A gentle stone staircase leads to the sea.

The sunlight in July was clear.Still, it brings vitality and sparkles the coastal city.

The buildings lined up in the city were painted in pure white.In contrast, a soft tidal breeze blows through the blue sky close to the blue blue sky.

"Wow...!"

The sight of the harbor sparkled Riesch's eyes.

A sailboat is anchored with the flag of a certain country.

The light mint green dress worn by Rieschetto was also windy and fluffy with fluffy hems.

The exotic wind always excites Riesch.Looking at the ocean with one hand to prevent the hat from flying.

Arnold, who was walking ahead of Riesch, looked back and reached out in a very natural way.

"Riesch"



Looks like the pavement on the stone stairs is getting worse a few steps away.

Leesher wore high heel shoes, so she thought her feet were in danger.While hesitating, Riesch took Arnold's hand.

"Thank you..."

"You don't have to hurry. If you're walking with a view, keep your hands together."

(Uhh....)

That makes me feel unexpectedly uncomfortable.

This place is kind of weird.When Arnold is worried, the back of her chest is flustered and restless.

But look at the ship in the harbor as usual.

"You've already disembarked, haven't you?I look forward to talking to you. "

"... are you sure you didn't have to wait at the Imperial Castle?We don't have to meet now, we have to say hello at next month's wedding. "

"After all, you came all the way here as early as a month.Then I'd love to meet you and get along with you a little bit. "

While she spoke like that, Riesch glanced back.

When I saw Arnold's Knights of the Guards, they didn't look alert and gave me a nice smile.

Only Richie knows what kind of person she's going to meet in the future.

Eventually, upon arrival at the harbor, Oliver and several knights, who were ahead of him, led Riesch and Arnold.

"Good work so far. Say hello to the customer."

Ah.

Oliver's gaze is on the corner of the harbor.

What was available was a white lace parasol.

A woman stands in the shade of her birth.It was still a long way from here, and I couldn't even see her expression, but the woman hid her mouth with an open fan.

(--That's the one who was called the "bad woman" in the future and executed....)

Riesch slowly releases the hand that Arnold was escorting.

And I looked straight at the woman.

(Four years from now. She is acquitted by her husband, the King, as the queen who luxuriated and crushed the national treasury in the country of her daughter-in-law)

……

The work of closing the fan is so beautiful.

As the woman walked out here, her golden hair shook sharply.

The windy, dark-green dress looks heavy in early summer, but feels light.

(It's as if you're walking on clouds.... rather than walking...)

As she watched the woman, Riesch blinked.

(Rather than... Looks like you're running towards us with all your might...?)

I opened my mouth when I recognized it or when the woman was in a hurry.

"Uhh...!!, uhh..."

(Me too?...... ahhhh!!)

It's too late when I thought it was dangerous.

Then a flashy sound was made, and the woman fell into a grand fall.Riesch abandons her modest vigilance and rushes out in a hurry to the woman.

"So, are you okay!?"

"I'm sorry about my thighs...!!"

A woman who was about to cry looked up at Riesch.

But her forehair was so long, her eyes were covered and she couldn't keep an eye on her.

"This time, I'm really sorry for the inconvenience just because I exist...!!This is a thank-you message to the East, meaning "Please drop your neck at any time".... "

"Um! Please raise your face, you don't have to do that!!"

Richie works hard to provoke a woman to put her forehead on the ground.

Arnold, who stands in a remote place, looks at us with a silly face saying, "Don't worry about that," but that's probably not why.

(Because! I can't believe it, but it's definitely the situation, and this one...)

And Riesch stared at the woman trembling in her arms.



It was only a few days ago that Riesch and the others decided to visit a seaside city in western Garchain.

It was about a week after I returned from the Great Temple in the Holy Kingdom of Domana.

In the early morning, I went to take care of the fields and advised the maids on their work by exercising myself to build strength.

While proceeding with the Aria Chamber of Commerce, he responded to a letter from Michelle, otherwise preparing for the wedding.

Such daily routine is no different than before going to the Great Temple.

But there was something I couldn't say in Leesher's chest.It may not have been impossible for Theodore, my brother-in-law, to spot me.

Ahhhhhh



Walking along the corridor of the main castle, Riesch blinked when summoned.

Theodore, who was walking next door, glanced slightly at Richie's face.

"Hey, you listening to me?"

"Of course, Lord Theodore.... I'm relieved that you've been working well with Chairman Tally."

Riesch has had a deal with the Aria Chamber of Commerce, which she was involved with for the first time in her life.

Telling Tally how to make claw red and hiring needy people instead of selling exclusively by the Aria Chamber of Commerce.

Nevertheless, Theodore was now the main person in charge of the business rather than Riesch.

Theodore is the most knowledgeable person about the ghetto.I know a lot more about the distribution in Garchain and the purchase of materials than Riesch does.

That's why Theodore has the bulk of it, and Riesch can only focus on how to produce claw red.

Theodore said at first, "If this succeeds, everyone will praise me.I didn't want to do anything like take advantage of my sister-in-law. "

But, "My purpose now is not to do business, but to lead lazy lives...!!As a result of his enthusiasm, he undertook the business with a slightly reduced face.

But Theodore's current interest is in Leicher.

"My brother told me to" encourage ", and it's only natural that I should do it well.You're more worried about your sister-in-law than that, right? "

……

When asked directly by the ball, Rieschett choked.

"Rather than worrying..."

You may have a pain in your left chest when you are next to Arnold.

If we don't see Arnold, it's strange.I feel uncomfortable and uncomfortable.

Deep down, I feel lonely as a cucumber.

"... I'm worried about His Highness Arnold."

Theodore murmured.Riesch excuses herself.

