Seiju no Kuni no Kinju Tsukai

Lesson 13: Shadow Contribution

We were led into the castle by a woman who looked like an officer and were led to a room in the castle.

When I was walking down the hallway of the castle, I finally came across the ancient castle of the West, or the feeling of a fairytale world.

I'm the only one who's been flirting.

Could have been a little floating......

At first, I didn't think the people crossing the castle were strangely living people.

In other words, it was unrealistic.

Shall I say it feels as if I've gotten into a movie?

Clearly, I was slightly moved.

Because I seemed so uncommon, or at the end of the day, to a woman,

"Hehe, did you like the castle that much?

And so much so that they looked like they were smiling.

"Oh man... I shouldn't even be worried about sitting in one chair when I'm wearing these dresses..."

As Mr. Currier bumps, he lowers his hips to the bench, being careful not to wrinkle his skirt.

"Look, do you want to sit next to me?

Mr. Currier pounds the space next door.

"Oh, yes... excuse me"

As I was told, I sat next to him.

Mr. Makina says he's ready for a look.

So I'm not in my room right now.

It's just me and Mr. Currier.

"What's up? Are you restless?

Mr Currier said to care.

"Whatever you say, you're meeting with the king of a country... rather, it's strange not to be nervous"

"But you weren't so nervous in front of Prince Geas of Louvel Argan or Empire Princess Hell, were you? I'm not the king of one country, but I think those two are similar, don't you?

"Thus it is." See! If it feels like that, you mean it feels like a big deal... don't you care?

"You're a weird guy. Even though he's the one who can yell at that Louvel Argan Witch."

"Shanna dares to treat me with a light knoll, although it's..."

"Ma-"

Mr. Currier loosened his eyes and smiled.

"That's how I can stay the same no matter how I run up...... I guess it's a good place for Sagara Crohiko.

Your face starts to get heated.

This is it.

Currier's smiling guard at times like this feels invalid.

I knew it was against the rules, this is it.

"Hmm? What's up? Too nervous, even the fever came out?

Hey, I need to do something to deceive you...

"When I looked at her like this, Currier's dress was nice... and I fell in love with her."

"Mm-hmm."

Mr. Currier pulled himself back and hid his chest.

"What do you suddenly say stupid things about you?!? Or what are you subtly observing in my dress!?

Now for a spin, Mr. Currier blushed.

"That's how they react, I get in trouble too... even though I try not to care about the dress as much as it does..."

"Ha... uh, that dress was recommended by Mr. Cecily? Or Mr. Socier's?

"... eventually, the one from Cecily chose"

"That's Cecily, isn't it?"

Me desperate to get off topic.

"Mr. Cecily has a very fashionable impression these days... and when it's not a uniform, maybe you wear different clothes every day? I didn't remember wearing bracelets or necklaces that much before..."

"Mmm..."

And Mr. Currier's face seemed somewhat complicated.

What's the matter with you?

"We've been stopped from talking... well, okay. Instead, Crohiko might be a story to know."

"Duh, what's the story?

"There's actually a reason for Cecily's familiarity diversity these days"

That guy looks good in whatever he wears.

So I basically don't feel uncomfortable with the outfit.

I just felt a different kind of discomfort when I went out during my stay.

Yes - if I say so, I didn't feel like I was wearing it of my own choosing.

"I hear there is a certain nobleman who funds the clothing shop in Wang Du... the nobleman paints himself the finishing touches of the clothes and ornaments he serves in that store."

In short, does the nobleman mean that he is putting clothes and ornaments that he has designed into his shop?

"Apparently that nobleman has asked Cecily to wear his finished clothes and ornaments. If Cecily Arklite were to wear it in this King's Capital, the visibility of the item would increase dramatically."

Is it close to the feeling of having fashion leaders of that era wear their own products and become advertising towers?

Wearing those clothes and ornaments at aristocratic gatherings and nightclubs. Once Cecily Arklite is present, the aristocrats who provided what they were wearing can also receive attention.

I guess that's what I'm after.

"I didn't really get the impression that Mr. Cecily would do that...... is that a story brought in from Mr. Socier's side?

I hear Mr. Cecily was famous in the first place for not showing his face to places like nightclubs.

"No, he said it was Cecily's own decision to make."

"Any special reason...?

She is the daughter of the Earl of Arkwright family, also remembered by the Holy King.

Monetary purposes will not be the first.

Or I didn't need it until now.

then...... why not?

"It's for us."

"Huh? Me, ours?

"Oh. He's about to expand his own network. so that when we want to do something in this country, we can use the help of the nobility of this country"

"Ahh."

Mr. Cecily said it before.

Good luck helping out in parts other than battle, something like that.

"In that part of the world, it doesn't help me to only fight. Well, you already have connections to the entire family of the Five Dukes... and it seems surprising that the leading nobles who distance themselves from the Five Dukes are also in this country."

Renault thread is a vast country.

There are many other aristocratic houses, such as the Marquis and Count houses.

"They also say that the more powerful people in other countries have a face than those aristocrats... I don't know, but he said that it should be more useful when you have connections with forces over there. Especially when you have circumstances to travel to another country."

Cecily knows the story that Mr. Currier might visit a person named Tassogale to go to Louvel Argan sooner or later.

Even I might have a day to go to the Empire sometime in search of a spell of curse.

"That's when he wants to be able to help something. Damn... he can't get his head up. By the time I found out, it seemed like we were already talking."

I found out who the discomfort was then.

Is that what happened?

Mr. Cecily was investing in networking as well as learning.

Even though I seemed so busy these days, this convinced me.

"By the way, the publicist seems to make arrangements only during the summer break. And if you're a networker, you don't have to worry about getting caught up in weird stories because Cecily's mother is blinding you behind her back."

I sighed.

All this time, against my bluntness.

"Mr. Cecily doesn't really talk to me as much as that kind of hard talk..."

"Hum... you can't do that to him, can you? Ma, for now, I didn't hear you talking about this. Treat me to Cecily with your body. I might start talking to him one day."

"Okay."

…………

Yeah.

Listening to what I'm saying, I think the tension's gone.

Even Mr. Cecily is hanging in there for me.

I need to hang in there and hang in there.

Then after chatting with Mr. Currier for a while, the door to the room opened.

"Thank you for waiting."

It was Mr. Makina who showed up.

And next door is...

"Is this the first time you've ever exchanged words like this?

A man who stored a fine beard.