Chapter 1725: Evening Founding Festival with Shallow Vernal 8
While Kaito was in a trance watching the musical...... At the venue of Hydra Kingdom’s Founding Festival, the majority of the participants were gazing at the sea...... looking at the sunset. The reason was simple, the sun never seemed to sink below the horizon no matter how many times passed. In order for her to watch the sunset together with Kaito, Shallow Vernal had stopped the sun at that spot, but of course, only the people concerned would know that. n-(o)-v()e)/l..b-)I-(n
This clearly unusual sight gradually began to cause unease, but at such a moment, King Laguna broadcast a message to the entire royal capital via Loudspeaker Magic.
“The current unsinking sunset is a miracle specially arranged by Shallow Vernal-sama in honor of the Founding Festival and the achievement of the First Hero. Originally, the Hydra in our Hydra Kingdom held the meaning “the sun that never sets” in the old language, and this is the result of the reproduction of such a fact. This miracle will last only for a short while, so let’s be grateful to Shallow Vernal-sama and mark this wonderful sunset within our memories.”
With those words, the anxiety of the participants disappeared. It is easy for the God of the World, Shallow Vernal, to keep the sun from setting, and it’s widely known that Shallow Vernal has performed miracles all over the world at previous Founding Festivals.
On this memorable day, when a message from the First Hero after over a millennium arrived, the participants understood that this must have been specially arranged, and doing just as Laguna had said, many of them imprinted this miraculous scene in their minds, offering prayers towards the setting sun.
Although it can’t be said that such a broadcast had completely resolved the situation, the panic of the participants of the Founding Festival was completely prevented, making Laguna sigh with relief. Seeing her state, Lilia called out to her.
[......Eh? I- Is that so?]
[Umu. If I claim something’s an old word that’s lost in history now, there’s no way they’d be able to look it up. In a situation like this, it’s better to have a bit of embellishment to it. Besides, we can just come up with as many interpretations later as we want. If they start searching, they might find folklore that kinda sounded like what I claimed, and they could even look for ancient crafts resembling the sun...... Well, being a noble yourself, young Lilia should also learn to occasionally tell convincing lies when necessary..]
Seeing Laguna chuckle, looking like her prank was a success, Lilia looked genuinely impressed.
It is true that Lilia herself is unable to tell lies, but there was a sense of admiration in her expression, having witnessed Laguna’s power throughout the millennium of her reign as king.
[As expected of the King who is strongly supported by her citizens. What a brilliant ability.]
[......Haahhh...... I really want to quit being King though. I’ve now, or rather, all this time today, I feel like quitting more than ever before......]
Although the day has not yet ended, they still can’t afford to be complacent, but having overcome a significant moment, the expressions of the two were somewhat calm.
<Afterword>
Serious-senpai : [......One of the Optimistic Flag Three Musketeers seems to be feeling like things are over...... Ah (Guessed)]
