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Magic and Elder Tale
Chapter 21
11th June 2027
Akihabara
Guild Hall
"All right you got our attention so why don't you and your little friend here tell us what you have in mind or wait do you even know that yet" Slamming his hand hard down on the table Isaac looked at the two people who were seemingly in charge of the meeting although he was focused on the older of the two. With a bit of subtle magic all the members sitting at the table jumped slightly when a gigantic stack of paper work appeared directly before them.
"As you can see I have prepared an entire proposal with details and everything else for your leisure" Maryelle twitched as she heard the words of the youngest member if there was one thing she hated it was being subjected to the evils of paperwork.
"What exactly does this contain?" Soujiro asked quietly as he took in the stack of paper it had to be half a metre tall of the desk idly he though he heard Maryelle cry though he couldn't exactly see since the angle and the massive stack of paper in front of him.
"Law's, commercial opportunities, scientific sharing, diplomacy, military, emergency services, education, transportation, intelligence, taxes, treasury, defence, health, Infrastructure, Agriculture, urban environment, rural environment, culture, industry, Peoples Rights, trade as well as justice to start us off" A very loud and obvious whimper came from Maryelle but before anyone could comment on it Mitchitaka interjected.
"You managed to get all of that in this amount of paper" His tone showed surprise sure the amount of paper was a large but considering the amount of information that was supposedly contained in the massive pile it was incredibly reasonable.
"Of course I wasn't exactly planning on making things incredibly complicated on our first meeting instead I put together a list of things we should concentrate on in the immediate future should we begin". Sighing in relief the other people sat at the table flipping over the front page to where it said law and began reading whilst Nat spoke.
"Firstly all laws and regulations mad by this council shall put into effect and all those are within its borders must comply or else be punished by the punishment that goes with that crime all agreed" Looking at the very first law all people found it fair since essentially this law was what made all other laws legal and therefore necessary. "Just so you know your name plate lights up press the button if you agree or not" Curious the people did look at their name plates and saw that there were several buttons that stated how they felt or not after pressing them a light emerge from the crystal centre giving the total tally.
Agree: 12
Disagree: 0
Abstained: 0
Winner: Agree
"Huh that's handy how did you get that to work" The question came from the leader of the Glendale guild as he looked at the results. Nat was rather happy with his work green was agree with red been disagree and yellow been abstained the voting actually had the symbols of the respective people and their vote in case anyone was curious as well as to see where people would likely vote in the future.
"It's not important either way next question, Any Law passed has to require the majority of votes" Taking their time to vote was done in a moment which was showed when everybody voted to agree.
"I think that one was rather simple" Isaac joked although with his menacing tone it didn't sound like it however he would admit that the system used made things simple either way the next question arrived.
"Theft is illegal" Twelve green lights was the result to that law passing it through without any problems.
"Player Killing is only allowed with permission of all parties involved, outside of the low level zones this includes the area just connected to the city and to those over level fifty or in self defence" A few people voted instantly all of which were green votes however the buzzer ringing from Isaacs side of the table indicated he wanted to discuss the issue more.
"The last three terms I'm okay with but what do you mean by having permission of all parties involved" Narrowing his eyes the man tried to put on a scary image to try and scare the young teenager although it didn't work.
"Exactly as it says whether people are attacking level nineties of any other level if the attacked party has no interest in combat than its bullying, I have no problem with competition but just because somebody is a high level doesn't mean you should attack them" Speaking calmly the results of the poll went up all in favour of the law though Eins it seemed wanted to add his feelings about the subject.
"There's no point fighting anyone level fifty or lower as they won't be strong enough for the more powerful players and for high level crafters it could destroy a guild if they're constantly picked on" He spoke quickly as he was use to how Isaac could get but in the end it didn't matter as Isaac and the rest decided to vote.
Agree: 11
Disagree: 1
Abstained: 0
"I don't agree with the law villain in glasses but I'll go along with it" he defeated Isaac went back to reading the page seeing what was up next.
