Defined year 1085 of Junius 13, three days before the incident of Rolsen district.
The Rolsen district was packed with crowds of people as they lined in the ice cream. Both Arise and Stanzi were busy for the day, the popularity of Scientia surged as nobles from other duchy heard of his business and visited Rosea.
Unlike what the marquis of Cedula and the other nobles discussed, the Lumenian summit was moved earlier than what they expected. Instead of the 22nd day of Junius where the 1085 summer solstice would be celebrated, it was moved to the 13th day. The people do not know why it moved to the 13th day, many showed dissatisfaction as the number was a bad omen. But the duke’s decision prevailed.
“Come on now, we’re not on vacation” said the short man, hoarded by a cloth bag as he tailed the taller young man like a dog. The chaperone of the young man hurried him as the summit was to begin in twenty minutes; the young man however seemed fixated on the establishment in Scientia.
“That establishment is not there, last time I got here.” He commented, his black hair danced with the wind as he eyed the ice cream the customer had. “But, this product, hah... How familiar.”
“What are you talking about, let’s go. We’re still due.”
“Don’t be a worrywart Katsumi, the kingdom’s laid-back, will it hurt to have fun?”
“No, because we’re here for the summit.” Katsumi bluntly said. No matter how much bullshit Han Muhyoui gave, Katsumi put a barrier to counter these.
“Fine, but don’t you find it strange that the duke is the representative instead of the king in his territory.” He questioned the validity of the duke. He suspected something was off with the Soren kingdom, as in the past summit, the king always attended the summit, but in recent years, as Soren and Verona’s relationship strengthened, the duke took the head and attended most of the diplomatic events. “Really odd,”
Katsumi pulled Han Muhyoui's sleeve as he dismissed such claims, “Dare I say, do not speak ill of him while we’re in his territory. Nothing’s strange with it, the Verona kingdom sends their prince as their representative.”
“Tsk”
“Don’t sound annoyed, I’m just telling the truth.”
The young man crossed his arms, eyes glued to Scientia. Unlike traditional royalty in his country, who wear bright colored clothing with expensive dyes, the young man wore a black hanbok etched with red threads of spider lily imagery. He walked callously as they headed their way to the mansion.
Unlike other kingdoms, the Soren kingdom never celebrated the arrival of other diplomats, it was why their arrival was more nonchalant than a substitute teacher to a class they’ve never taught before.
His red eyes glistened in the sunlight as his red tipped black hair danced like embers in the wind. Silently as he walked, he complained, “Wearing a hanbok is always uncomfortable, I don’t like it.”
‘Muhyoui, you don’t have a choice, these clothes represent our country.”
“I understand, let’s get this over with, these clothes are seriously itchy”
Then Katsumi questioned Muhyoui, "If wearing such clothes made you uncomfortable. Then why do you wear those tight strange clothing that you asked the seamstress to sew?"
"Because that clothing is civil." He said in a toothy grin. His tone was playful.
"Pardon me for my rudeness but... There's nothing civil about you,"
"Eh? That's mean"
"Pardon me."
As the two passed through many districts in the duchy, they climbed up a hill using Katsumi's [Earth glide]
The fresh breeze gently kissed Han Muhyoui's face as he saw the extravagant mansion in the distance. He whistled, "What an extraordinary house. Even the tenshukaku does not fare against this architecture," He was amazed by it. However this solidified Muhyoui's distrust with the Duke.
Up in the hill, Han Muhyoui noticed the staircase on the far south of the hill- which prompted him to tease Katsumi. "That funny looking thing just farther south, do you think that looks familiar?"
"Han Muhyoui, I swear on the god of Australis, If you continue that joke I will throw you off the cliff even if you're the representative."
Han Muhyoui raised both of his hands and resigned, "You win, you're scary like a black cat."
"You-"
"Aha!" Han Muhyoui dodged as Katsumi hurled medium size rocks at him.
"Stop dodging, let me hit your face, you nihilistic bastard"
"No," he continued.
