"- What does that mean!?

It was some time after the New Year's Eve, and it was a long time ago that the four gathered, at the Tea Party seat in the "Garden".

To a certain fact Rhea asked me, Deanna had also forgotten to take care of the outer surface of 'Red Rose' and had accidentally stood up and inquired.

In contrast to the blue-faced Deanna, the three 'named' side chambers have a cool, if not sober, look. Yolanda, who made me tea from her bare hands, leans her neck in the loose.

"Dear Deanna, calm down for a moment. Here, have a seat."

"Calm down, even if you ask me..."

Things can be calming and restless. As she sat back in the chair, Deanna once fixed her gaze on Rhea.

"Who, to Master Shayla, is causing harm?

"... in that way, you still didn't know."

"Until me, the report is not up. We have been watching the trend of the 'Peony' …"

"Yep. We always cared about the Peony movement, too. Because there was one incident at the descent festival, and it looks like the investigation into the rear palace Kingsguard is still going on.... I guess that doesn't mean I got poked in the gap."

"Really, I didn't think so." The Red Roses "- and their central characters are harassing Master Shayla, I can't believe it."

Shaking her body so much, Deanna still didn't say, "It's a mistake of some sort". Because Deanna herself, this way from the Coming Festival, did not pay that much attention to her own faction, the Red Roses.

Above all, it was difficult to believe that there was an error in the information Rhea grasped as "the flower of the social world".

Once again, the owner of a powerful beauty, "Sleep Lotus," puts a worrying color on his eyes and exhales gently.

"It was almost by chance that I grabbed this story, too. I went out yesterday afternoon to move my body a little bit, but it was colder than I imagined. He quickly returned to his room to replace his feathers."

Rhea, who simply changed clothes and had no intention of staying in the room for long periods of time, made no particular heads-up. As a result, the samurai heard rumors while cleaning.

'But... hey? Is it really the will of the Red Rose? "

"Shit! Rarely, it's not what you say."

And I said, "What are you talking about?" It would, for one, be the gift of Rhea's socialism that cut him in.

The maids, realizing that the chatter had been heard more by the Lord of the room, were even blue and shut their mouths, but Rya was also used to it there. "I'm not blaming you," he said in kind words, "I don't even know Red Rose, and I want to know if there's anything," he showed not a single step and let the beautiful ladies crack their mouths.

"Anything here recently, in a discreet part of the rear palace, the side chambers belonging to the 'Red Roses' seem to have witnessed several occasions surrounding Master Shayla. But it seems to be a rumor among the ladies that she would rather know about the Red Rose."

"I hope that I will suffer Master Shayla...!? Why is such a joke not in my ear!

"Dear Deanna, so please calm down. You look terrible."

"I was born to be afraid of my face!

No, it is, but it isn't, and Leticia, who almost inadvertently agrees, rushes to modify her statement on track.

"Lady Rhea told me that you heard this rumor yesterday, didn't you? I didn't know about this until Rhea contacted me yesterday."

"Just like Leticia. Apparently, this rumor is really whispered in a very small part of it, and it's refreshing to think that you were rather lucky to get into Rhea's ear."

Receiving Yolanda's remarks, Deanna calmed down the hot air that was standing from her head from a boiling state for a moment to other levels. Inhale heavily and grab the cup.

"... is that possible? Rumors, once dropped, will spread endlessly."

"It depends on things. For once, this is the same thing that our relationship has not spread beyond a certain level."

With the usual smile on my face, but only my eyes are serious everywhere, Yolanda answers.

"It's not that Deanna really wants the stability of the rear palace, or that she has a good relationship with us in this way, a secret that only those here know. In addition to my room, I have also informed the vicinity of me brought by the Eustrian family and the Undersecretary of the Samurai."

"Everyone knows my room..."

"" Between the Red Roses "is a room with a few elite piercings." Between Suzuran "is a very normal number of samurai in that regard. Anything you can put your trust in, reveal everything and ask for cooperation is limited to nature. Isn't that right, Lady Rhea and Leticia?

"Right."

"Yep. It's really minimal, what you know about the garden."

Returning the chief consent to the two nodded, Yolanda turned her gaze back to Deanna.

"Our relationship is thus known by more than one person. But it doesn't spread any further. Do you know why?

