Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken novel Chapter 54

The meeting continued until late last night.

It can't be helped since I arrived late.

Well, we were suppose to meet today, but apparently the noble wanted to meet me no matter what.

We exchanged information briefly during yesterday's meeting.

Mainly, I heard about the towns and countries of humans.

I also learned about the Free Association, they even said they would introduce me to their leader Yuki Kagurazaka at their headquarters.

However, something felt amiss.

I heard the freedom association's headquarters is located in the royal capital, but there're a lot of royal capitals.

There's the large neighboring Farmas Kingdom, and the terrifyingly strong neighboring kingdom of the Sorcery Dynasty of Sarion.

Even a small kingdom such as Brumund has a royal capital. In fact, we're in it right now.

So in which country is the Freedom Association Headquarters located in?

The clusters of countries around the Great Jura forest joined together and formed the council.

Therefore, the gathering of councilors must be in an easily accessible location, and its headquarters is now set in the Ingracia Kingdom.

In terms of strength, the one boasting the strongest power amongst those that joined the council is the Farmas Kingdom. But due to the developed transportation system in the ingracia Kingdom, it became the heart of all the kingdoms instead.

That's the most likely reason why the Farmas Kingdom and the Ingracia Kingdom are on bad terms.

However, there's also another reason why the Ingracia Kingdom was selected.

The Ingracia Kingdom is the only kingdom not directly next to the Great Jura forest. Therefore, it's less susceptible to monster attacks, granting it the blessing of being safe.

The Freedom Association's headquarters will be located in the country which is blessed with safety and has advanced transportation networks.

That much is obvious.

That means, when they said the royal Capital they were referring to the royal Capital of the Ingracia Kingdom.

Another feature of the countries within the council is that fact they're all countries that follow the Church.

In other words, the kingdoms surrounding the Great Jura Forest are within the Sphere of influence of the church.

Commerce and religion are the two main pillars that support the bonds between kingdoms.

Each country votes for a councilor, and all of the councilors embody equality due to their religion. I heard there's a system where important decisions are discussed and decided in the council.

Surprisingly, this system is quite similar to the United Nations from my previous life.

Councilor election methods differ from country to country, but the majority of the councilors elected are from the royal family.

By the way, the Sorcery Dynasty of Sarion doesn't have a national religion.

The king claims to be a descendant of god, and forbids all other religions. Thus, they were rejected from being a part of the council, making them a isolated superpower.

But I heard that they do have commercial relations with the other kingdom, most likely because it is a superpower.

Anyway.

I heard that the Freedom Association's headquarters is located in the center of the Ingracia Kingdom.

So if I want to meet Yuuki Kagurazaka I'll have to visit the Ingracia Kingdom.

Apparently, they were willing to write a letter, introducing me to him. But in exchange, I was told to meet Baron Beruyado, a noble of this nation.

Of course I agreed to the terms, and am currently riding towards my destination on a horse carriage with my current partner.

I parted with the three (idiots) last night.

ŒPlease, let's keep in touch! 

ŒAs I thought, let's adventure together forever......

ŒIt sure will get lonely without you. Lets play together again in Tempest! 

Saying these words, they departed unwillingly.

But, that's their own problem.

I, for one, don't feel anything at the moment.

Strangely, I don't feel lonely at all.

While I was thinking of such things, the carriage came to a halt.

It appears we have arrived.

.

It is a district lined with beautiful structures.

Feeling composed, Fuse guided me towards a building, slightly smaller compared to the others.

ŒBy the way, is it fine that I don't know anything about the honorific etiquette and manners of nobility? 

ŒHm? Ah.... That's right, that's going to be troublesome......

Is everything going to be alright?

About Fuse's old man, I heard he's going to be quite the handful.

Yesterday, Fuse asked about the current situation of the Great Jura Forest.

After that, he asked about Shizu's and whether do I know about Veldora.

When it came to Veldora, I played the fool and feigned ignorance.

As for the situation in the Great Jura Forest, I said our town was doing well in its own way while being as vague as possible.

Naturally, I was asked to explain my subjugation of the local monsters, in detail.

