It said a small banquet. So perhaps it was a little dinner with at most ten participants and nothing particularly flashy.
(If the country is different, it may be natural for the scope of "small scale" to be different.....)
The invitees' seats are usually arranged in the hall of the spacious palace (together on the right and left, perhaps more than thirty people are invited), and all the meals served are beauty that can be seen as the work of leading chefs using luxury ingredients. In the atmosphere of drinks and fruits, if the entertainers who are thought to have been called for banquets in the middle of the hall will perform singing, dancing, songwriting, etc. one after the other, it is already a big banquet in Diana's sense. If they call this a small dinner, it would be just a dinner party, like the Crester family dinner, where only acquaintances are secretly invited. No, I don't think there's anything wrong with dinner.
Princess, are you enjoying yourself?
Yes, Your Highness. I'm looking forward to seeing you. I appreciate the kindness of the guests.
Diana's seat, a guest, is next to Exiga. It seems that no country will change when people come downstairs to greet talented people, and for some time after the banquet, Diana was greeted by the guests' stanza dignitaries. Here, Lars is known as a scenic land close to Ifthane by a slow carriage and less than half a day. Normally, Lars lives in the vicinity, and there are a certain number of dignitaries who go to Ifthane only when there are major events. The real front-line movers can't really imitate such a long time, so most of the guests are hiding away from the front-line or daring to stay away from the Imperial Palace, so it seems that the view of the Elgrand Kingdom is subtly different from that of the Imperial Palace's powerful people.
Ho ho ho. No, the Kingdom of Elland is still an undisputed country. He sends a mercy like a princess with a harmless look on his face.... I felt it when I met Lauren a long time ago, but the Kingdom of Elgrand is comfortable as a friend, but once an enemy, there is no forgiveness, it is a country with a very bipolar nature. "
Well. Baloon's hideout, it's a little too expensive for the Kingdom of Elland. I don't even know about Lauren Stressia's study abroad, but at least this time I came to the Stanza Empire because I was invited by members of the Stanza Embassy. Your Majesty and the Chancellor didn't intentionally send me to the Stanza Empire.
Ho ho. Come on, I don't know. At a time when Lauren was involved, well, there was nothing we could do about it.
It is the former Baloon lord's younger brother - the uncle of Lia's mother - who is smiling graciously close to his throne. Nevertheless, because it is a polygamous Stanza family, of course only half of the blood is connected to Lia's mother's grandfather. You want to leave the power struggle in the Baloon family because of your mother's low status and build a house for the rest of your life in Lars, where you can relax and live.
However, when he was young, he was known as quite a shard, and when Lia's grandfather was the master, he also acted as his right arm. Of course, I know about the Marquis of Strecia, who came to study in the Stanza Empire and fell in love with Rhea's mother and took her as his wife. At that time, your hiding place was Balibalu's active life.
Dora was a hairy kid as the daughter of Stanza's famous Barloon, but she was still trapped in common sense and had sharp eyes for seeing through the essence of things. Lauren, who Dora was expecting, wasn't the most obvious Elgrand noble boy.
Yes. The Marquis of Strecia is a brilliant statesman of extraordinary talent.
No, no, no... Dora was right. In view of the national strength of the Kingdom of Elland, there is no harm in having a connection with that country from an early stage. Honestly, in the long run it will be for the country and for Baloon, rather than for the righteous queen in His Majesty's Queen's Queen's House.
Of course, it has a political connotation… The Marquis of Strecia and his wife are famous for being very friendly, so I'm sure Dora thought it was right to follow your heart.
This one was taken. ... yes, before politics, Dora was attracted to Lauren, and Lauren was also attracted to Dora. Initially, Dora didn't understand Elgrand as much as Lauren's stanza was awkward, but they went beyond the walls of nature and language. That's what people call fate.
Looking back on the old days, Barloon's eyes were gentle.... from the time he was on the side of the Marquises of Strecia, without any explanation.
... I will tell Stressia and his wife when I return to my country. The Baloon hideout still thinks of you both.
The princess... really has a wonderful heart. You don't have to worry about the pigeon. --Just apologize to both of you. I'm sorry I couldn't stop Dora's brother from running off. I'm sorry that Dora made it so easy for her to go home.
