Standing by in the holding room, Rhue began to soften.
The sound of a knock sounds indoors as the three of us look at it with a smile.
At that moment, our holy knight, who raised his pretty voice and was surprised, jumps up and laughs.
"Wow, don't laugh at me, Kai-kun..."
"Hey, because. You were so grand in front of so many people, you must be even more nervous now."
"... if you ask me. Yeah, sure there's nothing wrong with that? Maybe he was nervous because of his unfamiliar dress."
"They say it's our turn. Shall we go?"
It was still news from the staff, and we headed down the aisle with Rue and Oink.
Down the stairs, through the entrance hall, continue along the corridor with the bright red carpet.
The museum's showcase takes its path to the venue, sandwiched in conditioning such as pots and armor as you have only seen.
Oink going forward and Reis next door are walking flat, but this one is a heartbeat.
If I let my legs crawl here and fall, and I am unlucky enough to break that expensive article.
Hey... when I was at Arkham's mansion, I felt like, 'It's that asshole's stuff anyway, and I don't care what happens', so I could even touch it with my hands flat.
Huh, watching how Lue would feel the same way as me, she was still nervous, her hands and feet coming forward at the same time, and her shoulders were shaking hugely.
... If you can show me how obviously nervous you are so far, the opposite will relieve me of this tension.
"Lue, relax. Because I'm just gonna give it a try and have dinner. That's it, I'm sure there 'll be a better dessert than I make."
"Huh? Oh well, you get sweet too... do you get ice cream like bread ice cream?
"Right...... isn't there something out there around the sorbet? My hope would be a wine sorbet or a lemon sorbet full of mint syrup."
"Wow, that looks delicious. Hmm. I'm looking forward to it."
Um, it looks like the tension has completely disappeared from my head, more importantly.
And we arrived in front of a large, mural-like, engraved golden door.
"We're the last of the men's division winners and their entourage, the women of last year's Miss Semifinal, are already in."
"That, you chose the last time you had a human as your escort?
"There are a lot of people like that. Well, he really wanted to invite Lue, this year's winner..."
"I already booked it, so I'm sorry and I turned it down. I think I've done something wrong."
I wanted to be there at that moment if I could.
I wanted to doya in front of you.
You have a really bad personality while I'm at it, right?
Well, now that we've relieved each other of our tensions, when will they call us?
When I wait like this, what once fits is going to creep up again.
Then a cool bell sounded chillin 'from the indoors.
"You see the last customer of the day"
I hear that voice, and now once and for all, I put my strength on my face and retighten my expression.
"It is the admission of Master Lyue, who has been chosen as Miss Semifinal of the current year, and Oink Earl Akimiya, President of the Semifinal Parliament"
"Huh? Oink, is that your full name?
"... I forgot. Yeah, that's what they call it on the papers."
I'm filled with inner surprises at the unexpected personal information about pigs, but I can't even be so surprised.
Because, following the two names, they also called their names.
"And this is Kai and Reis, friends of Master Lue and direct reports of Master Oink."
Today's Lace is what she always looks like without trying to hide who she is.
In one case with Claire, who was lord of the harbour town area, she found out that her information had already been passed to such a place, and she wouldn't have to hide it anymore, either.
Well, even though I'm impatient, if it's enough to make her feel crippled, I don't have a problem finding out otherwise.
If I find out, I won't feel backwards at that time.
Doors open and light abounds.
When you narrow your eyes for a moment and get used to their glow...
"This guy... no..."
"That's awesome. All I can say is that it's the ultimate in luxury."
The adjective only comes out 'awesome', such a sight was spreading.
Everything from carpets laid in the hall to tables served with dishes to servants' identities and lighting is top notch.
A real aristocratic world, perhaps incomparable with a modern hotel standing party.
The sight of being lost in the movie, like you can only imagine.
but we just couldn't stop here and expose ourselves, so we followed Oink and Rhue to a place where people would mingle.
"We're out of time, Commander Oink"
More than ten people come to Oink and greet each other.
What I'm speaking to now is a former adventurer, a man named Gold, who drank and silenced an audience that was about to become a mob in Miscon the other day.
Anything, you think Reyce used to take it as a pull for rookie training a long time ago?
