The Branded Female Fencer

Some time after the sun rose, Alphilis received him. Alphilis found out that he was the same Count as yesterday and his name was apparently Farn.

Now Farn was bringing in other humans, and they seemed to be the ones sent to help Alphilis dress and select costumes as he headed to the meeting. Wearing the dress was an alphilis somewhat prepared, but he was taken to be dragged as-is when grabbed by polite and forceful ladies by both sides.

Though my people were gathering to take a glimpse of Alphilis, who came out of his dressing room after a while.

"Ugh. This is..."

"Ho. After all, Lord Alphilis, if properly dressed, can be transformed."

"Mm-hmm. I regret it, but let's be honest here and send a compliment. I didn't know big women had dresses that looked good on them."

"Hmm, there will be the power of the tailored humans, but they look like noble women inside. At least many times more than the noble children around here."

Rarely and mouth-wateringly praised fellows, but certainly Alphilis had an unusual atmosphere. Dressed in a white dress as opposed to the color of her hair, she had her hair creeping upper-left and adjusted so that her long hair would fit at shoulder height. The dress was tight at the waist area and dressed to give more emphasis to the busty breasts of the alphilis. The dress has a long hem, but the alphilis has long legs in the first place so it doesn't bother me otherwise. But Alphilis seemed uncomfortable somewhere.

"Ugh, I haven't had a skirt in a long time, so I don't feel comfortable. Isn't that weird?

"No, I think it's good inside. I thought this would be rude at all."

I was convinced that Ekla was nodding yeah. Last night's training in etiquette was also so close to perfection that Ekla had to make very few modifications. That would be the case, too. It was Aldrius who taught Muse etiquette and standing behavior in the first place, and Alphilis is also teaching Aldrius the streets. The details will fix it, but there can hardly be any difference.

Alphilis was concerned because only the line did not show any reaction, as we were all convinced, not just by Ekra.

"Hey, line. Any complaints?

"... hey. Hurry up, the queen will be tired of waiting."

"Hey, I hope you complimented me once in a while."

Alphilis went out reluctantly, fumbling. After that, the dance slave at the waist of the line returns to the human form.

"Line, you just have to be honest"

"What?"

"It doesn't hurt to say beautiful things are beautiful."

"Leave me alone... even if Alphilis will be in a better position than I am. I don't bring romantic feelings to work. Love. Love drives judgment crazy. It's not gonna be a big deal, at least in my case."

"Right. You're a loser."

Unusual for a dance slave, she looked at the line she said blinking with worrying eyes.

When Alphilis headed back to the royal palace, he was now led to the courtyard using another hallway. And after passing through the courtyard and for a while through the heavily guarded gate, he was eventually passed to the gate guarded by the female soldier. Alphilis had never seen a female soldier in this country before. Rather, it was rare in itself to see a female knight or soldier, so he was uncomfortable with the gate guarded only by a woman.

Beyond that gate, the guide also turned into a woman, and now the guide turned into a slightly more demanding lady knight. When the female knight named herself Lare, she guided Alphilis without any extra mouth. And when we arrived, we sat at a small table, and Muse was waiting.

"I've been waiting for you, Lord Alphilis"

"It is my pleasure to invite you, Your Majesty"

Alphilis graced the hem of the dress gently and took his seat as prompted. Lare thanked him and left the scene, so here it is entirely just two people, Alfilly and Muse. I also thought it might be too defenseless Alphilis, but Muse didn't look so concerned either.

The muse was dressed in a relatively simple black dress, with various embroideries in gold thread. The arms and neck were worn with a little daunting ornaments, and Alphilis frowned uncomfortably for a moment when he saw those ornaments and the meals on the table, but not for long enough to be distracted by the muse.

Muse seems to be in a good mood and welcoming Alphilis.

"I've been waiting a long time for this time, haven't I?

"I appreciate that, but I'm just a mercenary myself. I know I can't offer anything to entertain His Majesty the famous Queen of the East."

"Choose a drink first?

Not to mention that he hadn't heard any excuses for Alphilis or anything, but Muse showed some brands of fruit liquor side by side. I learned that Alphilis was already caught up in the tune of Muse's conversation, but it doesn't matter if it is.

When I sighed lightly, I chose the cheapest of the brands I knew on the books. Nevertheless, a single bottle is enough for a normal household to live for six months.

22 years of Chanto Blagne, then.

"You're gonna have to pick a good one."

"Really? Proper, though."

"Yeah, that's not true. Perfect for this occasion."

