The Queen’s Cosmetician

Reina Luglova said that she pushes people to desire the Holy Maiden, and turns their prayers into power to produce the Holy Maiden.

I see. The will of a strong man certainly gives direction to magic power. But how do I get the wishes of so many people to Reina? More to the point, do you want it to be reflected in the magic that produces the Holy Maiden? There is no mention of it from Reina or from Ceith, and it is not revealed.

I think you should explore it.

Alvina advised Die before leaving Delrigueira.

What if we talked about disabling the magic device, but that's not the kind of thing that can disable it?... if I knew that, I might be able to help you in any way? ”

However, Reina and the Church of Our Lady will not release that information.

That's why Die suggested it to Fabian.

Once in the city of Luglova, let's listen to those who seek the Holy Maiden whenever possible. Maybe we'll find something that connects them to the church.

However, it was a mistake.

(Thoughts were... sweet.)

While staring out of the carriage window on the way into Luglova City, the die was inwardly lonely.

Numerous tents stand around the city's outer walls. Underneath, stupid people, people, people--they 're strangers gathered by the fire of war.

(It wasn't like this before.)

Last time I visited the city of Luglova, there were no displaced people. But so far---or so far, the tent wasn't folded.

This is like a city.

A new city is emerging around the city of Luglova.

Even so, the people who come and go there do not seem to be alive. They surround the carriages of the dies and repeatedly moan the same thing as they obstruct their way.

"Grace."

We're here.

I'll take it from you.

I don't know.

"Our Lady."

"Holy Mother, Holy Mother."

"Holy Mother, Holy Mother, please,"

The dies are not part of the Church of Our Lady.

Yet they see the church's prestige in the firmness of the carriage.

Like an ant swarming with nectar.

Even through the window, the mad colour of his eyes unknowingly strained the die's skin.

Alletta, who was riding with the carriage, groaned unbearably.

"That's amazing..."

(Mayor Luglois paraphrased people as insects)

It was a horrifying sight that seemed impossible.

It wasn't very easy, but I didn't think the conversation would come to fruition.

The cityscape beyond the outer wall was beautiful. I even felt clean.

A huge multi-family house made of sun-dried bricks. The sculpted flower pattern around its neatly lined windows and the long staircase that surrounds the building exude religious majesty.

The dust that blows in the wind, characteristic of Clan Haive, oozes the contours of the landscape, but the light is unusually bright and the shadows are dense.

The horse-drawn carriage pushed forward in the midst of it. The place where the dies were brought in was the front door, which consisted of a stunning circular ceiling.

The Fabians who arrived first are waiting for the dies to be disembarked.

They had a harsh face.

I'm sorry to keep you waiting.

"Die, were you okay on the way?"

Fabien whispered as he caught up with the words of the die. I knew immediately that it was a question of the displaced people I had seen before I went into the city.

Die smiled and answered him.

It's okay.

Don't make a strong expression here.

Do not wolf at the sight of the poor and unclean, who seek salvation with sane eyes.

Confusion and disgust, if you put it on your face, it will be on the church side.

It seems that they understood the Die's intentions. Fabian looks back at the die in a blink of an eye, and returns a smile.

Then there was the sound of the heel clapping against the cobblestone, and Die and Fabian all turned to face each other.

Giggle, giggle, giggle. A regular shoe sound approaches from the back of the front door, like a melody.

Ritual soldiers aligned on both sides of the entrance hall took honorable courtesies, and a daughter who dived into the light from the flower window and lived with the poor and the demonic, appeared judging the soft cloth of the ritual costume.

(Reina Luglova)

"Welcome, folks, from afar."

Reina said exultantly.

"I welcome you as a compatriot seeking the Holy Maiden."

The sound of metal rubbing echoed in the hall. Juno had a heavy, cold handkerchief in his arm. Surrounded by soldiers and sorcerers, he looks back at the die with cold eyes.

"-Betrayer"

The bottom of my stomach sounded frozen.

(... even though you know how to act)

Surrender Juno to Reina as a decision of the Continental Conference. But that is not to abandon him and Ineka. Only these two points are explained to Juno in advance. Fine was turned down by him because he did not want to know because he was sometimes forced to confess by sorcery or medicine.

