'How about the clause?　Master Noah.

Uh....oh, yes.

　It's not good.
　At any rate, with Drake in a state of useless confusion, there's no way for me to make a decision. Or rather, if it's something that doesn't have any disadvantageous conditions for me, it seems like it's fine.
　However, for some reason, Drake is groaning with a cooing sound, as if he is in a hurry.

''........Hi......For now, until my companion arrives, I won't give you an answer.

Yes, that's true. I was the one who rushed it. But I would appreciate an urgent confirmation. The signing ceremony is scheduled for today at noon.

Yeah, yeah...

　We don't have much time left, like noon, you know.
　I'm me, too, and I look at the article over and over again, desperately working my missing brain. Top to bottom, over and over again.
　But there's no way I can understand anything that Drake doesn't understand.

'I'm sorry, Master Noah I don't understand, Drake. I don't believe that that queen would just present a clause that would be beneficial to both sides...''

Really?

Queen Feliana of the Kingdom of Orleans is feared by neighboring countries as someone who expanded her land by more than 20% within three years of her accession to the throne. Her skill in conquering the surrounding small nations, though she did not reduce the territory of the empire, is such that she is known as the "Vixen of Orleans".

....

　The Vixen of Olvance. Indeed, such a common name seems to suit her.
　An expression that has a smile on its face, but its true meaning cannot be read. The eyes that are smiling, but not smiling at all.
　I'm sure that even if I were to be rolled over in its palm, I would not be able to notice it at all. That's how eerie the atmosphere is.

''I'm sorry, Noah-sama........''

'No, that's fine. You're right, they're wrong.

But...

"To begin with, Drake is a former adventurer. It's my fault for letting Drake do all the brain work.

　Come to think of it, Drake was a former S-ranked adventurer.
　It's not that he was in the emperor's entourage or someone who was at the heart of the country. Rather, he was more of a free spirit adventurer.
　The only reason why Drake is entrusted with all the affairs of the country is because there is no one else who knows about it. I don't know anything about that, and with the fact that the rest of the people are all demons, it's a sad reality that I can't trust anyone but Drake with my affairs.

''I don't know what Feliana has in mind, but it's safe to say that there's nothing wrong with this article itself, right?''

"...yes, there's no problem.

Well, then, I agree to it.

But that would be premature.

''It's useless to worry about it since we don't understand it even if we think about it any more. If this is an overwhelmingly favorable clause for Olvance, it's not like that at the moment. If there is something in favor of your side that is out of our control, if you are not aware of it, it's as good as nothing.

"...it's true, that's true, but...

　It may be a polarizing argument, but if we don't know we're losing money, it's not a loss. Even if Feliana is gloating without our knowledge, if we don't know, it's as good as not knowing.
　Rather than worrying about what we don't know, we should be glad to have made a treaty of equality with Orvance.
　Am I being too optimistic?

"Well, I guess we'll just have to find a strategist. Drake was only an adventurer, and he's not too bright about negotiating with other countries or anything like that, right?

'I am sorry, sir, but you are correct. I have been asked to act as an emissary for my country, and I have a point to make, but after all, I'm not that bright at brain work.

'You've helped me enough. Without Drake, I wouldn't have been able to make any decisions.

　Drake is the only one who knows about human society in a country full of demons, that's all.
　The current situation of relying on such a Drake is probably rather strange. I wonder if there's a warlord lying around somewhere. No, I don't.

"I'm sorry, Mister Noah!　You made me wait!

Yeah, Alisa.

　So it was Alisa who opened the door and walked in.
　Oh, good. It's rather nerve-wracking to go up against Feliana, isn't it? At least if there's a few people there, I can look a little better too.
　Alisa went on to sit on the sofa - next to me. With her back straight, her eyes are swimming slightly as if she doesn't grasp the situation.

''Well, I'm sorry, Noah-dono. What in the world is this situation?

Yeah. Anyway, Alisa, can you look at this?

'Oh, yeah...'

　I hand her the parchment with the article on it and Alisa starts to read it.
　However, after reading it slightly, Alisa tilted her head.

'....I'm sorry, Noah-dono.

Yeah?

Well I have no idea what I'm writing about.

....

　Come to think of it, elves live deep in the forest, and they don't understand human characters.
　The only document I've seen with Arisa so far is a blueprint of my house drawn by Lute. There's no writing on that one either, it's just a blueprint of my house.
　At Alisa's words, a small smile appeared on Feliana's face with a huff.

I don't mean to be rude, but would you like me to read it to you first?

Well, it's not a problem for you, Master Noah, is it?

'Well, since Lady Feliana has offered, why not?

Oh, okay. So.... please.

　Whether this is rude or not, I don't know. But since you're saying it, I don't mind being lenient.
　I have a strategy meeting with Drake while Feliana reads in a bell-ringing voice, "So, for now, let's have this signing ceremony.

''So, assuming we have this signing ceremony for now, is there anything more to decide?''

Well the first question is who the ambassador is. He's probably someone close to the heart of politics.

'Well, it doesn't matter who's here, does it?

'Yes. I'll tell them to set up an embassy in the country. The ambassador from Olvance should be stationed there.

I'll let you figure it out.

　While talking with Drake like that, Feliana finished reading the article.
　Of course, there was no way Alisa could point out the strange points in that article, she just nodded vaguely. Don't worry, I don't understand the funny points or anything at all either, so don't worry.

That's all, but do you have any objections?

"Well, uh........Mister Noah, this is........

"...Yes, that's not a problem. I agree with your terms.

Thank you. Now, I'll make this an official document and conduct the signing ceremony.

Please.

　The other thing to be wary of would be something like, the actual document and the current article are different.
　But I don't think Feliana would do something so obvious. It's just a matter of me confirming it at the signing ceremony.

I'm not going to be able to say that it's a good idea. The ambassador.

Oh, I was wondering about that. You're going to send an ambassador to my country, aren't you?

''Yes. As the article states, the ambassador will strengthen the link between the Kingdom of Orleans and Grandizia.

The ambassador is a...

Excuse me!

　I was about to interrupt him, at that moment, with a question.
　The door to the room was opened, and with it another intruder appeared.

'Master Noah Whitefield!　I am pleased to announce that I, Her Majesty Queen Feliana Northlea Evans, have been appointed Ambassador to Grandizia, my name is Jessica Northlea Evans!　Best regards!

....

　There they were.
　With a chop, she plucked the skirt of her dress and bowed magnificently.

　It was a young girl.