Discussing the Alliance Treaty

"Uh-huh!"

"Whoosh!"

Just as Sordil was captivated by Irene's beauty, a sharp pain suddenly shot through his back. Diphiya's right hand had somehow moved to his back and was pinching the flesh on his back in a circular motion, causing him to gasp for breath in pain.

"Diphiya, what are you doing!"

"Sordil, just a heads-up, you've drooled on the floor, wipe it off quickly!"

After finishing his Mind Talk with Diphiya, Sordil immediately reached up and touched the corner of his mouth, but there was nothing there.

"Diphiya, you lied to me!"

"Oh! No? But I clearly saw a long, clear liquid hanging from the corner of Sordil's mouth. Could it be that you swallowed it again, Sordil?"

"You're still trying to deny it! You're clearly playing me for a fool, and you still won't admit it!"

"Sordil, you big bad guy! You just bully me, Yingying!"

Faced with Diphiya's antics and silliness, Sordil was completely helpless. He could only cut off her Mind Talk with a dark expression and then distance himself from this capricious female demon. While Sordil and Diphiya were bickering, Irene had already stepped down from the throne and was talking to Kaldiz.

Irene pointed to Sordil and the other man standing behind Kaldiz and asked softly, "Lord Kaldiz, who are these two?"

"Let me introduce you on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen. This is Prince Sordil, and this is Princess Diphiya. The three of us will represent Fostadu to negotiate the terms of the alliance with your country."

Kaldiz pointed to Sordil and Diphiya behind him, introducing them to Irene and explaining the purpose of their visit. Just as Irene was about to greet Sodir and Sordil's body suddenly shrank until he was the same height as Irene. As Irene was still astonished, Sordil knelt down on one knee, gently lifted Irene's right hand, and softly kissed it.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, beautiful Queen Irene!"

Looking at the seven-colored dragon who was as tall as herself, Irene suddenly felt as if she were facing a Prince from a human country, not a Prince from the dragon race. Fortunately, Irene was a well-traveled person and quickly regained her composure, then politely returned the greeting.

"Prince Sordil, I'm curious where you learned these human manners? Of course, I'm even more curious why you changed your body into this form. Was it to match the manners you just performed?"

The goddess he had been longing for was right in front of him, and they were talking. Sordil felt his 'otaku heart' was about to explode. He took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and went over what he was going to say in his mind again and again. Only after confirming that it was correct did Sordil dare to speak.

"Queen Irene, you've asked me so many questions at once, I don't even know which one to answer first. How about this, let me explain why I want to keep the same height as you! Actually, it's very simple. I don't like talking to people with my head down, it makes my neck very uncomfortable. And I also don't like people looking up at me, it makes me look ugly."

"Pfft"

Hearing Sordil's utterly bizarre explanation, Irene couldn't help but burst out laughing. Irene thought that if the Dragon Clan had an award for Best Humorous Character, she would definitely vote for Sordil. Beside Sordil, Diphiya, hearing this incredibly embarrassing explanation, felt an urge to slap him and send him sprawling to the wall. He didn't like talking to people with his head down, and didn't like people looking up at him—then who was the guy standing at the entrance of the Dark Dungeon talking to Mevajena and the others with his head down? Looking at Sordil laughing along with Irene, Diphiya really wanted to say, 'Shameless! Still laughing!'

At this moment, Sordil felt helpless. He couldn't very well say, "If I look down from above, my body will become uncontrollable and I'll feel impulsive towards you!" So, in this awkward, helpless, and embarrassing yet polite smile, Sordil finally succeeded in completing his first conversation with the goddess of his heart.

"Prince Sordil is so funny! Now, can you answer my other question?"

With a good opening, Irene's unfamiliarity with Sordil was gradually disappearing, and she asked in a soft and gentle tone.

"Of course! Your Her Majesty Irene should know that we Fostadu migrated from the Western Continent. Before I left the Western Continent, I studied at the Mildian Magic Academy for a period of time. I learned these etiquette rules from the library at the Mildian Magic Academy."

"So that's how it is!"

After learning that Sordil had studied in human society, Irene was not surprised that he was able to master human etiquette.

"By the way! Queen Irene can just call me by my name. It's more friendly and saves time."

After stabilizing the situation and preventing it from collapsing, Sordil began to try to get closer to Irene in preparation for taking over this 'high ground' in the future.

"In that case, Sordil, you can just call me by my name."

Alas! How could the brave and naive Irene have imagined that this guy was already eyeing her? So, she innocently returned the favor to this 'pervert' Sordil.

"Alright, Irene! I think we should now get down to business, the issue of the alliance between our two races!"

"No problem!"

Watching the two leave one after the other, treating her like she didn't exist, Diphiya felt a burning rage within her. However, given the current situation, Diphiya had no choice but to suppress her anger for now, planning to deal with this 'womanizer' bastard properly once they returned to the inn.

Kingdom of Tsuyioru Xiu, Western Border

"Two more sentry posts should be added here, and the tower here should be reinforced to prevent any accidents."

"Yes! I will take care of it immediately, General!"

"I trust you to do things properly, so go quickly!"

Among the group of people carefully observing a map, a burly officer immediately left the tent and went to the mission location to carry out his duties. General Langu, the commander-in-chief, let out a long sigh of relief after giving instructions. Just as he was about to rest, the tent flap suddenly opened, and his adjutant Keith, rushed in, carrying a roll of parchment. Once inside, Keith ordered everyone else to leave immediately and handed the parchment to General Langu, who was seated at the head of the table.

"Hmm? His Majesty the King wants me to hand over the defense responsibilities and then return to the capital immediately?"

"General, can the King explain why he has summoned you back to the capital?"

"He didn't say that, he just said he had something important to discuss with me!"

"General, I think it would be better to bring more soldiers with us, so that we can better deal with any unexpected events."

"You suspect..."

"Better safe than sorry, General!"

"Okay! Let's prepare it as you say."