Hidden place.....
... nothing changes when you think about someone you care about, even if the country is different. The current lord, who sent Alciolene to the rear palace (Halem), seems to have divided many people with his obsession and ignorance.
(I wonder if the situation will work again if the ongoing "operation" fits in nicely.)
Lya seemed less interested in her mother's house, but if she knew that her uncle was so concerned about her parents, she would have had a different feeling. Worst of all, whatever happens to the Barloons, we should be able to reunite the Barloons and the Stressians.
― ― While Diana was talking to the Barloon Ong, she suddenly saw a greeting person come to Exiga and saw Diana talking to the Ong with dismay.... I was supposed to get used to it in the Imperial Palace and the Back Palace (Harlem), but it still seems very unusual for the Stanzas to manipulate exotic language freely. In the Kingdom of Elland, even if it is rare, it is not so surprising because the female general of a trader usually speaks the language of stanza or, in some cases, the language of a country beyond the mountains.
However, most of the gaze here is a pure surprise that "women are so proficient in foreign languages", and I don't feel the intention of insulting "women are cheerful" or "smart". It is also different from the Imperial Palace.
(Perhaps... the Stanza Empire has a lot of flexibility in thinking about leading people living in the region?
Or is Lars, Prince Exiga's knee, special? ― ― Looking at the invitees and EXIGA, it is clear that they are building a good cooperative system to trust each other and boost Lars' land. It is an ideal form of lordship, similar to the relationship between Father Dualis and the Guardians of the Territory (Estates).
(Prince Exiga, who can work closely with leading figures in his own territory, may be able to assemble the Imperial Palace depending on how he does it.....)
He despised himself, but as far as Diana could tell, he had enough talent as a politician. Exiga must be asleep with enough power to change the future of this country.
(The awkward thing is awkward... but the important thing is, we need to talk about it properly.)
Diana secretly made up her mind.
At that time,
(... this is a sign.)
Ever since the banquet began, there was a hint of a "thing" that had been watching secretly, and I felt it slightly from around the door where the servants brought food and alcohol. It is slowly approaching Diana, gradually, but surely.
(How...? After all, this is what you want with Lana?
The scent of Lanla on Diana's robe has been dried in the shade for a long time during the day, which is fairly thin as seen. Some people may be worried about the sweetness, but it still settled down to the extent that it could be flushed with "sweet Lanla perfume".
The ingredient itself, which naturally produces a strong smell of Lanla soaked in the cloth, will remain as long as it is not properly washed with water. Even if the scent flies, it doesn't mean the Lanla extract stained with the robe is gone.
That's why I've been so vigilant. Turn Lanla's fragrance ingredient into a "drug", something like that.
"Alcohol with an alcohol content of 70 percent or more and tulip flowers...? And the combination of Lanla's fragrance ingredients gives birth to an incredible medicine?
"I heard about it. Rana is a plant that does not bloom in the Kingdom of Elgrand, and Zuri is only a little blooming in the south, so it is not a very major flower. Alcohol with an alcohol content of 70 percent or more is a hard liquor made only in the mountains of the north. I didn't know how to scratch my feet in the kingdom of Elgrand, so I didn't even hear from Lana at college."
"... and what is the effect of that medicine? In Deanna's mouth, it doesn't appear to be a poison of immediate life."
― ― During the day, a conversation with Rita crossed my mind as I walked along the path to the jungle with the spring.
When asked and answered, I didn't really think it would happen in real life.
"In a way, it could be tougher than lethal poison. Raise your body temperature, sharpen your five senses... especially in your senses, forcibly increase your sexual pleasure and draw out pleasure - well, in a word," aphrodisiac. "
"Nh....!
"This aphrodisiac, especially for women, seems to be working better. If you mix Lanla and Tulli with a low alcohol content, it will make you quite sensitive. It's not as well known as medicine, but there may be people who use it somehow. --However, if the alcohol level increases, it's different."
"... is that a bad aphrodisiac?
"If it's served as a drink, it's still better. Alcohol begins to decompose when it enters your stomach, so even if it works, it doesn't last that long.... but it must be a bad medicine, because you must be forced to pull out pleasure."
"Is ingestion still not effective? Then, Deanna was alert and came..."
