The Water Magician

In the front row that the two were watching, a familiar face appeared.

It was a significantly smaller figure compared to the two of them...

"Ban Hugh also came,"

"Yes, Lord Abel. It’s my first experience seeing an airship crash..."

Ban Hugh, who is affiliated with the 'Azure Orb Pavilion' where the two are staying.

"My prediction of a pirate attack was wrong, but an air pirate has fallen."

"Air pirate?"

"Yeah. Kind of like a pirate in the sky."

"Oh, I see."

Ban Hugh, who properly listens to Ryo's words, is sure to become a wonderful merchant in the future... Ryo is convinced of that.

He is completely different from the former swordsman king, who looks at Ryo suspiciously!

"However, I don’t think that’s exactly a pirate, Lord Ryo."

"Huh? Do you know who that is, Ban Hugh?"

"Yes. That ship belongs to the neighboring Sujay Kingdom. Moreover, the emblem drawn on it, 'The Blazing Tree,' is the royal family’s... no, the emblem of the former royal family. That ship is likely a royal vessel of the Sujay Kingdom."

"That’s a big deal..."

After hearing Ban Hugh's explanation, Ryo nodded with an air of superiority.

Abel could not understand why Ryo was nodding so arrogantly and let out a small sigh.

Ryo caught that sigh.

"Abel! If you have something to say, why don’t you just say it clearly!"

"No, I just thought that a big deal like that wouldn’t have anything to do with us. I mean no offense."

"Abel... that’s a flag."

This is the Manyamia government office.

In the city of Manyamia, which boasts the third largest scale in the Komakyuta Feudal Kingdom, there is no lord.

Since it is a directly governed area by the feudal lord, an administrative chief is appointed to manage the city, and politics are conducted there.

Moreover, in many cases, it is not someone sent from the capital without any ties, but someone from Manyamia who has also shown results in the capital that gets appointed as the administrative chief.

The current administrative chief, Remengesas, is from a well-known noble family in Manyamia, which has produced many influential figures in the navy and government.

Having surpassed sixty years, he recognizes that the position of chief administrator of Manyamia is his last job.

Since it is his hometown, he is dedicating everything to his bureaucratic life, but...

"Why did it have to fall in Manyamia...?"

He murmured that repeatedly, letting out sighs.

He couldn’t say how many times he had murmured that since receiving the report.

Of course, if this were an ordinary crashed ship, there would be no problem.

It’s a rare occurrence, but it would be resolved without issue.

Even if it were a ship from the neighboring Sujay Kingdom, which has waged wars multiple times before... well, there would be some minor troubles, but ultimately, no one would get hurt and the problem would be resolved.

Even if it were a royal vessel... had it been six months ago, he wouldn’t have worried this much.

But now...

Without knocking, Remengesas’ chief aide, Niju, entered the chief's office.

In his late thirties, he is said to be a man who will lead the country in the future.

Those like him, potential executive candidates, are transferred every few years to major cities within the feudal kingdom to gain experience as bureaucrats.

This is Niju's third year in Manyamia.

As chief aide, he has been working alongside Remengesas to solve problems.

"Chief. The individuals aboard were indeed as concerning as we feared."

"I see..."

Niju reported with a grim expression.

Even though he had anticipated it, Remengesas received the unwelcome report with the same grim face.

"It is the sixth princess of the former royal family, Princess Iliriaja. She seeks asylum."

"Ah..."

Remengesas covered his face with both hands.

The neighboring Sujay Kingdom of the Komakyuta Feudal Kingdom.

Both the feudal kingdom and the kingdom boast a long history, and they have engaged in wars numerous times, big and small, throughout that history.

Both are maritime nations, so much so that they are known as 'Sujay in the East, Komakyuta in the West' to the continental nations.