On the other side, Felix also looked confused.
Crusch said she wanted to hold a party, which was actually what he had joked about to her, just to tease her.
Did he actually guess it right?
And Satou Kazuma looked at Miklotov, he could see the barely hidden panic on his face.
Miklotov looked like he was seventy or eighty years old... right in the prime of his political career.
And...
How did this meeting turn into this?
Satou Kazuma turned to look at Marcos again.
Sweat was already showing on the forehead of this man who had clearly been through countless battles.
Looks like, another victim.
Marcos never expected things to turn out this way.
He considered the king election meeting to be extremely important, so he had already prepared the procedure and schedule in advance to prevent any unexpected situations.
But no matter how much he planned, Marcos never imagined that things would develop into the current situation.
Having no other choice, he could only immediately order the members of the Royal Guard to make the necessary preparations.
...
About ten minutes later, several tables were placed in different parts of the main hall, with the five candidates sitting around the table in the very center.
Members of the Royal Guard and servants of the palace brought up the palace's stored fine wines one by one, placing them in front of everyone.
Aqua couldn't wait to bite off the cork with her teeth, and then started drinking from the bottle like crazy.
"This is great!"
Satou Kazuma and the supporters of other candidates like Roswaal were sitting at another table. He was desperately gesturing to Aqua, signaling her to be careful and stop drinking!
Seeing Satou Kazuma's fingers, Aqua gave a thumbs up and nodded to him.
But...
She completely misunderstood Satou Kazuma's meaning.
"Kazuma is telling me to drink as much as I want! Cheers!"
Satou Kazuma watched Aqua start drinking heavily again, his mouth twitched a few times, then he smiled in resignation and poured the wine in front of him into his own cup.
Let the world be destroyed.
Nothing that happens after this can be worse than what's happening now.
"Kazuma, why do you look like you're done for?"
"Things have developed like this, it's already a disaster..."
Satou Kazuma finished his wine in one gulp, then shook his head.
If only Crusch had mentioned the party thing, it might not have been a big deal.
But then Aqua jumped out and said something strange, which completely changed the nature of the meeting.
And if it was just Aqua alone, that would be one thing, but none of the other candidates raised any objections?
Even Emilia, who is one of the few normal people, is the same...
Satou Kazuma couldn't help but worry about the future of this country, and he could clearly hear the conversation between Aqua and the others at the table next to him.
"Aqua-sama, I admire your bold drinking style! It seems you really are quite an extraordinary person!"
Crusch expressed her admiration to Aqua with a serious face.
This isn't something to admire, is it!
Satou Kazuma cried out in his heart.
"This is nothing, I can do even better!"
Aqua said.
Please, please let it not be that!
Aqua then waved her hand, and the wine in the bottle spurted out like a fountain.
"Oh?"
Even Priscilla couldn't help but turn her gaze to Aqua.
"It seems you're quite skilled at pleasing others at parties, that's quite valuable. If I ever hold a party, I'll have you liven up the atmosphere."
"Of course!"
That's not a compliment, is it!
Satou Kazuma's hand trembled slightly, and he could only pour himself another glass of wine immediately, hoping he could get drunk quickly so he could forget all this.
The wine glass in his hand seemed to have cracks.
Miklotov looked at the scene in the hall and didn't know what to say. After a moment of silence, he had to say to Marcos:
"Commander Marcos, I'll leave the rest of the meeting procedure to you."
"Okay..."
Marcos seemed to show a look of resignation in an instant, cleared his throat, and said loudly:
"Well then, next, please stand up... sit in your places, and take turns giving speeches about this king selection. First, it's Lady Priscilla Barielle and her servant Al."
Priscilla stood up from her seat, using a fan to cover her face with an arrogant smile:
"The king election is meaningless! I am the most qualified to sit on the throne. You only need to bow down and submit to me!"
"She really is a crazy person."
Satou Kazuma immediately labeled Priscilla in his mind.
"The Karsten family, Lady Crusch Karsten and her knight and servant Felix Argyle."
"The day I become king, I will make the Divine Dragon forget the alliance that has lasted to this day. The Dragon Kingdom of Lugnica does not belong to the Divine Dragon, but to us!"
Crusch stood up and said loudly with extreme seriousness, while involuntarily looking at Aqua beside her, as if wanting to see Aqua's reaction.
After all, it was rumored that Aqua had some kind of connection with the Divine Dragon.
"The statement doesn't seem to have any problems... but having Ferris as a knight, it's hard not to think she has some strange hobbies. Not an idiot, but the possibility of being a pervert is very high!"
"The Hoshin Trading Company, Anastasia Hoshin and her knight Julius."
"I'm greedy, I want everything. No matter how successful I am in business, it's not enough. So I want my own country!"
Anastasia had a childlike, innocent smile on her face.
"She's a greedy idiot... but so far, does no one else here think that these people's speeches are more outrageous than the last?"
Satou Kazuma was still complaining loudly.
"Emilia-sama, and her supporter Roswaal L. Mathers, the Margrave of the Border."
"Ah, Subaru, why didn't he say your name?"
"Shut up..."
"My only wish is... fairness!"
Emilia seemed a little drunk, but still tried her best to say in the loudest voice,
"I want to create a country where everyone is equal!"
Hearing Emilia's words, Satou Kazuma breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, there was a somewhat normal speech.
In this world, Emilia is currently the closest thing to a normal person.
Of course, this is based on the premise of not drinking with Aqua.
