Chapter 17 9. His Highness Ali

After being reminded by Mitsushiba Susumu, Mitsuki Shunsuke who was staying in the lounge looked at the Minister of Foreign Affairs Fujikawa standing opposite him in surprise. "You said that the Minister of Foreign Affairs might be a fake?" Mitsuki Shunsuke looked around warily, and asked Mitsuki Shibajin in a low voice. "Yes, Cupid kept barking at him as soon as he came in." "I see. By the way, the secretary who came with him is not the usual Mr. Ruoshan...Okay, I'll go and have a look now." "please." At this time, Minister of Foreign Affairs Fujikawa was talking with President Ikegami, Takehiko Kawaguchi, and two or three other gentlemen. He was not the same as usual today, and he seemed a little absent-minded.

"Minister of Foreign Affairs..." The new secretary next to him called him, and then said to everyone on his behalf: "Mr. Fujikawa is a bit tired because of his busy schedule. He originally wanted to cancel tonight's banquet, but he felt that it would be too rude to His Highness Ali, so..." "Indeed, indeed, we understand this, then please go to the room to rest first." Manager Kawaguchi answered quickly, expressing sympathy for the busyness of the foreign minister. "Oh! Then..." Minister of Foreign Affairs Fujikawa muttered with blank eyes. At this time, Mitsuki Shunsuke also came to him.

"Mr. Fujikawa, good night." "what?" Foreign Minister Fujikawa kept blinking his eyes as if seeing a stranger. At the same time, a loud bell sounded in the hall, announcing that it was seven o'clock. "what!" Manager Kawaguchi shouted: "Oops! His Royal Highness Ali is coming out, Minister of Foreign Affairs, you are an important guest, so you must be the first to be seated, Mr. Mitsuki, you will greet the Minister of Foreign Affairs later." After speaking, he hurriedly led the foreign minister to the hall, leaving President Ikegami, Mitsuki Shunsuke, and Mitsuki Shibasumi looking at each other inexplicably.

In the center of the Japanese hotel lobby, there is a square shallow pool full of lotus flowers. It is not the season of lotus blooming yet, but the lotus in this pond is cultivated in a special way, and it will bloom or wither depending on the light. In other words, as long as it is illuminated by special light, it will naturally bloom beautiful petals. When the light disappears, the petals will naturally close. This is one of the things that Manager Kawaguchi is most proud of. The tables in the hall are arranged in a rectangular shape around the pool, and the seats on the front are those of His Royal Highness Ali and Minister of Foreign Affairs Fujikawa.

Manager Kawaguchi took three hundred guests to their positions, and the Arabic national anthem was played. Finally, His Royal Highness Ali and his two entourages, Mohamet and Ipdala, entered the hall under music and thunderous applause. Both entourages were Arab ministers. Then, Manager Kawaguchi led the three Arab guests to sit at the front table. At this moment, the most eye-catching thing was the ruby ​​on His Highness Ali's turban, which shone brightly all around. It is said that this is a magical ruby ​​with many legends and stories.