Chapter 153: The Apostle "Negotiator"

“Elder, is the awakened Apostle truly a ‘Negotiator’?”

“Yes. The stone tablet of the World Tree glowed, and these words surfaced: ‘One is the Negotiator. A person connected to an ancient royal line. All shall listen to their words. With the power of words, they shall support the Savior.’“

“Connected to an ancient royal line… The Albion Royal Family is indeed a line with a long history,” Theo remarked.

“Theo is right. And since Her Highness Flora managed to brilliantly persuade the emotional Prince of the Vandle Empire, it makes perfect sense that she is the ‘Negotiator.'”

“The ‘Negotiator’ is not an Apostle who fights monsters directly. However, it is passed down that when the power of Darkness increased, they exerted their strength to unite the factions of humanity that were on the verge of falling apart.”

“Certainly, fighting on the front lines isn’t the only way to battle monsters.”

Uniting the people of the human race—who often have conflicting interests or fall into discord—is a vital task. Even this time, if Her Highness Flora hadn’t successfully persuaded the Prince, there was a possibility that the Kingdom and the Empire would have gone to war.

Since regaining her vitality, Her Highness seems to be someone who is considerate of others, yet firm on points she cannot concede. I believe the power to persuade negotiation partners is perfectly suited to her.

Since we were just on the topic of Her Highness, I had to report the engagement as well.

“Actually, partly for diplomatic reasons to refuse the Empire’s proposal, I have become engaged to Her Highness Flora.”

“What! Master is engaged to the Princess!?” “My, congratulations!”

“Congratulations, Lord William. Forming a relationship with the Royal Family is a good thing for the Savior,” the Elder said. Come to think of it, the Elder had always mentioned that maintaining good relations with those in power is important. Royal marriages cannot be separated from politics, and I suppose it’s the same for a Savior.

“However, since she has awakened as an Apostle, even if the catalyst was diplomacy, Her Highness possesses a strong desire to live her life alongside you.”

Perhaps because I had a somber look on my face, the Elder followed up with those words. Though she has a cool impression because of her prominent intellect, she deeply cares for Luna, who lost her parents; she is actually a person of great compassion.

“Thank you, Elder. Her Highness said as much to me as well. She is gifted with both beauty and intelligence—I think she is far too good for me.”

“Fufu, you are as humble as ever.” “Master is far too humble. No matter the woman, there is no such thing as her being ‘too good’ for Master.” No, Theo evaluates me far too highly.

“However, when I met Her Highness Flora before, she didn’t boast about being royalty and treated us quite frankly. I think she is a person of wonderful character. Congratulations on your engagement.” “Thank you, Theo.”

I had to speak of the other engagement as well.

“Furthermore… I have also become engaged to Letty. Since I’ve been highly evaluated by the Empire, it was expected that nobles would start trying to send their daughters as concubines. To prevent that, it was decided that I should engage the trustworthy Letty to block any movements to send in spy-like concubines.”

“My, congratulations on that as well! I was hoping it would turn out that way. I’m sure little Sophie will be happy too.” Luna congratulated me with great enthusiasm. “Thank you. Sophie was indeed very happy.”

“Lord William, since you will likely continue to create groundbreaking things, you certainly should not keep untrustworthy people by your side. But did Her Highness the Princess also consent to your engagement with Lady Scarlett?”

“Yes, Elder. Or rather, it was Her Highness Flora who first proposed the engagement with Letty.”

“My, it seems Her Highness is an exceptionally wise person.”

“Her Highness also mentioned that she had no intention of being the only one to become happy.”

“The Princess said that!? Ah, what a truly wonderful person. I feel like I want to become even closer friends with Her Highness now,” Luna said, her excitement clearly rising.

“I wasn’t confident whether marrying me would bring happiness, or if Letty truly desired to marry me, but…”

“Lady Scarlett certainly desired it. Lord William, you have many virtues, but being far too dense is a flaw.” “Indeed. It is one of Master’s few shortcomings.” Once again, I was scolded for being dense.

After that, we discussed having Her Highness Flora touch the stone tablet of the World Tree to confirm what kind of skills she had been gifted with. Once engaged, it would be natural for Her Highness to visit the Fairchild territory, so an opportunity should arise soon.

After leaving the Elven forest, I returned to the workshop with Theo. I told Carpenter and the others about how active Oliver and Mabel were during the exchange program with the Empire, and reported my engagements to the Princess and Letty.

Everyone at the workshop rejoiced at Oliver and Mabel’s success and blessed the engagements. I feel like in my previous world, I never had many people celebrate me like this. To have everyone congratulate me this way… it makes me realize once again how lucky I am.