Legend

"Mr. Ray, please wake up. Mr. Ray!"

I hear such a voice, and Ray's consciousness awakens rapidly.

Open your eyes thinly, but Ray doesn't understand who's in front of you.

No, the idea of understanding wasn't even in Ray's head right now.

"Uh... um... um..."

The maid who came to wake Ray, Miranda, couldn't believe at first that the person in front of her, uh, talking to was Ray.

Miranda knows Ray because that's who she stood guard against so she could deal with whatever happened right away.

It is also clear from the sight that its strength has won all battles in a mock battle against the Knights of the Duke of Kelevel.

So it was a little hard to believe at first that the person in front of me was looking defenseless like this.

Most importantly, since Ray came to this mansion, he has come many times before to wake up in the morning, but at that time he had a solid response if he decided to speak up every morning.

But only today, in a situation where I'm totally in love, how Ray looks so cute in Miranda's eyes.

... If there's any kind of camera in this world, that's as much as I'd like to keep Ray in the picture right now.

But that Miranda's role is only to wake up Ray.

I would have stayed put and watched Ray if I could, but today is the day for the New Year's party.

Naturally, Ray needs to be ready for the party.

It's a shame, really a shame, but Miranda calls out to Ray.

"Mr. Ray, please wake up. It's party day, so you need to get ready. Mr. Ray, are you listening?

Speaking up like that, for a few minutes.

The light of will gradually dwells in Ray's eyes, who was falling asleep.

"Miranda? Uh... in the morning"

"Yes. Still, you were late to wake up today. Usually, if you came to wake me, I'd be awake already."

"It was a little late yesterday."

In one word, Miranda also understands what Ray is saying.

Yesterday Miranda was told to enjoy the party with Leo Dannis and since then she hasn't seen Ray at all.

But still, anyone who is in the Duke of Keller's mansion will probably know what happened yesterday.

Not to mention that Miranda is one of those people who adores Seto.

If I hear that Count Caselles' hand raided such a sleeping stables in Seto, I find that unforgivable.

"Did you fall asleep late yesterday about Seto?

"I have that, and I think there are other things that happened that I slept deeply today."

With that being said, Ray gets up from the bed and asks Miranda to do her morning check-up.

Most importantly, personal status is not that time consuming.

Sometimes I was a man, especially in Ray's case, and that was often what I did lightly in minutes.... but if that's only a normal time, it's a story.

Today, as a New Year's party, the nobles gather in large numbers.

There's no reason for Ray to be as usual, more than to attend such places again, naturally.

Wash your face more carefully than usual, brush your teeth and fix your hair...

"Hey, do we need to be so careful?

It was after about twenty minutes that I was finally done with myself quite a bit longer than usual......

Miranda grins and nods confidently at Ray asking if she was slightly dissatisfied with the matter.

"Yes. I need it. I mean, if you don't do what you can at the moment, it's hard when it's time to get ready, right?

I didn't even feel somewhere contradicted by the word production of preparation, but I decided that saying something here would probably be pointless, and I wouldn't speak any more.

"That much?

"Yes, fortunately Mr. Ray doesn't have a mustache or anything, so he won't need to take care of that area... but if this makes you a thick bearded person, you'll need to shave your mustache thoroughly before you join the party"

"... I see"

Ray reaches for his jaw as he nods at Miranda's words.

The feeling that comes through its hands is the feeling of smooth skin.

I haven't grown a single mustache, and I don't feel anything like chilli, zalazala, etc.

At Ray's age, which is usually mid-teen, it's not strange to have a slight mustache.

No, in some cases there are even those with fairly thick mustaches.

But Ray hasn't had anything like this with his mustache so far.

That's why I've never shaved my beard since I came to Elgin.

I guess that's like Zeppyre's kindness - subtly different, though - in a way.

In this Elgin, the only knife used to shave a beard is a dedicated knife.

Naturally, however, it is not the kind of sharp razor that was found in Japan, and if the shaver is bad, it also scratches his jaw, cheeks, and in some cases his throat.

If you are of aristocracy, you will also be able to prepare specialist personnel, but normally you will not, so you will have to do it yourself.

Naturally, the blade is used near the neck, so only those entrusted to the nobility with its role are trusted opponents.

If you entrust such a role to your opponent, who has just served the nobility, it is only natural because in some cases it is the assassin, who is also slashed and torn from the neck and killed.

Zepile may have kept Ray from growing a mustache so that he didn't have to do such a hassle.

(Because you should be thankful for once... right?

While I somehow think that way, Ray gets up after finishing his personal duties.

Eating breakfast after going out of your way to get this far doesn't seem like a lot of mistakes given the current situation.

Nevertheless, there is no point in saying anything in the present situation.

That's how I feel, while Ray heads to the dining room.

Along the way, many servants seem busy working, making Ray realize that today is party day.

"You look really busy.... Is Miranda good?

"Me too, I'll come around when I'm done guiding Mr. Ray."

