This is the room in the royal castle of the Kingdom of Hydra that is used for the most extensive and important purposes.
　This room, with a huge round table in the center, is where the Parliamentary Assembly, which plays a large part in the government of the country, is held.

　The Kingdom of Hydra has a parliamentary system, and the members elected by the people are assembled here by vote.
　Eight members from the nobility, eight from merchants and commoners, and seventeen from the king, plus the king, discuss various national issues on a daily basis.
　The people's vote ends at the Festival of the Brave, which means that the members present here have been in office for at least nine years.

　They are accustomed to this kind of situation, but their expressions are softened today.
　

''Well then, will you begin?''
Yes, sir.
'If possible, would it be nice if you could move forward with a case involving the God Realm first?


　With Shea and Hart in the back, Fate's eyes were cold to the point that a chill ran down her spine as she participated in the council meeting, and her voice was nonchalant, as if she didn't feel any emotion.
　Sweating under the tremendous pressure, King Hydra spoke the first item on the agenda, and the king's men, who were waiting in the room, handed out the materials to Fate and the council members.

　The first item on the agenda was regarding the festivities within King Hydra after the Moon of Light.......until the Festival of Heroes.
　If even the small villages in the Kingdom of Hydra were included, the number of festivals would be enormous.

　And the organizers of the festivals want to invite the gods..........................to the festivals. That alone will give a foil to the festival, so they are asking if the gods can come to almost all of the festivals in vain.
　Originally, it would be delivered to the lower level gods who stay in various parts of the Hydra Kingdom, and after checking by the higher level gods, the Supreme God, Fate, would make the final decision.
　However, since Fate is currently visiting this place, he will get an immediate response right here.

　Fate slowly picks up the materials placed in front of her, and with the eyes of the senators focused on her, she slightly lifts the paper, which must have been 100 sheets of paper, with one hand and lets go of her hand there.
　The materials that fell from Fate's hand, strangely enough, return to the table, stoned without a single sheet being disturbed.

'.........As for the fourth, ninth, thirteenth, twenty-fifth, forty-oneth, fifty-twoth to fifty-sixth, seventy-sixth, and ninety-twoth, I'll allow you to do so. Woe to the gods of disaster, assign them to their respective charges.
Ha.....
'Other than that, I don't feel the need for the divine race to go out. If you really want to invite the divine tribe, you can rework it and resubmit it... However, with regard to numbers 66 and 80, the outline is too unrealistic. Review it from scratch.
'Yes, yes. Thank you very much. I'll do that.

　Fate had looked over all the documents in the few seconds just now, and on the contrary, he had pulled out the form and handed it to Sia, the senior god, regarding the festival that would give permission.
　Moreover, the form already had Fate's signature on it, and it was already completed as a document.

''........Then, next. Show me the list of all the citizens of the Hydra Kingdom who received blessings this year from other than the junior gods who stayed in the Hydra Kingdom,''
Yes!
Calamity God, please report to the God Realm.
This way.

　

''.......There are three cases leaked. Two were received in the Symphonia Kingdom and one was received in the Arklesia Empire.
Oh, my God, I beg your pardon.
Okay, it's okay, it's not... it's just that I've checked it in, so we can check it and fix it by tomorrow, right?
'Yes, sir!　I promise!

　The senators and the king were silent as if they were completely overwhelmed by Fate's appearance as she was getting rid of one job after another with terrifying speed.
　That figure really showed how substandard the existence of the Supreme God was........

Well then, now regarding the Festival of Heroes the rotation of the divine race that will stay in the Kingdom of Hydra. What's the rough idea?


　





'Muggy muggy.....Puh-uhhhh, it was delicious!
Well, that's good.

　
　I don't know how much is too much.　Obviously, the volume of the food I ate outweighed the size of Alice's body, but... well, well, that's Alice, and I guess that's just the way it is, right?

Well, anyway, I guess this means our date will be right after we return to the Kingdom of Sinfonia, right?
'Okey-dokey!　No~ It's been a long time since I ate a lot of food and Alice is happy.
Okay, okay, Alice, okay, Alice.
Huh?

　Just when I saw Alice smiling with a satisfied smile, I saw that Alice's mouth was a little dirty, just as she was smiling with a wry smile.
　That's right, if he's that stubborn, his mouth will be dirty too. He's still a handful, as usual.
　Thinking about this, I took out a handkerchief and wiped Alice's mouth.

'Huh!　Mugu!
Come on, man. Stay put.
'Meow!　Kaa, kaa, kite!
No, so don't move...
Jeez, I can wipe it myself!　I can wipe it off, ah!

　I wipe my mouth, and Alice flaps her hands in a rare and really panicked manner.
　And when I let go of her resistance and I let go of her hand, Alice looks at me with a bright red face.


Oh, what?

　And then he disappeared in the blink of an eye, and when I called out to him, there was no response.
　Huh?　Huh?　Were you embarrassed by that?　It might be the first time I've seen Alice like that since she took off her mask.
　I suddenly felt a smile on my face as I saw Alice's unexpected side, or rather, her adorable appearance.








　Then I start walking again to head to the inn.
　As I proceed through the busy street, the scenery gradually changes to a shopping street with a calmer atmosphere.
　There seem to be a lot of clothing stores in this area, and here and there there are things like show windows, lined with beautiful dresses and expensive looking clothes.

　Come to think of it, I remember Alice once said that the culture of clothing is developing in the Kingdom of Hydra, maybe there are many shops like that in this area.

　Since it was a good time, I was peeking into a few shops while walking, and as I was slowly heading towards the inn.......

"...Huh?　Could it be........it's Miyama-san, isn't it!
...What?

　When his name was called, I turned around and saw a young man with dark hair a little distance away, waving his hand towards me.
　The young man with glasses and a fresh smile on his face has a well-groomed face that seems to be juvenile and mature all in one, and he looks familiar... but not quite... but not quite...

...Hello, what a nice surprise to see you here. Do you remember me?
"...er, um...

　The young man runs up to me with a bright smile on his face and bows his head lightly to greet me.
　If you ask me if I recognize him........I certainly do. I do, but.......I don't think I can connect him to the person I know.
　He has a face, but the atmosphere is different... or maybe it's a child who has grown up... but anyway, this young man...

...Are you sure it's 'Mitsunaga-kun'?
'Yes!　It's been a while!
What, eh?

　I knew it!　Mitsunaga-kun!　You've changed so much since we last saw you!
　I mean, the Mitsunaga I knew was, perhaps not the best choice of words, but he was more of a humanities type, hunched-over, mature-looking kid, but when I saw him again, he looked so refreshed. He had changed into a handsome, sportsman-like man.

　No, no, no, no, it's not at the level of a dramatic change or a men's three-day meeting, scrape and see!　Huh?　Is it really Mitsunaga-kun?　This rearranged hottie?　Mitsunaga-kun!　Seriously!
　So what has happened in the last five months or so?

　Dear Mother, Father -- In the Kingdom of Hydra, I met again with Mitsunaga-kun who was accidentally summoned to the living world with me. I'm sure I was worried about Mitsunaga-kun, and it's a great coincidence that we met like this, but the Mitsunaga-kun we met again is much more handsome than before.