Immediately after moving away from Juke and into solitary action, Deanna noticed a difference from last year. Until last year, if Deanna was alone, it would have been something that had been secretly invited to dance by men with evil thoughts in their hearts, but that kind of voice hanging is overwhelmingly low this year. Apparently, Operation "Friendly with the Red Rose and What Can the Queen Do?", which Juke is currently executing in the outer palace, has also served as a shield to protect Deanna as well as Juke. A man who sets a grand fire to a woman whom His Majesty the King considers to be the righteous queen would mean that not many. Thanks to this, I was much calmer than last year and was able to observe what was going on in the Great Hall.

(Though I'm still giggling... overall better than last year, I guess?

Last year was the first year of the opening of the rear palace, with tyranny by the Liliane faction, and the innovators and conservatives were close to the worst. The distance between the two is far, even in the same space called the Great Hall, where the sparks were scattered...... although the trend remains unchanged this year, the air of discord still looks calm. Even if it doesn't change what conservatives think of innovators bitterly, does it feel like the innovators are flushing without standing upright?

"Dear Red Rose, may I have a moment?"

"Yep."

"For your enjoyment, I apologize for calling you. I'd like to say hello."

In this way, there are many greetings from the Innovative Nobility, even if it can be called to a halt, rather than an application for a dance. Not only the house that is raising my daughter to the rear palace, but also the people who have never dated Deanna or the Crestors come to greet me continuously.

(Less dance applications are helpful, but busy isn't much different from last year...)

Rather, it may be more than last year in the sense of tiredness, as hateful beliefs fly by from conservative nobles who have sensitively perceived signs that the Innovative nobility has festived Deanna. The Count Crester family is supposed to be neutrals who aren't poisoned or medicated for generations, so how did this happen?

Still, I didn't feel as malicious as I was prepared to. As she explores her surroundings as she receives greetings, Deanna perceives the cause.

(Oh, you mean that)

Speaking of location, a bunch of people are on a diagonal line passing through the center of the Great Hall from where Deanna is now. Even today, the Marquis of Stresia, as a vernacular - essentially a watchdog to keep from doing any more unnecessary things, is focused on the prince of the Stanza Empire and his entourage, not only from conservatives, but also from innovators, with a discernible sense of anger and hatred.... Even if it's easy to understand. That's only for Deanna, though the key line of stanzas feels it would be to a less-favorably unacceptable degree of uncomfortable. The Ellanders - especially the aristocrats - traditionally do not imitate peeling emotions easily to unfamiliar opponents. The malice that Deanna feels is better than expected, simply because there are more angry and hateful beings in the hall than Deanna.

Not only conservative aristocrats who were not friendly to the Stanza Empire from the beginning, but even innovative aristocrats who should have originally wanted to have quite a relationship as business opponents, do not actively try to talk to the Prince of Stanza from themselves. All that, or even the neutrals who are not always either, are behaving to keep them out of sight. As a result, the Prince of Stanza tells the Marquis of Stresia who he wants to greet, and the Marquis manages to socialize in a way that takes place between them. Minus that this is the first time we have welcomed an exotic royal family after the reunification of the peninsula, this cold-hearted affair cannot be normal.... First of all, it's unusual from the fact that Juke, the same royalty, has not tried to engage with the prince in any way since the first greeting.

(I deserve it, I've sown it myself. There are rarely situations where the word "seed" fits so perfectly...)

- As for the Elland side, of course, it planned to treat its own royal family in the same line as welcoming an exotic prince as a national guest. A seat for the prince was set up next to the juke, introducing them extensively, and steps were also in place for everyone to express their welcome. There are no other reasons why it has all become "nil", in numerous tyranny on the part of Stanza.

If you think that you have walked around the royal palace sooner than planned by ignoring the hospitality sent by the foreign ministry as if it were a subordination or a slave, ignoring the plans you initially had rubbed together, and stepping into the rear palace where it was supposed to be forbidden for men other than the king to do so with our faces… so much outrage, of course, the foreign ministry was angry as the whole royal palace was on fire. All this time, the faction doesn't really matter, and the anger held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Innovative Nobility, who have come so far to break bones for Stanza, is deeper.

As the opinion that "such people do not need national guest treatment" dyed the entire royal palace, as a todome, the story of the Prince of Stanza's underground treatment of the side-room head 'Red Rose' in the rear palace passed to the upper management, including the king, and Juke and Voltz finally decided to downgrade the treatment of the Stanza Empire Goodwill Mission from 'national guest' to 'royal guest'. If you can see that, it was also in view of forcible repatriation on the grounds of disrespect to the head of the side room, but it seems that the Stanza side also understood their disadvantage, and they did not complain about the circular.

