Chapter 89

Chapter 89: 89

At the end of the day, I came to the conclusion that there was nothing I could do about my birthday without talking to the person who made the proposal. I have confidence that there’s nothing more to lose for us than Miguel taking on an intermediary.

And we wanted to invite Lang to a meeting later. Coming from the Ministry of the Spirit are Lang and two young men who are still young, whether they are Lang’s secretaries.

These are me and Yuffi. Father said that while Yuffi was out of the discussion, he would fill in the work that could be packed, so the discussion was to be held between the four of us.

“Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I am truly honored to have this opportunity.”

Lang gives a token of sophistication. The secretary who sat next to him trying to delay a beat also bowed his head.

“Lang, no one else has called you. We would like to consider positively the Birthday Festival of Annis proposed by you, even for me.”

“Ha, thank you”

If Uffi cuts out the subject, Lang closes his eyes once and then bows his head. The youth of the secretary next door remains frightened and cannot be seen calm.

I hear that since moving from the Ministry of Magic to the Ministry of the Spirit, a younger generation has been employed for the main superficial role. You think the nobility, who was originally at the forefront of the Ministry of Magic, began to refrain behind him as a counsellor?

I didn’t have to feel any intention there, but I didn’t intend to go deeper, so I heard about the rumors. I wonder if that will be an auspicious omen or a vicious omen from now on.

“But there’s one thing that bothers me. I hear this project is Lang, the one you set up on your initiative…… isn’t Annis’ heart certificate at the Spirit Ministry good? Originally, you were formerly part of the Ministry of Magic. If you think about the cause at the time, are there many people who have something in mind?

“Especially what you say. Regardless, I cannot say that everyone in our spiritual ministry agrees. However, I consider it imperative to improve relations between Her Royal Highness the King of Anisphere and the Ministry of the Spirit. It’s up to me to turn my attention to Birthday.”

“Why did you think that? Annis is now withdrawing from politics for a quiet rest. In the future, even if Anis is involved in politics, it is expected to be a policy of spreading magic around the Ministry of Magic. But do we need to keep the connection between the two that even the waves are going to make?

Yuffi narrowed his thin eyes and asked Lang. You’re getting a lot of pressure from your eyes, Yufi. Look, the secretary next to Lang. What a blue face.

No, so is Lang, who’s flat out. I used to be blind to the kind of ridicule that looked down on me, but now I don’t feel those ills. It just haunts a pale, smug atmosphere. I’m just a little surprised by the change. I don’t have that lang.

“… right. Is it also bad to perform a far-fetched ventriloquist in front of His Royal Highness the King of Anisphere? Then I would like you to judge my will and my thoughts to Her Majesty the Queen and Her Royal Highness the King.”

“The ruling. I’ll tell you what, Lang.”

“So take it as an indication that I have a sense of crisis about the status quo.”

“A sense of crisis, is it? Is that about an organization called the Ministry of the Spirit?

“I can say that, but I also hope that you will feel this sense of crisis more widely”

Lang said with a grand stretch of his spine as he turned straight back to Yufi and me.

It doesn’t feel like a crisis…? Lang feels a sense of crisis directed to a wider range, including an organization called the Ministry of the Spirit? And he wants me to feel more about it. But I can’t really see the sense of crisis.

That was as if Uffi was the same, frowning and trying to read Lang’s intentions.

“Lang, you can be frank with me. What do you think the crisis is pointing to?

“Yes, it is a concern for the future impact of our country’s current political policy”

“… concern about future impact? You think there’s a problem with my governance?

“No, Her Majesty Queen Uphilia’s political skill has achieved more than was expected. The support of the people just goes up, and everyone welcomes a new king named you…. but that’s right. If it’s a word, it’s a concern because it’s going too well.”

Zero words as Lang exhaled softly, worried. Yufi looks at her face with an increasingly difficult look.

Hmm? Lang doesn’t have a problem with Uffi’s governance, he recognizes it’s more of a welcome thing, right? But you’re saying that’s why there’s a problem?

