I Try To Enjoy My Life But This Woman Keep Calling Me Villain-Chapter 210: A New Alliance Meeting

"How are you finding our country, Princess?"

And it was a surprise. I thought that the guest was nothing but a noble of another country, but it looked like I was wrong. This young woman is a princess.

I can hear her chuckle and say.

"You did not need to change your tone when talking to me, Grandmaster Gwyndolin. I am a diplomat in this country, not a princess. Please call me Ashryn or Ash for short."

"You know that diplomats carry weight, right?"

"Not as much as a princess, no."

"Even then, I need to talk to you with some sort of respect, no?"

"Then please call me Ashryn or Ash, Grandmaster Gwyndolin."

I hum a little and say.

"Then please call me Gwyn when we are alone, and I will call you Ash when we are alone, deal?"

She gives me a bright smile, and I also give her a small smile. We continue to walk to the throne room, where Ash will meet the king. The two knights in front of us open the door to the throne room, where I can see the king sitting on the throne with his Advisors standing on the left and right sides of the carpet underneath the throne while the two Grandmasters and Duke Verqur standing next to the throne.

I let the princess and her guard walk forward while I stood next to Duke Verqur to watch over our guest. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"Welcome to my kingdom, Princess of Ozawen Kingdom, Ashryn Erharice Ozawen. Are you enjoying my kingdom?"

"Of course, Your Highness. It has been a pleasure exploring this beautiful city. It is just a shame that I cannot go to other cities because of this meeting."

"If you want, I can arrange a group of knights to take you around the kingdom."

"You don’t need to do that, Your Highness. I don’t want to bother you."

"Hahahaha! You did not bother me, princess. However, I will not force you if you do not want it, but please tell one of the servants if you are changing your mind."

"Of course. Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness."

The king nods, and his expression changes into a serious one. My respect for the king increased a little because of his ability to control his expression. He can change from a kind and jolly person into a serious businessman.

Impressive.

"Then let’s get into the main reason for this meeting, shall we?"

"Of course, Your Highness."

"From the letter you sent us, you want to ask us if we can get your family’s heirloom from the pirates that are holding themselves inside an island to the Northeast from here, right?"

The princess nods her head and says.

"That is correct, Your Highness. It is an heirloom from my mother’s side of the family, and it is a shame to lose it."

Ah, I see her tactic. She tries to downgrade the importance of this heirloom so the compensation for our work is lowered. I might not like politics, but because of me being in the capital, I need to learn.

"Truly? Please tell us what kind of heirloom it is so we can separate it from the other goods we get from the pirates."

"Of course, your highness. It is a necklace with a white pearl in the middle of it and red and blue diamonds on the chain."

The king nods his head and says.

"We will inform the others to make sure to watch over this necklace."

"Thank you, your highness."

"Is there anything else you want before we end this meeting?"

"There is one thing, your highness. My father, the King of Ozawen Kingdom, wants to ask the Gipan Kingdom to form an alliance between our two kingdoms."

I can see the king look at her in surprise; to be fair, we also look at her in surprise. The Central Continent is even more far away than the Verlagan Kingdom. To make an alliance with us is something that nobody thought she would ask from us.

That distance alone already makes this alliance not too profitable other than an agreement to protect each other’s sea route. However, trade and non-aggression agreements will be sufficient for this to work. They did not need to make an alliance with us.

There must be something behind their offer.

"An alliance, huh? That is a big request, isn’t it? How about this? You can come back in a week to talk about the alliance. As much as I want to finish this talk quickly, an alliance talk needs a long time to do, and at the moment, my time is too divided between too many people. I am sorry to ask you this, but I cannot do anything to change it."

Instead of frowning from that word, Ash smiles at the king and says.

"Of course, your highness. While waiting, can I accept your earlier offer?"

"Of course! I am more than happy to tell a group of knights to escort you to wherever you want to be."

"Perfect! Then can I ask them to escort me to Cunningham County?"

Ah, shit. I can see the others take a glance at me, and I can only mentally sigh at this situation.

"I don’t mind, but can I ask why? Cunningham County is a great place to visit, but it is quite a long way to go from the capital."

She smiles and says.

"Grandmaster Gwyndolin is a great person to talk with, and I want to see where he has grown up. I am curious about the place he told me with such a fond smile."

Balls. She wanted to come to my home because I told her about my home, huh? Urgh. I started to regret telling her about my home. Well, what worse can happen with her inside my home?

I freeze when I feel a cold wind rush past me. I fuck up, didn’t I? I should not tempt fate and invite Murphy to visit my home. Dammit!

"I see."

The king looks at me and says,

"Grandmaster Gwyndolin, can I ask for a favor and make sure our guests have a great time in your territory?"

"It is still my father’s territory, your highness. As for your question, yes. I shall make sure to make our guests have a great time."

I already know what he means. Other than Ash, I also need to make sure Princess Vida has a great time while she is in Cunningham County.

"Good."

The king then looks at Ash and says.

"If there is nothing else, please enjoy our hospitality."

"Of course, your highness."