Chapter 112 (1/2)

The Next Kingdom 5 Mitsuha: ”Tomorrow we will do a demonstration for the gun, and if the king wishes it, we can send the true delegation for the negotiation…”

Audyst: “Eh?”

When I told so to the Earl who just came back from the banquet, he opened his eyes wide for a moment, but immediately returned being composed. Though, Klarge-sama who is next to him was still dumbfounded. Yup, you can see the difference of their life experience, right? Klarge-sama, please practice more and become a cool and nice guy, okay?.

Audyst: ”So, since when did the story turn out like that?”

It's obvious that the Earl asked me so. All the other officials should have attended the dinner party.

Mitsuha: ”There still seems to be a clever one on their side. His Highness the third prince came to us shortly after. Perhaps it wasn't an instruction from the king, but an arbitrary one.”

Audyst: ”W-what!? T-then, you didn't make any other negotiations or promises, right!?”

Eh? Even though he was calm and composed a while ago, why is he panicking…Aaahh~!

Mitsuha: ”It's fine. I'm not going to let Sabine-chan becoming a bride yet!”

Audyst: “No, it's not like the viscount has to decide… No, well, I guess it's fine…”

Somehow, that's an inarticulate way of saying, huh…

And why are you looking at me with a tired face, Sabine-chan…?

Colette-chan is in a state of not being concerned as she doesn't understand what we're talking about.

Yes, a demonstration and the dispatch of delegation for this negotiation.

It was an utter defeat for our side as I had chosen the 「responding immediately without any hesitation」 hand. Yup, the rest of those two are all souvenirs! ……Did I spoil him too much…?

But, well, the prince himself almost certainly won't take the throne, so if I don't give him some kind of achievements, his prestige would become narrower. The prince will probably be happy if he got a praise such as 「Amazing~」 from his little sister or his big brothers…

Hence, it is now the day of the demonstration.

His Highness Savas should have known the time and prepared the place as we had decided it properly yesterday.

After I arrived at the royal palace while carrying the M1 Garand on my back alongside Sabine-chan, Colette-chan, and the delegation members, we were guided by His Highness Savas who had been waiting and went straight to the demonstration venue.

The venue, as I asked for yesterday, has a puppet wearing an armor in a place 50 yards away and a proper artificial hill on its back. I won't know where the ammo will ricochet if there's no soil behind, hence I will be too scared to shoot.

In the shooting area, a proper wooden platform is also made as ordered.