Taiki cocked his head again. He didn’t know how “somewhere warm” and “the favor” are related.

“--I would like you to go to Ren(漣).”
“Ren... The Kingdom of Ren? The kingdom at the far south.”

Gyousou nodded.
“Kouri, at Mt. Hou(蓬山), you were indebted a lot to Ren Taiho(廉台輔). I would like to extend my gratitude. Also, I would like to inform them that due to Ren’s help, Tai finally got settled down. However, I have no free time.”

“But, why me?”
“In fact we should have sent ambassadors right after the coronation, but it was said that revolts had broken out in Ren earlier. At the time of coronation, the revolts had just got suppressed, but Ren should have been busy dealing with the aftermath, and we finally postponed the visit. Now, everything seemed to have settled down. Therefore, I would like you to visit the Emperor of Ren (廉王) in place of me.”

“I go... alone?”
Taiki started to mumble.

“Of course there would be someone with you. --It might be a heavy task, but can you do it for me?”

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