Chapter 23: 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 all-black attire making him look slightly thin.

In terms of looks, he could be considered a handsome man.

At this moment, he was instructing the people below.

"This time, the Sovereign has dispatched us to come here to pass through Narukami to Enkanomiya; we must behave ourselves 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 think deeply.

The Sovereign 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 turf—that's not how one looks for death.

They shouldered heavy responsibilities and needed 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 reason, even if they suffered some grievances, it 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 General 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 passing through, when it expanded to the scope of two countries, no matter how small the problem, it could not be ignored and had to be handed over in an official capacity.

Moreover, ever since the Archon Orobashi was killed, 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 country.

It was rumored that the Chief Alchemist of the court, Gold, was conducting a great alchemical experiment and had vaguely found a 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 major would happen in the future.

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

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

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

A moment later.

Outside the door appeared a young man dressed in blue-black magnificent robes, followed by several Shogunate officials.

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

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

Seeing the other party for the first time, Hearing 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 the Prince." The golden-haired man who called himself Dainsleif bowed slightly.

Before coming, he had a rough understanding of the entire Inazuma personnel, 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 Prince.

The General! And this one before him!

Hearing 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; Hearing Luo Li felt things were becoming interesting.

The two took their seats.

Hearing Luo Li signaled for the acting steward in the lower seat to hand over to Dainsleif.

He came here purely to see the situation and find out Khaenri'ah's intentions; the person who would truly talk was the Tenryou Commission side.

After all, a mere envoy's status was not enough for him to receive in person.

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

"Disturbing your country this time, we just want to pass through to Enkanomiya located in the deep sea beneath Watatsumi Island; I hope the acting steward can give us the customs clearance document."

The request he made could not be considered excessive; although nominally Watatsumi Island was under 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 who were elected.

So much so that from time to time, the resistance would launch a rebellion against the Shogunate, only to 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 steward pondered for a moment; if it were usual, he would have agreed immediately.

After all, the rule hadn't 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, Hearing Luo Li had instructed him to find out Khaenri'ah's purpose, so the acting steward had to tactfully bypass the topic and intentionally talk about other things.

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

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

Dainsleif didn't notice the change, just gave a guarantee with a pleading attitude that they would absolutely not bring losses to the Inazuma people.

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, Hearing 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 banned book "Before Sun and Moon," which recorded the ancient truth before the era of the divine crown. ===== CHAPTER 25 =====