"If attacked a person has the right to defend themselves with whatever force necessary" All lights once again went green after all who wanted to be told off for defending yourself if you were attacked.
"Good we're making progress, Rape is illegal" All lights went green. "Okay paedophilia if illegal" Compared to the last one Nat hadn't even began get halfway through the second word before everything went green still he spoke all the words just to make it seem more legal.
"I don't think you needed to include that one in there" Speaking slightly disturbed Roderick made his feeling on the subject perfectly clear in response though Nat gave some common sense as an answer.
"Do you know the type of people on the internet and online" That shut the white haired man up before Nat then went for the next question. "Okay this one we be connected to people's rights and as such may be visited upon later either way the age of consent if thirteen" Immediately a buzzer sounded getting the peoples to look at Crusty as he adjusted his glasses yet again.
"I agree in concept but with everybody in different bodies there could be children in the bodies of adults and vice versa" All the people at the table nodded in agreement as they realised that this was quite a complicated issue.
"Exactly why I said this is related to people's rights since this and quite a few other similar things have to be addressed as such this in concept" To show off that he was ready to put his opinion forth he voted to agree giving off the first vote but this also led to the first multi choice and never heavily one sided vote.
Agree: 6
Disagree: 2
Abstained: 4
"I hope we can come to a good agreement on human rights later" Speaking his mind most people agreed with what Eins stated as they realised just how divided the group was on the issue on such a sensitive subject thanks to the body swapping.
"Next one it is legal to be Heterosexual, Homosexual, Bisexual, Asexual" Shiroe blinked looking over to the person who had just spoken the words he voiced his confusion.
"Asexual?"
"Lack of sexual attraction in basic words though that can change essentially meaning that you just don't find people attractive" It was only a very basic meaning but it put point across since the group voted greeting an agreement however before Nat could speak the next one on the list a very disturbed voice originated from Maryelle's voice.
"Why is bestiality on the list" Her voiced flickered in and out of confusion as she couldn't believe this had been asked however Nat decided to settle this out quickly.
"It's in to cover all bases and make it illegal all those in agreement" Suffice to say the result was green and Nat didn't have to do a joke about how it was Japan how had created tentacle porn.
Following this there were many more laws put through all of which were done quickly and efficiently such as the legal drinking age the age when you could drive as well as quite a bit of other stuff eventually though it left laws in general and got to commercial opportunities and scientific sharing.
"Okay kid why should we agree to this I know we've been agreeing to possible laws but in general why should we agree to any of this stuff" Once again Nat found himself having to defend his plans from Isaac as he demanded more information.
"As of this current moment living is too cheap and with nothing to do in general people aren't motivated to earn money and buy anything as a result all of our incomes will go down. Trading guilds can't do business if people don't have the money to pay for none essential items and warrior guilds can't earn their money since nobody wants to venture outside the walls and those who do won't be able to sell anything they gained since everybody else is to poor." Growling Isaac slammed his fist onto the table ever since his and the rest of his guilds stupid drunken dare they hadn't been capable of regaining any of their money since nobody would buy anything of them.
"Dam you're right, well what's your plan kid?" Looking at Nat expectantly Isaac waited for the inevitable answer that the kid seemed to have in spades although secretly he found it impressive.
"Besides Britannia I know that the three major trading guilds have been able to create a working steam engine" Sighing into the palm of his hand Mitchitaka started talking to himself about how he and the rest of his guild needed to desperately buff the security and prevent more leaks from escaping. "This technology is a massive difference as it shows that we can affect the world" Blinking in confusion the guild leaders tried to mentally translate the teenager's words but were still struggling. "Think of it as a blank canvas eledertales is the base of everything we have now in politics religion, economy, technology as well as the rest in contrast we are the paint we can change this world with effort" Nodding in agreement slowly Nat sipped more of his tea before Soujiro spoke.
