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After dinner, it was decided that Ill undergo special training regarding court etiquette inside my office with Cleria and Elna as my instructors. It seems Selena and Sharon were also going to participate.
First, let us show you how a commoner properly greets a noble.
It looks like Elna will show the basics first. Cleria will play the role of a noble.
Elna went up to Cleria and stopped when she was just three ters apart from her. She then knelt down on one knee and gave a greeting salute by placing one hand on her chest.
It is my honor to be graced by your presence. This ones na is Elna. I am pleased to make your acquaintance, your Lordship.
Hou, so you are called Elna. From whence do you hail?
I am of the house of Viscount Norian from the Starveek Kingdom. Thats basically how a formal greeting goes. If you are not addressing a particularly high-ranking noble, you can simply use formal speech normally.
Elnas way of walking and kneeling posture were devoid of waste and displayed a sense of elegance. It certainly seems that anything less than what she showed was unacceptable, so I really have to practice hard until I get it down pat.
Yosh. Let try it then.
I knelt before Cleria and repeated the greeting in the sa manner.
It is my honor to be graced by your presence. This ones na is Alan. I am pleased to make your acquaintance, your Lordship.
Alan, from whence do you hail?
I co from Trader systems Lancel, your Lordship.
Oops. I ended answering the question normally.
Trader systems Lancel So that is where you were born, Alan.
Thats right. But this kind of answer would be bad, right? Maybe I should also announce myself as a person from Starveek.
That would be fine. You do sound like a person from Starveeks capital city. Perhaps thats because you learned to speak our language from Ria-sama.
Hee, I didnt know that. So, how was it then? My greeting, I an.
It wasnt that bad for your first ti. It was just the basics of how a commoner addresses an aristocrat after all.
Then, after receiving various suggestions and corrections from Elna, such as the correct posture and the angle of my head when I bow down, I was finally able to get a passing grade from her.
I didnt think there would be this much to consider when giving a greeting. Im glad I asked them to train .
Next, we are going to practice how to give your greetings to the king. The first thing you need to rember is never to approach within fifteen ters from the king unless you are permitted to. You also cannot look at the king directly before you are given permission. You cannot speak to him directly as well.
Oi, oi. So how am I supposed to give my greeting then?
Lets try it.
Elna went to the edge of the room and walked toward Cleria. She then knelt down before Cleria when she was five ters away from her.
Raise your head. I permit you to speak to directly.
Yes. This one is called Elna Norian, Your Majesty.
So you are from House Norian. You did well to co today.
Yes. Thats how it goes, basically. It isnt good to be long-winded when you address a king. Please be sure to answer only what the king asks and nothing more.
I see. So thats how it goes huh. It doesnt seem all that different from the previous greeting. Let try it out then.
I knelt down five ters away from Cleria just like Elna and gave my greeting.
Raise your head.
Yes. This ones na is Alan Corinth, Your Majesty.
Alan, I havent permitted you to speak to you know.
Oh yeah. I looked toward Cleria while maintaining my kneeling position.
I permit you to speak to directly.
Yes. This ones na is Alan Corinth, Your Majesty.
Fumu, Alan is it? Co closer.
Yes.
Alan, even if you are invited to co closer, you should respectfully refuse once.
How troubleso! Do they really go through all this stuff during a royal audience?
Forgive , but soone of my station is unworthy to co near Your Majesty
It is fine. Co closer.
Yes.
I moved forward until I was only two ters away from Cleria and knelt down once more.
It sure is cold today, isnt it, Alan?
Just what was she saying all of a sudden? No matter how you slice it, today was a rather hot day. Should I take it as her just simply asking a question?
Is that so? I rather think its a little hot today, Your Majesty.
Alan, you basically cant deny the words of a king.
What the heck? You gotta be kidding ! I looked at Cleria and saw her desperately trying to hold herself back from laughing. Elna was already giggling in amusent though. It looks like these two just played huh.
I see. If it really is gonna be this troubleso, then I would probably embarrass myself if you didnt teach .
