Volume 12 Chapter 18 (1/2)
12-18 Tea Party's IntruderSatou's here It seeuest exist no matter orld It'd be okay if there were a way to indirectly tell them to leave like the joke story froh
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”Welcoon-sama”
I shi+ftin the sky to an elderly gentlereet me
Here is the mansion of the noble who invited me to a tea party
The noble is a friend of Marchioness Ashi+nen, her house has been a distinguished Earl house since the founding of the nation it seems
With a house this distinguished, even the employees should look down on an upstart honorary chevalier like entleman doesn't seem to be like that at all
I let the servants to carry the sweets and gifts for the countess
I' information about the nobles who are interested with orbs in the auction, so I've brought some stylish handmade accessory made from fur from labyrinth and labyrinth spider thread that's prized in the Royal Capital
I used the big brand Nifati from the former world as the reference for the accessory, and its price went up froold coins to ten times that, adjusted due to Arisa's opinion
Of course I used one a many names I had as the maker
The elderly gentle toward the tea party venue in the garden
There are a level 35 uarding the venue
Everyone is equipped with shi+ny ornamental-use armors
The ether with the beautiful fee rather than in a training hall
There are many tables put in the venue, and there are around thirty noblewo the tea party There are some noblemen too, but they're few
It's a bigger gathering than I thought
”Welcoon I've heard fro”
”Please allow me to take part in your invitation--”
After exchanging the standard greeting, I'uided by the Countess to my chair in the tea party
She calls Marchioness Ashi+nen by her name since they're close friends
By looking at the woathered on this table who are all wearing expensive-looking accessories and clothes, I understand that they are all wives of upper ranking nobles
”Everyone, this year Retel cannot coation as a viceroy, but instead, her friend has come in her place”
I give ift for being acquainted with theht separately from the one for the Countess
Of course, the presents are inferior by one grade compared to the Countess's
”Oh my, are these presents for us? You're tactful as expected of Retel's favorite aren't you”
”Ara ara, my my, hoonderful”
”What is this gem I wonder? The redness is deeper than ruby, is this perhaps a fragment of Blood Bead?”
I affir like I'm surprised
It was one of iven me, but Blood Bead has little use co-shapedhealthy body
According to the referral docu stiff shoulders for women
--Huh?
The presented ite
They were only 10 gold coins worth when I made it in the Labyrinth City, but the prices rise whenever the wives show each other's earring with different design, right now its price has becoit
Coave to the Ashi+nen Couple had also strangely risen
Their values have becoh as presents for a tea party, but let's overlook it as being the first time
”As one expects of a Mithril Explorer doesn't it Even in our salon, these kind of iteement you know?
”As a bumpkin I am, I seem to have overstretched myself”
I honestly apologized for my youthful error toward the Countess who showed her concern aboutpresents that didn't fit the TPO
Thanks to that failure and support from the sweets (castellas), the tea party continues without problem, and I've successfully blended myself in the idle talk
”--My, you have sharp ears You already knew about the duchy rebellion didn't you”
I didn't know about it as Satou, but even I' that has just happened yesterday despite not having any relation with the military
You really can't ht of women's information network
”Speaking of Duke Bishtal, there's this story too--”
The woh
Su talk of the women, it seems the mother of the princess whohter of Duke Bishtal
I went to the Forbidden Library again after ht, but I didn't meet the princess She probably doesn't stay in the Forbidden Library every day
”Kyaa, a desuwa!”
”Ufufufu, it moves cutely kashi+ra”
Young noblewomen several tables away leak out shrill screams
When I look there, a ge funnily while irls
It's probably an entertainer called for entertainment
I've seen it before at the water fountain, but the snake charmer who's called here seems more competent, what's with the snakes I've never seen before and all
”How vulgar”
The wives who are on the sairls who leak out loud voices
The Countess changes the topic toward e that mood
”Is this the first time you see a snake charmer Satou-sama?”
”Yes, it's splendid”
The Countess's aiirls and ride on the topic
”I think Marquis Kelten began inviting foreign entertainers since last year?”
”That's right It was rare for that person to have any interest to anything other than military, even the salon talked about it a lot”
Co incident, Sir Sokel also testified that, ”He holds tremendous influence in the military” didn't he
”Now that youof Marquis Kelten, last ”
”To think that the patriotic Marquis Kelten was suspected of treason”
”I wonder if it was the scheock anted to own the military after all?”
”My, you can't do that Saying such things for a speculation--”
Hmmm, so he's known as patriotic huh
”He gave a rare songbird to the princess as a present back then didn't he?”
”Yeah, he said that since he had troubled Duke Bishtal, he gave a present to the Duke's beloved grandchild”