The restaurant that Silhouette-san showed me was a first-class restaurant for the nobility.
　There is no dress code in this world, but as expected, the restaurant's appearance makes me hesitant to enter the restaurant in my usual adventurer mode.
　For now, I returned to the mansion on Dracliff Island and had Yumina, Sakura, and Su change into formal clothes that I took out of the 【Storage】 on their respective phones, and I also became dressed in leather shoes and a blazer.
　This blazer was newly tailored by Zanuck-san, the owner of the clothing store that sold it, with reference to the uniform I wore when I came to the other world.
　Mr. Zanuck said that the sewing was rough, but it was pretty good. It was almost the same as the original uniform. The material of this tie is more durable than the original, I guess.
　It's a good idea to wear a necktie. Oops, I'll just put Brunhild's on my belt for self-defense.

I've never seen that outfit before. It looks good on you.
It's cool, Your Majesty.
It's a winter's night.

　I get compliments from my "fiancé" and the others. I think it's a patronage drawback, but I'll say thank you anyway. Have you ever seen me in my uniform before, only Zanuck-san?
　Silhouette looks at me as I come back from the island and opens her mouth.

'That's a strange outfit. I'm not sure if this is the case in your world, but it is used for public occasions?
No, well that's what happened where I live.

　It was even more troublesome to explain that it was clothes from a different world or something, so I answered Silhouette-san appropriately. If you're a student, you may wear your uniform to weddings and funerals, so it's not exactly a mistake.
　When we entered the restaurant, the waitress who found Silhouette-san came running towards us.
　Incidentally, Shade the black panther, who was Silhouette-san's summoned beast just now, is also firmly with us.
　The shopkeepers looked gawked at for a moment, but when Silhouette-san patted Shade's head and explained that she was an escort, none of them said anything more. Well, we have Amber with us, too.
　By any chance, or maybe not, is this restaurant under Silhouette-san's breath?
　Then you didn't have to change your clothes. Well, even if the other party is rude, it's not a waste of time.
　It seems that the other party has already taken a seat. I was led to the second floor of the restaurant, and when I was led into a secluded room, there was a woman sitting at a large table. Behind her, two silvery white knightly golems were standing on either side.
　She was about forty years old. Her eyes are blue-eyed and she wears glasses. He has a soft smile on his face, but the atmosphere somehow resembles that of Yumina's mother, Queen Euell of Belfast.
　Her light brown hair was pulled up in an updo and held in place with a barrette of sorts. On top of her hair, a tiara-like object glowed silver.

''I'm sorry, Your Majesty. Have I kept you waiting?''
'No, I just arrived myself. Are your people there?
''Yes. Lady Mochizuki Fuyao and her fiancé.

　After exchanging a light conversation with Silhouette-san, the woman stood up and gave a small bow.

''Nice to meet you. I am Margalita Twente Strain, the ruler of this Strain Kingdom. I was hoping to speak with you once.
I'm Fuyao Mochizuki. Do you know who I am?

　I ask Queen Margarita while I bow my head too. Did Silhouette speak to you?

The Strain has its own intelligence unit. 'We've been talking about you a lot lately. We stopped the war between the Primula Kingdom and the Triharan Divine Empire, defeated the golden monster that appeared in Isengard, and also destroyed the ancient decisive weapon of Hecaton Cale. He has also defeated the Purple Crown and taken over the Red Cat band, living on an island where many dragons are living. And now he's a great wizard with great connections to the Black Cat.
'There are a few things that are different, but...'

　The red cat isn't under their umbrella, and they don't live on the dragon island either. We do have a mansion as a base of operations, though.

''May I have one thing?　What is your relationship with Mr. Silhouette?
I'm a personal customer, I guess. Sometimes they provide me with information that I desperately need. Of course, they don't tell me about interstate affairs in other countries, but they do tell me about disturbances within the country. Insurgents and other unwanted schemes, for example.

　Rebels.......... There's a lot going on, but let's not go into that. It's going to be a bit of a mess. It seems that the Strain Kingdom is not a monolithic entity either.
　I glance at Yumina. She smiled and gave a small nod with a smile. You've activated your magic eye. It seems that he is not an evil person as I saw.
　Well, like the kings of our world, he's probably a good person, but not a straightforward one. Raccoon or fox?

''Anyway, let's take a seat and have a meal. The food here is delicious.

　We took our seats as urged by Her Majesty the Queen. Silhouette-san's bodyguard, Shade the black panther, also sat in a sitting position beside her chair.
　Amber is perched on Yumina's lap. Isn't it hard to eat, that?
　As I was thinking about this, a kind of carpaccio was brought in as an appetizer. The herbaceous sauce whetted my appetite.
　The thinly sliced meat was tender, and when I chewed on it, the sauce and the finely sliced vegetables created a wonderful harmony. Definitely delicious. If this is the appetizer, then I can expect something else too.
　The thing is, though, that I don't know what kind of meat it is. It looks like beef, though. Her Majesty the Queen is also eating it, so it's not a strange meat.