"I think I get what you're saying; Now that we're in this game we can change things to reflect how they are back home "Nodding slightly Nat carried on his explanation.
"Whilst we are in a world that looks like a game we also have things from where we come from most importantly is the skill's and effort requires" Seeing the curious faces on all of the people's faces Nat thought of the best ways to put this into words. "Just like back home where you need to be skilled to do something as well as have the knowledge the same goes for here all that is required to cook food is to prepare it like you would back home with no menu and have the chef subclass the higher your skill the better you do simple" As the people in the room processed the information they looked at the teenager with surprise as well as a look of disbelief.
"Is it really that simple" Pressing the bottom of his chin into his knuckles Crusty showed his lack of belief that something so simple could be the cure in fact it was utterly ridiculous before he could voice his complaint Nat took action.
"Nyanta to the side of me is a kitchen with everything you need would you care to create some pancakes" All eyes widened considerably as they saw an entire kitchen area randomly appear out of nothing although Nat had just very subtly hidden it away the night before and placed it under a few charms.
"I guess I could, I am feeling a bit peckish myself" With a small smile on his face he turned to Serara who had been standing next to him causing her to blush. "Miss Serara would you care to be my assistant in this matter" Instantly blushing her cheeks going bright red the girls hand gingerly accepted the ones of the cat man as he escorted her to the kitchen. Finally arriving Nyanta turned on the cooker placing the pan down on the fire heating up before he started anything else after that he then cracked the eggs beginning to create the substance that would be poured into the pan which the people inside the room would later eat.
"All right I'm convinced but how does this help us?" Adjusting his glasses to fit properly again Crusty constantly slicked his eyes between the person who was leading the discussion and the man who was cooking food directly in vision from scratch.
"Firstly with some more time we could create steamships allowing us to contact and trade with mainland Asia, Oceania as well North and South America. Whilst this doesn't sound major at first if trading guilds become capable of mass exportation then the amount of money flowing into the city would be rather significant. However that would require resources and trading guilds aren't generally used to combat needing warrior guilds to protect them they would also need protection when exporting their goods". Realising the massive financial gain and opportunities this would bring Eins simplified it.
"That would mean warrior guilds would have constant work protecting ships and trade routes from monsters" With a calm nod both the trading guild members and the warrior guild members looked at each other show casing massive smiles as they realised the wealth that they could realise.
"We are on the verge of an industrial revolution if we do this right than trade and guarding that trade will be far more profitable in terms of gold than adventuring" A quick look to Eins indicated to Nat that he was about to mention some other things that he hadn't yet mentioned and in all honesty he found it annoying surely they could shut up until he finished. "With major combat guilds and trade guilds concerned with further away trade then smaller guilds can build their power which would allow for stronger players" Grinning as he realised what the kid was up to Isaac stroked his hair though his eyes focused back on the cat who had started putting the batter in the pan allowing the sounds and smells of it cooking to fill the room.
"And stronger players may want to join strong guilds and take part in raids, but with the strong guilds keeping everything to themselves it's hard to get new quality blood" Nat said nothing as he watched the man realise the profit as well as the strength that was at his finger tips.
"That would work if the weaker players don't feel bullied by the top guilds then their likely to go out and have adventures which would bring back more cash giving the city higher revenue" Cutting in to the conversation Shiroe spoke what he thought about the plan in his opinion it was rather good but there were still some blaring issues.
"Yeah but didn't you say if we did this right and how long would it take to get that type of industry?" The surprisingly sensible question came from the third original member Maryelle as she realised some blaring holes in the plan one of which was the fact that they weren't in that situation yet.
"It would take a year at the absolute very least but the fact remains if smaller guilds and solo players are given the breathing room to leave and adventure then they could bring in significant revenue, And this links into diplomacy next however who agrees with a basic plan to give anyone free access to hunting grounds" The result wasn't completely agreed but the majority did and that was what mattered allowing the new law to go through as well as leading to the next subject.
