When I left Nageras' room and left the luxury inn, the sun was completely falling.

"Charlotte, did you hear everything?I fell asleep on the way. "

"Mr. Slow, I actually slept a little.But Mr. Nargelus was obsessed with the story. "

That's what I'm saying, Charlotte.

"More than that, Mr. Slow, it's amazing...It's cold, but I'm sweating.... "

Even though it was winter, the city of Circusta, which was strewn with waterways, was overflowing with heat.

"Ball" starts tomorrow.

The festival, also known as the "Coming Soon", starts tomorrow in Circusta, but this enthusiasm is incredible.In the Knight Nation, winter was a season of waiting for the coming spring, but not in this circus.

"The ball is a place of diplomacy for all countries, but for the circus it is also a place where the great spirits of water, the guardian beast, appear only once a year.Rumor has it... this calorie... "

I stuck my hand in my jacket pocket and looked all over the city.

"I thought the dance was only for some nobles, royalties, and privileged people, but it was completely different.The whole city seems to be thriving. "

Everyone in the city was floating.

Regardless of the size of the street, there are stalls lined up.If there is a clerk who advertises cheap somewhere, the other clerks raise their voices when they lose.Children ran around to sew the flow of people, and they heard their parents trying to stop them.

And in the circus, tens of millions of people gather from all over the world at a ball time when dignitaries from all over the world gather.

The purpose of tourists is to see the great spirits of falling water once a year.

"That's the carriage of the Marquis of Levado in the Kingdom of Ease! Get out of the way."

Sometimes on the boulevard, carriages run by giant and majestic horses.

A knight in bright red armor served as the king, and a red dog emblem was affixed to the flag stuck to the carriage.Every time I see a famous aristocrat riding in a carriage, the people of Cirque scream.

"I look forward to tomorrow. From now on, you won't have to worry about hiding."

That's how I murmured as I walked around the city.Then Charlotte, who was walking next door, wore a white coat, she said.Her ears have become a little red.

"Hide yourself until the ball.You kept your promise to the Duke, Slow. "

Charlotte smiled.

"Well, I know that if they find out that Slow Denning is here before the ball, I'll be in a mess."

Circasta hasn't told me I'm here yet.

Through Diplomat Nageras, he only tells the Circassians that he is taking Carina Little Dalith's substitute.

The reason we have to hide is to get attention on the spot of the day.I want to get in touch with the dignitaries of the Dostol Empire, but if you can get me closer with interest from there, there's nothing more.

"Slow, let's behave perfectly!"

"Of course. The guy from Nagerus told me everything, so if I get a little embarrassed, what will he tell me?"

Nageras taught me the ball table manners.

But I'm still a Duke like Nargelus.Not to mention either.Manners are pounding into my body.

He doesn't trust me too much.

A hotel for me and Charlotte, two or three alleys away from the main street.

The disparity stands out when you come back from the inn in Nargelas.

The room of Nageras, the official diplomat of the Knight Nation, was huge.Luxurious furniture stands out indoors, and floor carpets and curtains are expensive.

By contrast, our rooms are plain.

"Hihi, come on... young man... and..."

And the man who was waiting for us is plain again.

A 30-year-old man who caressed his brown hair back with a hairdresser.It has a gloomy and lazy atmosphere and does not feel youthful, but the sharpness of the eyes cannot be deceived.

The first priority would have been to blend into Circusta's capital.

"Princess...."

Our partner in the circus, called Ichiban in the anime, the man who died fighting to protect Shuya, bowed his head and knelt respectfully in front of Charlotte.

Don't be so annoyed with the style, dude.

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