"Fuyao-san, do you know a country called 'Belfast'?

　The words that were suddenly released by Her Majesty Queen Strain almost made me spew out what I had been chewing. He hurriedly wiped his mouth with a napkin and drank from his glass of water.

'You seem to know,'
"...I know. But how is Her Majesty the Queen the one who knows the country of Belfast?

　I can still understand "Brunhild". And that's what I called myself to Nia of the Red Cat [Akaneko] and His Majesty the King of the Primula Kingdom. But I'm pretty sure he never told anyone the name Belfast.

''Over the past few months, several unidentified individuals have been discovered throughout our country. They don't speak a common language, and at first they were thought to be exiles from uncivilized lands, but as they learned our language, it became apparent that this was not the case. Some of them could use magic and even claimed to be from the lands of Belfast, Rhodomea, Regulus, and Felsen, respectively.
Wha...!

　Transplants!　People swept away from the surface world to this one, the underworld, from the distortions of the world's wards!

'Of course, I've never heard of such a country. I asked him if it was the name of a town or city, and he said it was definitely the name of a country. He then looked at a map of the world and said that it was a completely inverted map of his world.

　Silhouette-san is watching me as I listen to Her Majesty's story. I've told Silhouette-san that we're from another world, and it's not surprising that Her Majesty knows about it.
　But the way she talks about it, it doesn't sound like she told you.

'Where did you guys come from?

　Her Majesty releases the words that get to the heart of the matter. The eyes that are directed at us seem to be seeking the truth.
　Well, it's not something to hide. If anything, it's better for them to listen to us and learn about the current situation. Especially if it is the representative of a country.

''As you may have guessed, we are from a different world than this one. We are from this world and its neighboring, twin world. Although I am a young man in that world, I am the king of a country called the Duchy of Brunhild. Incidentally, Yumina there is my fiancée and the princess of Belfast that Her Majesty spoke of.

　The Queen is surprised by my words, not because of the fact that we are otherworldly, but because Yumina is the princess of Belfast, I suppose.
　The actual Yumina just smiles and gives a small nod.
　For now, let's have them listen to what is currently happening.
　I turned to face Her Majesty as the appetizers were finished and the hot soup was served.




　By the time I finished my main dish, I was able to finish explaining roughly what was going on. Normally it would be more difficult to ask me to believe it, but I think the appearance of a succession of mutants, information about the transposers, and my presence are encouraging me to believe it's true.
　I even showed them a video of the city on the other side of the world and the battle in the frame gear.
　I've also informed Her Majesty of the mutant species of the Giant Golden Tree that I experienced today.

''I had heard about the destruction of Isengard, but I didn't know such a thing was happening... So that phenomenon wasn't a disease or anything else?''
'Yes. We've already crushed that source, so it should be a relief for now.

　It's possible that you could plant another giant tree mutant somewhere else in the same way, so I can't say for sure.

'So is it true that, well is it true that this world and your world will merge?'
It's true. Smaller earthquakes and other events may continue for a while. There is a possibility that more metastasized people will come out in the future. Of course, it is possible that some metastasized people may also come from there, but we would like to do our best to protect them.

　Except for those who have committed a crime. Of course I have some extenuating circumstances, but I'm not going to treat someone who comes to our world and kills a number of people, for example, politely.

I understand. I'll protect the people who show up here as well.

　It would help if you did. I'll have to send them home properly one of these days.

''I'd like to tell our neighboring country, the Holy Kingdom, about this as well. I heard that there are some transplants over there as well. The Holy King was also concerned about this.

　The Holy Kingdom the Holy Kingdom of Arendt, right? It's the first country I visited in the underworld.
　Apparently, a shifter who appeared in the holy city of Aren was able to use recovery magic, and it caused a bit of a stir. Although he doesn't speak the language, Arent seems to have welcomed this person who could use valuable recovery magic as a guest.
　I wonder if that's what it means to be able to use magic, maybe it's a transferee from the Magic Kingdom Felsen.
　But the Holy City Allen? I wonder if the merchant we met back then, Sancho, is doing well. I'm sure you also met Nia and the rest of the Red Cat in that capital.

''I'd like to hold a two-world conference with the representatives of this country and the representatives of our world's countries at some point, would you be willing to participate?''
''Well........ From what I've heard over there, Primula, Triharan, and Galdio will be participating, so I'm sure that our Strain, as well as our allies in the Holy Kingdom of Arendt, the Raze Armed Kingdom, and the Panachez Kingdom will be fine.
'Panachez ah, I've met the Prince of Panachez before. When the mutants first appeared in this country. He was quite an impactful prince, though.




　The master of the Blue Crown. Robert, I think his name is Robert.
　He's a prince in pumpkin shorts and white tights with a crown on top of his smooth, bobbed blond hair. You'll have a lasting impression.
　The queen smiled bitterly at my words.