"Okay what do you mean by diplomacy surely we're safe here" Crusty's concerned face was what led the charge as he thought about what could happened as besides the odd event there were no real outside problems which could affect the city. Acting on this Nat used magic to turn the holographic image into a map showing Yamato and how it was split.
"To our west is Nureha and her ilk otherwise known as Plant Hwyaden" There were a few gasps as the name sounded familiar to the odd member.
"Isn't that the guild who took control of everything west from here putting them under a new monarchy" Maryelle spoke with a small amount of worry how couldn't she after all the rumours which had started to spread after a few people managed to escape the recently created kingdom.
"Indeed and as of currently we are surrounded by Eastal, there are very few adventurers compared to people of the land and they are one of the reasons why I stated that this place isn't a game anymore. I'll save you details but suffice to say after talking with a few it turns out that were mindless robots in a sense which suddenly gained intelligence just like how we viewed them" Almost immediately Shiroe was hit with flashbacks of his adventure all the friendly people who had spoken to them when they stayed in town had been far different from when they had only been programmed to give a certain amount of responses depending if you were just starting a quest or had finished one.
"Bullshit you actually expect us to believe that the people of the land are real and not just AI" Frowning at the leader of the black swords knights Shiroe couldn't help but wonder if this was going to be their most irritating person when it came to establishing plans.
"He's not lying Isaac when me and the rest of Log Horizon visited Suskino the people of the land there talked to us and not about quests instead just normal things that a person would ask they even had memories of their lives as well as desires" Frowning in disagreement Isaac looked at the man who had organised the conference of which he was currently at it after all the very idea that the old AI had now become were real.
"And as I said that's utter bullshit we're still trapped in a game" Internally Nat frowned he wasn't too sure on that but without more evidence it wouldn't help spouting out theories. Looking at Shiroe though it seemed that the man wanted to put his case forth along their joint theory to stop this though and make the two of them look bad he gave the enchanter a look telling him to calm it.
"I don't know if this is any help but when I started selling Crescent burgers it wasn't just adventurers who were curious but we even sold food to people of the land" The shocked expression of the large buffs man wasn't as plain as some of the other but to those who knew where to look it was rather obvious that the man was starting to come round though he had his doubts deciding to act on this Nat quickly set up a new vote.
"New vote agree if you have spoken to a person of the land since the catastrophe" Looking confused the people at the table did so with the following result.
Agree: 5
Disagree: 7
Abstained: 0
With the results tallied Nat, Shiroe and Maryelle looked at Crusty and then Roderick since they were the other two people who had stated that they had spoken to a person of the land ever since being pulled into this world.
"Crusty, Roderick did you have any strange experiences with the people of the Land ever since we arrived here?" Adjusting his glasses a habit he did often Crusty began to think of the few times he had gone to the market before Britannia had been established and visited there more often than a street vendor.
"Now that you mention it before Britannia was set up I would often speak with this woman who worked at one of the markets stall's selling fruit. I always thought she was an adventurers' since she spoke to me about every day things such as how I was or how my friends were doing but now that I think about it she couldn't have been an adventurer her clothes and manner of speech went against that". His eyes widening in realisation at what had occurred he quickly began to accept the wizards theory that they had been nothing but mere robots in a sense before they were all sent there and inhabited their game bodies.
"Roderick what about you?" Turning his head to the man dressed in the white lab coat with runic markings covering his face Shiroe turned the attention of the group onto him a she gave his answer.
"Last time was just a few hours ago these kids were curious about science since they saw me calculating a maths problem about two weeks ago and asked me to teach them in my spare time I didn't think anything about. Except" He finished there as Shiroe interrupted continuing the man's point.
"Except the youngest an avatar can look is thirteen due to the age of consent which means that the children would have been people of the land". Like Crusty before him Roderick started to realise just what had happened after all in his mind they were just children interested in maths and he was more than willing to teach them since it would be fun.