Juno said he believed the dies.

So that voice is a lie. To get Reina away from the die's thoughts a little bit.

Let go of me, you bitch, not Ineka. Reina walked up to me, replacing Juno, who kept away from me with such a shout.

"Die, thank you for bringing that!" It was noisy, wasn't it? It wasn't hard, was it? to escape to Del Ligeigeigeia...... wasn't I very annoyed? "

"No, I'm barely involved."...... I just said I wanted to help President Leah-El. "

I did not touch on the sorcery-related die that gave birth to the Holy Maiden. If Juno is forced to confess, it will be revealed there. If you know the value of Juno here, you won't dare to reveal it.

It was just right to be questioned about Juno.

The die asked under the guise of a gentle breeze that bothered him.

”Um, Ineka Ria = El-sama... is she here with Reina?”

"I'm sorry. Reina, I don't know where Ineka is."

Reina lowered her eyebrows and replied, saying she was in trouble.

"I think you know someone in the church..." Die, can you give me your arm? I'm not the dominant hand. "

Is there something there?

"We will give you a welcome token. Of course, to Barnier and all of you."

Smiling at Fabian, who was watching the conversation, Reina looked back at the squire behind her. It's Sheila. I didn't see her face in Del Ligeigeiglia the other day, Reina's lesson. She bowed quietly as she made eye contact with the die.

The girl closes the distance with Reina and offers a box with an open lid.

There was a chain of silver in a box lined with lintels. The length is about the elbow from the wrist. It is connected by wild roses with the same color as the chains.

(...... arm decoration?)

"It is a testament to submission to the Holy Maiden. We have prepared it for you because you've come all the way here. Dear envoys, Reina will give it to Fabian after the die.... oh?"

Speaking to Fabian, Reina strangely lifted the left hand of the die. The thin chains and wild workmanship entangled in the wrist were revealed in the beat. It was very similar to the workmanship in Sheila's box, but it was different. The die was made by Alvina.

A special tree that is also the source of attraction stones - the fibers of the silver tree are made into a yarn, and the part of the chain created by knitting and the work of the wild rose that sharpened the silver tree is silver with a hint of rainbow. At first glance, it can hardly be distinguished from the box.

After staring at it, Reina held onto the die.

Wow!

"Die!! You really supported Reina and the others. Glad to hear it!”

"Hey, Reina, calm down!"

"Oh, I'm sorry. It was painful."

Shortly away from the die, Reina took the armhole from Sheila's box. I wrapped it around the left wrist of the die as if I was used to it.

"You may repeat it." Be sure to wear this here. And the die..... "

The silver wilderness swayed on Reina's right wrist.

Here, match Reina!

The small grain of jewelry embedded in the center of the wilderness certainly had the same color as that of the die. Soft white gold. The colour of the sunshine in Clan Hive.

Then Raina picked up an ornament with a jewel in the color of thick leaves.

"I'm sorry to keep you waiting, Master Barnier." Could you do something that works for you? ”

"Thank you... Mayor Luglois." Should we wear this as well? "

"Yes. As I told you, this is a certificate of surrender to the Holy Maiden."... even if you don't feel like asking for a saintly lady, I just want you to take care of the shape--- I don't know what the radical Ojisama will do. "

Reina implicitly indicates that there may be some danger to those who do not show the faith of the Holy Maiden.

Fabian smiled at her light smile.

“Thank you for your hospitality.”

"That's nothing." We shouldn't be rude to customers far away, should we? ”

Reina leaves Fabian with a silver clasp.

"Let's start by showing you where to sleep." After that, I will invite you to the dinner party. We'll let you know what's coming next. ”

I followed Reina's instructions and moved to the lodging building.

After that, the reception I was invited to was spectacular.

Dancers in colorful costumes dance and ring bells on percussion-dominated music. Spicy dishes and liquor to take advantage of the heat. Above all, the various topics provided by Reina, but not at all related to the Saintess, fully resolved the tensions of the officers who accompanied Die and Fabian.