"Next, it's Aqua-sama, and her companion Satou Kazuma."
It's finally here!
Satou Kazuma turned to look at Aqua.
He had been busy for half a day preparing a speech for Aqua for this meeting.
In this kind of occasion, it's never wrong to talk about topics like equality, peace, and the people.
Satou Kazuma had forced Aqua to memorize a section of it. As long as she repeated his words, there shouldn't be any major problems.
But in the next second...
Satou Kazuma realized that something was wrong.
Aqua stood up, and her body was swaying.
She, wouldn't she already be drunk?
That was exactly the case. Aqua had just shown off her talent in front of Crusch by inhaling two large bottles of wine directly, and was now in a giddy state after getting drunk.
And her already not very large brain capacity had long forgotten all the speeches that Satou Kazuma had prepared for her.
Now, in Aqua's eyes, this was the part of the party to hype up the atmosphere!
The first thing to do is to show everyone some talent!
In the midst of everyone's puzzled gazes, Aqua placed a glass of wine on her head, and also held a fan in each of her hands that she didn't know where she had gotten them from.
In the next moment, streams of water spurted out.
Nature's beauty!
World, please destroy yourself one more time.
At this moment, Satou Kazuma just wanted to disappear from this world.
Or maybe he should die early and find Eris to be reborn.
But while Aqua was showing off her talent, many people were looking at her with serious expressions.
"They really are unusual methods, Aqua-sama."
Roswaal looked at Aqua with a smile that seemed to see through everything,
"To be able to do this, it requires very precise control over mana. Even I may not be able to do it to this extent. Is Aqua-sama showing everyone her abilities to use force as a threat?"
And many people couldn't help but sigh in admiration.
"Amazing..."
"She can actually do it to this extent."
"No chanting, no props, directly casting magic... she's definitely not an ordinary person."
Looking at the gazes cast by other people present, Aqua nodded in satisfaction.
"Aqua-sama, please tell us about your political ideals."
At this moment, Miklotov on the side finally spoke.
He was very interested in Aqua's ideas.
"Political ideals! I want everyone to become my followers!"
Aqua raised her wine glass and shouted loudly.
"Oh? Quite an interesting person. It seems she's not an ordinary ant."
Priscilla narrowed her eyes slightly and rarely showed appreciation for Aqua.
The other person's words seemed to be similar to her in personality.
And Aqua's brain, which had been numbed by alcohol, was still working rapidly.
So-called political ideals should be something similar to the doctrine of the Axis Order.
If that's the case, then let these people feel the teachings of the Axis Order!
"As long as we're serious, we can do anything. We're people who can do it. Even if we don't do it well, it's not our fault. It's the world's fault! It's the world's fault!"
"When faced with something we hate, we only need to run away. Running away is not losing, but winning! When hesitating, we'll regret whatever we do. Since we'll regret it anyway, we should choose the easier way now!"
"I will let my followers in this world do anything they want!"
Aqua raised her arms and shouted, and at the same time, the water in her glass spurted out into a higher water column.
However, the entire hall was silent.
It's over, it's all over.
Satou Kazuma closed his eyes, he was ready to leave this world peacefully.
But in one second, there was a very loud applause in the hall.
"Huh?"
Satou Kazuma looked around in a daze.
Was this right?
Although Aqua's speech was a bit confusing, it had a good effect when combined with the talent show just now.
The reason for causing miracles earlier had already gained Aqua some followers.
And the talent show just now, in the eyes of many people, was a display of power, and they had some awe of Aqua in their hearts.
Regardless of their positions, almost everyone present could basically confirm one thing -
Aqua is the most existence that cannot be ignored in this king selection.
"As expected of Aqua-sama, she really gave a different kind of speech."
Miklotov nodded in satisfaction, then stood up and prepared to announce the end of the meeting.
Finally, it's finally going to end!
"All the candidates have finished their speeches, so—"
"Then let's continue drinking! Let's do whatever makes us happy! Forget about those rules!"
Before Miklotov could finish speaking, Aqua had already raised her wine glass and shouted again.
"Okay!"
And this time, many people in the hall immediately responded loudly.
The party continues!
The entire hall returned to the extremely lively state of a few minutes ago.
"Ah."
Miklotov smiled and shook his head.
Things had developed like this, completely beyond his expectations.
But it seems not bad.
"It's been a long time since I've had a drink."
Miklotov also raised the wine glass in front of him and took a few sips.
Under Aqua's crazy promotion, the party became more and more lively, and under the influence of alcohol, those red tape were gradually abandoned.
Satou Kazuma also felt a little dizzy after drinking a few glasses of wine.
He didn't care what happened later.
Anyway, he would enjoy drinking first.
He took a glass of wine and walked to the table where the candidates were:
"Aqua, bring these people to play finger guessing games!"
"Okay, okay! We have to play finger games!"
Aqua agreed without hesitation.
"Finger guessing? What's that?"
Priscilla asked with some confusion.
"It's a game, it's just the basic rock-paper-scissors~ But if we play, there will be a penalty~"
Satou Kazuma had his familiar perverted smile on his face,
"If you lose, you have to take off a piece of clothing!"
"That's a low-level taste that only ants would like."
Priscilla shook her head disdainfully.
"Oh? Are you afraid of losing?"
"Do you think I will lose?"
The smile on Priscilla's face completely disappeared, replaced by an extremely serious expression,
"The whole world revolves around me. In front of me, there is no such thing as failure."
"Then let's do it, see if you dare!"
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