"... that's tough"

"Yes. Most importantly, this party is every year. Besides, that's all I enjoyed at the party yesterday, so that's all I have to do today."

"Is that what this is all about?

If it was Ray, I'd like to take my time the next day, naturally, because that's all we had a massive party and made a scene.

But as far as Miranda's concerned, she also looks fine today because she had a party yesterday.

"That's right. Is Mr. Ray different?

"I'd like to slow down a little bit."

"... you're still young, but you stink a lot"

Ray does, as opposed to Miranda, who tells us in a slightly mixed manner? and tilt his neck.

While we had that exchange, we eventually arrived in the dining room.

"Huh?"

But Ray walks into the cafeteria and finds out there's nobody in that cafeteria.

No, the maid in charge of the cafeteria, to be exact - although smaller than usual - didn't have faces like Elaine, Liberté and Arcadia.

"Is that it? What about Elaine and the others?

"The ladies have already eaten and are preparing for the party"

"Uh... I see. I was the last."

I guess that means Ray slept only today.

"With this, shouldn't you have had breakfast brought to your room?

"What do you think? That could have been good, but then it would have happened, and there could have been another problem."

"... do you?

While exchanging words with Miranda, it's also a hassle to go back to your room now than you've already been in the dining room like this, so I decide to have breakfast in the dining room with a lot of people.

Prepared are not the remainder of yesterday's party...... but a bunch of dishes that were made properly this morning.

Soup, salad, bacon steak, dried fruit with various utensils in a soft bread… there are many other dishes, all of which are well handled.

"Even on party day, can I put so much effort into breakfast?

"It wouldn't be that hard if this were the case, and most importantly, I was wondering if it would make sense to get used to the dishes we're going to do today."

A maid in the dining room tells Ray that.

Miranda was next to such a cafeteria maid, grinning and nodding.

"I'm used to arms, you know.... Well, I wish I could eat good food, so I'm not complaining."

With that said, Ray probably regrets that chef Georgima can't study ramen, he thinks.

For Georgima, ramen...... no, an unknown dish to be exact should have been quite interesting.

If you can make it, it's not so strange to concentrate your consciousness there.

But that doesn't allow Georgima's position right now.

Georgima today is only a cook employed by the Duke of Kelevel family, which means he needs to play his full role.

If it's when you don't have a job or you're not that busy, Georgima can also be somewhat free...... New Year's party is one of the busiest days of the year.

More than that, it would naturally be the cook hired to give priority to the cooking of the party.

(Well, even if I'm busy today, I'll be free again tomorrow to study ramen and stuff. So there's no problem...?

When he finishes his last bite of the remaining bread, Ray finishes his breakfast.

In fact, I can still eat if I want to, but if I imitate like that, that's what makes me want to keep eating as much.

From today on, Ray couldn't go on eating any more than he needed to prepare for another party.

If that's how you finish your meal, you'll be ready for the party, like Miranda said.

Since this morning, do I have something to do? Though that was Ray's pure feeling.

If this is a woman, I know that's what makeup does and needs a lot of preparation, but in Ray's case it's only a man.

Suits for parties made to order have already been made and fine-tuned.

More than that, I really think that's the only way to get ready an hour or so before the party starts.

But if you tell Miranda what's going on around there, she's definitely going into it.

No, instead of being penetrated, you'd be flashly pissed off.

Just so we know, Ray will be taken seriously to get ready for the party.

(Donna, is that you?

Somehow, really somehow, but with that in mind, Ray is taken to Miranda.

That's how it came about, a certain room.

If you go inside, some of them are wearing makeup there.

"This place..."

"This is the room to put on the makeup of the guy who's going to the party today.... Excuse me, can I have Ray's makeup please?

Several men and women turn their gaze to Ray and Miranda, who came into the room.

(Stylist... Was it? Those who do that were in Elgin too)

I was surprised Ray, but in the meantime, the story goes on.

"Oh, not Miranda. You want me to fix you up?

I guess Miranda and I know each other. A woman tells her that as she looks at Ray.

But when I look at Ray's face taking off his hood, there's a surprise in the woman's face.

I was not surprised by that, as I naturally knew the information about Ray. I was surprised because I saw Ray's face.

No stains, no mustaches. Then the skin is smooth and luminous.

Not very much, but I get a different impression from the rumor of the alias Deep Red.

And at the same time, the woman wanted to put makeup on Ray in herself.

I guess it was only natural for me professionally to think that I would definitely want to show my strength just because Ray has a good makeup ride.

"Hey, Miranda. Will you let me do Mr. Ray's makeup? I'll hang it more on my arm and finish it up for the best!

"Huh? Well, I'm here to get Mr. Ray to put on makeup, which is fine...... but don't overdo it, okay?

"Who are you talking to? Leave it to me."

Ray would be wearing makeup without his will intervening in the words of a woman who smiled professionally confidently and told him so.