When I heard that word, I nearly coughed. "J-japan, you say?"

It seemed like all of my questions had been answered. The ancestors of Jespain had stumbled across a dungeon that resembled Japan. From there, a lot of their culture started to develop, as well as their technology. They likely couldn't replicate the technology they found in the dungeon, so they used mana to replace it instead. This led to them having a technological boom, leaving them where they were at this point.

"I'd be very interested in seeing such a dungeon," I responded earnestly.

"Unfortunately, this dungeon no longer exists. Back in the day, we attempted to use it for farming, and it was eventually overused. Unlike the great labyrinths in Aberis, where the local populace only play at farming, we had developed methods to extract what we needed from the dungeon. However, back then, we didn't understand the relationship between fairies and dungeons, and the result was that the dungeon dried up and died from overuse.

"Back then, a lot of our technology didn't need mana to use. However, with the dungeon gone, we could only develop our mana-based technology copying the dungeon samples. Nowadays, those remaining samples are kept in museums. If you're interested in seeing one, I'd be happy to have someone take you."

"No…" I immediately spoke up. "No, that will be fine."

I didn't need to see parts of my world. There was no guarantee it was even a connection to my world. There could be other worlds out there, other Japans. There might have been a point where I didn't think that, but as I came to realize just how often lore repeated and copied itself, I thought it'd probably be stranger if there wasn't another copy of my world out there.

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"Very well…" He responded, seeming to not care one way or another. "In that case, I suppose it's time to introduce you and the other guests and welcome you properly."

After that, the remainder of the party went rather unremarkable. Lord Vandeer acted as the host of the party, so he stood up and got everyone's attention. He introduced and welcomed me publicly, but he also introduced Dignitary Pait and the church girls. At that point, he retreated to his VIP section, and by the placement of the servants, I had the feeling I wasn't going to be let back in again.

At that point, I was approached by several more people. Since the two major powers had already approached me, it was their subordinates who now wanted a chance to get in my good grace. Some of them brought their daughters with them, seemingly implying that if we got along well, their daughter could come home with me that night. The girls often blushed furiously or grew flustered, but thankfully only a few of the men were so brazen as that.

I answered as politely as I could, using Cici's notes and the observations my girls made whenever I could. I didn't immediately start investigating anything, but I was definitely in an information-gathering stage with the mission Lady Seeired spoke of floating in the back of my mind. After a few hours, the celebration came to an end, and the people started to disperse.

We were taken back to our hotel and led back to our rooms as night fell on Jespain. At one point, I poked my head out the door, only to see people dressed in casual clothing conveniently standing on either end of the hallway. Marina appeared a few moments later.

"Did you need anything, my lord?" She asked politely.

"No, just stretching my neck," I responded awkwardly, reentering my room and closing the door.

I wasn't going to start tonight. There were still things I needed to accomplish, and I didn't want to stir up trouble until I had done what I came for. After that, there was no telling what would happen.

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