Proposal and Acceptance

　After that, I talked with Prince Sindriel for a while. He is currently in charge of the flying dragon trade, and before that he was apparently in charge of the army in the Dragonis Mountain Kingdom. In other words, he is not a man from the magic field, but a man from the military field. That's why even if it's called a magic tool, it doesn't come to mind.

"Hmm, the more I hear about it, the more amazing it is. That empty ship."

　However, he seemed to be very interested in the magic airship as a fighting force, so I asked him in detail. I answered to the best of my ability, but I am deeply impressed. As someone who oversees the flying dragon trade, it seems that the load capacity is truly amazing.

　By the way, he said about the magic airship "empty shipsorafuneis called. It's a sky ship because it's not a ship that sails on the sea, but a ship that sails on the sky. To be fair, it's a simple name. A magic airship might be easier to penetrate than a formal name.

"If there is an opportunity to show off my abilities, I will show you. It looks like it will

　Aside from the appearance of a large number of monsters flying in the sky, or tens of thousands of demonic beasts appearing, if that weren't the case, there wouldn't be enough of that magic airship to travel as a battleship. Rather, it seems better to use it as a means of domestic distribution that takes advantage of its transportation capacity and speed. Are you going to make a specialized air force by extracting personnel from the magic gun corps?

"Hmm, an opportunity to show off my skills, huh…"

　Saying that, Prince Sindriel thought deeply. In the meantime, I wipe the mouth of Grande, who is munching on pancakes next to her. It is made using butter and cream made from goat's milk, and is served with jams such as pear, apricot, and blueberry. The texture is a little different from the one I make, but it's delicious. As for the jam, I always used strawberry jam, but there are various kinds of jam and it's fun to look at.

　With so many different kinds of jams coming out, Dragonis Mountain Kingdom is really rich. For some reason, making jam requires a lot of sugar, so it's expensive. I want to make it possible for the citizens of the Melinard Kingdom to freely use sugar without hesitation.

　In that case, sugar cane, sugar beets, and similar crops would become a bottleneck... Ah, maple syrup, which is made by boiling down sugar maple sap, can be boiled down to make maple sugar.

"I might be able to prepare an opportunity to show off my abilities."

"I see?"

　Putting my thoughts about sugar aside for a while, I tilted my head to Crown Prince Sindriel and urged him to continue the story.

"If you fly west from this castle with a flying dragon for about half a day, you will reach the sea, but on the way there is a nest of flying biters. Thanks to that, it now takes two days one way."

"Flying Biter?"

"A kind of flying snake dragon. In short, it's a big snake with wings. Even if it's a big snake, it's about 10m long. It's not even 20m."

"No, it's huge.

"It's quite dangerous. It also wraps around and tightens, but as the name suggests, it bites. It bites and rotates to tear off the meat."

"It's scary. I mean, isn't that a flying crocodile rather than a flying snake?"

　It's too scary to see a big snake that will wrap itself around when it flies, and will also perform a death roll after biting it.

"So, what if you use our ship to thin out those flying biters? What's in return?"

"Of course. If it's within my authority, I'll do it, and if that's not the case, I promise to take it to Father. Of course, it would be a problem if I was told to destroy the Holy Kingdom.」

"It's within the bounds of common sense.

　But I want to ask the Kingdom of the Dragonis Mountains, huh? I can't think of it right away, but... I look at Dryada and Aira, but both of them shook their heads as if they couldn't think of it right away.

"Oh, yes. Then I would like to ask you one thing."

"I wonder what if?"

　Prince Sindriel corrects his residence and asks.

"I would like to try sugar production in the Merinard Kingdom.

"I see.

"Then the negotiations are completed.

"It will be so. Considering the movement, combat, and preparation time, it is not possible to leave immediately tomorrow. I would like to adjust the schedule to leave the day after the founding anniversary festival."

"Okay. You can contact me or Aira. I want Dryada to focus on diplomacy."

"I will."

　Saying that, Dryada shrugged his shoulders with a face of no treatment. I wonder if you're in a bad mood because I proceeded with my dogmatic talk. I'll follow up with you later.

"However, Kosuke-dono is brave. Even though he says he's scared, he doesn't seem to be upset at all and decides to leave immediately. As expected, he's a powerful figure in the shadow of Merinard Kingdom."

"Shadow master?"

"Ah, according to my subordinates, Kosuke-dono's name has reached the Holy Kingdom and the Federation of Small Nations nearby, and even the empire in the distance. An uncrowned commander, a rare person in this world, the driving force behind the recapture of the Melinard Kingdom, Melinard. He's been called by various names, such as the mastermind behind the kingdom, and the power behind the shadows."

"seriously?"

"He's also very serious. However, we don't know what kind of person he really is. His appearance and personality are a mystery. Some say he's a slender, black-haired man, and some say he's a muscular warrior. There is also talk that he is a swordsman with extraordinary skills."

"I'm not handsome enough to be called a gentle man."

　Isn't "gentle man" a word that should be used for a handsome man like Prince Sindriel? Oh no, he's in good shape and has a good physique, so isn't he just a good guy? Ah, I feel like Kyubi belongs to that category. Or Kirillovich, the imperial ambassador.

"That's not true. Kosuke is cool."

"I'm sure he's a good man."

"That's right. Kosuke-kun is a cute type."

"I don't think it's a cute type. Definitely."

　Eh, even if I say something dissatisfied, I won't admit it. I don't know what it means to be cute. I'm just a futsumen.

"Let's get back to the topic. This story is over. No."

"Eh"

　Why are you all so dissatisfied? Prince Sindriel is laughing at me. Don't worry, you guys.

"Maybe you can invite military observers from any country you wish.

"A military observer? That's good. It will be a good opportunity to show the power of both our country and Kosuke-dono's country. Let's proceed with that matter. Is it okay if we proceed here?" "

"If you don't mind if I leave it to you, please.

　That's why I was contracted to exterminate monsters after the founding anniversary festival was over. Well, it's something that benefits both parties, and it's not like it's a free job. As long as I have crops, seeds, and seedlings, I will be able to do anything with my ability to produce raw materials for sugar, and it will probably be a profitable deal.