It was not until three days later that I arrived at the Royal Palace in Nortlach.
"I'm glad to see you at the beginning. My name is Laurent Sarange. Thank you for visiting our country this time, Lord Oscar, Master Cecil!"
It was Laurent Sarange who greeted them with a nice smile as he lined up the proud bands on the left and right. Janice's half-brother, the fourth prince of the land.
She had the same amethyst eyes as Janice, and her hair was pale. He must have been under the age of Oscar and Cecilia. He is the same age as Gilbert, Ain, and Zwei. He's not very tall and small, and his body is small. The face when he laughed was indeed very similar to Janice, but there seemed to be no face behind his smile. No matter where he looked, he was just a good young man.
Cecilia was very impressed with the way she was speaking, rather than "speaking firmly", and she felt "relaxed"...
(I wonder what to do about this......)
Cecilia sighed as she saw the sight in front of her. In front of her is Laurent, who talks happily, and Oscar, who answers.
Now they had Laurent guide them through the palace.
First of all, I want you two to know me and this country well!
Before questioning why he had summoned them, he said so and offered to guide him to the castle. Laurent, who talks to Oscar, is innocent everywhere, and when he looks at it from behind, he looks like he's nostalgic for his owner and his puppy. It's very soothing to watch, but.....
"Oscar, that's our courtyard!" It's quite spacious, so servants who come for the first time often get lost... "
"I see." I think it is nice in a very beautiful garden.... that's what Cecil thinks, isn't it? "
"Ah, yes! What a beautiful garden!"
……
When Oscar answered, Laurent looked at us and hardened. And I immediately turned away from my gaze.
(Erm......)
While Cecilia was confused, Laurent spoke to Oscar again. Oscar sees the story with a troubled face.
It's only been a few hours since she got here, and Cecilia has been treated like this for some reason. It's not like Cecilia's ignoring her, but when Cecilia talks to her, for some reason Laurent hardens and turns away.
(I wonder if you've done something you don't like......)
Even so, there are no verses that come to mind. I was with Laurent only a few hours ago, and I hardly had a conversation before that.
In spite of the bewilderment of Cecilia, the two happily engage in a conversation in front of them.
"There's a training ground for the soldiers ahead." If you don't mind, can you take a look at it? "
"That's right, if you don't mind, could you show me around? If it wasn't for His Royal Highness Roland's trouble....."
"No, please don't, Your Highness Oscar!"
Oscar was surprised by Laurent's impatient voice and said, "What will you do?” He tilted his head. Laurent leaned down in embarrassment at him.
“It's a tribute to that name. If possible, a salutation. I also understand each other's position, but even if they are treated like that by royalty who is many times larger than the country due to their age, they are more awe-inspiring. Besides, I want to get along with His Highness."
Laurent blushes like a generation of confessions.
Seeing such a cute figure, Cecilia secretly muttered, "I want to get along, too."
At the age of his brother, Oscar smiles and shrugs his shoulders.
“Then I'll be Oscar, too. I don't need any salutations."
That's right!
"If you want to get along, shouldn't you?" Besides, if I'm the only one who's abandoning you, you might think this country is disrespectful... "
"That's true..."
After a moment of thought, Laurent bounced.
Then, I clenched my fist to my chest in a fascinating way.
"Now, let me call you 'Oscar'!" If you are a salutation, do you mind if we keep it that way? This one is easier to talk to..... "
"... oh, I don't mind"
In Oscar's shattered words, Laurent gladly twinkled his eyes and said, “Thank you!” She blushed.
As long as I'm very friendly and envious.......
By the way, the conversation that Cecilia was able to have so far was like, "Is it okay if I take a toilet?" after "Yes" or "No" only.
Well then, Oscar and Cecil will be here.
Yeah.
"Um......"
(Oscar and Cecil?)
Cecilia twisted her cheeks.
Even though the royal Oscar is unnamed, what about Cecil, the son of the baron, who is honored? It's a strange state of affairs for people to look at, and I'm not talking about Oscar, but it's a situation that could make other people in this country think, "What the hell is this guy..."