"Take my win, I can't argue with you."
"aww"
Sometimes, Katsumi wondered how Han Muhyoui ascended to Sovereignty. A guy like him could never be capable of that much violence, let alone covering the entire Tenshukaku with crimson hued blood.
"Well, Well... Now that I took a closer look, it is even more grandeur"
If such a house was like that, compared to the noble houses in the noble districts. What kind of riches were they hiding from the crown? If such corruption was found, this could spell disaster for the offender. That was why the Soren kingdom was called by Venezia's papers as the anti-corruption kingdom in Lumenia. Ironically, it seemed that it was the worst case of corruption in any of the countries he's been to.
"Greetings, Sovereign of Australis archipelago and his chaperone. His grace and his other guests are waiting inside, please come in." The head butler invited the diplomats of Australis- which Han Muhyoui thanked and entered the premises of the mansion.
The big wooden door creaked open as the two representatives saw the long table inside a large hall. It was filled to the brim with food and desserts. There were eleven seats reserved for the diplomats, seven of which were occupied by the representatives of each country in the continent.
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“My, my. Looks like the great sovereign of Australis arrived. Fancy seeing you here.” Said by a purple haired man as his amber eyes locked at Han Muhyoui. He looked at him with at most curiosity, as if he was checking on him. “You rarely attend the summit ever since your ascension, but hmm” his eyes squinted.
“What?” Han Muhyoui asked brashly.
He smiled shrewdly and laughed. “Ahaha, nevermind, I'm just joking.”
[Prince Medley William Verona-
Present
The representative of the Verona kingdom and the Ventyl Region
Associations: Soren and Italya Federation.
The Verona kingdom is the land that lies in the western border of the Solicia region. Its southern and western land met the sea, aside from the famous ports of Vahaman and Soren. The ports of Verona were the most influential trade routes in the southern Lumenian ocean. Most of the time, he attended the summits, yet his dismissive and overall rotten personality had most diplomats in the summit were wary of him however]
“I did not mean to disrespect you.”
Muhyoui looked away as he sat down. Katsumi stood beside him as other chaperones of the diplomats.
[Sovereign of Australis, Han Muhyoui.
Representative of the Kankaku Islands and Australis Region.
Present
Associations: Vahaman Republic, Various small nations around Southern Lumenian sea, Italya Federation, Soren Kingdom.
As the ascension of Sovereign in the region. Most of the council abolished their government and let the Sovereign rule. He does not like this but he still took the role.
An archipelago created from the remnant of magma from a mythical god called Magumen, the locals worship him and other gods of that region as the creators. Until Malayan friars established the spires of the church with their god, much of the region’s god got decentralized, to avoid further wrath from them. Han Muhyoui negotiated]
“Enough with the frivolous topics.” Said by the diplomat of Venezia. “We’re here to discuss various important matters. It doesn't matter if the sovereign of that archipelago is present or not.”
[Sovereign of Venezia, Councillor Viscera of Venezia.
Present
Representative of the Italya Federation and the Venezia region
Associations: Vahaman, Svorag, Soren kingdom.
The Italya federation. A country that bordered the ciaman mountains and the Marusthala region. As a landlocked country, they relied on the trade of the republic of Vahaman for dried fishes and various sea resources. They cannot invade Solicia region due to Ciaman mountain’s natural barrier, and each year they tried to negotiate to get a sliver of land to the fertile land of Solicia region. The latter disapproved of such a proposal.]
‘That archipelago? How rude,’ he gave an annoyed expression. Han Muhyoui never liked anyone undermining Australis’s reputation. Yet, he simply cannot act against it or he might incite a war- so he never dared on it.
“Ignore him, he's getting cranky. Out of the eleven, only eight attended. I can imagine his face when the sovereign of Marusthala never attended the summit.” Prince Medley rambled
“Don't pile on him now,” Empress Xiaoyu said.
[Empress Xiaoyu of the Huanghun empire.