Believe it or not, such seemingly silly things often occur during a royal audience. I heard its even worse in so countries compared to Starveek. Fortunately, we still have enough ti to teach you. I and Elna will make sure you will be able to deliver the perfect greeting.
I see Ill be counting on you guys then.
And so, my training regarding royal court etiquette continued.
The next day, I was approached by Adjutant Dalshim while we were having our breakfast.
Alan-sama, we were thinking of undergoing a strict training session today. Weve already rested enough as it is.
After saying so, he looked at with his usual expectant gaze. Hah. It cant be helped
I see. I was planning on checking out the progress of the dismantling work first. We cant leave everything to the guild just because we were the ones who put up the request after all. Let participate in the training once I co back.
Ooh, that is good! If Alan-sama participates, Im sure everyone will be greatly encouraged. Thank you very much.
Its true that weve taken enough rest and we didnt have anything particularly pressing to do. The dismantling work will probably get wrapped up today as well, so it doesnt sound bad to join in on the training with everyone every once in a while.
After having breakfast, I brought the rest of the party to the dismantling site.
Theyve already fully disassembled the dragon skeleton and were now in the middle of loading them into wagons for transport to the storage facility. Bones wrapped in cloth were piled one after the other on eight large wagons.
Good morning, Alan-sama. Weve finally finished everything.
Good morning, Karina-san. Im glad I left things to the Comrce Guild to take care of.
It really was a great decision to leave the dismantling to the Comrce Guild. I have no complaints about the asures theyve taken so far, such as the dismantling process, transportation and storage of the materials, and arranging for the dragon blood to be manufactured into panaceas.
Im a bit worried about the request fee they were going to charge, but everything was supposed to be settled all at once after holding an auction of the materials.
Thank you very much. Im very happy to hear that! Oh, by the way, the date for the auction has finally been decided. It will be held on the twentieth of the month.
Hou. If you dont mind asking, why is it on the twentieth?
It would take us a couple of days to manufacture enough panaceas for the auction, and it would also take an additional number of days for the influential rchants from the neighboring cities to arrive here. The rchants from more distant parts of the kingdom also need so ti to prepare agents who would make purchases in their stead.
Agents huh. So those guys will participate in the auction instead as proxies for so rchants. I wonder how the rchants would get in touch with them.
How will the rchants contact their representatives?
They will make use of our artifact, of course. It isnt well known to the lower-ranking mbers, but guild mbers of A-rank and above are able to make use of the guilds communication artifact in order to contact mbers from other branches. The usage fee is, at minimum, 10,000 Guineas, and ssages would cost 100 Guineas per character.
Hou, I didnt know that. I did know the guild had a way to contact other branches, but I wasnt aware it was available to the general mbers.
Co to think of it, I was also an A rank mber of the guild huh.
Can I make use of that service as well?
Of course you can. Right now, a lot of the well-known rchants in Gantz are taking on the responsibility of being agents with the aim of receiving a commission fee. Also, a lot of rchants are hurriedly exchanging their inventories for cash in order to participate in the auction. Due to that, the commodity prices in Gantz city are at an all-ti low, which is quite rare.
Hou, that sounds like wonderful news! If theyre all motivated this much, then we can expect for a very successful auction.
You can actually make imdiate and considerable profits from reselling the dragon materials. Each and every rchant is desperately scrambling to take a piece of the pie. Even Silas-sama is quite serious in participating this ti.
So Silas-san will also participate in the auction huh But is it really okay for the guild chief to participate himself? Well, the more participants there are, the likelier it is for the bids to shoot up, so this developnt is more than welco.
In any case, I was rather curious about that communication artifact of theirs.
Im quite curious about the guilds communication artifact. Is it possible for to see it directly?
Ah, that is sothing not allowable, even if its you, Alan-sama. There are only a handful of people authorized to know the workings of the artifact within the guild after all.
Its not allowed, as expected. Well, Im not one to force the issue.
While I was talking to Karina-san, the guild workers managed to finish loading all the bones into the wagons. They departed for the Comrce Guild building one after the other.
Well then, Alan-sama. Ill have to excuse myself now. I have to supervise the transport of the materials.
Karina-san boarded one wagon as well and headed back to the guild.
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