"Well, it's not that His Highness had an abnormality.Well, you always seem busy. "

"Ah, that's right. Yeah, I know how it feels."

Theodore nodded convincingly, so Riesch asked.

"Recently, His Highness Theodore has also been helping.Still, brother, you're doing a huge number of business by yourself, aren't you? "

"Yes, I've heard that my father's duties and those of my brother are roughly the same amount now... because my father has a lot of subordinates and they're all on his side."

Theodore exhaled as he walked down the hallway.

"On the contrary. There are many enemies of my brother in the castle."

"Your Majesty's enemies....."

"My brother is changing his field of responsibility from his father's way to bold.There are people who don't have a good taste, or people who can be truncated. "

Speaking of which, a man named Arnold, the military uncle of this country, had previously encountered a situation that was in conflict with Arnold.

"Unfortunately, Lord Arnold, there is no point in protecting the general public so generously.As it stands, there will be people who are dissatisfied with the nobles. "

Please reconsider. I can't say that my father likes it very much. "

The military uncle was strong because he borrowed the authority of the current emperor.

(The Garchain dignitaries are now under the emperor's command.... at this stage, Arnold Hein's subordinates aren't here either)

In the future of war, I think of the names of the soldiers Arnold used heavily.

And there was one more thing I wanted to ask Riesch.

Speaking of the Emperor,

I woke up the story I heard from Arnold the other day at the Grand Shrine and asked Theodore.

"Where are your daddy's queens?"

"... not the Empress, but the other Queen?"

"Yes, do you live in a detached house like me?"

"All the princesses, except the current Empress, are dead."

Reese stopped and took a breath at the words that were said to be rusty.

Theodore looks back just a few steps away.

There was a beautiful smile on his face.

"Didn't I tell you before? --All the queens who have married this country will be unhappy."

……

Riescher bursts out of his throat.

Theodore murmured, "Yes."

"Speaking of which, a message from Tally."The results of the requested research will be available soon."

"... thank you."

"Besides, if you're worried about your brother's busy schedule, I don't think your sister-in-law will be rude.I don't really believe in poison arrows on my neck to protect others. "

There is no word to return, but where did you get the story?Theodore's information-gathering power is still incredible.

Bye bye.

Theodore went first, so Riesch took a breath.

The knights of the guard are walking a little further away.

Returning to the apartheid with them, they just met Arnold in the entrance hall.

"Riesch"



They call me by name, and my shoulders are about to jump.

But I don't want to put it on the table.Riesch smiled and looked up at Arnold.

You're in a good mood, Lord Arnold.

……

I was stared at by blue eyes, and my heart poured out.

Was it unnatural that I should have behaved as usual?However, Arnold continued without mentioning anything in particular.

"Perfect. I was just about to send for you."

"Was there anything I could do to help?"

"No."

A faint voice said without a doubt.

"I'll be away from the castle for a while."

"Eh...."

Leachet blinks one by one.

"I'll leave you alone, but don't worry, I'll leave the guards behind.I don't mind using it for convenience. "

What, are you going out on official business?

"I'm going to welcome guests from abroad.I'm going to invite you to a wedding ceremony, and I'm going to let you stay in a city called Vinlis. "

The wedding between Riesch and Arnold is about a month away.

It is not uncommon for guests from afar to arrive at this time in anticipation of delays in their itineraries.

The welcoming side will then prepare a castle for the guests to enjoy without any inconvenience.Since it is only a welcome in advance, it is likely that Arnold, the royal family, will go alone.

"... is the city far away?"

"It's a city on the west coast.About four days in a carriage. "

"It's not hard to get away while you're busy...."

"When I went to the Holy Kingdom of Domina the other day, I was able to collaborate experimentally with Theodore.If you work the same way on the road, there will be no problem. "

Though it is a pleasure, Riesch is still restless.

His Highness Arnold will not be here for a while.

My eyebrows fell unexpectedly.

Riesch unconsciously reached out and grabbed Arnold's sleeve.

Arnold then asked with a gentle voice.

What's wrong?

"Hmm...."

I am upset by the gentle way I listen, but it is not the reason that words do not come out.

"What is this...?"

Richie herself is more surprised by her actions than anyone else.

Arnold is gone. The mood about the fact is hard to explain to my mind.

(This could be

Lie down and think.

(Maybe. I'm with His Highness Arnold....)

"You want to go?"

Eh?

Looking up at the words as if you had read your mind.

"To the sea."

……

Asked with a serious face, Riesch nodded.

"I want to go! To the sea !"

If Arnold answers wholeheartedly, Arnold looks down as he thinks.

"But you'll be ready for your marriage ritual.If you take him, you can't do it again. "

"As for that, I don't mind if I arrange it at the destination....."

After all, this is a royal marriage.

The busiest person now is not Riesch, but diplomats and people involved in the conduct of rituals.Less and less needs to be done by Riesch herself.

……

Arnold looked down on Riesch's hand, which grabbed his sleeve tightly.

After that, he said with a calm voice.

"... then I'll take you."



I was delighted to see flowers blooming in my chest.

(The Sea of Garchain....!)

I nodded aggressively, but it's true that I want to go to the sea.

If a ship from a foreign country arrives, you will see a lot of things there.Imaginatively excited, Riesch sparkles her eyes.

"Oliver, make arrangements."

"Yes, do as I say."

"Thank you, Oliver. By the way, who are you this time?"

Getting to the western coast will come from the western or southern continents.

Arnold told me that he was thinking of a list of invitees.

Prince Curtis and his sister Harriet.

……

It is the name of a country that Leicher is familiar with.

(I have never met Princess Harriet.... but I know Lord Curtis very well.)

I remembered and exhaled a short breath.

(Hunter's life, the royal one I served)