"And what about you short stuff since we're talking about our experiences with the people of the land how did you come to the realisation that they're like us". At Isaacs question the curios gazes of the tablet turned to young person who was still sipping tea endlessly without any discomfort. As the eyes fell upon him Nat inwardly debated the consequences of telling them what he had managed to achieve in such as short time. On one hand it could make them less trustworthy of him but on the other they would more than likely find out when the upcoming ball came forth and he doubted the reaction would be very good when they figured he had been lying to them for quite some time. Aside from this there were no true negatives of letting them know of his position and it could even boost their opinion of him as they realised he had past interaction with the people in charge who controlled the land surrounding them.
"Very well I have had interactions with royalty of Eastal" That really got attention as the room went silence at the implication. "And via negotiation and few a favours I have gained the entire Yokosuka peninsula as my own making me a recognised lord as well as my complete independence" Mouth's hung open at the words they just heard whilst the majority of the people in the room looked at him with utter sarcastic glances not believing a single word he had stated.
"Yeah likely kid now how did you really gain the information that the people of the land are real and no bullshit this time" Laughing at the wizard Nat gave an inward sigh as he took a ring of his finger and placed it on the table getting the people to look at it.
"Firstly I wasn't joking and secondly that ring symbolises that I am a friend of Duke Serjiad the current lord and in a sense the king of Eastal" Passing it round each member of the conference took their time to amylase it trying to think of any time when they saw a ring familiar in shape but coming up empty handed.
"It's pretty so you weren't lying, but that still leaves the question how did you become a lord and gain land" Crusty leaned in on the table as he like everybody else wanted to hear the story of how such a young looking person had apparently managed to gain their own miniature kingdom.
"That's not important just thought I'd inform you now of my position so you could trust me" Glaring at him Isaac retreated back into his seat only to turn his head to Mitchitaka as he heard the man laugh lightly as he realised what had happened.
"So within a month you managed to gain a kingdom and independence, create a business that rivals the top crafting guilds and help set up a possible government huh, you work fast kid" Nat stated nothing as he continued to drink from his never ending tea cup and allow Shiroe to carry on the discussion that they had been having.
"This works rather well for us, with Nat being an official lord we are more likely to be recognised as independent and respectable by the lords and ladies of Eastal it also gives us a good reason to attend any meetings since we can be his plus one" Nodding at the implication the other members nodded slowly still surprised at just how much a person had managed to achieve in such a short time.
"All right everybody it's time for food now who wants pancakes" With eyes turning from the most successful member of the conference and onto the newly produced food each of the adventurers sitting at the table chose what they wanted to put on their freshly produced food and began to eat all the while Nyanta then walked to the sides and gave each of the guild members pancakes where they started to eat up rapidly. "Hm nothing is better than the silence of people enjoying good food how are you finding it miss Serara" The result he got from the small guild was a blush on her face alongside a massive smile as she happily ate her crushes food not willing to leave a single crumb lest it be considered an insult to his kindness and gentlemanly ways.
"I'll have to admit Shiroe I was a little apprehensive of allowing somebody without a guild to join but if Nat has managed to achieve such things in a short time period I do believe he will be a great help don't you agree" With a small tilt of his head Nat recognised the compliment that Soujiro gave his way as he realised just how valuable and how much the youngest member of the conference had put into making this happen as well as giving the group power to work with rather than starting with nothing.
"As much as I hate to agree your little friend has managed to defeat all of us" The words came out like the grinding of teeth from where they had emanated from as for the man grinding his teeth well his spiky red hair seemingly stayed in the same position as fist once again impacted the table in anger.
"Seeing as we're talking about proper issues like we have all agreed to this conference shall we make it official" Speaking calmly the leader of D.D.D addressed the guild as her realised that they had all subconsciously agreed to this governing body. "D.D.D accepts your invitation to join the Round Table Alliance" Almost as if to prove his point he rapidly rose from his chair and stared at all the other members daring them to follow his actions something which worked.