I understood that even they wanted to know the reason as to why there was so little damage caused by the monsters.

As for Shizu San's story, it was kind of hard to talk about it, much less explain it.

In the end, I stopped explaining when it reached a certain promise with Shizu san.

Fuze,

ŒI see...... I'm counting on you

After muttering that, nothing more was spoken.

Shizu San, renowned as the "Explosive Monarch, seemed to have been an A rank adventure that belonged to the headquarters.

At the headquarters, she worked hard as an instructor, but she probably realized that her death drew near. Refusing to be confined in the headquarters, she suddenly disappeared.

And that's how the story goes, but, thanks to her, I was able to make many new friends.

I trusted Fuze and came all this way, but is it really alright?

With all these etiquette and formality, this is going to be one troublesome talk.

While worrying about such things, I then entered the building.

After entering the building, an old man who introduced himself as the butler guided us.

Anyway, there are also maids here, which is always nice.

I remember going to maid cafes in my previous life.

Just sitting down cost thousands of Yen, it's a complete rip-off. This factor makes qualifying this as a good memory a problem.

However, this is a different world. A guy like me can see the difference in quality when compared to the genuine thing.

There are only fake old maids in real life!

Guided by the butler, we entered a room.

There're even more doors in the room.

The Butler knocked on one of the doors.

There was a reply,

ŒEnter! 

Honestly, these kinds of exchanges are just annoying.

Going straight through a magic circle, the interior is completely different.

Once inside, a tall slim man who looked like he was very hardworking with a parsimonious beard and silted eyes, greeted me.

ŒYou have arrived. My name is Baron Beloard, I am one of Brumund's ministers, pleased to be your acquaintance. 

The other party has greeted me before I managed to give my greetings.

ŒNice to meet you. My name is Rimuru Tempest.

I am a monster, but I wish to form amicable relations with humans.

I may be ignorant when it comes to manners and etiquette, but I hope you can overlook that. 

I returned the greeting and shook hands with him.

This place's practices are quite similar to my previous life.

ŒDo be at ease. I am but a landless baron.

It's fine even without the formality.

Now then, the time we have isn't infinite. Let's talk briefly.

I'll get straight to the point. About your town, Tempest, I would like to form a cooperative relation with there.

We propose to cooperate to support adventurers on their adventure and assist them when they're having problems facing powerful monsters.

I only ask these 2 points of you. 

Well well.

To summarize what he said, since Brumund is a small country without much national power, their counter-measures against monsters are insufficient.

They somehow cooperated with the Freedom Association, but the freedom association can't be their only means of defense against monsters.

Fortunately, there aren't any major damage caused by monsters to date, but in preparation for the future, they wished to form bilateral relations with Tempest.

Assistance for adventurers, that's a topic that Fuse touched upon yesterday.

He's probably thinking that in order for the adventurers to succeed, and to reduce the threat the forest poses, I'll need to provide necessities such as beds and supplies for those working in the forest.

However, his partner is a country of monsters, I wonder why did he approach and trusted us so easily?

That's something to worry about.

ŒIndeed...What benefits will I gain if I accept this? Rather than a collaborative relationship, don't you think this is only one-sided?"

Of course, we'll also try to guarantee certain benefits to there. We'll legitimize your identity as a nation.

In other words, you, and your country "Tempest", we promise to recognize it as a legitimate nation of monsters.

We have even obtained permission from the King of Brumund.

If your side cooperates with us, we'll recognize you guys as a nation, and promise decent correspondence. 

In other words, we'll mutually stay vigilant about monsters and help each other in times of emergencies.

Either way, we're supposed to be on guard, but with this, we would not have to worry about Brumund.

We will notify and help each other when faced with assaults by powerful monsters.

I don't think there'll any problems.

If we accept this offer, we'll be recognized as a legitimate country, this doesn't seem like a bad deal.

Well, I'll admit it though, the council that was previously mentioned may not necessarily acknowledge this, as Brumund is the only country in the council that does.

Still, getting the approval of two countries, after the Dwarven kingdom is a major achievement.