"Yeah. ― ― Take this medicine by percutaneous absorption. This is the worst and most dangerous."
In short, absorption from the skin. Although it is common to use ointments to treat blows and cuts, it is surprising that there are many other medicines that are effective with transdermal ingestion. There are researchers like Figaro who may still be in the process of clarifying how it works, and many of them will soon understand.
- And Lana turns into an incredible "drug" when she combines a 70% alcohol alcohol liquor and tuli flowers with Lana and takes it transdermally.
"When this medicine enters the skin, it does not degrade, and it directly stimulates the sensation of the skin, so it has almost no time lag. It takes time for the medicine once in your body to fade, and the effect seems to last a long time.... depending on the amount of medicine, it seems that serious sequelae such as pleasure addiction and sexual addiction may remain if you do poorly."
"Hey... that's a pretty dangerous medicine!
"That's why you said it from the beginning." In a way, it's worse than lethal poison. "
Some people think it would have been easier to kill me with one thought, such as being forced to run away with sexual pleasure independently of their will and suffering from its sequelae until they die.... but there is a nightmarish "poison" in the world that does not take life, but makes the life and personality of the other person messy for life.
"If you distill this medicine, the tuli and the alcohol together, and add the scent ingredients of Lanla at the end, you'll be done. So theoretically, if you give me a loaf full of Lana's ingredients, and I drink more than 70 percent of the alcohol in the tuli, I'll be able to finish my medication on the spot."
"... is it the worst category in the situation?
"If that kind of plan is going on, what are we talking about? Lanla itself is a common flower in Stanza, and if perfume is not available, it seems that using Lanla's fragrance ingredients as it is has been done for a long time.... that robe alone cannot be used to gauge His Majesty's true intentions. At least from that sentence, I could not read any indication that His Majesty was trying to harm me now."
"But... like the aromatic ingredients of Langha, tulips made from petals, honey and fruit are one of the most common fruit wines in stanza. It's likely to be served at a banquet."
"I hear you have about 20 percent more Zuri. In the Stanza Empire, alcohol with high alcohol levels is rarely made. The likelihood of drinking more than 70 percent alcohol at the banquet will be close to zero. --Otherwise, it's impossible for Stanza to know so little about this dangerous aphrodisiac with the major Lana and Tulli."
"Certainly... there's no way that dangerous substances can almost certainly be abandoned in the rear palace (Harem)."
"If it's too late, it's a really dangerous medicine, because it seems to remain dependent on the medicine itself. Rather than aphrodisiac, it's psychotoxic."
She nodded loudly at Diana's sighing commentary.
Rita looks hard.
"So, Dear Deanna, What are your countermeasures for that psychotoxin?
"As a matter of fact, neutralizing drugs can be made very easily. Because it is an omelette that is simmered with miso roots, shipiro leaves, and blooming pella flowers. If you drink it beforehand, it will completely neutralize the poison wherever it enters."
"They're all Elgrands, the plants you touch."
"Yeah. Because they are a lot of useful children, they are also in the herbs I brought this time. So... if it's Ifthane, the situation isn't that dangerous."
"... I couldn't bring all the luggage or medicinal herbs here."
"That's what it is. Looks like something barely replaceable is growing in the jungle that I'm going to go to. --Overwhelmingly weak."
Still, it's better than nothing. If we can neutralize it a little, we can use another way to fly the effects of poison in a short time.
Then you go to Rita and the jungle, pick the necessary herbs, and return to the palace to secretly dispense medicine. Just before the banquet, I took my medicine and ate as many fruits and vegetables as possible that neutralized during the banquet, just in case.
Yes, just in case. I didn't feel evil from Exiga sitting next to me, and I thought the invitees were generally kind to Diana and had a hard time getting over it.
But...
(Definitely not.... is approaching)
Move your gaze to an unnatural level and check for signs to avoid being noticed.... it's hard to tell even the signs of alcohol, but there's no mistake in Tulli's signs, and...
(Carrying, that girl's attention... is always right for me)
If the conditions have been met so far, there is no other way to be sure that "just in case" has become reality. Perhaps she's going to carry the liquor near Diana, pretend to fall and put it on the robe. Can you avoid breaking the banquet atmosphere?
