Although the residence the Akademiya had arranged for the Inazuma delegation was somewhat off-putting, it was at least defensible. After all, protecting diplomatic missions was one of the Akademiya's responsibilities. This time, however, the Akademiya was using protection as a pretext for surveillance.
Besides, the guards from the Corps of Thirty were only watching them, not restricting any member of the Inazuma delegation from coming and going freely. Under these circumstances, Yucheng could hardly fall out with the Akademiya over it.
Moreover, apart from the drawback of being next door to the Citadel of Regzar, this mansion in a prime location really did suit Yucheng's tastes.
After going through the motions of welcoming the Inazuma delegation, the Akademiya's attitude toward them took a complete turn. They were no longer as warm as before, as though hurrying the Inazuma delegation into Sumeru City had been the most important part.
Not only had they failed to prepare any sort of welcome banquet, they had merely asked Setaria, who had shown them the way, to inform Yucheng that discussions on diplomatic affairs between the two nations would take place on the Akademiya's second floor at nine the following morning.
As a result, the stretch from that afternoon until the following morning was left free.
Since the members of the Inazuma delegation had rested well during their two days in Vimara Village and shaken off the exhaustion of their long journey, they were now in good spirits. With a wave of his hand, Yucheng gave everyone free time to explore this scholarly city of wisdom.
Naturally, this drew cheers from everyone. The members of the Inazuma delegation set out in groups of three or five to explore Sumeru City at their leisure and experience its local customs.
Unfortunately, every group that went out invariably