I was going to the imperial capital to attend the assembly as 'lord'.

　Accompanying me were Garcia, Igarashi-san and Liv.

　I decided to take one watermelon with me as a maid to ask for personal care.

　Then I asked Nao and Chiyo to follow me as representatives of the Onigashima Quest attack.

　Since the main purpose of the quest is to have the demon of Onigashima, which emits iron, defeated, I want you to acknowledge the ownership of that territory......, so I want the testimonies of the people who played an active role in the quest.


　By the way, I was planning to go to the imperial capital by boat via Skahama as before, but I heard that it's the custom for the lords of the Far East to form a procession to go to the assembly.

　So this time we had to take the land route.

But it's a long distance, so we'll need a horse: ......

　So when I asked the chief of Nakamura to procure a horse for me, he graciously offered it to me, saying "It's an honor.

　When I remember that we ran out of bonds in the commercial city of Hafenfeld, where we were on our expedition, it's a very gratifying environment for me to see that the local residents are willing to give me what I need for free like this.

No, mister. Let's issue a proper 'pt IOU'.

　But Garcia admonished me like that.

''Hm?　Isn't it a 'loss' to go to the trouble of issuing pt debt for something that says it's free?

　I don't mind since I am indebted to my father, but I thought it was not like a merchant who should be concerned about profit and loss, so I asked him about it.

It's not a loss. Do you know the old saying in the world of merchants, 'Nothing costs more than free'?

I know, but so what?

If you think about it, these words are also essential. It means that even if people think it's free, they will remember the feeling of 'debt' and 'obligation' to each other. Adventurers also say that, don't they?　"I've paid you back. It's not like I'm going to just let him go. But you're going to return it, right?　Owe

Well, yeah.

　I've kind of understood what you're saying so far: ......

The dedication and payment of goods is an act of relieving the latent 'debt' of the people to their lords. But if you settle with a ppt IOU, the 'debt' (tax collection right) and 'debt' (ppt IOU) will remain as assets for both of you. So there is no loss for the husband, and in order to circulate the IOUs, he should stop getting them for free and pay for them with IOUs.

　It was a little difficult for me to understand what was going on here.



　Heeheen! ......

　At any rate, the horses are ready and we are off.

　Igarashi-san, who can't ride a horse by himself, will ride with me to the Black Omaru.


　Hahaha ♡ ...... ♡♡ Uhiheen ♡


　Black King Maru seems to be in a good mood because he loves Igarashi-san.

　The maid, Watermelon, was given a ride on Garcia's horse.

　Liv has always been a tomboy and rode horses a lot, so she should be fine.

　Nao and Chiyo seem to have no experience riding horses, but since they're also very athletic, I thought this would be a good opportunity for them to learn to ride.

　Pakalak, Pakalak......

　So they got used to the horses faster than they expected.

　When the buttocks of the warrior girls' loincloths bounced off the horses' backs, the feeling of flesh colliding directly with flesh is very heroic and cool.

Yes, it looks pretty good.

　This is why I thought as I watched the two ace-grade men of the unit ride their horses so lightly.

　Next time, I'll organize the vanguard with the "cavalry" .......


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　We will arrive at the Imperial City in three days.

　It was sluggish because it would be easy to get there by flying in the Black King circle, but the purpose of the procession was to "stand out with everyone slipping in and out of the way", so it was inevitable.


　After we left our horses with them, we decided to go on a sightseeing tour of the Imperial Capital.

　Garcia chartered a houseboat, and we went around the waterways of the capital while eating delicious sake and sukiyaki.

　Well, of course, the minors and Igarashi-san made us toast with orange juice.


　Chappun......

　The city of the imperial capital was well-developed in terms of water transportation.

　I've been in fashion for the past 100 years to plant camellias in their gardens, and the red and white petals of the camellias fall from the front of the garden of a house facing the public riverfront into the water like a beautiful woman's head being cut off, creating ripples as they drift down to the shore of the small stone wall. The lovely neck mound is in storage.

　Speaking of Red and White, it was very lively that female students were screaming at the Imperial University's rowing club having a red-and-white showdown, and, speaking of lively, there were also some "aiding and abetting" and female geishas at a riverside restaurant.

　This is a surprisingly pleasant city, isn't it?


...... The onion-shaped roof on the right side of the building is the Far East Budo-kan.

　At the head of the Yakatabune, Igarashi-san was acting as a 'guide's lady'.

　In spite of her indignant face, she wore white gloves and was in a good mood.


　After the Imperial Capital tour, we stayed at the hotel and took it easy on the first day.




　The next morning.

　The next morning, an ox-cart came to pick us up from the palace and we went to the inner sanctum.

　The solemnity of the Shinden-zukuri is still overwhelming, but

'Whoo-hoo!　That's awesome.

　And I was relieved to see Garcia feel that way.

　After all, there is a difference in how I feel about going alone and going with everyone else.


''It is Eiga-dono, the lord of Tohun, isn't it? I would like to inform you that the congress is about to begin.''

　But as expected, only the lord himself can attend the assembly itself.

''Eiga!　Good luck with that.

Bye.

　Everyone was passing the time in the waiting room, playing Monopoly and relaxing.

　Hmmm, I don't know.

　It's not fair that I'm the only one getting nervous and having to go out among the great people.

　Well, it can't be helped because I'm the lord of the land, but.


This way, sir.

　When I was led in this way, I was greeted by an extremely gorgeous hall with tatami mats.

　So this is the meeting place: .......

　There are a lot of zabutons here, aren't there?

　Where should I sit?

Oh, dear Lord Eigha.

　At that time, it was a great relief that the lord of the Ouga Chokumage called out to me.

''Oh, hi!　I'm so sorry!

I've heard of your exploits since then, Master Eigha.

No, no, it's really thanks to Okuga's boat. By the way, do you have a seat in this thing?

No, don't worry about it. There are as many zabuton as there are domains.

I see.

However, as we are in the Far East, you will have to take a seat in the East.

Yeah.

　I wasn't sure, so I went ahead and sat down next to the Lord of Okuga.