We negotiated until late afternoon.
Some things have been determined such as, we will provide raw commodities and processed commodities with a record of supplying to the government and selling also to the general public.
We were also given a fairly large shop for trading. We were only prohibited from exporting let alone cooperating with neighboring countries such as the Luminara Empire and the Rimegate Kingdom.
I agreed too because I felt that only Nemorosa showed their seriousness in building relationships with the demi-humans. After all, I live with them and they have become a part of my life.
The Queen and Duke have also promised to provide good teachers for the Whisperwood region. I especially asked for teachers in writing and reading. This is very important for the development of the children. I also asked for teachers to teach manners.
Then I also got the information I wanted and didn't want. Well, I have to prepare myself with all the information I got.
There is also an agreement regarding the expansion and creation of a large dock in Nemorosa. The Dwarf team will be brought in by Whisperwood Village.
"Hah, what a tiring negotiation"
I was lying on the bed in the queen's mansion. The place, well I guessed it was just a stone mansion like most medieval castles. Rika is currently in Irene's room. She said she wanted to sleep with Irene. The two little girls are like sisters now. Irene awakened Rika's big sister instincts. Understandably, most of Rika's friends in the village were the same age or older than her.
"Tomorrow, I'll go around the city and see what commodities are in this Branz fortress.
I need to study that. Who knows if there's any good stuff later?"
Thinking that, I quickly took a short rest before dinner. With the items I brought, the dinner that Rika and I thought was an ordinary meal, became a luxurious meal in the eyes of the queen and the others.
***
Morning.
The weather today is clear with no clouds covering the blue sky. It was a suitable time to look around the city. I then went to the well to wash my face.
I had gotten a good feel of the mansion's conditions and I could estimate how the condition of Branz castle town was.
Starting from the condition of the toilet and the comfort in the mansion. Even the elven housing that I built in the forest area is still better. No wonder the elves love their home so much. It already exceeds the standards of this world.
"Good morning, your highness"
"Good morning, Mr. Rio"
It was Queen Christine. I saw her practicing in the courtyard and then greeted her. Just like her nickname, the princess of swords. She seems to be practicing like this every morning.
"Does your highness always practice like this?"
"Right, this has always been my routine. My mind will be at ease when practicing like this. Are you interested in sword training too, lord Rio?"
The Queen suddenly asked me that. Is she a sword training salesperson? From her eyes, it could be seen she really wanted me to say "interested".
"Well, I'm a little interested in sword training. Even so, I haven't had the chance to practice. I've only ever practiced hand-to-hand combat."
I told her that so as not to seem like I was looking down on her interests.
"Ah, is that so? I've done that training too. Can we do some sparring?"
Ehhh queen, isn't that too much? I thought about that in my mind. Is she a fighting maniac?
"That's .... Your highness, is this okay? I think it's too sudden -"
"No problem, lord Rio. It's really fun to train with others"
Well, I am speechless and can only accept it. It's been a while for me to move my body. The last time I practiced was when I was in college. My body still remembers the martial arts moves but am I still able to move well?
Martial arts is training that must be done consistently. If not, the body won't be able to keep up anymore.
"Alright, but I'm a little shy about doing it. My movements might be a little stiff"
I told her that first.
"No problem. Maybe this sparring can improve your flexibility again, Mr. Rio"
With that, we started our morning sparring.
I took the Jigo-tai stance in judo. Judo is an excellent martial arts technique for defense and counter attack. Many judo techniques are very useful in everyday life.
Christine saw my technique and immediately went on the attack. She understood that my technique was a defensive technique even though she had never practiced judo.
"Hyaattt!"
Christine threw a punch directly at me but I immediately avoided it by taking a step back.
As I expected, it was a fake punch and she immediately turned her body for a kick. I ducked and tried to do a leg sweep but she immediately dodged.
"Ouh, very good. Your fighting technique is very good, Mr. Rio"
Christine was excited because she felt she had discovered something new in my moves.
"This technique is from a martial art in my world called judo."
I introduced judo to the queen and she seemed to get excited.
"Then, please teach me more about judo."
The queen immediately attacked again. This time, it was a quick punch with a lot of force. I kept dodging and waiting for the moment.
Finally, the moment came where the princess' punches became weak and that's when I caught her hand and performed a harai-goshi slam.
The Queen was surprised by my attack. She felt like she was temporarily levitating and immediately slammed down.
"Phew...I'm exhausted, your highness"
I immediately sat down beside her and said that. The queen next to me still couldn't believe that she had lost.
"Lord Rio. Please teach me judo too. That was a great fight."
She suddenly said that. I didn't take the queen's words seriously but that's how I got my first disciple.