episode_0067

“I would like to thank those who took the time to gather with me today. Some may have stayed in the royal capital, and some may be new to this place, but I hope that the days spent here will remain as good memories in the future. Let’s create good relationships. I hope you have a good experience every day.”

When all the invited guests had gathered, the King greeted those gathered in the ballroom.

“Long live His Majesty the King!”

When someone raises their glass and shouts,

“Long live His Majesty the King!”

“Long live the Kingdom of Alwen!”

Those who were invited followed suit, shouted, and gulped down the glasses they were holding in their hands. Most people in the Kingdom of Alwen are good at drinking alcohol. This is probably because the kingdom is set in the north. In novels like this, northerners are usually extravagant. Because.

Just think about the people of Delke City and Gratton Mount.

The alcohol I drank had a slightly strange taste. It was carbonated alcohol, but the intensity of the carbonation was not that strong. Could it be champagne from this world?

Well, since the bottling technology is not as advanced as modern times, it is inevitable that the carbonation will escape. Even at this level, it can be said that it has been stored well.

That’s not to say it wasn’t tasty. I didn’t have the talent to distinguish between these types of alcohol, but at least it seemed to be a much better alcohol than the alcohol I drank in the North.

This is probably something they worked hard to prepare for. It would be difficult to hear people say, ‘It’s worse than our region.’

“I would like to say thank you to both of you.”

While I was examining the glass in my hand, I heard a voice.

I turned towards the voice and saw Bonia Dell slightly lowering her head towards us.

“Thanks to you all, I was able to have a really enjoyable time.”

uh… … .

That said, all Adele did here was dance with me and talk to us.

Thanks to this, I was able to get to know Law better, but since that was really all Adele got, I wondered if it was worth being thankful for.

No, if you think about it, isn’t it as bad as becoming friends with the eldest daughter of the Grand Duke of the North?

“There is no need to thank you again.”

I guess I had similar thoughts as Amelia Donna, so I answered that way.

“The first connection I made when I came here was with Lady Carlins. If I ever need to invite someone in the future, the first person I consider will probably be Lady Carlins. Do you plan on thanking me every time? ?”

“Of course… … ”

“Humbling yourself may seem humble at first, but later it becomes a reason for the other person to ignore you. There are many people in the world who think, ‘I say so, so it’s okay to do that.’ Isn’t it annoying in many ways to check qualifications every time?”

“… … .”

Adele was lost in thought for a moment at Amelia’s words, and then a slight smile appeared on her lips.

“That’s right. I also received help from Lady Carlins today.”

“Help… … It wasn’t enough to say… … .”

Adele blushed as if she was a little embarrassed, as if this was her first time hearing this.

That facial expression went well with the ponytail tied back. Normally, when she was expressionless, she had a very adult expression, but when she made an expression like this, she suddenly felt a few years younger.

Is she really the heroine of a romantic fantasy novel?

“Even in times like this, it’s not good to just say that and move on, Lady Carlins.”

But Amelia didn’t seem to have any intention of ending our conversation.

“If you think the other person owes you something, it’s better to be sure to get something in return. If you do a favor a few times, you’ll eventually think it’s natural. If you don’t want to be taken advantage of, you need to be sure to get what you’re getting.”

… … I think so too, but saying that in front of me… … Are you trying to make fun of me?

If you look at Amelia’s slightly narrowed eyes, it looks like that.

That was clearly evident as he came up next to me and gently wrapped his hand around my waist.

I don’t know if it’s because it has to be ‘white water’, but in this world, physical contact between women is quite natural. Although there is no overt physical contact in the way that people link arms while walking down the street, they briefly place a hand on the shoulder or a hand on the waist. Raising the value is accepted as if it were natural.

Of course, that doesn’t mean that it’s natural for women to dance together in a ballroom.

Is this an expression of ‘being escorted’?

“Ha, but I came here today thanks to the help of the Grand Duchess.”

“But it wasn’t ‘Delkisi Lady’s help’.”

