"Greetings, Your Majesty."
After bowing to the Refraction Queen, Veronica, wearing a large mask, held Leon's arm and introduced herself with a smile:
"I hail from a branch of the Kingdom royal family. This is my husband, who cos from the Witch Kingdom and is distantly related to the current Great Witch King... We used our backgrounds to form an ard caravan, usually trading along the Gold route, and accidentally ran into Her Majesty Wendy's vehicle."
"Yes, yes, exactly."
After Veronica finished her introduction, the rmaid nodded and added:
"These are the two people I told you about, the ones I planned to bring over. I'm telling you, they're not ordinary people..."
"Your Majesty Wendy!"
Loudly interrupting the rmaid's speech, the King of Sea Cliff Country, looking displeased, said:
"We're holding a secret eting privately! And the issues we discuss are so dangerous that even our attendants must wait outside. Why did you bring two outsiders?"
"Ah? They aren't..."
"The kingdoms these two co from are not our allies."
Before the rmaid could explain, the King of Kidney Deficiency from the Green Nation looked over, watching warily as he reminded:
"The Kingdom of Morna and the Witch Kingdom are staunch allies of the Food God and the Kingdom of Lutung. Even if they're secondary branches, it's still not acceptable. Can you guarantee they won't leak anything?"
"Ah, no, they..."
"Your Majesty Wendy."
Queen Pertti, looking like a middle-aged noblewoman, shook her head as well.
"Bringing people over like this indeed seems inconsiderate."
Wait, could you all let finish talking?
Feeling a bit frustrated from the kings' complaints and having waited for everyone to express their dissatisfaction, the rmaid finally found an opportunity to speak, but just as she tried to open her mouth, she heard Leon behind her corroborating:
"Your Majesty Wendy, the opinions of the majesty are indeed reasonable."
"?"
What? They're asking you to leave; why do you agree that what they say is reasonable?
It's not that I find their words reasonable; it's that there's little difference whether I'm inside or outside the room.
Touching the light curtain covering the door, ensuring that even if chased out, he could still hear the events inside clearly, Leon briefly scanned the assembled kings, morizing their appearances, and then actively expressed:
"The Kingdom of Morna is an ally of the Food God, so secret etings on their territory should indeed be cautious, especially when discussing how to counteract the Food God; confidentiality is crucial. The two of us still..."
"No need, you should stay."
At this mont, the Refraction Queen, who had been watching Leon closely without expressing any opinions, suddenly spoke:
"Our stance isn't really a secret. The Food God surely knows we're unlikely to submit easily, so whether outsiders are present makes little difference."
"How could that make no diff—"
"The Silent Curtain used for soundproofing has already been lowered. Reopening it would be troubleso, so let's not make a fuss; there's a more important issue at hand."
Interrupting the skepticism of the Sea Cliff King, the Refraction Queen, blinking her owl-like eyes, asked rhetorically:
"They've already seen all of your appearances and perhaps know what you're trying to do from Wendy. Are you truly comfortable letting them leave just like that?"
"..."
"Ladies and gentlen, you don't want the Food God to find out you're secretly gathering to discuss how to deal with him, do you?"
"..."
Under the Refraction Queen's "Japanese-style" persuasion, the kings who had been strongly opposed to the inclusion of outsiders fell silent one by one and chose not to object further, tacitly allowing Leon and Veronica to participate.
"No need, we'll stand."
Refusing the Refraction Queen's kind offer, Leon didn't sit by the table but stood behind the rmaid, pulling Veronica along while nodding slightly in a gesture of friendliness to the Refraction Queen, whose outward composure remained unchanged but whose Heart Lake had nearly exploded.
You figured it out, right? If so, please cooperate, thank you.
You're welco...
Receiving Leon's friendly gaze, the Refraction Queen's muscles were tightly wound, causing her legs to tremble, but she couldn't help releasing a long breath of relief in her heart while near collapsing into her seat.
Food God... Food God!!!
With Leon exuding layers of True God's aura, and with what seed like the cries of countless gods echoing in her ears, the Refraction Queen couldn't resist throwing a glance filled with resentnt towards the rmaid across the table.
Secrets are like birds with wings. They must be locked in cages to prevent them from flying wildly... but why did you bring a cat into the cage?!!!
"What's wrong?"
Noticing that her "good girlfriend's" gaze seed odd, the rmaid paused slightly, quickly checking her attire and makeup before asking with so confusion:
"Is there sothing off about ? Why are you looking at like that?"
There's nothing off about you... it's that person behind you who's seriously off!!!
"No... nothing..."
Fearing her erratic behavior would expose the presence of the Food God, the Refraction Queen swiftly retracted her gaze, slightly lowering her head, focusing on everything within to calm herself... but her Heart Lake was a relentless roaring tsunami as she stuttered silently:
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