True Magician

Chapter 187

Geofu.

A day later.

With my feet up on the table and sprawled out in my chair, I hummed to myself and sipped aromatic coffee until the others present were as relaxed as I was. And yes, my humming was the only sound that broke the silence that hung in the air.

It was the same round hall and table, where, besides me, Celestine, Serafina, King Eldonia, and Olga were already seated. Behind them stood Claudia, a woman in a dubious archbishop's robe, a random male extra with an intelligent look and dark skin, and Chloe and Mistiora, respectively.

Perhaps the calmest were Olga and Serafina. The former wore her usual indifferent expression and stood straight and tall, while the latter smiled softly, clearly feeling a slight anticipation.

Celestine focused most of her attention on Serafina, casting cautious and uncomprehending glances at her. The nervous King of Eldonia and the extra, who from time to time quietly reminded his ruler to maintain the country's image in front of the others, glanced at me, as if hinting that they would do as I wished.

Claudia and Chloe were doing quite well with their work, although their tension was still palpable. The female archbishop with dark blue eyes and chestnut hair studied me as soon as she saw me, while Mistiora stared straight at me, as if afraid of losing sight of me. Well, I suppose that wasn't a surprise, but that wasn't important right now.

Ah, yes. Last night, word came that the last strongholds had fallen, and now only Geofu remained. Consequently, very soon, the corpse and his Black Dogs would attack the city. However, that wasn't important right now either.

I stopped humming, and because of the sudden absence of sound in the room, all attention was focused on me.

- "How slow and boring you are," I said, grimacing and rolling my eyes. "Just start already, will you? The sooner you start, the sooner you'll finish."

- "Oh? I thought we were here just for your entertainment. Maybe you're the boring one, Romani?" Olga immediately changed her expression and smiled. "And since you're the one who gathered us here, you should start the meeting."

- "Ooh, how cheeky we are," I giggled. "The same old Olga I know."

- "Say that again..." She began after a second, raising her eyebrow, as such a comment would offend almost any woman, even a long-lived elf like Olga. However, she caught my subtle hint. Hehe.

- "You're taking too many liberties, Queen of Nidavellir," King of Eldonia interrupted her. "Lord Romani is our god, and such an attitude toward him is unacceptable."

- "Wh-what?!" Claudia couldn't believe it.

- "Eldonia has accepted a new deity?!" added the archbishop.

- "I'm happy for you, Your Majesty," Serafina smiled. "A bright future awaits Eldonia."

- "Thank you for your kind words, Lady Serafina," the king of Eldonia replied indifferently. "But that's questionable, since we're here to unite our countries, aren't we, Lord Romani?"

- "Well, you're right," I nodded and looked at each ruler, then snapped my fingers, and sheets of paper appeared in front of them along with pens. "So, now I want you to sign each sheet of paper, thereby concluding the agreement."

- "But..." Celestine started to say, but I stopped her.

- "Yes, yes, each of you has your own conditions and requirements for concluding the agreement. Since you knew what was going to happen here, it would be logical to assume that you came prepared, right? Just write down your conditions, pass them around, discuss them, blah, blah, blah," I shrugged. "But! The agreement WILL be concluded, and I don't give a damn what anyone thinks about it."