"What, Count Mavis, Count Redlight (Reina), and Count Beckett (Pauline) have run away! Wh-What about Count Mile von Askham! Count Askham!!" (Prime Minister)
The prime minister changed his face when he heard the report from his subordinate, but...
"As usual, Count Askham speaks to everyone from the balcony of the temporary temple twice a day, and the rest of the time she receives basic education as a nobleman... She has been educated as a queen and spends her free time eating sweets that she has made herself. ...I'm worried that if I don't do something, she'll gain weight..." (Subordinate)
"Hmm… I guess I should put a limit on the amount of sweets…
No, that doesn't matter! There's no sign of her running away, right?" (PM)
"Yes, sir!" (SO)
"Hmm….Although the other three are great heroes of salvation, they are just ordinary humans who follow the angel and have only the power equivalent to A-rank. They are the goddess’s messengers. As long as Count Askham is there, there won't be any problems... However, those three people are necessary as a weight to keep Count Askham in this country. If those three move to another country, there is a possibility that Count Askham will follow them. Find the three people's whereabouts immediately! Also, just to be sure, I'd like to add a little extra weight... Hey, please send someone to August Academy. Write a letter right away!" (PM)
"Ah, we've finally arrived. Well, the order from His Majesty to 'Persuade Marquis Askham to return to her homeland' is troublesome, but I am grateful that I was able to confidently come to meet Adele-san as part of the mission ordered by His Majesty." (Marcella)
Monica and Aureana nodded their heads at Marcella's words.
In front of the three of them was the temporary temple where Mile lived.
Because it would take time to construct a proper stone temple, this temporary wooden structure was erected next to the temple construction site.
However, even though it was a temporary structure, it was built by the three neighboring countries, other countries, and the temple power, so there was something about the faces of those people. As a result, it was quite large and impressive as a temporary wooden structure.
"Then, let's go!" (Marcella)
"Yeah!" (Other 2)
It was widely known that the "Wonder Trio" were Marquis Askham's best friends, and there was no one to stop them.
...Or rather, of course, the Kingdom of Brandell, the home country of the Wonder Trio, borders the "Sanctuary" where the temporary temple was built, so they entered the Sanctuary directly without going through another country, and the temporary temple One-third of the guards, priests, and shrine maidens who protected them were from their own country, the Kingdom of Brandel. They entered with guidance through the gate that they were in charge of, so there was no way they were going to be stopped.
And there's no way she'd use a throne room to meet her best friend.
They were led directly to a private reception room, where the shrine maiden served tea and sweets left, leaving the nostalgic four alone.
"Marcella-san, Monica-san, Aureana-san, it’s been a while! Thank you for coming!" (Mile)
"......" (All WT)
"...Huh? Um, everyone..." (Mile001)
"......" (All WT)
"Ah, um, what happened...?" (Mile001)
"......" (All WT)
"Ah, um..." (Mile001)
"Who are you!" (All WT)
"...Eh!" (Mile001)
Mile 001 (Nanomachine) was stunned by the sudden accusation.
Yes, because he had absolute confidence in his ability to act as a substitute, he was momentarily delayed in reacting to something completely unexpected.
"Where did you take Adele-san?" (Marcella)
"You fake, give me back Adele!"
"Is Adele-chan safe? We, the Wonder Trio, will crush these nefarious people who are trying to manipulate countries using fake information!!"
"Awawawawa! T-that's not true! Everyone, calm down..." (Mile001)
"Are you still going to continue to imitate Adele-san after this period? Everyone will capture you half to death!" (Marcella)
"Ouch!!" (Mile001)
"Well, wait, wait! There's a reason for this..." (Mile001)
"Mile-sama, Saint Mariette-sama has visited us… So, what on earth are you guys doing?!"
A shrine maiden brought a visitor there.
It is well known that the Saint Mariette was Mile's favorite, and of course the entrance where Mariette entered was manned by guards and shrine maidens from the Kingdom of Tils, so the shrine maiden guiding her was also there. The guards and priests also had no intention of interfering with the guests from the Kingdom of Brandell, a rival in the battle for Mile's custody.
...No, in fact, they wanted to get in the way of that, so the option of making Mariette wait didn't exist from the beginning.
Then, in order to avoid interference from the Kingdom of Brandell, they directly guided Mariette without intermediary or prior notice, and that's what they saw. A visitors from the Kingdom of Brandell were about to attack the messenger Mile...
"Ruffian! Everyone, gather, gather!!"
"Oh no, please stop! It's nothing, it's nothing!" (Mile001)
Despite Mile001's desperate cries, the situation continues to worsen...
"Hahahaha, it looks like something has worked out..."
Despite being out of breath, Mile 001 seemed to have calmed down somehow.
Since then, the guards, priests, and shrine maidens have rushed in, and "We were just playing around and reminiscing about our school days!" was what Mile001 said and managed to bring the situation under control.
Marcella and her group also thought that if things continued like this they would be caught and in trouble, so they obediently took advantage of Mile001's excuse.
Since no one doubted the relationship between Mile and the Wonder Trio, who were so famous, both parties agreed, "It's nothing. We were just playing around," and they easily believed it. It didn't matter if it's just one side's opinion, but if both sides said so, there's no reason to doubt it...
Mile001 and Wonder Trio apologized for causing such a commotion, and the guards, priests, and shrine maidens pulled up with wry smiles.
Mile, who hadn't been feeling well lately, was overjoyed by her friends' visit and had too much fun.
It was probably something that made everyone smile and happy...
After everyone left, all that was left in the room was Mile001, Wonder Trio, Mariette, and additional tea and sweets.
And…….
"Mariette-chan, it's been a while! How have you been?" (Mile001)
"......" (Mariette)
Mareet looked at Mile with a suspicious look on her face.
"…Um, Mariette-chan?" (Mile001)
"......" (Mariette)
"Umm……" (Mile001)
"Who are you! Where did you take Mile-sensei!!" (Mariette)
"Eeeeeeh! How come it's so easy to find out?! It's perfect! It's supposed to be a perfect mimicry, but it's so good!!" (Mile001)
Mile001 (Nanomachine) couldn't help but scream at the unbelievable fact...