Galaxy Alliance

"What a knight."

Watching Duanmu Huai introduce Mary to Dadanier up ahead, Ann tilted her head and spoke quietly to Gureiya.

"Huh? Did the knight do something?"

"Gureiya, you really should pay more attention to things outside of academics."

Looking at her friend's expression, Ann helplessly shook her head.

"You should know what this signing means. We all know that although those destroyed planets were home to human civilizations, the culture, customs, and habits of the humans on each planet are different, right?"

"Hmm..."

"Of course, I believe that after they communicate with one another and spend more time together, everyone will gradually understand and accept each other's existence. But don't you think that if there were an opportunity to bring them together, it could prevent many misunderstandings and make everything proceed more smoothly?"

"That... I understand, but how do we do that?"

"Isn't the knight already doing it?"

"Huh?"

Hearing Ann's answer, Gureiya froze for a moment before looking toward Duanmu Huai.

"You mean... having that merchant publish Miss Mary's book?"

"That's right. You've read Miss Mary's book too. It was interesting, wasn't it?"

"It was..."

"If someone else liked Miss Mary's book, you'd probably have a lot to talk about with them, right?"

"Of course... Ah, is that what you mean?"

"That's right."

Ann clapped her hands with a grin.

"After all, every planet's human civilization has its own pride. If they spread books and stories among one another, cultural friction and conflicts are bound to arise. Things like, 'Our stories are obviously more interesting,' or 'The heroes in our legends are braver than theirs.' But if it's the Inquisition, there won't be that sort of problem, because our relationship with the governments of these human civilization planets is roughly the same across the board... It seems that