Chapter 468: Registration (1/2)
“I heard you’ve fled your country, Stearleana.”
“That’s right, Reinhardt.”
It was July 23rd, the day after Stearleana had moved into Saki’s house.
At around 9 AM, Stearleana was visiting Reinhardt in his house in the Kartze Village.
“Hmm, this should be reported to the state quickly…”
Reinhardt decided to go to the capital city Loizart, thinking of taking care of things as soon as possible.
His true motive for doing that could have also been that it would be a nice change of pace for him since his duties as a feudal lord had been finished for the time being.
The lineup for the trip would be Reinhardt, Stearleana, and Neon.
On the outside, the reason why they were taking Neon instead of Schwartz Ritter was to lighten the load on their vehicle, but in fact, it was all part of a worried Berthie’s plan to to have Neon make sure Stearleana and Reinhardt wouldn’t spend too much time alone that they ended up fooling around.
They took a carriage to Vanne, then boarded the Scarlet Trail at the port towards the city of Koju on the other side of the riverbank. Finally, they hired another carriage in Koju, headed for the capital city of Loizart.
Their fast traveling allowed them to reach the Imperial Palace at around 3 PM.
They hastily arranged for a meeting with the chancellor. Of course, they also stated their reason for the meeting.
Perhaps because there was little work left to do on that day, Reinhardt and Stearleana were quickly granted an audience with the chancellor, and 5 minutes later, they were called into his office.
“Ah, Reinhardt and Miss Stearleana.”
“We haven’t seen each other since the Technology Expo, huh?”
Chancellor Jung Fawles Von Kebsler wasn’t the only one in the room. He was joined by the Minister of Magi Technology, Degauss Furt Von Manishlas.
And even more surprisingly…
“Welcome to the Shouro Empire. It’s nice to have you here, Miss Stearleana.”
The empress herself, Gelhart Hilde Von Rubies Shouro, was there as well.
“Y-Your Majesty! I-I’m truly honored…”
Stearleana was completely taken aback by such an unimaginable situation. Reinhardt was very confused as well.
“I just happened to be consulting with the Chancellor on another case, and heard that there was a report and a request for an audience from Reinhardt.”
Reinhardt secretly convinced himself that that had been the reason why their audience was granted so quickly.
“Miss Stearleana, we are delighted to welcome a talented Magi Engineer such as yourself into our country. Are you currently staying at Reinhardt’s?”
The chancellor asked Stearleana with a broad smile on his face.
“No, I’m staying at Saki Eschenbach’s house.”
She denied his initial assumptions and replied earnestly.
“Ohoho, is that so? By the way, does the Celuroa Kingdom know that you have come to our country seeking asylum?”
“No, I don’t believe so. They might be able to imagine it, but they have no way of being sure. I don’t think I’ve left behind any clue that could tell them where I went.”
“Understood. We’ll take this chance to properly announce it from our end. You can rest assured that we’ll take care of everything.”
The chancellor kept on smiling, reassuring Stearleana that he would personally handle her emigration from country to country.
“So, what do you plan to do here in our country?”
Right then, the chancellor’s eyes became sharp. But Stearleana wasn’t daunted by his gaze, since she had no ulterior motives for moving into the Shouro Empire.
“I don’t have any particular purpose to be here. I would like to live quietly if possible…”
That was her real intention. To simply live quietly in the Shouro Empire.
Therefore, not even the empress herself could understand. They assumed that if all she wanted was to live peacefully, she could have gone to Hourai Island instead.
“I see. We’d be very grateful if you could share your skills with our youth engineers…”
The empress raised her hand as if to keep the chancellor from speaking any further.
“Not now, Jung. Miss Stearleana must be tired after her experiences in her home country. You can ask her about that after she has rested.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“Miss Stearleana, make sure to rest your body and mind for the time being. Is there anything you need?”
After being addressed directly by the empress, Stearleana bowed her head profoundly.
“Thank you very much, Your Majesty. There’s nothing in particular I need right now.”
“I see. So, chancellor, do we have any certificates for our country’s Magi Engineers?”
“No, not at this moment.”
“Oh… How are we going to prove that Miss Stearleana is under our country’s protection…?”
“Your Majesty, there was this thing called ‘Family Register’ I learned about from Fuhrer, which I received from Mr. Jin Nidou…”
“Ah, I’ve learned about that too. But it’s not something I can do right away…”
Understanding the people of a country is useful not only for management but also for all sorts of social services. But unfortunately, “Rome wasn’t built in a day”.
“If so, how about creating a system to issue some kind of certificate for foreign residents living in the Shouro Empire?”
The Chancellor had come up with an alternative. They already had passports and visas for temporary residents. But they needed something that served as a certificate for permanent residence.
“Oh, right. Let’s go with that. Miss Stearleana shall have the honor to be the very first one!”
“Uh… Huh?”
The conversation went on and on, and Stearleana had a hard time keeping up with them. She was no good at political talk.
Reinhardt, on the other hand, could easily comprehend the effectiveness of their idea.
“Your Majesty, please consider attaching a portrait to this certificate. That way, it can be easily updated every certain number of years.”