Chapter 33 – Negotiation

I think the scale is too big.

As soon as she heard Marie’s plan, she thought so.

I wondered what he was talking about, but he meant to change the relationship between the ruined empire and the holy kingdom to make it easier to meet each other.

– It’s okay… ?

Of course you can only be anxious.

It was nothing else, it was to change the relationship between huge countries for the better.

If it wasn’t for Marie, she would have been horrified to stop talking nonsense.

The reason I didn’t do that was because Marie was in the position of princess.

I’m a saint…

In other words, what Marie said was not that far-fetched.

It’s just a matter of how to do it.

– Is there any way?

[I have to do it step by step. I don’t have anything to say right now… ]

Do you think it will work?

That’s not wrong.

If I, who is in a position similar to the Pope, sets out to fully communicate with the Empire, the Holy Kingdom will have no choice.

In fact, she only told her grandfather that she was kicked out of the saintess and all, but in reality her status is no different from that of her grandfather, the pope.

The only problem is that my grandfather, who is the pope, is in a political position and I am more of a symbolic position.

Of course, that doesn’t mean I don’t have a bad relationship with my grandfather, but rather, he’s the one who raised me since I was little, so I think of him as family.

It’s just that I don’t know how to react to knowing that even if I’m a grandfather, I’m contributing to the culture of the empire because I’m not good enough to have a relationship with the nun.

It’s not enough to reveal to someone the age of my grandfather that he was actually a sexual minority, so to say that he had to get along with the empire in order to meet the princess of the empire…

No matter how good-natured the grandfather may be, he will probably turn into a demon the moment he hears my words…

So, you have to come up with some other excuse.

For example, if you are with the empire, you have to persuade the castle by explaining that this is helpful.

Of course, he is a grandfather who has become distant from the empire because he barely used his god as a cartoon material, but will my persuasion work?

‘It seems to work, but… ‘

Even though it looks like this, it is because I am receiving a lot of love from my grandfather.

I have to say that I feel a bit like a daughter-in-law.

Since she abandoned her grandfather, it would be more correct to call her granddaughter an idiot, not a daughter-in-law.

It’s okay to say it with my mouth, but because he likes me very much… It seemed like they would listen if I told them that I wanted to become friends with the empire again because I wanted to be friends with the princess in the empire.

However, if that was the case, it would be a problem if the whole conversation with the empire could be left to me.

Even if I say that I can do it until I earnestly pray and have no choice but to listen, that’s where the problem begins.

Even if he allowed me to connect with the empire to the end, it was clear that he would tell me to do it myself so that I could become friendly with the empire.

Therefore… To sum it up, that’s it.

If you want to meet a friend that far, I won’t stop you, but instead, you make the effort for that.

I would like to say something like this.

My grandfather had always loved me, but he did not neglect to educate me.

As I said a while ago, he always took me with him whenever he went out for political reasons.

There were even times when I went out alone.

She didn’t say that as a saint, she had appeared in the empire a few times.

In other words, they might try to use this opportunity to test my political abilities.

Originally, the saintess was a symbolic being who went out with the warriors to defeat the demon king and spread peace in the world.

To say it’s a political tool… In any case, in terms of the empire, I can be considered similar to the imperial family.

When it comes to kingdoms, they are royalty.

Moreover, since I am a being who was directly chosen by the Goddess, my legitimacy is certain.

First of all, I like him because he’s a kind and kind grandfather, but honestly, when it comes to God, he shows a very strict and fanatical side, as if he’s not in the position of the Pope for nothing, so I’m very reluctant to meet him in such a public setting.

To my grandfather as well as to the people around me, I literally see myself as a faithful saint, so my grandfather likes me very much.

I’ve said it before, but it’s not just a level that I like.

‘It bothers me… ‘

Also, whenever I went to the empire, it was obvious that countless paladins would come in as escorts.

That’s how much he loves me so much.

To the point where I was anxious if there was even the slightest possibility that something might happen to me.

That’s right, since I’m not an ordinary person and I’m a being called a saint, it’s only natural that I’m worried like that…

Grandpa, should I say that it feels a bit over the top?

Anyway, there is a reason why I live in a different building than the same building as my grandfather.

‘But in the end, you really like me… ‘

If you speak well, the day might come when you really become friends with the empire again.

How to become friends is the part where you can talk to Marie if your grandfather accepts it.

“I think it’s worth a try at least once… “

If it can’t be done, it can’t be helped, and if it can be done, it’s worth trying at least once.

– I’ll try to talk to my grandfather first.

[Then, I’ll try to tell Obama once.]

I don’t know how the alliance was formed in this way, but good is good…

If the relationship between the two countries improves in this way, it is very good for us and for the empire and the castle in the long run.

In order to get better with each other, we need to get closer.

Actually, it’s because I want to leave everything else and meet Marie a little more often, but.

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It’s been a long time since I went to see you.

Except for the fact that my grandfather came directly to the building where I am, I am a little nervous because I am going to see him after a long time.

As soon as he sees me, I don’t know if he rushes to hug me just once.

In the past, he always hugged me and tried to lift me up, and when I said he didn’t like me, he got angry and was depressed all day.

Originally, they picked me up abandoned on the street and tried to raise me as a nun, but after realizing that I was a saint chosen by God, I felt like my grandfather’s daughter and granddaughter, so I raised them with great care.

Of course, requesting to meet is comfortable for both knights and priests, so I ignored the request and arrived at the entrance of the Vatican to make a formal request, ignoring the words of my grandfather who said that he could come to his office at any time if he wanted.

“Whoa… “

It was within the site, so there was no particular problem even if it came out.

I wrote a message in advance saying that I am going to an audience with the Pope, so there will be no confusion. Perhaps it was thanks to my contact in advance, the knights who saw me came up to me and bowed their heads.

“Meet the saintess.”

“Today is the day we have an audience with the Pope, isn’t it?”

He answered yes to the knight’s question and nodded.

A knight who had a comfortable and happy expression on my smile opened his eyes wide as if he had suddenly remembered, looked around, and whispered to me.

“The Pope said… When I want to meet with my family, I have to meet as much as I want, why do I have to go through such complicated procedures… “

“Hey, hey, you boy! No matter how lenient the saintess is, what should I do if she says such things right in front of me!”

“Oh, sorry!”

“I’m really sorry for my subordinate, saintess!”

“Yes… “

I don’t really care…

More than that, I am more surprised that the grandfather said such a thing.

Did you really react that way to the fact that you couldn’t see each other as you wished, whether or not there were other people?

Come to think of it, I haven’t met you lately, so I think you’ll want to meet me soon.

In the old days, every day would come to me, hug me, kiss me, and it wasn’t a fuss.

I’ve been telling you from a long time ago not to bow your head over things like this, but these people are also true.

Rather, it was better for him to tell me what his grandfather had said that way.

A bit of a fanatic side, so that’s right, because I love my grandfather as his family. It always makes me feel good to hear someone say that they care so much about me.

I grinned.

“Then I’ll go inside for a while~ It’s really okay, so you don’t have to worry about it~!”

So you don’t have to be so scared.

Saying that, I walked towards the office.

Now.

Now, how would you like to tell the story?