Legend

"I got it!

"Uh... right"

Hearing a woman who was wearing Ray's makeup scream happily, Ray returns that briefly.

Even when it comes to makeup, it's not that big of a deal, just lightly apply makeup to your face.

... I honestly don't understand why it takes more than an hour to just paint it. I can't, but I still don't complain if it's a professional job for now.

"Look, look at this. Isn't that wonderful?

That's what the woman says. She shows the mirror to Ray.

Mirrors are a terribly expensive substitute, but this is the mansion of one of the three great factions in the Kingdom of Mireana, the Duke of Kelp, who leads the aristocracy.

Naturally, there are also mirrors that are usually too expensive to buy.

I saw my face reflected in such a mirror, Ray, but...

"Hmmm...... have you changed anything?

"You've changed!

The woman screams reflexively at the words out of Ray's mouth.

Originally, you can't imitate someone with an alias yelling at you like this.

I guess I could do that because they made fun of my work of distress.

To be precise, Ray didn't make a fool of himself, he just grumbled like he didn't understand.

In fact, looking at my face in the mirror doesn't seem to have changed that much an hour ago.

Seeing the look on Ray's face like that, the woman has a depressing look on her face.

"Well, you don't even know what it's like to want to say that. In fact, the skin condition was pretty clean, and I wouldn't have had to wear makeup or anything in particular.... but see. Try to shine a little light like this, don't you see?

That being said, Ray, who moved to near the window, looked in the mirror at his face, which hit the light, slightly... really slightly, but it looked a little different than when he saw it in the mirror earlier.

Originally Ray's face was a woman's face, a face to be called more fierce than fierce.

It was to such an extent as subtle nuance differences, but anyway, Ray thought of his face that way.

But when I look in the mirror at my face, where the light is currently shining, I somehow look more masculine than usual.

It's not that it's visible, but it definitely looked that way.

Most of all, even from Ray's eyes, there is the thought that it might be within the margin of error.

That's what the person wearing makeup says......

(I say the illness is out of my mind... and no, in this case it's a little different?

While I think of it that way, for now, I decide to assume that my face is more masculine than usual, and I turn my gaze to Miranda, who is attached as my caregiver.

"So, what are we going to do? I'm done with makeup for now."

Slightly... although it was really slight, Ray hadn't noticed that there seemed to be a satisfactory color to the tone, the others in the room had noticed as a matter of course.

Still, I wouldn't say anything to Ray because I knew professionally that kindness, but makeup changes my mental state.

"Right. I think it's still a little early to change to party clothes, so I don't think you really like the way things work at parties."

I guess I noticed that Ray's expression subtly disliked the word modus operandi. Even though Miranda thinks about what to do, she eventually gives up her studies on her methods.

One of the reasons I thought it would be better for Ray to not do that poorly and behave like an adventurer, even if he was originally studying, than only being a burning blade.

I wouldn't even need Miranda to think about Ray that much.

Still, it was supposed to be Ray's charge, and Miranda, who often acted with Ray for some reason, was somewhat reluctant about Ray.

... It's not a mistake that I felt thankful that I got a lot of money in a mock fight.

Most of all, what Miranda feels for Ray is only an emotion as a friend, not between a man and a woman.

Leo, you know that, too.

It was Miranda who remembered Leo Danis jealous of Miranda's attitude towards dealing with Ray, but the idea soon fits in.

That's why I decided that I should think about Ray before I do.

"So let me tell you something about who's coming to the party today?

"Uh... should I know that after all? If I could, I wouldn't do that."

"I know you don't like Mr. Ray, but besides the aristocratic nobility of today's party... we will also have some aristocrats like neutrals and kings to attend"

"Really?

Was that word a surprise to Ray, too, really? Such a gaze can be directed.

More than a Liberté party headed by an aristocrat, naturally everyone who participates in it just thought they were aristocrats.

"Yes, there seems to be no such thing as moving so vigorously at the party because of the strong meaning of the view of what the aristocracy does"

"Does it also come from the neutrals? Then it would be better for the Kings to show their faces and say hello to the neutral nobles anyway"

"Right. These days, the aristocracy and neutralism have become friendships."

Miranda says, looking at Ray in a meaningful way.

I wouldn't say anything with my mouth, but that gaze was true when it was Ray who created that friendly atmosphere.

If I could turn such a gaze, Ray would have to snort at the word, too.

Because I don't want to take it in a strange direction at my discretion because the corner aristocrats and neutrals are doing well.

Nevertheless, some aristocrats want to do well with neutrals, and vice versa, they never want to combine with neutrals, etc.

That is also true among the neutrals, and it would be very, but unacceptable for the Kings to have factions hostile to themselves in friendship.

... Although today's party is more than just a party for the aristocracy, you won't be able to imitate it openly as a king.

"Okay. There's nothing to do until the party starts. I'll follow your instructions."