If you are merely a royal guest, the treatment is just as good as when you invite a domestic nobleman to the royal palace. As a result, we were able to drastically cut the manpower to break into them and save a lot of time in welcoming the prince at this evening's club. If you are a national guest, there is no need to thank me, and the diagram of treating you as the "absent" in the right sense has been completed. Deanna has also been made to struggle with the shade and humidity of the aristocratic society, but I have to admit that all this time its shade and humidity does a good job.

(Rita worried about me, but it doesn't look like the prince is going to talk to me about this for a minute)

In terms of spreading malice and hostility, you may even want to thank me. Thanks to you, I'm tired of being tired, but I can still work hard.

"Excuse me. - Red Rose, may I have a word?

Accidentally accustomed to hearing, a soft voice sounded and the hedge cracked slightly. It was Yolanda and Abel's youthful brother Eustre, with emerald eyes on their beautiful redhead, who moved in between them and approached them. I can also see Rhea, standing as if leaning against the two of them.

Coming all the way before Deanna, Yolanda has turned to a gentle smile that she often shows in a social setting that doesn't make her opponent feel alert.

"Thank you for earlier, Red Rose. I am delighted to hear that you have spoken kindly to my brother."

"What do you say, Suzuran? If you're Suzuran's brother, it's only natural to welcome him. - Congratulations, Adult."

With a smile that isn't just acting, Deanna expresses her blessing to Abel. Although this is my first meeting with Yolanda's brother Abel, I don't really feel like meeting him for the first time because I've heard him from Yolanda and Rya from time to time.

Abel's seems to be the same, responding with a soft smile very similar to Yolanda's without being frightened of the evil side of the Crestor family tradition that you should see for the first time.

"Thank you, Red Rose. It is a great honor to meet you and give you your words."

"Welcome. It's a great pleasure to exchange words with the young lady of the Eustre Marquis, who calls for hope in the future."

"You're good at it. - Can I have the honor of spending one song with you?

I guess it's because the song that's playing right now is about to end, Abel has applied for a dance. In socializing, it's manners to apply for a dance from a man to a woman, regardless of age. That standing behavior is also on the board, and I admire that you are a young man in the Eustol family.

Deanna sneered and nodded as her surroundings gushed secretly.

"Pleasure."

"Thank you."

During the intermission, take turns with the people who are dancing now. With a bitter smile in his heart at the gaze flying from the crowd, he began to take steps to match the dance song that began. Abel's lead is just as tame and really easy to dance with.

"You're good, young man"

"Abel, call me. My sister's friend calls me by her nickname, I'm afraid."

"Really?

"Nevertheless, there are not so many friends that my sister would like to introduce to her family."

Laughing like trouble, Abel continues.

"I think I went to the rear palace and my sister changed in a good direction. Until now, only Lady Rhea had a friend who could truly forgive her heart, but from the mouth of her sister, who came home during this time, there were many other names of her warrants besides Lair. Among them, the name of the Red Rose is frequent"

"About me, too, with Deanna. The title of" Red Rose "is not worthy of me."

"From what my sister has told me, I wonder if you have fulfilled your 'Red Rose' duties sufficiently...... it certainly doesn't feel good to be called in a position you don't even want"

Apparently, Deanna's situation passed from Yolanda to the Eustres. Though I'm not particularly surprised because it's largely within my expectations.

The conversation between Deanna and Abel continues as the dance continues smoothly.

"You're close with your sister. Didn't you miss Yolanda when she went to the rear palace? You must have been worried."

"I think we're very normal sisters and brothers. Speaking of not being lonely would be a lie, but you weren't particularly worried because you knew your sister would have no difficulty going to any place. … may have been most surprising when my father told me at the Lordship Council at the end of last fiscal year that my sister had stood around for a friend"

"… that verse is a sincere inconvenience"

"No."

Bring undisputed joy to Yolanda's very similar emerald eyes.

Abel laughed happily as a boy.

"I was so happy. My sister, who has always chosen" no difficulty ", has been insensitive for someone. Until now, only Lady Rhea could make my sister impotent. The only person who could think of my sister that much was Lady Rhea. But - in the rear palace, my sister was able to get" cherished "other than Lady Rhea. I'm really, really happy about that."

"Lord Abel..."

"All this time, I wanted to say thank you. - Dear Deanna, thank you so much for being my sister's loved one."

"Isn't it… me who should be thanking you for what you think so far?

