Zazza Zazza: ......

...... quietly, in.

　And the Minister.


　The assembly is about to begin.


　In the center of the room is the great king, the great screen.

　The chairman of the council is the minister standing in front of him.

　The lords of the sixty-odd provinces of the Far East faced each other from east to west, each of them shouting, "Munch! They were sitting on the cushions with their hearts in the air.

　It's spectacular to think that each one of them is the master of a single castle.

''Fua......''

　Well, the Congress itself is basically boring for me.

　I was depressed, but I managed to endure it so I wouldn't fall asleep.

'Zzzz......! ......zz......!

　And then.

　Suddenly, my attention is caught by two red lines drawn in the center of the tatami.

　One line was drawn on the west side of the lords divided into east and west.

　One on the west side of the lords divided into east and west, and another on the east side.

　The one on the east side passes in front of my knees.

　I wonder what it is .......

　That's when I touched the red line on that tatami mat to comfort myself.

'Rude!'

　Suddenly, the man seated across from me in the 'peach beehive' stands up and shouts.

　Rude?　Where?

Kissama. Kissama!　The young one over there.

　I thought, but apparently he was talking about me.

　Peach Hachimaki pointed at me and said, 'If you're going to do that, I'll be your partner!

'If that's what you're going to do, I'll take you on!　You new country samurai (Zamurai)!

　Seriously, I don't know what it means, but I know I'm being abused like crazy.

　Is this guy trying to pick a fight?

　You think you're an adventurer, do you?

　I was about to lean in that way.

Dear Mr. Eigha, please go to ......

　And then the lord of Okuga tugged at my clothes beside me.

　In a moment, I guessed, ''If a personality like him is chiding me, then I might not be able to handle it.

There is no .......

　I just said that and I pulled out.


　And later, the lord of Okuga told me that the red line is a line that means 'you can't go any further forward'.

　To begin with, it seems that the lords often clash with the east and west sides.

　On top of that, since the lord classes in the Far East all carry swords and swords (I also carry a copper sword + 17), if the assembly gets heated, it could lead to a blistering incident.

　That's why it's a red line drawn on the east and west sides, so if you touch it carelessly, you'll feel like you're selling a fight.


　...... I didn't know that, but there are plenty of unreasonable things in the world to be scolded for not knowing the customs of a place you've never been before.

　Well, maybe it was bad luck.

　That's how I was thinking at the time.



　Gaya Gaya Gaya: ......

　Now, when the day's parliamentary session was over, the lords would mingle in the 'crossing corridors' of the palace.

　Not only the lords, but also their vassals, ninjas, businessmen, lobbyists, and others mingled, and it reeked more of substantial political socializing than the assembly itself.

　In the midst of all this.

'The distant cloud!　Distant Cloud!

You must be from Tohun, right!

　A lot of influential people are gathering around me.

Huh? ...... haha. I'm the lord of Tohun. What is it?

I heard that!　You have defeated the demons of Ogre Island, have you not?

Well, it's the biggest accomplishment since The Legend of the Peach Man.

How did you get rid of it?　How is your retainer?

　Just like that, the uncles in the chamber, who had a Buddha's face on their faces, would hurl questions at us with a boyish glint in their eyes.

　Come to think of it, Igarashi-san said.

'There's no one in the Far East who doesn't know the legend of the Peach Man.

　I said.

Tell us about the demon hunts.

''Yeah, no ....... The person who actually hit the quest was from the unit that raised it: ......

　I flinched.

　I heard that they had to put up with it because they had to be mysterious on the floor, but they were secretly very interested in me.

　I'm glad to hear that, but it's really hard to be surrounded by people like this.

''Ah, Aiga~!

My lord!

　Just then, Tohun's friends came out of the waiting room.

　Just in time.

''Um, everyone. It's true that our territory has captured the demon island, but these kids are the ones who actually went on the quest.

　After saying this, I introduced Nao to each of them, smoothing her head with my left hand and hugging Chiyo's shoulder with my right hand.

'My God!'

You're still a girl!

　When I said that, the extremely masculine looking lords began to praise the girls in a 'wasshoi wasshoi' kind of way.

　It's an amazing sight.

"Ehehehe ...... ehehehe.

　Whoa?　Unusually, Nao is embarrassed.

　Well, it's a unique pleasure to be praised by someone else.

　I'm hoping this will give Nao a little more confidence.

"Oh, man, this is great!

　Now, as the crowd focused on Nao and Chiyo, I was finally getting a break from the crowd.

Good job .......

　And Igarashi-san hands me lemon water and a towel.

'Oh, thanks. Gubi Gubi......

So, sir.

"Gulp, gulp, puh-leeze, ...... hmm?

Were you able to talk to the lord of Kiyama?

　So Garcia asks me about the main issue.

　''Yes.

　Kiyama is a fiefdom that nominally owns Onigashima.

　It was a great territory that boasted of its power in iron-making technology since ancient times, and it is also the land of legend that a man of the peaches was born and raised there once upon a time.

　In other words, discussions with the lord of Kiyama should be important regarding the ownership of Onigashima and the treatment of iron. ......

No, I just don't know who the lord of Kiyama is. Who is he?

...... Dear Aega.

　Igarashi-san snuggles into my arm and says, "It's over there.

'It's over there: ......'

　I followed her gaze, and lo and behold, there was the man with the peach beehive.

'Geez, ....... That guy?

What is it?

No. I got scolded by that guy earlier.

What are you kids going to do?

Because you. You don't want to get reprimanded for being a grown-up, do you?

That's the key to success. The world is full of tsundere, you know.

That's true.

　Garcia gave me a blast and I quickly went towards the lord of Kiyama.

Ah, hello. The lord of Kiyama.

"Mmm, where's Kisama! ......

'Um, I'm sorry about that, even though I didn't know about it earlier.

　I said and bowed my head in a pecking order.

"!

I'm a novice, but I'd appreciate your continued guidance.

Mm-hmm. Hmm, it's all right. Perhaps I was a bit out of line.

Not at all. By the way, my lord. What are your plans for this evening: ......

　I was just about to take him out to dinner when it was raining nicely and he was frozen in place.

Wahahaha, but that's not all: ......

　I've heard a few lords talking across the corner of the corridor.

...... But even so, Tohun's side has defeated the demon, and the lords of the Yoshiyama area have lost face. The peaches are crying.

I remember him yelling at the council. He must be jealous.

In contrast, Tohun's people were more human.

Very well. Ha-ha.

　The lords left without noticing us.

......

"ugh. ......

　What was left behind was the delicate atmosphere between me and the Lord of Yoshiyama.

　''Oh no, I have to say something.

''Um, that ......

Kukaku ...... xama, don't get carried away!

　The lord of Yoshiyama flipped his hachimaki and left Punska.