"As is honesty with this council we can truly improve to living conditions of the city" With a huge smile on his face seemingly relived in the knowledge that the daily life of people was going to become far better. Nat in the mean time sighed inwardly as he watched the next person rise to pledge their allegiance right as they had started to talk about the issues and try to sort it out honestly couldn't they have waited until the end rather than waste time in the middle.
"The Marine Agency agrees to your terms" Nat looked at the man with hidden confusion they hadn't discussed any sort of terms within the last few seconds other than him black mailing them with their most private information and even then they should have been far quieter about it not shouting it out loud.
"You also have our support Shiroe the West Wind Brigade is ready as soon as you need us" Standing up as he beamed happily at his ex teammate Soujiro proclaimed his allegiance to the council.
"Glendale is onboard with this idea"
"So is radio market" Returning to his nice cup of tea Nat shook his head as each person stood up not even bothering to try and understand the reason for all the dramatics since didn't they even realise that they had been in a conversation seconds ago.
"Roderick Firm is with you"
"So is shopping street eight as a group we will be both stronger and richer" This declaration caused Isaac to smile as he forced his massive bulk from his chair his metal armour twanging as it caught with part with the table.
"You got our support villain in glasses, kid" Nat didn't even bother to respond refusing to give the large man any form of victory as he smirked at him.
"Well you've always had us Shiroe" Bouncing on the edge of her toes the overly happy elf smiled at the man she considered to be the true leader even if the younger person was leading to political discussions.
"I promise that I and the rest of Log Horizon will make Akihabara a better place to live for all" Nat swore that if this had been an anime there would have been some type of rousing music as all people once again looked at him waiting for him to loudly proclaim his allegiance to the city and its people suffice to say he was not impressed.
"We were in the middle of a conversation about our plans for the cities" His flat tone suddenly hit everybody before they blinked and looked at each other before realising with a small blush on their face that they had essentially done something completely unneeded. Taking action to stop their sudden embarrassment they promptly parked themselves back on their chairs. "Thank you perhaps we can get to the important issues of running a city" With Nat's sarcastic voice echoing in the halls the other eleven members blushed as they were forced to remember what had occurred before they were brought back down thanks to their youngest member.
"Okay where were we " Inside his head Nat smashed his skull against a brick wall at the sheer stupidity of the question however as he looked around him he couldn't help but wonder if this would occur more often he could only hope that it didn't.
"On to the topic of our neighbours as I was going to talk about despite any diplomatic missions we have to be prepared for a full scale confrontation with the people of the land" From his slightly doubtful face it was rather obvious for the wizard to tell that it would be the leader of the largest warrior guild to speak yet again.
"You really think there could be a war between adventurers and People of the land" Going by the other peoples expressions n the table besides the white cloaked enchanters it became rather clear that most of the others were in the same type of mindset.
"Its not a case of if it's a case of when" Seeing the dubious face on the leader of D.D.D Nat decided to explain his point on this matter especially since if they refused to talk about this subject all together it could prove to be disastrous.
"The pop's (People of the Land) out number us significantly and despite our strength it's not good enough if we got into a full scale war and who here can honestly say that they will kill their way through hundreds if not thousands without any care or concern." Seeing that the group were starting to think in-depth about the situation that they found themselves in Nat pressed o trying to hammer home the importance of good relations with their neighbours. The Pops keep everything running behind the scenes they work the bank, repair the buildings, grow the food all those little tasks that people find boring are essential and if we treat them wrong then it could cause a mass revolt and the nearby kingdom's would be more than happy to support them if it meant destroying the super powerful monsters which wandered on their lands with no respect for their tradition".
