Chapter 12 (1/2)

The Capital Arc Part 3

Chapter 12

「Ah, that’s not right, Suria-san. The correct angle is 45 degrees.  The way you lift the chest is also not right. Your posture is incorrect, also straighten your back more. Alright, once more.」

Skin as white as that of a delicate doll, and long blonde eyelashes. Long strawberry-blonde hair that reaches down to the waist, with standing posture that’s perfectly in position.

It’s a beauty different from Reiss, the beauty that elegances oozes out, the word 『Lady』would be the first you will utter from your mouth if ever you see her for the first time, elegant is not enough to describe such beauty.

――――It’s already five days since we’ve arrived in the church.

Every single day, for the purpose of accomplis.h.i.+ng the role of Spirit Princess for the ceremony and audience with the Spirit Queen, is being thoroughly whipped with all the proper etiquette and behaviour that I must conduct.

My reaction at first was 「Eh? Isn’t it just attending a ceremony, ringing the bell lightly, offering a short prayer and bowing in front of the Spirit Queen? If that’s it, I can do it.」, I was thinking it was as simple as that.

I really want to hit the previous me who was thinking stupid thoughts like that.

Well, there is definitely no mistake that I will ring the bell, but before then, there are a lot of rituals to be done.

The every tiny details is really troublesome.

The prayer is long* , it was required to read it in clear and loud voice with proper intonation and rythm, the outfit to be worn by the Spirit Princess is uncomfortable, it was really hard to move with.

It was said that it was given to the first king who performed a simple swords play in front of the Queen with his spiritual mana, it was one of the 『Queen’s Treasures』.

Anyways, the task as the Spirit Princess to attend the ceremony was beyond what I had expected.

And in the first place, the tradition was that the high priest from the church would choose a n.o.ble’s daughter.

In order not to offend the Queen during the ceremony, it is necessary to perform the traditional way, I’m wondering if there are children who will want to learn such absurd methods.

But, it seems like I’m better than most people.

As what had Rinze said, it was rare for someone like a country girl to be here.

「Etiquette? Dancing? Brim of elegance!」, even though I don’t have any of those.

It was necessary to teach me everything from the start, and everyday I was in a mess.

…….and most of all.

「Yesterday was also good, a beautiful grat.i.tude. You’ve also got used in handling the sword. As I told you earlier, channeling spiritual mana to the sword will let you handle it for longer period since it reduces its weight, making you get used to it a lot faster. Have you already got accustomed in channeling large amount of spiritual mana?」

「I, Is that so? Then……」

「Then. Now, before you forgot the feeling of getting used to it.」

Kuuuh, how about taking a break? But those words had already disappeared before I can even voice them out.

Marina Levione, the person tasked to teach me.

From the Levione Earl household, a n.o.ble family that dates way back to the kingdom’s history. She is my predecessor who had served as the previous Spirit Princess and is said to be 『an earl’s daughter who has the beauty and highest spirit mana capacity in the kingdom’s history』.

Discarding what the rumors says, she’s really an elegant lady that has been thoroughly refined, and as you can see, a very tender person…. There’s nothing to dislike from.

But her lectures are definitely harsh.

My first encounter was.