Chapter 444: Division Head Hütter Enters the Marie Kingdom

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Three days after the Hero Summoning ceremony was performed in the Mainz Kingdom, contact marked "urgent" arrived from the border checkpoint to Annie, the wife of the lord of the Wakeham Border Count territory in the Marie Kingdom.

The Wakeham Border Count territory borders the Mainz Kingdom, and is also the place where Stevie previously lost his life.

Since the Wakeham Border Count was in the Royal Capital and absent, Lady Annie read the contact document that arrived from the border checkpoint.

What was written inside was "High Priest Andropov’s party from the Sophia Theocracy has just passed through the checkpoint, so it is thought they will lodge in the territorial capital tonight."

If High Priest Andropov was to stay in the territorial capital, no matter what, he must be entertained with top priority. It was still past noon, and if from now, preparations would barely make it in time. Separately, thanks must be given to the checkpoint director who contacted. There is only one inn in the territorial capital where the High Priest is likely to stay, so arrange to guide them there, have the highest-class room vacated, and convey that tonight’s dinner will be hosted at the lord’s mansion.

Immediately, people were sent out to meet the High Priest’s party. Have them guide the way, and induce them to enter the territorial capital without mistake and act as planned. It was the inn used when going to the Mainz Kingdom, and the High Priest seemed satisfied, so they should use it on the return as well.

Safely, the High Priest’s party entered the lodging. Hearing that, the lord’s wife felt relieved and at the same time accelerated preparations for the evening banquet. At that time, she was told something unexpected from the inn people. The number of lodgers had increased by one this time. It was written that it was a person from the Mainz Kingdom named Ralph Hütter. That person had come riding in the High Priest’s carriage, the High Priest was looking after that man, and it was information that he was thought to be someone of considerable status even in the Mainz Kingdom.

The lord’s wife thought. Who is Ralph Hütter who holds a high position in the Mainz Kingdom? Due to the geopolitics of the border count territory bordering the Mainz Kingdom, one cannot be uninterested in the inside of the Mainz Kingdom’s government. Gathering information on the government is the border count’s long-standing duty, and if there is an abnormality in the Mainz Kingdom’s government personnel, it was essential to contact the Royal Capital of the Marie Kingdom about it, and also investigate the background of the change.

Therefore, they had also grasped that the Hero Summoning ceremony was performed in the Mainz Kingdom. There the lord’s wife arrived at a thought. The surname of the royal palace magic division head who led the Hero Summoning ceremony was certainly Hütter.

Surely not? she thinks. Why did he leave the country at a time still not long after finishing the Hero Summoning ceremony? Riding in the Sophia Theocracy’s carriage and moving together with the High Priest means going to the Sophia Theocracy? However, why try to go to the Sophia Theocracy? Considering the distance from the Mainz Kingdom’s Royal Capital to here, it is thought he departed the Royal Capital immediately after the Hero Summoning ceremony ended. And it is estimated that he hurried considerably on the way as well. Why is there a need to hurry so much? Having accomplished the great feat carved into history of the Hero Summoning, the Mainz Kingdom should be overflowing with voices praising that great feat. Is he not here shaking that off?

The more she thought, the more questions welled up in the lord’s wife’s head. This must be heard as much as possible at the evening banquet. Even if reporting to the Royal Capital, the Royal Capital will surely think the same thing.

For the time being, the lord’s wife ran a fast horse toward the Royal Capital to inform that Division Head Hütter had left the country together with the High Priest of the Sophia Theocracy.

When the time of the evening banquet approached, the Sophia Theocracy’s carriage came to the border count lord’s mansion. High Priest Andropov had visited before, and the lord’s wife also knew his face, but the man who got down next to the High Priest was a face seen for the first time. At a glance his appearance was not impressive, but his eyes were shining brilliantly, and the aura was extremely overwhelming.

That man, after getting down from the carriage, was looking around the mansion restlessly and was unsettled. This is thought to be Division Head Hütter. Generally, magicians are heard to have many eccentrics anyway, so she is convinced that this man is also that kind of thing.

Leading them to the reception, they introduce themselves to each other. That man called Hütter,

"My name is Ralph Hütter. I am a marquis of the Mainz Kingdom, and serve as the division head of the Royal Magic Division. Just the other day, I accomplished the Hero Summoning ceremony!"

he declared loudly. When the lord’s wife looked at Hütter’s face in surprise, he was triumphant, and it felt as though he was looking down on her. High Priest Andropov sitting beside was making a displeased face.

"In fact, in the Hero Summoning ceremony, we used the divine stone owned by the Sophia Theocracy. It is on the way of returning that to the Sophia Theocracy, and Division Head Hütter insisted on accompanying no matter what, so it was decided to take him along."

High Priest Andropov explained the reason for Division Head Hütter accompanying with a bitter expression. However Division Head Hütter did not understand the High Priest’s intention to finish without talking much about the Hero Summoning, and began talking about the summoning ceremony from the details.

"How is it, is such a talk boring for the lord’s wife?"

After talking through once, Division Head Hütter asked. The lord’s wife shook her head,

"There is no such thing. It is all things heard for the first time, and I am surprised."

she answers. Literally surprised. Details of such a ceremony are all matters that can be said to be top secret, and normally they are all talks where if spoken carelessly one’s head would fly.

However Division Head Hütter did not mind the lord’s wife’s thoughts, and while satisfied, saying yes yes, he ate the tea sweets gobble gobble by himself. Normally, the sweets served are not touched, the lord’s wife was thinking, and that seemed to have been transmitted to the High Priest,

"Sorry. Division Head Hütter loves sweets. Especially sweet ones."

he apologized. Since a High Priest of the Sophia faith apologizing is a rare thing, she was surprised.