309 - - 第三百九话 悪所通い
While Princess Rufana was on her way to Garbee to meet her mother and her family, a problem was brewing in the capital of Agartha. Now, in one of the rooms of the guest house, a secret meeting is about to take place to deal with the problem. Present there were Linos, Rico, May, and the four Poseidonians, Chiwan, Roni, Doki, and Tarma, as well as the OWARA Curelite. And beyond their gazes, there was the Empress of Miedai, in tears, holding her infant child in her arms.
She lays the child, named Augi, next to her with great care. He seems to be sleeping. The Empress lovingly strokes the baby's head. Everyone just watched in silence.
"It's ...... hard to believe, but ......"
Doki broke the silence and opened his mouth. He is frozen with a surprised look on his face. Cure Light opens his mouth to him, expressionless but apologetic.
"Fact: ......"
At these words, everyone sighed and hung their heads in shame.
It is the emperor who is in trouble. He has been going to the brothel, Miraya Agalta, from time to time. When I heard this story, I thought it was impossible, but it seems to be true.
It was the empress who noticed the change in the emperor. He is a good-looking father who takes care of his children willingly, but in the evening, he often left the house without a trace, saying that he was going to meet someone. At first, the empress trusted the emperor's words that he would meet with renowned scholars and politicians and learn many things for the revival of the Mideast, but one day, he came back with a fragrance that she did not remember before. The Empress intuitively recognized it as a woman's fragrance and began to observe the emperor.
Then, everything he did seemed suspicious. Why did he have to go out in the evening? Why not in the daytime? Why does the emperor keep going to see him in the first place? Can't he invite the other party to this guest house? ....... Thinking about this, the Empress finally ordered Cure Light to follow her husband.
The emperor is always guarded by narwhals, and Cure Light is his subordinate. She was perplexed because the Empress's order meant betraying her superior, but she accepted the task after the Empress' tearful plea. However, the other party is a narwhal. Even if she simply followed him, he would notice her immediately. Cure Light made the most of his ninja skills and went after the Emperor. She almost caught his attention several times, but she managed to avoid his eyes and finally saw the emperor entering the brothel, Milaya Agartha.
She wondered whether or not to tell the Empress about this shocking revelation. She first consulted her doctor, Tarma. Tarma could not make a decision either, so she consulted Doki and Chi-wan, and from there she talked to me, and then to Rico and May. In the end, we decided that it was impossible to keep the Empress in the dark, so we told her the truth.
Although we had expected and prepared for it to some extent, the Empress was unable to speak when she learned of the Emperor's action. We all tried our best to help her, but her symptoms did not improve. Then, Doki tactfully called Loni. He remembered that she had experience in curing similar symptoms. In the end, thanks to Loni's treatment, the Empress was finally able to calm down.
"That's ...... why men are such bad creatures."
Loni's strong words made us boys involuntarily lower our eyes. No, let me assure you, I have never cheated on anyone, nor would I ever. I swear. I'm serious. If you think I'm lying, look me in the eye. Those are not the eyes of a man who would do such a thing!
With this in mind, I lifted my eyes and met Loni's. I involuntarily remove my gaze from hers. No, because Loni scares me.
"......Well, I think it would be best if you explained this to me yourself."
Rico's calm voice echoes through the room. She looks around at us and continues to speak.
"I don't believe that the emperor would ever let himself be carried away by another woman. Surely there must be a reason? And you didn't see inside the room just because you entered the ...... whorehouse, did you?"
Rico glances at me. I open my mouth to everyone, a little flustered.
"Oh, ah... ....... Well, the Miraya, the Miraya is ....... It's not just a whorehouse, it's also a ...... salon, a cultural salon. Therefore, whether the emperor is having an affair there or not is a very delicate matter. ......"
All eyes hurt. You're the one who gave the business license to Milaya Agarta, right? You decided on the concept of that restaurant, didn't you? So you can explain this to the Empress better, right? It's hard to see everyone looking at you like that. .......
"...... Let's all wait for the emperor's return."
With these words from Rico, the meeting was temporarily dismissed.
It was quite late in the evening when the emperor returned to the guest house. As soon as he entered the room, he was surprised to see us waiting there. That's right. He would not expect to see nearly 10 people in his room. He stood there in front of the door, looking at each one of us.
