The second day of the open question session started with a tense atmosphere, a complete change from the previous day.
It all started with Linos. As soon as the Pope arrived at the venue and took his seat, Linos handed him a bundle of papers that he had been carrying under his arm. The Pope looked at it quizzically.
"Here are the minutes of yesterday's meeting.
"Gizilok?"
It contains all of our discussions with the people of the Church of Crimiana yesterday. Well, it's been a while since I've done this, so please forgive any typos or omissions. Also... please forgive the messy handwriting."
King Agartha... what the hell is this?
"Oh, that's okay. It's goodwill. I'll give it to you.
Linos looks embarrassed and waves his hands in the air.
"King Agartha!"
It was Darina, the deputy warden, who called out in a strong tone of voice.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?
"What do you mean, you don't need it?"
"What?
"Because. Didn't we have a pretty important conversation yesterday? How to do a repeat experiment. If the procedures are different, why can't we get weird results? And it wouldn't make sense if there was a discrepancy between our perceptions. That's why I made the text. We should have a common understanding to avoid a heated argument about what we said or didn't say."
"I don't need to do that, I have all the details of yesterday's meeting in my head!"
"What about you? I'm not that smart, I don't remember everything from yesterday's meeting. So, you know?"
"Well, well, well. Thank you, King Agartha. Thank you, King Agartha.
Imani, the warden, interrupted me. He nodded frequently as he carefully read the minutes of the meeting.
"Well, you have done a great job in reconstructing our conversation. Hmmm. I forgot this part too.... I should have explained it more carefully. Darina, you too. I don't think this is a good idea. Here, here, I have to explain in more detail..."
"Sho... director..."
Darina looks at Imani, her face scrunched up. Imani's eyes are still full of intelligence and he is giving Darina a kind look. Unable to resist his gaze, Darina sits down reluctantly. Next to her, Glarina is sitting quietly in her seat.
Her face is as charming as ever and her eyes are dark and rounded. The impression of a talented woman with the neatness of a science girl is transmitted to Linos and the others as if by her aura.
"Well, please review the minutes of yesterday's meeting and if you have any additions or corrections, please discuss them. I will make a revised version of the minutes. I'll make a revised version of the minutes for your review.
Linos bows lightly to Glarina. Seeing this, Glarina smiles a little and bows her head lightly as well. Then Linos opens his mouth again, looking at the Pope and Imani alternately.
There are three copies of the minutes.
Imani smiles back. Linos turns his back to them and raises his voice.
"Are there any members of the delegation from Sandanj? Please take the minutes of yesterday's meeting."
A brown man stands up from the audience and walks to the stage.
Here are the minutes of yesterday's meeting. Here you go."
The man took it silently, flipped through the pages, and began to read the minutes. After reading for a while, the man grinned and chuckled.
"So my remarks are written in the minutes, too. I'm in for it. But it is very detailed. And easy to read. It seems to me that there will be no conflict in the points of view or in the way the experiment was conducted. I am Nike from Sandanj. From what I have seen, there seems to be nothing to correct. King Agartha, thank you for your patience.
A man from the Yom Kippur delegation came up to Linos.
"Your Holiness the Pope! Good morning! It is a great pleasure to see your beautiful face today!
The man greeted the Pope in a formal manner and immediately bowed respectfully to him. The Pope addresses him with kind words in a gentle voice.
Oh, good morning. Thank you for your hard work today. Your name is..."
"Yes! I am Dr. Ghareishi, President of the Medical Faculty of the Royal University of Yeomouane!
"Mr. Ghareshi, I know this is a difficult time for all of you in the Kingdom of Yomouan, but please accept my best regards. May the blessings of the Lord Klimiana be upon you all."
The Pope holds out his right hand toward the delegation of the Kingdom of Yeomouin, beckoning them with his hand. The delegation all stood up and bowed respectfully to the Pope, apparently in a pose of giving a blessing.
"Ah... thankful happiness!"
The representative, who calls himself "Galeisi," is shedding tears of joy beyond his years. The sight of an old man with an already balding head crying was enough to confuse Linos and the others.
"Well, King Agartha, let us have the papers!
"No, I'll have someone from Klimiana show it to me?"
What?
"No, since you seem to be on good terms with the Crimiana people, I think you should ask them to show it to you or let you copy it, don't you? Oh, I gave it to the Pope, so you could ask him to borrow it, couldn't you? I'm sure the Pope won't recognize it when he sees it."
"Nah! Nonsense! What are you talking about?
"Because, you know, I gave two books to the Church of Crimiana. And then again... hey?"
"Then those extra documents..."
Don't worry, we'll find a place to give it to you.
It was His Highness Weiras who raised his voice.
"We, the Heedata Empire, will take it."
"Why? Isn't that strange!"
"We will make a copy for you. We will prepare a copy of the manuscript and deliver it to your country soon, if it is acceptable to you. Of course, if there are any corrections, we will make them. It will not take more than a month or two to complete the reproduction experiment. In the meantime, we will stay here in Aphrodite. We are free until we have the results of the experiment. We will transcribe these minutes. The Duchy of Niza is also on board, so we will work with the dwarves. If you wish, you are welcome to join us. I will make a copy and bring it to you.
His Highness Weiras takes the minutes from me and returns briskly to his seat. Just then the news came that Chiwan and Roni had arrived. I go outside and set up a ward for the patients who have been transferred. The patients were lying on their beds, and all of them had been transferred in a sleeping state. There were a few Poseidonians by the beds, who had probably helped with the transfer. They had also transferred the cursed beastmen I had captured.
"Mr. Linos, these are my patients. And this..."
"Oh, thank you very much. Posehaye, you are indeed a very careful worker. We've already warded the patients. Let's bring them in first. They can wait. Let's put them to sleep for now.
The hall was abuzz as beds and patients were brought in one after another. I explained that I had set up a sterilizing ward, but the roar in the hall did not subside. Meanwhile, the delegation from each country who was in charge of the reproduction experiment took the stage and began to carefully examine the beastmen's medical conditions. The people from Klimiana were the ones who had been examining the patients the longest, but soon everyone seemed to have completed their investigations, and each patient was confirmed to be infected with Cirithrae, Geisscher, and Leroyance.
After that, the sleeping beastmen were brought in, and the augers to be experimented on were provided by the Klimiana side, and each country was to bring them back to their own country. The Klimiana side requested that the patients check each other to see if there was anything wrong with the beastmen and the augers, and this check took a long time.
Finally, the preparations for the experiment were completed when the team received a document from Klimiana describing the experimental process so far, the acid solution needed for the preparation of the special medicine, and the ratio of the acid solution.
"Then, may I ask for the duration of the experiment to be fourteen days? Two weeks later, at noon on September 16, the results of the experiment will be presented again in this cathedral. Is that correct?
Everyone nodded as the Pope confirmed the date and time of the repeat experiment. The Yeomans, however, saluted without a stitch of disarray.
Then, I gave them a warding stone that, when passed through magic power, will create a ward within a radius of one kilometer and disinfect them when they pass through the ward. Each member of the delegation, accompanied by the Poseidon, was transported to their respective countries. On the stage, we and the Crimiana's remained.
"Well, what will be the result? I'm looking forward to it. I am sure that our claims will be proven by your hands. And who knows, we may even make a new discovery. If so, please share them with us next time!"
After saying this, Imani shook my hand, May's, Zhuang's and Roni's in turn. The Pope stares at this scene with a gentle smile on his face.