To those unfamiliar with government affairs, Kuki Shinobu's question sounded almost like a humblebrag. If everyone present had not been so familiar with her abilities, they would have had the impression that she was finding fault where there was none.
Kuki Shinobu had been responsible for drafting and polishing the Letters of State exchanged with Liyue and Mondstadt. It was fair to say that she understood the diplomatic situation better than anyone else present. With those two documents she had written as references, even someone unfamiliar with government affairs could judge their merits.
In fact, the various trade terms and details of cooperation in this Letter of State between Inazuma and Sumeru were already more favorable than those with Liyue and Mondstadt. If an ordinary diplomat had brought such great gains back to Inazuma, the Inazuma Shogunate would probably have held a grand celebration banquet for him.
But the envoy visiting Sumeru this time had been Yucheng himself, Inazuma's Regent. Given how well Kuki Shinobu knew her Regent, she kept feeling that achieving only this much would have posed no difficulty whatsoever for him. It would hardly have warranted his staying in Sumeru for so long. He must have had something else in mind.
At her words, Yucheng gave a satisfied smile. "That's Kuki Shinobu for you. I really can't hide anything from you. What's in this Letter of State could be called the least noteworthy gain from my trip to Sumeru. The greater gains are the things that weren't put down on paper.
"Ah, honestly, your level of ability really makes me envious. Why can't you work as my full-time secretary? You insist on working part-time. Your mother has complained to me several times over that alone."
Even with Kuki Shinobu wearing a face mask, Yucheng could sense her