An audience with the king.

　I was worried that we wouldn't be able to get an audience with the King, but the meeting went much easier than I expected.

　Thanks to the efforts of Zig, who seems to be very sympathetic to the improvement of the treatment of slaves, the audience with the King of the Kingdom of Karruk was held in the evening of the next day.

　For that reason, the Reginition Trade Association brought out three treasures of national treasure.

　But thanks to this, we were able to get an audience with them. You must make them promise to improve the treatment of their slaves at all costs.

　With this in mind, I was ushered into the audience room. Then I stepped into the hall and immediately gasped.

　Gorgeous and gorgeous.

　If I had to describe it in one word, I would say so. Looking down, you can see a magnificent thick carpet. If you look up, you can see a brilliant stained glass window that circles the top of the castle. The chandeliers are huge and fancy.

　This is the first time I've seen stained glass windows in this world.

　As I stood there thinking this, Zig and Rabia knelt down in front of me.

　When I returned my gaze to the front, I saw two men at the top of about five steps. One was a brown-haired man who looked to be in his fifties or so, and the other was a dark green-eyed man with dark green eyes. This one looked to be in his early twenties. Both are dressed in lavish costumes, but the younger one has a crown on his head, so this one must be the king.

　In other words, he is King Inisida del Carluke himself.

'....M...you there! Get on your knees!

　And as I watched in a daze, the soldiers around me began to kill.

　I almost kneeled down, but remembering what I was told beforehand, I hurriedly changed to the Niou style.

　Yuri had told me that I had to hold my chest out as the king so that I wouldn't be insulted.

''You........!

　But as the enraged soldiers reached for their swords, their hearts were breaking.

　I almost screamed, but Rabia waited with a loud voice.

'Please wait!'

　When Rabia shouted that, the eyes of everyone in the hall, which was tinged with anger, turned towards them.

''.........It was said to be a gift from the Reginion Chamber of Commerce, but you don't think that's what that rude man there is, do you?

　A young man's voice rang out from the platform, and Rabia's shoulders shook with a jolt. When I looked up, I saw His Majesty Inicida glaring at me with a horribly contorted face.

　The king's anger became the air in the hall as it was, like a needle in a haystack.

　In such a tense atmosphere, Sieg looked up and replied.

''I am afraid to tell you this. I am afraid to say that we at the Reginion Chamber of Commerce have prepared this occasion due to the request of Mr. Taiki here. We would like to introduce you once again. It is His Majesty King Taiki, King of the Skies.

　The hall was dominated by a murmur as Zigu announced this. Looking at the noise, the rumors of the Celestial Land must have been known in their own way.

　However, His Majesty on the platform turned his eyes towards us with suspicion.

''........King of the Celestial Kingdom? Don't tell me you're seriously talking about that to the rest of us?

　It's a gaze that is even laced with killing intent. While receiving that gaze all at once, Zigu pulled his chin back.

''........At least, I believe it. In business, I intend to know if the other party is lying, so.......

　At Zig's reply, Inicida looked at me with her tongue in her mouth.

But I don't believe you easily.

　And Inicida is also wary of me, but she seems to be subtly troubled by my treatment. I want to denounce her, but I can't. I want to assert that it's a lie, but I have no proof.

　That's about it. But we can't progress the conversation if it continues like this.

　If the stalemate is not going to continue, let us talk to you.

Your Majesty Inishida. My name is Shiihara Daiki, King of the Celestial Kingdom, and this is the Kingdom of Atul. And this is Princess Eira of the Atul Kingdom and Princess Yuri of the Frieder Empire. My escort is Aifa, the sorceress.

The kingdom of Athur and the Frieder dynasty?

　I thought I would introduce myself first, but I twisted my head when I saw Inicida, who was clearly dismayed.

　Is the name of the Atul Kingdom and Emperor Frieder's Kingdom more effective than the name of a celestial country that may or may not be real?

''Prime Minister.''

''I'm sure there was a princess by that name, but I don't know if it's real...''

　Inishida is having such an exchange with the man I called the Prime Minister. I opened my mouth as I watched the scene from the side.

'So, may I speak with you?'

　As I say this, Inicida turns a complicated face to me. If you have any doubts, now might be the time to attack.

''What we are requesting is, to put it simply, an amendment to the law regarding slaves, right?

...to amend the Slavery Act?

　Suddenly, the emotion drained from Inicida's face. The soldiers around her seemed to be confused, but the vizier's face was bloodied up.

Next, forbid slaves to be enslaved except for simple criminal slaves and slaves by debt. Later, slavers who obtain slaves by illegal means shall be severely punished.

　Fortunately, as I started spouting off requests at once, the Prime Minister spoke up before Inicida did.

''Wait a minute! There are laws in this Karruk Kingdom! And the law on slavery! That's close to what you're asking for!

　I tilted my head when the impatient-looking vizier said that to me.

'I have guaranteed you a minimum standard of living, and ... do you also give them a covered house, bedding, three meals a day, and enough time to sleep?

　When I asked that for confirmation, not only the vizier and Inicida, but also Zig and Rabia, who were kneeling in front of me, froze.