So he’s not necessarily an ally, but he respects Gillain as the head of state... “Asu, what should I do in terms of Galéan etiquette? Ignore him? Apologize? Cry?” I asked again, too quietly for Arthur to hear.
“Beat him up!”
“I didn’t ask you, Lou!”
Just then, an older man with white hair and well-groomed, stylish facial hair started to make his way toward us from behind Arthur.
“That’s the Prime Minister, Sere. Don’t let your guard down.”
That makes sense. He was wearing an expensive-looking suit instead of a military uniform, and on top of it, he wore a cape. He clearly wielded a great deal of magical and political power.
“Oh, I see we have the heavenly beast of the west here. I would expect nothing less from our emperor! He never misses. Arthur, kneel down!”
The prime minister knelt down, but not to me; he was kneeling to Asu and Lou. He could see them.
“It’s nice to meet you. I am Regueid, Prime Minister of Galé. Congratulations on your engagement to Emperor Gillain.”
Appraisal!
He shone blue.
Regueid Patridge (Prime Minister of Galé, marquis, tactician, S-rank adventurer)
Status: Good
Skills: Fire magic, water magic, wind magic, earth magic, tactics
All four kinds of magic and tactics... I’ll have to bring this up with my grandmother later. I curtsied, although it wasn’t very good since I wasn’t in a gown. “It’s an honor to make your acquaintance.”
“Prime Minister!” Arthur shouted. “Please stand up! What’s going on?!”
“Don’t you understand her power?! You’re not even close to her level!”
Well, my A-rank is equal to S, so I’m the same as Arthur... Wait, is he going off Lou’s power?
“Daughters of counts are a dime a dozen in Galé. She’d be nothing without the Trundles behind her.”
Hey, I have the Granzeuses behind me too!
Asu chuckled. “Look what they have to say about you, Sere.”
“He needs to learn some manners!” grumbled Lou.
“I see...” said Regueid. “Miss, could you teach this hard-headed man a lesson?”
“Hm?”
He brought out a small table. Is he going to do the classic party trick where he pulls the tablecloth off? Oh...nope. Another test of strength...
“Ready, go!”
Bam! One shot!
“It can’t be...” Arthur had lost both the argument and the contest not to cry first. He sank to the ground helplessly, still clutching my hand.
“Hey. Hands off.” Gillain, who I hadn’t realized was back already, swatted Arthur’s hand away.
“You really do have a discerning eye,” Regueid said to him. “I wondered what you were up to when you propositioned a little girl while you were studying abroad, but...now Galé has not one, but two holy beasts. This is wonderful!”
We actually have three, including Miyu. I felt gloomy seeing that they were blatantly being treated like weapons, though.
Instantly, Lou was in front of me, directly intimidating Regueid.
Regueid folded under the pressure and fell to his knees, yet his eyes were still glittering. “Amazing!”
“The western beast will have no mercy on anyone who hurts Serephione,” Gillain warned. “Remember that for your own sake.”
“Yes, I understand.” Regueid grinned. I don’t feel like I can trust him.
“We’re done, Sere,” said Gillain. “Let’s go.” He took my hand and led me away. Lou and Asu followed us out of the old castle.