"Because those who know won't spread it outside... then?

"Exactly. The same thing happened this time."

"Well, I'm not convinced."

Drinking tea and moisturizing her throat, Deanna cut back to Yolanda.

"Unlike" The Garden, "how Master Shayla is surrounded by" Red Roses "is witnessed by an unspecified number of people, isn't it? Then, isn't it something that someone who doesn't know what's going on in depth is going to talk about?"

"Dear Deanna. That's a little too low an estimate of your influence."

Rhea nods, too, at Yolanda, who lowered her eyebrow root.

"Until now, attempts to harm Master Shayla have been limited to the 'peony' lady. Deanna herself seems to have been explicitly protected by Shayla, and it should be common for the latter to recognize that Shayla is under the protection of the Red Rose."

"The 'peony' people who harassed Master Shayla during the descent festival, although it was not the apparent disposition, have reduced the number of samurai and are still under the watchful eye of the rear palace Kingsguard. Both the new Chief Magnum and the Gracie Rear Palace Kingsguard are ostensibly neutral, but close to Deanna. The momentum of the 'Peony' has completely waned, and now that the Back Palace has the 'Red Rose' in one hand, it shouldn't be an exaggeration to say so"

"In that situation, no matter what the central figure of the 'Red Roses' did, unless it was too much to do, we'd all look and pretend not to see it. Especially when it comes to Shayla, because as Rhea said, Deanna will think she's in charge."

"That's what I call a big misunderstanding......!

The 'Peony' is currently just a little quiet from an outside issue, rather zero willing to pull to Liliane. Mrs. Magnome and Chris have been working with 'Deanna', but they are distancing themselves from 'Red Roses'. As for standing position, it's no different from the three people in front of you.

As for Shayla, she did cut herself off when she protected her, but that's what Deanna did on her own, and Shayla herself is factionless. There is no such absurdity that "Red Rose" directs everything about her.

And the biggest argument is that, whoever the perpetrators of harassment are and whoever the victims are, weak bullies should be criticized, and there should be no such thing as following power and whispering.

"What the three of you say, you don't even know. Still odd. I don't think all the ladies in the backyard have the guts to be frightened by the 'Red Roses'. Even if you can't raise it directly up, for example sneaking around, asking Yuri or Luli about the circumstances, there should rather be such a move. Above all, if harassment of Lady Shayla is being carried out openly, at least Lady Shayla's maids and friends will notice. I can't believe the tone out of it doesn't look like it."

"... As for the current story, the first half, I'm actually wondering too"

Moving her round eyes, Leticia nodded loudly, unexpectedly.

"I was also surprised to hear from Master Rya yesterday as soon as possible. I immediately gathered the samurai in the room and asked them to let me know if they knew anything, although these stories got to their ears.... then the samurai are seriously surprised"

"Is that what the 'Between the' samurai said, not knowing the rumors?

"All in my room, as you all know, are raw royal palace samurai. If you had heard this rumor, I don't think you would have opened your mouth in front of me until you found out for sure. But what happened yesterday was obviously a consternation of those who knew nothing"

The samurai, Leticia's most trusted, also a friend of Lurie's, changed her complexion and asked, "Is the story true now!?" He has asked me back.

"It's not as good as" Between the Red Roses, "but we don't have that many samurai either. Instead, you can realise, even in the eyes of an amateur, that each person has excellent strength. It was as if they were unaware of Shayla's situation… I'm not convinced."

"Is there any chance that rumors were starting to come up?

"I don't think so... Lady Rhea and Yolanda, about the rumors, were investigated, right?

"It's only one day, so we're still investigating."

"Didn't you think the rumored layers were oddly limited?

To Leticia's inquiry, the two "Flowers of the Social World" squeezed their faces together.

"Though coincidentally, to the extent that it fits into the range of"

"If Leticia is uncomfortable, is it a coincidence or a strong possibility?"

Leticia, who grew up looking closely at her father, who is fully committed to business, is sensitive to 'manipulative numbers'. It is fundamental for merchants to look for unnatural within seemingly natural events and to produce new goods inspired by them.

"At my place, really, no one, because I didn't know the rumors. Depending on the allowance, it was a man-made tactic, and I could only explore those who knew. Whoever dated the" Between the Red Roses "samurai did not know the rumors as one, nor did the righteous know about Master Shayla. … to clean up by chance, it seems a little too bad to sit down."