Muse explained while removing the fruit liquor in the green bottle.

"The origin of this is perfect for us."

"... I'm not sure what you're talking about"

"By the way, how long have you heard about me from Aldrius?

While Alphilis was puzzled by the conversation, he looked for answers so that there was no disrespect alone.

"No... nothing more"

"That's crazy... well, if that's the case, that's fine. Must be my mistake. At the end of the day, that's who he was."

Alphilis didn't grasp exactly what Muse was trying to say, and he watched Muse with a puzzled look. You noticed such an alphilis, Muse began to explain to Alphilis with a smile.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I'm talking about this one. More than that, will you tell me about your journey?

"If that's the case, I'd love to"

Alphilis began to talk about the events of his journey, encouraged by Muse. Except, of course, for possible inconvenient stories such as the Demon King. Muse was listening to the story as she gave that Alphilis adventure Tan a gleam of expression. Because Muse wants to listen to too many things, she also talks about keeping up with Alphilis because she's good at it.

Alphilis was caught somewhere sleepy and hazy about whether alcohol came around in the meantime. Although the opposite muse is red in the face, he talks to Alphilis to make sure he doesn't even show a drunken sleigh at all. Alphilis, who was politely responding at first, was also becoming suspicious as the booze gradually turned around. Alphilis was starting to feel so vain and uncontrolled that he couldn't help himself. On second thought, Miranda would have told me that I was not so resistant to alcohol. I knew the price of Chanteau Blagne, but Alphilis didn't know how strong the liquor it was.

It is then. What has changed the content of Muse's story completely from before?

"By the way, Alphilis, I'd like you to do me a favor."

"Is, yes...?

"As a matter of fact, next time, I will persuade the gods that I myself am keeping secret. It will be an indelible persuasion to move this battlefield. But given the situation within the court, it is possible that whoever you put in a confession will not work. If the good guys can get in the way, they can get in the way. If you do it badly, some people may try to harm themselves."

"Uh... no way"

"No, I can't say enough."

Muse looked sad and showed it. On the sad face of the first muse to be seen, Alphilis was same-sex but neat. An elderly woman with colorful incense presents a face that is still going to cry. Alphilis was glad he was a woman. Because if you were a man, you must have accidentally had to take Muse's hand.

Muse spoke to Alphilis with a weak look, as he interacted with the ministers.

"The position of queen is very weak. I don't have martial arts, nor do I have force myself again. It's not like there's another shield. I have an uncle who is the younger brother of the late father king, but rather he hates me, he will not actively help."

"Why, is it?

"I have no children. Although I am the only direct child of the Predecessor, and although there is nothing wrong with my succession to the throne in terms of rank, my next right to inherit the throne will be my uncle if I cannot have children. The uncle is already old. For him to take power, I'm already the only one in the way. Besides, my uncle has children, and without me, my nephew would be in a position to be recognized as the Crown Prince.

That is proof that neither my uncle, who at the time of my reign gave me all he could, will even appear in court now. As much as my nephew is sorry to attend the ceremony. If only I had children, they would have served me up, too, but my lack of a clean successor drove their lives crazy the other way around. I have a responsibility for their lives. My uncles want real power as soon as possible. At least not before my uncle dies. The fact that I didn't marry and have no children left them with extra ambition. This is my responsibility.

On the other hand, there's no way I can officially admit them as successors, more than I'm still old enough to have children, and it's a state of blockage. As far as I'm concerned, I don't want to do anything to carry things in secret in this state, but I can't help it. Neither are the men of the court clear as to who his uncle breathed. Though the people of this Queen's Palace are relatively trustworthy, if you move large numbers, you will not be patient.

So I'd like to ask you to escort me. "

Alphilis' thoughts were shaking as Muse spoke like a jerk. At the beginning of his time here, Alphilis was willing to offer his free time to this country without disrespect, but without any obstacle. But now I was starting to think that Muse's request was not so bad. On the contrary, they want to help the muse somehow.

"(Ugh... it's sloppy to think like you've got a chin on your head... what the hell is wrong with this? But it's the only thing that bothers me. Oh, I'm not even going to take Muse's request... to)"

"I don't know, Alphilis. Would you do me a favor?

Muse stares straight into Alphilis' eyes. Alphilis couldn't even look away, he was just taking Muse's gaze from the front.

How long has it been? Perhaps it was time for the leaves of a tree to fall in the wind, but after so much silence for Alphilis that it could be felt for a day, this is how the mouth of Alphilis was moving.

"I take that request..."

Continued