Representative of the Huanghun empire and the Yangtze Region
Present
Associations: Verona, Svorag, Kankoku isle.
Boasting the largest landmast in Lumenia.
Nothing much was known about Xiaoyu. She never demanded anything from the summit, rather listening and suggesting on the problems their nations had faced.
Out of eleven representative, her attendance was the most consistent]
“Utterly risible, '' the advicer of Brufen commented.
[Advisor Carl Von Schmidt
Representative of the Military nation of Brufen and Rhine Region
Present
Associations: Svorag kingdom, Verona kingdom
Situated near the border of Svorag, its economy thrived on the wars of other nations. As it continued to supply Svorag mercenaries, the nation itself focused on training more powerful soldiers to rent out]
“...”
[Sovereign of Marusthala Region, Hark
Representative of Vahaman Republic and Marusthala Region
Absent
Associations: Italya Federation, Kankoku Isle]
A laid back man sat quietly and intervened. “Risible? I never find anything funny in this venue. So, Advisor Schmidt, mind you offer me a deluge of information on such matters?”
“Ahem, I do not comment on such matters.” The bearded Advisor refused to elaborate.
“Tsk,” he steered his vision away from the advisor. Then he stared back and smiled. “That’s understandable.”
[Pontiff Miguel San Carlos Y Mendez.
Representative of the Malayan Isle and Cagayan Region.
Associations: Most nations that allowed the spires of the churchs to operate on its premises.
Despite possessing a holy title. Nothing of worthy quality of being holy was bestowed on this man.
However, his presence was very much enjoyed by the other diplomats due to his fun personality. A denoter of sin, a hypocrite, like the god he worshipped.]
Unlike most diplomats, Advisor Schmidt hated his attitude. The majority of his claims were defused by Mendez, which led to many proposals getting rejected.
“A show could be fun, I brought the best actors from my nation, they are of the most importance to me, '' said a flamboyant blue haired woman. She donned a strange overly dramatic style of clothing which most diplomats find odd. ‘Right?”
“Right?”
“Please agree with me.”
“Yes, of course. A show could be fun in this stiff atmosphere,” Mendez agreed.
She beamed at Mendez with excitement, “That’s the spirit!” She exclaimed. “That’s why I like you, Pontiff Mendez.”
[Excellency Absinthe Donatella Valentine.
Representative of the Mersaille kingdom and Croissa Luna Region.
Associations: Svorag, Soren, Verona, Italya Federation.
Many of her people love the flair of fun she provided. As the capital of drama, she consistently pushed the fine arts through the masses]
“Wouldn’t it be rude to wear a sunhat on the dining table?” Councillor Viscera asked Absinthe.
Her eyes widened in surprise and apologized. “Oh, how rude of me,” her finger slid on the bottom of the sunhat, and handed it to her chaperone. “Much better?”
Councillor Viscera nodded silently.
Duke Thomas entered the dining hall and said. “Enough with the theatrics, we’re here to discuss. As the host for this year’s summit. I’ll ask each representative to stand up and do the ritual with me” he gestured to his guests to stand up- to which they complied.
The servants brought a golden chalice adorned with gems to the center of the table. Led by Duke Thomas, he cut himself with a knife and let his blood pool to the cup. Then he was followed by Muhyoui, by Absinthe, Mendez and so forth.
“I announce the commencation of the summit, with the pool of each representative’s blood, we enter an exclusive contract. The conditions being- we cannot injure each other or else they summer the repercussion of the contract.”
The blood trembled inside the chalice and faded into a golden light.
[Duke Thomas Rhoeia.
Present
Representative of the Soren Kingdom and the Solicia Region.
Associations: Verona, Mersaille, Italya
Until three years, Thomas replaced the crown as the representative in the summit as to the people’s obliviousness. Many thought it was a smart move to remove the crown to the summit to reduce the chances of him getting assasinated by a third party.
Han Muhyoui however thought it is all bullshit]