"... Sure," Sleep Lotus, "but you didn't know it except for the two of us we were talking about. They both repeatedly said they just accidentally took a look at it."

"I wonder how my place was...... As soon as they contacted me, I rendezvoused with Rhea, so I didn't hear any details from anyone with a room."

"- I mean, Master Leticia said that if rumors are whispered among the samurai, they could be manipulated,?

Deanna sums up the main points. Leticia has stared straight back at Deanna, making her lovely face as difficult as possible.

"In this case, rather than operating, it may be more appropriate to refer to it as supervision. Someone is constantly monitoring rumor trends to prevent them from spreading beyond a certain amount. … I got that impression"

"If so, it's dangerous to chase rumors cheaply."

"Yep. This very rumor could be a 'trap'"

Rhea and Yolanda are both flat, sayin 'something scary. The two youngsters looked at each other and Deanna peered softly from the bottom.

"I beg your pardon, but what if you two, to some extent, anticipate this situation...?

"No? No way, you won't be able to grasp that in such a short time. At best, it was the best we could do to make sure it was true and how the rumored parties were doing."

"- It's just that the more unexpected information rolls in, the more it's become a habit to assume and move about everything."

Yolanda, smiling gently, reminds me of the difference in the season. My mother and aunt had always told me that the social world was a battlefield, but I felt I had a glimpse of the warring warrior.... It is unclear what Yolanda, born in the Eustre Marquis family of stable status, has fought so far.

Overwhelmed by a laugh that was supposed to be clear and beautiful, Deanna turned to Leticia, who was also speaking with her eyes, "Scary Yo," and it was there that she stood shoulder to shoulder.

"I don't feel like an enemy..."

"Deanna is fine. My God, I was so upset by yesterday's story... I sniffed around rumors in the samurai general mobilization, so now it could have been a bad time..."

"We are somewhat known that Master Leticia is intimate with us as' named ', so it's no problem. Yesterday's actions will also fit in with a smiling act of trying to gather information as soon as possible as part of" Named. "

"Not very nice, though, because apparently even Deanna, who is irrelevant, will quickly discover this secret connection when they know the information was passed on in a single jump?

"Oh...... so yesterday's letter said, 'Until we find out more, keep it a secret from' Between the Red Roses'! 'And you were pushing..."

"... so, Sole, I think the situation is completely predictable"

"Oh, don't talk to me like I'm a conjurer. We just thought we couldn't erupt Deanna until we knew for sure what the story was about."

Even if I pursue this matter any further, I have come to the feeling that Deanna has no benefit whatsoever just from a taste of the bottomlessness of "Flowers of Society". Don't think that you know what it's like to have a sphere spinning over your palm.

Drinking up the tea in the cup, Deanna exhaled heavily and changed her mind.

"We will take good care of the rumors, considering the possibility of a trap. … I'm more concerned about not getting a report from around Shayla than that."

"Rya and I looked into that one. … but it's not a very good situation."

Yolanda, who constantly smiles at all times, clouds her expression, albeit for a moment. That alone has fully conveyed the seriousness of the situation.

"What do you mean?

"If you only conclude, people don't know."

"Don't you know?

Behind Yolanda, Rhea takes over.

"It's also natural that the information doesn't come up. Harassment of Master Shayla seems to be limited during the day, when Master Shayla is out of the room alone. There is no harm done to the room or to the samurai at all, and of course when Master Shayla is with her friends, she doesn't even make contact"

"Then if Master Shayla doesn't walk alone..."

"I think so, too. I heard that Shayla walked alone more often than not since the beginning of the year."

Not every day, of course, but it's counterproductive for Deanna now, even if she adds.

"It's almost a month since the beginning of the year, and it's been...! How many things have been done in the meantime out of my sight?"

"It really is now. Even for those of us who didn't realize it, there are none. It is a fact that Lady Shayla is seeing irrationally from the side chambers of the 'Red Roses' headed by Countess Tandor. Now let's start by thinking about stopping it."

"Dear Rhea..."

To strong encouragement, Deanna's spine stretches properly.

- The snowy 'garden' was then transformed into an impromptu operational conference room.