Her Royal Highness Seems to be Angry

Leticiel's afternoons at the school are often mostly surgical studies in his lab, but after school that day, Leticiel's appearance was in the big library, not in the lab.

"Still on the deal today?

Raising her gaze from the book she was reading, Leticiel looks up at Sieg standing by her desk. He's just been putting the book he was reading back on his bookshelf.

"Yeah, I'm going to talk to the young husband of the Schlemmer Chamber of Commerce today with Eddie's introduction."

That's what Zeke says. He turns around the counter. There's David, with his head out of the counter with Piocon, and Eddie, who's carrying a big merchant bag, talking with pleasure.

Today, Leticiel was somehow spending his afternoon reading on a whim, but Eddie came earlier. Sieg said it seems it's common for Eddie to come to the big library after school.

"Well......! That's good to hear."

"Thank you. If this business negotiation is concluded, you will be able to increase your purchases additionally, so I think you will be able to manage to resume production. If this makes life easier in the village..."

While I said it in my usual calm tone, Sieg was somewhere soggy.

Speaking of the Schlemmer Chamber of Commerce, it is the largest chamber of commerce in the Wang capital, and Leticiel is well looked after in his shopping. Sieg, who refrained from doing business with such a large chamber of commerce, seemed nervous to see.

"The other day, Mr. Eddie, we decided on a new deal with the trader you referred to, and I wondered what would happen for a while, but thanks to the two of you, we're going to manage to hold up at the moment. Thank you so much."

"I didn't do anything."

"That's not true. I thought you bought an extra one yesterday. I can't really thank Miss Drossel enough for her care."

Sieg bowed his head deeply with the words, and Leticiel hastily told him to lift his head. That's when I finished talking to David, and Eddie ran over to my desk with Patapata.

"Sorry to keep you waiting"

"No. Have you spoken to Mr. David yet?

"It's perfect!

It's the first time I've come to the library after school that I've noticed that Sieg and Eddie seem to get along pretty well at some point.

"When were you two getting along?

"Eddie often comes to the school for delivery, so we've been talking a lot about it for a long time and we're getting along. It's really intelligent because you're going around the place, and even if we're talking, we can't talk about it all."

"No, no, no! Lord Siege is knowledgeable like a walking dictionary, and I'm still learning something."

Looking at Sieg and Eddie, who talk like they're close, Leticiel thought, "If you're a pedestrian, you do know interesting stories from all over the place. Maybe I'll listen to you next time.

"Recently, I learned that Lord Siege's village is in trouble, and I was wondering if I could be of any help to my friend."

"Well, is that so"

"I travel around and do business with one body, so I'm more free to do business than the smug shopkeepers. I wish I could help Lord Siege on my route or something."

Eddie, who smiles with Nico but speaks so with a sincere look, apparently guides him through Sieg in earnest. I can't help much with Leticiel, who is oblivious to the circumstances of Shirai, but this is how I was relieved to have someone to personally help Sieg.

"... By the way, Mr. Eddie, is the time okay? I heard it's scheduled to start at 4: 00 this afternoon."

Sieg fingers the clock with a bitter smile, and Eddie looks up at the clock like a ghost.

"Wow! I'm late! Lord Sieg, why didn't you tell me!

"No... somehow I felt like I shouldn't interrupt my conversation with Mr. David..."

"... it's 3: 30 already"

"If we get out now, we'll make it, so let's hurry! Well, then, Master Drossel, excuse me first!

Leaving such a shout at Leticiel, who now tells the time, Sieg and Eddie jumped out of the butterflies and the big library.

"... come on in"

All that remained was Leticiel's words, which were spoiled by the excess haste, left behind in a room stained with potpounds and oranges.

(... it's time for me to go home too)

On this day Mirandaletto is supposed to attend the night club, and Hilmes will attend with him in that escort role.

Leticiel had told Luvik in advance to pick him up early today because he couldn't even do his circle activities without members. Hoping that Sieg's business meeting would work, Leticiel closed the book he was reading and rose out of his seat.

"Mr. David, I'm leaving now, too."

"Yeah, come back."

A white mockingbird waving from across the counter, Leticiel, who greeted Toto David and left the big library room, soon realized the hallway of the annex was more rushed than usual.

It's usually a quiet annex with just a lab of teachers, but many teachers come and go down the hallway with the mundane on this day, some of them holding boxes.

(... is there something?

I wondered, Leticiel, but there's no way she'll know what caused it, only interested in research and reading.

"... hmm? Drossel?"

When Leticiel turned around with a voice from across the hallway, Lucas was walking in there with an unexpected look on his face.

"It's unusual, I didn't know you were not in the lab at this hour."

I was in the library to change my mood.

"Right. Oh, are you free now?

"... well, I'm free?

"Then help me. I'm in a situation where I want to use my cat's hand."

With that said, Lucas invited Leticiel to start walking.

Somehow following, Lucas walked into the large conference room on the ground floor. There is a separate entrance just outside the large conference room, where, as always, several teachers rush to and from.

"Oh, Master Drossel."

In the large conference room that followed Lucas, Leticiel found Veronica working with the paper in one hand.

Boxes and paperwork are organized and arranged around Veronica. Stone statues, scrolls, paintings, and paperwork were cluttered all over the Great Conference Room as well as around her.