''Although his deportment is certainly a thing, he's a very talented and righteous person. He's also my niece's fiancé.''

　Are you engaged to the Queen's niece, that prince....... This means that the Strain Kingdom and the Panachez Kingdom are related to each other?

The power of the 'blue' crown held by the Panachez royal family is very powerful. The blue crown of the Panachez royal family is very powerful. There are many crown bearers who don't want to serve their country, and most of them can't find out where they are, so they usually end up asking Prince Robert for help.

　Ah...............................I can kind of understand. The "black", "red" and "purple" are all problematic....... If you think about it that way, that prince is pretty good.......
　Oops, that's right.

I'll give you this just in case you need to get in touch with me in the future.

　I handed the mass-produced phone and the instruction manual from 【Storage】 to Her Majesty. The text on the manual is properly for the underworld.

''What's this?''
''I've already given it to Silhouette-san and King Primula, but it's a magic tool for keeping in touch. It has many other functions and is very useful.

　Silhouette-san called Her Majesty the Queen and gave her a brief explanation of the operation of the phone. Her Majesty was quite surprised at the capabilities of the smartphone.
　Although the science in the underworld is somewhat more developed than in the surface world, the device for communication is still large, about the size of a little microwave oven. On top of that, the communication range is not very long.
　Our smartphone can be used anywhere in the world as long as there is magic in the atmosphere. It may not be possible to do so in the middle of the ocean, though.

''This map is very useful........ You can see the streets of the royal capital at a glance. It's useful for compartmentalizing, and it's also useful for thinking about trade routes from city to city.''

　It seems that Her Majesty the Queen has already come up with a way to use her smartphone. I wonder if the politicians will inevitably think of it that way first.

'Can't this be mass produced?
I'm only going to tell the representatives of the respective states and senior ministers. There's also the possibility of misuse. Well, we have insurance for that, but....

　Each mass-produced smartphone has a serial number, and my phone can tell me where it is. Moreover, it has a compulsory transfer spell, so it can be returned to your hand when the need arises. Even if you try to disassemble it, you can't break it with half strength. Well, before it's destroyed, it's transferred to my hand.
　After that, the meal progressed as Her Majesty continued to ask me various questions. Desserts like crepes with fresh cream and orange sauce are brought in, and finally tea is served to us. They did a good job of not skimping until the end.
　As expected of a restaurant where Her Majesty the Queen comes to visit, the food was also top-notch. I was very satisfied.

We had a great time today. I will return to King's Landing as soon as possible to tell the other countries about the Two World Congress.

　When I left the restaurant, an opulent golem carriage, several knights in white and silver armor, and a knightly golem came to greet Her Majesty.
　The golem carriage is not an automobile, but a wheeled golem pulling a wagon. The wagon section also has a part that looks like a cargo bed for the golem knights to get into.

''Well, see you later.''
Yes, ma'am. Have a good day.

　Her Majesty got into the wagon department and left us.
　It gave us an opportunity to meet with the kings of this world. I think this is a big step forward. The food was good, and I have nothing to say about it.
　I bow to Silhouette.

''Thank you very much. I think this is another step forward for us.
'From the information gathered, it's true that golden monsters are appearing all over the world, and you're the only ones who have the means to fight them. And it's not a stranger to us either. Well, this time it's partly to thank this girl for what she's done for us.

　I thank her and she strokes Shade's head as she sits next to me with a small smile. The black panther's eyes narrowed in a pleasant way.
　I left Silhouette-san in front of the restaurant. It seems he's busy with something after all. It's because he's the owner of a large company, if you ask me. But I'm an adult restaurant.

You're here, so why don't you go see Nia and the others?

　The abandoned fort that is the hideout of Nia and the rest of the red cats is also located here, in the Strain Kingdom. It's close to the border with the Holy Kingdom Arend, but it doesn't matter if it's a [Gate].

''Speaking of Nia, isn't she the daughter of a group of thieves?　I've never seen a strawberry before.
"The bandits, huh? Don't say that in front of me. You'll make him uncomfortable.

　Nailing Suu. Well, other than Yumina, Lou, and Lean, haven't you ever had them meet everyone in the Red Cat 《Akaneko》? It's a good opportunity to introduce Sue and Sakura to you. If I said that Sue is also my fiancée, Nia would probably say something to me again....
　For now, I open the [Gate] and move to the hiding place of the Red Cat [Akaneko].

''Na........!

　When I passed through the Gate of Light and saw the abandoned fort that was the hiding place of the Red Cat, I was immensely disappointed.
　Although it was originally an abandoned fort, the walls of the fort have further collapsed and many places have been destroyed. The chairs and tables they were using were scattered all over the place, and the communication device Est-san was using had been destroyed.
　The ladder used for going up and down had been broken, and it looked as if it had been fired from a cannon.
　This is no ordinary matter. Are Nia and the others safe?
　I pulled my phone out of my pocket and hastily pressed Nia's number from the 'Contacts' app.