Chapter 462

Consultation with Lord Sazaby
Once Plum arranged contact with King Sazaby, he arrived via teleportation the very next day.
As always, his agility is remarkable.
Kiri wasn't present, but this was just a light meeting to discuss how the Darshe Principality would respond.

“Hm. So the Water Seat came to you and said they wanted to increase the number of learning institutions?”

“Yes. Father, had you heard anything about this?”

“I don’t know much about the Isles of the Eight Gods either. They’re not particularly active in foreign trade, and I have no idea why the Water Seat, which represents the elves, would suddenly propose creating places of learning.”

Huh?
What does he mean by “which represents the elves”?
I interrupted the conversation to ask, and it turns out that each of the Eight Seats is assigned to a specific race.
Among them, the elves are entrusted with the Water Seat.
The other seats are held by other races.
Wow, they really do have a policy that avoids favoring any particular race.

“The Isles of the Eight Gods—just as the name implies—is ruled by eight seat-holders, known as the Eight Seats. Several islands function together as one country, and the Eight Seats hold the highest authority.”

“Then… does that mean Kiri is like a duke or something?”

“The Eight Seats are not hereditary, so more accurately, you could compare them to ministers. Still, I’ve never heard of the Water Seat being in charge of education. That country is mysterious to begin with, and this situation just makes it even more so.”

“You think so too, Father? Then… should we decline the matter of the exchange students?”

“No, that’s a separate issue. If the Isles of the Eight Gods has the intent, we can accept their students and allow them to study in the Darshe Principality. Of course, we’ll have to deliberate on it with the Seven Great Ducal Houses first.”

Hmm, I guess things won’t go that smoothly after all.
Still, now I’m even more curious about why Kiri suddenly came and asked for a school.
If they just wanted information about the outside world, there are plenty of other ways to get it.
And she seemed to genuinely want the children to turn their eyes outward, so it doesn’t feel like it was purely about information gathering either.

I really don’t understand.
Maybe if we asked more directly, we’d learn something?
But politics really isn’t my strong suit...
I’ll just leave it to Lord Sazaby’s capable hands.

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