water temperature is low. We reestablish our warding. As for Ruara, she dives deeper and deeper into the sea. Poseidon's family seems to be able to put up some kind of warding around themselves. Luara is diving while still properly clothed.

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As the depth increases, the water pressure almost crushes her. Again, additional warding is applied. How long have we been underwater? After diving for an hour, we finally saw the building that seemed to be Poseidon's castle.

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It was a huge palace. I wonder how many times the size of the Tokyo Dome it is. Anyway, the buildings are crammed together. It seems that the entire building is warded, and Luara turns around to go outside the wall. After swimming for a while, she saw the gate, and there stood a pale-faced humanoid gatekeeper.

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"Uh... this is Ruara. I'm back.

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Luara is talking to the gatekeeper.

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"Ruara? Who is it?"

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I am the 217th-born daughter of King Poseidon.

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Please wait a moment.

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The gatekeeper left us alone and went inside the gate. And he never came back.

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"Aren't you late?"

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"..."

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They haven't come back yet.

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"Seriously, isn't it late?"

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"..."

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And he's not coming back.

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"...can I go home?"

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"...sorry."

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When I was about to leave in desperation, the gatekeeper finally returned.

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"Sorry to keep you waiting. Master Ruara. Yes, yes, I did see your name on the list of King Poseidon's children. Now, do you have any proof that you are Master Ruara?

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"Here it is."

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Ruara presented the gatekeeper with a pendant that she always wears on her person.

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"Yes, that's the permit issued by the royal family, isn't it? I can confirm that. Well, do you have any weapons of any kind? If you have it, please bring it up. ...This dagger? A tribute to the king? May I take that here with me? Hi. We detected no evil intentions, so please go ahead."

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Finally, we made it through the gate. Then a man dressed like a soldier showed us the way.

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"This is kind of like the procedure you go through when you go into a bank," he said.

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"Ginkou?"

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It's where all the money is. You have to let them know in advance who is coming and when, and if you don't tell them, they will check it out at the gate. In some cases, you may be asked to provide proof of your identity. After being checked to see if they are carrying anything suspicious, they are finally allowed to enter."

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"It's a lot like a palace, isn't it?"

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"Yes, it is. I remember a bank that was built like a palace.

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While we were talking, we were ushered into a large room that looked like an audience hall. There was a throne in front of it.

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"Please wait here for a moment.

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We are left alone in a large room. After a while, a small, bearded man in some kind of expensive-looking clothes appeared.

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"...This is Mr. Kalyat. He is a member of the king's entourage.

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Ruara tells me in a whisper.

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"Princess Ruara, welcome back. And, uh... well... well... well... well... well... well... well... well... well... well... well... well... well... well... well... well... well...

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He forgot my name.

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"I am Bertham Darke Linos, brother-in-law of the Emperor of the Heedata Empire. I apologize for this unexpected visit. I hope to make your acquaintance in the future.

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"Oh, yes! Gohon, Mr. Batham. I look forward to working with you in the future."

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"Ha ha."

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...

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"..."

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"..."

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"..."

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"..."

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"..."

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"..."

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... The silence is long, isn't it? I'm a customer, not a stranger. Wouldn't you normally make some small talk? What do you do for a living? You want me to talk? Grandpa, it's hard to talk to you when you're looking away.

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"...sorry."

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Perhaps sensing my annoyance, Ruara apologizes in a whisper. Finally, the door behind the throne opens and King Poseidon appears.

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...He's a frighteningly handsome man. He looks like a nobleman from a girl's manga. Well done! I guess that's what they mean when they say he's as handsome as a picture. It's a good thing I didn't bring Rico.

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You two did good.

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He's got a great voice, too. He's gonna be a hit with the ladies. As a man, I'm completely defeated.

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"The king's 217th daughter, Luara, has returned."

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Karjat reverently explains to the king.

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"Ruara? ...Yeah, yeah... yeah, yeah. Welcome back. Have a good rest. Yeah? The dagger? Yeah, it's a nice sword. I'll take it gratefully. I have to go deeper now. If you need anything else, let Karjat know.

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With that, King Poseidon strode out of the room. You definitely don't remember Ruara, do you?

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Once again, silence reigns. Do we have to take the lead here?

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"Um... um..."

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"Yes, Princess?"

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"Well... I... I would like to live here with you, Mr. Barsam..."

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"Yes, I think that would be fine."

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Yes!

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"No, as a matter of fact. Princess Ruara came ashore three years ago and has been staying with us ever since. We are told that she is a priestess in the service of the sea goddess. I am here to persuade the Princess to stay with us because I think it would not be good for King Poseidon to have a priestess stay on earth for so long. Is everything all right on that point?

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"Miko? Uh... miko... miko... miko... miko..."

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Karjat is flipping through the materials in his hand.

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"...Ah, the priestesses who sing to the god of the sea. There are already 116 of them, and the sea god has asked us to reduce the number of them because they are too noisy, so there will be no problem if one of them does not come.

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"Thank you very much. I would like to see my mother if possible.

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"Uh... Lady Ruara's mother..."

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"No, thank you. I'll come myself."

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"...what the hell is this place?"

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"Perhaps there are too many chamberlains and children. It's impossible to manage more than 200 people. I've only met my father once.

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"But to have 200 children... that's amazing."

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Luara walks through the maze of the palace. If she gets separated from the others, she will surely starve to death without getting out of here alive. However, even Luara's memory seemed to be a little hazy, and from time to time she found a soldier or a lady-in-waiting to ask for directions.

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We walked for an hour. Finally we arrived at Luara's mother's room.

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"Mommy, I'm home!"

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"Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh."

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There was a little boy taking a nap.

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"Oh, mother, who is it? This boy?"

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"Oh, Luara. It's been a long time. Who's that? Your little brother.

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"Little brother?

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"He'll be two years old this year. I'm Yushi."

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"What, why did you...?"

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"I had this baby right after you went to the ground. Look, don't you see the king's eyes?

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"This child... how many children will she be?"

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I think he said 543rd.

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I heard that Poseidon has more than 1,000 concubines. The king makes a daily round of his chamberlain's rooms. As you can imagine, Ruara and I were both in stupefaction. Anyway, I told her what had happened so far and told her mother that I would keep Luara at the house.

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"Oh, I see. Thank you very much for your hospitality. I know I'm a bit of a fool... but please let her work for you."

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His mother, who was a diver, was approached by Poseidon, who happened to be out on an excursion while she was diving in the sea. She fell in love with the king's beauty at first sight, and soon became his consort and gave birth to Ruara. Unlike on land, she has no problems at all, and she says she loves her life here.

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"I'm sorry. I thought you were a miko, and I had no idea you were in this kind of trouble. Well, that's all right. You found your place. It's the most important thing for a human being to have a place where he or she belongs.

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Ruara's mother told me that I could come back to the palace at any time, so I decided to set up a transitional ward in this room.

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"Please come back and see your brother again.

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And so we rode the wards back to the house.

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"Oh, my God, you did..."

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Rico, as expected, could not hide his surprise.

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"But I'm glad to hear that. But it's good to have Luara back. I hope you'll help me again with everything.

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"Hi, sister Rico."

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"By the way, Luara was a good swimmer. I could barely keep up with her. She's a diver's daughter after all.

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"My mother is, um... not a good swimmer."

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"Why? You're not a pro?"

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No, I'm an amateur.

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After this, Ruara will be in an unexpected place, and in an unexpected way, but that's another story.

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