"It is harder than you may think to find a presence that you truly trust and cherish for those in Eustr who have made it their business to decipher the situation of the aristocratic society to the back, in order to remain always neutral. Even I say this great, but I'm still not sure what it means to believe someone. … that's why I'm happy to meet my sister as much as I am"

"- If so, I thank you, sister, and if you do not take care of your trust and affection, you will be punished."

In Abel's words, I feel it. the size and depth of what Yolanda gave Deanna. In a difficult position to believe someone, and still beyond that position, Yolanda, the Eustrians, chose the path to believe. Bet on the future Juke aspires to and remain Deanna's friend.

Naturally smiling, Deanna spins words to Abel again.

"Thank you, Lord Abel Eustre. In your words, I was able to realize what was important."

"I'm nothing... really, you're just what my sister told me, Deanna."

"For your information, how does Yolanda treat me?

"'The worst kind of person who is honest and humble and always cares about others, who doesn't protect herself and never protects herself', contrary to public rumors."

"... I don't know, you have a lot of compliments, but I don't feel very complimented"

"I compliment you as rarely as I do for my sister.... Well, you're right about the" bad touches ". Eustrians with traditional raccoon arts on their boards are vulnerable to people who are so straight that they can be foolish. Deanna is the type of person my sister can hardly leave alone."

"I don't think I'm that straight... but Lord Abel is the one who makes the most frank impression."

"Yeah, exactly. It is my older sister who inherits Eustol's traditional raccoon art from my father. I'm going to be fine, but my father's still not at my sister's feet."

"Even if you are not forced to be a raccoon, there is also the unique socialization of Lord Abel. I can't socialize like my mother or brother."

"My mother used to tell me that I was very impressed with the Countess' socialism."

"If you don't mind, I'll pull you together. Though my mother's social skills are not very" easy. "

It's time to finish the dance song. As he took the final step, Abel glided his gaze around him.

"... Dear Deanna. In a message from my sister, 'When you're done dancing, why don't you take a break'. We've also been assigned a location."

"... Are you sure you want to be sweet?

"Yep. They're going to keep you connected to Lady Rhea until you get back."

That's Rhea and Yolanda. They knew exactly what Deanna was getting tired of. It would mean that he put together a dance with Abel so he could pinch the interval once.

The dance song is over, we grace it and then we take our hands together again, and Deanna returns to the People's Wave with Abel. It was supposed to be escorted by a man to the front of the proper table, and then it was something to break up with, but Abel went to the edge of the hall on a route that dodged the table in a good way. At the same time, in the middle of the hall, a new dance seems to have begun, and the gaze of the people heads that way.

"... Has anyone come out?

"If it's on schedule, perhaps His Majesty and his sister are dancing."

"You've been so well staged... it's a boulder"

If His Majesty the Unmarried King were to dance with the sideroom, it was only natural to draw attention. Receiving everyone's care, Deanna vanishes her signs and follows Abel's back.

- Guided was an unpopular hallway where you could walk out the door ahead through the gap between the drapes of the Great Hall. Although there is a small table and sofa at the poke and it is open as a break space for once, it can be a hole in the knowledge of the knower because of a place that cannot be reached without exiting the door behind the drape.

There were multiple figures in that place that I thought were completely deserted.

"Ah, Deanna!

One of the shadows seems to have noticed Deanna and Abel coming and calling out. Deanna also approached with a smile.

"Good day, Claude."

"Deanna is the one who's tired. Come on, this way, please. drinks and light eats, because I'm ready."

"Uh... maybe for me, you creaked food and drinks from the venue?

"Nobody noticed, did they? Hey, Chief, assistant?

"Even so. Because the ingredients that are served at night clubs can be lowered with little to no eating. I don't mind if you give me a minute."

"It's not a violation of manners to go back to the lounge with food from the venue."

Other shadows - Norton and Keith look cool too. Deanna also disarms the Red Rose a little.

"I don't think it's a violation of manners to take what you eat yourself, but letting someone else do that wasn't much of a compliment, was it?

"You won't mind because Deanna didn't make you do anything, but because the surroundings made you do it on your own. Please, sit down."

"... if you will all sit down, I will sit down too"

Though I really appreciate the care, I want to put in a scratch that I'm the queen of any world, such as sitting alone with my surroundings standing. We should all rest here because we're all the same tired of socializing.

In Deanna's words, the three of us in the outer palace and Abel also calmed down on the couch, allowing everyone to sit safely. There were also more than a few drinks that the Nortons had dull appropriately, so they each took their favorite glasses and moistened their throats.

Abel, who had guided me so far, put down a glass that had been reduced by about half, and cut it out.

"Could it be that my sister asked you all to prepare food and drinks here? If so, I'm sorry."