(-----!!!!!!)
It was closer to impulse than intuition. The moment she wobbly approached, somehow stopped and staggered a little further away from Diana.
Lightning flashes roar through your brain, and when you realize it, your legs move and rush towards her.
(Ugh... I was ready...!
Just before she throws a vase of liquor into her mouth, she holds her arm down.... the contents of the pot never splashed wide, but the pot that had been poured was tilted diagonally and firmly wetting Diana's robe.... barely managed to get my back wet, but it's still a good amount.
Princess!
Exiga, in a hurry, rushed in. Diana gently lowered the liquor pot to the floor so that the contents of the pot were no longer overflowing while supporting the girl and the pot.
Princess, are you okay? Are you injured.....
It's not important. My back just got a little wet....... Besides...
Diana scolded her trembling voice and body and turned her back in a mood.... the baloon monk sitting directly behind me is playing a distant trick of rounding his eyes and rushing his expression.
Princess...
Baloon's hiding place. Is everything all right?
Did you... do you realize that you're a body that doesn't accept alcohol?
Unfortunately... unlike other people, the service was fixed. You see how drinking is a little different from drinking, and if drinking is harmful to your body, "
... the truth is, no. Anyway, if you're far away, you can feel it by concentrating a little bit on the human body at a distance that sits diagonally in front of you and exchanges words. The kind of tea that Barloon Ong drinks is quite common in Stanza.
It is not uncommon for a person to have a body that does not accept alcohol. A person who is truly unable to do so can get addicted and even lose their life just by taking a small amount transdermally.... that's who the Barloon Ones are.
(Stupid, honestly, if you aim at me, you can see that you can escape.... were you told to target someone near me? True, but...!)
You can see that your body is rapidly getting hot from the part where it gets wet with alcohol. The feeling of rubbing your clothes becomes as sharp as a lie, blurring your vision.
--For the first time now, I am grateful for the stanza-style robe, which is not touched by anyone but my eyes. That's right, I can't expose this expression in public.
(Not yet.... I can endure it, it's okay)
The amount and location of alcohol spent. Much better than I expected. The neutralizing agent seems to be working for me, and my head is still strong.
Your Highness, move your hidden seats immediately. It is a very strong alcohol. It's dangerous to be near such a crowded place.
Ha...
Besides, Princess. The robe is wet. Now that the banquet is over, go back to your room and rest.... don't worry about the liquor, I know how to deal with it.
With an unspeakably strong tone, the Barloon Ones broke into a conversation between Diana and Exiga. The eyes are terribly serious and stained with colours that disturb Diana.
(Ma, is that so?)
You know what? The Barloon Ones know about this medicine.
That's why you're so sincerely worried.
... thank you very much. Your Highness, may I ask you to leave the room, being kind to your hiding place?
Of course.... I'm sorry, princess. Thank you very much.
It's not a big deal. Your maid wasn't feeling well either. Please don't blame me too much.
She smiled calmly as she stood up with a blue face.... I can only see it with my eyes, so I wonder how far you've told me it was a smile.
As it stood, Diana crossed the banquet hall with a gentle step and went out into the hallway.
― ― I met Rita with her pale face, who had been holding back for a long time.
"Dear Dear Deanna...."
"Dai, I'm fine.... let's go back to the room, Rita."
"... yes"
Stanza's palace architecture is breathable and scattered. No matter how much happened behind the hall, Rita couldn't help but notice.
--Immediately after entering a given room, Diana took off all her robes and clothes and put them in a lavatory containing a large amount of pipi (herbs that can be harvested in the jungle, for example) that she had prepared just in case. Hold Rita back and immerse her firmly.
"Dear Dear Deanna...."
"Rita, never touch this toilet. Until tomorrow morning. After that, take each toilet to the water field....."
"Tomorrow, tomorrow!
While stopping Diana's explanation, Rita soaked another prepared toilet with soft cloth, apparently filled with hot water that she had carried well for a reason.
"It may be too late to wipe it off now..."
"... yeah, I think it's a little better. Either way, I can't go up to bed with such a poisonous body."
"... you said that if you neutralize it with a pip, the poison effect will be weakened, so if you sleep overnight, it will go away."
"............ eh"
"--is that true?