The slightly discomfort silence that followed was strange as well as worrying as much as they wanted to dislike it they had learned history in classes of famous rebellions one of the most famous being the French revolution. With the people starving the people revolted and killed their leaders but there were also the slave revolts which end up badly and despite their recently gained power they didn't want to be evil all they wanted to do was to survive and try to discover what had caused this set of events.
"Its not pretty guys but we need to keep good relations with the people of the land if we don't than its possible that they could destroy the cathedral and kill us all preventing us to respawn" As Shiroe's eyes glanced at each person sitting there ne noticed that the trading guilds couldn't seem to agree to this fact with a small amount of worry frowning him he took a leaf out of his fellow members book. "Also if we can form trade relations this will help trade especially as you'd be able to sell more since its more than likely that the lords and ladies of this land will be more than interested in anything you could build and sell" Almost instantly the trade guilds agreed to the importance.
Nat found it rather amusing as he watched Shiroe gain the acceptance of the trade guilds in all honesty it wasn't hard all you had to do was mention that this would improve profit and they would jump on whatever train you happened to be driving. It wasn't a case that they were heartless people in fact Nat would state that they would be considered quite kind however the utter ease in which they could be manipulated showed a rather glaring weakness that could be exploited.
The warrior guilds also seemed to show a similar weakness so long as they were given promises that they could have more fights and earn more gold whether from quests or just selling their rewards they would happily jump on the train wherever it was heading. Eins however also looked easy o manipulate going by how he responded as well as his personal information after reading his mind it became obvious that so long as social issues were solved. Of course that did mean that when it did come to social issues he had to keep him on a short leash after all going by his inclinations and history he was a communist which would prove incredibly difficult to deal with if he gained too many followers.
However he would likely get none of his demands put through since the warrior and trading guilds would gang up on him if he tried to push through such an agenda. As for Shiroe well going by his memories he seemed to be a rather moderate person and truly did wish to improve the living standard it was just a shame that he was willing to black mail people since that meant it would be harder to deal with him.
"In that case short stuff what's your plan" Isaac gazed upon the surprisingly talented kid he wasn't too sure to believe him but he trusted Shiroe's judgement and if the villain in glasses believed his story he would also believe the kid.
"On the thirtieth of July the lord and ladies of Eastal will be having a meeting to discuss the political affairs I have been invited already and will likely be able to take a person with me however if we want the council itself to be given an invitation we need to catch the lords and ladies attention." Once again the reaction to his words and progress was utter shock as well as disbelief on the other hand those who would survive better in the political arena started to truly realise the sheer competence and ability that an apparent child had managed to gain.
"So within a month he's managed to set up a top ranked business, become a lord as well be invited to a high class political function" Narrowing his gaze at the supposed child Crusty couldn't help but wonder just who the supposed child was in real life after all in the same span of time that they had been there he had achieved nothing other than expanding the size of his guild. "Perhaps I should get someone to spy on him but who to do the job" As his eyes flickered his two commanders standing at the side of the room he decided that would be a wrong decision especially since the leader of what was becoming the richest business in the city would have seen their faces already. Still he was curious on the kid's point how exactly did they expect to be sent an invitation to such a high class event.
"And how exactly would we do that besides you none of us have even come close to the royalty yet alone meet them and become lords" Akaneya the short man in charge of Radio Market spoke with clear doubt in his voice as he heard that. "Sure you may have succeeded in somehow speaking with them but I doubt that they will give us all the time of day". Nat rolled his eyes back internally what was it with people interrupting him before he could finish it just seemed that every time he made a point somebody had to interrupt him wasting needless time when they had such a large amount of topics to discuss about.
