Lady Sangonomiya, accompanied by little Kokomi, watched as Lord Shura Anyakonsen-shou and his attendant knight emerged from the house to join them.
Hmm… The two of them did not seem to have changed much compared to yesterday?
When she had listened to her daughter describe things yesterday, she had thought that Lord Shura Anyakonsen-shou and Miss Eula were about to have a May-December romance. Today, however, there did not appear to be any difference from yesterday?
Well, it was still too early to draw conclusions. It was normal for there to be no visible difference while they were handling official business in a proper, businesslike manner…
"Lady Sangonomiya, let us confirm the itinerary. Regarding the subsequent economic development issues on Watatsumi Island…"
Although she had a strong desire to gossip, it was better to finish the matters concerning Watatsumi Island first.
No matter what, completing the necessary tasks came before entertainment time.
"Very well. Miss Eula, please come with me."
Even so, today's breakfast was still eaten normally as usual.
What followed was a rather dull meeting period.
The main participants in the meeting's discussions were naturally little Eula and Lady Sangonomiya.
As Shura Anyakonsen-shou, Cid was only responsible for the final review. He simply needed to listen to the specific process.
However, the exchanges between both sides were indeed normal and smooth. The topics discussed were also matters for which prior tacit understanding had already been reached through meaningful glances exchanged beforehand.
This caused Cid to feel unexpectedly bored.
But the identity of Shura Anyakonsen-shou required him to be present…
He was so bored that he even wanted to yawn, yet because they were in a public setting, Lord Shura Anyakonsen-shou had to remain impartial and solemn…
As a result, Lord Shura Anyakonsen-shou's final appearance was that of someone sitting in the center of the table, wearing an expression of deep contemplation.
In reality, his soul had long since drifted away because of the lively voices filling the meeting room.
"Morax, no matter what, you must still learn the art of governing a nation in the end. There will eventually come a day when I depart…"
"I am the Sage King of humanity, born because of humanity's expectations, and therefore I shall perish because this is no longer humanity's era…"
"Seven-Star Lantern… The fortune of Liyue's Seven Stars originally stems from me… If even the Sage King's fortune is in decline, how can I expect those small tributaries that originate from me to assist me…?"
Speaking of which, he should have quite a bit of free time on Watatsumi Island recently. He ought to seize the opportunity to write more of the story of Liyue Huangguo.
Fortunately, the only part of history during the Archon War in Liyue that he needed to fictionalize was that portion. Otherwise, he truly would not know when he could finish writing it.
The number of friends Old Man Morax had would determine the length of the book Liyue Huangguo.
"Next is the matter concerning Watatsumi Island's special economic zone…"
When little Eula reached this point, Cid perked up.
Previously they had been reviewing and discussing the current situation. Now they were talking about the future. He had to ensure that nothing would go wrong during Watatsumi Island's implementation process.
These were the matters truly worth discussing in detail.
Lady Sangonomiya had clearly also prepared proposals early on regarding the opening of Watatsumi Island.
One rather regrettable point was that little Kokomi's matter was temporarily not part of this meeting's agenda.
It would be better to handle the matter of bringing little Kokomi to replace little Eula's position as a debt of gratitude.
To put it plainly, directly taking little Kokomi to Inazuma City would not work. Watatsumi Island would feel that little Kokomi was being held as a hostage, which would be bad for their relationship.
It would be better to first allow the relationship between Watatsumi Island and Inazuma to enter a honeymoon period.
The most important point was…
My lady, please entrust your daughter little Kokomi to me. I want to play with her. (with a serious JoJo face)
Although he had come up with so many proper reasons, it was very obvious that the true inner driving force was probably that Cid simply wanted to play with the cute child.