"While I was gone, you put together a lot of guilds on this continent. Thank you, Gold."
"Not at all. All I can do is scold the young people with skill, as much as I'm ashamed."
"Hehe, please heal your daily fatigue fully today. When the harvest festival is over, there's an agenda we need to discuss."
"Right. No, it's not. It's in this continent."
I see, is he such a position of deputy chief of the Alliance on this continent?
Well, I'm tongue-in-cheek at the dishes I've prepared, but what about the rest of them?
"I didn't expect to see you in a place like this with Grandmother... but I half-hearted when I heard about Master Claire"
"Hehe, we're out of time. Have you made progress since then if you are troubled?
"Oh, did you remember! No, my daughter is finally past her difficult years -"
Rayce is on her way to greet a human being whom Claire had previously taken to greet.
If you look at it this way, you can see that most of the senators and their associates on this continent who are in the venue are headed towards her once.
In a way, it's the heart of this venue.
It's not an exaggeration to say that the true meaning of Hua, the guest of honor, is what Lue looks like.
"Oh, that! Why don't you join us on the other terrace, if you like, for a glass of wine?
"Hehe, thanks. But there's still a lot of people I'd like to talk to."
"So, then later..."
"Come on, you turned me down. I don't know, I'm also a cleric as an apprentice to the Holy Knight, but I'd definitely like to ask your predecessor for his opinion."
"I only have workouts. Good luck."
"Oh, no, let me tell you something..."
I was admirably slashing it.
Besides, it's really a raw man killer because it's all a vegetarian reaction without thought.
All the men in the contestants are turning to her and shattering their balls, but the other female contestants have an indescribable look as they watch how it goes.
That seems to be directed at the guys, not at Lue. I'm sure you think it's 'uncool' too.
Okay, so this is how we're looking at the women, and I don't know what I'm doing.
"The owner is cool - I'm glad he came."
"I didn't realize that at the contest... wasn't the store owner the butler?
"Hehe, if you try this, it's true, I'm not surprised you didn't show up."
He said he was having a great chat with his three daughters who came to that stall.
When Reyce was by his side, no one came to the side of the force, but this way I finally got the courage to speak up by being alone or something.
Several others, those who name themselves the daughters of leading men on this continent, as well as elderly ladies, spoke.
No, what a lit thing.
"Store owner, you were an adventurer - is Oink's direct report actually a great person?"
"Is that going to happen? I wonder if he might be the next candidate for silver."
"No, that's not what I'm saying."
But here I am, I can hardly concentrate on cooking when a young child comes around.
And picking up Lace.
That made my wish come true, the sound of the bell rings again in the venue.
"We would now like to give you the gift of playing by the orchestra. We will set the floor, so please move to the terrace often."
Oh, my God, you're not even gonna tell me there's a social dance, are you?
Oh, my God, do I have to thoroughly scratch the flowers on the wall again?
I break up there with my three daughters and rendezvous with Reyce, who is also headed to the terrace.
"Mr. Kai, do you have any experience with dance?
"... does asking that question mean, after all, social dance? Just the minimum steps I learned a long time ago."
"Then can I ask for a song during a gentle tune?
"I'm sorry I let a woman lead, can you do me a favor?
A long time ago, when I was just out of society, a manners course was taken to say that this was also a study.
I resent you when I was younger, when you only took a lesson at least a few times that you had no connection between a raven and a social dance.
... I'm still young though.
Uh, only in places like this would I compact the steps... and dance in the basic steps, was it?
It's okay, this body can handle any movement, as long as you remember, it's bound to be a mess, yeah.
Then a little while later, a table arranged at the venue was brought to the edge and a stage was prepared for the orchestra.
The space taken large is probably based on the assumption that people dance there.
Get ready, it's okay, because if there's one that laughs, you just have to never laugh or cry again! Ah!
"Mr. Kai."
Then Reyce took my hand.
My ears are about to melt in that whisper of gentle talking as I stroke the back of my hand.
"It's okay. I'm always the one leading Mr. Kai, about today, will you let me dress up?
"... oh, I'll take care of it, Lace"
Oh, I just melted it.
I totally melted my head.
Sister, please, please lead this rogue.