"Good day, Master Veronica. What are you doing?

"Uh... it's a separation of equipment. I tried to use these supplies at the school festival, but I didn't end up using them, because I can't leave them here all the time."

"... a school festival?

"It's a big event that opens in school in two weeks. We show our relatives the results of everyday research and school life, so now we're all ready and busy."

Leticiel leapt his mind as he listened to the story as to whether there was such an event. I can't imagine what a "school festival” would be like for Leticiel, who hasn't even attended a festival of this era yet, but I was greatly inspired by curiosity because I can't imagine.

"Well, that's why the other faculty are so busy preparing for the school festival that they don't have enough people to do the cleanup work"

Taking over Veronica's words, Lucas reached behind a pile of scrolls and offered them to Leticiel with a few sheets of paper.

"I have a map and a list here, so take a look at this and categorize the supplies"

The paper handed over depicts a list with the name of the equipment and so on, followed by a map of the school's premises specifying where to return which equipment.

"I kind of feel like I have a lot to give back to the building in the woods behind this main building..."

"Hmm? What's wrong with the museum?

"Museum......?

"Oops. Stone statues and paintings like that borrow replicas from the museum."

According to Lucas' description, apparently there are numerous pieces of art and antiques, such as paintings and sculptures, stored and exhibited in the place where the museum will be.

The works of art also existed in the living days of Leticiel, but were often destroyed in battle, in extremely small numbers. What the hell kind of sight is that of rare antiques meeting together in such a Leticiel way?

"... such an interesting place"

"Hey, wait. Where are you going when you're not finished?"

Lucas calls for a twitchy, redirected Leticiel with a voice that perhaps contains a twitch.

"Sorry, it was so fascinating that I accidentally wondered"

"Don't go to the exit with that said. The museum won't run away, so finish your work."

"... so is that"

Then Leticiel started organizing his supplies with Veronica, thinking about finishing the separation work quickly and going to the museum. Shortly after the start of the work, Leticiel was also silently moving his hands - ….

"Dean, what is this giant cunt?

Whatever it is, it is Leticiel, who has barely touched a piece of art before. Many of the beautiful paintings and antiques in the conference room were no longer unknown objects to her. If it bothers you, I don't have a chili.

"Hmm? Oh, that's an old era ceramic excavated in Miduval about 100 years ago"

"So what about this scroll? Don't scrolls usually write letters?

"It's a scroll that was written 200 years ago, so it's natural that there's a painting."

"Is this little cross something that comes from too? I wonder what kind of raw materials they use..."

"It's a cross they say belongs to a saint, take care of it"

"Wow. What is it? This round object. It turns around when it sticks."

"... a globe used by the royal family hundreds of years ago"

"By the way, what kind of tool does this painting person have -..."

"Ah, already! I'll put it together later, and I'll give you an answer, so focus! Please!"

Lucas pressed his eyebrows against Leticiel, who kept asking questions just in the middle of the work. If I had answered the question earlier, I wouldn't have finished the work that I would have done. That's what Lucas said.

"Okay. Then I'll put it together on paper and give it to you later."

I don't even feel like digging my own grave, but seeing Leticiel prepare the paper and pen as a delight, Lucas holds his head even more.

"Oh? This stone statue..."

Leticiel, on the other hand, the cause of the headache, stared at the white marble statue placed on the wall.

It is a stone statue as tall as Leticiel's back length, including a pedestal as high as his knee. It's a stone statue, so there's no color in my hair or eyes, but I felt that my face and atmosphere resembled that of Lucas.

"You look like a schoolmaster somewhere."

"Oh, that's the statue of the school director when he was younger."

"Dean of the school...... are you worshipped?

"It doesn't mean I'm venerated... But the school director has been active in the National Army for years, and no one in the country is more famous than him."

Everything is said to be a rare hero who also set up numerous martial medals on the battlefield during the war against the Lapis nation 11 years ago and who duped (soaked) the Marquis for his remarkable merit in defeating the Lapis country. He was a soldier so named "lion of blue blue blue" with respect and awe at home and abroad.

"... you were a great schoolmaster."

"Hey... what do you think I am..."

About an hour after the start of the work, Leticiel had a neat look to say he had done it in the large conference room where he was almost finished organizing, but Veronica and Lucas...... Lucas in particular was sloppy.

"And it's funny, no art, no antiques"

"Well... as far as I'm concerned, I'd like you to weigh in a little more curiosity."

"Huh? Why is that? Curiosity is the source of intelligence, and what you care about isn't what you care about?

"... right. That's what you were."

For some reason he snaps like he gave up with eyes that look far away, and Lucas stands up.

"There's not much work left, and you take your time. I have to make an inventory of the gifts that the mission of the Ealis Empire has brought, so I'm going back to the dean's office."

"Okay."

That being said, when Lucas leaves the big conference room early enough, Leticiel stands up completely.

"Um... Master Drossel? What's the matter, sir?

"I thought I'd go to the museum."

"Huh? From now on? The museum only has 30 minutes to close...... There's still some equipment to clean up, and not today?

"No, I'll be done in 10 minutes, so you'll be fine"

Leticiel's eyes sparkle when he says so. It was Veronica who felt reliable but could not wipe away a little anxiety.