Vol 3 Chapter 5 (1/2)

The hegemonic nation called the Empire did not have a name

Names were tools used to differentiate oneself from others An Emperor was one who ruled all the peoples, all the tribes, who held sway over all his allied kingdos and lord of lords He was ular, insuperable existence By this line of arrogant thinking, the Empire would need no name

The river that flowed frolaciers to the sea was called the River Ro It would take two days to travel on foot from the sea to the Imperial Capital

shi+pping vessels travelled back and forth along the River Ro

The Imperial Palace was situated on the easternmost side of the five hills of the Imperial Capital, and the hill called Sadela had an expanse of flat ground on one of its slopes There was a beautiful alabaster building on each of its sides, and all of them were surrounded by a broad stretch of forest This beautiful green color was the dohout the Palace

The ed to Zorzal El Caesar, the oldest son of the Emperor, and Piña Co Lada’s brother from another mother

He was pressing a worabbed her neck fro the interplay of pain and pleasure on her face, his grunts and her ether as he lost himself in his bliss

“My, ive me…”

“Hmph, is that all the queen of the Warrior Bunnies can handle? Hm, I’m sure you can make better sounds than that Moan for me”

However, as he looked down on the Bunnygirl whose body was already twitching as she passed out, Zorzal slapped her buttocks with a “Hmph!” and dumped her onto the bed like a used toy

The white-skinned woman rolled off the bed like a broken doll The impact returned her to consciousness, and her body shuddered

Her hair was as white as snow, and two fur-trimmed ears stuck out from the sides of her head However, her body was covered in bruises, bite ns of violence

“If you pass out from just that much, you won’t be able to satisfy me…”

“Please forgive , small voice Her red eyes looked over to him as she climbed off the cold stone floor and back onto the bed

“Try harder, then Your people’s fate depends on it”

“Please show mercy, my Prince, my people…”

“Enough! I’ back!”

Zorzal did not even bother to answer her as he turned his muscled body away and ordered his attendants to dress him

His Warrior Bunny lover sobbed as she rose naked from the bed and wrapped herself in its sheets Then she liainst the wall as she left the man’s room

Zorzal clicked his tongue “I’ sick of this toy” He wondered whether to dispose of her

A voice responded to his

“Your Highness, even if it’s for fun, you shouldn’t couple with a filthy beastwoman like that”

The speaker was Count Marx of the Ministry of Internal Affairs

“What do you ardless of species That Warrior Bunny’s body is a the best I’ve seen”

“But, if she gets pregnant…”

“That’s fine too She’s the queen of the Warrior Bunnies Havingtoo”

“But hasn’t the kingdo been destroyed?”

“Shh, quiet… Tyuule’s ears are very big She ht overhear you”

Marx shook his head

She had sacrificed herself to protect her country and people She had endured this terrible abuse for a full three years, but her ho since destroyed and her people were nearly extinct What few survivors rehout the land and lived in misery

Worse, those survivors mistakenly believed that she had betrayed her people, and swore to exact revenge on her That was cruel, even for a Beastht of what Zorzal would do when he became Emperor sent a shi+ver down his spine

“Speaking of which, Count Marx Why did you coe? That’s fine too She ht be a bit dirty now, but she’s pretty when she’s cleaned up”

After Zorzal was dressed, his attendants left the room Now only Zorzal and Count Marx were left in the room

“In truth, I have a matter to report”

“What is it? Speak”

“Recently, there have been so the Senators”

“And by unsettling you mean…?

“Yes, ht, secret trade deals, that sort of thing At first, there were only a few of the this, but their numbers have steadily increased”

“H up the Senators It seems Diabo has finally pulled out all the stops in his bid for the throne”

“No, that does not see with the Senators appear to be the people who have unlawfully laid claim to Arnus”

“What, how could that possibly happen?” Zorzal said as he shook his head in disbelief

“Could they be e back and forth is cootiates with the Eht any more?”

“However, it seeht off”

“What did you say?”

“Until now, everyone who has gone to war against the as prisoners This gathering of the Senators should be to negotiate the terms of their release”

“How could this be?”

Zorzal punched his fist into his palm

“To think, Imperial Senators would buckle under this sort of intimidation”

“Using one’s kinshi+p as a weapon see the despicable enemy would do”

“Well, it can’t be helped After all, their own relatives are being held hostage That ement Very well, I knohat to do I shall inform the Senators of the enemy’s despicable methods and wake them up”

“If your Highness goes in person, I’m sure they will”

“Still, Count Marx Why did you not inform my father about this, but me?”

