Chapter 17 (1/2)

Today’s picture is Miyu Emiya from

Translator’s note: I’m gonna stop translating for a while. Anyone who wants to pick up where I left off, feel free to do so.

It’s the day of the unveiling party.

Early? No no, I thought there was still more than 30 days, but they all went by in a flash. Aside from just ordering, there was cooking, training, setting up the party, practicing, really, in a flash.

I didn’t open the shop at all. Well, there's no customers other than the Liner family coming so it's fine. …… Depressed.

I’ll spread the name of the store with this job, mhm.

Oh, I got my license. A manual license.

No, it may be necessary for the car I’m bringing here, I thought since there are no proper roads I should get a manual car.

(tl note: A car with a manual transmission)

No, that's a story for another time, the one I bought was an automatic Kei(オートマの軽). One where a bunch of luggage to be loaded in the back. It'll only be used for shopping in nearby shops anyway and won't do any long distance driving so being a light automobile is enough.

…Big cars, my feet didn't properly reach the pedal! Even if the seat is adjustment a lot. When taking an impossible pose to reach, the front can no longer be seen properly. That’s why I’m confident that I will crash if I drive them, mhm.

The venue was set up by Kunz-san, the woodworking engineer who was asked for the renovation of the shop. He understands the gist of the things I ask for, and his arms are reliable.

Ah, the shop renovation work was satisfactory. It was cheap, but when I handed out additional payment he was very pleased. No, it’s not a matter of money, as in that a difficult task is completed with a satisfactory result and being acknowledged by the client who left such job.

As a tip, I gave him an interior magazine or rather a book about architecture that I bought at a secondhand bookstore. It's nice that the damaged condition of the secondhand book makes it seem like a legendary book right. It’s cheap.

……Then, I was called ‘G.o.ddess’.

Mhm, worship to your heart’s content.

So, I was ready, I just have to wait for guests.

Guest of the debutante the for the Viscount Liner family's eldest daughter.

(tl note: This is a perspective change)

The Liner house is an emerging n.o.ble family, and there are n.o.bles who take them lightly and make fun of them, but I, the Earl of Burder, Alberto von Burder, never thought so. Rather than the old houses that only cite the achievements of their ancient ancestors, it could be said that the Viscount Liner family that's raised directly by the father who made a big achievement has “better lineage” than the rotten, stale houses.

Besides, the hurdle to which a commoner acquires the knighthood and becomes a n.o.ble is much higher now than in old times. Furthermore, not the baron t.i.tle but viscount. How great was first generation…

And, I heard the current head has character and a good reputation. The daughter’s also beautiful…

At the moment it seems better to have a good relationship with them. I’m sorry to think about it, but if by any chance an unforeseen situation befalls on the younger brother, who's the only boy, there's the possibility that their daughter would need a husband. If that happens, I wouldn't mind applying our third or fourth son.

While thinking so, the earl was guided by servants and headed to the debutant's venue.

Oh, the dish on the table seems a bit few….

Of course, it is natural that when the food on the plate decreases and then next dish is carried in, but even so the number of items is small. Is there something planned?

The earl having entered the venue made a slightly dubious look while lightly dampening his throat with the wine received from a waiter's tray, but instead of thinking deeply about it, he greeted familiar n.o.bles and killed the time with a few pleasant chats.

And after a while, the greetings from the organizers finally started.

First, comes the thank you for the visit by viscount Liner from a small stage set up ahead of the venue along with the introduction of the eldest daughter Adelaide. However, the daughter himself doesn't appear for some reason. What does this mean?

The viscount disappears from the stage when his turn finished. The earl and his guests are in doubt.

Then.

In front of the venue, the area where the Liner was standing is suddenly surrounded by white smoke. The earl thought, fire! for a moment, but the flow of the white smoke is strange. Seem like it's blowing out from the side… He soon understood this is intentional from the calm appearances of the employees, the venue only makes a ruckus without going into confusion.

Aside from those who have a son of age like earl Burder, the majority of n.o.bles attended out of obligation. Unmanageable boredom from the few enjoyable things, just when they thought that it will probably be a boring party like usual again anyway, it seems that there will be something interesting so everyone becomes a little interested.

The white smoke quickly faded and swirls at a low position. Mysteriously, even if you take a little sniff of the smoke that is slightly flowing it isn't particularly smoky. However, I feel that the temperature has slightly fallen somehow.

And then a voice came from nowhere.

“Ladies and gentlemen, today is the unveiling of the treasure of the Liner house, the Fairy of Flowers Adelaide. Please look at her adorable figure!”

The voice of the unseen but audible little girl, despite being a state of being normally talking without shouting, it greatly resonated in the venue.