Cecilia asked Laurent in a panic.
"Oh, I could also use a nickname!" Look, I want to get along with Laurent too! "
Roland looked back and spoke harshly as he stuck a vivid smile on his face as he could.
Cecil, you can't do this.
Huh?
Cecil-sama will remain Cecil-sama no matter what!
"Eh, what--"
Well then, let me show you around.
Laurent said she would return to her moderate countenance and resume the tour.
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"I wonder if Laurent hates me."
I don't know.
It was that evening that Cecilia and Oscar had such a conversation. The legs she walked all day are like sticks, and Cecilia leaves her body to the sofa in the center of the room. Behind that, Oscar took off his jacket and hung it on a hanger so that it would not become wrinkled.
It was a guest room in the royal palace. Even though it was a guest room, it was not a room built like a bed immediately after opening the door, but there was a large floor before opening the first door, and there were several rooms branching off from there, so it was like a room that could accommodate a group. The two of them are on that central floor. There were only two Oscars and Cecilia, because the guards were outside the room.
Oscar seems to understand Cecilia's grief, and he makes a gentle voice to reassure her.
But, well, if you're hated, it's not such a good treatment, right?
"But isn't that because you're with Oscar?" It might seem like you didn't make much of a difference before we were summoned together. "
"Well, it's not like you've done anything wrong, so don't worry about it." Maybe that attitude is just a little nervous... "
"No, that's right. I'm not nervous about Oscar, and I don't know why I'm nervous."
Cecilia leaned on the sofa and said patheticly, "Hah..."
"I've never been able to avoid people like that before, so I might be a little shocked..."
"You were avoiding people, weren't you?"
Cecilia looked back at Oscar's voice as if it were a hoarse voice and bent her lips to the lettering to the left.
"That's... a promise you won't say, right?"
"I don't remember making that promise."
Cecilia swells her cheeks at Oscar, who laughs like he's spitting it out.
I feel a bit defeated. I didn't have to fight anything.....
Cecilia's face snapped, and she tilted her neck as she remembered the day.
Oscar will have a meeting with His Highness Lauren tomorrow, won't he?
"Ah. Well, it's a discussion. They just said," I want to talk to you. "
After the royal tour was over, Laurent turned to Oscar and said, "Tomorrow I'd like to talk to you both alone, okay? 'and asked. When I asked Oscar what he was talking about, he didn't tell me anything in the' I'll tell you tomorrow 'pitch.
“Does that have anything to do with why you called us in?”
"Maybe so." However, why are you alone with me and Laurent..... "
Maybe Oscar and I were summoned for a different reason.
"Well, I guess that's what happens when this happens." I thought you were going to ask the two of us about the selection ceremony.... "
What you two have in common is that you are 'attending Wrueghel College' and 'being chosen as a knight'. Prince Janice told me that Laurent didn't know she was dead in the Prosperous Kingdom, but maybe she called herself in to hear the story. That's what they were thinking.....
"I'll explore that in tomorrow's discussion." Well, I don't have to look into it, but you might say something from the other side. "
"I'm sorry, I'm useless."
"There's nothing we can do about this." Besides, I'm a little relieved that Laurent isn't interested in you. "
Not knowing the true meaning of the word, Cecilia said, "Hello?” he shouted stupidly. I don't really understand that you don't have to be interested. Isn't it a good idea to get along as much as possible and listen to Janice as much as possible?
Oscar gently strokes Cecilia's head as she tilts her head.
"Hey, Oscar!"
"You're a terrible person."
"What do you mean? I don't know what that means."
Well, you don't have to know.
Oscar went so far as to take his hand off Cecilia's head.
"Anyway, take it easy tomorrow." You must be tired from your journey. It's a souvenir to get sick on a trip. "
"Yeah! That's right. I'll do what you say."
Cecilia shakes her shoulders cheerfully, "Fufufu."
I don't think you understand the reason for the smile. Oscar blinked his eyes.
"Is something wrong?"
"No, it's not a big deal."... somehow I thought that line was like a gill! "
In response to Cecilia's words, Oscar blinked for a moment before exhaling uninterestingly.