Volume 7 Chapter 16 (1/2)

7-16 Gururian City NightSatou's here During the tio, it seemed that it was normal to treat your lover with full course row up during the recession, but it looks like people who've been in the good times have their own shares of problem too

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”Well then, everyone, please enjoy the specialties of Gugurian”

The viceroy says so signaling the start of the banquet

The people in this dining rooentlees The guests are princess Menea, and Poni-san who acts as her escort,

and also lady Karina and me The influential people in the city are only invited when it's a buffet party

By the way, only adults are allowed to participate in the banquet and party, their children aren't

The dining table is decorated with flowers, and two uest The tablewares are silver knives, spoons and forks Beside the knife that looks like an extreer, the spoon and the fork are like the ones used in the previous world There is only one set of the tablewares for each plate, but it gets exchanged with new ones when you've finished your meal it seems

The rooic tools, but a ht balls That should be the case considering ic balls are occasionally added from the corner the room

Wine-like liquor is poured into the glasses This is the first tilasses as containers since I come here It seems to be fa to lady Karina's story, there's a life-sized glassroom

Lady Karina's clothes looks so gorgeous, you wouldn't think that they're made in hurry I'm the one who pay for it, but it's scary to look at the bill The clothes have spaciously shown neckline, and the demonic--I mean, emphasized breasts, it's also not only decorated with silver and golden threads, but even gems are mounted in every important places It's probably not preferable for the invitee to wear clothes that are too gaudy, but since the viceroy's wife is wearing even gaudier dresses, so it should be alright Since the topic about sense of beauty could be controversial, I don't really want to talk about it, but it's also 'Peacock' in this world too huh, I'll leave it at that

The first plate that I've assureen soup It's delicious even though it's cold, potatoes soup-like

Starting fro, boiled trout, pilaf-like dish, baked pheasant, and fillet meat steak are presented out in turns Aren't there too many main plates?

Regardless of the etables, and entremet are put on different plates Breads are also served in a basket, this is the first time I've seen ones that aren't black breads They're not puffing hot, but it's been a long time since I've eaten white breads

I want to use chopsticks when I'ot used to it, they break the trout and eat it without problem

However, half of them who aren't able to do it well are assisted by theonly the white ent maids are too wonderful

Of course, I ask for help too

Apparently she's an inexperienced maid, I could hear, ”Ah”, and, ”B, bone-san, please don't bring it here”, such slightly fun screauests who don't have attentive ears skill probably can't hear it I did not think that I would be this glad for getting attentive ears skill

I'd like to have Liza eat the pheasant dish Let's buy it in the market, and ood food in the kitchen, and get them to teach me delicious recipes later!

The overall voluh it's not like I can't eat them all, but since it seelutinous japan, I don't think I've ever left this ormandizer lady Karina eat them all up

During the banquet, people aroundslowly, and it's unexpectedly difficult for people who can't eat slowly

Moreover, lady Karina is too engrossed in eating she tends to forget about the conversation, and has a hard time to follow it Since she's unfamiliar with this position, it can't be helped If I haven't followed Arisa's recoht of etiquette by well-inforht show some shameful behaviors too

Arisa and the others are on eating tour around Gururian city as scheduled I' their result enthusiastically since they would absolutely find shops with delicious cooked rice

The last dessert isn't gururian (ohagi), but sweetened chestnut It's called gold sugar, and seems to be promoted at Gururian confectionery It's really very tasty

After the dinner, we move to a different room to have pleasant chats Men and women are in separate rooms The talks are frank since there are only same sex

Since a gentleman at the prime of his life who claiet left behind alone The baron is like that since long ago after all

I got uncoes to silver masked hero who has appeared in Seryuu city and Muno city, but the ienerally favorable 'Maybe his true nature is soa empire's hero', such theory is prominent If he's the predecessor hero's friend, shouldn't he be around 70-90 years old then?　I want to retort with that, but I restrain myself

Since I want to change the topic, I try to talk about the story of the young nobles at the dwarves' hometown

The atood topic to talk about, but I get some informations There are hundreds of noble houses in the dukedo nobles don't succeed their houses and become commoners each year There is no strict rule that mandates nobles to fall and beco inherit the house then they have to leave If they're minors then they'd be still under care of their parents and re

Thenobles who don't want to become commoners, even if each of their houses issues prohibition for it, there are always someone who breaks it

It seeuard is quite an honor, and during the service, they'd be treated as temporary nobles and the fall into commoners is postponed The person with talent could be conferred with ht

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When we get back to the banquet, lady Karina and ether by the viceroy's son He's not actually the viceroy's legitimate son, so there's no proble that interest me so I decide to accept the invitation

Lady Karina is also going to accothat's different fro Raka now huh? If she was always like this, I wouldn't have avoided her

”Nice tomy sudden invitation”

”Thank you for the invitation The daughter of the viceroy is fae I'd like to meet her once at least”

With irl and the boys that followher harden She's wearing boys clothes after all, and the clothes matches her well, so she really looks like a feminine boy

”H, how did you know?”

”I understand from the frame There are various differences between men and women The way to distinct it is a secret of my house, so it breaks my heart that I have to tell you I cannot show it”

I think casual talk h I don't think that's how she naturally is The bluff about fra I know from the net

They are the sa the fight back in the noon The other boys are children of the viceroy's retainers Looks like they're children of the nobles from the banquet earlier

I've accepted the invitation not because they're powerful nobles It's because they're students of young division of Oritsu royal acade in the advanced division of Oritsu royal academy

I probably would visit Oritsu acadeather information someday, so I'll try to have connections even a bit here