“There are s to be considered, and if this news reaches the E irreversible will happen This cannot be a good thing for the Empire Thus, I reported directly to yourself, as the heir to the throne”

“Well, that’s true We need to avoid conflict between the Senate and the Imperial family Only Diabo will benefit from that If that’s the case, then we need to resolve it ourselves Then, where are they ?”

Marx told hi

“What? So close to us?”

Zorzal furrowed his brows, and then said to the patrician youths outside “We’reout!”

As Count Marx watched hirandly as you like”

The naarden festival” The word conjured up i meat It was located on the outskirts of the Eether

The garden was so vast that it contained parts of the forest that seemed to stretch to the horizon, as well as small hills, miniature forests, and even a little strearassland for a 36-hole golf course

A large white canopy was spread over one corner of this garden Below that, e fire They made heavy use of those spices that were rare in the Eh to make people drool

Soirls in maid outfits could not help themselves and tried some, for which they were scolded once the old maids found out

A short distance away, a group of h for people to consider it noise, but their music livened up the scene

The pies filled with soup gave off a delicious herbal scent Beside them were heaps of fruits stacked up from various countries

After the guests filled their bellies, they would move on to the desserts

These were frozen treats nobody had ever eaten before The people here were happy enough just to have crushed ice drizzled with honey and fruit juice However, the dishits debut was called “ice cream”, which was made with milk

They tried the ice creaed into sathering because of the delicious taste

“If you eat too much cold stuff, you’ll have a stomachache,” the patrician ladies chided their children fro However, it was not very convincing given they had cups of ice cream in their hands as well Therefore, the kids just chorused “Kay~” before running off and pestering the e of ice cream for more

The h ice creas In the end, the children began showing their bad attitudes and saying, “You’re so petty!”

However, when the maid calmly replied, “I’ll tell your mothers,” the kids dropped the act Instead they pressed their hands together and begged, “Pleeeeeease~” Brats would be brats no matter where they were

It was not just the food that was ready

When evening cae had been set up

A hter’s back as he taught her how to aie pose only served to make her hter

There were a, and their mothers looked on as they enjoyed themselves

Carp and goldfish swa cast their lines It was probably a form of entertainment to turn their catches into their meals

As Piña watched this, she took a fruit out of a basket and chewed on it

“Sugawara-dono, inviting the faht it would be I like this feeling as well Perhaps future events for the knight band can be like this too…”

“Is that so? Thank you for your praise However, having the headmusicians either”

“No, that was House Formal’s idea After all, the treaty stipulated full cooperation, so future events like this will not be a proble well, and they say that the finances of House Formal are on the upturn The House was quite clear about that being the result of trade with you”

“However, it seems they’ve only sent over Human maids…”

In order to reach an agreement with House Formal, he had visited them in the past, and there he had met people of various races, like the Cat People and the Warrior Bunnies They were signs that this world was a different one, but yet the headhu, somehow

“Well, the Capital…”

Piña’s ansas not very clear, but she got the awara

After attending parties hosted by various powerful patricians, and after visiting several patrician households, he realised that they only had Human maids It would seem only House Formal was an exception The other families accepted it, even as they disliked it, probably because the previous Count Formal was an open-minded man

Piña and Sugawara headed for the garden, where everyone was, in order to see if anyone was feeling bored and if there were any problems to solve

Souests in turn

At ti character, and then he would ask “Who’s that?” to learn about that person’s naood memory

Piña’s eye went to a japanesethe master chefs tips on how to use spices

“Sugawara-dono, who is that man?”

“Ahh, he’s one of Itami’s men, called Furuta He used to be a chef at a first-rate restaurant before he enlisted”

“I see, is that why he makes such delicious food?”

One could notin spices His naht as she made a mental note of him

“Your Highness, it’s been a while”

“Ohh, Tuen-dono Are you well?”

“Yes,well too”

The introductions that he had requested at the beginning were taking place

“Sugawara-dono, this is the third son of House Mare His elder brother’s name is on the list of prisoners to be sent back”

And so, Piña introduced Sugawara to several members of the nobility

All of the iawara, and so, for instance, their wives and children To theer of a fearsoifts from another land

Halfway through the introductions, a daring young girl ran over and grabbed Sugawara’s ar manner

“Sugawara-sama, I saw my cousins’ beautiful jewelry and I’m jealous Could you help me?”