It was the same when we first met. Reina's social skills are high. He is skilled at making his opponents feel comfortable by lifting up trivial stories. The obedient officers were as cute as their daughters. As long as she listens to her people and looks at them laughing, it is not very easy, but it does not seem as if she is trying to impeach Perfilia and revive the holy lady with her blood.

Just by asking why she handed out the Silver Barrier, Reina could only think of the dies that came as her envoys as the only daughters that could be used by the Ozisama, the upper echelons of the Church of Our Lady of the Redemption.

But that's not the case.

I remembered Reina, who laughed in a dazzling glance at Del Ligeiria.

She must be the woman who wanted to be born a saint, having travelled all the way to Del Ligeigeigeigeia, declaring herself to be a saint, and exposing Perfilia's lies.

"... you're a scary person, aren't you?"

“Who could it be?”

"Mayor Luglois."

Yayoi replied with a bitter smile to Yayoi, who picked up his own words.

After the dinner party, I'm already in my room. Among the many connected rooms, in the room where anti-tapping measures were taken, the die was making tea. On the same table, Yayoi, who was sitting opposite each other, was playing with the silverwork provided by Reina.

You gave this to Setra-sama, didn't you?

"Yeah.... so, is it okay to wear it?"

Is there a magic trick on the silver work that Yayoi is doing? If so, it was a confirmation of what it would be like. Silver is easy to transmit magic and is often used to mediate magic.

Perhaps it's okay.

Perhaps, it's you.

"Certainly, magic has been done, but I don't think it will do any harm."... more like a barrier. "

Barrier?

Yes.

Yayoi nodded to the die that asked back. She thrust a small grain of stone in the center of the field with her white fingertips. Instantly, the magic circle spread across the universe.

Like Arvina one day, Yayoi continued to explain as he pushed his way through the formation and spread it over and over again.

"It is a technique that plays magical interference from the outside. Isn't it powerful? I don't think it interferes with Lord Alvina's."

Is it okay if I don't disable it?

"I don't think so. Even if something happens, Alvina-sama's is more powerful." You will protect Master Setra. Do you want to disable it? "

"... no, please leave it as it is"

If it's harmless, I don't want to mess with it. There was a danger of being noticed by the other mage.

I see, and Yayoi, who accepted, manually folded the magic circle. Wrap the restored silverwork around the die's wrist.

Randy, who was looking at it like that, shouted in his arms.

"So, Mayor Luglova, you've made the Die Amulet on purpose." Why is that? "

"I don't know... how was it handed out to everyone?"

"That was just an ornament." It's not made of sterling silver, it's made of platinum. "

"More and more mysterious....... What is it from Foreign Affairs Officer Barnier?"

"As expected..."

Yayoi answers questions from Randy.

If I could have a look nearby, I'd know.

"Is it okay just to look? Well then, um... can you come here tomorrow morning for some reason...?"

Yayoi is a female officer, so she can't take him for a walk inadvertently. It would seem suspicious if I accompanied Yayoi to visit the dormitory on the Doppelgum side.

What excuse should I give to Fabian? Yubert smiled and cried out to the die that was thinking while stroking the two strands tangled in his wrist.

"Die, I don't think you need to think about why."

"Nh, why?"

"Rumor has it, Foreign Secretary Barnier is here."

"I want to make a report to Die."

Fabian sits face to face with the die and tells the die as he receives tea from Yayoi.

The die bent its neck.

"Report?"

"About Mr. Juno."

Oh, and the die winked lightly.

"Tomorrow morning's plan..." Did something go wrong? ”

"No, we're well tracked." We're in the basement of the City Hall.... after all, I thought I'd better talk to the other person before I can see them anymore. "

[Silence] 's power stone is lit up next to Fabian. He glanced sideways at it and Die smiled at him.

“Thank you… So, do you have anything else you'd like to check?”

You don't need to light a stone if you want to tell Juno what you're tracking. Writing on a piece of paper in front of you and not doing it when you wish to burn it means that there is something you want to talk about for a long time.

"... can you tell me how long Del Ligeia has been holding Mr. Juno?"

Fabian tended to hesitate to pursue the die.