That doesn’t have an impact now, but it could make a huge impact in the future. Lang is afraid of it, so he wants to improve my relationship with the Spirit Ministry. He said he had proposed planning a birthday for it.

“Lang, what are you afraid of? Yufi’s governance is stable in your eyes, isn’t it? What are you looking at up ahead?

“Her Royal Highness Sister Wang, one agenda was raised in our spiritual ministry the other day. That was on the agenda from a meeting with Her Majesty Queen Uphilia.”

“Yufi did? To the ministry of spirits?

“Yes, it’s about stockpiling spiritual stones and how they will be treated in the future”

To Lang’s words I look to Yufi to take confirmation. Yufi made him nod so that there was no mistake.

It is certainly within the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Spirit when it comes to stockpiling spiritual stones stored in the Royal Castle. Originally, it was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Magic.

I thought the Ministry of Magic also needed to allocate personnel from the Ministry of Magic because it needed to deal with spiritual stones, but the Ministry of Passenger Magic, which I know, is a fire train now. There were too many people to do that.

So if I had managed it originally, I would have settled in talking about keeping it under the control of the Spirit Ministry.

“The Kingdom of Palletia is now in a period of transformation in the way the country is, due to the spread of magic. For this reason, I feel that Her Majesty the Queen is haunting her head in an attempt to twist the spiritual stones that are the driving force behind the spread. But I have some concerns about this flow.”

“That would lead to future impact?

“Yes…. I am concerned that spiritual stones will continue to be used“ only ”for the spread of magic”

At the same time I was satisfied with Lang’s words, which I told him as if I had made up my mind, I looked up to him as much as I could. Oh, as good as it gets. Is that so? I accidentally put my hand on my forehead and exhaled deeply.

Then Yufi turns her gaze worried about how I am.

“… anise?

“No, yeah. It’s ok…. well. That’s the kind of crisis. Not as good as it gets.”

“… could Anis have read Lang’s intentions? I can’t read one thing right now, why it does and what makes me anxious…”

“Yeah. It could be difficult for Uffi. No, it could be harder from now on. I know Lang is in a hurry, and I think I’ve figured out why the Spirit Ministry wants to take the lead in the big way of my birthday, even after some time has passed”

“… what do you mean?

Uffi looks at me and asks, bewildered. Lang also looks at me with his gaze shifted from Ufi.

I exhaled to regain my mind, then tried to keep my back on my back and just broke my posture a little bit.

“Now magic has become a major policy that everyone, civilian or noble, will pay attention to. Everyone wants to see the convenience of a magic artifact, an invention of magic. But Lang’s sense of crisis in the future… is the decline of the Spirit Faith, isn’t it?

“… Yes”

“Is it the decline of faith? No, that’s… Isn’t that strange?

Yufi frowned to say that she could not understand. Yeah, maybe that’s why it’s hard for Uffi to understand. I wouldn’t have been aware of it if it wasn’t for the current situation.

“Uffi thinks respect and faith in the Spirit won’t waver because he deals with spiritual stones even in demonic props, right?

“Yeah, that’s right.”

“It’s right and wrong at the same time.”

“Right, but wrong?

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“It could be magic, or it could be replaced by faith in magic props. Faith in the Spirit is no different. But the contents are going to be different.”

Appreciation and faith in the Spirit does not change Dayuan even when demonic props are popularized. But that definitely changes shape dramatically from traditional spiritual beliefs.

Yes, well, nobody understands Lang’s sense of crisis because there is no change in faith in the Spirit. What Lang feels is not exactly the content of the faith itself.

“The crisis Lang’s having is a loss of culture, right?

“… Yes”

“Even if the essence of the Spirit faith remains the same, the convenience of the magic props is vividly reflected. That’s why everyone asks for magic props. So much so that you might forget what it was used for.”

“… ah”

So Yufi also zeroed his breath to say that he noticed.

I think people’s lives are going to change dramatically with magic tools now. That’s what we have to do. People want it to be more convenient as long as they know it’s convenient.

So if there’s a better way than usual, there’s no choice. But in Lang’s position, given the history of the establishment of the Spirit Ministry, I’m in a position to give a warning.