".................. really, I'll pull it out properly. When I get into the bedroom, never let anyone in the room."
Neutralizers do work. The amount of alcohol is even less than I thought, and Diana's senses - perhaps spiritual power (spirals) - tell us that it is possible to remove the poison overnight in this state.
But....
(That's right, I can't tell you how to remove it. I can't tell you that.)
No matter how vicious this medicine may be, it is aphrodisiac.... the quickest way to end the effects of this aphrodisiac is to maximize the so-called sexual climax several times.
I honestly don't feel anxious that I have to do something myself because I can't let people do such a procedure.... Diana has also studied medicine, she knows the structure of the human body, and with Fione's teachings and knowledge of books, she knows that there are ways to satisfy her sexual desires to some extent, even for women. The way you do it, well, it's in your head.
That's why it's okay. I can handle it.
--Fluffy. Rita, who wiped her body, gave her a clean nightgown. Stanza's nightgown is wrapped around a piece of cloth, so it's helpful that you don't have to put it through your sleeve.
(Seriously, this is my first challenge. I have no choice but to do it)
"... Rita. I repeat,"
"Never let anyone in, right? - I understand. Beyond the door, I'll be waiting."
"Yes, it is...."
Stand up at the last moment and move to the bedroom. Dive into the bedding and put the bedding on your head.
Confirm that Rita's sign is outside the room... and make sure she's ready.
- We have to do it!
It's time to stretch out your fingers to your body while remembering the knowledge of the book.
■ ■ ■ ■ ■
--That's why I couldn't see him.
"What are you thinking?... whose instructions?
I brought alcohol to my daughter, who has been working with her parents since Exiga gave Lars and this separation from the Emperor. I never had a high status, but I had been educated as a maid because I was well equipped from an early age. --And this time, he was selected as a banquet entertainer.
Exiga has known her since she was younger. Even if she has a fever, she can't behave roughly towards the invitee. It's so serious.
So... without someone's order, there's no such unnatural "roughness".
----Today's banquet is mostly disrespectful, and the guests' hospitality is handled by the palace servants, so if this is the end of the day, there is no problem even if there is no EXIGA. As a result, after apologizing once again to Barloon Ong for his inappropriateness and instructing him to move to a good seat and offer the best hospitality, Exiga moved to a separate room with the maid he had kept away from.
And... I've been asking questions for a while now. And the maid leaned down, and shut her mouth, and said nothing.
When I was about to sigh and kill him, I opened my mouth to ask him again.
"Your Highness!"
Samba, who was in charge of the banquet, jumped in with a little haste.
What do you want, Samba?
"No... I heard that the princess of the red rose took a drink and left first."
"Exactly. It would be impolite for you to stay in such a wet state."
"... at that time, how was Princess?"
There is too much conjecture in Samba's unusual state of affairs.
Exiga turned her body from maid to samba.
"- You didn't do it, Samba?
"... what do you mean, work?
"I hear you set up the princess to get drunk like that."
"... did Yasameen say anything?
Yasameen is the maid's name. With her wet eyes, she turns to Samba.
"Dear Samba...."
"... you're stupid, too. Tell me everything I told you to do, honestly. I wouldn't have kept my mouth shut."
"No, I also agreed with Samba...."
"Were you going to take my sins...?
"It's the same crime,"
"- Sin? What have you done to the princess?
We must not abandon our conversation. When Exiga interrupted, Samba looked back with a straight eye.
"Has there been any change in Princess's condition since you drank alcohol?
"... speaking of which, my eyes seemed a little moist. The tone and footsteps were strong."
"Still, it doesn't seem like a single rope..."
"- Answer my question! What did you do to the princess?
Samba's strong eyes do not waver when asked in a tight tone.
--Just like that, I'll answer from the front.
"I've given you a secret medicine."
"I don't know, to you?
"It is a forbidden secret medicine passed on to us from generation to generation. --The daughter who was given this is told that no matter how tough she is, she cannot resist asking for a man. Too powerful to be contraindicated."
"... is that the liquor?
"A little different, to be precise. I'm sure the princess took the secret medicine from that liquor. For that, the effect seems to be thin.... even though it says that this medicine works quickly and women can't stand up right away."
"Did the princess walk away?
