264. The long-awaited party (1)
The time in Hawthorne Kingdom already shows 6 o’clock.
A party celebrating the formation of the alliance between the two countries will be held on the top floor of the building.
As if to prove this, red colors appeared in the blue sky.
Numerous carriages began to arrive in front of the building.
The people who got off there were also very colorful.
As if to prove their status and power, the men were dressed in neat suits.
The women who accompanied them wore colorful dresses to show off their beauty.
However, among them, there were two women who did not enjoy dresses.
People who give more priority to their personal abilities than to adorn themselves.
Those who take soldier’s manuals and magic spell books rather than dresses.
Coincidentally, both of them were people I knew very well.
“You’re just looking out the window like a pet fox, Bale.”
Leah wakes up from a nap.
She looked at me in a dress shirt.
The dress shirt that wrapped around my small waist stretched taut as it reached my wide hips.
“Just…” , I was thinking that the sun sets really late in the South.”
Leah heard what I said and came to her side.
She said, looking at the red sky together with her back to him.
“Yes, unfortunately the days are long in the South.”
Her words somehow sounded meaningful.
As if responding to this, she turned her head and looked at the princess.
However, in the meantime, Leah was already approaching the guest room door.
And then, I called a maid to prepare for the party.
“You too, prepare quickly. “The party is only about two hours long.”
Leah kept a deadpan expression, as if changing into her dress was a hassle.
He gave off the cold soldier vibe that he usually shows when dealing with other people.
‘Is there a switch in the body?’ ?’
It’s really amazing when women see things like that.
“I understand. “I’ll just go back to my room.”
“Okay, see you later.”
I leisurely pushed the wall with the sticker on it and returned to my bedroom.
And then, it was restored to its original state as if nothing had happened.
I took out a suit that I had prepared in advance from the closet.
I looked out the window again and began to leisurely button up my buttons.
“That carriage has a lot of escorts.”
There was another reason why I was looking out the window so much.
Warriors entering the official residence.
Because their atmosphere was different from the carriages brought by the lords of each city that we met during the day.
No flags or seals are attached, as if trying to hide their identity.
However, there were a suspicious number of knights from the kingdom who followed around.
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When I saw this, I was able to figure it out right away.
Someone higher than Archduke Luke may have come here.
――――――.
A suspicious carriage stopped.
Then, someone inside started to get off.
A boy who looks like a teenager and a middle-aged man… ? A man who looks like someone.
But I couldn’t see the face clearly.
“If you go… ?”
Because they were all wearing masks that only covered their eyes and nose.
From what I heard, there was no masquerade ball on today’s schedule.
But all of a sudden, just the two of them came wearing masks.
Thought it was strange, I tilted my head and put on a suit.
Afterwards, I looked in the mirror, parted my bangs in half, and left the room.
“….”
Leah’s room was tightly closed.
It is said that it takes a lot of time for women to get dressed, so we decided to look around the party venue first.
“You can see everything in 2 hours and still have plenty of time.”
Our next emperor granted permission for Margot and I to roam freely.
Thanks to you, I was able to knock on Margot’s room with a light heart.
――――――.
The door opened slowly.
Then, Margo, who was wearing her usual black dress, let alone a dress, showed her bright face.
Because she tilted her head, her pigtails tilted to one side like a scale.
“Veil… ? “There’s still quite a bit of party time left.”
“We tried to look around together in advance. But that’s what preparation is all about… ?”
When the door was fully opened, Margot’s simple appearance came into view even more.
When she went out to buy groceries at Cornell, she dressed so as not to look like a witch, and that was exactly it.
“Yeah, what’s the problem?”
My childhood friend looked down at the hem of her dress.
Thanks to this, I was able to see her fruit-like curves.
Although Margot’s charm is simple and friendly, dressing like this will make her stand out.
“No, that’s not it….”
While I was wondering where I could borrow her clothes, Margot slowly approached me.
As their bodies got closer, her prominent nose responded.
“Hmm? Bale, did you spray any perfume?”
I tilted my head in response to a question from a childhood friend who knew me well.
“No, why is that?”
“You smell like fruit, which I don’t usually smell. Is it a pomegranate? ?”
Pomegranate.
Those words suddenly reminded me of a woman whose body I had fallen asleep with just a moment ago.
Then, instinctively, she placed her hand on the nape of her neck.
As she carefully rubbed her fingers, a very pale pink trace of cosmetics came out.
“I guess it’s the air freshener’s fault. “It’s often provided in rooms like this.”
“Ah-. I see.”
Margo glanced at my suit and nodded her head.
“Are you familiar with this place?”
“Because it is a building with a similar structure to the Empire. “I’ve been there a lot.”
My childhood friend looked at the imperial seal attached to my black suit jacket.
Then, looking at her simple dress without any badges, her mood seemed to become strange.
“Sounds good, this is my first time at a party like this.”
Mago becomes increasingly intimidated as she handles the imperial family’s schedule.
Women, including Leah, are truly amazing.
