Sighing in agreement is Considie, the wife of Linos, King of Agartha. She is flanked by three dwarves, all of whom have indignant expressions on their faces.
There is a reason for this. Rinos, Considine's husband, wants something, and she wants to get it at all costs.
It all started a few days ago when King Maintia of Hradime proposed to have her portrait painted. He said, out of the blue, that it was strange that there was no portrait of the king in Agartha. It is true that in the Duchy of Niza, Concidi's family home, there are portraits of kings and their sons-in-law, and most of them were painted when the kings were at the peak of their power. King Maintia has said that Agartha is at her peak of her power and that she should be portrayed in portraits so that her power would be passed on to future generations.
But Linos himself did not like the idea. He stubbornly refused to accept King Maintia's proposal, saying that it was not yet the right time. However, he changed his mind when he proposed to paint the portraits of the princesses as well. Liko became interested in the idea.
She was already over 30 years old, but her beauty had not diminished in the slightest, in fact, her overflowing s*xuality was enough to make everyone around her fall in love with her. However, she is surely aging. It was understandable that she wanted to keep the figure that her husband had told her was beautiful.
In the end, Linos was persuaded by Rico and decided to accept the proposal of the King of Maintia. Considie, who had never openly expressed her opinion about the portrait but was actually in favor of having it painted, was relieved to hear the news.
In fact, Sidi's daughter, Piatrice, is the daughter-in-law of Onsar, the son of the Maintian king. Fortunately, they are good friends at the moment and play together often. Although she does not know how their relationship will turn out, Sidi herself sees Onsar's intelligence and likes his gentle nature. Rather than marry a complete stranger ....... Sidi thought that the proposal of this portrait was a good way to strengthen the relationship with the king of Maintia and, by extension, with the Hradime Kingdom.
The same thought was shared by King Maintia, who, in his peculiar way of thinking, realized that the connection with the wives of Rinos was essential in order to connect with the royal family of Agartha. With these intertwined thoughts, the portraits of the Agarthas began to be painted.
King Maintia had a quick brush, and once he had memorized a scene or person, he never forgot it, and could always paint the same scene or person. Therefore, all the models, including Linos, had to do was to stand in front of the Maintian King for about half an hour, each dressed in his favorite costume.
The portraits were painted by the wives, following Linos' words that I could come later. Rico was the first to be painted and the result was so beautiful that even he blushed. After May, Sidi, Soleil, and Matkal, it was Linos' turn. He was still not very enthusiastic about the project, and even started talking about having the whole family ...... together when the children were older. Sadie knew from the atmosphere that her husband was not very confident about his appearance and felt uncomfortable to be portrayed as a bit good-looking, but she could not postpone the meeting at this point.
In the end, Siddee, who was consulted by Rico, came up with a plan, and Linos finally lifted his heavy burden by putting on the armor that he liked.
As May and Siddee put on the armor together, he immediately put on a good moody smile. Siddee is also very attached to this armor. He was confident that this armor, made with the best of Dwarven technology, boasted the world's highest level of protection. In fact, in the recent battle against the nation of Thana, this armor played an active role, and played a part in leading Agartha to victory.
My beloved husband is portrayed in my portrait wearing such armor. This will prove the high technology of the Dwarves forever. Sidi's heart was aflutter as he put on the armor.
After a long time of putting on the armor, Linos immediately went in front of the mirror and began to check his own appearance with great delight.
"Hmmm. You always look so cool. You look like a 00000000 himself. Wow~ this is really cool!"
Seeing Linos as happy as a child, Sidhi felt truly happy. It was a good thing that he had worked so hard with Mei and the dwarves to create this armor. While she was thinking about this in her heart, Rinos uttered an unexpected word.
Hearing those words, Sidney looked shocked. He hurriedly looked at Linos, who was standing in front of the mirror, holding his right hand up to the sky and swinging it down at once.
"Ex, kalibaaaaah!"
Indeed, indeed, my husband said Excalibur. ...... How careless of me. Sidi was astonished to hear those words.
Surely, the armor she had made for her husband was the best in the world. But what about his sword? Certainly, he carries the Holy Sword, the sword that Mei put her heart and soul into making, but if you ask me if it is the best sword in the world, I can't give you an immediate answer. The world's best sword is commonly known as Excalibur, and it is the Elf King's treasured sword.
But Sidhi could not give up. Excalibur is the best sword for that armor. When she had it, her beloved husband would have the best weapons and armor in the world. If he is portrayed in portraits with it. ....... Sadie's heart pounded.
But it was already late when she realized that Linos had happily made his way to King Maintia's room. Saddened, Sidi asked the Dwarves of Agartha if they could make a sword similar to Excalibur, but the answer was obvious.
"Princess, that is impossible. To make Excalibur, you would need a great deal of magical power and at the same time, the blood of an elf.
"And the fragrant wood of the revolver that the elves have in their possession, it is said that it is necessary.
"In any case, only the elves can make Excalibur. And I hear that the wood for the revolver is already running out. Even if you do it, it will be a difficult job that you cannot fail even once.
"I knew it. ....... But wouldn't you guys like to make one? Excalibur. The sword that can cut anything.
"Well, Your Highness, if you're asking if we want to make it or not, of course we want to make it. But if we don't have the materials and don't know how to make them, we'll have to give up."
"I don't have the materials, I don't know how to make it ....... Then, why don't you guys go to the elven village, get the materials, and ask them to teach you how to make it?"
"Don't be absurd, Princess!"
"Yes. The village of the elves is on a very high mountain. And on top of a precipitous mountain. We can't even get close to it. And it's very cold there. If we old people go there, we'll all freeze to death for sure!
"We can do something about that at ......."
"We refuse your order, even if you are the princess. Or do you expect us to die?
Sidi had no choice but to back down now that the dwarves had said so. However, the thought of the sword of Excalibur never left her mind.
Later, this would lead to an uproar involving the royal family of Agartha. ....... But that is another story.