Chapter 14: Dainsleif! Heading to Enkanomiya!

Located in the courtyard specifically used by the Tenryou Commission to receive foreign envoys.

A group of people dressed quite differently from the Shogunate officials were sitting and drinking tea.

The leader was a young man with short golden hair, his black attire making him look slightly thin.

If one were to talk about looks, he could be considered a handsome man.

At this moment, he was instructing the people below.

"This time, our Lord has dispatched us to borrow a path through Narukami to Enkanomiya; you must behave yourselves to avoid causing trouble for no reason."

Although he didn't know why going to Enkanomiya required him, a standout of the Royal Guard, to lead, the golden-haired youth did not ponder deeply.

The Lord had arranged it this way, so there must be his reasons; as a subordinate, one only needed to obey.

Many subordinates responded one after another.

Just kidding, causing trouble on a god’s territory—that’s not how one seeks death.

They carried a heavy responsibility, needing to go to the Enkanomiya archives to find some ancient books; to achieve their goal, the group acted very low-key, fearing it would affect the mission.

For this, even suffering some grievances was completely worth it.

Fortunately, upon learning of the Khaenri'ah delegation’s visit two days ago, the Shogunate side did not slack off at all, immediately conveying the information to the Shogun and settling the delegation properly.

The golden-haired youth seemed to be a person who didn't like to talk much; after giving instructions, he waited patiently for the response from the Inazuma Shogunate.

Even for a small matter like borrowing a path, once it expanded to two countries, even the smallest problem could not be ignored and had to be handed over in a formal official capacity.

Moreover, ever since the Archon Orobashi was slain, the territory near Watatsumi Island nominally belonged to the Shogunate’s rule.

Listening to his subordinates whispering and chatting about Inazuma’s beautiful scenery and culture, the golden-haired youth frowned slightly.

For some time now, he had been quite sensitive to changes within his own country.

Rumors had it that the Chief Alchemist of the court, Gold, was conducting a great alchemical experiment and had vaguely found the path to the forbidden; that power was enough to change the world, rivaling or even surpassing the gods.

But for some reason, the golden-haired youth felt uneasy, always feeling that something terrible would happen in the future.

"Forget it, these are not things I should consider."

The chaotic thoughts were quickly interrupted by a series of footsteps approaching from the courtyard.

The Khaenri'ah delegation, still whispering, immediately fell silent.

A moment later.

A young man dressed in blue-black noble attire appeared outside the door, followed by several Shogunate officials.

One of them was the acting deputy of the Tenryou Commission who had received them before.

The golden-haired youth stood up immediately to welcome the personnel from the Shogunate.

At the first sight of the other party, Luo Li, who was walking in the lead, couldn't help but feel surprised; this person’s appearance was somewhat familiar.

Then, the next sentence stated his identity.

"Khaenri'ah envoy, Dainsleif, greets Your Highness." The golden-haired man calling himself Dainsleif bowed slightly.

Before coming, he had a rough understanding of all the personnel in Inazuma, so he was very clear about the identity of the handsome young man with a demonic appearance before him.

In all of Inazuma, there were only two people qualified to be called Your Highness.

The Shogun! And this person before him!

Luo Li was enlightened; no wonder he felt familiar.

If Dainsleif, who would be cursed by the Abyss in the future, took off his mask, he would look exactly like the golden-haired youth before him.

He didn't expect the team leader to be this "Twilight Sword" of the Royal Guard; Luo Li felt things were becoming interesting.

The two sides took their seats.

Luo Li signaled for the acting deputy of the lower seat to hand over to Dainsleif.

He came here purely to see the situation and find out the purpose of Khaenri'ah; the real person to talk to was the Tenryou Commission side.

After all, the status of a mere envoy did not require him to receive them in person.

During the conversation, Dainsleif would occasionally use his peripheral vision to size up Luo Li in the upper seat.

"Disturbing your noble country this time, we only wish to borrow a path to Enkanomiya located in the deep sea beneath Watatsumi Island; I hope the acting deputy can give us the customs clearance documents."

The request he made could not be considered excessive; although Watatsumi Island nominally belonged to the Shogunate’s jurisdiction, in reality, that side was more like an independent regime.

It was managed by the Divine Priestess, the Sangonomiya, and many leaders elected by the people.

So much so that from time to time, the resistance would launch a rebellion against the Shogunate, and then be quickly suppressed.

Back and forth, the hatred caused by the slaughter between the two sides for hundreds of years was probably difficult to eliminate.

The acting deputy pondered for a moment; if it were normal times, he would have agreed immediately.

After all, the rule had not been long enough, and most Inazuma officials and the public thought that the area of Watatsumi Island belonged to the outer lands and had no sense of identity.

But before coming, Luo Li had instructed him to find out the purpose of Khaenri'ah, so the acting deputy had to politely bypass the topic, intentionally talking about other things.

And the reason was that Khaenri'ah was carrying armed forces this time and could not be easily let into Inazuma territory.

Although the Khaenri'ah side claimed those were called "Ruin Machines," no one would recognize those things, which were no different from Gundams, as plowing tools.

Dainsleif didn't notice the change, just gave guarantees with a pleading attitude that they would absolutely not cause losses to the Inazuma public.

Because the reason was sufficient, Dainsleif had to add some conditions of active restriction, indicating that he was absolutely not a spy.

During the negotiation, Luo Li listened clearly from the side.

He roughly understood the purpose of the Khaenri'ah delegation.

Since the target was Enkanomiya, it went without saying that what they wanted to obtain was nothing more than the "Before Sun and Moon," which was listed as a forbidden book, recording the ancient truth before the era of the crown. ===== CHAPTER 25 =====