Mago is also the best shaman in the empire and has dealt with numerous mercenaries, but he is nervous about a healthy party like this.
“If it goes on like this, it will be too embarrassing….”
The great witch smiled, rubbing her soft cheek with her finger.
Her bitter smile felt vaguely vague.
“But I didn’t have time to prepare my party clothes.”
Obviously, people who are not familiar with this kind of formal schedule may not even think about the party.
After understanding this, I smiled and spoke confidently.
“If you don’t have clothes, just buy them.”
“You’re living? “Is it possible to shop here?”
Margot asked with her golden eyes wide open like a black cat.
I smiled and held out my hand.
“Usually, in buildings with large party venues like this, there are tailors.”
Nostalgic childhood friends holding hands.
She followed me down the hallway.
“Because clothes often get torn or damaged while dancing, we often hire tailors.”
“Yeah, right…” ?”
Margot looked blankly at my back as I walked ahead.
She then held her hand tightly and together they went out to the lobby of the official residence.
“….”
The maid who came out of Leah’s room witnessed this.
She was wearing glasses, and when she saw me heading to the cutting room with Margot, she adjusted her glasses frames.
She especially looked at Margot closely.
She quietly entered the guest room again, as if she wanted to report what she had seen to someone.
Even though she had clearly finished decorating Leah.
「――――――」
Margot thought she was heading to the cutting room of the royal residence.
However, she felt puzzled when she saw me heading to the library of the official residence where shamans stay.
“Veil, isn’t this the cutting room?”
“Yes, actually, I don’t know where the tailor is either.”
Margot’s eyes widened like a black cat startled by my shameless answer.
I smiled and told him not to worry.
And then, I found Rize lying in the corner of the library, laughing while reading an erotic novel.
「Southern Translation of Northern Grand Duchess and Slave Knight」
“As expected, humans are really good at making things like this….”
A voluptuous half-elf who laughed like a girl hiding in the shadows and spying on men.
Having lived for over 100 years, she flinched as her own hiding place was revealed.
“What, what…?” !! “What brought you here?”
“Do you know where the tailor is here?”
Lize took her eyes off me as if she was annoyed.
And then, she tried to focus on her novel again.
“What kind of tailor suddenly came here?”
I threw away the cheeky elf’s book.
He then spoke with serious eyes.
“I need some party clothes urgently. “I thought it would be nice if you, who are famous in the South, came with me.”
“What… ? “I’m not your friend, so why should I help you?”
Rize was so wary of me that her long ears perked up.
However, she soon regretted her actions.
“Wouldn’t it be better to be friends rather than slaves?”
Because I mentioned her submission spell cast on her.
Rize had still not been able to solve an ancient spell that was powerful enough to be used among elves.
“Hey… !!”
Rize shuddered, covering her own voluptuous breasts with both her hands.
“If you don’t want to get into trouble, cooperate.”
“Oh, I understand… !! “All I have to do is go with you, right?”
The great sorcerer, who was over 100 years old, turned pale and eventually regained her beautiful body under the threats of her young man.
And then, with her arms hanging down, she joined her group.
“Follow me, it’s right nearby.”
As expected, with Rize leading the way, she went to the foundation room, where her royal staff took care of Margot very kindly.
Her expert craftsman walked her into her dressing room and began creating her custom-made clothes on the spot in just one hour.
Actually, the idea was to modify the existing party dress to fit her body.
“The lady has a pretty body, so it’s easy to fit her clothes.”
“Thank you, she was rude on time.”
Margo repeatedly expressed her gratitude to Rize and the tailor.
He winked at me and expressed his gratitude.
“Come in. “I’ll help you get dressed.”
“Yes, yes…” !!”
My childhood friend ran straight into the locker room.
Every time her pigtails bounced, they danced cheerfully like a cat’s tail.
“Haam….”
Lise, who was standing side by side, looked at this with a cold expression.
At first glance, she is wearing an ordinary Y shirt.
It seemed like the Great Sage had no intention of attending the party.
“Aren’t you going to the party?”
“I failed in the operation, so why participate?”
She stared at me and answered with a sullen expression.
At this, I made a cynical expression and showed off.
“But you delivered the elixir of immortality intact. “Then that’s it.”
“Getting caught is the problem. “People here have very high expectations of me.”
Half-elves were a mysterious race whose population was so small that it was difficult to see them even once in life.
So expectations are bound to be that high.
Maybe that’s why he seemed reluctant to appear on public occasions.
“Is that child your pet?”
“Why do you talk about people like animals?”
I looked at Rize coldly and said.
Then, the elf cleared his voice and corrected the question.
“So…. “Are you a companion?”
I didn’t answer her proper question for a moment.
Then I suddenly remembered the noble council’s words that they would simultaneously recognize me as the national secretary of the three princesses.
“That’s right.”
In other words, you can marry multiple people.
If I were a person greedy for power, this could have been a problem, but since I had no interest at all, it seems to have been adopted.
“It’s strange, your body smells like the first princess.”
“Huh?”
After all, an elf is an elf?
