Book 2: Chapter 17
Book 2: Chapter 17
Prince Kluvshrat’s smile increasingly deepened, and he asked Lady Mira.
「Your first time in the holy city?」
「Yes, it’s my first time!!」
Since she replied in a loud voice, the conversations at the other tables suddenly stopped. Lady Mira turned bright red, noticing that.
「S-Sorry…」
「You’ve received proper education, right? Haven’t you written to me many times that “studying about etiquette is boring”? If you didn’t properly learn it, then that boredom becomes even more meaningless.」
「Uh, that’s right.」
Oh? Lady Charlotte and Lady Mira are unexpectedly friendly? Doesn’t that mean the young lady is the only one who is left out?
「………」
Look, she’s looking like an abandoned puppy. The unknown side to the young lady is actually an “attention seeker”.
「I suppose that is how much of an impression the holy city made on you, Miss Mira.」Prince Kluvshrat said, smilingly.
「Very much so. This is also my first time going to such a gorgeous party, and I got to meet the Holy Prince and His Majesty, and also such a beautiful lady.」
Lady Mira looked at the young lady, breathtakingly. Not knowing what that line of sight means, the young lady blinked her eyes.
「Mira. How about inviting Eva-sama to come visit our territory?」
「B-But papa, it’s boring to come to our place…」
Papa?
Is the gray bear pelt wearing Border Earl making his daughter call him papa?
「If she has been living in the holy city for a long time, she might want to visit some other place.」
「I-Is that so…? Uh, umm, Eva-sama!」
Lady Mira looked at the young lady, with resolve.
「If you don’t mind, would you like to come visit our territory sometime!?」
It’s like a junior high school student asking out on a date.
Suddenly put on the spot, the young lady was taken aback. Probably because she has never been invited out like this. The young lady looked up at me, so I replied with a small nod.
「I would be so happy to visit!!」she replied, forgetting she had been feigning friendliness until now.
Lady Mira seemed taken aback, but when she saw the young lady smiling happily, she also happily started talking about her territory – I am happy for you, my lady. You finally made a friend. And please don’t pull your friend into the “Slave Business Crushing”.
(Hmm?)
At that time, I saw the Holy King and the Border Earl making eye contact.
(…I wonder what’s going on?)
The two who were staring each other down all this time are suddenly having eye contact at this timing?
Speaking of which, the Border Earl stopped the Holy King when he was about to say something…
「Oh…」
「It looks delicious.」
「This is pretty good.」
My thoughts were interrupted by the words of the three young men at the table and a strong aroma.
Four servants shoulder carried a whole roast chicken, as though carrying a portable shrine. The shape was like a real chicken, but its size was about the size of a portable shrine.
The surface was baked to give a shiny glow and sprinkled with colorful spices. The spicy aroma that drifted in the air… Oh no… my belly is growling.
The roasted chicken, which was shoulder carried with a long handle, obviously cannot be carried over the guest’s head, thus a muscular servant was waiting by the table. When the chicken arrived, he pierced it with two long knives, and lifted it onto the table by himself.
Prince Kluvshrat and the sons of the Duke houses seemed accustomed to it, but the young lady was surprised, whereas applause broke out at the other tables. Those muscles without the presence of skills are amazing.
A waiter, who was in charge of distributing the meat, came to the table and skillfully used a knife with a long handle and a fork to cut the meat. The belly was full of vegetables and grains, from which the vivid scent of herbs drifted.
The guest’s plate already had five types of sauce, and you may dip it according to your taste. But, is there really none for me? Really none? Okay…….
This meal is like the main dish, so it seems there will be a greeting from Duke Rozier after the meal. Then there’s supposed to be a dance in the empty space in the center. Lord Ethan seemed indifferent, but Louis was stealing glances at the young lady. Must be wanting to invite her.
As for Prince Kluvshrat…
「Wow…」he said, looking at the sauce.
Is that his favorite sauce?
(Eh?)
I looked at the sauce that was in his line of sight through 【World Ruler】. It looked exactly like the sauce on the young lady’s plate, but — that’s when it happened.
There was a sound of a small explosion. Like the sound of a pistol firing that I saw in an overseas drama. It’s small but startles people. When I looked in the direction of the sound, all the fire lit up on the huge chandelier went out at the same time.
*More gunshot-like sounds*
Subsequent sounds was also a signal that extinguished the fires of the smaller chandeliers hanging above each table.
「What?」
「What’s going on?」
「I am scared.」
Children raised frightened voices, as the venue was suddenly covered in darkness. Only two, the Holy Prince Kluvshrat and the Holy King, were slightly shining — that was the mana of the “Holy Blue”.
Is this some kind of event? Or is the chandelier broken? — There’s no way it can be broken. The chandelier is lit with a candle, it is not a magic tool or a machine. All of them going out at once means that there was “external interference”.
I used 【Night Vision】 to quickly check the servants at the venue – they were panicking.
In other words, this is not an event.
Trouble.
Ah, man.
Then, I heard the sound of a windowpane breaking. Six black shadows invaded the venue. Immediately, I used 【Fire Magic】 and generated 5 sources of light in the surroundings. In such times, it would be easier to make it brighter by using 【Light Magic】, but I have never seen 【Light Magic】.
My body suddenly felt sluggish. Because it had consumed mana.【Mana Quantity Increase】 was inhibited in the venue, so the magic I can use was limited.
「It’s an intruder!」
The halfling escort shouted in a sharp voice before I could. She was already standing in front of Lord Ethan to protect him.
The intruders didn’t seem to have a problem with the darkness, as they smoothly slipped through in between tables and rushed towards us. Normally, an attack is aimed at the highest-ranking person.
If so, this is an assassination attack.
Their aim is the Holy King? No, it was not planned that the Holy King would come.
If so, it’s the Holy Prince.
「My lady. Permission to fight.」
「Granted. Reiji, protect everyone!」
Good grief, the young lady always works people to the bone.