"I'm sorry to bother you, Sir, but I'd like to ask you a question.
Rico's firm voice could be heard. He huffed and slowly made his way to the table where we were sitting. Then he slowly takes a seat in an empty chair.
"So many ....... What the hell is going on?"
"My Lord, I'm going to ask you a direct question. You've been going to a whorehouse recently, haven't you?
Rico's direct challenge to the emperor. He looks a little awkward for a moment, but then scratches his cheeks, looking as if he is reluctant to say anything.
"I...... no...... that......."
"Sir."
With a trembling voice, the Empress opens her mouth.
"If I am ...... at fault, please tell me. Such ...... as hiding from me ...... and going to bad places, I ...... am ......."
Spilling tears, she speaks to Teisho-sama. He looked around in a panic and opened his mouth.
"Wait ......, Ok! What on earth are you talking about? Maro went to the whorehouse, but not because he was attracted to another girl. Ok, calm down.
"Did you go to the whorehouse ......?"
"No, no, ...... that's not what I meant. That's not what I meant."
The empress weeps and the emperor tries desperately to calm her down. This situation is not good. The emperor is definitely away from home. As I was thinking that I should do something to help him, I was looking for the right moment to say something to her, when suddenly I heard a thick-set man's voice.
"There's been a misunderstanding.
I noticed that narwhal was standing right behind the emperor. Everyone froze in shock at this sudden turn of events. Then he continued his speech.
"A whorehouse is a place where people meet face-to-face. face to face (face to face?).
"What do you mean?"
Rico asks with a curious look on his face. The emperor scratches his cheek and opens his mouth in embarrassment.
"Maro went to the whorehouse to meet ...... someone."
"To meet people?"
"Mm. To meet people here in the guest house, you must have a certain status and be dressed appropriately. Besides, ...... we can't have a knee-to-knee talk. That's why we meet in a whorehouse.
"I'm sorry, could you please explain it a little more clearly?"
He nodded broadly at my comment and began to explain the background to me.
Originally, the highly educated Teishin-sama had been trying to improve his skills by meeting many people and learning from them in Agartha. However, in a guest house, the number of people he could call on was naturally limited, and it was difficult for ordinary people to casually come to Agartha. So they turned their attention to a brothel. Here, regardless of status, even rough clothes were allowed to some extent. And, they could discuss things knee-to-knee. This is why he chose the brothel as a place to meet people.
Afterwards, he began to talk about the people he had met at the whorehouse in great detail. He had met highly knowledgeable scholars, soldiers, doctors, and even an old man who taught painting to children in the city. He was thinking about how he could use the knowledge he gained from these meetings for the good of the Mideast nation. He was so dynamic that I had no choice but to listen to him with my mouth hanging open.
"......That's what I meant, Oku. Maro does not hate you. It's just that he goes to the whorehouse for his own study. ...... but I've caused him unnecessary worry as well. Please forgive me."
Saying this, he bowed deeply. Later, Ikkaku testified that the emperor had never been with another woman, and his suspicions were confirmed. He apologetically apologized to us and continued.
"But that brothel district is an interesting place. There were many unusual people there."
"I see. But, Your Imperial Highness, how could you even think of meeting someone in a whorehouse?"
At my comment, the emperor let out a smile.
"Yes, on the advice of the Baron.
Baron?
"......, Lord Gong."
Gong?
He says it was Gon who led the emperor to the whorehouse. Come to think of it, he once came home late at night saying he was going to give the emperor a lecture or something, but I had no idea he was doing such a thing. ....... Moreover, he is a famous tycoon called "Baron Gon" in the whorehouse district of Agartha.
I involuntarily looked at Riko next to me. She looked at me with a blank expression, as if she were looking far away, as if she were looking at the farthest reaches of the universe. I involuntarily turn away.
"...... Maro didn't just go to the whorehouse district for fun. It's a place frequented by people from all walks of life and all walks of life. That's why it gathers so much information. It was not in vain that I went there."
The emperor smiles and opens his mouth. Then he looks around at us again, his face a little tense.
"It seems that Orjin and Satsuki have entered this Agartha.