“When the die proposed this trip to Clan Have, you immediately revealed Mr. Juno's presence. My Prime Minister said that he had just secured Mr. Juno, rather than knowing when or when to reveal his whereabouts."

The Church of Our Lady did not stand out and follow Juno's whereabouts. However, I knew from what he told me that he would be handed over to us. Therefore, I suggested to the Continental Conference from the side of Delgigeiría how to make the church swallow the dispatch of the envoy. Trying to use Juno as a bargaining material.

When and how Juno was surrounded. I didn't want to pursue the lack of meeting time, but it was natural that I was questioned.

"... how are you going to judge me as Fabien Barnier's top foreign affairs officer?"

"Thank you." I don't want to blame you guys.... yes, that was a bad way to ask.... does Del Ligeia think that we doppelgänger will kill Mr. Juno? "

Die shut up.

Yes, according to Fabian's concerns, they were worried that his country would try to wipe out Juno. The Doppelgänger sorcerer wanted to be present when he met Juno to prevent him from being harmed.

The reason why Juno is required by the Church of Our Lady is also related to the resurrection of Our Lady. Del Rigueiría was struggling to get Juno public because he didn't know how the nations would respond to his importance.

You must have affirmed the silence of the die. Fabian continues his conversation.

"I don't know if you can believe me..." We're not going to kill Mr. Juno. "

Why?

"I hate His Majesty."

I thought it was unexpected, but it appeared on my face.

Fabian smiled slightly at the die.

"Your Majesty... no, I want to talk about Runa." She took a very emotional and rude attitude towards your Majesty in Clan Have. So, Luuna is prone to becoming emotional with her native noble opponents - that's what makes it a little bit harder for you guys to appreciate us. ”

"Yeah... I see."

Die meditated and affirmed.

I've never been brutalized, I've grown up muddy, so I can give my country seal to someone who wears makeup just to cleanse themselves.

- Don't be sweet.

I can't forget it now.

I didn't know about Runa, who was sharply sharpened by the significance of Die's presence next to Mariage.

"I don't think there's any choice but for you guys to have to trust us." However, I personally would like you to know that you are in enemy territory with me in particular. I'm talking about Luna, and I'm talking about someone who didn't want her to die alone, and who wanted to make a difference. "

Luna. Fortuna Torsch Doppelgänger is the first queen of the country.

And she was originally the daughter of a peasant who lived in the land of Maisenbourg.

She was a powerless, powerless little girl.

"He was oppressed and killed by his loved ones. Yet among all the people who could not do anything but complain to the nobles in the shadows, she dreamed of a country where no one would be hurt except her. I stood up alone and ran around.... while hating the nobles who killed my family, I saved them from losing their place after the fall of Maisenbourg.... After Mr. Juno's story came out of the meeting, there was a conversation about killing him. Luna was the one who first dismissed the idea. It's hard enough for all kinds of things, because it's stained with hardship. I don't want you to forgive me because I struggled. But even the terminal commander, even a stranger, thinks like a neighbor, listens to his voice, and always breaks his heart. With His Majesty's will, I was sent. [M]... I want you to know that."

Fabian apologizes for suddenly calling at night.

The die exhaled.

"... I see that Majesty Fortuna and Mr. Fabian are willing to protect Mr. Juno." But the country can't be one, can it? "

Some of them may have been tortured to assassinate Juno.

Now Fabian is silent about what Die's words suggest.

He smiled at Die like that.

“But it's the same in my country.”

"Die..."

“Thank you for talking to me. Among the things that thou and thy king will deliver is Juno. I'm glad you know that.”

Fabian seemed relieved.

"Thank you," he laughed, narrowing his eyes.

Seeing that the conversation was over, Claire, who was accompanying Fabian, heard him.

Nodding back to her, Fabian stood up from his seat.

Walking to the door, he asks the die to see him off.

"I'm going to visit the city and have dinner with the priests of the church tomorrow, but what about the die?"

"I'm also having dinner with the superiors of the city hall." And one more thing is important. "

I just got a request today.

She stopped in front of the corridor and Die told her.

I'm supposed to take care of Reina-sama's skin.