"No, you don't. It was the unanimous opinion of all concerned that it was time to give Deanna a break. Your Majesty made the designation and we took care of the setup. We in the outer chamber are used to working patterns, behavior that obliterates the signs."

"... Me, was so tired on your face?

"Hey, that's not true. You were a really brilliant 'Red Rose'. It's just that, of course, your family and your friends know Deanna to such an extent that they can feel tired that they don't show up."

Norton laughs at Eagle Deep, and Deanna nods quietly. Although he is not a very aristocratic room manager on a daily basis, he is still part of a fine Ellandic nobility as well. Very far away, "don't push me," he tells me like an elder.

- By the way.

"Lord Abel and all of you in the outer palace, were you knowledgeable?

"Yes. Earlier, I greeted you with an introduction from my sister"

"I see."

That's right, a royal palace night club where nobles from all over the kingdom gather. Normally, there would be no better place to get acquainted with someone you don't quite have contact with. Yolanda's social sense of making the most of the opportunity is also top-notch.

Abel, who answers Deanna's question hackneyed, laughed a little and looked at Claude.

"My sister said that all the people in the outer palace are excellent people regardless of their status, especially Lord Claude, who is already working as an official, even though he is only one different person from me. Lord Claude's sister is in the rear palace, and as for her sister, who also lives in the rear palace, I'd appreciate it if we could get along."

"Yeah, yeah, is that me?

Claude on the told side seemed unexpected, eyes round and warm.

"Unlike Suzuran, my sister is nothing but a junior woman, and the title is not such a splendid thing to get along with the ancient nobleman."

"... What do I say, ladies and gentlemen of the so-called 'Kings' don't care much about the ascent and descent by the title?

"Sure, but... Lord Eustre, is that okay with you?

"If you're asking me if I can't lift you up as a Marquis, of course I will. First of all, if you cared about that, you wouldn't be able to cross the time ahead."

Abel's tone was uncomfortable and he felt flexible in accepting the changes of his time.... The new wind blowing into the kingdom seems to be perceived more clearly by young people and children than by adults.

Claude seems to have learned to be familiar with Abel like that, and this one smiles naturally.

"Me, I've been studying only to be a government official for a long time, so no one can call me a friend of my age. If you can get along with Lord Eustre, I'd be delighted and comfortable."

"If you don't mind, call me Abel. You don't need any respect, Lord Claude. You're older, aren't you?

"If social debates are the same today, it's like practically the same age. - Call me Claude, because you don't need respect."

"Is it good?

"Of course."

This one brightens up to the boys who laugh brightly at each other. Deanna smiled and looked at Keith.

"That's comforting."

"Yep. It's a joy to have a younger generation."

"You're still young."

"Well, compared to the manager, I'm still a chick too"

"Ah! Did you treat me like an old man now? This hasn't arrived forty years ago!

"From Lord Abel and Claude's point of view, you're old enough to be Mr. Ozzie."

"Even if I say enough to my boss..."

Abel and Claude laugh couscous at Keith and Norton's exchange. To the soothing air, Deanna also lost her natural and shoulder strength.

"I think I look very good, little father, full of wild flavors like the manager. I guess that's why Mrs. Pajero always has the right costume for the room manager"

"Hey...... I wonder if so. Sure, my wife has good taste."

"You don't seem to want it today, are you in a breath disaster?

"Yep. When you can't leave your young daughter alone, you stay home. I told them I could afford to hire babysitters, but they kicked me in the ass saying that a woman's dress for a night club costs money for nothing."

"You are the wife of the steadfast, and the head of the room is reassured."

"Absolutely."

By the way, this big Norton wife, Countess Pajero, is pretty small. She said that the head was about two minutes smaller than the average height of an Ellandic woman, and that she was a child face, so she made a little noise when she was in the debut. It was this Norton who was married to her like that, and at the time of her marriage, she was dubbed a 'couple of beasts and dolls' - Edward said.

It's been a long time since Deanna talked face to face and slowly, although Deanna wasn't familiar with Norton either, as the outer palace room had been hanging out with the Crestors since before Deanna entered the rear palace. As always, I am relieved by Norton's distressed appearance with his wife's thoughts.

"Is Sally... was it time for three? You're gonna be so cute."

"Yeah, I'm starting to talk a lot. I love painting."

"It's time the room manager stopped decorating Sally's paintings on the walls of the outer palace room. You'll have a fancy vibe just wasting time in that area."

"You idiot, I'm gonna give you something that Sally's gonna give you, but I'm not gonna be able to keep it that way!

"Why don't you stick it in your home room"

"My room is already filled with Sally's paintings!

While soothed by Norton's conversation with Keith, Deanna enjoyed the rest of the bundle.