When I see him smiling openly and glancing in my direction, I think it’s appropriate to make fun of him.

But because what they were teasing was true, I couldn’t bear to refute it.

Besides, well, I don’t think Adele would make an incredibly unreasonable order.

“Yes, Lady Carlins. I am the one who received help today, and the person who gave me the invitation was the Grand Duchess. So, there is no problem in repaying the help I received.”

“Ah… … .”

Now that the two of us have talked like this, it seems like we can’t think of any more reasons to refuse.

“Hey, then, is it really okay if I ask you a favor?”

When Amelia heard those words, her eyes widened as if she was a little surprised. It didn’t look like smoke. Did she really not think there was something she wanted to ask for?

“What kind of request is this?”

To be honest, I was a little surprised. We had only met for the second time. So, it couldn’t have been a request that had been made before, and it could have been a request that came to mind not long after we met.

There was no part like this in the novel. At that time, the person with Amelia was Brother Harvey.

The person who danced with Amelia was Brother Harvey, and the person who danced with Adele was the Crown Prince. The story at the beginning of the work was about Amelia trying to connect the two to make that happen.

“I… … ”

Although Adele was somewhat hesitant, she looked straight at me as if she had made up her mind in the end.

Emerald eyes sparkled.

“I want to take swordsmanship lessons from the Lady of Delki City.”

… … .

Eck.

“I’m not a person with that great skills either.”

I was a little embarrassed and answered that way, but Adele took a step towards me. With her hands clasped tightly in front of her chest, Adele spoke a little more passionately.

“But since he is Delki, I think there will be a lot I can learn if we train together. Please, can you teach me swordsmanship?”

uh… … .

I glanced at Amelia, but she seemed to be in serious trouble and didn’t give me any advice. She was just looking at us with a serious expression.

“… … I understand. However, I am not sure if Lady Carlins will be satisfied.”

I answered that I would do so. I am not just asking you to teach me, but I am asking you to teach me in return for my help.

I’ve been training hard, but I don’t have that great swordsmanship skills.

“Thank you!”

But Adele, unaware of my speed, smiled brightly with a happy expression.

*

“I want to listen together too.”

“Huh?”

“Sword lessons. I will take them too.”

After the ball was over, I was in Amelia’s room like always.

We were standing with our backs to each other.

Amelia thought I was completely female, so she had no qualms about changing her clothes in front of me.

However, for me, who still hasn’t lost or overtaken my feelings as a man, I was reluctant to change my clothes in front of Amelia. I felt sold out simply because I was a man, but more than that… … How can I say that it felt like a crime zone?

However, it is a bit strange to refuse every time, so we have been changing with our backs to each other for several years because we are embarrassed to change clothes in front of others.

Now that I’ve gotten used to it, I’m not at the point where I’m nervous about the sound of clothes rubbing, but that doesn’t mean I have the courage to look back either.

“Really? Then let’s do it. We’re going to be together anyway.”

“Huh?”

Amelia reacted strangely to my answer.

“Huh?Didn’t you plan on going together?”

Now that I think about it, I had forgotten that we were together for 10 years, but we weren’t really sisters or anything like that, and even if we were, there was no reason for us to stick around all the time.

So it was strange to think that we would always be together like this.

I’m worried that you might be in a bad mood…

“No, I was planning to go together.”

“Right?”

I was relieved to hear Amelia’s answer.

If that wasn’t the case, I would have been mistaken.

Anyway, we’ll have to separate at some point. Amelia can’t live alone her whole life. And I… … One day, I will return to Delkish.

But Amelia already took up too much of a part in my heart.

If we were going to break up, it was my selfish wish to stay together as long as possible.

“Okay, then. I don’t know how well I can teach you, but I’ll try.”

“You don’t have to worry about that.”

… … I knew he was saying this to cheer me up, but that was good enough.

No one would ever see the smile on my face, but that fact alone made me a little embarrassed, so I took off my clothes and covered my mouth.