“Until now, spiritual stones have been used for festivals, haven’t they? But it was treated as a means of showing performances and daily faith on the stage: festivals. But Uffi tried to use the Spirit Stone as a magic prop to spread magic. That’s good. There is no problem. But in the future, then? What if the use of spiritual stones is restricted only to demonic props?

“… is that what Annis calls a loss of culture. I also finally understand that Lang, who works for the Ministry of the Spirit, cannot overlook it.”

I don’t think a bad culture can help you disappear. But I think it’s a good culture to leave behind performances that use spiritual stones as festivals, because they also include a liturgical meaning.

“I mean, that I’m too inclined to spread magic to be aware of traditional cultural preservation. Is that what you’re trying to say? Lang.”

“It is up to Her Majesty the Queen to understand this sense of crisis,” he said.

“I am ashamed to admit, from that point of view, that I did not take enough account of you, the Ministry of the Spirit…”

“Sorry, Lang. This is where I reflect, too.”

Yufi may indeed be competent as Her Majesty the Queen, but I forgot that there are neglects in the minds of these fine people.

My father, who is an assistant, has also been preaching magic to me for a long time, so he is willing to spread his magic props. Originally, it seems that his father and his predecessor, the Ministry of Spirituality, had been drinking boiled water.

So again, the problem is that no one to point out was around Uffi. This is how Lang pointed me out, so I guess I can say it’s a visible issue.

“But Lang. You know that, right?

“… Yes”

Lang nods small and makes it look like he understands what I’m trying to say.

I know what Lang is trying to say. This is especially true. It’s not weird as Lang’s job because we’re the ones who have the ability to inherit and preserve culture. But…

“To be clear, I don’t think we can use spiritual stones in the traditional way when it comes to festivals. Whatever I say, but that’s all the magic props had too much influence. Even Uffi might have thought, right? I wonder if the use of festive spiritual stones is a waste of time.”

“… that’s right”

The amount of spiritual stones used in the festival also varies depending on the scale of the festival. But the use of spiritual stones used at festivals is basically limited on the spot. There are definitely people out there who think that would be useless with the advent of demonic props. ‘Cause I was the first to think.

But that’s because I’m only looking at the convenience of demonic props. As good as using a spiritual stone in an on-the-spot festival, it is decided that it is better to use it permanently as a magic tool to help the people’s lives. That’s what I originally thought, and I think that’s the right thing to do.

“But that’s no good then. Whatever the future holds, if you do it now, you have no place in the ministry of spirits. But even me and the spiritual ministry have a cause, and many people think we’re halfway apart. That weakens the position of the Spirit Ministry. If we cut the power of the Ministry of the Spirit, all the work we have taken over from the Ministry of Magic and the prospects for the future will be crushed.”

That doesn’t taste good. What is unsavory could make even people who compile materials stored in large quantities in that spiritual ministry unwanted.

There is no doubt that in the future there will be more talent for the Ministry of Magic that is now becoming popular. I also recommend it in national politics. But that doesn’t mean you can scorn the spiritual ministry.

“Even though many in the Spirit Ministry have atrophied to Her Majesty the Queen and Her Royal Highness the King. That’s all I’ve ever done, but I can’t stand it.”

“So I want to improve my relationship with you, and if I can, I want to hustle and tell you that the Spirit Ministry also has a gorgeous active place after we authorize it. I want to show you a lot in the form of my birthday, which also coincides with that role of preserving culture. Is that what Lang thinks fit?

“Yes, Her Royal Highness the King of Anisphere is right.”

Lang nodded to me to agree. But that’s why the traditional way of doing it can also lead to opposition to the spiritual ministry. It was approved by me and Yuffi.

Because there are things that we can’t suppress because we’ve already spread magic props. Even though it’s a royal birthday, I can’t even look at it anymore if they think it is.

“Until that means, I don’t have an alternative either. But rather than losing the opportunity, I wanted to tell Her Majesty the Queen and Her Royal Highness the King that I was submitting this project.”

“Hmmm, that certainly feels better than not saying anything to me than it helped me to say…”

Well, what’s wrong with all this…?