"Yeah. You seem to have a strong heart, entrusted only with the name of the Kingdom of Elland. --But you can't stay in your usual life longer than you've been given that medicine."
"... don't joke."
Two, two, it's springing up. --Overwhelming anger.
"- Why did you do that!! It could be considered a danger to the kingdom, such as giving medicine to the princess of the Elgrand Nation! You wouldn't know that much!!
"Still!!
More intense than EXIGA. Samba is strong, I assure you.
"This will lead me to be acquitted and decapitated. Your Highness hates you, even if you can't come to your side forever.... still, I want you to get what you want, Exiga. I want you to be happy."
"San, Ba. You....."
"No one is more worthy of Your Highness than Princess Diana, the Princess of the Red Rose. He will always support and cheer His Highness, both public and private."
... I didn't realize. I can't believe Samba was so committed to affirming and fulfilling Exiga's passion. It was natural to be on the side all the time, to support and take the life of EXIGA - Samba herself had thoughts and will, and I never thought that it might conflict with EXIGA's thoughts at times.
Samba's eyes only shine brightly and instantly.
"--Your Highness, if you want to pay for your sins and die, I will do as you say. So please visit Princess's room now. [M] Now that you've taken that medicine, the princess can't stand wanting a man.... if that princess forgives your skin and connects you, it won't be a one-night stand."
"I can't do such a cowardly imitation..."
"Are you sure? I've been told that if the treatment is slow, it could break my heart."
……
Samba's words are indisputable threats.... but at the same time, I'm ecstatic somewhere in my heart about being pushed into such a situation.
If this happens, no one will be blamed for touching Diana.
It was the devil's whisper. After all, Exiga hasn't given up on her desire for Diana yet.
... of course. You can't change people's minds so easily.
Stared at by Samba's dazzling eyes... Exiga strayed and turned her body upside down.
Exiga headed for the door, and Samba called out.
Good luck, Your Highness.
"... I just want to ask you how the princess is. Maybe it doesn't work as well as you think."
The mind wants to say no while saying no. I hope Diana is suffering from the effects of the medicine.
(Love is really... selfish)
He walked out into the hallway. Go to Diana's room as soon as possible.
As I turned the corridor, I saw a figure in front of me.
(That's, uh...)
This is, Your Highness.
Walking gently toward us with a cane, Barloon Ong.... the banquet should still be going on, but did he pass out first?
"Baloon, is the banquet ready?"
"Ho ho. Something like a garden with dead flowers, such as a lost feast for His Highness and Princess. No one is going after such an old man."
"Don't be modest. - So, what are you doing here? Did the conductor not tell you the room?
"No, I'm afraid I've been invited to this palace several times, and I understand how to make it. I just didn't think it would bother the guide."
"But... only Princess Diana's room lies ahead."
When asked by Exiga, the Baroon Monk smiles as if he were unreadable.
"... Your Highness. Of course you know that the temple has star reading as a daily routine."
"Of course I know that..."
"The priests use their star reading power to read the future of the country and sometimes the world. The power of the temple was indispensable when this country was so big and strong."
"... I know. What's wrong with that?
"The star readers read, that" star ". --There have been more irregular movements since more than a decade ago, and since around last summer, it has deepened the confusion... finally yesterday, it seems like it can't be read anymore."
"That's...."
If it's true, it's a big deal. It also determines the fate of the country.
But why would the Barloon Ones bring up such a story at this time?
"Please speak to His Majesty the Emperor. I have business with the princess."
"--I can't read your star anymore, Your Highness."
Deep sounds, movements, and hearts stop.
Slowly and slowly, the Barloon Ones spinned their words, as if they could tell the toddlers.
"... there is certainly a 'star' that is defined by birth. However, people may also have the power to defeat that" star "and take steps to the future ahead of schedule harmony. You're probably standing at that border right now."
"Baloon....."
"Your Highness, I hope you will make a wise decision."
In gratitude for the elegance of not seemingly wearing a cane, the Barloon monk slipped through the side of Exiga and left. Exiga's head is filled with question marks as he abandons his back.
(My "star" can't read anymore...? What do you mean...?
I don't know, but I'm not verifying the question right now.
With his head switched, Exiga walked out again.
To save Deanna.