If you try it on Ray, there's nothing to do as things stand.

It would be speechless to run around in such a situation, let alone combat training, than to have my hair done in this way.

Therefore, I accept Miranda's words by deciding that it would also be a good opportunity to know about the nobility.

Most importantly, I have trouble studying manners and other things, so it's not strange to say that I compromised there.

"Pfft, I would have liked to have seen some more interaction between the two of us, but unfortunately, it doesn't seem like it either"

A woman wearing makeup on Ray groans so when she looks at the door.

There was a man there who didn't even recognize Ray, but what the man came to this room to do is obvious without even having to think about it if that's what this room is like.

And there's no way Ray can be left alone in this situation, naturally, than a woman wearing Ray's makeup is a professional.

No, there are a lot of other people who wear makeup, but they still don't get their hands on it firmly, I guess because that's all the pros.

Ray and Miranda also decide that they won't need to be here anymore than they have finished makeup, and leave the room as they are.

... At that time, Ray and Miranda didn't seem particularly concerned, although the man who had just come to the room had revealed his surprise that he was different from Ray.

(I feel like trying my face in the kitchen, but that's what cooks the party, I guess I'm busy)

I didn't even want to ask you a few questions about your progress on ramen, but today is the busiest day of the year.

Georgima and her men should have been busy cooking by now.

(Elaine and Arla will naturally be busy, too)

Elaine will need to prepare for the party and meet with guests who came to greet her early, both as a princess general and as a Kelp Duke and Lady.

As head of Elaine's Knights of Escorts, Arla needs to stay on Elaine's side.

They're both busy, not very much, but they won't be able to be Ray's opponents.

No, I'm pretty sure Ray would have dealt with me if he went to see me, but that was definitely a burden to Elaine and Arla.

If so, Ray doesn't want to bother you two either.

(Come to think of it, I'm not this busy because I'm only a guest, not a Kelp Duke family person. Well, you can't tell me to deal with nobles or party decorations like that)

Walking down the corridor thinking that way is different from some nobles and thinkers.

Those nobles open their eyes wide the moment they see Ray.

Although he had some doubts about the nobles, Ray didn't know their faces.

(No, I've seen it somewhere...?

Ray remembers immediately, not knowing his name clearly, but still feeling like he had seen his face somewhere.

The nobles who were in the aristocracy during the simulation.

But why is it so surprising to see yourself so far... No, more precisely, Ray doesn't understand how to look at yourself and get a look of fear.

... that would be natural too. Because Ray didn't have any direct relationship with these nobles.

Ray and the aristocrats, who had gaze, leave the spot with the sleaze.

"What, that?

"Come on?"

To Ray's words, Miranda leans her neck wonderfully, too.

Ray had no idea, but now the nobles saw Ceto in a mock fight and wondered if we could somehow secure Ceto ourselves.

But in fact, before that nobleman went into any action, Count Caselles went into action first, and as a result the disposition of the removal of the nobility came down.

That's why the nobles left before Ray.

The removal of Count Caselles was a huge shock to those who thought so disturbing.

If Count Caselles doesn't move and we're moving.

In that case, I suppose we really think that it was definitely ourselves who had been removed from the aristocracy.

If we are removed from the aristocracy, we are waiting only for our own ruin.

Which, though anonymous, does the Duke of Kelp value as an adventurer, welcoming himself to the aristocracy or as a guest?

These aristocrats thought they would value themselves unconditionally... but there was no guarantee that they would not be truncated by the Duke of Kelevel if they saw the Count of Caselles lightly truncated, above their status and strength.

No, I would decide that if we were lower among the aristocrats than Count Ningro Caselles, we would be truncated as a matter of course.

... In fact, I truncated the case of Seto as a good opportunity because of the strong negative impact that Count Caselles had on the aristocracy.

For Ray and Miranda, who don't know what's going on around there, they just drop off the aristocrats leaving in a hurry with an indescribable look.

"Maybe there was something dark behind Mr. Ray or something?

Even if I don't know why, from the look at the lay of the nobles, I can predict that much for Miranda.

This still has been quite a while since I served the House of the Duke of Kelevel.

So it wasn't such a difficult story to read what emotions the nobles had.

"The dark behind, huh? I have a lot on my mind."

One about the black wolf, one about Ceto. I understand that many other people don't find it interesting that Ray is in a close relationship with Elaine.

Also, it's not surprising that Ray was held in resentment for reasons he didn't understand.

To such Ray's attitude, Miranda turns a gaze with a slightly... no, rather strong twitching emotion.

If I try Miranda, I don't think I want to purposefully imitate what seems dark behind the aristocracy.... Although Miranda is also a member of the aristocracy.

"In the meantime, shall we go? Fortunately, there doesn't seem to be anything in particular right now."

Nodding at Miranda's words, Ray moved his legs again, which he had stopped to speak.