"Please come this way, sir."0

"Oh, thank you," said the Master while smiling affably. However, he wasn't as much at ease as his expression suggested.0

'Hmm. This is rather awkward, isn't it?'0

Visiting another country wasn't always fun times, especially for someone like the Master who had no choice but to get treated like a VIP. Surprisingly, passing through an airport as a Very Important Person could be a rather cumbersome affair.0

Someone experiencing the privileged treatment for the first time might think it'd be a source of pride, but to the Master of the Round Table? It was nothing more than an annoyance he couldn't wait to get over with. Especially in the situation he was in right now!0

"Who is that?"0

"Dunno. Got a word from the top, though. We're not supposed to ask who he is."0

"Oh? Is he maybe the crown prince from an Arabian kingdom or something? I guess not, judging from his attire? Did you say he's from the UK?"0

"Yeah, I think so."0

The Master's sensitive hearing could pick up on the whispers of the protocol assistants. Those folks probably thought they were whispering as quietly as humanly possible, but their voices still sounded as loud as an elephant stomping around to the Master's ears.0

Of course, he didn't know what they were talking about, but the tone of their voices was enough to guess the contents of the discussion.0

'This is why I wanted to travel using a regular route, but…'0

Unfortunately, that was completely out of the question.0

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