She immediately caught the traces of Leah, who had been lying in bed with her for about two hours.
“I guess the elf is sensitive to her senses. “How did you know?”
“How can I not know when it smells like that? Maybe that kid knows too?”
Margo also knows.
I smiled and waved at those words.
“Hey, Margot doesn’t care about that. Anyway, I know that I have a deep relationship with the other princesses.”
“Hmm…. Well.”
When Rize heard what I said, her sharp eyes, characteristic of an elf, flashed.
And then, she looked at me with very serious eyes and said.
“I thought Margot’s eyes looked very solemn earlier.”
“Yes… ?”
As I raised my eyebrows, the sensible elf added,
“I entered the locker room with a more solemn expression than when I was fighting our southern army.”
After listening to Rize’s words, I didn’t reply for a moment.
Margot was cool and generous, as befits the head of the tough Cornell.
Now that I think about it, it seems like I’ve become more shy these days.
‘Probably since when I went to fight the shamans alone….’
While I was lost in thought alone.
Finally, the locker room door opened.
The first thing that appeared was a pair of beautiful white high heels with thin ankles.
Afterwards, a short pure white dress came into view over her pretty legs and large thighs.
“Veil, what do you think… ?”
A beautiful and bold dress that contrasts with the dull black dress I usually wear.
It was a sophisticated design with a deep back and off-shoulder shape.
“It’s my first time wearing clothes like this, so it’s a little awkward….”
In the past, Margot seemed like just a childhood friend with a strong personality.
However, she has already become a full-fledged adult.
“Isn’t it strange?”
Her flamboyant personality disappeared and she became cautious thanks to the beautiful dress that was tight on her body.
Her pigtails were loose and straight, and she covered her lips with a silk glove.
“No, it’s not strange at all.”
I smiled broadly and told her.
However, Margot was busy hiding her bust line, which stood out beautifully like her own fruit, with one of her hands.
“It suits you very well.”
Only after hearing those words did she slowly lower her hand.
I also added a practical joke to encourage them.
“It would be great if I wore this every day.”
“Someone is doing this at Cornell.”
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Margo chuckled and waved her hand.
I said as I approached, with my back to him.
“That’s how pretty it is.”
I chuckled and brushed the hair off her pretty shoulders, which were exposed by her off-shoulder top.
Then, Margot froze at the feel of her bare skin.
“No. Let me correct you. “If I were to dress like this, the men at Cornell would gather and kill me, so it wouldn’t work.”
“What is that…?” .”
The great witch chuckled and glanced at her face.
Her fair skin felt oddly red.
“Be patient-. “You two are so excited.”
Rize chuckled and clicked her tongue.
Then, as if it was still nice to see us, we soon smiled happily.
“Because humans have the most active desire to reproduce at that time of year.”
“Ri, Rize… !!”
Margo shouted in surprise.
Then she stumbled on awkward high heels.
“You have to be careful.”
I slowly held my childhood friend’s curved back with my palm.
Then, Margo bit down on her lips, parted like a drowned cat.
“Thank you… !!”
So we finally got dressed up in our party attire.
Afterwards, we leisurely walked down the hallway together and headed to the party hall on the top floor.
As we climbed the grand, large staircase, a party hall with southern knights and knights of light lined up in a line appeared.
Dozens of huge chandeliers grace the ceiling.
A spacious party hall appeared, as if numerous playgrounds had been combined.
Distinguished guests holding champagne and meeting and greeting acquaintances.
They wore masks handed out at the party or walked around with them in their hands.
“Masquerade… ? “I didn’t hear anything like that today.”
As expected, Margot is puzzled.
As if responding to this, I spoke calmly.
“Oh, it seems like the schedule was hastily planned to hide the identity of the guest who came secretly.”
“Who is it?” ?”
“Well, I don’t know yet. “Let’s look for Leah first.”
We entered the party hall in search of Leah in a mysterious atmosphere.
And then, he wandered around looking for the first princess.
She said she wasn’t really interested in dressing up.
I heard that other royal family members started dressing up 6 hours before the party, but for Leah, it was only 2 hours.
‘It may be difficult to find since it is such an ordinary dress.’
Thinking like that, I stood on tiptoe.
But.
‘… !!’
Surprisingly, finding Leah was very easy.
Contrary to expectations, she stood out more than any other woman at the party.
“No way, tell that person…” ?”
Margo covered her lips with her silk-gloved hand.
And when she saw Leah standing alone holding her wine glass, she was amazed.
Shoulders that are pretty enough to be hugged tightly.
However, unlike him, she has beautiful skin like the goddess of abundance.
She had her hourglass-like body sensuously wrapped in black silk cloth.
“Oh my, Veil. “You’re late.”
Leah looked at me from afar and smiled brightly.
She, who usually did not smile at others, showed her feminine side to me in front of everyone.
‘Didn’t you say you weren’t interested in dressing up? ?’
Leah approached with her forehead beautifully crossed like the goddess she was.
She clearly hated parties, so she secretly covered her wild eyes with a lion-shaped mask.