“Why?” Siegfried asked.

Then, Arsha suddenly called out to him, “E-Excuse me…? I think both of you have something to talk about, so I shall excuse myself—”

“N-No!” Siegfried hurriedly waved his hands.

‘This is a diplomatic catastrophe! No! My rewards could fly out the window if I don’t resolve this!’ He started panicking, worried that his rewards would be canceled, so he decided to focus on addressing Arsha’s needs.

However, Siegfried van Proa was probably the only man who was more focused on his rewards than an extremely beautiful woman, even though she was standing just right in front of him.

“A-Actually! I’m not really used to meetings like this, so I’m worried that I might offend you in some way, so…”

“Ah!”

“I’m quite dense as well. I sometimes end up saying things that could offend people, so I was trying not to say much so that I would not offend Your Majesty…”

“Not at all!” Arsha exclaimed. This time, she was the one frantically waving her hands as she continued. “I’m fine! I will not misunderstand!”

“I’m grateful.”

“So, is there anything you want to ask me?”

“Hmm…”

Siegfried started asking questions he wasn’t particularly curious about. He had to do it for the sake of securing his rewards.

However, Arsha excitedly...