"It's simple with a massive shift in technology the nobles will get both curious and suspicious as such they will send spies in to discover how this works. Once they realise that adventurers are not only intelligent in their minds but also eclipsing them in terms of economy, culture, technology and several other things they will have to send a representative to speak with us. Add to that the fact that they are holding a highly important political meeting in a month and it becomes highly convenient for them if we attend. After all if we meet at one of the largest political events of the year than both sides get to fully meet each other in one go rather than small useless meetings especially since despite being a monarchy duke Serjiad does need the support of his underlings"
Thinking about it in detail Shiroe could easily understand where the wizard was coming from with huge leaps in technology the nobles would get frightened of the increasing power as well as seeing a chance to benefit from it. Of course if this meeting went wrong then suspicion would continue to rise until somebody fucked up somewhere resulting in a huge scale war that would lead to the deaths of thousands something he would rather not happen.
"You have a point but since you have met the nobility would you care to describe their ways from what you could gather" Leaning in forward Crusty spoke with political curiosity, normally he wouldn't care especially since he would rather not get mixed up more than he would have to with politics. However if they were going to be thrown into this fire it would be best if they could prepare as much as possible as well know that they could hide behind the one person in the group who seemed to know what he was doing.
"Their political structure is based on European medieval society but more along the lines of the Holy Roman Empire. The Duke is charge of the armies but most of the lords have a lot of autonomy reducing the total power of the monarch." Some members of the council frowned as they still didn't understand what they meant and even more didn't have a clue what the Holy Roman Empire was though Nat could perfectly understand since the books he had to learn from about muggle history didn't mention them.
"I'm still not quite sure I understand could you elaborate further" Shiroe seeing his friends Soujiro's plight decided to release him from it using a far more modern example .
"Think of the United States but the States have far more power than in most countries as besides having to send soldiers and obey the Duke as well as a few other things they have quite a bit of authority" Nodding agreement since he understood what it all meant Soujiro remained silent internally figuring out if this was a better system of government than a strong central one of course there was no room o debate this.
"That's useful but how do we interact with them after all none of us have ever gone to such a high class event or even raised in nobility" Not saying anything Nay also followed the other members actions of just looking around at the other members not giving the others any hint that he had grown up as a person of noble birth even if it was from a non important and ignored house.
"Rieze" At the mention of her name one of the commanders of Crusty's guild specifically the blonde one jumped as she realised that she was being pulled into the conversation."Due to her child hood I'm sure she can teach us the appropriate ways to speak and behave around nobility". Glaring in response to her name being called out the blonde haired woman wondered how he had apparently gained that information especially as only one other person knew about that and he had promised to never mention it. Before she could comment on how such a private piece of information had made its way into the hands of a complete and utter stranger she heard her boss speak to her.
"Would that be okay with you Rieze if you gave us on some instruction" As he looked at her she couldn't help but feel the need to scream in anger at what had occurred but she denied that as she saw the hidden but calculated look on Crusty's face. She could tell with how his eyes were flicking to the person who had mentioned her name that Crusty's wished for her to agree so that they could gain some more information on the young wizard.
"I would be happy to teach everyone some basics though my duties to D.D.D will have to come first" With a small but stern smile on her face she bowed from her side to the room before moving back to the side to stand beside her fellow commander.
"Thank you Rieze I will make sure to give you a reward later" The small dust of pink went unnoticed to all but the leader of Britannia as he confirmed his suspicions of the woman liking her boss in a romantic way.
"Indeed your contributions will be appreciated although you won't have to worry about me I have researched the topic online once after I had gotten bored" The internal glare that the woman gave could have killed somebody if glares had been capable of doing so well unless it was a basilisk in which case you should run the fuck away and find the biggest gun you could.
"Good we can only wait and see what happens with the nobility and a possible invitation but for now we need to get onto the subject of transportation. First I would suggest that we should when we have the time and recourses to do so begin on the major roads first and then go on to the minor ones" With a quick change of topics the conference of the round table carried on each member discussing how best to combat the possible problems that the city faced.
Yeah this was a short chapter compared to the rest and didn't go into all the topics but I wanted to give an overview even if just a brief one of the discussions that occurred in the meeting.
Besides that I would really appreciate it if you could head over to my profile and vote on what kind of story you would like to see me start next.