This was quite rude, after all, and so she was promptly scolded by her parents

The girl who clung to Sugaas roughly 11 or 12, so she probably was not acting for greater benefits It was kind of unsettling, but he did not shake her off However, it would be difficult to be a diplo how to handle situations like these But there was a good way of dealing with young children

As she watched the hter, she whispered, “She’s from the Tueri family, and a relative of Marquis Caesar”

Marquis Caesar was the leader of the Imperial Senate and by extension, all of Iovernment, that meant that they needed channels to hiawara immediately responded appropriately

First, he stood before the girl’s parents, ere angry about her rudeness, with a genial expression and asked them to kindly not scold her any more Then, he reive her a pearl necklace This way, they would form a bond, and in future he could ask them to introduce him to other people

This hat the diplomats’ superior had meant when they said, “Gifts are our ammunition” Personal benefits could not be allowed to conflict with the well-being of a country, and sometimes people were attacked by the mass media on it However, for the sake of diplo toodown

What happened was that Sugawara adorned Sherry with a necklace from a velvet box, and she promptly ran off like an innocent child to show it off to her cousins

Of course, after receiving a gift like this, one needed to repay it in a fitting way That was the way they did things in the Eh, the repayment took place — they helped to connect him to Marquis Caesar

As an aside, because of this arrange to warm up to the 11 year-old Sherry Her calculative parents noticed this and began enthusiastically pushi+ng thean to worry him

Piña sawara and the overjoyed Sherry, and then let her eyes wander around her surroundings

For now, it was iuests

As a host, she could not simply play around To be precise, as a host, one could not enjoy oneself at the expense of one’s guests Still, it was better this tientlemen and vice versa

Events like this created a chance for young h it was only natural for young patricians to flirt with each other, doing so out of the blue was very rude There needed to be proper introductions first, and e for those

Piña was the leader of a knight order which contained e for all of them to meet each other, she would be too busy to so much as take a drink

And this party was attended by the relatives of many patrician families, as well as their children who had not made their social debut

In front of her parents’ eyes, they could not do anything overboard And if they were to spend time on introductions, they would not have any time to enjoy themselves

Because of that, uests decided to enjoy theroups of males and females and had fun by themselves

The ladies had obtained beautiful clothes courtesy of soawara, and they competed to outdo each other with displays of their brilliantly colored dresses and jewellery

Since the materials and fabric were equivalent, then the only way they could co of their dresses, which sparked their respective jealousies and competitiveness In addition, the minute differences in quality of the accessories and decorations on their clothes ate at their hearts, which hy they wanted to awara and his fellow diplomats, who had not yet entered the scene

There were also soeants Kuribayashi+ and Kurokawa

Kuribayashi+ was very obvious in her women’s JGSDF uniforhts dressed, the guests could quickly accept her status as a female soldier

While she chatted with theeant Tomita as a demonstrator to teach the ladies self-defense techniques

“Grab his arm, bend it inward, just like this”

As she explained, the tiny Kuribayashi+ brought the tall Toe Her audience applauded her swift and crisp movements In addition, so and fierce, but remained calm and reserved

(TL note: kokyu-nage is an aikidothrow”)

On another side, Kurokaas displaying the ways that japanese used azes of the audience As a nursing student, she had studied makeup therapy, and it was a happy coincidence that it could be put to use here

Makeup therapy was used to help with the depression suffered by people suffering fro a happy mood had a positive effect on their treatment

“If you apply too much eyeshadow, it’ll be too dark, therefore you need to apply it evenly Also, you need to half-close your eyes to finish it smoothly You also need to be careful with the lines of your eyebrows A s effect”

Kurokawa picked several ladies to dee on theht out the cuteness that they should have had at their age, or perhaps she just asped in awe

“Itami truly has a host of talented people under his command!” Piña said in praise

Sugawara agreed that he was a lucky o, and now that there were ion’s language, it was much more convenient for their activities 1st Recon, which had been called back to Arnus, was not quite suited for this sort of work

“The people fro in humor”

“As expected, it was because of their coular soldier, ould be in trouble He’s a very special case”

“I understand”

Although Piña did not know japanese people like Sugawara did, she could understand his nified appearance In contrast, Ita? In the end, what saved them was his nature

No matter the circumstances, a nor beaten up by a group of people However, Itami knew that Piña owed him a debt she could not possibly repay, but yet he had not taken advantage of it That was a very rare case

It would be si theh

To Piña, who thirsted for “art”, cutting her off from her supplies would break her spirit In order to avoid this, she had to grow a culture of “artists” in the country, and the first step in that was the language classes Right now, she had to stay on Itaood side no matter what

Piña was prepared to do anything in order to accomplish that

She had already picked out an appropriate girl froe classes Although she was still dormant, on her command, she would take action